The Robert J. Behnke Papers 1957-2000

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The Robert J. Behnke Papers 1957-2000

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The Robert J. Behnke Papers include a vast 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 Included are unpublished books and papers, professional and personal correspondence, reprinted articles of a wide variety of studies, drafts of manuscripts, photocopied or original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 many species of fishes around the world.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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Colorado State University. Colorado Cooperative Fishery Unit

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Behnke, Robert J-Archives

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Robert J. Behnke was born in Stamford, Connecticut on December 30, 1929. He attended high school in Stamford and early developed a keen 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 n...

Colorado State University. Faculty

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