OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ethology Ecology & Evolution is 1. 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
Evidence of escalated aggressive calling behavior in a male agonistic interaction of the reticulated leaf frog Pithecopus ayeaye	28
Initial orientation and homing performances in the lacertid lizard Podarcis siculus	26
Allopatric populations of Drosophila ananassae exhibit different degrees of trade-off for evolving immune response against bacterial infection	24
Dietary habits of the European brown hare: summary of knowledge and management relapses	22
An ethologic approach to differential diagnosis of autism in toddlers	16
Social aggregation in the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare	15
Cheliped function in the porcellanid crabPetrolisthes japonicus: autotomy as an effective antipredator defence mechanism	10
Current status of Brazilian scientific production on non-native species	9
Increased occurrence of Egyptian vultures in Crete: exploring movement patterns and potential for wintering	9
Chafing behaviour of great barracudas on sea turtles triggers escape response of external parasites	8
Repertoire and vocal behaviour of the grey heron ( Ardea cinerea ) during the breeding season: a case study in the western Po Valley	7
Vocal performance and the usage of song types in Pale-legged leaf-warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes: a contradictory study	7
Neural basis of multi-sensory communication in primates	6
Effect of supplemental feeding on habitat and crop selection by wild boar in Sweden	6
Kinship influences the metamorphic traits of Asiatic toad ( Bufo gargarizans ) larvae, in Central China	5
Repeatability of foraging behavior following a simulated predation attempt depends on color morph, sex, and foraging metric in Red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus)	5
Feeding behavior of blue whales ( Balaenoptera musculus ) during austral summer in northern Chilean Patagonia	5
Body size correlations with female aggression and physiology suggest pre-adult effects on caste in an independent-founding eusocial paper wasp (Mischocyttarus pallidipectus, Hymenoptera Vespida	5
The white-browed laughingthrush ( Pterorhinus sannio ) did not pass the mirror self-recognition test	5
Body colour adjustment of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers 1877) in different background colours	5
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) predation and consumption of an adult yak in the Mongolian Altai	5
Escaping from predators: a review of Neotropical lizards defence traits	5
Domestic chicken hens can eavesdrop on the alarm calls of wild tits	5
Phylogeographic investigation of the bladder grasshopperBullacris unicolor(Orthoptera Pneumoroidea) in South Africa	5
Nesting behaviour of short-toed eagles ( Circaetus gallicus ) in central Italy, as revealed by nest cameras	4

Influence of operational sex ratio and male age on mating competition intensity in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	4
The role of familiarity in shelter site fidelity: insights from a mesocosm experiment with a plethodontid salamander	4
A delicate balance: wolves exploiting dogs’ predation attempts in central Italy	4
Telemetry in movement ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles in world freshwater ecoregions: a systematic review	4
Alarm reaction depends on multiple chemical cues in tadpoles of the cane toad (Rhinella marina)	4
Temporal and spatial overlap in the behaviors of a native and invasive tree squirrel in southern California	4
Nothing like home: most males of Espadarana prosoblepon (Anura Centrolenidae) exhibit homing to calling site despite the availability of alternative suitable sites for c	3
Mechanisms of collateral damage: heterospecific neighbor density mediates parasitism by eavesdroppers on hourglass treefrogs	3
Intraspecific variation in morphology and thermal ecology of the cleft lizard Sceloporus mucronatus (Squamata Phrynosomatidae): effect of habitat and sex	3
Dating on your level: assortative mating based on body condition in an amphibian	3
From sand to rocks: divergent diets in two populations of Pleurodema diplolister (Anura Leptodactylidae) in the semi-arid region of Bahia, Brazil	3
Static allometry of a threat device that is not a weapon: wing spots in male Heterandrium fallax (Hymenoptera Agaonidae)	3
Testosterone treatment unveils testosterone-insensitive song in an early-branched hummingbird	3
Anthills: stressor or opportunity for plant assemblage diversity? Evidence from Mediterranean Dasypyretum grasslands	3
Juveniles are different: substrate selection in juvenile green lizards Lacerta bilineata	3
Deterring predator pursuit and attracting potential mates? The conspicuous melanized tail display of the zebra-tailed lizard	3
Evidence that wolves use cooperative ambush strategies to hunt beavers	2
Nutritional composition of manatee’s diet in the Western Caribbean: from the river to the reef	2
Sound production during feeding in Icelandic herring-eating killer whales ( Orcinus orca )	2
The role of epigynal setae in mate choice in the orb-weaver Leucauge argyra	2
Form follows function in human nonverbal vocalisations	2
Influence of operational sex ratio and male age on mating competition intensity in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	2
Post-autotomy limb movement in the porcellanid crab Petrolisthes japonicus	2
The opportunity for and intensity of sexual selection in a seed bug depend on host plant dispersion	2
Foraging behaviour of an omnivorous bird varies in mixed-species groups	2
Mirror responses in African grey parrot ( Psittacus erithacus ) support the gradualist perspective on mirror self-recognition	2
Possible impact of winter conditions and summer temperature on bank vole (Myodes glareolus) population fluctuations in Central Norway	2
First documentation of long-distance travel by a Florida manatee to the Mexican Caribbean	2
Using bioacoustics tools to clarify species relationships: vocalization of Cycloramphus lithomimeticus (Anura Cycloramphidae), with a phylogenetic comparative analysis o	2
Water visitation patterns by Eleonora’s falcon at its breeding grounds: a case study using visual observations and camera traps	2
The acoustic activity of Physalaemus cuvieri (Anura Leptodactylidae) is strongly influenced by climatic conditions, but not by latitude or landscape metrics	1
The effect of sex and mating opportunity on ecological immunity in Brood X cicadas	1
Escape angles for solitary animals and groups of the lizardPholidoscelis fuscatus	1
Jungle cat (Felis chaus) in farmlands: potential benefits of coexistence and human-wildlife conflicts in West Bengal, India	1
First documented observation of feeding behaviour of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in its breeding range off the southern coast of Tanzania	1
Sex and the patch: the influence of habitat fragmentation on terrestrial vertebrates’ mating strategies	1
Altitudinal body size variation inRana kukunoris: the effects of age and growth rate on the plateau brown frog from the eastern Tibetan Plateau	1
Pattern in water-related birds reveals a shift in biomass between mature and mowed reedbeds: evidence from a coastal wetland	1
Phytophagous consumption by frogs inhabiting bromeliads from Atlantic Forest	1
Permanent conspicuity in an Amazonian weakly electric fish subjected to low predation risk	1
Living in a mosaic of Brazilian Atlantic Forest and plantations: spatial ecology of five bushmaster Lachesis muta (Viperidae Crotalinae)	1
Diet of the vulnerable White-browed guan Penelope jacucaca (Galliformes Cracidae) in two contrasting Caatinga fragments in Northeastern Brazil	1
Rates of male rivalry and mate choice vary with density and determine whether size-assortative mating is absent, positive, or negative in the clown weevil, Eudiagogus pulcher	1
The behavioural ecology behind anti-predator mechanisms: diversity, ontogenetic changes and sexual differences in anuran defence behaviours	1
Behavioral strategies between Aphidius platensis and winter cereal aphids with a focus on parasitism	1
Interacting primates: the biological roots of human communication	1
A pilot study of calling patterns and vocal turn-taking in wild bonobos Pan paniscus	1
An assessment of learning modalities in wild-caught freshwater flatworms ( Dugesia tigrina )	1
Moving towards a far-away goal: a foreword	1
Reaching versus catching: flexible hand preference in ring-tailed lemurs	1

Unilateral hippocampal lesions and the navigational performance of homing pigeons as revealed by GPS-tracking	1
The delayed demographic responses of small mammals to habitat quality and density in the Brazilian Cerrado	1
Lunar phase as a dynamic landscape of fear factor affecting elephant crop raiding potential	1
Flight patterns of monocularly occluded homing pigeons further reveal a left eye/right cerebral hemispheric advantage in the visual processing of familiar landscape/landmark features	1
First assessment of ectoparasite prevalence in Apennine populations of Eurasian red squirrel: does habitat fragmentation affect parasite presence?	1
Body condition of females during tadpole attendance and its potential costs in a Neotropical foam-nesting frog (Leptodactylus podicipinus)	1
Seasonal variation in the foraging behavior of neotropical tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) in a Cerrado fragment, Brazil	1
Prey profile of Jungle cat in human dominated landscape of Southern West Bengal: evidence from camera traps	1
The limits of olfactory perception in black vultures: a field experiment	1
Nesting density and nest site selection of the Magpie Pica pica in Kaliningrad, south-east of the Baltic Sea area	1
Web building behavior in a wall spider (Oecobiidae) suggests a close relationship with orb-weavers	1
Notes on a tree: reframing the relevance of primate choruses, duets, and solo songs	1
Foraging plasticity in Chilean flamingos: influence of water depth, food abundance and intra-flock distances	1
Effects of metolachlor and fish cues on tadpole antipredator behaviors	1
Environmental determinants of the diets in François’ langurs ( Trachypithecus francoisi )	1
An attempt to evidence post-fire adaptation of red fox diet in a Mediterranean area	1
Unveiling behavior modification induced by the Ticapimpla Darwin wasp (Ichneumonidae)	1
Sperm length variation is linked to sexual ornamentation in male paper wasps	1