Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections
Robert J. Behnke papers
Behnke, Robert J.
2491
Collection 2491
16.4 linear feet
1957-2000
The Robert J. Behnke Papers include an array of created and collected material representing his many years as a consultant with experts, students, and interested parties on his specialty of studying the trout and salmonid families of fishes. Included are unpublished books and papers, professional and personal correspondence, reprinted articles of a wide variety of studies, drafts of manuscripts, photocopied or original articles and newspaper clippings, legal papers related to his consulting work with fishery and water issues, reports and studies by universities, fish and wildlife agencies and other related groups. Also present are materials from his teaching classes in various aspects of fish species and environment. There are photos, maps, diagrams for use in published works, memorabilia, and papers related to organizations and societies for which he had membership. Topics include genetics, water conditions (limnology), management of fisheries and conservation challenges for fish populations, and on the locations of fish species around the world.
Collection materials are in English
This collection is open for research.
The Robert J. Behnke Papers were donated to Montana State University on August 30, 2006 by Robert J. Behnke of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Series 1: General research files, 1957-2000
Series 2: Focused research files, 1957-2000
Robert J. Behnke was born in Stamford, Connecticut on December 30, 1929. He attended high school in Stamford and developed an early interest in fishing and nature. In 1952 Behnke was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Japan and Korea until 1954 when he returned to the United States and enrolled in the University of Connecticut. He earned a bachelor's degree in zoology in 1957 with an honors distinction for a published paper on the freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Behnke next attended the University of California, Berkeley where he earned a zoology master's degree in 1960 with a research thesis on trout of the Great Basins. He earned a PhD from UC Berkeley in 1965, writing a dissertation of the systematics of family Salmonidae. Behnke's post graduate career took him and his wife to the Soviet Union where he was an American Academy of Science exchange scholar. During his ten months in the USSR, he gained a proficiency in the Russian language as he continued work on salmonid fishes and of Russian fisheries. For many years afterwards he served as a translation editor for Scripta Technica for English translations of Russian journals. When the Behnkes returned to the United States, Robert briefly taught ichthyology at the University of California and then moved to Colorado where from 1966 to 1974 he was Assistant Leader of the Colorado Cooperative Fishery Unit, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at Colorado State University (CSU). From 1975 to 1999, Behnke was half time special professor at CSU teaching fisheries, aquatic biology and conservation courses, developing the university's first course in conservation biology. He also served in a variety of consulting and advising jobs and served on numerous panels and committees for state and federal agencies. Behnke once wrote on his life's research work by reflecting that his "career covers the period of the transition from the strictly anthropocentric, utilitarian based management of natural resources to a more ecocentric, holistic ecosystem form of management based on Aldo Leopold's land ethic. My work and publications over a 40 year period reflect this transition." Behnke's publications include: Trout and Salmon of North America (New York: Free Press, 2002); Native Trout of Western North America (Bethesda, Md.: American Fisheries Society, 1992) Monograph of the native trout of the genus Salmo of Western North America (Written under contract for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1979); "Wild trout fisheries and hatchery programs for the future," In Proceedings of the American Fishery Society Symposium, Reno, Nevada, January 1982; and "Endangered and threatened fishes of the Upper Colorado River Basin," Colorado State.
This collection was processed 2007 November 29.
A group of materials found May 2021 were reviewed. All were theses from Oregon State University that were not annotated and were available online; they were discarded.
During digitization in 2022, staff found many materials with privacy issues including student grades, class rosters, and identification numbers; peer review comments; and materials with attorney-client privledge. Staff removed materials from both the analog and digital collections, either entire files or selected pages from files, and destroyed them. In all cases, the materials removed are noted in the file description.
The Robert J. Behnke papers include an array of created and collected material representing his many years as a consultant with experts, students and interested parties on his specialty of studying the trout and salmonid families of fishes. The first series of the collection consists of general research topical files containing information about genetics, water conditions (limnology), management of fisheries and conservation challenges for fish populations, on the locations of many species of fishes around the world with concentration on the Northwest regions of the U.S. and research about the various specific species within his specialty. The second series consists of focused research, based on Behnke's publications, teaching, and consulting work. These topical files pertain to published and unpublished books and papers, professional and personal correspondence, reprinted articles of a wide variety of studies, drafts of manuscripts, photocopied or original articles and newspaper clippings, legal papers related to his consulting work with fishery and water issues, reports and studies by universities, fish and wildlife agencies and other related groups. He participated in symposia on fishes, and retained student papers and theses of interest to him. Also present are materials from his teaching classes in various aspects of fish species and environment. There are photos, maps, diagrams for use in published works, memorabilia, and papers related to organizations and societies for which he had membership.
Dr. Behnke's method of retaining many of his research papers depended on their placement in topically labeled envelopes, with a wide variety of photocopied journal articles, correspondence, notes, and other materials all retained together. In the processing of his papers, the retention of those envelope contents was considered a priority, making a division of materials based on document type impractical. Therefore, although there are folders of "correspondence" per se, many other letters can be found within the contents of topically labeled folders as well. Behnke also retained much of his correspondence in the envelopes they came in with notes of interest written upon the outside of those envelopes, necessitating the retention of both. Photocopied journal articles and journal offprints were also retained within the collection, although some, which bore no significant marginalia, were discarded if they were found to be readily available in the Montana State University Trout and Salmonid print collection or in online journal sources. In those discard cases, the photocopied title page, with citation information, was retained in the pertinent subject folder for research convenience.
[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT
Behnke, Robert J.--Archives
Colorado State University. Colorado Cooperative Fishery Unit
Colorado State University--Faculty
Conservation biology
Fisheries-Research
Fishes--Research
Rare fishes--Colorado River Watershed (Colo-Mexico)
Salmon
Trout
Fishery scientists
Colleges and Universities
Fisheries and Wildlife
Water and Water Rights
Maps
Photographs
Photographs
Photographs
General research files
1
1957-2000
Behnke's general research files document his classification of trout and salmonid species and his research on trout habitat. These files feature general subjects of interest to Behnke and touch on a wide array of topics including trout and salmonid genetics, limnology, conservation, fisheries management, and regional trout studies. They include collected journal and book articles, research notes, bibliographies, and correspondence with scientific organizations and scholars.
Genetics - philosophical, taxonomy, evolution
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1
Genetics - fish evolution
1
2
Genetics - fish - distribution through the world
1
3
Genetics - fish - behavior
1
4
Genetics - fish - manipulation
1
5
Genetics - fish - human influences
1
6
Genetics - fish research and National Science Foundation grant proposals (removed)
1
7
Entire folder removed due to privacy concerns.
Genetics - California gene resource conservation program - anadromous salmonid plan
1
8
Genetics - workshop on salmon and steel-head - conservation and enhancement
1
9
Limnology - Instream Flow Research Methods
2
1
Limnology - Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM) controversies
2
2
Limnology - evaluations of instream flow methodologies
2
3
Limnology - instream flow studies, PHABSIM
2
4
Limnology - computer stream models
2
5
Limnology - fish and plant relationships in streams
2
6
Limnology - temperature and oxygen
2
7
Limnology - diseases, parasites, weeds
2
8
Limnology - fish assemblages
2
9
Limnology - program for fish enhancements
3
1
Limnology - invertebrate influences
3
2
Limnology - determining stream flow requirements
3
3
Limnology - pollution and improvement criteria
3
4
Limnology - favorable conditions for stream health
3
5
Limnology - lotic (living in flowing water) issues
3
6
Limnology - instream flow requirements
3
7
Limnology - nutrient dynamics in stream ecosystems
3
8
Limnology - alternate theories on methodologies
3
9
Limnology - stream flow limitations in Colorado
3
10
Limnology - chemistry of waters, Colorado
3
11
Limnology - Yellowstone Lake
3
12
Limnology - vegetation in riparian areas
4
1
Limnology - assorted issues in aquatic ecology
4
2
Limnology - water quality, EPA
4
3
Limnology - mountain rivers/streams
4
4
Limnology - migrations in freshwater
4
5
Limnology - history and economical issues
4
6
Limnology - food sources for fish
4
7
Fisheries Management - genetics (removed)
4
8
Entire folder removed due to privacy concerns.
Fisheries Management - biogeography
4
9
Fisheries Management - assorted controversies, evolution and conservation
4
10
Fisheries Management - biological impacts
4
11
Fisheries Management - ecosystem management
4
12
Fisheries Management - trout, farm ponds, insect populations
4
13
Fisheries Management - cold water fisheries
4
14
Fisheries Management - riverine fishes
4
15
Fisheries Management - early fisheries research
5
1
Fisheries Management - endangered species
5
2
Fisheries Management - endangered species - western fishes
5
3
Fisheries Management - salmon
5
4
Fisheries Management - whirling disease
5
5
Fisheries Management - Inland fisheries reports bibliographies
5
6
Fisheries Management - Great Lakes - species competition
5
7
Fisheries Management - California
5
8
Fisheries Management - Colorado
5
9
Fisheries Management - Colorado - Leadville hatchery history
5
10
Fisheries Management - Colorado - U.S. Air Force Academy
5
11
Fisheries Management - Colorado - stream fisheries investigations
6
1
Fisheries management - Colorado - stream fisheries investigations (cont.)
6
2
Fisheries management - Colorado - stream fisheries investigations (cont.)
6
3
Fisheries Management - Idaho - Henry's Lake
6
4
Fisheries Management - Kansas
6
5
Fisheries Management - Maryland
6
6
Fisheries Management - Massachusetts
6
7
Fisheries Management - Montana - Glacier National Park
6
8
Fisheries Management - Oregon
7
1
Fisheries Management - South Dakota
7
2
Fisheries Management - Texas
7
3
Fisheries Management - Utah - Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation
7
4
Fisheries Management - Washington
7
5
Fisheries Management - Washington - Olympia State Park
7
6
Fisheries Management - Wyoming
7
7
Conservation - hatcheries vs wild only
7
8
Conservation - abundance after stocking
7
9
Conservation - expanding hatchery production
7
10
Comments on proposal removed due to privacy concerns.
Conservation - past and present supplementation of salmons, etc.
7
11
Conservation - Oregon research reports - native trout project
7
12
Conservation - habitat quality index (HQI)
8
1
Conservation - stream management of salmonids
8
2
Conservation - stocking salmon in California
8
3
Conservation - role of hatchery trout in California
8
4
Conservation - hatcheries and whirling disease
8
5
Conservation - hatcheries vs wild stock
8
6
Conservation - streamside egg hatcheries
8
7
Conservation - economics of hatcheries and stocking fish
8
8
Conservation - commentary on hatchery report of TU
8
9
Conservation - aquaculture
8
10
Conservation - Environmental and fishing ethics and the pain question
8
11
Conservation - Catchable trout - wild or hatchery
8
12
Conservation - catch and release
8
13
Conservation - Yellowstone National Park projects on catch and release and fish mortality
8
14
Conservation - Angling mortality vs natural mortality
9
1
Conservation - Hook mortality and barb vs barbless hooks
9
2
Conservation - effects of dams - various research materials, reprints, etc.
9
3
Conservation - dams, reservoirs - river diversions
9
4
Conservation - dams, reservoirs - river diversions (cont.)
9
5
Conservation - dams, reservoirs - river diversions (cont.)
9
6
Conservation - dams, reservoirs - Star Lake project
9
7
Conservation - diseases
9
8
Conservation - Yellowstone Lake - lake trout problem
9
9
Conservation - stream pollution
10
1
Conservation - grazing - conflicts with fishing waters
10
2
Conservation - Bone Draw project and grazing impact projects
10
3
Africa - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
10
4
Canada - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
10
5
Chile, South and Central America, Mexico - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
10
6
China - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
11
1
Europe - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
11
2
Japan - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
11
3
Japan - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc. (cont.)
11
4
Philippines - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
11
5
Comments on article draft removed due to privacy concerns.
Russia - research materials, reprints, correspondence, etc.
11
6
Middle East - fishes of the regional reprints and articles
12
1
Middle East - Brian Coad - reprints, drafts, papers, correspondence
12
2
Middle East - Alkahem/Buttiker correspondence and enclosures
12
3
Middle East - Iranian fishes collection by Behnke with Brian Coad correspondence
12
4
Middle East - H.F. Alkahem - early draft manuscripts of thesis
12
5
Middle East - H.F. Alkahem - early draft manuscripts of thesis (cont.)
12
6
Middle East - H.F. Alkahem - with Behnke - Freshwater fishes of Arabia (2 draft manuscripts)
12
7
Middle East - Friedhelm Krupp - reprints, articles, correspondence with enclosures
13
1
Middle East - Friedhelm Krupp - Freshwater Fishes of Saudi Arabia - manuscript
13
2
Middle East - Petra Banarescu - reprints, articles
13
3
Middle East - Historic Studies of Turkey's Freshwater Fish Fauna - unknown manuscript
13
4
Middle East - fishes of Iran studies, papers, articles and correspondence
13
5
Middle East - Iranian Department of Env. Conservation (correspondence, notes, and notebooks)
1974-1976
13
6
Middle East - Job progress reports for Iranian studies
1974-1975
13
7
U.S. Northwest - general - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
1
U.S. Northwest - fishes in the Western Mississippi drainage - papers, notes, reprints, correspondence
14
2
U.S. Northwest - Alaska - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
3
U.S. Northwest - Colorado - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
4
U.S. Northwest - Colorado - Gunnison reclamation project
14
5
U.S. Northwest - Idaho - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
6
U.S. Northwest - Idaho, Birch Creek - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
7
U.S. Northwest - Montana - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
8
U.S. Northwest - Montana, Glacier National Park - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
9
U.S. Northwest - Nebraska - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
14
10
U.S. Northwest - Oregon - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
15
1
U.S. Northwest - Utah - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
15
2
U.S. Northwest - Washington - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
15
3
U.S. Northwest - Washington - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence (cont.)
15
4
U.S. Northwest - Wyoming - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
15
5
U.S. Northwest - Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone Lake - papers, notes, reprints, correspondence
15
6
U.S. Southwest - Arizona - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
15
7
U.S. Southwest - California - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
16
1
U.S. Southwest - California - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence (cont.)
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2
U.S. Southwest - California - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence (cont.)
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3
U.S. Southwest - Nevada - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
16
4
U.S. Southwest - New Mexico - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
16
5
U.S. Midwest/Great Lakes - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
16
6
U.S. Appalachians - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
16
7
U.S. Colorado River Basin - papers, research notes, reprints, correspondence
17
1
U.S. Colorado River Basin - Cooperative fishery unit analysis sheets
17
2
U.S. Colorado River Basin - Cooperative fishery unit analysis sheets
17
3
U.S. Colorado River Basin - Climax CO area report
17
4
U.S. Colorado River Basin - Yampa River agreements
17
5
U.S. Colorado River Basin - South Platte fishes thesis
17
6
U.S. Colorado River Basin - Angling in Parvin Lake CO
17
7
U.S. Colorado River Basin - Gunnison River research
17
8
U.S. Colorado River Basin - assorted reprinted articles, reports
17
9
Brown Trout-Articles
18
1
Brown Trout-Development of Brown Trout Habitat
18
2
Brown Trout-Sexual Dimorphism in Anal fin of Brown Trout
18
3
Atlantic Salmon-Articles
18
4
Atlantic Salmon-Articles
18
5
Atlantic Salmon-Articles
18
6
Atlantic Salmon-Articles
18
7
Atlantic Salmon-Carlson dissertation
18
8
Atlantic Salmon-McMenemy
18
9
Atlantic Salmon-Research
18
10
Atlantic Salmon-Research
18
11
Atlantic Salmon-Research
19
1
Atlantic Salmon-Russia
19
2
Dolly Varden-Articles
19
3
Dolly Varden-Articles
9
4
Dolly Varden-Articles
19
5
Dolly Varden-Articles
19
6
Dolly Varden-Articles
19
7
Dolly Varden-Correspondence
19
8
Dolly Varden-Correspondence
19
9
Dolly Varden-Correspondence
19
10
Bull Trout-Articles
19
11
Bull Trout-Ted Cavender
19
12
Bull Trout-Conservation (removed)
19
13
Restricted draft removed from collection.
Lake Trout-Fishes of New England W.C. Kendall
19
14
Brook Trout-Articles
19
15
Brook Trout-NSF proposal (removed)
19
16
Entire file removed due to privacy concerns.
Arctic Char-Articles
19
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Arctic Char-Articles
19
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Arctic Char-Articles
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Arctic Char-Articles
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Arctic Char-Articles
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Arctic Char-Articles
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Arctic Char-Caleb French
20
1
Arctic Char-Correspondence
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Arctic Char-Correspondence
20
3
Arctic Char-Delmastro Giovanni
20
4
Arctic Char-Frolov
20
5
Arctic Char- "Changes in the diet of Char", Erik Garnas
20
6
Arctic Char-International Game Fish Association
20
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Arctic Char-International Symposium
1981
20
8
Reviewer comments on papers removed due to privacy concerns.
Arctic Char-International Symposium
1981
20
9
Arctic Char-International Symposium
1987
20
10
Arctic Char-International Symposium
1988
20
11
Arctic Char-Irv Kornfield
20
12
Arctic Char-Jack Dean
20
13
Arctic Char-Kent Andersson
20
14
Arctic Char-W. Markham Morton
20
15
Arctic Char-R. Kyle McNelly
20
16
Arctic Char-"Life History Variation of Polymorphic Arctic Char"
20
17
Reviewer comments on paper removed due to privacy concerns.
Arctic Char-Robb Leary
20
18
Arctic Char-Research
20
19
Arctic Char-Research
20
20
Arctic Char-Review of Bartlett, et al., "Distribution of mitochondrial..." (removed)
21
1
Entire file removed due to privacy concerns.
Arctic Char-Review of Venne and Magnan (removed)
21
2
Entire file removed due to privacy concerns.
Arctic Char-Salvenius levanidovi
21
3
Arctic Char-Scottish Char
21
4
Arctic Char-Silver Trout
21
5
Arctic Char-Sunapee notes
21
6
Other Char-Articles-Japan
21
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Other Char-Cavender Article
21
8
Other Char-Notes
21
9
Chinook-Articles
21
10
Chinook-Endangered Species Request
21
11
Chinook-Research
21
12
Chinook-Research
21
13
Coho-Articles
21
14
Coho-Articles
21
15
Coho-Dennis Scarnecchia
21
16
Coho-Harry Wagner
21
17
Pink-Articles
21
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Pink-Articles
21
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Sockeye-Articles
22
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Sockeye-Articles
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Sockeye-Articles
22
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Sockeye-Carl Schreck
22
4
Sockeye-Kokanee
22
5
Pacific Salmon-Articles
22
6
Rainbow-Cutthroat
22
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Rainbow-Articles
22
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Rainbow-Articles
22
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Rainbow-Articles
22
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles
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Rainbow-Articles-Adult Triploids in Rainbow
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Rainbow-Articles-Nebraska
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Rainbow-Chemical Analysis Sheets
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Rainbow-Correspondence
23
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Rainbow-Notes
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Rainbow-Notes
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Rainbow-Notes
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Rainbow-Notes
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Rainbow-Rainbow and Cutthroat of North America
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Rainbow-Various issues involving
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Kern River-Notes
23
13
Removed reviewer comments due to privacy concerns.
Golden Trout-Articles
23
14
Redband Trout-Articles
23
15
Reviewer comments removed due to privacy concerns.
Redband Trout-Notes
23
16
Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
24
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
24
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
24
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Reviewer comments removed due to privacy concerns.
Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
24
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
24
12
Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
24
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Westslope Cutthroat-Articles
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
24
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research-Idaho
1984
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research-Montana
1981
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research-New Mexico
1980
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research-New Mexico
1982
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research-Wyoming
1977
25
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Westslope Cutthroat-Research-Wyoming
1978
25
11
Westslope Cutthroat-Research-Wyoming
1981
25
12
Westslope Cutthroat-Color Spotting, notes and tables
25
13
Westslope Cutthroat-Research-Pleuristieus Virginalis Stomias
25
14
Rio Grande Cutthroat-Research
25
15
Lahontan Cutthroat-Articles-F. Utter
25
16
Yellowstone Cutthroat-Articles
25
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Yellowstone Cutthroat-Articles
25
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Yellowstone Cutthroat-Articles
25
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Yellowstone Cutthroat-Articles
25
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Yellowstone Cutthroat-Articles
25
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Yellowstone Cutthroat-Articles
25
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Yellowstone Cutthroat-Notes-Yellowstone/Glacier
25
23
Snake River Cutthroat-Articles
26
1
Snake River Cutthroat-Notes
26
2
Coastal Cutthroat-Research
26
3
Colorado River Cutthroat-Notes
26
4
Colorado River Cutthroat-Notes
26
5
Colorado River Cutthroat-Notes
26
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Colorado River Cutthroat-Notes
26
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Colorado River Cutthroat-Research
26
8
Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Articles
26
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Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Articles
26
10
Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Articles
26
11
Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Correspondence
26
12
Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Notes
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Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Notes
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Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Notes
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Bonneville Basin Cutthroat-Notes
26
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Paiute Cutthroat-Articles
26
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Paiute Cutthroat-Articles
26
18
Greenback Cutthroat-Articles
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Articles
27
2
Greenback Cutthroat-Articles
27
3
Greenback Cutthroat-Notes
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Notes
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Notes
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Notes
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery-Correspondence
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1973
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1976
27
10
Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1977
27
11
Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1981
27
12
Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1982
27
13
Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1983
27
14
Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1984
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1985
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
1992
27
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Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery-Research
28
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Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
28
2
Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
28
3
Greenback Cutthroat-Recovery
28
4
Actinopterygian-Articles
28
5
Castomid-Notes
28
6
Castomid-Notes
28
7
Castomid-Notes
28
8
Castomid-Research
28
9
Cichlid-Articles
28
10
Removed grant proposal review due to privacy concerns.
Grass Carp-Articles
28
11
Grass Carp-Research
28
12
Lampreys-Articles
28
13
Latimeria Chalumnae-Articles
28
14
Menidia-Research
28
15
Pupfish-Articles
29
1
Sculpin-Articles
29
2
Sharks-Articles
29
3
Shellfish-Articles
29
4
Teleostei-Articles
29
5
Tui Chub-Articles
29
6
Walleye-Articles
29
7
Introduction of Exotic Fishes
29
8
Fish Photos and Diagrams
29
9
Fish Classification-Articles
29
10
Fish-Lists-Heritage
29
11
Indexed Bibliographies
29
12
Toppon Collection-University of Wyoming
29
13
Focused research files
2
1957-2000
Behnke's focused research files contain collected notes and secondary sources for his publications, consulting work, and academic courses. They include photocopies of journal and book articles, research notes, bibliographies, and topical correspondence that relate to specific works, events, or courses. There are also several correspondence files featuring personal correspondence, Christmas cards, and exchanges with scholars interested in trout and salmonid research. The series also features drafts of Behnke's publications, along with theses and articles produced by graduate students at Colorado State University where Behnke taught from 1975 to 1999.
Behnke vita and professional history
30
1
Published articles listed in resume
30
2
Published newspaper and journal articles
30
3
Unpublished reports and papers
1959-1979
30
4
Unpublished reports and papers
1980- 1994
30
5
Native Trout of Western North America - authors page proofs
30
6
Native Trout of Western North America - authors page proofs (cont.)
30
7
Unpublished articles on Au Sable River
30
8
Native Trout of Western North America - revisions, rough draft chapters
31
1
Unnamed draft manuscript for Champoeg Press
1981
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2
Monograph of the native trouts of the genus Salmo of western North America - drafts
31
3
A Systematic study of the family Salmonidae with special reference to the genus Salmo - draft
31
4
Charrs, salmonid fishes of the genus Salvelinus - proof for chapter 14
31
5
"Endangered and threatened fishes of the upper Colorado river basin" draft paper
31
6
"Endangered and threatened fishes of the upper Colorado river basin" draft paper (cont.)
31
7
Research notes - handwritten - multiple subjects and materials
32
1
Bibliography cards - authors A-L
32
2
Bibliography cards - authors M-Z
32
3
Notes on "Wild Trout Summarizer" papers
1989
32
4
Correspondence and papers on rare fish finds
32
5
Raymond C. Simon - Salmoniae - Thesis
1964
32
6
William T. Mitchell - coastal cutthroat and steelhead trout - thesis
1988
32
7
Papers of colleagues with notes or editing
32
8
Diagrams/charts for various publications/manuscripts
32
9
Illustration corrections for an Audubon article
32
10
Collected diagrams of fishes
32
11
Assorted maps - some with notations
33
1
Newspaper and journal clippings or photocopies
33
2
Newspaper and journal clippings or photocopies (cont.)
33
3
Assorted reprints whole or front page
1960-1976
33
4
Assorted reprints whole or front page
1977-1989
33
5
Assorted reprints whole or front page
1990-1997
33
6
E.W. Gudger reprints
1930s - 1950s
33
7
Salmon and Trout Association
33
8
Wild Trout III - symposium
33
9
Wild Trout IV - symposium schedule and keynote address
33
10
Assorted fish society newsletters publications and meeting materials
34
1
Trout Unlimited - correspondence on fish management strategies and plans
34
2
Interstate muskellunge workshop
34
3
Coldwater Fisheries Coalition - symposium materials
34
4
Colorado Water Engineering and Management Conference - announcement
34
5
American Fisheries Society - Colorado and Wyoming 14th Annual meeting materials
34
6
National Science Foundation - Dissertation Grants (removed)
34
7
Entire file removed due to privacy concerns.
National Science Foundation - Research proposals (removed)
34
8
Entire file removed due to privacy concerns.
Symposia on fishes - announcements/schedules
34
9
Presentations to seminars conferences, etc.
34
10
Pueblo of Acoma vs City of Grants - deposition Robert J. Behnke
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11
Pueblo of Acoma vs City of Grants - deposition Neal Armstrong
34
12
Correspondence on Acoma suit and assorted research materials and notes
35
1
Aurora Colorado water rights suit - deposition Robert J. Behnke
35
2
State of New Mexico vs Molybdenum Corp. of America, Inc. - deposition Robert W. Pennak
35
3
San Luis Rey Trout - water quality hearing
35
4
Navaho Reservoir - fishery investigation
35
5
Trout Unlimited of California vs State of California Dept of Fish and Game
35
6
Gila River adjudication - reports and research materials
35
7
Hatchery evaluation - Coastal Resources Institute
1985
35
8
Lake Ogallala (removed)
1987-1988
35
9
Entire file removed due to privacy concerns.
Salt River Project - fisheries - aquatic biology
1985-1992
36
1
Reviewer comments removed due to privacy concerns.
Reports - fisheries aquatic biology investigations ( Salt Creek/Gila River, etc.)
1985-1988
36
2
Reports - fisheries aquatic biology investigations ( Salt Creek/Gila River, etc.)
1990-1994
36
3
Reviewer comments removed due to privacy concerns.
Fish and wildlife biodiversity class note
36
4
Fish and wildlife class assignments, research info, tests, etc.
36
5
Ecology experimenters controversies
36
6
Conference notes (unknown) Oregon State University
36
7
Behnke class notes and schedules
36
8
Class rosters and student grades removed due to privacy concerns.
Fall semester fisheries seminars
1968
36
9
Class roster with student IDs removed due to privacy concerns.
Reprints for various seminars - limnology diversity aquatic ecosystems (readings reprints)
36
10
Reprints for various seminars - limnology diversity aquatic ecosystems (readings) (cont.)
36
11
Zoology courses w/ Behnke's class notes as student/instructor
37
1
Zoology/ichthyology lab manuals - Behnke
37
2
Printouts used for fish and wildlife classes in biodiversity /conservation
37
3
Student papers for Behnke - only notations on composition
37
4
Collected papers - not Behnke students
37
5
Terry J. Hickman - Bonneville Basin/native trout - thesis and additional papers
1977-1978
37
6
George J. Schisler - catch and release - thesis
1995
38
1
John R. Trojnar - sympatric strains of cutthroat trout- thesis
1972
38
2
Bob Kingswood - fish disease in Colorado - thesis
1996
38
3
Hmoud Fares Alkahem - freshwater fishes of Saudi Arabia - thesis
1980
38
4
Phillip A. Stewart - trout density in a small stream - thesis
1970
38
5
Ted C. Murphy - Snake River cutthroat trout - thesis
1974
38
6
Ann D. Richmond - large woody debris in mountain streams - thesis
1994
38
7
Gary R Wernsman - native Colorado cutthroat trout - thesis
1973
38
8
Steven R. Johnson - impact of cattle grazing - thesis
1978
38
9
David S. Winters - benthos and brown trout predation - thesis
1988
39
1
Ichthyology course on fish classification, etc.
39
2
Course materials on species interactions of fishes
39
3
Predatory fishes project - Neil Ringler
39
4
Extinction seminar #692
39
5
Spring trip for fish and wildlife students - map and guidelines
1989
39
6
Behnke's class notes and lab manual - Berkeley
1956
39
7
Aquatic glacier relics course - taken by Behnke (?)
39
8
Fisheries field trip to Yellowstone
1983
39
9
Readings for fall semester course in limnology
circa 2000
39
10
Office correspondence - outgoing from Robert Behnke copies
1973 January-June
39
11
Pages with reviewer comments and tenure review removed due to privacy concerns.
Research related to Cleveland, Ohio Fish Hatchery
39
12
Office correspondence - outgoing from Robert Behnke copies
1973 July - 1974 June
40
1
Confidential student and hiring information removed due to privacy concerns.
Assorted professional correspondence
1961-1971
40
2
Assorted professional correspondence
1972-1974
40
3
Reviewer comments on a paper removed due to privacy concerns.
Assorted professional correspondence
1975-1979
40
4
Grant review comments removed due to privacy concerns.
Assorted professional correspondence
1980-1989
40
5
Student transcript removed due to privacy concerns.
Assorted professional correspondence
1990-2001
40
6
Grant review comments removed due to privacy concerns.
Professional Correspondence with John Houston
40
7
Correspondence - requests for reviews from author with enclosures
41
1
Personal correspondence - Christmas cards with enclosures
1999
41
2
Personal correspondence - Christmas cards with enclosures
2000
41
3
Personal correspondence - letter and enclosures to mother
41
4
Personal correspondence - "Trout Truths"
41
5
Personal correspondence - nasty letters
41
6
Assorted William Green science wheels
41
7
Personal ephemera
41
8
Assorted photos - fishes, professional meetings and personal
41
9
Assorted personal correspondence
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