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Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Merciai, R., L. L. Bailey, K. R. Bestgen, K. D. Fausch, L. Zamora, S. Sabater, and E. Garc\u00eda-Berthou.\u00a0 2018. Water diversion reduces abundance and survival of two Mediterranean cyprinids.\u00a0 Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2018:27:481-491.<\/p>\n

Fraser, G., D. Winkelman, K. R. Bestgen, and K. Thompson.\u00a0 2017.\u00a0 Tributary use by imperiled flannelmouth and bluehead suckers in the upper Colorado River basin.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146:858-870.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., C. T. Wilcox, A. A. Hill, K. D. Fausch.\u00a0 2017.\u00a0 A dynamic flow regime supports an intact Great Plains stream fish assemblage.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146:858-870<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., R. C. Schelly, R. R. Staffeldt, M. J. Breen, D. E. Snyder, and M. T. Jones.\u00a0 2017.\u00a0 First reproduction by stocked bonytail in the upper Colorado River basin.\u00a0 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37:445-455.<\/p>\n

Haworth, M. R., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2017.\u00a0 Flow and water temperature affect reproduction and recruitment of a Great Plains cyprinid.\u00a0 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74:853-863.<\/p>\n

Lanier, W. E., K. R. Bestgen, W. C. Funk, and L. L. Bailey.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Unpalatable, yet unprotected: trout reduce survival and development rate of rare toad tadpoles despite chemical defense.\u00a0 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74:494-502.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. H. J. Crockett, M. R. Haworth, and R. M. Fitzpatrick.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Production of non-adhesive eggs by flathead chub and implications for downstream transport and conservation.\u00a0 Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 7:434-443.<\/p>\n

Haworth, M. R. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Daily Increment Validation and Effects of Streamflow Variability and Water Temperature on Growth of Age-0 Flathead Chub.<\/em>\u00a0 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36:744-753.<\/p>\n

Zelasko, K. A., K. R. Bestgen, J. A. Hawkins, G. C. White.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Evaluation of a long-term predator removal program: abundance and population dynamics of invasive northern pike Esox lucius<\/em>, Yampa River, Colorado.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145:1153-1170.<\/p>\n

Penaluna, B. E., A. Abad\u00eda-Cardoso, J. B. Dunham, F. J. Garc\u00eda de Le\u00f3n, R. E. Gresswell, A. Ruiz Luna, E. B. Taylor, B. B. Shepard, R. Al-Chokhachy, C. C. Muhlfeld, K. R. Bestgen, K. Rogers, M. A. Escalante, E. R. Keeley, G. Temple, J. E. Williams, K. Matthews, R. Pierce, R. L. Mayden, R. P. Kovach, J. C. Garza, and K. D. Fausch.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Conservation of Native Pacific Trout Diversity in Western North America.\u00a0 Fisheries 41:286-300.<\/p>\n

Wohl, E., B. Bledsoe, K. D. Fausch, N. Kramer, K. R. Bestgen, and M. Gooseff.. <\/sup>\u00a02016.\u00a0 Management of large wood in streams: An overview and proposed framework for hazard evaluation.\u00a0 Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA): 1-21.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K.R.\u00a0 2015.\u00a0 Aspects of the Yampa River flow regime essential for maintenance of native fishes. Final report submitted to the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and Western Resource Advocates. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 181. Natural Resource Report NPS\/NRSS\/WRD\/NRR\u20142015\/962. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.12857.98402<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. B. Rogers, and R. Granger.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Phenotype predicts genotype for lineages of native cutthroat trout in the southern Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 Proceedings of the Wild Trout Symposium XI\u2014Looking Back and Moving Forward.\u00a0 Wild Trout Symposium, West Yellowstone, MT XI: 215-217.<\/p>\n

Rogers, K. B., K. R. Bestgen, and J. Epp.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Using Genetic Diversity to Inform Conservation Efforts for Native Cutthroat Trout of the Southern Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 Proceedings of the Wild Trout Symposium XI\u2014Looking Back and Moving Forward.\u00a0 Wild Trout Symposium, West Yellowstone, MT XI: 218-228.<\/p>\n

Hill, A. A. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Otolith daily increment deposition in age-0 smallmouth bass reared in constant and fluctuating water temperatures.\u00a0 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34:774-779.<\/p>\n

Li, H., C. B. Schreck, K. D. Fausch, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 In Memorium, Robert J. Behnke, Ph.D., 1929-2013.\u00a0 Fisheries 39:128-129.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Suckermouth Minnow, Phenacobius mirabilis<\/em> (Girard 1856).\u00a0 Pages 232-233 in Kansas Fishes Committee, editors.\u00a0 Kansas Fishes.\u00a0 University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Plains topminnow, Fundulus sciadicus<\/em> Cope.\u00a0 Pages 337-338 in Kansas Fishes Committee, editors.\u00a0 Kansas Fishes.\u00a0 University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., H. J. Crockett, and H. P. Foutz.\u00a0 2013.\u00a0 Historical distribution and status of southern redbelly dace Phoxinus erythrogaster<\/em> in the Arkansas River Basin, Colorado.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 58:465-469.<\/p>\n

Webber, P. A., K. R. Bestgen, and G. B. Haines.\u00a0 2013.\u00a0 Tributary spawning by endangered Colorado River Basin fishes in the White River.\u00a0 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 33:1166-1171.<\/p>\n

Gido, K. B., D. L. Propst, J. D. Olden, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2013.\u00a0 Multi-decadal responses of native and introduced fishes to natural and altered flows in streams of the American Southwest.\u00a0 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 70:554-564.<\/p>\n

Sabo, J. L., K. R. Bestgen, W. Graf, T. Sinha, and E. E. Wohl.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Dams in the Cadillac Desert: downstream effects in a geomorphic context.\u00a0 Annals of the New York Academy of Science 1249 (2012): 227-246.<\/p>\n

Falke, J. A., L. L. Bailey, K. D. Fausch, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Colonization and extinction in dynamic habitats: an occupancy approach for a Great Plains stream fish assemblage.\u00a0 Ecology 94:858-867.<\/p>\n

Falke, J. A., K. D. Fausch, K. R. Bestgen, and L. L. Bailey.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Spawning phenology and habitat use in a Great Plains stream fish assemblage: An occupancy estimation approach.\u00a0 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67:1942-1956.<\/p>\n

Falke, J. A., K. R. Bestgen, and K. D. Fausch.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Streamflow Reductions and Habitat Drying Affect Growth, Survival, and Recruitment of Brassy Minnow across a Great Plains Riverscape.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139:1566-1583.<\/p>\n

Hedrick, T. N., K. R. Bestgen, and K. D. Christopherson.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Entrainment of semi-buoyant beads as a surrogate for larval razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus,<\/em> into flood-plain wetlands of the middle Green River, Utah.\u00a0 Pages 185-194, In<\/em> Melis, T.S., Hamill, J.F., Bennett, G.E., Coggins, L.G., Jr., Grams, P.E., Kennedy, T.A., Kubly, D.M., and Ralston, B.E., eds. \u00a0Proceedings of the Colorado River Basin Science and Resource Management Symposium, November 18\u201320, 2008, Scottsdale, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010\u20135135, 372 p.<\/p>\n

Zelasko, K. A, K. R. Bestgen, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Survival rate estimation and movement of hatchery-reared razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus<\/em> in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Utah and Colorado.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139:1478-1499.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., B. Mefford, J. M. Bundy, C. D. Walford, and R. I. Compton.\u00a0 2010.\u00a0 Swimming performance and fishway model passage success of Rio Grande silvery minnow.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139: 433-448.<\/p>\n

Johnson, B. M., P. J. Martinez, J. A. Hawkins, K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 Ranking relative predatory threats by nonnative fishes in the Yampa River, Colorado, via bioenergetics modeling.\u00a0 North American Journal Fisheries Management 28:1941-1953.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, R. I. Compton, and T. Chart.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 Survival, condition, habitat use, and predation on stocked bonytail in the Green River, Colorado and Utah.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 53:488-494.<\/p>\n

Walford, C. D., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 The nonnative Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile<\/em>) established in the Yampa River, Colorado, and Green River, Utah.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 53:529-533.<\/p>\n

Olden, J. D., Poff, N. L., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 Trait synergisms and the rarity, extirpation, and extinction risk of native fishes in the Lower Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Ecology 89 (3):847-856.<\/p>\n

Bestgen. K. R. 2008.\u00a0 Effects of water temperature on growth of razorback sucker larvae.\u00a0 Western North American Naturalist 68(1):15-20.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., J. A. Hawkins, G. C. White, K. Christopherson, M. Hudson, M. Fuller, D. C. Kitcheyan, R. Brunson, P. Badame, G. B. Haines, J. Jackson, C. D. Walford, and T. A. Sorensen.\u00a0 2007.\u00a0 Population status of Colorado pikeminnow in the Green River Basin, Utah and Colorado.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:1356-1380.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and R. I. Compton.\u00a0 2007.\u00a0 Reproduction and culture of suckermouth minnow.\u00a0 North American Journal of Aquaculture 69:345-350.<\/p>\n

Olden, J. D., N. L. Poff, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2006.\u00a0 Life-history strategies predict invasions and extirpations in the Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Ecological Monographs 76:25-40.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., D. W. Beyers, G. B. Haines, and J. A. Rice.\u00a0 2006.\u00a0 Factors affecting recruitment of young Colorado pikeminnow: synthesis of predation experiments, field studies, and individual-based modeling.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1722-1742.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., as a contributor. \u00a02006.\u00a0 Water in 2025: Beliefs and values as a means for cooperation.\u00a0 Living in the Rock Mountain West, A series from the Colorado Institute of Public Policy.\u00a0 Colorado Institute of Public Policy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., J. M. Bundy, K. A. Zelasko, and\u00a0 T. L. Wahl.\u00a0 2004.\u00a0 Effectiveness of high velocity inclined profile-bar fish screens measured by exclusion and survival of early life stages of fathead minnows.\u00a0 North American Journal of Fisheries Management 24:1228-1239.<\/p>\n

Scheurer, J. A., K, R. Bestgen, and K. D. Fausch.\u00a0 2003.\u00a0 Resolving taxonomy and historic distribution for conservation of rare Great Plains fishes: Hybognathus<\/em> (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in eastern Colorado basins.\u00a0 Copeia 2003:1-12.<\/p>\n

Scheurer, J. A., K. D. Fausch, and K, R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2003.\u00a0 Multi-scale processes regulate brassy minnow persistence in a Great Plains river.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132:84-855.<\/p>\n

Bundy, J. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2001.\u00a0 Confirmation of daily increment deposition in otoliths of young razorback suckers.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 46:34-40.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and J. Bundy.\u00a0 1998. Environmental factors affect daily increment deposition and otolith growth in young Colorado squawfish.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 127:105-117.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 1996.\u00a0 Growth, survival, and starvation resistance of Colorado squawfish larvae.\u00a0 Environmental Biology of Fishes 46:197-209.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and D. L. Propst.\u00a0 1996.\u00a0 Redescription, geographic variation, and taxonomic status of the Rio Grande silvery minnow, Hybognathus amarus<\/em> (Girard 1856).\u00a0 Copeia 1996:41-55.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and M. R. Williams.\u00a0 1994.\u00a0 Effects of fluctuating and constant temperatures on early development and survival of Colorado squawfish.\u00a0 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 123:574-579.<\/p>\n

Gutermuth, F. B., L. D. Lentsch, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1994.\u00a0 Collection of Age-0 razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus<\/em>) in the Green River, Utah.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 39:389-391.<\/p>\n

Cook, J. A., K. R. Bestgen, D. L. Propst, and T. L. Yates.\u00a0 1992.\u00a0 Allozymic divergence and systematics of the Rio Grande silvery minnow, Hybognathus amarus<\/em>, (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).\u00a0 Copeia 1992:36-44.<\/p>\n

Propst, D. L. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1991.\u00a0 Biology and habitat of the loach minnow, Tiaroga cobitis<\/em>, in the Gila River drainage, New Mexico, Copeia 1991:29-38.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. D. Fausch, and S. Riley.\u00a0 1991.\u00a0 Rediscovery of a relict southern population of lake chub, Couesius plumbeus<\/em>, in Colorado.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 36:125-127.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and S. P. Platania.\u00a0 1991.\u00a0 Status and conservation of the Rio Grande silvery minnow, Hybognathus amarus<\/em>. Southwestern Naturalist 36:225-232.<\/p>\n

Platania, S. P., K. R. Bestgen, M. M. Moretti, J. E. Brooks, and D. L. Propst.\u00a0 1991.\u00a0 Status of Colorado squawfish and razorback sucker in the San Juan River, Colorado New Mexico, and Utah.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 36:147-150.<\/p>\n

Muth, R. T. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1991.\u00a0 Effect of sunlight on tetracycline marks in otoliths of Colorado squawfish larvae.\u00a0 Transaction of the American Fisheries Society 120:666-668.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and S. P. Platania.\u00a0 1990.\u00a0 Extirpation of Notropis simus simus<\/em> (Cope) and Notropis orca<\/em> Woolman (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from the Rio Grande in New Mexico, with notes on their life history.\u00a0 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico 6:1-8.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 1989.\u00a0 Distribution and notes on the biology of the northern redbelly dace, Phoxinus eos<\/em>, in Colorado. Southwestern Naturalist 34(2):225-231.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and D. L. Propst.\u00a0 1989.\u00a0 Distribution, status, and notes on the ecology of Gila robusta<\/em> (Cyprinidae), in the Gila River drainage, New Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 34(3):402-412<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., S. P. Platania, J. E. Brooks, and D. L. Propst. 1989. Dispersal and life history traits of Arkansas River shiner Notropis girardi<\/em> introduced into the Pecos River, New Mexico. American Midland Naturalist 122:228-235.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., D. A. Hendrickson, D. M. Kubly, and D. L. Propst.\u00a0 1987.\u00a0\u00a0 Movements and growth of fishes in the Gila River drainage, Arizona and New Mexico.\u00a0 Southwestern Naturalist 32:351-356.<\/p>\n

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Book Chapters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rogers, K. R., K. R. Bestgen, S. M. L. Stowell, and A. P. Price.\u00a0 In press.\u00a0 Cutthroat Trout diversity in the southern Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 In<\/em> P. Trotter, P. Bisson, B. Roper, and L. Schultz (editors), Cutthroat trout of the American West.\u00a0 Special Publication of the American Fisheries Society.<\/p>\n

Thorgaard, G. H., K. R. Bestgen, P. C. Trotter, E. J. Loudenslager, and P. A. Wheeler.\u00a0 In press.\u00a0 Historical studies on Cutthroat Trout taxonomy based on morphological-meristic characters, allozymes and chromosomes.\u00a0 In<\/em> P. Trotter, P. Bisson, B. Roper, and L. Schultz (editors), Cutthroat trout of the American West.\u00a0 Special Publication of the American Fisheries Society.<\/p>\n

Fausch, K. D., J. Prosek, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 In press.\u00a0 Standing on the shoulders of giants: three trout biologists who shaped our understanding of trout and trout streams.\u00a0 In J. L. Kershner, J. E. Williams, R. E. Gresswell, and J. Lobon-Cervia (editors), Diversity and Status of Trouts and Chars of the World.\u00a0 Special Publication of the American Fisheries Society.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., T. E. Dowling, B. Albrecht, and K. A. Zelasko.\u00a0 In press.\u00a0 Large-river fish conservation in the Colorado River basin: progress and challenges with endangered razorback sucker. In D. L. Propst, J. E. Williams, K. R. Bestgen, and C. W. Hoagstrom.\u00a0 Standing between life and extinction: Ethics and ecology of conserving aquatic species in the American Southwest.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and K. D. Fausch.\u00a0 In press.\u00a0 Robert J. Behnke.\u00a0 In D. L. Propst, J. E. Williams, K. R. Bestgen, and C. W. Hoagstrom.\u00a0 Standing between life and extinction: Ethics and ecology of conserving aquatic species in the American Southwest.<\/p>\n

Fausch, K. D., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1997.\u00a0 Ecology of stream fishes indigenous to the central and southern Great Plains.\u00a0 Pages 131-166 in <\/em>F. L. Knopf and F. B. Samson (eds.), Ecology and conservation of Great Plains vertebrates.\u00a0 Springer-Verlag Inc, New York.<\/p>\n

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Technical Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., C. D. Walford, G. C. White, J. A. Hawkins, M. T. Jones, P. A. Webber, M. Breen, J. Skorupski, J. Howard, K. Creighton, J. Logan, K. Battige, and F. B. Wright.\u00a0 Draft final 2018.\u00a0 Population status of Colorado pikeminnow in the Green River sub-basin, Colorado and Utah, 2000\u20132013.\u00a0 Final Report. Colorado State University, Larval Fish Laboratory to Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Denver, Colorado.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 200.<\/p>\n

Zelasko, K. A., K. R. Bestgen, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2018.\u00a0 Abundance and survival rates of razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus <\/em>in the Green River, Utah, 2011\u20132013.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program. Denver, Colorado.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 203.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and A. A. Hill.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 River regulation affects reproduction, early growth, and suppression strategies for invasive smallmouth bass in the upper Colorado River basin.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Project FR-115, Denver, CO.\u00a0 Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 187. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.29635.20009<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and A. A. Hill.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Reproduction, abundance, and recruitment dynamics of young Colorado pikeminnow in the Green River Basin, Utah and Colorado, 1979-2012.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Project FW BW-Synth, Denver, CO.\u00a0 Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 183.<\/p>\n

Francis, T., A., K. R. Bestgen, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Population size and structure of Humpback Chub, Gila cypha <\/em>and Roundtail Chub, Gila robusta<\/em>, in Black Rocks, Colorado River, Colorado, 2011-2012.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Project 131, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Hines, B. A., K. R. Bestgen, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Abundance Estimates for Humpback Chub (Gila cypha<\/em>) and Roundtail Chub (Gila robusta<\/em>) in Westwater Canyon, Colorado River, Utah 2011\u20132012.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Project 132, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Breton, A. R, D. L. Winkelman, K. R. Bestgen, and J. A. Hawkins.\u00a0 2015.\u00a0 Population dynamics modeling of introduced smallmouth bass in the upper Colorado River basin.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Denver, Colorado. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 186.<\/p>\n

Wohl, E., K. R. Bestgen, B. Bledsoe, K. D. Fausch, M. Gooseff, and N. Kramer.\u00a0 2015.\u00a0 Management of Large Wood in Streams: A Risk Analysis Based on Physical, Biological, and Social Factors.\u00a0 Final report to Colorado State University Water Center.<\/p>\n

Zelasko, K. A., K. R. Bestgen, J. A. Hawkins, G. C. White.\u00a0 2015.\u00a0 Abundance and population dynamics of invasive Northern Pike, Yampa River, Colorado, 2004\u20132010.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Project 161b, Denver, Colorado.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 185.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 2015.\u00a0 Aspects of the Yampa River flow regime essential for maintenance of native fishes.\u00a0 Final Report submitted to the National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO, The Nature Conservancy, Boulder, CO, and Western Resource Advocates, Boulder, CO.\u00a0 Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 181.<\/p>\n

Snyder, D. E., K. R. Bestgen, and C. L. Bjork. 2014.\u00a0 Illustration of suckermouth minnow larvae and early juveniles.\u00a0 Unpublished report to Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 182, Colorado State University.<\/p>\n

Shanahan J. O., D. W. Baker, B. P. Bledsoe, N. L. Poff, D. M. Merritt, K. R. Bestgen, G. T. Auble, B. C. Kondratieff, J. G. Stokes, M. Lorie and J. S. Sanderson.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 An Ecological Response Model for the Cache la Poudre River through Fort Collins. City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department, Fort Collins, CO. 93 pp + appendices. http:\/\/www.fcgov.com\/naturalareas\/eco-response.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Potential impacts of gas well development on endangered fishes in the lower Green River, Utah.\u00a0 Expert witness report prepared for the U.S. Department of Justice United States v Gasco Energy, Inc.\u00a0 <\/em>DJ # 90-5-1-1-19544.\u00a0 Denver, Colorado.<\/p>\n

Breton, A. R., D. L. Winkelman, J. Hawkins, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Population trends of smallmouth bass in the upper Colorado River basin with an evaluation of removal effects.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Denver, Colorado. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution Number 169.<\/p>\n

Speas, D. W., J. A. Hawkins, P. D. MacKinnon, K. R. Bestgen, and C. W. Walford.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Entrainment of Native Fish in the Maybell Ditch, 2011 \u2013 2012.\u00a0 Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Denver, Colorado.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 184.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. B. Rogers, and R. Granger.\u00a0 2013.\u00a0 Phenotype predicts genotype for lineages of native cutthroat trout in the southern Rocky Mountains.\u00a0 Final Report to U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado Field Office, Denver Federal Center (MS 65412), Denver, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 177. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.17720.75520<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. 2013.\u00a0 Distribution, habitat, and ecology of hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus<\/em> in southeastern Wyoming.\u00a0 Final Report to Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne.\u00a0 Colorado State University, Fort Collins.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 175.<\/p>\n

Breton, A. R., J. A. Hawkins, K. R. Bestgen, D. L. Winkelman, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2013. Escapement rates of translocated smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) <\/em>from Elkhead Reservoir to the Yampa River. Final report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Denver, Colorado. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 168.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Monitoring reproduction, recruitment, and population status of razorback suckers in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Final Report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 170. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.21285.91369<\/p>\n

LaGory, K., T. Chart, K. Bestgen, J. Wilhite, S. Capron, D. Speas, H. Hermansen, K. McAbee, J. Mohrman, M. Trammell, and B. Albrecht.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Study plan to examine the effects of using larval razorback sucker occurrence in the Green River as a trigger for Flaming Gorge Dam peak releases.\u00a0 Report to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., G. B. Haines, and A. A. Hill.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 Synthesis of flood plain wetland information: Timing of razorback sucker reproduction in the Green River, Utah, related to stream flow, water temperature, and flood plain wetland availability.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 163.\u00a0DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.21076.19848<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., P. Budy, and W. J. Miller.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 Status and trends of flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis<\/em>, bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus<\/em>, and roundtail chub Gila robusta<\/em>, in the Dolores River, Colorado, and opportunities for population improvement: Phase II Report.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Lower Dolores Plan Working Group-Legislative Committee.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 166 and Intermountain Center for River Rehabilitation and Restoration 2011(2): 1-55, + appendices.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.16043.03360<\/p>\n

Zelasko, K. A., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 Drift and retention of flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis<\/em>, bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus<\/em>, and white sucker Catostomus commersonii <\/em>in Big Sandy River, Wyoming.\u00a0 Unpublished report to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Laramie.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 165.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.21993.70249<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 Status and trends of flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis<\/em>, bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus<\/em>, and roundtail chub Gila robusta<\/em>, in the Dolores River, Colorado, and opportunities for population improvement: Phase I.\u00a0 Report to the Lower Dolores Plan Working Group-Legislative Committee, Cortez, Colorado.<\/p>\n

Valdez, R. A., A. M. Widmer, and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 Research Framework for the Upper Colorado River Basin: Final Report submitted to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Zelasko, K. A., K. R. Bestgen, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2011.\u00a0 Survival rate estimation of hatchery-reared razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus <\/em>stocked in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Utah and Colorado, 2004\u20132007. Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 162.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., J. A. Hawkins, G. C. White, C. D. Walford, P. Badame, and L. Monroe.\u00a0 2010. Population status of Colorado pikeminnow in the Green River Basin, Utah and Colorado, 2006-2008.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 161. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.30801.74085<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2009.\u00a0 Survival of hatchery-reared razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus<\/em> stocked in the San Juan River Basin, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Program for Endangered Fishes in the San Juan River Basin.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 160.<\/p>\n

Zelasko, K. A., K. R. Bestgen, and G. C. White.\u00a0 2009.\u00a0 Survival rate estimation and movement of hatchery-reared razorback suckers Xyrauchen texanus<\/em> in the Upper Colorado River Basin, Utah and Colorado.\u00a0\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 159.<\/p>\n

Hedrick, T. N., K. R. Bestgen, and K. D. Christopherson.\u00a0 2009.\u00a0 Entrainment of semi-buoyant beads and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus<\/em>) larvae into flood plain wetlands of the middle Green River, Utah.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 153. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.28127.87209<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., B. Mefford, and R. I. Compton.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 Survival and injury rates of early life stages of fishes passed over three diversion spillway models.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colorado.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 152.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.20368.40968<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., C. D. Walford, and A. A. Hill.\u00a0 2007.\u00a0 Native fish response to removal of non-native predator fish in the Yampa River, Colorado. Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 150.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, and C. T. Wilcox.\u00a0 2007.\u00a0 Non-native fish removal in the Green River, Lodore and Whirlpool canyons, 2002-2006, and fish community response to altered flow and temperature regimes, and non-native fish expansion.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 149.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.,, R. A. Valdez, and A. M. Widmer.\u00a0 2007. Research Framework for the Upper Colorado River Basin: Phase I.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, R. I. Compton, and T. Chart.\u00a0 2006.\u00a0 Response of the Green River fish community to changes in flow and temperature regimes from Flaming Gorge Dam since 1996 based on sampling conducted from 2002 to 2004.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Biology Committee, Upper Colorado Endangered Fish Recovery Program.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 144.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.34629.04323<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, and R. I. Compton.\u00a0 2005.\u00a0 Survey of fishes in the Republican River Basin, Colorado.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO.<\/p>\n

Snyder, D. E., K. R. Bestgen, S. C. Seal, C. L. Bjork.\u00a0 2005.\u00a0 Native cypriniform fish larvae of the Gila River Basin.\u00a0 Final report to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix, AZ. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.26240.43528<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., J. A. Hawkins, G. C. White, K. Chrisopherson, M. Hudson, M. Fuller, D. C. Kitcheyan, R. Brunson, P. Badame, G. B. Haines, J. Jackson, C. D. Walford, T. A. Sorensen, and T. B. Williams.\u00a0 2005.\u00a0 Population status of Colorado pikeminnow in the Green River Basin, Utah and Colorado.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 140.\u00a0 112 pp.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and K. A. Zelasko.\u00a0 2004.\u00a0 Distribution and status of native fishes in the Colorado River Basin, Colorado.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 141.\u00a0 68 pp.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., B. Mefford, J. Bundy, C. Walford, and B. Compton.\u00a0 2003.\u00a0 Swimming performance of Rio Grande silvery minnow.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 132.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., R. I. Compton, and K. A. Zelasko.\u00a0 2003.\u00a0 Distribution and status of Rio Grande chub in Colorado. Final report submitted to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 135.\u00a0 61 pp. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.10800.15362<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, and R. I. Compton.\u00a0 2003.\u00a0 Environmental factors limiting suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis <\/em>populations in Colorado.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 136.\u00a0 82 pp. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.16252.74883<\/p>\n

Bezzerides, N., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2002.\u00a0 Status of roundtail chub Gila robusta<\/em>, flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis<\/em>, and bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus<\/em> in the Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Final report to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City Utah.\u00a0 139 pp. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 118.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.30723.09769<\/p>\n

Beyers, D. W., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2002.\u00a0 Impingement and injury rates of bull trout Salvelinus confluentus<\/em> in a flat-plate horizontal screen.\u00a0 Report to B. Mefford, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., G. B. Haines, R. Brunson, T. Chart, M. Trammell, G. Birchell, and K. Christopherson.\u00a0 2002.\u00a0 Status of wild razorback sucker in the Green River basin, Utah and Colorado, determined from basinwide monitoring and other sampling programs.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 126. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.12477.87523<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., J. M. Bundy, K. A. Zelasko, and T. L. Wahl. 2001.\u00a0 Exclusion and survival rates of early life stages of fathead minnows released over coanda-effect wedge wire screens.\u00a0 Final report to Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 116.<\/p>\n

Bezzerides, N., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2001.\u00a0 Status of roundtail chub Gila robusta<\/em>, flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis<\/em>, and bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus<\/em> in the Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Phase I, unpublished report to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City Utah.\u00a0 163 pp. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 118.<\/p>\n

Bundy, J. M., and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2001.\u00a0 Evaluation of the Interagency Standardized Monitoring Program Sampling Technique in Backwaters of the Colorado River in the Grand Valley, Colorado.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 119.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.32898.89289<\/p>\n

Beyers, D. W., C. Sodergren, K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 2001.\u00a0 Habitat use and movement of three native Colorado River fishes.\u00a0 Report submitted to Colorado Division of Wildlife, Grand Junction, CO.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.12766.23360<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and L. Crist.\u00a0 2000.\u00a0 Response of the Green River fish community and habitat to construction and re-regulation of Flaming Gorge Dam, 1962-1996.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 109.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.14443.95529<\/p>\n

Muth, R. T., L. W. Crist, K. E. LaGory, J. W. Hayse, K. R. Bestgen, T. P. Ryan, J. K. Lyons, and R. A. Valdez.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2000.\u00a0 Flow and temperature recommendations for endangered fishes in the Green River downstream of Flaming Gorge Dam.\u00a0 Final report FG-53 to the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program.\u00a0 U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 120.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., K. A. Zelasko, and J. M. Bundy.\u00a0 1999.\u00a0 Entrainment of fishes from the South Platte River into Fulton Ditch, 1998.\u00a0 Final report to Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution 108. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.17851.82725<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., R. T. Muth, and M. A. Trammell.\u00a0 1998.\u00a0 Downstream transport of Colorado squawfish larvae in the Green River drainage: temporal and spatial variation in abundance and relationships with juvenile recruitment.\u00a0 Final report to the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.\u00a0 Contribution No. 97 of the Larval Fish Laboratory.\u00a0 98 pp.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.27865.72801<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. 1997. Ph.D. Dissertation. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.22832.56323<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., D. W. Beyers, G. B. Haines, and J. A. Rice.\u00a0 1997.\u00a0 Recruitment models for Colorado squawfish: Tools for evaluating the relative importance of natural and managed processes.\u00a0 Final report to the National Biological Survey and National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado.\u00a0 55 pp. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.10302.08002<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and B. Kondratieff.\u00a0 1996.\u00a0 Fishes, macroinvertebrates, and habitat of South Boulder Creek, Colorado, within City of Boulder Open Space property.\u00a0 Final report to the City of Boulder, Open Space Department.\u00a0 99 pp. DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.27446.29769<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and K. D. Fausch.\u00a0 1993.\u00a0 Status and trends of the fish community at four sites in the Big Thompson River, near Loveland, Colorado, 1979-1992.\u00a0 Final report to North Front Range Water Quality Association and City of Loveland.\u00a0 68 pp + addendum.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R., and K. D. Fausch.\u00a0 1993.\u00a0 Status and trends of the fish community at 10 sites in the Cache la Poudre River, from Fort Collins to Greely, Colorado, 1970-1992.\u00a0 Final report Eastman Kodak Company and City of Fort Collins.\u00a0 107 pp.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 1993.\u00a0 Redescription, geographic variation, and taxonomic status of the Rio Grande silvery minnow, Hybognathus amarus<\/em> (Girard 1856).\u00a0 Final report to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe. 102 pp.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and H. T. Bestgen.\u00a0 1991.\u00a0\u00a0 Fishes in low-velocity habitats of the Colorado River, Colorado, between Rifle and DeBeque Canyon.\u00a0 Final report to U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 1990.\u00a0 Status review of the razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus<\/em>.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, Utah.\u00a0 Larval Fish Laboratory Contribution No. 44.\u00a0 92 pp.\u00a0 DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.34576.61446<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and S. P. Platania.\u00a0 1989.\u00a0 Fishes and aquatic habitats of the middle Rio Grande, New Mexico, 1988.\u00a0 Final report to U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. 1989.\u00a0 Description and identification of early life history stages of Pantosteus\u00a0 clarki<\/em>, Catostomus insignis<\/em>, and Xyrauchen texanus<\/em>, catostomids of the Gila River drainage.\u00a0 Final report submitted to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.\u00a0 27 pp.<\/p>\n

Propst, D.L., K.R. Bestgen, and C.W. Painter.\u00a0 1988.\u00a0 Distribution, Status, Biology, and Conservation of the loach minnow, Tiaroga cobitis<\/em> Girard, in New Mexico. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, Endangered Species Report Series 17:1-75.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and S. P. Platania.\u00a0 1988.\u00a0 Fishes and associated aquatic habitats of the Rio Grande from the Texas-New Mexico border to Big Bend National Park. Final report submitted to Region 2, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Albuquerque. 55 pp.<\/p>\n

Platania, S. P. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0\u00a0 1988.\u00a0 A survey of the fishes of an 8 km reach of the Rio Grande drainage below Cochiti Dam, July 1988. Final report submitted to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque, New Mexico.\u00a0 23 pp.<\/p>\n

Platania, S. P. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1988.\u00a0 An interim report on the fishes of the lower San Juan River, New Mexico, 1987. Final report to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, Contract No. 516.6-74-23.\u00a0 61 pp.<\/p>\n

Platania, S. P. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1988.\u00a0 Study of the rare and endangered fishes of the San Juan River, New Mexico: 1988 Report of activity.\u00a0 Final report to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe (Contract No. 516.6-74-23) and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, Utah (Contract No. 7-FC-40-05060).<\/p>\n

Bestgen K.R. and S.P. Platania.\u00a0 1987.\u00a0 The status of bluntnose and phantom shiners in the Rio Grande drainage, New Mexico.\u00a0 Final report to the New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Contract No. 516.6-74-23. \u00a087 pp.<\/p>\n

Culver, S.R. and K.R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1986.\u00a0 Greenback cutthroat trout recovery project, 1985 final report. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Northeast Regional Fisheries, Fort Collins, 37 pp.<\/p>\n

Propst, D.L., K.R. Bestgen, and C.W. Painter.\u00a0 1986.\u00a0 Distribution, status, biology, and conservation of the spikedace, Meda fulgida<\/em>, in New Mexico. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque. Endangered Species Report Series 15:1-94.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. 1985.\u00a0 M.S. Thesis DOI:<\/strong> 10.13140\/RG.2.2.29543.44960<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 1985.\u00a0 Species account for the Gila chub, Gila intermedia<\/em>, in New Mexico. In Handbook of Species Endangered in New Mexico, FISH\/CY\/GI\/IN:1-2. New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish, Santa Fe.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R.\u00a0 1985.\u00a0 Species account for the roundtail chub, Gila robusta<\/em>, in New Mexico. In Handbook of Species Endangered in New Mexico, FISH\/CY\/GI\/RO:1-2. New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish, Santa Fe.<\/p>\n

Bestgen, K. R. and S.R. Culver.\u00a0 1985.\u00a0 Survey of the fishes of the Plum Creek drainage, Colorado, 1985. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Northeast Regional Fisheries, Fort Collins, 51 pp.<\/p>\n

Propst, D. L., K. R. Bestgen, and C. W. Painter.\u00a0 1984.\u00a0 Ichthyofaunal survey of the Gila-San Francisco River basin, New Mexico, a final status report, 1982-1983. New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish, Endangered Species Program, Santa Fe, New Mexico.<\/p>\n

Culver, S. R. and K. R. Bestgen.\u00a0 1983.\u00a0 Greenback cutthroat trout recovery project, 1982 progress report.\u00a0 Colorado Division of Wildlife, Northeast Region, Nongame Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO., 74 pp.<\/p>\n


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