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63
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1998
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Erik W. Born is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily addresses topics within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The subfields of study they contribute to include Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work focuses on key topics such as Marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Cryospheric studies and observations, Genetic diversity and population structure, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Marine and fisheries research, and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Interrelated ecological impacts of climate change on an apex predator, 2020, Ecological Applications
  • Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear subpopulation persisting in late 21st-century sea-ice conditions, 2022, Science
  • A risk assessment review of mercury exposure in Arctic marine and terrestrial mammals, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Transient benefits of climate change for a high-Arctic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulation, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic, 2022, Diversity and Distributions

Frequent co-authors working with Erik W. Born include Øystein Wiig, Kristin L. Laidre, Eric V. Regehr, Nicholas J. Lunn, and Markus Dyck.

Regarding publication venues, the scientist has contributed to Ecological Applications, Science, The Science of The Total Environment, Global Change Biology, and Diversity and Distributions.

Best Publications

  • Mammalian mitogenomic relationships and the root of the eutherian tree.

    Ulfur Arnason;Joseph A. Adegoke;Kristina Bodin;Erik W. Born

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

    Kristin L. Laidre;Harry Stern;Kit M. Kovacs;Lloyd Lowry

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

    George M. Durner;David C. Douglas;Ryan M. Nielson;Steven C. Amstrup

  • What are the toxicological effects of mercury in Arctic biota

    Rune Dietz;Christian Sonne;Niladri Basu;Birgit Braune

  • Population genomics reveal recent speciation and rapid evolutionary adaptation in polar bears.

    Shiping Liu;Eline D. Lorenzen;Matteo Fumagalli;Bo Li

  • Genetic structure of the world's polar bear populations.

    David Paetkau;Steven C. Amstrup;E.W. Born;W. Calvert

  • Circumpolar study of perfluoroalkyl contaminants in polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

    Marla Smithwick;Scott A. Mabury;Keith R. Solomon;Christian Sonne

  • Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Polar Bears from Eastern Russia, North America, Greenland, and Svalbard: Biomonitoring of Arctic Pollution

    R J Norstrom;S E Belikov;E W Born;G W Garner

  • Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish

    Rune Dietz;Robert J. Letcher;Jean Pierre Desforges;Igor Eulaers

  • Is dietary mercury of neurotoxicological concern to wild polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

    Niladri Basu;Anton M. Scheuhammer;Christian Sonne;Robert J. Letcher

  • An assessment of selenium to mercury in Greenland marine animals.

    R Dietz;F Riget;E.W Born

  • Delineating Canadian and Greenland polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations by cluster analysis of movements

    Mitchell K Taylor;Seeglook Akeeagok;Dennis Andriashek;William Barbour

  • Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants and metabolites in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Alaska, Canada, East Greenland, and Svalbard: 1996-2002.

    Jonathan Verreault;Jonathan Verreault;Derek C.G. Muir;Ross J. Norstrom;Ian Stirling

  • Increasing Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in East Greenland Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus): A New Toxic Threat to the Arctic Bears

    R Dietz;R Bossi;F F Rigét;C Sonne

  • Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland.

    Robert J. Letcher;Wouter A. Gebbink;Christian Sonne;Erik W. Born

  • Age at sexual maturity of males and timing of the mating season of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Greenland

    A. Rosing-Asvid;E. W. Born;M. C. S. Kingsley

  • Determinants of Home Range Size for Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus).

    S.H. Ferguson;M.K. Taylor;E.W. Born;A. Rosing‐Asvid

  • Global change effects on the long‐term feeding ecology and contaminant exposures of East Greenland polar bears

    Melissa A. McKinney;Melissa A. McKinney;Sara J. Iverson;Aaron T. Fisk;Christian Sonne

  • Is Bone Mineral Composition Disrupted by Organochlorines in East Greenland Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus)

    Christian Sonne;Rune Dietz;Erik W. Born;Frank F. Riget

  • Perflouroalkyl contaminants in liver tissue from East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

    Marla Smithwick;Derek C. G. Muir;Scott A. Mabury;Keith R. Solomon

  • Tissue-specific congener composition of organohalogen and metabolite contaminants in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

    Wouter A. Gebbink;Christian Sonne;Rune Dietz;Maja Kirkegaard

  • Seasonal and temporal trends in polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus), 1990–2001

    R. Dietz;F.F. Riget;C. Sonne;R. Letcher

Frequent Co-Authors

Rune Dietz
Rune Dietz Aarhus University
Christian Sonne
Christian Sonne Aarhus University
Øystein Wiig
Øystein Wiig University of Oslo
Robert J. Letcher
Robert J. Letcher Carleton University
Frank F. Rigét
Frank F. Rigét Aarhus University
Kristin L. Laidre
Kristin L. Laidre University of Washington
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Jon Aars
Jon Aars Norwegian Polar Institute
Ian Stirling
Ian Stirling University of Alberta
Andrew E. Derocher
Andrew E. Derocher University of Alberta

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