California Fish and Game Scientific

Diets of Age-0 Striped Bass in the San Francisco Estuary, 1973-2002
Marade E. Bryant and Jane D. Arnold

The Ecology of Over-Water Nesting Ducks in Northeastern California
Sabrina M. Wright-Myers and Raymond J. Bogiatto

Feeding Preferences and Size-Related Dietary Shifts of Treefish (Scorpaenidae: Sebastes serriceps) off Southern California
Ellen T. Kosman, Madhavi A. Colton, and Ralph J. Larson

Consideration of the Common Name for Gila (Siphateles) bicolor vaccaceps, a Tui Chub in the Cow Head Basin of Northeastern California
Stewart B. Reid

First Record of the Wolf-Eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus (Pisces: Anarhichadidae), from Baja California, Mexico
Richard F. Feeney, Robert N. Lea, Sean Dyer, and Scott Gietler

Proliferative Kidney Disease (Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae) in Merced River Hatchery Juvenile Chinook Salmon: Mortality and Performance Impairment in 2005 Smolts.................................
J. Scott Foott, R. Stone, and K. Nichols

Size Differences in Wild and Farmed Red Abalone: Developing Enforcement Tools to Combat Illegal Commercialization
Laura Rogers-Bennett and Arthur S. Melvin

Life History and Ecological Characteristics of the Santa Ana Sucker, Catostomus santaanae Michael K. Saiki, Barbara A. Martin, Glen W. Knowles, and Patrick W. Tennant

First Record of the Occurrence of the California Grunion, Leuresthes tenuis, in Tomales Bay, California: A Northern Extension of the Species
Dale Roberts, Robert N. Lea, and Karen L. M. Martin

Non-Indigenous Aquatic Organisms in the Coastal Waters of California
Stephen F. Foss, Peter R. Ode, Michael Sowby, and Marian Ashe

Historic Accounts, Recent Abundance, and Current Distribution of Threatened Chinook Salmon in the Russian River, California
Shawn D. Chase, David J. Manning, David G. Cook, and Sean K. White

Abundance and Impacts of Fallow Deer Leks at Point Reyes National Seashore
Gary M. Fellers and Michael S. Osbourn

Occurrence of a Eulachon, Thaleichthys Pacificus, in the Lower Sacramento River, California
Robert F. Vincik and Robert G. Titus

A Re-evaluation of Age, Growth, and Batch Fecundity in the California Barracuda, Sphyraena argentea, from Southern California Based on Specimens Taken from 2000 to 2002
David J. Bottinelli and Larry G. Allen

Cold Temperature-Induced Osmoregulatory Failure: The Physiological Basis for Tilapia Winter Mortality in the Salton Sea?
Brian A. Sardella and Colin J. Brauner

Relation Between Mortality of Prickly Sculpin and Diurnal Extremes in Water Quality at Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California
Barbara A. Martin, Michael K. Saiki, and Darren Fong

Inconsistencies in Historical Geographic Range Maps: The Gray Wolf as Example
Stephanie L. Shelton and Floyd W. Weckerly

Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals in Nearshore Waters of Monterey Bay, California
Laird A. Henkel and James T. Harvey

Spawning Time, Fecundity, Habitat Utilization, and Parasites of a Northern California Population of Tidewater Goby, Eucyclogobius newberryi
Katie McGourty, Andrew Kinziger, and Greg Goldsmith

Observations and Prey of White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at Point Reyes National Seashore: 1982-2004
Scot D. Anderson, Benjamin H. Becker, and Sarah G. Allen

A Change in Waterfowl Species Composition in the Honey Lake Valley, California
Elliott L. Matchett and James S. Sedinger

Comparison of Two Camera Trap Systems for Detection of American Marten on a Winter Landscape
Howard O. Clark, Jr. and Mary C. Orland

Carnivore Use of an Avocado Orchard in Southern California
Mark Borchert, Frank W. Davis and Jason Kreitler

When Desert Tortoises are Rare: Testing a New Protocol for Assessing Status
Kevin Keith, Kristin H. Berry and James F. Weigand

Status of the Desert Tortoise in Red Rock Canyon State Park
Kristin H. Berry, Kevin Keith and Tracy Bailey

A New Elevation Record for Shasta Salamander, Hydromantes Shastae, in Northern California
Len Lindstrand III

FALL 2006, VOL 92, NO 4

ARTICLES

California Recreational Abalone Fishery Catch and Effort Estimates for 2002 from a Combined Report Card and Telephone Survey
Peter E. Kalvass and John J. Geibel

A Survey of the Fishes of the Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California Matthew
T. Craig and Daniel J. Pondella, II

Estimating Relative Numbers of Salt Marsh Harvest Mice, Reithrodontomys raviventris, in Tidal Marshes by Trapping the High Marsh Zone
Ronald R. Duke and Howard S. Shellhammer

Potential Prey Resources for Marbled Murrelets in Central California
Laird A. Henkel and James T. Harvey

Summer 2006 – Vol 92, No 3

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Observations on the Behavior of White Sharks Scavenging from a Whale Carcass at Point Reyes, California
Tobey H. Curtis, John T. Kelly, Karl L. Menard, R. Karl Laroche, Robert E. Jones, and A. Peter Klimley

The Use of Eastern Sacramento Valley Vernal Pools by Ducks
Raymond J. Bogiatto and John D. Karnegis

Using Flushing Counts and Plumage Development to Assess Juvenile Production in Pheasants
Chester M. Hart, Edward S. Smith, and Chad A. Fien

Light-Trapping of Larval and Juvenile Northern Pike, Esox Lucius, from Lake Davis, California, Spring 2003
Ryan M. Brown

Spring 2006 – Vol 92, No 2

ARTICLES

Demography of Desert Mule Deer in Southeastern California
Jason P. Marshal, Leon M. Lesicka, Vernon C. Bleich, Paul R. Krausman, Gerald P. Mulcahy, and Nancy G. Andrew

Off-Highway Vehicle Impact on the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma Mcallii, in the Colorado Desert of Southern California
Michael C. McGrann, Gavin R. Wright, Roman J. Dial, and Amy M. McGrann

Influence of Surface-Water Withdrawal on Juvenile Steelhead and Their Habitat in a South-Central California Nursery Stream
Anthony P. Spina, Matthew R. McGoogan, and Thomas S. Gaffney

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New Records of the Flag Cabrilla, Epinephelus Labriformis (Serranidae: Epinephelinae), from the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Mexico, and San Diego, California, USA, with Notes on the Distribution of Other Groupers in California
Matthew T. Craig, Daniel J. Pondella, II, and Robert N. Lea

Captive Breeding of Spotted Sand Bass, Paralabrax Maculatofasciatus, in Southern California
Eric F. Miller and Larry G. Allen

Distribution of Tui Chub in the Cow Head Basin, Nevada and California
G. Gary Scoppettone and Peter H. Rissler

Winter 2006 – Vol 92, No 1

ARTICLES

Life History Traits of the Greenstriped Rockfish, Sebastes Elongatus
Franklin R. Shaw and Donald R. Gunderson

Variance in Survival of Young Mule Deer in the Sierra Nevada, California
Vernon C. Bleich, Becky M. Pierce, Jennifer L. Jones, and R. Terry Bowyer

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Restoration Efforts Augment Range Extension of a Federally- Threatened Plant, Suaeda Californica (S. Watson 1874)
Michael Walgren

A Diet Analysis of the Barn Owl, Tyto Alba, in Northeastern California With Notes on Comparative Methodologies
Raymond J. Bogiatto, Eve A. Bruce, Umberto F. Salinas, Mellisa J. Silvestrini, and Brian A. Sardella

Ectoparasites Found on Salt Marsh Harvest Mice in the Northern Salt Marshes of Grizzly Bay, California
Howard O. Clark, Jr., Howard S. Shellhammer, and Stephen D. Gaimari

Fall 2005 – Vol 91, No 4

ARTICLES

Historical Status of Coho Salmon in Streams of the Urbanized San Francisco Estuary, California
Robert A. Leidy, Gordon Becker, and Brett N. Harvey

Giant Garter Snake Surveys at Some Areas of Historic Occupation in the Grassland Ecological Area, Merced Co., and Mendota Wildlife Area, Fresno Co., California
Catherine Dickert

Pintail Distribution and Selection of Marsh Types at Mendota Wildlife Area During Fall and Winter
Joseph P. Fleskes, David S. Gilmer, and Robert L. Jarvis

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A Simple One-Way Door Design for Passive Relocation of Western Burrowing Owls
Howard O. Clark, Jr and David L. Plumpton

Summer 2005 – Vol 91, No 3

ARTICLES

Mountain Sheep and Mining: Implications for Conservation and Management
Michael W. Oehler, Sr., Vernon C. Bleich, R. Terry Bowyer, and Matthew C. Nicholson

Domoic Acid in the Santa Cruz Wharf Fishery
Spencer E. Fire and Mary W. Silver

Total Mercury Concentrations in Fillets of Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and Other Fishes from Lake Natoma, Sacramento County, California
Michael K. Saiki, Barbara A. Martin, Thomas W. May, and Charles N. Alpers

Change in Area of Winter-Flooded and Dry Rice in the Northern Central Valley of California Determined by Satellite Imagery
Joseph P. Fleskes, William M. Perry, Kevin L. Petrik, Ruth Spell, and Fritz Reid

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Correct Nomenclature for Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep
John D. Wehausen, Vernon C. Bleich, and Rob R. Ramey II

Spring 2005 – Vol 91, No 2

ARTICLES

Off-Highway Vehicle Impact on Astragalus magdalenae var. peirsonii, and Other Critical Plant Species of the Algodones Dunes, California
Amy M. McGrann, Michael C. McGrann, and Roman Dial

Description and Identification of Larval and Juvenile Cyprinids (Fathead Minnow, Tui Chub, and Blue Chub) From Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon
Stacy Remple and Douglas F. Markle

Territory Occupancy, Reproductive Success, and Nest Site Characteristics of Goshawks on Managed Timberlands in Central and Northern California 1993-2000
David J. Richter

Acute Oral and Dermal Toxicity of Aquatic Herbicides and a Surfactant to Garter Snakes
Robert C. Hosea, Kalen Z. Bjurstrom, and Edward E. Littrell

Leopard Shark Mating Observed Off La Jolla, California
Susan E. Smith

Population Density and Body Weight Influences on Home Range Size of Feral Hogs
Shane J. Kiefer and Floyd W. Weckerly

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A Protective Housing for Instream Data Temperature Loggers
Anthony P. Spina

Winter 2005 – Vol 91, No 1

ARTICLES

Responses of Forest Squirrels to Group-Selection Timber Harvesting in the Central Sierra Nevada
Barrett A. Garrison, Robin L. Wachs, and Matthew L. Triggs

Fish By-Catch in Dungeness Crab, Cancer Magister, Research Trawls Off Northern California 1966-1969
Daniel W. Gotshall and John J. Geibel

An Assessment of the Hazard of a Mixture of the Herbicide Rodeo® and the Non-Ionic Surfactant R-11® to Aquatic Invertebrates and Larval Amphibians
Joel Trumbo

The Effect of Dietary Supplemented L-Arginine on the Growth of Juvenile Hatchery Reared White Seabass, Atractoscion Nobilis
Eric F. Miller and Michael P. Franklin

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Modifications to an Agricultural Water Diversion to Permit Fish Entrainment Sampling
Zoltan Matica and Matt Nobriga

Records of Chameleon Goby, Tridentiger trigonocephalus, in San Diego Bay, California
Daniel J. Pondella, II and Zachary K. J. Chinn

Fall 2004 – Vol 90, No 4

ARTICLES

An Annotated Check List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of California and Adjacent Waters
Mark R. Jennings

Summer 2004 – Vol 90, No 3

ARTICLES

Conservation of Paiute Cutthroat Trout: The Genetic Legacy of Population Transplants in an Endemic California Salmonid
Jan F. Cordes, Joshua A. Israel, and Bernie May

Origin and Distribution of Leopard Frogs, Rana Pipiens Complex, in California
Mark R. Jennings and Michael M. Fuller

Current Status of Southern Steelhead/Rainbow Trout in San Mateo Creek, California
Tim E. Hovey

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Record of Nesting by Fulvous Whistling-Ducks, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California
Greg Gerstenberg and Carl D. Rey

First Record of the Cape Cigarfish, Cubiceps Capensis (Family Nomeidae), from California Waters
John E. McCosker, Shane Anderson, John Richards, and Milton Love

Spring 2004 - Vol 90, No 2

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Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina richardii, Population Trends in the San Francisco Bay Estuary, 1970-2002
Emma K. Grigg, Sarah G. Allen, Deborah E. Green, and Hal Markowitz

Effect of Water Temperature on Non-specific Immune Function and Ceratomyxosis in Juvenile Chinook

Salmon and Steelhead from the Klamath River
J. Scott Foott, Rick Harmon, and Ronald Stone

Persistence of Identifiable Remains of White Sturgeon Juveniles in Digestive Tracts of Northern Pikeminnow
Dena M. Gadomski and Conrad N. Frost

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Predation by a Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, on a Juvenile Mountain Sheep, Ovis canadensis
Vernon C. Bleich, E. Frances Cassirer, Victor L. Coggins, Lloyd E. Oldenburg, and David E. Hunter

The Occurrence of the Japanese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir japonica (De Haan), on the West Coast of North America
Gregory C. Jensen and David A. Armstrong

Winter 2004 - Vol 90, No 1

ARTICLES

Setting Priorities for Native Fish Conservation: An Example from the South Yuba River Watershed
Mark Gard and Paul Randall

Habitat Selection by Female Northern Pintails Wintering in the Grassland Ecological Area, California
Joseph P. Fleskes, David S. Gilmer, and Robert L. Jarvis

Potential for Restoration of a California Stream Native Fish Assemblage
Mark Gard

Acanthocephala Cystacanth Infections in Sand Crabs from Bodega Bay, California
Laura Royal, Murray Dailey, Richard Demaree, and Judy Sakanari

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Sexual Dimorphism in Wing Measurements of Common Snipe
F. B. Edelmann

Unusual Predatory Behavior of a Southern Sea Otter
Carol B. Maehr

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