List of works - Øystein Wiig

A circumpolar monitoring framework for polar bears

article by Dag Vongraven et al published November 2012 in Ursus

A tale of two polar bear populations: ice habitat, harvest, and body condition

article by Karyn D. Rode et al published 30 November 2011 in Population Ecology

Adaptation of the hindlimbs for climbing in bears

article by Motoki Sasaki et al published April 2005 in Annals of Anatomy

An on-ice aerial survey of the Kane Basin polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulation

scientific article published in 2021

Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century

scientific article published in June 2015

Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Are polar bears threatened?

scientific article published in Science

Body composition of three polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) cubs found dead at Svalbard

article

Body size changes among otters, Lutra lutra, in Norway: the possible effects of food availability and global warming

scientific article

Complete mitochondrial genome of a Pleistocene jawbone unveils the origin of polar bear

scientific article

Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species

scientific article published in 2019

Contaminants in Svalbard polar bear samples archived since 1967 and possible population level effects

scientific article published on January 2003

Correction: Implications of the circumpolar genetic structure of polar bears for their conservation in a rapidly warming Arctic

scientific article published on 14 August 2015

Differences in growth, size and sexual dimorphism in skulls of East Greenland and Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

scholarly article by Thea Ø. Bechshøft et al published 26 March 2008 in Polar Biology

Differences in oligosaccharide pattern of a sample of polar bear colostrum and mid-lactation milk

scientific article

Does high organochlorine (OC) exposure impair the resistance to infection in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)? Part I: Effect of OCs on the humoral immunity

scientific article published in April 2004

Does high organochlorine (OC) exposure impair the resistance to infection in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)? Part II: Possible effect of OCs on mitogen- and antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation.

scientific article

East Greenland and Barents Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus): adaptive variation between two populations using skull morphometrics as an indicator of environmental and genetic differences

scientific article published on 21 June 2012

Ecological risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in the arctic

scientific article

Effects of climate change on polar bears.

scientific article

Establishing a definition of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) health: a guide to research and management activities

scientific article

Females roam while males patrol: divergence in breeding season movements of pack-ice polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scientific article published on 5 December 2012

Fluctuating Asymmetry in Metric Traits; a Practical Example of Calculating Asymmetry, Measurement Error, and Repeatability

Functional responses in polar bear habitat selection

article

Genetic diversity of historical Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from Bjørnøya and Håøya (Tusenøyane), Svalbard, Norway

scientific article

Genomes of Pleistocene Siberian Wolves Uncover Multiple Extinct Wolf Lineages

scientific article published on 27 October 2020

Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear subpopulation persisting in late 21st-century sea-ice conditions

scientific article published on 16 June 2022

Hemoglobin, pH and DPG/chloride shifting

scientific article published in December 2004

High genomic diversity in the endangered East Greenland Svalbard Barents Sea stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)

scientific article published on 12 April 2022

Late Pleistocene fossil find in Svalbard: the oldest remains of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1744) ever discovered

article by Ólafur Ingólfsson & Øystein Wiig published January 2009 in Polar Research

Late Pleistocene fossil find in Svalbard: the oldest remains of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1744) ever discovered

article by Ólafur Ingólfsson & Øystein Wiig published 1 December 2009 in Polar Research

Lynx body size in Norway is related to its main prey (Roe deer) density, climate, and latitude

scientific article

Modeling the demography of species providing extended parental care: A capture–recapture multievent model with a case study on polar bears (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>)

scientific article published on 10 March 2021

Movements of two Svalbard polar bears recorded using geographical positioning system satellite transmitters

article by Magnus Andersen et al published 21 February 2008 in Polar Biology

Nursing vocalization of a polar bear cub

article

Organochlorines affect the major androgenic hormone, testosterone, in male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard

scientific article

Organochlorines affect the steroid hormone cortisol in free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard, Norway

scientific article

PCBs and OH-PCBs in polar bear mother-cub pairs: a comparative study based on plasma levels in 1998 and 2008.

scientific article published on 21 January 2012

Perfluoroalkyl substances in polar bear mother–cub pairs: A comparative study based on plasma levels from 1998 and 2008

article by Jenny Bytingsvik et al published November 2012 in Environment International

Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

article by Øystein Wiig et al published 13 April 2017 in Animal biotelemetry

Persistent organic pollutants, skull size and bone density of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland 1892-2015 and Svalbard 1964-2004.

scientific article published on 26 December 2017

Plasma biochemical values from apparently healthy free-ranging polar bears from Svalbard

scientific article published on July 2002

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) maternity den distribution in Svalbard, Norway

article by Magnus Andersen et al published 9 September 2011 in Polar Biology

Polar bear hemoglobin and human Hb A0: same 2,3-diphosphoglycerate binding site but asymmetry of the binding?

scientific article

Polychlorinated biphenyls and reproductive hormones in female polar bears at Svalbard

scientific article

Predation of Svalbard reindeer by polar bears

article by Andrew E. Derocher et al published 22 September 2000 in Polar Biology

Predicting 21st-century polar bear habitat distribution from global climate models

article

Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)

scholarly article by Christian Sonne et al published 19 March 2018 in Polar Biology

Quantifying the sensitivity of Arctic marine mammals to climate-induced habitat change

scientific article

RINGED SEAL (PHOCA HISPIDA) BREEDING IN THE DRIFTING PACK ICE OF THE BARENTS SEA

Rapid ecosystem change and polar bear conservation

article by Andrew E. Derocher et al published February 2013 in Conservation Letters

Recent changes in body size of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Sweden

scientific article

Relationships between PCBs and thyroid hormones and retinol in female and male polar bears

scientific article

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM OF POLAR BEARS

article by Andrew E. Derocher et al published October 2005 in Journal of Mammalogy

Sea ice reduction drives genetic differentiation among Barents Sea polar bears

scientific article published on 08 September 2021

Serologic survey for selected virus infections in polar bears at Svalbard

scientific article

Serosurvey for Trichinella in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard and the Barents Sea

article by Kjetil Åsbakk et al published September 2010 in Veterinary Parasitology

Sexual dimorphism and the mating ecology of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard

article by Andrew E. Derocher et al published 20 February 2010 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Skull Foramina Asymmetry in East Greenland and Svalbard Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in Relation to Stressful Environments

article

Space-use strategies of female polar bears in a dynamic sea ice habitat

article by Mette Mauritzen et al published September 2001 in Canadian Journal of Zoology

Space-use strategies of female polar bears in a dynamic sea ice habitat

article by Mette Mauritzen et al published 2001 in Canadian Journal of Zoology

Space-use strategy is an important determinant of PCB concentrations in female polar bears in the Barents Sea.

scientific article published in November 2003

Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance:

article

Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their prey

scientific article published in 2022

Temporal and Spatial Variation in Metric Asymmetry in Skulls of Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland and Svalbard

article

Temporal trends of Hg in Arctic biota, an update

scientific article

The Laptev Sea walrusOdobenus rosmarus laptevi: an enigma revisited

scientific article published in 2009

The mammal type specimens at the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway

scientific article (publication date: 15 November 2013)

The number and distribution of polar bears in the western Barents Sea

article by Jon Aars et al published January 2017 in Polar Research

The underwater soundscape in western Fram Strait: Breeding ground of Spitsbergen's endangered bowhead whales

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

Transient benefits of climate change for a high-Arctic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulation

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

Transthyretin-Binding Activity of Contaminants in Blood from Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Cubs

article by Jenny Bytingsvik et al published 3 April 2013 in Environmental Science & Technology

Using satellite telemetry to define spatial population structure in polar bears in the Norwegian and western Russian Arctic

article by Mette Mauritzen et al published February 2002 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in non-metrical skull traits of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and relationships across East Greenland and adjacent subpopulations (1830–2013)

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

What are the toxicological effects of mercury in Arctic biota?

scientific article published on 08 December 2012

List of works by Øystein Wiig

A circumpolar monitoring framework for polar bears

A tale of two polar bear populations: ice habitat, harvest, and body condition

Adaptation of the hindlimbs for climbing in bears

An on-ice aerial survey of the Kane Basin polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulation

Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century

Arctic-adapted dogs emerged at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition

Are polar bears threatened?

Body composition of three polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) cubs found dead at Svalbard

Body size changes among otters, Lutra lutra, in Norway: the possible effects of food availability and global warming

Complete mitochondrial genome of a Pleistocene jawbone unveils the origin of polar bear

Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species

Contaminants in Svalbard polar bear samples archived since 1967 and possible population level effects

Correction: Implications of the circumpolar genetic structure of polar bears for their conservation in a rapidly warming Arctic

Differences in growth, size and sexual dimorphism in skulls of East Greenland and Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Differences in oligosaccharide pattern of a sample of polar bear colostrum and mid-lactation milk

Does high organochlorine (OC) exposure impair the resistance to infection in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)? Part I: Effect of OCs on the humoral immunity

Does high organochlorine (OC) exposure impair the resistance to infection in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)? Part II: Possible effect of OCs on mitogen- and antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation.

East Greenland and Barents Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus): adaptive variation between two populations using skull morphometrics as an indicator of environmental and genetic differences

Ecological risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in the arctic

Effects of climate change on polar bears.

Establishing a definition of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) health: a guide to research and management activities

Females roam while males patrol: divergence in breeding season movements of pack-ice polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

Fluctuating Asymmetry in Metric Traits; a Practical Example of Calculating Asymmetry, Measurement Error, and Repeatability

Functional responses in polar bear habitat selection

Genetic diversity of historical Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from Bjørnøya and Håøya (Tusenøyane), Svalbard, Norway

Genomes of Pleistocene Siberian Wolves Uncover Multiple Extinct Wolf Lineages

Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear subpopulation persisting in late 21st-century sea-ice conditions

Hemoglobin, pH and DPG/chloride shifting

High genomic diversity in the endangered East Greenland Svalbard Barents Sea stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)

Late Pleistocene fossil find in Svalbard: the oldest remains of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1744) ever discovered

Late Pleistocene fossil find in Svalbard: the oldest remains of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1744) ever discovered

Lynx body size in Norway is related to its main prey (Roe deer) density, climate, and latitude

Modeling the demography of species providing extended parental care: A capture–recapture multievent model with a case study on polar bears (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>)

Movements of two Svalbard polar bears recorded using geographical positioning system satellite transmitters

Nursing vocalization of a polar bear cub

Organochlorines affect the major androgenic hormone, testosterone, in male polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard

Organochlorines affect the steroid hormone cortisol in free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard, Norway

PCBs and OH-PCBs in polar bear mother-cub pairs: a comparative study based on plasma levels in 1998 and 2008.

Perfluoroalkyl substances in polar bear mother–cub pairs: A comparative study based on plasma levels from 1998 and 2008

Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Persistent organic pollutants, skull size and bone density of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland 1892-2015 and Svalbard 1964-2004.

Plasma biochemical values from apparently healthy free-ranging polar bears from Svalbard

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) maternity den distribution in Svalbard, Norway

Polar bear hemoglobin and human Hb A0: same 2,3-diphosphoglycerate binding site but asymmetry of the binding?

Polychlorinated biphenyls and reproductive hormones in female polar bears at Svalbard

Predation of Svalbard reindeer by polar bears

Predicting 21st-century polar bear habitat distribution from global climate models

Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)

Quantifying the sensitivity of Arctic marine mammals to climate-induced habitat change

RINGED SEAL (PHOCA HISPIDA) BREEDING IN THE DRIFTING PACK ICE OF THE BARENTS SEA

Rapid ecosystem change and polar bear conservation

Recent changes in body size of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Sweden

Relationships between PCBs and thyroid hormones and retinol in female and male polar bears

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM OF POLAR BEARS

Sea ice reduction drives genetic differentiation among Barents Sea polar bears

Serologic survey for selected virus infections in polar bears at Svalbard

Serosurvey for Trichinella in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard and the Barents Sea

Sexual dimorphism and the mating ecology of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard

Skull Foramina Asymmetry in East Greenland and Svalbard Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in Relation to Stressful Environments

Space-use strategies of female polar bears in a dynamic sea ice habitat

Space-use strategies of female polar bears in a dynamic sea ice habitat

Space-use strategy is an important determinant of PCB concentrations in female polar bears in the Barents Sea.

Specialized sledge dogs accompanied Inuit dispersal across the North American Arctic

Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance:

Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their prey

Temporal and Spatial Variation in Metric Asymmetry in Skulls of Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland and Svalbard

Temporal trends of Hg in Arctic biota, an update

The Laptev Sea walrusOdobenus rosmarus laptevi: an enigma revisited

The mammal type specimens at the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway

The number and distribution of polar bears in the western Barents Sea

The underwater soundscape in western Fram Strait: Breeding ground of Spitsbergen's endangered bowhead whales

Transient benefits of climate change for a high-Arctic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulation

Transthyretin-Binding Activity of Contaminants in Blood from Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Cubs

Using satellite telemetry to define spatial population structure in polar bears in the Norwegian and western Russian Arctic

Variation in non-metrical skull traits of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and relationships across East Greenland and adjacent subpopulations (1830–2013)

What are the toxicological effects of mercury in Arctic biota?