Publications

36) Carnahan, A.M., A.M. Pagano, A.L. Christian, K.D. Rode, and C.T. Robbins. 2024. Ursids evolved dietary diversity without altering metabolic rates. Scientific Reports 14:4751. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55549-w

35) Pagano, A.M. , K.D. Rode, N.J. Lunn, D. McGeachy, S.N. Atkinson, S.D. Farley, J.A. Erlenbach, and C.T. Robbins. 2024. Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period. Nature Communications 15:947. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44682-1

34) Marcot. B.G., T.C. Atwood, D.C. Douglas, J.F. Bromaghin, A.M. Pagano, and S.C. Amstrup. 2023. Incremental evolution of modeling a prognosis for polar bears in a rapidly changing Arctic. Ecological Indicators 156:111130. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111130

33) Archer, L.C., S.N. Atkinson, A.M. Pagano, S.R. Penk, P.K. Molnár. 2023. Lactation performance in polar bears is associated with fasting time and energetic state. Marine Ecology Progress Series 720:175–189. doi.org/10.3354/meps14382

32) Penk, S.R., P. Sadana, L.C. Archer, A.M. Pagano, M.R.L. Cattet, N.J. Lunn, G.W. Thiemann, and P.K. Molnár. 2023. A body composition model with multiple storage compartments for polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Conservation Physiology 11:coad043. doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coad043

31) Finnegan, S.P., A.M. Pagano, N.J. Svoboda, S.L. Schooler, and J.L. Belant. 2023. Energy landscapes of Kodiak brown bears: a comparison of accelerometer and global positioning system-derived estimates. Animal Biotelemetry 11:7. doi.org/10.1186/s40317-023-00319-0

30) Rode, K.D., D.C. Douglas, T.C. Atwood, G.M. Durner, R.R. Wilson, and A.M. Pagano. 2022. Observed and forecasted changes in land use by polar bears in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, 1985–2040. Global Ecology and Conservation 40:e02319. doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02319

29) Whiteman, J.P., H.J. Harlow, G.M. Durner, E.V. Regehr, S.C. Amstrup, A.M. Pagano, and M. Ben-David. 2022. The acute physiological response of polar bears to helicopter capture. Journal of Wildlife Management 86:e22238. doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22238

28) Bryce, C.M., C.E. Dunford, A.M. Pagano, Y. Wang, B.L. Borg, S.M. Arthur, and T.M. Williams. 2022. Environmental correlates of activity and energetics in a wide-ranging social carnivore. Animal Biotelemetry 10:1. doi.org/10.1186/s40317-021-00272-w

27) Pagano, A.M., G.M. Durner, T.C. Atwood, and D.C. Douglas. 2021. Effects of sea ice decline and summer land use on polar bear home range size in the Beaufort Sea. Ecosphere 12:e03768. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3768

26) Atwood, T.C., K.D. Rode, D.C. Douglas, K. Simac, A.M. Pagano, and J.F. Bromaghin. 2021. Long-term variation in polar bear body condition and maternal investment relative to a changing environment. Global Ecology and Conservation 32:e01925. doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01925

25) Pagano, A.M. 2021. Polar bear foraging behavior. Davis R.W., Pagano A.M. (eds) Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Sea Otters and Polar Bears. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals Springer pp 247–267. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66796-2_13

24) Pagano, A.M., and T.M. Williams. 2021. Physiological consequences of Arctic sea ice loss on large marine carnivores: unique responses by polar bears and narwhals. Journal of Experimental Biology 224:jeb228049. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.228049

23) Owen, M.A., A.M. Pagano, S. Wisdom, B.J. Kirschhoffer, A.E. Bowles, and C. O’Neill. 2020. Estimating the audibility of industrial noise to denning polar bears. Journal of Wildlife Management 85:384–396. doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21977

22) Williams, T.M., M.P. Heide-Jørgensen, A.M. Pagano, and C.M. Bryce. 2020. Hunters versus hunted: New perspectives on the physiological costs of survival at the top of the food chain. Functional Ecology 34:2015–2029. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13649

21) Rode, K.D., T.C. Atwood, G.W. Thiemann, M. St. Martin, R.R. Wilson, G.M. Durner, E.V. Regehr, S.L. Talbot, G.K. Sage, A.M. Pagano,and K. Simac. 2020. Identifying reliable indicators of fitness in polar bears. PLoS ONE 15:e0237444. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237444

20) Pagano, A.M., T.C. Atwood, G.M. Durner, and T.M. Williams. 2020. The seasonal energetic landscape of an apex marine carnivore, the polar bear. Ecology 101:e02959. doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2959

19) Sequeira, A.M.M., G.C. Hays, D.W. Sims, V.M. Eguíluz, J. Rodriguez, M. Heupel, R. Harcourt, H. Calich, N. Queiroz, D.P. Costa, J. Fernández-Gracia, L.C. Ferreira, S.D. Goldsworthy, M. Hindell, M.-A. Lea, M. Meekan, A.M. Pagano, S.A. Shaffer, J. Reisser, M. Thums, M. Weise, C.M. Duarte. 2019. Overhauling ocean spatial planning to improve marine megafauna conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:639. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00639

18) Pagano, A.M., and T.M. Williams. 2019. Estimating the energy expenditure of free‐ranging polar bears using tri‐axial accelerometers: A validation with doubly labeled water. Ecology and Evolution 9:4210–4219. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5053

17) Pagano, A.M., A. Cutting, N. Nicassio-Hiskey, A. Hash, and T.M. Williams. 2019. Energetic costs of aquatic locomotion in a subadult polar bear. Marine Mammal Science 35:649–659. doi.org/10.1111/mms.12556

16) Pagano, A.M., A.M. Carnahan, C.T. Robbins, M.A. Owen, T. Batson, N. Wagner, A. Cutting, N. Nicassio-Hiskey, A. Hash, and T.M. Williams. 2018. Energetic costs of locomotion in bears: Is plantigrade locomotion energetically economical? Journal of Experimental Biology 221:jeb175372. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.175372

15) Pagano, A.M., G.M. Durner, K.D. Rode, T.C. Atwood, S.N. Atkinson, E. Peacock, D.P. Costa, M.A. Owen, and T.M. Williams. 2018. High-energy, high-fat lifestyle challenges an Arctic apex predator, the polar bear. Science 359:568–572. doi.org/10.1126/science.aan8677

14) Sequeira, A.M.M., J.P. Rodríguez, V.M. Eguíluz, R. Harcourt, M. Hindell, D.W. Sims, C.M. Duarte, D.P. Costa, J. Fernández-Gracia, L.C. Ferreira, G.C. Hays, M.R. Heupel, M.G. Meekan, A. Aven, F. Bailleul, A.M.M. Baylis, M.L. Berumen, C.D. Braun, J. Burns, M.J. Caley, R. Campbell, R.H. Carmichael, E. Clua, L.D. Einoder, A. Friedlaender, M.E. Goebel, S.D. Goldsworthy, C. Guinet, J. Gunn, D. Hamer, N. Hammerschlag, M. Hammill, L.A. Hückstädt, N.E. Humphries, M.-A. Lea, A. Lowther, A. Mackay, E. McHuron, J. McKenzie, L. McLeay, C.R. McMahon, K. Mengersen, M.M.C. Muelbert, A.M. Pagano, B. Page, N. Queiroz, P.W. Robinson, S.A. Shaffer, M. Shivji, G.B. Skomal, S.R. Thorrold, S. Villegas-Amtmann, M. Weise, R. Wells, B. Wetherbee, A. Wiebkin, B. Wienecke, and M. Thums. 2018. Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115:3072–3077. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1716137115

13) Rode, K.D., R.R. Wilson, D.C. Douglas, V. Muhlenbruch, T.C. Atwood, E.V. Regehr, E.S. Richardson, N.W. Pilfold, A.E. Derocher, G.M. Durner, I. Stirling, S.C. Amstrup, M. St. Martin, A.M. Pagano, and K. Simac. 2018. Spring fasting behavior in a marine apex predator provides an index of ecosystem productivity. Global Change Biology 24:410–423. doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13933

12) Pagano, A.M., K.D. Rode, and S.N. Atkinson. 2017. Evaluating methods to assess the body condition of female polar bears. Ursus 28:171–181. doi.org/10.2192/URSU-D-16-00029.1

11) Pagano, A.M., K.D. Rode, A. Cutting, M.A. Owen, S. Jensen, J.V. Ware, C.T. Robbins, G.M. Durner, T.C. Atwood, M.E. Obbard, K.R. Middel, G.W. Thiemann, and T.M. Williams. 2017. Using tri-axial accelerometers to remotely identify wild polar bear behaviors. Endangered Species Research 32:19–33. doi.org/10.3354/esr00779

10) Wiig, Ø., E.K. Born, K.L. Laidre, R. Dietz, M.V. Jensen, G.M. Durner, A.M. Pagano, E. Regehr, M. St. Martin, S. Atkinson, and M. Dyck. 2017. Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Animal Biotelemetry 5:9. doi.org/10.1186/s40317-017-0124-0

9) Ware, J.V., K.D. Rode, J.F. Bromaghin, D.C. Douglas, R.R. Wilson, E.V. Regehr, S.C. Amstrup, G.M. Durner, A.M. Pagano, J. Olson, C.T. Robbins, and H.T. Jansen. 2017. Habitat degradation affects the summer activity of polar bears. Oecologia 184:87–99. doi.org/10.1007/s00442-017-3839-y

8) Ware, J.V., K.D. Rode, A.M. Pagano, J. Bromaghin, C.T. Robbins, J. Erlenbach, S. Jensen, A. Cutting, N. Nicassio-Hiskey, A. Hash, M. Owen, and H.T. Jansen. 2015. Validation of mercury tip-switch and accelerometer activity sensors for identifying resting and active behavior in bears. Ursus 26:8–18. doi.org/10.2192/URSUS-D-14-00031.1

7) Pagano, A.M., E. Peacock, and M.A. McKinney. 2014. Remote biopsy darting and marking of polar bears. Marine Mammal Science 30:169–183. doi.org/10.1111/mms.12029

6) Rode, K.D., A.M. Pagano, J.F. Bromaghin, T.C. Atwood, G.M. Durner, K.S. Simac, and S.C. Amstrup. 2014. Effects of capturing and collaring on polar bears: Findings from long-term research on the southern Beaufort Sea population. Wildlife Research 41:311–322. doi.org/10.1071/WR13225

5) Pagano, A.M., C.L. Amundson, M.R. Pieron, T.W. Arnold, and T.C. Kimmel. 2014. Using sightability-adjusted brood-to-pair ratios to estimate waterfowl productivity. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38:566–573. doi.org/10.1002/wsb.422

4) Pagano, A.M., G.M. Durner, S.C. Amstrup, K.S. Simac, and G.S. York. 2012. Long-distance swimming by polar bears of the southern Beaufort Sea during years of extensive open water. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90:663–676. doi.org/10.1139/z2012-033

3) Pagano, A.M., and T.W. Arnold. 2009. Estimating detection probabilities of waterfowl broods from ground-based surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:686–694. doi.org/10.2193/2007-524

2) Pagano, A.M., and T.W. Arnold. 2009. Detection probabilities for ground-based breeding waterfowl surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:392–398. doi.org/10.2193/2007-411

1) Arnold, T.W., A.M. Pagano, J.H. Devries, R.B. Emery, D.W. Howerter, and B.L. Joynt. 2008. Social indices of breeding productivity in parkland mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:224–230. doi.org/10.2193/2007-035