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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Daily and seasonal spatial behaviour of waved whelk Buccinum undatum: implications for fishery management and restoration	27
Temperature drives summer group size dynamics of Eastern Migratory caribou in the Hudson Bay lowlands of Manitoba	13
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 Ocean	13
Factors influencing the presence of parasitic trombiculids on red-backed voles (Myodes gapperi) in a temperate archipelago	12
Life history traits of marine Diptera in the Nearctic Pacific	11
Demographic and functional responses of kit foxes to changes in prey abundance	11
Thermoregulation by Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi): do burrows make life easier on the prairies?	10
Estimating the abundance of a polar bear subpopulation at their southern global extent	10
Was the San Quintín kangaroo rat really rediscovered?	9
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	9
Comparing the population structure of the specialist Butler’s Gartersnake (Thamnophis butleri) and the generalist Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) in Ontario (Canada) a	9
Size at first maturity on the mussel Mytilus platensis d'Orbigny, 1842 at the Southwest Atlantic	9
Correction: A predictive model to diagnose pregnancy in guanacos (Lama guanicoe) using non-invasive methods	9
Analysis of the feeding ecology of the sea anemone Bunodosoma zamponii: populations under differential anthropogenic pressures	8
Interindividual communication by bats via echolocation	8
Differential behavioral responses of benthic and nektonic tadpoles to predation at varying water depths	8
Prehibernation swarming in temperate bats: a critical transition between summer activity and hibernation	8
The physiological state of four commercially important bivalve species during a naturally occurring heatwave	8
Diet reveals potential for competition and coexistence among coyotes (Canis latrans), red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)	8
Effects of bat white-nose syndrome on hibernation and swarming aggregations of bats in Ontario	8
Anomalous snow events increase mortality for a winter-adapted species	8
Feeding ecology of the endangered Apennine Yellow-bellied Toad (Bombina pachypus) in central Italy	8
Integrative assessment of intraspecific diversification in Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) provides insight on the geographic pattern of phenotypic divergence and process of speciation	7
Sexual dimorphism in the parasitic snailNanobalcis worsfoldi: a histological and morphometric approach with insights for the family Eulimidae	7
Influence of nest temperature on morphology of Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchlings incubated in hatcheries in Oaxaca, Mexico	7

Assessment of behavioral energetics model on Puma concolor using doubly labeled water	7
There’s no place like home — site fidelity by female moose (Alces alces) in central Ontario, Canada	7
Living on the edge: spatial response of coyotes (Canis latrans) to wolves (Canis lupus) in the subarctic	6
Seasonal changes in the movement rates and activity patterns of Canada lynx	6
Strategy of spawning in the tropical squid Lolliguncula diomedeae females: allocation of energy, senescence, and influence of Aggregata coccidians	6
Space use in free-ranging canids: are gonadal hormones required for territory maintenance?	6
Ideal free eagles: Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) distribution in relation to Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) availability on four spawning rivers	6
Agonistic interactions and island biogeography as drivers of carnivore spatial and temporal activity at multiple scales	6
Bats learn about potential food sources from others: a review	6
Fine-scale farming features drive resource selection of a small carnivore of conservation concern	6
Spatial scale affects the importance of deterministic and stochastic factors in the structuring of tadpole assemblages in Brazilian Cerrado	6
Assessing the health-fitness dynamics of endangered mountain caribou and the influence of maternal penning	5
Do roads affect the abundance of garter (Thamnophis sirtalis) and redbelly snakes (Storeria occipitomaculata)?	5
Five months under ice: biologging reveals behaviour patterns of overwintering freshwater turtles	5
Molecular diet analysis of the marine fish-eating bat (Myotis vivesi) and potential mercury exposure	5
Intraspecific variation in the functional response of an invasive crayfish under different temperatures	5
Seasonal dynamics of small mammal populations: resource availability and cold exposure interact to govern abundance	5
Migratory behaviour of Ipswich Sparrows during spring	5
Escaping the hot seat: consuming decomposing Cannabis sativa slows weight gain and heat escape behaviour in the earthworm, Eisenia fetida	5
How do latitude and urban heat islands affect larval melanization in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) ?	5
Triggers and consequences of wolf (Canis lupus) howling in Yellowstone National Park and connection to communication theory	5
Filling in the holes: The reproductive biology of the understudied Mahali mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali)	5
Overwintering site fidelity and communal hibernation predispose Northern Map Turtles to mass mortality events	5
Migratory connectivity and timing for an at-risk Canadian landbird, Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), from two geographically distant breeding areas	5
Ecological correlates of fecal corticosterone metabolites in female Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)	5
Moult migrant Tennessee Warblers undergo extensive stopover in peri-urban forests of southern Quebec	5
Space use and resource selection of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in the northeastern part of its range	5
Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater	5
Variability in intermediate predator hatching does not alter top-down effects of top predators	5
Anthropogenic disturbance promotes the abundance of a newly introduced butterfly, the European common blue (Polyommatus icarus; Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in Canada	4
Determining the influence of snow and temperature on the movement rates of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)	4
Behavioral manipulation of the spiderMacrophyes pacoti(Araneae: Anyphaenidae) by the araneopathogenic fungusGibellulasp. (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae)	4
Partitioning resources through the seasons: abundance and phenology of carrion beetles (Silphidae) in southeastern Ontario, Canada	4
The nose knows: a review of the diversity, form, and function of the external and internal features of the bat nose	4
Not only big bulls — Correlation between morphometry, reproductive success, and testosterone level in a flooded savannah population of the Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)	4
Investigating patterns and extent of predation of hatchery-reared juvenile Nechako white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) by North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) in the Necha	4
The individual color pattern on the back of Bufotes viridis balearicus (Boettger, 1880) allows individual photo-identification recognition for population studies	4
Nest defense by Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) is related to their sex and brood characteristics but not morphological attributes	4
Seasonal patterns in nutritional condition of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in the southern Northwest Territories and northeastern British Columbia, Canada	4
Plastron color patterns allow for individual photo-identification in two different chelonian species	4
Taxonomic revision of the sexually dimorphic flies of the Neotropical genus Euepalpus Townsend, 1908 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with notes on sexual patches in Tachinini	4
Expect the unexpected: a new species of killifish from a highly stochastic temporary wetland near Iguazú Falls (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)	4
Impacts of artificial rearing on cisco Coregonus artedi morphology, including pugheadedness	4
Contractile function of fasting and digesting broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)	4
Understanding environmental patterns of canid predation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)	4
Activity, heart rate, and energy expenditure of a cold-climate mesocarnivore, the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)	4
Nutrient allocation to eggs in female Argentine shortfin squid, Illex argentinus using fatty acids as nutrient indicator	4
Running overnight and struggling to find sea ice: long-distance movement by an Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) from Russia	4
“Anteaters” under the airport: a slender new species of blindsnake, genus Indotyphlops, from Timor-Leste (Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae: Asiatyphlopinae)	4
The influence of light colour on the behaviour of Atlantic cod in an experimental setting	4

First report of male–male combat in free-ranging Amazonian Common Lanceheads (Bothrops atrox)	3
Threatened skates exhibit abiotic niche stability despite climate change in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean	3
Association of reproduction with seasonality in a subtropical viviparous fish, Jenynsia tucumana (Cyprinodontiformes: Anablepidae)	3
Density estimates of unmarked mammals: comparing two models and assumptions across multiple species and years	3
Variation in the supercooling points of laboratory-reared Canadian Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)	3
Interspecific variation in heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity among sympatric temperate-latitude bats	3
Food and cover resources for small mammals on an industrially logged landscape in the Sierra Nevada of California	3
Factors affecting site selection by beavers colonizing streams in the upper Midwest region of the United States	3
Stable isotope analysis suggests that tetrodotoxin-resistant Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) rarely feed on newts in the wild	3
Habitat preferences of adult Canada Jays (Perisoreus canadensis) during the post-breeding period in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada	3
A new species of Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) from the rio Apiacás, rio Teles Pires basin, with a discussion on its phylogenetic position	3
Ecology and conservation of avian aerial insectivores	3
Landscape use by fishers (Pekania pennanti): core areas differ in habitat than the entire home range	3
From molecular data to natural history: a new species of Apatelodes (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea: Apatelodidae) from southern Brazil	3
Morphological and molecular characterization of the ciliate parasite Tetrahymena rostrata infecting the renal organ of the dusky slug (Arion fuscus)	3
Human hosts recruit more host-seeking deer flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) while walking than sitting	3
Industrial agricultural and woody encroachment associated with American Woodcock habitat selection in an altered grassland ecosystem	3
Evaluating anthropogenic influence on a mesopredator: opossum (Didelphis virginiana) isotope values influenced by corn agriculture more than urbanization	3
Effects of brood viability and rising temperature on oxygen consumption of freshwater mussel glochidia (Bivalvia: Unionidae)	3
High expression of canines in some Mediterranean roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations against the general evolutionary trend	3
Body size of raccoons (Procyon lotor) introduced in west-central Hokkaido, Japan: evaluation using two spatial scales	3
Lepidoptera species richness and community composition in urban street trees	3
Forest edges negatively influence daily nest survival rates of a grassland Tinamou, the Spotted Nothura (Nothura maculosa)	3
Relationship between food grinding and gut microbiota in Brandt's voles	3
Weather, climate, and entry into migration of northern fur seal pups	3
Effect of gallic acid on the reproduction of adolescent male Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)	3
The role of relatedness, age, and origin in shaping social networks for two bison (Bison bison) herds in north-central Montana	3
Changing winter diet of Thick-billed Murres (Uria lomvia) in southwest Greenland, 1990s versus 2010s	3
Changes in dental wear and breakage in arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) across space and time: evidence for anthropogenic food subsidies?	3