New issue published: vol 126 issue 3

We have published a new issue!  Actually we published it a couple of weeks ago, but I was busy finishing my PhD thesis revisions (my PhD is finally over), so this blog post had to wait on a back burner temporarily.  I apologize for the delay.

Volume 126 issue 3 covers a variety of taxa, regions, and topics, as you've come to expect from CFN.  Predictors of snake roadkill? Check.  Caribou crossing sea ice? Check.  Plus some of the most bad-ass animals are featured in all their bad-ass glory: badgers, fishers, wolves, and lamprey.  And orchids and willows, which I will also call bad-ass just so my botanist friends do not flog me with poison ivy.  Enjoy the issue!

Articles
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The Influence of Willow Salix sp. Rose Insect Galls on Moose Alces alces Winter Browsing (189-193)
Roy V. Rea

Proximity to Hibernacula and Road Type Influence Potential Road Mortality of Snakes in Southwestern Saskatchewan (194-203)
Ashley N. Fortney, Ray G. Poulin, Jessica A. Martino, Dennilyn L.Parker, Christopher M. Somers

Early Spawning by the American Brook Lamprey (Lethenteron appendix) in Southeastern Minnesota (204-209)
Philip A. Cochran, Mark A. Ross, Thomas S. Walker, Trevor Biederman

First Specimens of the Marine Eels Venefica ocella and V. tentaculata (Nettastomatidae) from British Columbia (210-216)
Gavin F. Hanke, Steven M. Roias


Notes
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Sea Ice Crossing by Migrating Caribou, Rangifer tarandus, in Northwestern Alaska (217-220)
Kyle Joly

Use of a Dorsal Radio-Transmitter Implant in American Badgers, Taxidea taxus (221-225)
Gilbert Proulx, Neil MacKenzie

Observations of Nocturnal Hunting Behaviour of American Badgers, Taxidea taxus, in Southwestern Saskatchewan (226-230)
Gilbert Proulx, Neil MacKenzie

A Significant Range Extension for the Eastern Ribbonsnake, Thamnophis sauritus, in Nova Scotia, Canada (231-233)
John Gilhen, Alice Jones, Jeffie McNeil, Arthur W. Tanner

In situ Caching of a Large Mammal Carcass by a Fisher, Martes pennanti (234-237)
Ethan A. Hüner, Justin F. B. Peter

Severe Maxillary Osteomyelitis in a Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) (238-241)
Shannon Barber-Meyer

The Impact of Deer Herbivory and Drought on Population Growth of Goodyera pubescens (Orchidaceae) in Southwestern Quebec (242-244)
Joyce M. Reddoch, Allan H. Reddoch


Tributes and Obituaries
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A Tribute to Stewart Dixon MacDonald, 1927–2010 (245-251)
David R. Gray, Sally E. Gray

A Tribute to Donald M. Britton (1923–2012), Canada’s Premier Pteridologist (252-259)
Daniel F. Brunton


Book Reviews
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"Birds of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan" by Raffael Ayé et al. 2012. [book review] (260-261)
Roy John

"Birds of the Masai Mara" by Adam Kennedy and "Animals of theMasai Mara" by Adam and Vicki Kennedy. 2012. [book review] (261-262)
Roy John

"Squirrels of the World" by R. W. Thorington et al. 2012. [book review] (262)
Randy Lauff

"Okanagan Geology South: Geologic Highlights of the South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia" edited by Murray A. Roed and Robert J. Fulton. 2011. [book review] (263-264)
Alwynne B. Beaudoin

New titles (264)
Roy John


News and Comment
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Northeast Natural History Conference 2013; American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting 2013 (265)
Carolyn Callaghan


Errata
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Erratum: Caractéristiques d’une population introduite du Grand brochet, Esox lucius, dans le lac Ramsay, Parc de la Gatineau, Québec, et impact sur l’ichtyofaune. (2005) 119(3): 359-366. (265)
Josiane Vachon, Brigitte F. Lavallée, François Chapleau


Club Reports
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Minutes of the 133rd Annual Business Meeting of The Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club January 10, 2012 (266-277)
Ann MacKenzie

Instructions for Authors (278-280)
Carolyn Callaghan