Are Cutthroat Holding Their Own Against Rainbows?

[Taco]

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

[monger]

Some good news for the fish being squeezed upstream. Long term adaptation appears to win out in the tough stretches

[albertatrout]

Very interesting. Thanks for the read.

[troutfriend]

Here is the full journal article for those interested : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1887/epdf

[danhunt]

Interesting read, thanks for posting!

[Flyfisher]

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.