Taco Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 While crossbreeding with other fish remains the biggest risk to Montana’s westslope cutthroat trout, new DNA testing shows the populations may be tougher than expected. http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/study-finds-montana-cutthroat-trout-holding-own-against-rainbows/article_280fb1fe-5e29-5e85-a249-5710e44d7cb4.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Some good news for the fish being squeezed upstream. Long term adaptation appears to win out in the tough stretches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertatrout Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Very interesting. Thanks for the read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutfriend Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Here is the full journal article for those interested : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1887/epdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhunt Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Interesting read, thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfisher Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Very interesting, thanks for links. I know that on our side of the divide research and data collection is on going in regards to hybridization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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