Clint Muhlfeld's Publications

In Review

Clint C. Muhlfeld, Thomas E. McMahon, and Durae Belcer. In-review. Spatial and temporal dynamics of spawning between native westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi), introduced rainbow trout (O. mykiss), and their hybrids, with implications for hybridization and loss of adaptation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Clint C. Muhlfeld, Thomas E. McMahon, and Matthew C. Boyer. In-review. Local-habitat, landscape, and biotic factors associated with the distribution of hybridization between native westslope cutthroat trout and introduced rainbow trout in the upper Flathead River system. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Gregory T. Pederson, Lisa J. Graumlich, Daniel B. Fagre, Todd Kipfer, and Clint C. Muhlfeld. In-review. A century of climate and ecosystem change in western Montana: what do temperature trends portend? Climatic Change.

Dunning, Dawson, K. Thompson, Clint C. Muhlfeld, Kathy Knudsen, and Paul Spruell. In-review. Westslope cutthroat trout in two regional strongholds display contrasting patterns of genetic divergence. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Published

Matthew Boyer, Clint C. Muhlfeld, and Fred Allendorf. 2008. Rainbow trout invasion and the spread of hybridization with westslope cutthroat trout. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. On-line-February.

Clint C. Muhlfeld, David H. Bennett, Kirk Steinhorst, Brian Marotz, and Matthew C. Boyer. 2008. Using bioenergetics modeling to estimate consumption of native juvenile salmonids by nonnative northern pike in the upper Flathead River system, Montana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. On-line April 2008

Mark L. Taper, José M. Ponciano, Bradley B. Shepard, Clint C. Muhlfeld, and David F. Staples. In-print. Risk based viable population monitoring of the upper Flathead River Bull Trout. Conservation Biology.

Muhlfeld, Clint C., Mark L. Taper, David F. Staples, and Bradley B. Shepard. 2006. Observer error structure in bull trout redd counts in Montana streams: implications for inference on true redd numbers. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:643-654.

Muhlfeld, Clint C., Brian Marotz, and Simon Thorrold. 2005. Geochemical signatures in scales record stream of origin in westslope cutthroat trout. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:945-959.

Muhlfeld, Clint C., and Brian Marotz. 2005. Seasonal movement and habitat use by sub-adult bull trout in the upper Flathead River system, Montana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:797-810.

Hitt, Nathaniel, Clint C. Muhlfeld, Chris Frissell, and Fred Allendorf. 2003. Hybridization between native westslope cutthroat trout and non-native rainbow trout. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60:1440-1451.

Muhlfeld, Clint C., Steve Glutting, Rick Hunt, Durae Daniels, and Brian Marotz. 2003. Winter diel habitat use and movement by subadult bull trout in the upper Flathead River, Montana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:163-171.

Knudsen, Kathy L., Clint C. Muhlfeld, George C. Sage, Robb F. Leary. 2002. Genetic structure of Columbia River redband trout populations in the Kootenai River drainage, Montana, revealed by microsatellite and allozyme loci. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131:1093–1105.

Muhlfeld, Clint C. 2002. Spawning characteristics of redband trout in a headwater stream in Montana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:1314–1320.

Muhlfeld, Clint C., David H. Bennett, and Brian Marotz. 2001. Summer habitat use by Columbia River redband trout in the Kootenai River drainage, Montana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:223–235.

Muhlfeld, Clint C., David H.Bennett, and Brian Marotz. 2001. Fall and winter habitat use and movement by Columbia River redband trout in a small stream in Montana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:170–177.