OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Behaviour is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Post-rut aggression in caribou: limited evidence for interference competition but strong evidence for male harassment	20
Impact of food availability and predator cues on meadow vole response to social vs. non-social odorants	12
The ‘Mistaken Identity Hypothesis’ for shark bites on humans is an anthropomorphic fallacy	10
Increase of coastal shark bite frequency linked to the COVID-19 lockdown reveals a territoriality-dominance behaviour toward humans	9
Prey size preference in the tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)	8
Nestling barn swallows do not discriminate between nestling begging calls and nestling-like male courtship calls	7
European-native vocalizing: sex and age-class acoustic variation in the Central European red deer (Cervus elaphus)	6
Putative stingray mimicry in the small ocellate octopus (Amphioctopus fangsiao) using false and true eyes	6
Methyl anthranilate as an aversive stimulus in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) for use in comparative cognitive and behavioural studies	6
Do ruminants and hindgut fermenters differ in their activity? Comparison of syntopic black wildebeest and Cape mountain zebra	5
Front matter	5
Familiarity dampens the effect of boldness on coordination in three-spined sticklebacks	5
A non-invasive method during routine handling indicates docility in a wild, crevice-nesting seabird	5
Sex-dependent growth regulation in monogamous pairs of a cichlid fish	5
Use of anxiety tests in a wild rodent: carryover effects of repeated and battery testing	5
Coastal dolphins provide foraging opportunities to benthic-feeding seabirds in a tropical seagrass ecosystem	5
Western Australian magpies respond to urgency information contained in conspecific alarm calls	5
White-edged cowards: high-pitched treefrogs will be attacked by those with orange legs	4
Shark evacuation from Mo’orea island in 2002	4
Front matter	4
Acoustic traits of ultrasonic calls in adult and infant domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)	4
Editorial Note	4
Successful adoption of non-orphaned infant by a parous, nursing female in yaki (Sulawesi crested macaque)	4
Maternal genetic and non-genetic effects on the development of exploration and anxiety-like behaviours in a native Australian rodent, the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat Melomys cervinipes	4
Flight order does not influence individuals’ flight initiation distance in small bird flocks	4

Preliminary evidence of tool use in an Australian magpie?	4
Subordinate submissive responses are predicted by dominant behaviour in a cooperatively breeding fish	4
Revisiting robotic song tutoring in zebra finches: effects of a moving versus static robotic tutor on song imitation	4
Contents	3
Differential effects of predation risk on territory residents and intruders in a terrestrial salamander	3
Tool-assisted water scooping in Balinese long-tailed macaques	3
Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) incorporate hollow baobab trees in acoustic displays	3
Moving vs still prey: do common wall lizards show any preference?	3
A historical approach to describing the complex behaviour of a large species of predatory shark — Case study 2: the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias	3
Individual behavioural variation does not affect social organization or reproductive success in a cooperative small mammal	3
Diminishing avoidance over time of nest cavities containing feathers by passerine birds	3
Do diving seabirds exploit landscape elements for underwater ambushing?	3
Contents	3
Seven questions on perceiving and understanding other minds	3
Effects of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) on olfactory communication of Pallas’s cats (Otocolobus manul) in the Altai Mountains, Mongolia	3
Deep machine learning allows classification of male and female songbird songs in a species with highly variable repertoires	3
Personality and behavioural syndromes in wild-caught Namaqua rock mice (Micaelamys namaquensis)	3
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) responses towards simulated territorial intrusion (STI) vary in strength during the non-breeding season — a matter of temperature and photoperiod?	3
Frans de Waal (1948–2024): Editor-in-Chief of Behaviour	3
The influence of conspecific and heterospecific neighbours on avian reproductive success	3
Ontogeny of sleeping behaviour in four solitary species of Anolis lizard	3
Evidence of long-lasting memory of a free-ranging top marine predator, the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas	3
An ethogram method for the analysis of human distress-related behaviours in the aftermath of public conflicts	2
The effect of individual personality on novel food preference in a social context in the cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)	2
Meows of captive feral domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) in the mating season: acoustic correlates of caller identity and sex	2
Stone-tool-assisted hunting by a wild monkey (Macaca fascicularis aurea)	2
Numerical discrimination in domestic horses: a spontaneous binary choice test	2
Backmatter	2
Facultative male investment in prolonged mate-guarding in a butterfly	2
Adult sex ratios affect mating behaviour in the common housefly Musca domestica L. (Diptera; Muscidae)	2
Integrating knowledge of results with observed motor information enhances sensitive motor adjustment: exploring observational motor learning by the concept of schema	2
Vocalisation in wild-living mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella): structure and context of acoustical signals	2
Front matter	2
Competition and response to predation risk: effects on morphological and behavioural defences in anuran larvae	2
Behavioural interactions between sika deer and Japanese serows: are larger and gregarious ungulates dominant?	2
Response of juvenile male and female guppies to acute predation cues	2
Pair formation in Enchenopa treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) involves complex male–female duetting, and three stages of female mate choice	2
When courtship blurs: a case of male-directed sexual signaling in house crickets (Acheta domesticus)	2
Trichromatic vision in toads: evidence from preference for colour objects during mate choice	2
Copulations with a nestling by an adult care-giver in a kin-living bird	2
High risk of predation suppresses behavioural differences among bold and shy social prey individuals	2
Face off! Incongruent facial response and counter-mimicry in chimpanzees: rare but present	2
Looking back and looking forward with Frans de Waal	2
The unique animal — in search of what makes humans special	2
The relationship between flight initiation distance and cognition of urban-living yellow mongooses, Cynictis penicillata	2
The ethological shortfall: case study of an endangered shorebird	2
Personality in the parasitic avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi)	2
Examining individual behavioural variation in wild adult bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) suggests divergent personalities	2
Looking out for each other? A contextual analysis of visual scanning in Homo sapiens sapiens in urban contexts	2
Sex differences in parental response to offspring begging are associated with pair bond strength across birds	2

The function of putative appeasement behaviour for access to food in African painted dogs	2
Vocal performance of one affects that of another	2