Project: Assessment of the Effects of Spawning Site Selection by Snake River Cutthroat Trout on Exposure to Myxobolus cerebralis Triactinomyxons and Clinical Signs of Whirling Disease in Spring Streams among Age-0 Fish, Salt River Valley, Wyoming

Primary Investigator: Wayne Hubert
Project Summary: Exposure of cutthroat trout to the parasite shortly after emergence from the gravels in which they incubated largely determines their likelihood of being infected by the parasite. During spawning season, trout move upstream, sometimes for great distances. Field and laboratory observations by Wyoming investigators established that cutthroat trout which spawn at highly-infected locations are more likely to produce young that develop whirling disease than others spawning where exposures to the parasite are less.
Funding Period: 1999-2000
Final Report: Hubert_99-00.pdf
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