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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Estimating the abundance of a polar bear subpopulation at their southern global extent	39
Studying small mammal population dynamics: advice to consider and pitfalls to avoid—a 60-year overview	24
Assessment of behavioral energetics model on Puma concolor using doubly labeled water	18
Escaping the hot seat: consuming decomposing Cannabis sativa slows weight gain and heat escape behaviour in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida	14
Size at first maturity on the mussel Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 at the Southwest Atlantic	14
Do roads affect the abundance of garter (Thamnophis sirtalis) and redbelly snakes (Storeria occipitomaculata)?	13
Demographic and functional responses of kit foxes to changes in prey abundance	11
MOLECULAR CONTROL OF INOSITOL PENTAPHOSPHATE IN RED BLOOD CELLS OF PIRARUCU (Arapaima gigas)	10
Assessing the health-fitness dynamics of endangered mountain caribou and the influence of maternal penning	10
Seasonal changes in the movement rates and activity patterns of Canada lynx	9
Acute, static, and fluctuating ocean acidification effects on the olfactory system of the yellow shore crab, Hemigrapsus oregonensis	8
Sub-zero body temperatures during early spring migration in blue-spotted salamanders (Ambystoma laterale)	8
Thermoregulation by Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi): do burrows make life easier on the prairies?	8
Threatened skates exhibit abiotic niche stability despite climate change in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean	8
Biochemical composition of larval feed regulates early myogenesis and growth by inducing expression of GH–IGF , myogenic regulating factors, and	8
Expect the unexpected: a new species of killifish from a highly stochastic temporary wetland near Iguazú Falls (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)	8
Steep slopes, shallow angles: mountain ungulates create their own topography through movements	8
Five months under ice: biologging reveals behaviour patterns of overwintering freshwater turtles	8
The role of relatedness, age, and origin in shaping social networks for two bison (Bison bison) herds in north-central Montana	8
Bridging Reproductive Management and Ecosystem Function: Behavioural Pathways Linking Contraception to Zoogeochemistry	7
Plastron color patterns allow for individual photo-identification in two different chelonian species	7
Intra- and inter-cave temperatures and locations used by hibernating Indiana bats: contextualizing disturbance, white-nose syndrome, climate, and optimal temperatures	7
Prehistoric perspectives can help interpret the present: 14 000 years of moose (Alces alces) in the Western Arctic	7
The nose knows: a review of the diversity, form, and function of the external and internal features of the bat nose	7
Are external head measurements a reliable predictor of brain size in the Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)?	7

Warming, but not acidification, increases metabolism and reduces growth of redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence	7
Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States	6
Parental care of underwater egg clutches in Andean water frogs (Anura: Telmatobiidae)	6
Diet is associated with age and habitat, not foraging range, in purple martins: implications for aerial insectivores as indicators	6
Not hibernation ecology, but size matters—arousal metabolism of European bats in caves	6
Habitat preferences of adult Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) during the post-breeding period in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada	6
Island biogeography theory and the urban landscape: stopover site selection by the silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)	6
Are riparian habitats always more diverse than nonriparian? A case study with small mammals in a rainforest environment	6
Do interspecific differences in morphology influence foraging efficiency of juvenile crappie?	6
Combining two user-friendly machine learning tools increases species detection from acoustic recordings	6
Seasonal flexibility in energy stores of Hudson Bay beluga whales: insights from blubber lipid analysis	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
Regulation of feed intake, digestive enzyme activity, and growth in response to live feed and prepared diet during early rearing of Labeo rohita	6
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
An experimental test of food limitation and trophic interaction hypotheses on demographic parameters in a cyclic population of red-backed voles	5
Cetacean Use of Shallow Lobster Fishing Areas in Southern Gaspé (2019–2024): Relevance for North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis, Müller 1776) Protection Measures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence	5
Wing plastic response to temperature variation in two distantly related Neotropical Drosophila species (Diptera, Drosophilidae)	5
Using meristic and morphometric techniques to identify juvenile Catostomus suckers (Largescale Sucker C. macrocheilus, Longnose Sucker C. catostomus, White Sucker C. commersoni	5
Fear as an enemy? Behavioral changes of Ananteris mauryi (Scorpiones: Buthidae) triggered by chemical cues from an intraguild predator	5
Structure of breeding calls in three closely related bird species (Calidris Merrem, 1804; Scolopacidae)	5
Conservation genetics of Roosevelt elk: population isolation and reduced diversity	5
The first consolidation of morphological, molecular, and phylogeographic data for the finely differentiated genus Diaphoreolis (Nudibranchia: Trinchesiidae)	5
The marine worm Capitella teleta is sensitive to neurochemical manipulation, as revealed via a novel behavioural tool.	5
Spatial drivers of breeding habitat selection in Eastern Population sandhill cranes	5
Changes in the microbiome and associated host tissue structure in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) following exposure to polystyrene microparticles	4
Oocyte development, packing in the ovary, and spawning pattern of squid Lolliguncula panamensis in the Mexican South Pacific	4
Microhabitat use of northern and southern flying squirrels in a recent hybrid zone	4
Inherent versus random variation in fitness of elephant seals: offspring quality and quantity	4
Habitat suitability or female availability? What influences males’ home-range size in a neotropical montane lizard?	4
Short-term effects of camera trap installation on incubation constancy in cranes	4
Ctenophore diversity of Atlantic Canada: a synthesis	4
Daily and fasting variation in blood parameters and HL ratio in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)	4
Variation in body condition of moose calves in regions with contrasted winter conditions and tick loads	4
Physiological parameters of a plover during nonbreeding and breeding seasons in Patagonia, Argentina	4
Deciphering the complex trophic relationship of the black-spotted croaker (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) and its parasites using stable isotope analysis	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
Influence of environmental parameters on habitat use by sympatric freshwater eels Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla japonica on Yakushima Island, Japan	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
Analysis of the feeding ecology of the sea anemone Bunodosoma zamponii: populations under differential anthropogenic pressures	4
Petroleum-based and biodegradable microplastics alter tissue structure and fecundity in the eastern mudsnail (Ilyanassa obsoleta)	4
Dwarfism in a Seba’s short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata, with comments on its flight aerodynamics	4
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	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
Investigating factors that set the lower elevational limit of Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada	4
New information on two jawless vertebrates from the Middle Devonian (Eifelian) Orcadian Basin of Scotland	4
Artificial intelligence (BirdNET) supplements manual methods to maximize bird species richness from acoustic data sets generated from regional monitoring	4
Survival estimates of free-living arctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus parryii): effects of sex and biologging	4
Masked behind Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae): integrative taxonomy uncovers a new Cnesterodon species with broad ecological and biogeographic implications	3
NOTE OF APPRECIATION	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
Conserving wetlands in agroecosystems can sustain aerial insectivore productivity and survival	3
The influence of light colour on the behaviour of Atlantic cod in an experimental setting	3
Feeding ecology of the endangered Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina pachypus) in central Italy	3
Space use and resource selection of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the northeastern part of its range	3
Red squirrel gestation length is unchanged by maternal traits, litter composition, or future food availability	3
Population growth rates of pronghorn: influence of temporally and spatially explicit conditions, density dependence, and scale	3
Behavioral observations of Molossus nigricans in a Neotropical city: a contribution toward understanding its urban tolerance	3
The problems of resolving historical specimen data, focusing on a specimen of Myotis austroriparius (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) collected by Thomas Drummond	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
Inferring bird communities on remote freshwater lakes through time-lapse imagery	3
Variation in the supercooling points of laboratory-reared Canadian Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)	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
Feeding preferences and digestion of talitrids in a Bay of Fundy, Canada salt marsh	3
Nest defense by Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) is related to their sex and brood characteristics but not morphological attributes	3
High expression of canines in some Mediterranean roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations against the general evolutionary trend	3
Nutrient allocation to eggs in female Argentine shortfin squid, Illex argentinus using fatty acids as nutrient indicator	3
Are juveniles full-scale replicas of adults? Evaluation of anuran special locomotion and digging adaptations during and after metamorphosis	3
Relative skull size as one of the factors limiting skull shape variation in passerines	3
Avian eggshell coloration predicts shell-matrix protoporphyrin content	3
Dietary protein and reproductive condition influence wound healing in the Jamaican fruit bat, Artibeus jamaicensis	3
Migratory behaviour and natal origins of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from the Nastapoka River (Quebec, Canada)	3
Effects of brood viability and rising temperature on oxygen consumption of freshwater mussel glochidia (Bivalvia: Unionidae)	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
An investigation of bat mortality in British Columbia, Canada	3
Establishing a baseline: insights gained from studying a large population of a threatened species	3
Morphological and molecular characterization of the ciliate parasite Tetrahymena rostrata infecting the renal organ of the dusky slug (Arion fuscus)	3
Assessing supernumerary root occurrence as a possible adaptation enhancing teeth performance in Mediterranean deer populations	3
Increased information on biodiversity from the neglected part of the North Pacific contributes to the understanding of phylogeny and taxonomy of nudibranch molluscs	3