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Proceedings of the 3rd Biennal Symposium
Fort Collins, Colorado
Table of Contents
Section I – Papers of General Interest
Dall Sheep management in Alaska Following Congressional Settlement of the Alaska Lands Issue
Wayne E. Heimer
Ecological Relationships of Mountain Goats and Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Layne G. Adams, Kenneth L. Risenhoover, and James A. Bailey
On A Population Control; with Reference to Mountain Sheep and Goats(Abstract)
Section II – Population Genetics
Potential Genetic Effects of Small Population Size in Wildlife
David Pettus
Small Populations: Observed Genetic Effects
Donald J. Nash
Inbreeding in Bighorn Sheep: A Case Study
Gary T. Skiba and John L. Schmidt
Group Size and Movements of a Dispersed, Low Density Goat Population, with Comments on Inbreeding and Human Impacts
Christian a. Smith and Kenneth J. Raedeke
Horn Growth as an Index to Levels of Inbreeding in Bighorn Sheep
Shawn T. Stewart and Thomas W. Butts
Section III – Trapping and Transplanting
Electronic Release System for Drop Nets
John M. Emmerich, Marvin Hockley and Edward S. Kimber
Cutoff Bighorn Transplant: The First Two Years
Leonard L. Kopec
Trapping and Transplanting Mountain Goats in Washington State
Rolf Johnson and Bruce Moorhead
Capture and Radio Telemetry of Mountain Goats in Alaska
Lyman Nichols, Jr
Section IV – Skull and Horn Morphometry
An Evaluation of Horn and Skull Characters as a Measure of Population Quality in Alberta Bighorns
William D. Wishart and Diane Brochu
Horn Growth and Horn Wear in Dall Rams and their Relevance to Management
Manfred Hoefs and Tony Nette
A Simple Measuring Device for Sheep Horns
P. Merchant, M. Hoefs, T. Nette, W. Kale and M. Hanssen
Section V – Disease and Physiology
An Overview of the Clinical Signs, Gross and Histological Lesions of the Pneumonia Complex of Bighorn Sheep
T. R. Spraker and C. P. Hibler
Survey of Colorado and Wyoming Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goats for Paratuberculosis
Elizabeth S. Williams and Charles P. Hibler
Disease Surveys in Dall Sheep in Alaska
Wayne E. Heimer, Randall L. Zarnke and Diane J. Preston
An Outbreak of Pinkeye in Bighorn Sheep Yellowstone National Park: A Preliminary Report
Mary Meagher
Mountain Goat Sodium Dynamics in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, Colorado
Richard W. Thompson
Evaluation of the Baermann Technic for Recovery of Lungworm (Nematoda, Protostrongylidae) Larvae from Wild Ruminants
W. M. Samuel and J. B. Gray
Section VI – Mountain Sheep
Bighorn Sheep Management in Rocky Mountain National Park
David R. Stevens
Application of Optimal Foraging Theory for Bighorn Sheep Habitat Evaluation
Els B. Cooperrider and Richard M. Hansen
Forage Selection by Bighorn Sheep Ewes and Lambs in South-central Colorado
Els B. Cooperrider and Richard M. Hansen
Forage Preference Indices: Adjusting Forage Availability Data for Habitat Selection
Eric M. Rominger and James A. Bailey
Effects of Domestic Sheep Grazing on Bighorn Sheep Populations: A Review
Nike J. Goodson
Heart Rate Responses of Bighorn Sheep To Some Environmental Factors(Abstract)
Raymond Stemp
Responses of Dall Sheep Populations to Wolf Control in Interior Alaska
Wayne E. Heimer and Robert O. Stephenson
Differing Reproductive Patterns in Dall Sheep: Population Strategy or Management Artifact?
Wayne E. Heimer and Sarah M. Watson
Section VII – Mountain Goats
Mountain Goat Inventory and Harvest Strategies: A Reevaluation
D. M. Hebert and H. D. Langin
Implications of Maternal Separation on Overwinter Survival of Mountain Goat Kids
Bryan R. Foster and Engle Y. Rahs
Social Dynamics of Mountain Goats in Summer: Implications for Age Ratios
Kenneth L. Risenhoover and James A. Bailey
Winter Studies of Forest-Dwelling Mountain Goats of Pinto Creek, Alberta
Kirby G. Smith
Movements and Home Range of Mountain Goats, Sheep Mountain-Gladstone Ridge, Colorado
Layne G. Adams, Mark A. Masteller and James A. Bailey