OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Zoology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
What do caribou eat? A review of the literature on caribou diet	24
Relative abundance of coyotes (Canis latrans) influences gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) occupancy across the eastern United States	16
Overwintering and cold tolerance in the Moor Frog (Rana arvalis) across its range	14
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) nest protection reduces depredation and increases success, but annual variation influences its effectiveness	14
Group hunting in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)	13
A Paleozoic stem hagfishMyxinikela siroka— revised anatomy and implications for evolution of the living jawless vertebrate lineages	13
Filling in the holes: The reproductive biology of the understudied Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)	13
Stable isotope analysis suggests that tetrodotoxin-resistant Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) rarely feed on newts in the wild	11
Reproductive phenology and seasonal mass dynamics of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) at their northern range limit	10
Staying warm is not always the norm: behavioural differences in thermoregulation of two snake species	10
Multiple origins of feeding head larvae by the Early Cambrian	9
Winter nest trees of sympatric northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern (Glaucomys volans) flying squirrels: a test of reinforcement in a hybrid zone	9
Anthropogenic disturbance promotes the abundance of a newly introduced butterfly, the European common blue (Polyommatus icarus; Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in Canada	9
Body size variation in a guild of carrion beetles	9
Vulnerability to global warming of the critically endangered Añelo Sand Dunes Lizard (Liolaemus cuyumhue) from the Monte Desert, Patagonia Argentina	9
Seasonal patterns in nutritional condition of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in the southern Northwest Territories and northeastern British Columbia, Canada	9
Altitude impacts body size but not age in the Asia Minor Thin-toed Gecko (Mediodactylus heterocercus)	9
The relationship between altitudinal gradients, diversity, and body size in a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagus) model system	8
Prehibernation swarming in temperate bats: a critical transition between summer activity and hibernation	8
Living on the edge: spatial response of coyotes (Canis latrans) to wolves (Canis lupus) in the subarctic	8
The neuromuscular system in flatworms: serotonin and FMRFamide immunoreactivities and musculature in Prodistomum alaskense (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae), an endemic fish parasite of the northwester	8
Comparison of pre-fire and post-fire space use reveals varied responses by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Boreal Shield	8
An enigmatic mass mortality event of Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in a protected area	8
Partitioning resources through the seasons: abundance and phenology of carrion beetles (Silphidae) in southeastern Ontario, Canada	8
Determining the influence of snow and temperature on the movement rates of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)	8

Influence of environmental parameters on habitat use by sympatric freshwater eels Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla japonica on Yakushima Island, Japan	7
Habitat selection, movement, and food preferences of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in an agri-forested landscape	7
Conserving wetlands in agroecosystems can sustain aerial insectivore productivity and survival	7
Coyote (Canis latrans) diet and spatial co-occurrence with woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)	7
A new miniature Pristella (Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Characidae) with reversed sexual dimorphism from the rio Tocantins and rio São Francisco basins, Brazil	7
Understanding environmental patterns of canid predation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)	7
Developmental asynchrony and host species identity predict variability in nestling growth of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the “growth-tuning” hypothesis	7
Summer habitat use and movements of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in Canadian agro-ecosystems	7
Reproductive patterns and energy management strategies of females of the fiddler crabLeptuca uruguayensiswith short reproductive seasons	6
Spring diet of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in a moose (Alces alces) – woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) system in northern Ontario, Canada	6
Effective investments due to seasonal morphological changes? Possible reasons and consequences of allometric growth and reproduction in adult signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)	6
Road visibility influences habitat selection by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)	6
The effectiveness of decommissioning roadside mineral licks on reducing moose (Alces alces) activity near highways: implications for moose–vehicle collisions	6
Body shape and fin size in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): effects of temperature during embryogenesis	6
Activity, heart rate, and energy expenditure of a cold-climate mesocarnivore, the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	6
Two new freshwater planarian species (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Dugesiidae) partially sympatric in Argentinean Patagonia	6
Reforestation provides a foraging habitat for brown bears (Ursus arctos) by increasing cicada Lyristes bihamatus density in the Shiretoko World Heritage site	6
Group characteristics and spatial organization of the Eastern Beaufort Sea beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population using aerial photographs	6
Agonistic interactions and island biogeography as drivers of carnivore spatial and temporal activity at multiple scales	6
Maternal body size and age govern reproduction and offspring phenotype in the zig-zag ladybird beetle (Menochilus sexmaculatus)	5
Artificial intelligence (BirdNET) supplements manual methods to maximize bird species richness from acoustic data sets generated from regional monitoring	5
Signals from predators, injured conspecifics, and pesticide modify the swimming behavior of the gregarious tadpole of the Dorbigny’s Toad, Rhinella dorbignyi (Anura: Bufonidae)	5
Recent findings suggest adding red fox to climate-threatened whitebark pine trophic system	5
Living on the edge: population parameters of the wedge clamDonax hanleyanusin the southernmost limit of its distribution range, southwestern Atlantic, Argentina	5
Brain plasticity in response to short-term exposure to corticosterone in larval amphibians	5
Interspecific variation in heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity among sympatric temperate-latitude bats	5
Migratory connectivity and timing for an at-risk Canadian landbird, Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), from two geographically distant breeding areas	5
Comment on “Population genetics revealMyotis keenii(Keen’s myotis) andMyotis evotis(long-eared myotis) to be a single species”	5
Consumption of spiders by the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) and the long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada	5
Lack of response to pond desiccation by eggs and tadpoles of the Yungas Red-belly Toad (Melanophryniscus rubriventris) in an unpredictable environment	5
Relative skull size as one of the factors limiting skull shape variation in passerines	5
An observational analysis of Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) foraging and caching ecology in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA	5
Landscape use by fishers (Pekania pennanti): core areas differ in habitat than the entire home range	5
Ecological correlates of fecal corticosterone metabolites in female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)	5
Pacific Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias fannini) consume thousands of juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.)	5
Behavioural microclimate selection and physiological responses to environmental conditions in a hibernating bat	5
Next generation sequencing, insect microbiomes, and the confounding effect of Wolbachia: a case study using Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae)	5
Visual spectrogram scanning paired with an observation–confirmation occupancy model improves the efficiency and accuracy of bioacoustic anuran data	5
Morphological and molecular characterization of the ciliate parasite Tetrahymena rostrata infecting the renal organ of the dusky slug (Arion fuscus)	5
On the fit of skins with a particular focus on the biomechanics of loose skins of hagfishes	5
Forest edges negatively influence daily nest survival rates of a grassland Tinamou, the Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa)	4
Five months under ice: biologging reveals behaviour patterns of overwintering freshwater turtles	4
Short- and long-term effects of fire and vegetation cover on four lizard species in Amazonian savannas	4
Bats learn about potential food sources from others: a review	4
Ontogenetic shifts in natural diet, chelae, and mandibles of the omnivorous freshwater crab Aegla uruguayana: linking morphology and function	4
Changes in the microbiome and associated host tissue structure in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) following exposure to polystyrene microparticles	4
Prevalence and patterns of scavenging by brown bears (Ursus arctos) on salmon (Oncorhynchusspp.) carcasses	4
Fear as an enemy? Behavioral changes of Ananteris mauryi (Scorpiones: Buthidae) triggered by chemical cues from an intraguild predator	4
Protogynous hermaphroditism in Crustacea: a new example from Tanaidacea	4
Periodic invasions during El Niño events by the predatory lined shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes): forecasted effects of its establishment on direct-developing indigenous prey species (Lit	4

Diet reveals potential for competition and coexistence among coyotes (Canis latrans), red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)	4
Triggers and consequences of wolf (Canis lupus) howling in Yellowstone National Park and connection to communication theory	4
There’s no place like home — site fidelity by female moose (Alces alces) in central Ontario, Canada	4
The evolution of sanguivory in vampire bats: origins and convergences	4
Increased information on biodiversity from the neglected part of the North Pacific contributes to the understanding of phylogeny and taxonomy of nudibranch molluscs	4
Effects of landscape composition on wetland occupancy by Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) as determined by environmental DNA and visual surveys	4
Phenotypic differences among wild passerine nestlings in relation to early-life rearing environment	4
Cold tolerance varies among invasive populations of the Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)	4
Rumen–reticulum organ mass and rumen mucosa surface area of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) consuming two energy diets	4
Behavioral manipulation of the spiderMacrophyes pacoti(Araneae: Anyphaenidae) by the araneopathogenic fungusGibellulasp. (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae)	4
Molecular diet analysis of the marine fish-eating bat (Myotis vivesi) and potential mercury exposure	4
Two new species of miniature tetras of the fish genus Priocharax from the Rio Juruá drainage, Acre, Brazil (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)	4
Cathemeral activity by brown-throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in central Amazonian flooded igapó forests	4
Evaluating indices of nutritional condition for caribou (Rangifer tarandus): which are the most valuable and why?	4
Skull morphological variation in a British stranded population of false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens): a three-dimensional geometric morphometric approach	4
Evaluating odour and urinary sex preferences in the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)	3
Experimental corticosterone manipulation increases mature feather corticosterone content: implications for inferring avian stress history from feather analyses	3
Avian eggshell coloration predicts shell-matrix protoporphyrin content	3
Effects of anthropogenic noise on haul-out numbers of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)	3
Are external head measurements a reliable predictor of brain size in the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)?	3
Ideal free eagles: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) distribution in relation to Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) availability on four spawning rivers	3
Foraging gene expression patterns in queens, workers, and males in a eusocial insect	3
The efficiency of theCOIgene as a DNA barcode and an overview of Orthoptera (Caelifera and Ensifera) sequences in the BOLD System	3
Isolated by dry lands: integrative analyses unveil the existence of a new species and a previously unknown evolutionary lineage of Brazilian Lanceheads (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bothrops) from a C	3
A quantitative analysis of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juvenile dentition as a tool to assess the effect of diet	3
Behaviourally mediated biases in transect surveys: a predation risk sensitivity approach	3
A comprehensive review of dietary strategies of sigmodontine rodents of central-eastern Argentina: linking diet, body mass, and stomach morphology	3
Zooid morphology and molecular phylogeny of the graptolite Rhabdopleura annulata (Hemichordata, Pterobranchia) from Heron Island, Australia	3
Not only big bulls — Correlation between morphometry, reproductive success, and testosterone level in a flooded savannah population of the Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)	3
Space use and resource selection of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the northeastern part of its range	3
Interindividual communication by bats via echolocation	3
Daily and fasting variation in blood parameters and HL ratio in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)	3
Intraspecific structure of the Coregonus lavaretus complex in water bodies of Siberia: a case of postglacial allopatric origin of Yukagirian whitefish	3
Morphology of genitalia and non-genitalic contact structures inTrouessartiafeather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae): is there evidence of correlated evolution between the sexes?	3
Factors affecting individual foraging behavior in a threatened seabird: Olrog’s Gull (Larus atlanticus) as a case study	3
Microanatomy and ultrastructure of kidney interstitial cells and nephron in brown trout (Salmo trutta) at different stages of the life cycle	3
A career of bat research: informing and motivating bat conservation	3
Where to go when all options are terrible: ranging behavior of brown-throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in central Amazonian flooded igapó forests	3
Differences in thermal energetics of the cave myotis (Myotis velifer) from a cool and a warm environment of central Mexico	3
Short-term capture stress and its effects on corticosterone levels and heat shock proteins in captive American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)	3
Anomalous snow events increase mortality for a winter-adapted species	3
Combined effects of cold snaps and agriculture on the growth rates of Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)	3
Evaluating livetrapping and camera-based indices of small-mammal density	3
Silver shiner,Notropis photogenis, fecundity and parasite infections during the reproductive period	3
Ultrastructure of an opecoelid daughter sporocyst, Podocotyle sp. (Digenea: Opecoelidae): comparative analysis of the somatic tissues and new insights into the organization of the nervous syste	3