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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Interpreting empirical estimates of experimentally derived physiological and biological thermal limits in ectotherms	31
Inadequate treatment of taxonomic information prevents replicability of most zoological research	17
A review of Canadian Arctic killer whale (Orcinus orca) ecology	16
What do caribou eat? A review of the literature on caribou diet	14
Overwintering and cold tolerance in the Moor Frog (Rana arvalis) across its range	13
Relative abundance of coyotes (Canis latrans) influences gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) occupancy across the eastern United States	13
Group hunting in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)	12
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) nest protection reduces depredation and increases success, but annual variation influences its effectiveness	12
A Paleozoic stem hagfishMyxinikela siroka— revised anatomy and implications for evolution of the living jawless vertebrate lineages	12
Filling in the holes: The reproductive biology of the understudied Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)	12
Male mating success is related to body condition and stress-induced leukocyte response in an anuran with scramble competition	10
Taxonomy and distribution of bottlenose dolphins (genusTursiops) in Australian waters: an osteological clarification	10
Stable isotopic signatures in modern wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) hairs as telltale biomarkers of nutritional stress	10
Habitat use of co-occurring burying beetles (genusNicrophorus) in southeastern Ontario, Canada	10
Multiple nutritional currencies shape pregnancy in a large herbivore	9
Winter nest trees of sympatric northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern (Glaucomys volans) flying squirrels: a test of reinforcement in a hybrid zone	9
Is the Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali) a spontaneous or induced ovulator?	9
Body size variation in a guild of carrion beetles	8
Comparison of pre-fire and post-fire space use reveals varied responses by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Boreal Shield	8
Reproductive phenology and seasonal mass dynamics of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) at their northern range limit	8
Stable isotope analysis suggests that tetrodotoxin-resistant Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) rarely feed on newts in the wild	8
Altitude impacts body size but not age in the Asia Minor Thin-toed Gecko (Mediodactylus heterocercus)	7
Transgenerational plasticity mediates temperature effects on fitness in the water flea Daphnia magna	7
Determining the influence of snow and temperature on the movement rates of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)	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

Nest-site selection of a subarctic-breeding shorebird: evidence for tree avoidance without fitness consequences	7
The relationship between altitudinal gradients, diversity, and body size in a dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagus) model system	7
Multiple origins of feeding head larvae by the Early Cambrian	7
Low wolverine (Gulo gulo) density in a national park complex of the Canadian Rocky Mountains	7
An enigmatic mass mortality event of Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in a protected area	7
Variability in anuran advertisement call: a multi-level study with 15 species of monkey tree frogs (Anura, Phyllomedusidae)	7
Evaluating trade-offs between forage, biting flies, and footing on habitat selection by wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)	7
Factors driving sexual dimorphism and colour variability in the Achala Copper Lizard (Pristidactylus achalensis), an endemic species to the highland mountains in central Argentina	6
Two new freshwater planarian species (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Dugesiidae) partially sympatric in Argentinean Patagonia	6
Body shape and fin size in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): effects of temperature during embryogenesis	6
Parasite-modified behaviour in non-trophic transmission: trematode parasitism increases the attraction between snail intermediate hosts	6
Anthropogenic disturbance promotes the abundance of a newly introduced butterfly, the European common blue (Polyommatus icarus; Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in Canada	6
Coyote (Canis latrans) diet and spatial co-occurrence with woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)	6
A new miniature Pristella (Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Characidae) with reversed sexual dimorphism from the rio Tocantins and rio São Francisco basins, Brazil	6
To feed or flee: early life-history behavioural strategies of juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) during risk-sensitive foraging	6
Living on the edge: spatial response of coyotes (Canis latrans) to wolves (Canis lupus) in the subarctic	6
Age and growth variability of the yellow clam (Mesodesma mactroides) in two populations from Argentina: implications under climate change	6
The neuromuscular system in flatworms: serotonin and FMRFamide immunoreactivities and musculature in Prodistomum alaskense (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae), an endemic fish parasite of the northwester	6
Partitioning resources through the seasons: abundance and phenology of carrion beetles (Silphidae) in southeastern Ontario, Canada	6
Seasonal patterns in nutritional condition of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in the southern Northwest Territories and northeastern British Columbia, Canada	6
Multi-scale foraging decisions made by woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in summer	5
Reproductive patterns and energy management strategies of females of the fiddler crabLeptuca uruguayensiswith short reproductive seasons	5
Demographics of injuries indicate sexual coercion in a population of Painted Turtles (Chrysemyspicta)	5
Spatial genetic structure of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) at the northern limit of their native range	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 reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species”	5
Spring diet of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in a moose (Alces alces) – woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) system in northern Ontario, Canada	5
Brain plasticity in response to short-term exposure to corticosterone in larval amphibians	5
Potential foraging niche release in insectivorous bat species relatively unaffected by white-nose syndrome?	5
Understanding environmental patterns of canid predation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)	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
Staying warm is not always the norm: behavioural differences in thermoregulation of two snake species	5
Reforestation provides a foraging habitat for brown bears (Ursus arctos) by increasing cicada Lyristes bihamatus density in the Shiretoko World Heritage site	5
Olfactory epithelium ontogenesis and function in postembryonic North American Bullfrog (Rana(Lithobates)catesbeiana) tadpoles	5
Activity, heart rate, and energy expenditure of a cold-climate mesocarnivore, the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	5
Using reintroduction to elucidate breeding system, breeding phenology, and infanticide for a solitary carnivore (fisher, Pekania pennanti)	4
Conserving wetlands in agroecosystems can sustain aerial insectivore productivity and survival	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
Landscape use by fishers (Pekania pennanti): core areas differ in habitat than the entire home range	4
Maternal body size and age govern reproduction and offspring phenotype in the zig-zag ladybird beetle (Menochilus sexmaculatus)	4
Agonistic interactions and island biogeography as drivers of carnivore spatial and temporal activity at multiple scales	4
Evaluating policy-relevant surrogate taxa for biodiversity conservation: a case study from British Columbia, Canada	4
Influence of environmental parameters on habitat use by sympatric freshwater eels Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla japonica on Yakushima Island, Japan	4
Effects of landscape composition on wetland occupancy by Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) as determined by environmental DNA and visual surveys	4
Prevalence and patterns of scavenging by brown bears (Ursus arctos) on salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) carcasses	4
Next generation sequencing, insect microbiomes, and the confounding effect of Wolbachia: a case study using Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae)	4
Relative skull size as one of the factors limiting skull shape variation in passerines	4
Spatial genetic structure in the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) across the Namaqualand and western Fynbos areas of South Africa — a mitochondrial and microsatellite perspective	4
On the fit of skins with a particular focus on the biomechanics of loose skins of hagfishes	4
Morphological and molecular characterization of the ciliate parasite Tetrahymena rostrata infecting the renal organ of the dusky slug (Arion fuscus)	4

Effective investments due to seasonal morphological changes? Possible reasons and consequences of allometric growth and reproduction in adult signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)	4
Behavioral manipulation of the spider Macrophyes pacoti (Araneae: Anyphaenidae) by the araneopathogenic fungus Gibellula sp. (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae)	4
Rumen–reticulum organ mass and rumen mucosa surface area of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) consuming two energy diets	4
Ontogenetic shifts in natural diet, chelae, and mandibles of the omnivorous freshwater crab Aegla uruguayana: linking morphology and function	4
Pacific Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias fannini) consume thousands of juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.)	4
Experimental corticosterone manipulation increases mature feather corticosterone content: implications for inferring avian stress history from feather analyses	4
Summer habitat use and movements of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in Canadian agro-ecosystems	4
Living on the edge: population parameters of the wedge clamDonax hanleyanusin the southernmost limit of its distribution range, southwestern Atlantic, Argentina	4
Group characteristics and spatial organization of the Eastern Beaufort Sea beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population using aerial photographs	4
Vulnerability to global warming of the critically endangered Añelo Sand Dunes Lizard (Liolaemus cuyumhue) from the Monte Desert, Patagonia Argentina	4
An observational analysis of Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) foraging and caching ecology in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA	4
Size and shape assortative mating in Japanese beetles (Popilliajaponica)	4
Short- and long-term effects of fire and vegetation cover on four lizard species in Amazonian savannas	4
Consumption of spiders by the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) and the long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada	4
Persistence of pelvic spine polymorphism in a panmictic population of brook stickleback (Culaeainconstans) in Alberta, Canada	4
Satellite cell division and fiber hypertrophy alternate with new fiber formation during indeterminate muscle growth in juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)	4
Visual spectrogram scanning paired with an observation–confirmation occupancy model improves the efficiency and accuracy of bioacoustic anuran data	4
The effectiveness of decommissioning roadside mineral licks on reducing moose (Alces alces) activity near highways: implications for moose–vehicle collisions	3
Evaluating indices of nutritional condition for caribou (Rangifer tarandus): which are the most valuable and why?	3
Phenotypic differences among wild passerine nestlings in relation to early-life rearing environment	3
Are external head measurements a reliable predictor of brain size in the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)?	3
Triggers and consequences of wolf (Canis lupus) howling in Yellowstone National Park and connection to communication theory	3
Five months under ice: biologging reveals behaviour patterns of overwintering freshwater turtles	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
Prey composition impacts lipid and protein digestibility in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus)	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
Road visibility influences habitat selection by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)	3
A 50-year conundrum is conclusively solved: nudibranchs Dendronotus albus (= D. diversicolor) and Dendronotus robilliardi are valid species with compelling evidence from type mate	3
Zooid morphology and molecular phylogeny of the graptolite Rhabdopleura annulata (Hemichordata, Pterobranchia) from Heron Island, Australia	3
Forest edges negatively influence daily nest survival rates of a grassland Tinamou, the Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa)	3
Protogynous hermaphroditism in Crustacea: a new example from Tanaidacea	3
Interindividual communication by bats via echolocation	3
Ecological correlates of fecal corticosterone metabolites in female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)	3
Diet reveals potential for competition and coexistence among coyotes (Canis latrans), red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)	3
Morphology of genitalia and non-genitalic contact structures inTrouessartiafeather mites (Astigmata: Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae): is there evidence of correlated evolution between the sexes?	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
Recent findings suggest adding red fox to climate-threatened whitebark pine trophic system	3
Behaviourally mediated biases in transect surveys: a predation risk sensitivity approach	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
A game of patience between predator and prey: waiting for opponent’s action determines successful capture or escape	3
Interspecific variation in heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity among sympatric temperate-latitude bats	3
Cold tolerance varies among invasive populations of the Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)	3
Prehibernation swarming in temperate bats: a critical transition between summer activity and hibernation	3
Effects of bird feeder density on the foraging behaviors of a backyard songbird (the House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus) subject to seasonal disease outbreaks	3
Molecular diet analysis of the marine fish-eating bat (Myotis vivesi) and potential mercury exposure	3
Evaluating livetrapping and camera-based indices of small-mammal density	3
Cathemeral activity by brown-throated three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) in central Amazonian flooded igapó forests	3
Behavioural microclimate selection and physiological responses to environmental conditions in a hibernating bat	3