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• Stable isotope analysis suggests that tetrodotoxin-resistant Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) rarely feed on newts in the wild.

  Authors:Andrew M. Durso, Lorin A. Neuman-Lee, Gareth R. Hopkins, and Edmund D. BrodieFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20217,514 words Report 1510LToxin-resistant predators may suffer costs from eating chemically defended prey and do not feed exclusively on toxic prey. Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)) have been considered the drivers of an...

• Behavioral manipulation of the spider Macrophyes pacoti (Araneae: Anyphaenidae) by the araneopathogenic fungus Gibellula sp. (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae).

  Authors:I.D.P. Arruda, G.A. Villanueva-Bonilla, M.L. Faustino, J.C.M.S. Moura-Sobczak, and J.F. SobczakFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20215,548 words Report 1500LHost manipulation has already been documented in several distinct host-parasite associations, covering all major phyla of living organisms. While in animals we know that several species have the ability to manipulate...

• Pacific Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias fannini) consume thousands of juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.).

  Authors:Z.T. Sherker, K. Pellett, J. Atkinson, J. Damborg, and A.W. TritesFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 202113,206 words Report 1580LAn array of predators that consume juvenile salmon (genus Oncorhynchus Suckley, 1861) may account for the poor returns of adult salmon to the Salish Sea. However, the Pacific Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias fannini...

• Body shape and fin size in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): effects of temperature during embryogenesis.

  Authors:Larry Greenberg, Bror Jonsson, Johnny R. Norrgard, Ann Erlandsson, and Eva BergmanFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20216,870 words Report 1440LTemperature during egg incubation and early development influences later life stages of fishes, potentially influencing survival. Throughout its distribution, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758) have experienced...

• Comment on "Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen's myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species" (1).

  Authors:Ariadna E. Morales, M. Brock Fenton, Bryan C. Carstens, and Nancy B. SimmonsFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20216,685 words Report 1520LGenetic exchange and hybridization appear common among the western long-eared bats from North America. Multiple sources of evidence indicate that lineages within this group are evolving independently, despite genetic...

• Reply to the comment by Morales et al. on "Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen's myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species" (1).

  Authors:C.L. Lausen, Michael F. Proctor, David Paetkau, David W. Nagorsen, Purnima Govindarajulu, Doug Burles, et al.From:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20218,128 words Report 1690LA.E. Morales et al. (2021. Can. J. Zool. 99(5): 415-422) provided no new evidence to alter the conclusions of C.L. Lausen et al. (2019. Can. J. Zool. 97(3): 267-279). We present background information, relevant...

• Evidence of morphological adaptation to life underwater: sternal keel affects swimming speed in giant water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilini).

  Author:Ryosuke MatsushimaFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20213,483 words Report 1330LFundamentally, insects evolved on land and secondarily inhabited aquatic environments multiple times. To live underwater, aquatic insects have acquired enormously variable morphological, developmental, physiological, and...

• Correction: A predictive model to diagnose pregnancy in guanacos (Lama guanicoe) using non-invasive methods.

  Authors:A. Marozzi, V.I. Cantarelli, F.M. Gomez, A. Panebianco, L.R. Leggieri, P. Gregorio, et al.From:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2021433 words Correction notice 1560LRef.: Can. J. Zool. 98(1): 13-20 (2020) dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0070. The following corrections are typographic in nature and do not affect the results or the discussion of the research. On p. 14, the phrase "As...

• A new miniature Pristella (Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Characidae) with reversed sexual dimorphism from the rio Tocantins and rio Sao Francisco basins, Brazil.

  Authors:F.C.T. Lima, R.A. Caires, C.C. Conde-Saldana, J.M. Mirande, and F.R. CarvalhoFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20216,630 words Report 1490LA new species of the genus Pristella Eigenmann, 1908 (Pristella crinogi sp. nov.) is described from the middle rio Tocantins and middle rio Sao Francisco basins, Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed from its two...

• Coyote (Canis latrans) diet and spatial co-occurrence with woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou).

  Authors:Richard K.K. Huang, Quinn M.R. Webber, Michel P. Laforge, Alec L. Robitaille, Maegwin Bonar, Juliana Balluffi-Fry, et al.From:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20217,702 words Report 1490LThe interplay of predator encounters and antipredator responses is an integral part of understanding predatorprey interactions and spatial co-occurrence and avoidance can elucidate these interactions. We conducted...

• Low prevalence of the parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha at the range edge of the eastern North American monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly population.

  Authors:Felipe Dargent, Sydney M. Gilmour, Emma A. Brown, Rees Kassen, and Heather M. KharoubaFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20214,618 words Report 1480LEvery year monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758)) from the eastern North American population migrate from Mexico to southern Canada in the spring. This northward migration has been shown to reduce...

• Influence of nest temperature on morphology of Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) hatchlings incubated in hatcheries in Oaxaca, Mexico.

  Authors:J. Garcia-Grajales, J.F. Meraz-Hernando, J.L. Arcos Garcia, and E. Ramirez-FuentesFrom:Canadian Journal of Zoology (Vol. 99, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20217,240 words Report 1460LThe influence of nest incubation temperatures on carapace shape and morphological traits of Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)) hatchlings incubated in two hatcheries in Oaxaca, Mexico, was...