Canadian Journal of Zoology

Papers
(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Zoology is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Thermoregulation by Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi): do burrows make life easier on the prairies?35
Assessing the health-fitness dynamics of endangered mountain caribou and the influence of maternal penning20
Demographic and functional responses of kit foxes to changes in prey abundance19
Seasonal changes in the movement rates and activity patterns of Canada lynx15
Escaping the hot seat: consuming decomposing Cannabis sativa slows weight gain and heat escape behaviour in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida13
Assessment of behavioral energetics model on Puma concolor using doubly labeled water12
Estimating the abundance of a polar bear subpopulation at their southern global extent12
Five months under ice: biologging reveals behaviour patterns of overwintering freshwater turtles11
Do roads affect the abundance of garter (Thamnophis sirtalis) and redbelly snakes (Storeria occipitomaculata)?11
Size at first maturity on the mussel Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 at the Southwest Atlantic9
The role of relatedness, age, and origin in shaping social networks for two bison (Bison bison) herds in north-central Montana9
Vulnerability to global warming of the critically endangered Añelo Sand Dunes Lizard (Liolaemus cuyumhue) from the Monte Desert, Patagonia Argentina9
Studying small mammal population dynamics: advice to consider and pitfalls to avoid—a 60-year overview9
Threatened skates exhibit abiotic niche stability despite climate change in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean9
Steep slopes, shallow angles: mountain ungulates create their own topography through movements9
Effect of gallic acid on the reproduction of adolescent male Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)9
Island biogeography theory and the urban landscape: stopover site selection by the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)9
Habitat preferences of adult Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) during the post-breeding period in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada8
The nose knows: a review of the diversity, form, and function of the external and internal features of the bat nose8
Intra- and inter-cave temperatures and locations used by hibernating Indiana bats: contextualizing disturbance, white-nose syndrome, climate, and optimal temperatures8
Are external head measurements a reliable predictor of brain size in the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)?8
Not only big bulls — Correlation between morphometry, reproductive success, and testosterone level in a flooded savannah population of the Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)8
Prehistoric perspectives can help interpret the present: 14 000 years of moose (Alces alces) in the Western Arctic7
Plastron color patterns allow for individual photo-identification in two different chelonian species7
Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States7
Combining two user-friendly machine learning tools increases species detection from acoustic recordings7
Brain plasticity in response to short-term exposure to corticosterone in larval amphibians7
Expect the unexpected: a new species of killifish from a highly stochastic temporary wetland near Iguazú Falls (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)7
Parental care of underwater egg clutches in Andean water frogs (Anura: Telmatobiidae)7
Wing plastic response to temperature variation in two distantly related NeotropicalDrosophilaspecies (Diptera, Drosophilidae)6
Fear as an enemy? Behavioral changes of Ananteris mauryi (Scorpiones: Buthidae) triggered by chemical cues from an intraguild predator6
Do interspecific differences in morphology influence foraging efficiency of juvenile crappie?6
Regulation of feed intake, digestive enzyme activity, and growth in response to live feed and prepared diet during early rearing of Labeo rohita6
Conservation genetics of Roosevelt elk: population isolation and reduced diversity6
The first consolidation of morphological, molecular, and phylogeographic data for the finely differentiated genusDiaphoreolis(Nudibranchia: Trinchesiidae)6
Diet is associated with age and habitat, not foraging range, in purple martins: implications for aerial insectivores as indicators6
Overlap in habitat use and activity patterns between sika deer (Cervus nippon) and Japanese serows (Capricornis crispus) in subalpine habitats: exploitative competition rather than direc6
Microhabitat use of northern and southern flying squirrels in a recent hybrid zone6
Interpretation and application of bat diversity and phylogeny6
Are riparian habitats always more diverse than nonriparian? A case study with small mammals in a rainforest environment6
An experimental test of food limitation and trophic interaction hypotheses on demographic parameters in a cyclic population of red-backed voles5
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) predation patterns following recent recolonization in a multi-predator, multi-prey system5
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 C5
Structure of breeding calls in three closely related bird species (Calidris Merrem, 1804; Scolopacidae)5
Physiological parameters of a plover during nonbreeding and breeding seasons in Patagonia, Argentina5
Variation in body condition of moose calves in regions with contrasted winter conditions and tick loads5
Dwarfism in a Seba’s short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata, with comments on its flight aerodynamics5
Group hunting in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)5
Ontogenetic shifts in natural diet, chelae, and mandibles of the omnivorous freshwater crab Aegla uruguayana: linking morphology and function5
Changes in the microbiome and associated host tissue structure in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) following exposure to polystyrene microparticles5
Petroleum-based and biodegradable microplastics alter tissue structure and fecundity in the eastern mudsnail (Ilyanassa obsoleta)5
Habitat suitability or female availability? What influences males’ home-range size in a neotropical montane lizard?4
Nest defense by Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) is related to their sex and brood characteristics but not morphological attributes4
Nutrient allocation to eggs in female Argentine shortfin squid, Illex argentinus using fatty acids as nutrient indicator4
The influence of light colour on the behaviour of Atlantic cod in an experimental setting4
Space use and resource selection of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the northeastern part of its range4
The influence of human disturbance on Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchusspp.) in the diet of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in two areas of coastal British Columbia, Canada4
The efficiency of theCOIgene as a DNA barcode and an overview of Orthoptera (Caelifera and Ensifera) sequences in the BOLD System4
Daily and fasting variation in blood parameters and HL ratio in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)4
Oocyte development, packing in the ovary, and spawning pattern of squid Lolliguncula panamensis in the Mexican South Pacific4
Investigating factors that set the lower elevational limit of Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada4
Ctenophore diversity of Atlantic Canada: a synthesis4
Feeding ecology of the endangered Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina pachypus) in central Italy4
Effects of brood viability and rising temperature on oxygen consumption of freshwater mussel glochidia (Bivalvia: Unionidae)4
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 cues4
Artificial intelligence (BirdNET) supplements manual methods to maximize bird species richness from acoustic data sets generated from regional monitoring4
Deciphering the complex trophic relationship of the black-spotted croaker (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) and its parasites using stable isotope analysis4
Survival estimates of free-living arctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus parryii): effects of sex and biologging4
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 syste4
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 capital4
Conserving wetlands in agroecosystems can sustain aerial insectivore productivity and survival4
Inferring bird communities on remote freshwater lakes through time-lapse imagery4
An investigation of bat mortality in British Columbia, Canada4
Analysis of the feeding ecology of the sea anemone Bunodosoma zamponii: populations under differential anthropogenic pressures4
Short-term effects of camera trap installation on incubation constancy in cranes4
Influence of environmental parameters on habitat use by sympatric freshwater eels Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla japonica on Yakushima Island, Japan4
Inherent versus random variation in fitness of elephant seals: offspring quality and quantity4
Mating disruption alters the rate of development in an aphidophagous ladybird Propylea dissecta (Mulsant)3
Experimental corticosterone manipulation increases mature feather corticosterone content: implications for inferring avian stress history from feather analyses3
Behavioral observations ofMolossus nigricansin a Neotropical city: a contribution toward understanding its urban tolerance3
Growth, allometry, and characteristics of a sexually selected structure in wolverine (Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758)), northern river otter (Lontra canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)), and sea otte3
Population genetics of Salvator merianae (Reptilia, Teiidae) in its southernmost distribution3
Nursing behavior of wild polar bears in the Canadian High Arctic3
Short-term exposure to elevated suspended sediment increases oxygen uptake of gilled larval Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) salamanders3
Differences in body condition and hepatic cellular metabolism among distinct populations of cestode-infected pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)3
To invest or not to invest, that is the question: male presence and genetic relatedness as modulators of female reproductive effort in a shrimp3
Variation in the supercooling points of laboratory-reared Canadian Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)3
Feeding preferences and digestion of talitrids in a Bay of Fundy, Canada salt marsh3
Effects of parasitism on antipredatory responses and defensive behaviors in the subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum3
Population growth rates of pronghorn: influence of temporally and spatially explicit conditions, density dependence, and scale3
Experimental manipulation of perceived predation risk alters survival, cause of death, and demographic patterns in juvenile snowshoe hares3
Assessing supernumerary root occurrence as a possible adaptation enhancing teeth performance in Mediterranean deer populations3
Wind farm and wildfire: spatial ecology of an endangered freshwater turtle in a recovering landscape3
Relative skull size as one of the factors limiting skull shape variation in passerines3
Are juveniles full-scale replicas of adults? Evaluation of anuran special locomotion and digging adaptations during and after metamorphosis3
The neuromuscular system in flatworms: serotonin and FMRFamide immunoreactivities and musculature in Prodistomum alaskense (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae), an endemic fish parasite of the northwester3
High expression of canines in some Mediterranean roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations against the general evolutionary trend3
Avian eggshell coloration predicts shell-matrix protoporphyrin content3
Morphological and molecular characterization of the ciliate parasite Tetrahymena rostrata infecting the renal organ of the dusky slug (Arion fuscus)3
No support for relatedness and kin selection to explain high rates of conspecific brood parasitism in colonial Red-breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator)3
Effect of resource supplementation on female Western Rattlesnake postpartum movement3
A comparative methodological approach to studying the diet of a recovering marine predator, the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)3
Changes in antioxidant enzyme levels following capture in juvenile American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) are tissue dependent3
A comprehensive review of dietary strategies of sigmodontine rodents of central-eastern Argentina: linking diet, body mass, and stomach morphology3
Microenvironment, reproductive tactics and morphology in Mediterranean Salamandra3
Increased information on biodiversity from the neglected part of the North Pacific contributes to the understanding of phylogeny and taxonomy of nudibranch molluscs3
Signalling pathway associated with discharge of cnidocyst induced by reduced glutathione in Hydra plagiodesmica (Dioni, 1968)3
Landscape-scale habitat associations of small mammals on the western coast of Hudson Bay3
The problems of resolving historical specimen data, focusing on a specimen of Myotis austroriparius (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) collected by Thomas Drummond3
NOTE OF APPRECIATION3
Taxonomic revision of the sexually dimorphic flies of the Neotropical genus Euepalpus Townsend, 1908 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with notes on sexual patches in Tachinini3
Two large structure-forming sponges from opposite North American coasts: a taxonomic review of Arctic–Pacific Mycale (Mycale) loveni and the description of a new Arctic–Atlantic <2
Geographic variation in the probability of being born with and retaining contrasting tail tip colour (tail luring) in the Common Lancehead Bothrops jararaca2
Anthropogenic disturbance promotes the abundance of a newly introduced butterfly, the European common blue (Polyommatus icarus; Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in Canada2
Impacts of artificial rearing on cisco Coregonus artedi morphology, including pugheadedness2
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) movements and habitat use predict human-caused mortality across temporal scales2
Ascertaining the life history and thermal preferences and tolerances of the hot spring snailPhysella wrightiTe and Clarke (Gastropoda: Physidae)2
Bring on the heat: thermal ecology of Tropidurus semitaeniatus in the Northeast of Brazil2
Differential behavioral responses of benthic and nektonic tadpoles to predation at varying water depths2
Alteration of a temperate forest invertebrate community by invasive Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) has limited influence on the diet composition of territorial ovenbirds (Seiurus au2
Phenotypic plasticity in reproductive and somatic efforts of female Columbian ground squirrels2
Spatial and temporal variability in the diet of Pacific marten (Martes caurina) on Haida Gwaii: an apex predator in a highly modified ecosystem2
Body size of raccoons (Procyon lotor) introduced in west-central Hokkaido, Japan: evaluation using two spatial scales2
Long-term stability in the volume of Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) eggs in the western North Atlantic2
Effects of bat white-nose syndrome on hibernation and swarming aggregations of bats in Ontario2
Mouth-attaching copepod Salmincola markewitschi reduces the body condition and growth of juvenile salmonids, Salvelinus leucomaenis, by decreasing host feeding activity: evidence from pa2
Effect of feeding history on metabolic rate of largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans): implications for bioenergetics models2
Note of appreciation2
Energetic costs of mounting an immune response in a coral reef damselfish (Pomacentrus amboinensis)2
Differential digestive and metabolic profile of juveniles and adults of the estuarine-dependent marine fish Mugil liza (Mugilidae) cohabiting inside a southwestern Atlantic coastal lagoon2
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging in a mosaic of spatially discrete and variable habitats over 25 years of shifting Pacific salmon densities2
Integrating ecological and molecular data to investigate species maintenance and interspecific hybridization between the redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) and the pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepo2
John Donald (“JD”) McPhail (1934–2023)2
Intraspecific structure of the Coregonus lavaretus complex in water bodies of Siberia: a case of postglacial allopatric origin of Yukagirian whitefish2
Understanding environmental patterns of canid predation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)2
Richardson’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii) are associated primarily with intermediate levels of grassland, clay loam soils, and human development in Canadian mixed-grass prairies2
Moult migrant Tennessee Warblers undergo extensive stopover in peri-urban forests of southern Quebec2
Staying warm is not always the norm: behavioural differences in thermoregulation of two snake species2
A new species of Acossus Dyar (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) establishes diurnal flight in New World carpenter-moths2
Altitude impacts body size but not age in the Asia Minor Thin-toed Gecko (Mediodactylus heterocercus)2
Ideal free eagles: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) distribution in relation to Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) availability on four spawning rivers2
Activity, heart rate, and energy expenditure of a cold-climate mesocarnivore, the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)2
Spring diet of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in a moose (Alces alces) – woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) system in northern Ontario, Canada2
Preparing for hibernation: above ground activity and body temperature of free-living golden mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)2
Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater2
Geographic, ecological, and temporal patterns of seabird mortality during the 2022 HPAI H5N1 outbreak on the island of Newfoundland2
Correction: Patterns of seroprevalence of feline viruses among domestic cats (Felis catus) and Pallas’ cats (Otocolobus manul) in Daursky Reserve, Russia2
Distribution and characterization of nematodes in above-ground microhabitats in a natural pristine cedar forest in Yakushima Island, Japan2
Note of appreciation2
How do latitude and urban heat islands affect larval melanization in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) ?2
Lepidoptera species richness and community composition in urban street trees2
Rapid advancement of spring migration and en route adjustment of migration timing in response to weather during fall migration in Vaux’s Swifts (Chaetura vauxi)2
The physiological state of four commercially important bivalve species during a naturally occurring heatwave2
Microhabitat of Myotis leibii summer roosts at the southwestern periphery of their range2
Determining the influence of snow and temperature on the movement rates of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)2
Real-time classification of Serengeti wildebeest behaviour with edge machine learning and a long-range IoT network2
Food and cover resources for small mammals on an industrially logged landscape in the Sierra Nevada of California2
Habitat occupancy by Spruce Grouse (Canachites canadensis) in the south of its range in Quebec, Canada2
The impact of noise on the stress response of Portunus trituberculatus in a land-based monoculture system2
Anomalous snow events increase mortality for a winter-adapted species2
Coyotes take advantage of ungulate carrion subsidies as wolves recolonize Washington2
Coloration is highly variable but is not always an honest signal in the painted turtle, Chrysemys Picta2
Classifying southern stingray activity states across abiotic factors in Belize coral reef ecosystems2
Influence of the invasive bivalve Isognomon bicolor on the native community found in northeast Brazilian coast1
Cold tolerance varies among invasive populations of the Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)1
Testing hypotheses of habitat use and temporal activity in relation to body plan in a Mediterranean lizard community1
Breeding out of water: life history adaptations of endemic Andean–Patagonian caddisflies in temporary wetlands1
Morphological differences in skulls and feeding apparatuses between Antarctic (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) and common (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) minke whales, and the implication for the1
Contrary to phylogenetic predictions, crown coloration of the Eared Dove is not regulated by sex hormones1
The coastal breeding habitat of Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia) in an Atlantic Canada National Park: assessing habitat use in relation to availability1
Estimating the effects of roads on migration: a barren-ground caribou case study1
Population dynamics of muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) and American mink (Neovison vison): investigating contemporary patterns in a classic predator–prey system1
Fine-scale farming features drive resource selection of a small carnivore of conservation concern1
Sociality and movement change through space and time: implications for anti-predator strategies in caribou1
Running overnight and struggling to find sea ice: long-distance movement by an Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) from Russia1
Filling in the holes: The reproductive biology of the understudied Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)1
Note of appreciation1
Annual adult survival rates for four sympatric breeding swallow species: effects of environmental factors and density-dependence1
Triggers and consequences of wolf (Canis lupus) howling in Yellowstone National Park and connection to communication theory1
Challenges in fish aging: the role of otolith preparation technique and experience level in aging lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)1
La transformation du lac Saint-Pierre: plus qu'une histoire de perchaude1
Short-term capture stress and its effects on corticosterone levels and heat shock proteins in captive American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)1
Metabolic and transcriptomic response of two juvenile anadromous brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) genetic lines towards a chronic thermal stress1
Silver shiner,Notropis photogenis, fecundity and parasite infections during the reproductive period1
Protogynous hermaphroditism in Crustacea: a new example from Tanaidacea1
Short-term microplastic exposure fails to affect swimming endurance or body condition in juvenile golden shiners Notemigonus crysoleucas1
Dietary flexibility of insectivorous bats, Eptesicus fuscus and Myotis lucifugus, during Magicicada spp. Brood X emergence1
Microanatomy and ultrastructure of kidney interstitial cells and nephron in brown trout (Salmo trutta) at different stages of the life cycle1
Growth and shedding of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) whiskers1
Drivers of winter population cycles in the Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)1
Ecological correlates of fecal corticosterone metabolites in female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)1
Effect of short-term exposure to ocean acidification on antioxidant response in the Patagonian scallop Zygochlamys patagonica (P.P. King, 1832) from the Southwest Atlantic Ocean1
Partitioning resources through the seasons: abundance and phenology of carrion beetles (Silphidae) in southeastern Ontario, Canada1
Molecular diet analysis of the marine fish-eating bat (Myotis vivesi) and potential mercury exposure1
Comparing whole body and red muscle mitochondrial respiration in an active teleost fish, brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)1
Evaluating anthropogenic influence on a mesopredator: opossum (Didelphis virginiana) isotope values influenced by corn agriculture more than urbanization1
Contractile function of fasting and digesting broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)1
Signals from predators, injured conspecifics, and pesticide modify the swimming behavior of the gregarious tadpole of the Dorbigny’s Toad, Rhinella dorbignyi (Anura: Bufonidae)1
A new species of Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the rio Apiacás, rio Teles Pires basin, with a discussion on its phylogenetic position1
First report of male–male combat in free-ranging Amazonian Common Lanceheads (Bothrops atrox)1
First account of apparent alloparental care of a long-finned pilot whale calf (Globicephala melas) by a female killer whale (Orcinus orca)1
Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict1
Transport-related enzymes and osmo-ionic regulation in a euryhaline freshwater shrimp after transfer to saline media1
An enigmatic mass mortality event of Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in a protected area1
Summer habitat use and movements of invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in Canadian agro-ecosystems1
Protein synthesis, autophagy, and regeneration-related signaling in fast/slow muscles in two mammalian models of disuse1
Marine and freshwater centrohelid heliozoans (Haptista: Centroplasthelida) in Canada, including taxonomic revisions and descriptions of 22 new species and subspecies1
Evidence of dispersal between the Yenisei and the Lena river basins during the late Pleistocene within the whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus pidschian) complex1
Living on the edge: population parameters of the wedge clamDonax hanleyanusin the southernmost limit of its distribution range, southwestern Atlantic, Argentina1
Integrative assessment of intraspecific diversification in Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) provides insight on the geographic pattern of phenotypic divergence and process of speciation1
Meta-analysis reveals that density-dependent growth, survival, and their trade-off vary systematically among habitats and taxa1
Intraspecific variation in the functional response of an invasive crayfish under different temperatures1
A new sexually dimorphic Diploechiniscus species (Tardigrada: Echiniscidae) from Calvert Island (British Columbia, Canada)1
Effects of physical restraint and endogenous adrenocorticotropin challenges on corticosterone levels and immunological indexes in the Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris)1
Space use in free-ranging canids: are gonadal hormones required for territory maintenance?1
Gastropod shell differentiation following colonization of an invasive intertidal macrophyte in Atlantic Canada1
Association of reproduction with seasonality in a subtropical viviparous fish, Jenynsia tucumana (Cyprinodontiformes: Anablepidae)1
Prehibernation swarming in temperate bats: a critical transition between summer activity and hibernation1
Altered gene expression related to fuel use and sensory capacity in tanycytes throughout the hibernation season in the golden hamster1
Respiratory plasticity during acclimation to hypoxia and following a recovery in normoxia1
Seasonal dynamics of small mammal populations: resource availability and cold exposure interact to govern abundance1
Overwintering capacity of water boatmen (Hemiptera: Corixidae) and other invertebrates encased in the ice of shallow prairie wetlands1
Stone’s sheep (Ovis dalli stonei) lambing and nursery habitat selection1
Frequency of adult amphibian abnormalities and consequences for fitness-related traits in an uncontaminated environment1
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