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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Studying small mammal population dynamics: advice to consider and pitfalls to avoid—a 60-year overview	25
Assessment of behavioral energetics model on Puma concolor using doubly labeled water	17
Escaping the hot seat: consuming decomposing Cannabis sativa slows weight gain and heat escape behaviour in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida	16
Do roads affect the abundance of garter (Thamnophis sirtalis) and redbelly snakes (Storeria occipitomaculata)?	15
Seasonal changes in the movement rates and activity patterns of Canada lynx	13
Assessing the health-fitness dynamics of endangered mountain caribou and the influence of maternal penning	12
Intrapopulation variation in habitat use of an alpine ungulate: mountain goats in Kitasoo Xai'xais Territory	12
Biochemical composition of larval feed regulates early myogenesis and growth by inducing expression of GH–IGF , myogenic regulating factors, and	12
Molecular control of inositol pentaphosphate in red blood cells of pirarucu ( Arapaima gigas )	11
Biology of feeding and digestion in the Talitroidea (Crustacea, Amphipoda)	11
Sub-zero body temperatures during early spring migration in blue-spotted salamanders (Ambystoma laterale)	10
Estimating the abundance of a polar bear subpopulation at their southern global extent	10
Size at first maturity on the mussel Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 at the Southwest Atlantic	10
Demographic and functional responses of kit foxes to changes in prey abundance	10
Steep slopes, shallow angles: mountain ungulates create their own topography through movements	9
Five months under ice: biologging reveals behaviour patterns of overwintering freshwater turtles	9
Bridging reproductive management and ecosystem function: behavioural pathways linking contraception to zoogeochemistry	9
Host–parasite interactions between mites (Acari: Erythraeidae) and harvestmen (Opiliones, Eupnoi) as indicators of habitat quality in the Atlantic Forest	9
The nose knows: a review of the diversity, form, and function of the external and internal features of the bat nose	9
The role of relatedness, age, and origin in shaping social networks for two bison (Bison bison) herds in north-central Montana	8
Habitat preferences of adult Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) during the post-breeding period in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada	8
Are external head measurements a reliable predictor of brain size in the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)?	8
Intra- and inter-cave temperatures and locations used by hibernating Indiana bats: contextualizing disturbance, white-nose syndrome, climate, and optimal temperatures	8
Expect the unexpected: a new species of killifish from a highly stochastic temporary wetland near Iguazú Falls (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)	8
Plastron color patterns allow for individual photo-identification in two different chelonian species	7

Space-use and nest selection by southern flying squirrels ( Glaucomys volans ) at the edge of their geographic range	7
Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States	7
Acute, static, and fluctuating ocean acidification effects on the olfactory system of the yellow shore crab, Hemigrapsus oregonensis	7
Prehistoric perspectives can help interpret the present: 14 000 years of moose (Alces alces) in the Western Arctic	7
Combining two user-friendly machine learning tools increases species detection from acoustic recordings	7
Warming, but not acidification, increases metabolism and reduces growth of redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence	7
Diet is associated with age and habitat, not foraging range, in purple martins: implications for aerial insectivores as indicators	6
Seasonal flexibility in energy stores of Hudson Bay beluga whales: insights from blubber lipid analysis	6
Not hibernation ecology, but size matters—arousal metabolism of European bats in caves	6
Are riparian habitats always more diverse than nonriparian? A case study with small mammals in a rainforest environment	6
The marine worm Capitella teleta is sensitive to neurochemical manipulation, as revealed via a novel behavioural tool	6
Parental care of underwater egg clutches in Andean water frogs (Anura: Telmatobiidae)	6
Regulation of feed intake, digestive enzyme activity, and growth in response to live feed and prepared diet during early rearing of Labeo rohita	6
Experimental insights into scent-marking behavior of coyotes during territorial establishment and re-establishment	6
Overlap in habitat use and activity patterns between sika deer (Cervus nippon) and Japanese serows (Capricornis crispus) in subalpine habitats: exploitative competition rather than direc	6
Do interspecific differences in morphology influence foraging efficiency of juvenile crappie?	6
Cetacean use of shallow lobster fishing areas in southern Gaspé (2019–2024): relevance for North Atlantic right whale ( Eubalaena glacialis , Müller, 177	5
Fear as an enemy? Behavioral changes of Ananteris mauryi (Scorpiones: Buthidae) triggered by chemical cues from an intraguild predator	5
Interpretation and application of bat diversity and phylogeny	5
Resource niche partitioning and overlap among native and non-native lizards in an urban environment	5
Microhabitat use of northern and southern flying squirrels in a recent hybrid zone	5
Conservation genetics of Roosevelt elk: population isolation and reduced diversity	5
Large-scale source–sink dynamics in Tachycineta bicolor breeding in nest-boxes across eastern Canada's farmlands	5
Trail cameras reveal a nonlinear relationship between browse availability and snow depth	5
Structure of breeding calls in three closely related bird species (Calidris Merrem, 1804; Scolopacidae)	5
Spatial drivers of breeding habitat selection in Eastern Population sandhill cranes	5
An experimental test of food limitation and trophic interaction hypotheses on demographic parameters in a cyclic population of red-backed voles	5
Using meristic and morphometric techniques to identify juvenile Catostomus suckers (Largescale Sucker C. macrocheilus	5
The first consolidation of morphological, molecular, and phylogeographic data for the finely differentiated genus Diaphoreolis (Nudibranchia: Trinchesiidae)	5
All show, no signal? Colour shifts in Atlantic Puffin ornamentation do not predict body condition	4
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	4
Habitat suitability or female availability? What influences males’ home-range size in a neotropical montane lizard?	4
Deciphering the complex trophic relationship of the black-spotted croaker (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) and its parasites using stable isotope analysis	4
New information on two jawless vertebrates from the Middle Devonian (Eifelian) Orcadian Basin of Scotland	4
Five new holocephalan ichthyodorulites from the Viséan (Middle Mississippian) St. Louis Formation of Indiana, USA, including the fin spine of a new echinochimaerid	4
Oocyte development, packing in the ovary, and spawning pattern of squid Lolliguncula panamensis in the Mexican South Pacific	4
Changes in the microbiome and associated host tissue structure in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) following exposure to polystyrene microparticles	4
Note of appreciation	4
How nesting support type interacts with vegetation greening and distance to nest trees of mixed-species to predict white stork nest density in a Mediterranean capital	4
The efficiency of the COI gene as a DNA barcode and an overview of Orthoptera (Caelifera and Ensifera) sequences in the BOLD System	4
Upper Devonian coelacanths from the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland	4
Petroleum-based and biodegradable microplastics alter tissue structure and fecundity in the eastern mudsnail (Ilyanassa obsoleta)	4
Variation in body condition of moose calves in regions with contrasted winter conditions and tick loads	4
Stable isotope trophic discrimination factors for beluga whales determined from a controlled feeding study	4
Inherent versus random variation in fitness of elephant seals: offspring quality and quantity	4
Deciphering Cainocara enigma from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation, Australia	4
Dwarfism in a Seba’s short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata, with comments on its flight aerodynamics	4
Nest defense by Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) is related to their sex and brood characteristics but not morphological attributes	3
Space use and resource selection of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the northeastern part of its range	3
Ctenophore diversity of Atlantic Canada: a synthesis	3

Short-term effects of camera trap installation on incubation constancy in cranes	3
The influence of light colour on the behaviour of Atlantic cod in an experimental setting	3
Taxonomic revision of the sexually dimorphic flies of the Neotropical genus Euepalpus Townsend, 1908 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with notes on sexual patches in Tachinini	3
To invest or not to invest, that is the question: male presence and genetic relatedness as modulators of female reproductive effort in a shrimp	3
The neurocranium of the paleozoic chipmunk ray Tamiobatis vetustus Eastman, 1897: a brief history of research and new morphological observations based on	3
Conserving wetlands in agroecosystems can sustain aerial insectivore productivity and survival	3
Morphological and molecular characterization of the ciliate parasite Tetrahymena rostrata infecting the renal organ of the dusky slug (Arion fuscus)	3
An investigation of bat mortality in British Columbia, Canada	3
Landscapes of fear and safety: the integration of two different sensory landscapes determines behavioral responses in the crayfish Faxonius rusticus and is mediated by chemical cues	3
Artificial intelligence (BirdNET) supplements manual methods to maximize bird species richness from acoustic data sets generated from regional monitoring	3
Daily and fasting variation in blood parameters and HL ratio in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)	3
Feeding preferences and digestion of talitrids in a Bay of Fundy, Canada salt marsh	3
Dietary protein and reproductive condition influence wound healing in the Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis	3
Assessing supernumerary root occurrence as a possible adaptation enhancing teeth performance in Mediterranean deer populations	3
Masked behind Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae): integrative taxonomy uncovers a new Cnesterodon species with broad ecological and biogeographic implications	3
Red squirrel gestation length is unchanged by maternal traits, litter composition, or future food availability	3
High expression of canines in some Mediterranean roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations against the general evolutionary trend	3
Feeding ecology of the endangered Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina pachypus) in central Italy	3
Migratory behaviour and natal origins of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) from the Nastapoka River (Quebec, Canada)	3
Variation in the supercooling points of laboratory-reared Canadian Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)	3
Spatial and temporal variation in spring diet of greater snow geese inferred from stable isotopes	3
Individual physiological state is influenced by the physiological state of conspecifics within red squirrel acoustic neighbourhoods	3
Soil environmental DNA versus pitfall trapping for small mammal monitoring: qPCR assay development and pilot field evaluation	3
Analysis of the feeding ecology of the sea anemone Bunodosoma zamponii: populations under differential anthropogenic pressures	3
Inferring bird communities on remote freshwater lakes through time-lapse imagery	3
No evidence of skewed or extra variable sex ratio in a Western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) conservation breeding program	3
The influence of human disturbance on Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the diet of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in two areas of coastal British Columbia, Canada	3
Establishing a baseline: insights gained from studying a large population of a threatened species	3
Nutrient allocation to eggs in female Argentine shortfin squid, Illex argentinus using fatty acids as nutrient indicator	3
Effects of brood viability and rising temperature on oxygen consumption of freshwater mussel glochidia (Bivalvia: Unionidae)	3