Hybridization Between Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi) and Rainbow Trout (O. mykiss): Distribution and Limiting Factors
Hitt NP. 2002. Hybridization Between Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi) and Rainbow Trout (O. mykiss): Distribution and Limiting Factors. University of Montana
Hybridization is perhaps the primary threat facing westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi, WCT). Nevertheless, the dynamics of hybridization with introduced rainbow trout, (O. mykiss, RBT) are poorly understooded molecular genetic techniques to assess spatial and temporal patterns of WCT x RBT hybridization within 43 sample sites in the Flathead River system, Montana.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Hitt, Nathaniel
- Date of Issue
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Montana
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Fisheries Biology, Hybridization, Native Fisheries, Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Rainbow Trout, thesis, Westslope cutthroat trout