About the Authors
- Elizabeth Peacock
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* E-mail: lpeacock@usgs.gov
Affiliations Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America, Department of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
- Sarah A. Sonsthagen
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Affiliation Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- Martyn E. Obbard
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Affiliation Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
- Andrei Boltunov
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Affiliation All-Russian Research Institute for Nature Protection, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Eric V. Regehr
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Affiliation US Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- Nikita Ovsyanikov
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Affiliation Wrangel Island State Nature Reserve, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Jon Aars
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Affiliation Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
- Stephen N. Atkinson
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Affiliation Department of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
- George K. Sage
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Affiliation Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- Andrew G. Hope
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Affiliation Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
- Eve Zeyl
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Affiliation Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Lutz Bachmann
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Affiliation Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Dorothee Ehrich
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Affiliation Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Kim T. Scribner
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Affiliation Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Steven C. Amstrup
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Affiliation Polar Bears International, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
- Stanislav Belikov
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Affiliation All-Russian Research Institute for Nature Protection, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Erik W. Born
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Affiliation Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Andrew E. Derocher
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Ian Stirling
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Affiliation Science & Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Mitchell K. Taylor
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Affiliation Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Øystein Wiig
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Affiliation Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- David Paetkau
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Affiliation Wildlife Genetics International, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
- Sandra L. Talbot
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Affiliation Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America
Competing Interests
The author D. Paetkau is an owner of the Canadian company, Wildlife Genetics International. This fact does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EP DP SAS SLT AGH GKS. Performed the experiments: EP SAS AGH SLT GKS. Analyzed the data: EP SAS AGH SLT GKS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EP MEO AB EVR NO JA SNA EZ LB DE SCA SB EWB AED IS MKT OW. Wrote the paper: EP SLT SAS. Provided expertise and editing: EP SAS MEO AB EVR JA SNA AGH EZ LB DE KTS SCA SB EWB AED IS MKT OW DP SLT GKS.