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Effects of handling on bonytail

Funding: US Geological Survey, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center.

Duration: 2003-2004
Personnel: Craig Paukert, Dave Ward (Arizona Game and Fish Department), Pam Sponholtz (US Fish and Wildlife Service), and Kara Hilwig (SWCA Environmental Consultants)
Objectives 1. Determine if repeated hoop netting, tagging, and handling affected survival and growth of bonytail. 
Publications and reports:

Paukert, C. P., D. L. Ward, P. J. Sponholtz, and K. D. Hilwig.  2005.  Effects of repeated hoopnetting and handling on bonytail chub.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 20: 649-653.  

Presentations:

Paukert, C. P., D. Ward, P. Sponholtz, and K. Hilwig.  Effects of handling and hoop netting on bonytail.  Desert Fishes Council 36th Annual Meeting, Tucson , AZ November 2004.

Hilwig, K. D., P. J. Sponholtz, D. L. Ward, and C. P. Paukert.  Effects of repeated handling on bonytail chub - preliminary results.  Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, 25th Annual Recovery Program Researchers’ Meeting. Moab , UT.  13 January 2004 .