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Elrod was a professor of zoology at the University of Montana and he also established the University's biological station at Yellowbay on Flathead Lake. His interests in zoology were diverse and he conducted many studies on western Montana wildlife. We have listed a few of his earlier publication here.

Elrod, Morton John.  1908.  The Flathead buffalo range: a report to the 
     American Bison Society of an inspection of the Flathead Indian 
     Reservation, Montana, for the purpose of selecting a suitable 
     location for a national buffalo range.  American Bison Society.

Elrod, M.J.  1901.  Limnological investigations at Flathead Lake, Montana, 
     and vicinity, July 1899.  Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 22:63-80.  [This 
     paper has old photos of Flathead Lake and Valley and gives results of 
     water samples taken in the summer of 1899 from Flathead Lake]

Elrod, M.J.  1902.  Biological reconnaissance in the vicinity of Flathead 
     Lake

Elrod, M.J. 1906.  Butterflies of Montana with keys for determination of 
     species.  MSU B.30, Biol Ser. no. 10.  Missoula.  174 pp [Gives 
     detailed descriptions, keys, and plates of butterflies in Montana.  
     Also where they were found and collected from]. 

Elrod, M.J.  1904.  Birds in  their relation to agriculture.  Reprint from 
     2nd ann. rept. Montana State Brd. of Farmers Institutes, pp. 173-190; 
     197-208.  Univ. of Montana, Missoula.
	
Elrod, M.J.  The Montana National Bison Range. Univ. of Montana. 	

Elrod, M.J. 1912.  The lakes of Glacier National Park. Am. Microscopical 
     Society.

Elrod, M.J.  The lakes of Glacier National Park I. Avalanche Lake.

Elrod, M.J.  The lakes of Glacier National Park II. Lake Louise.