At Sinopah, we believe that publishing quality, original work in respected, peer-reviewed (and preferably open access) journals is an important component in delivering new methods and science to a broader audience.  We also know the value of popular media sources that can reach entirely new audiences, and those who usually do not directly see the products of what they, the public, often pay for.

Below is a list of our publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Peer-reviewed articles (click to see .pdf):

Bowersock, N.R., A.R. Litt, M.A. Sawaya, K.A. Gunther, and F. T. van Manen. 2023. Spatial variation in density of American black bears in northern Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Wildlife Management doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22497. (pdf)

 

Palm, E.C., E.L. Landguth, Z.A. Holden, C.C. Day, C.T. Lamb, P.F. Frame, A.T. Morehouse, G. Mowat, M.F. Proctor, M.A. Sawaya, G. Stenhouse, J. Whittington, and K.A. Zeller. 2023. Corridor-based approach with spatial cross validation reveals scale-dependent effects of geographic distance, human footprint, and canopy cover on grizzly bear genetic connectivity. Molecular Ecology DOI:10.1111/mec.17098. (pdf)

 

Fisher, J.T., S. Murray, M. Barrueto, K. Carroll, A. P. Clevenger, D. Hausleitner, W. Harrower, N. Heim, K. Heinemeyer, A. L. Jacob, T. S. Jung, A. Kortello, A. Ladle, R. Long, P. Mackay, and M.A. Sawaya. 2022. Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in a changing landscape and warming climate: a decadal synthesis of global conservation ecology research. Global Ecology and Conservation 34: e02019. (pdf)

 

Barrueto, M., M.A. Sawaya, and A.P. Clevenger. 2020. Low wolverine (Gulo gulo) density in a national park complex of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98:287-298. (pdf)

 

Sawaya, M.A., A.P. Clevenger, and M.K. Schwartz. 2019. Demographic fragmentation of a protected wolverine population bisected by a major transportation corridor. Biological Conservation 236:616-625. (pdf)

 

Ramsey, A.B., M.A. Sawaya, L.S. Bullington, and P.W. Ramsey. 2019. Individual identification via remote video verified by DNA analysis: a case study of the American black bear. Wildlife Research 46:326-333. (pdf)

 

Stetz, J.B., M.S. Mitchell, and K.C. Kendall. 2018. Using spatially-explicit capture-recapture models to explain variation in seasonal density patterns of sympatric ursids. Ecography 41:1-12. (pdf)  

 

Sawaya, M.A., A.B. Ramsey, and P.W. Ramsey. 2017. American black bear thermoregulation at natural and artificial water sources. Ursus 27(2):129-135. (pdf)

 

Stetz, J.B., S. Smith, M.A. Sawaya, A.B. Ramsey, S.J. Amish, M.K. Schwartz, and G. Luikart. 2016. Discovery of 20,000 RAD-SNPs and development of a 52-SNP array for monitoring river otters. Conservation Genetics Resources DOI: 10.1007/s12686-016-0558-3. (pdf)

 

Flesch E.P., R.A. Garrott, P.J. White, D. Brimeyer, A.B. Courtemanch, J.A. Cunningham, S.R. Dewey, G.L. Fralick, K. Loveless, D.E. McWhirter, H. Miyasaki, A. Pils, M.A. Sawaya, and S.T. Stewart. 2016. Range expansion and population growth of nonnative mountain goats in the Greater Yellowstone Area: challenges for management.  Wildlife Society Bulletin DOI:10.1002/wsb.636. (pdf)

 

Whittington, J., and M.A. Sawaya. 2015. A comparison of grizzly bear demographic parameters estimated from non-spatial and spatial open population capture-recapture models. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0134446 (pdf)

 

Stetz, J.B., T. Seitz, and M.A. Sawaya. 2015. Effects of exposure on genotyping success rates of hair samples from brown and American black bears. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 6(1):191-198; e1944-687x (pdf).

 

Hopkins, J.B., J. Whittington, A.P. Clevenger, M.A. Sawaya, and C.Cassady St. Clair. 2014. Stable isotopes reveal rail-associated behavior in a threatened carnivore. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies DOI :10.1080/10256016.2014.922555 (pdf)

 

Sawaya, M.A., S.T. Kalinowski, and A.P. Clevenger. 2014. Genetic connectivity for two bear species at wildlife crossing structures in Banff National Park. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281:20131705 (pdf)

 

Stetz, J.B., K.C. Kendall, and A.C. Macleod. 2013. Black bear density in Glacier National Park. Wildlife Society Bulletin DOI:10.1002/wsb.356 (pdf)

 

Sawaya, M.A., A.P. Clevenger, and S.T. Kalinowski. 2013. Demographic connectivity for ursid populations at wildlife crossing structures in Banff National Park. Conservation Biology 27:4 721-730 (pdf)

 

Stetz, J.B., K. Hunt, K.C. Kendall, S.W. Wasser. 2013. Effects of exposure, diet, and thermoregulation on fecal glucocorticoid measures in wild bears. PLoS ONE 8:e55967. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055967 (pdf)

 

Latham, E., J. Stetz, I. Seryodkin, D. Miquelle, and M. Gibeau. 2012. Noninvasive genetic sampling of brown bears and Asiatic black bears in the Russian Far East. Ursus 23:145-158 (pdf)

 

Landguth, E.L., B.K. Hand, J. Glassy, S.A. Cushman, and M.A. Sawaya. 2012. UNICOR: a species connectivity and corridor network simulator. Ecography 35:9-14 (pdf)

 

Graves, T., J.A. Royle, K.C. Kendall, P. Beier, J.B. Stetz , and A.C. Macleod. 2012. Balancing precision and risk: should multiple detection methods be analyzed separately in N-mixture models? PLoS ONE 7:e49410. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049410 (pdf)

 

Sawaya, M.A., J.B. Stetz, A.P. Clevenger, M.L. Gibeau, and S.T. Kalinowski. 2012. Estimating grizzly and black bear population abundance and trend in Banff National Park using noninvasive genetic sampling. PLoS ONE 7:1-12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034777 (pdf)

 

Jackson, J.A., L. Laikre, K.C. Kendall, F.W. Allendorf, L.C. Aroner, C.S. Baker, D.P. Gregovich, M.M. Hansen, K. McKelvey, M.C. Neel, I. Olivieri, N. Ryman, M.K. Schwartz, R. Short Bull, J.B. Stetz, D.A. Tallmon, B.L. Taylor, C.D. Vojta, D.M. Waller, and R.S. Waples. 2012. Guidelines for collecting and maintaining  archives for genetic monitoring. Conservation Genetics Resources 4:527-536. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-011-9545-x

 

Sawaya, M.A., T.K. Ruth, S. Creel, J.J. Rotella, J.B. Stetz, H.B. Quigley, and S.T. Kalinowski. 2011. Evaluation of noninvasive genetic sampling methods for cougars in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:612–622. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.92 (pdf)

 

Stetz, J.B., K.C. Kendall, and C. Vojta. 2011. Genetic monitoring for managers: A new online resource. Journal of Fish & Wildlife Management 2:216-219. doi: 10.3996/082011-JFWM-048 (pdf)

 

Graves, T.A., K.C. Kendall, J.A. Royle, J.B. Stetz, and A.C. Macleod. 2011. Linking landscape characteristics to local grizzly bear abundance using multiple detection methods in a hierarchical model. Animal Conservation 14:652-664.  doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00471.x (pdf)

 

Clevenger, A.P., and M.A. Sawaya. 2010. Piloting a non-invasive genetic sampling method for evaluating population-level benefits of wildlife crossing structures. Ecology & Society 15:7 (pdf)

 

Stetz, J.B., K.C. Kendall, and C. Servheen. 2010. Evaluation of bear rub surveys to monitor grizzly bear population trends. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:860–870. DOI: 10.2193/2008-435 (pdf)

 

Laikre, L., M.K. Schwartz, R.S. Waples, N. Ryman, and The GeM Working Group: C.S. Baker, D.P. Gregovich, M.M. Hansen, J.A. Jackson, K.C. Kendall, K. McKelvey, M.C. Neel, I. Olivieri, R. Short Bull, J.B. Stetz, D.A. Tallmon, B.L. Taylor, C.D. Vojta, D.M. Waller. 2010. Compromising genetic diversity in the wild: unmonitored release of commercial gene pools. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25:520–529.

 

Laikre, L, F.W. Allendorf, L.C. Aroner, C.S. Baker, D.P. Gregovich, M.M. Hansen, J.A. Jackson, K.C. Kendall, K. McKelvey, M.C. Neel, I. Olivieri, N. Ryman, M.K. Schwartz, R. Short Bull, J.B. Stetz, D.A. Tallmon, B.L. Taylor, C.D. Vojta, D.M. Waller, and R.S. Waples. 2009. Neglect of genetic diversity in implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Conservation Biology 24:86–88.

 

Kendall, K.C., J.B. Stetz, J. Boulanger, A.C. Macleod, D. Paetkau, and G.C. White. 2009. Demography and genetic structure of a recovering grizzly bear population. Journal of Wildlife Management 79:3–17.  DOI: 10.2193/2008-330 (pdf)

 

Kendall, K.C., J.B. Stetz, D.A. Roon, L.P. Waits, J. Boulanger, and D. Paetkau. 2008. Grizzly bear density in the Glacier National Park region. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1693–1705. DOI: 10.2193/2008-007 (pdf)

 

Boulanger, J., K. Kendall, J. Stetz, D. Roon, L. Waits, and D. Paetkau. 2008. Multiple data sources improve DNA-based mark-recapture population estimates of grizzly bears. Ecological Applications 18:577–589. (pdf)

 

Kalinowski, S.T., M.A. Sawaya, and M.L. Taper. 2006. Individual identification and distribution of genotypic differences between individuals. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:1148-1150 (pdf)