Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.)
Articles from the Lab

Veillard, M., Watkinson, D. and M. S. Poesch. (2026). Biotic and abiotic factors and their interaction influence the seasonal movement patterns of a dispersal limited benthic species. Environmental Biology of Fishes 109:86.

Tierney K. B., Smith J., Veillard M., Steffler M. V. and M. S. Poesch. (2025). Subpopulations of an imperilled freshwater fish shows behavioral adaptation that informs survival in the Anthropocene. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 82:1-10.

Rudolfsen, T.*, Ruppert, J.W.R.*, Davis, C., Taylor, R., Watkinson, D. and M.S. Poesch (2019) Habitat use and hybridization between the Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.) and Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus). Freshwater Biology 64(3): 391-404.

Rudolfsen, T.*, Watkinson, D. and Poesch, M.S. (2018) Morphological divergence of the Threatened Rocky Mountain sculpin (Cottus sp.) is driven by biogeography and flow regime. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 28: 78-86.

Veillard, M.F.*, Ruppert, J.L.W.*, Tierney, K., Watkinson, D., and M.S. Poesch. (2017) Comparative swimming and station-holding ability of the threatened Rocky Mountain Sculpin (Cottus sp.) from four hydrologically distinct rivers. Conservation Physiology 5: 1-12.
