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SPAWNING MOVEMENTS OF COLORADO SQUAWFISH
<br />population there, we recommend research to de-
<br />termine the benefits to Colorado squawfish recov-
<br />ery of providing passage around existing barriers
<br />within its historical range.
<br />Acknowledgments
<br />This study was supported by the U.S. Bureau
<br />of Reclamation and the Municipal Subdistrict of
<br />the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Dis-
<br />trict. Assistance in the field was provided by G.
<br />Blommer, B. Burdick, S. Ferriole, J. Grimes, P.
<br />Mangan, B. Noonan, P. Schrader, R. Smith, P.
<br />Van Eimeren, K. Welke, E. Wick, and J. Hawkins.
<br />P. Koelsch, K. Lashmett, and R. Williams, all of
<br />the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, participated in
<br />the effort on Lake Powell. D. Snyder and R. Muth,
<br />Colorado State University, identified the larval
<br />fish. C. Harris typed the manuscript, which was
<br />improved by T. Nesler, R. Muth, W. Hubert, and
<br />P. Eschmeyer. The Colorado Division of Wildlife,
<br />the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and the
<br />National Park Service, Canyonlands National
<br />Park, cooperated in the study.
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