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  1. Trends in body condition in polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) from the Southern Hudson Bay subpopulation in relation to changes in sea ice

    Article • Arctic Science, March 2016, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

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

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  3. How many bears in the Southern Hudson Bay polar bear subpopulation?

    Article • Polar Biology, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

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

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard, Prof Dr Christian Sonne

  5. Implications of the Circumpolar Genetic Structure of Polar Bears for Their Conservation in a Rapidly Warming Arctic

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2015, PLOS

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  6. Corrigendum to “Population genetic structure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Hudson Bay, Canada: Implications of future climate change” [Biol. Conserv. 141(10) (2008) 2528–2539]

    Article • Biological Conservation, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  7. Relationships among food availability, harvest, and human–bear conflict at landscape scales in Ontario, Canada

    Article • Ursus, October 2014, Ursus

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  8. Combining data from 43 standardized surveys to estimate densities of female American black bears by spatially explicit capture–recapture

    Article • Population Ecology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  9. Moose calf mortality in central Ontario, Canada

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  10. Rapid ecosystem change and polar bear conservation

    Article • Conservation Letters, February 2013, Wiley

    Mr Dag Vongraven, Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  11. Evaluation of hair cortisol concentration as a biomarker of long-term stress in free-ranging polar bears

    Article • Wildlife Society Bulletin, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  12. Verifying boundary of polar bear subpopulations

    Article • Ursus, November 2012, Ursus

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  13. A circumpolar monitoring framework for polar bears

    Article • Ursus, November 2012, Ursus

    Mr Dag Vongraven, Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  14. Prior reproduction and weather affect berry crops in central Ontario, Canada

    Article • Population Ecology, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  15. Incidental nest predation in freshwater turtles: inter- and intraspecific differences in vulnerability are explained by relative crypsis

    Article • Oecologia, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  16. Small-scale genetic structure of American black bears illustrates potential postglacial recolonization routes

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  17. Individual patterns of prey selection and dietary specialization in an Arctic marine carnivore

    Article • Oikos, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  18. Serum corticosteroid binding globulin expression is modulated by fasting in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  19. Do public complaints reflect trends in human–bear conflict?

    Article • Ursus, November 2010, Ursus

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  20. A distance-based analysis of habitat selection by American black bears (Ursus americanus) on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, November 2010, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  21. Empirical comparison of density estimators for large carnivores

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  22. A comparison of forest resource inventory, provincial land cover maps and field surveys for wildlife habitat analysis in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence forest

    Article • The Forestry Chronicle, February 2010, Canadian Institute of Forestry

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  23. Use of Hyaluronidase to Improve Chemical Immobilization of Free-ranging Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, January 2010, Wildlife Disease Association

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  24. Population genetic structure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Hudson Bay, Canada: Implications of future climate change

    Article • Biological Conservation, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  25. Demography of Black Bears in Hunted and Unhunted Areas of the Boreal Forest of Ontario

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, May 2008, Wiley

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  26. Suspended baits: Can they help hunters distinguish male from female American black bears

    Article • Ursus, April 2008, Ursus

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  27. Extirpation Risk of an Isolated Black Bear Population Under Different Management Scenarios

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  28. To weigh or not to weigh: conditions for the estimation of body mass by morphometry

    Article • Ursus, April 2005, Ursus

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  29. Polar Bear Distribution and Abundance on the Southwestern Hudson Bay Coast During Open Water Season, in Relation to Population Trends and Annual Ice Patterns

    Article • ARCTIC, January 2004, The Arctic Institute of North America

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  30. A body-condition index for ursids

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, July 2002, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  31. Lactation during Hibernation in Wild Black Bears: Effects on Plasma Amino Acids and Nitrogen Metabolites

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, September 1999, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  32. Genetic relatedness and home-range overlap among female black bears ( Ursus americanus ) in northern Ontario, Canada

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, August 1998, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  33. Genetic relatedness and home-range overlap among female black bears (Ursus americanus) in northern Ontario, Canada

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, January 1998, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  34. Seasonal Movements of Female Black Bears in the Boreal Forest of Ontario in Relation to Timber Harvesting

    Article • Bears Their Biology and Management, January 1994, JSTOR

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  35. Environmental Contaminants in Eggs of the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina) from the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin of Ontario, Canada (1981, 1984)

    Article • Journal of Great Lakes Research, January 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  36. The Influence of Growth Rate on Age and Body Size at Maturity in Female Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina)

    Article • Copeia, December 1989, JSTOR

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  37. A Radio-Telemetry and Mark-Recapture Study of Activity in the Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina

    Article • Copeia, August 1981, JSTOR

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  38. Factors affecting basking in a northern population of the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina

    Article • Canadian Journal of Zoology, February 1979, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard

  39. Tag Success, Dimensions, Clutch Size and Nesting Site Fidelity for the Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina, (Reptilia, Testudines, Chelydridae) in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, April 1977, JSTOR

    Dr Martyn E. Obbard