7609

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7609
• Author: Hawkins, J. A.
• Title: Age and Growth of Colorado Sqawfish from the Upper Colorado River Basin, 1978-1990.
• USFW Year: 1992.
• USFW - Doc Type: Colorado State University,
• Copyright Material: NO

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My sincere thanks to my advisor, Dr. Clarence Carlson, Department of

Fishery and Wildlife Biology, and to committee members Dr. Kurt Fausch,

Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, and Dr. Holmes Rolston III,

Department of Philosophy. I thank Dr. Jim Bennett (Colorado Division of

Wildlife, CDOW) and Mr. Edmund Wick (Colorado State University, CSU) who

initially inspired me to investigate ageing Colorado squawfish; they along with

Mr. Thomas Nesler (CDOW) and Mr. Daniel Beyers (CSU) provided useful

discussions and technical advice. I thank all researchers who provided data.

They include: Mr. Chuck McAda (United States Fish and Wildlife Service,

USFWS) , Dr. Harold Tyus (USFWS), Ms. Katherine Karp (USFWS), Ms. Kathy

Paulin (USFWS), Mr. Steve Platania (University of New Mexico), Dr.

David Propst (New Mexico Department of Fish and Game), Mr. Doug

Osmundson (USFWS), Mr. Steve Cranney (Utah Department of Natural

Resources, UDNR), Mr. Tom Chart (UDNR), Mr. Pat Martinez (CDOW) , Dr.

Richard Valdez (Bio/West, Inc., BW), Mr. Larry Crist (BW), and Dr. Paul Holden

(BW). Dr. Phil Chapman (CSU) provided advice in statistical analysis of

weight-length relationships. Dr. Robert Muth (CSU), Mr. Tom Nesler, Mr. Don

Weber (CDOW) , and Dr. David Vanicek (California State University) reviewed an

earlier draft of this manuscript. Partial funding for this project was from

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