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Filtering by: Creator Maule, Alec G. Committee Member Hixon, Mark Subject Cutthroat trout -- Behavior

Electrofishing mark-recapture and depletion methodologies evoke behavioral and physiological changes in cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)

Creator:

Mesa, Matthew G.

Abstract:

We examined the behavioral and physiological responses of wild and hatchery-reared cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki subjected to a single electroshock, electroshock plus marking, and multiple electroshocking in natural and artificial streams. In a natural stream, trout released after capture by electrofishing and marking showed distinct behavioral changes: fish immediately sought...

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Masters Thesis

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would like to thank C.S. Bradford, Alec Maule, and Cameron Sharpe for their cooperative teaching