OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoomorphology 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Morphology of the sting apparatus in velvet ants of the subfamilies Myrmosinae, Dasylabrinae, Myrmillinae and Mutillinae (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)	17
Morphological comparison of the detailed structure of gill rakers from three different feeding habits of marine fish species	13
Brittlestars with a bite: a new kind of pedicellaria in echinoderms	12
Morphology of Chrysomela vigintipunctata alticola Wang (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with references on the immature stage of larvae in an alpine meadow	10
Formation of the mesodermal organs during the metamorphosis and definitive organogenesis in the holothurian Apostichopus japonicus	10
Morphological description of adults and immature stages of two Sarcophagidae species from Northwest India	10
Cyst formation around Acanthocephalus tenuirostris (Palaeacanthocephala) in its intermediate host, the aquatic sowbug Asellus hilgendorfi	8
Jaw apparatus of Scoletoma fragilis (Lumbrineridae, Annelida): fine structure and growth	7
Tadpole morphological characterization of Ranitomeya variabilis (Zimmermann & Zimmermann, 1988) (Anura: Dendrobatidae), with skeleton, muscle system and inner organs	7
Chondrocranium and internal oral anatomy of the tadpole of Pleurodema diplolister (Peters, 1870) (Anura: Leptodactylidae)	7
Sperm storage in Crotalus durissus (Serpentes: Crotalinae): histological insights about the female reproductive tract of pit vipers	7
Functional morphology of prey capture in stream-dwelling sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae) based on high-speed video recordings	7
Breeding in captivity for conservation and livelihood: insights into the early ontogeny of the Indigo barb, Pethia setnai (Chhapgar and Sane 1992), a threatened endemic species of the Western Ghats of	6
Sensilla on the labial palps of the cave species Tachycines plumiopedella Li, Feng & Luo, 2021 (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae)	6
Vertebral anomalies in a natural population of Taricha granulosa (Caudata: Salamandridae)	6
Developmental heart morphology in the Amazon turtle Podocnemis expansa (Testudines: Podocnemidae)	5
Ultrastructure and functional morphology of the dorsal organs in Scoloplos armiger (Annelida, Sedentaria, Orbiniida)	4
The occurrence process of chromatophores in three body color strains of the ornamental shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis	4
Comparative study of antennal sensilla of selected five genera of Buprestid beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	4
New insights into the functional morphology of calceoli in Amphipoda (Crustacea)	4
Principal design of the femoro-tibial joint in the main groups of arthropoda and possible implications for robotics limbs	4
Comparative histology and histochemistry of the parotid and sublingual glands in the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)	4
Variation of the number and size of spines on the adult body in Dactylispa Weise 1897 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)	4
Penile morphology of the house mouse (Mus musculus) and harvest mouse (Micromys minutus): focus on the position and function of stalk and lateral bacular mounds	4
Scanning electron microscopy of eggs and adult body parts of Anopheles subpictus (Grassi, 1899) mosquitoes from rural areas of Hooghly, West Bengal, India	4

Probabilistic sigma taxonomy of Darwin’s finches (Galápagos)	4
Geometric morphometrics of macro- and meiofaunal priapulid pharyngeal teeth provides a proxy for studying Cambrian “tooth taxa”	4
First knowledge of the bite force in granivorous striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) from the Western Carpathians	3
Comparative anatomical description of the thoracic limb muscles of Puma concolor, Leopardus wiedii and Leopardus pardalis	3
Correction to: Fine structure of mushroom bodies and the brain in Sthenelais boa (Phyllodocida, Annelida)	3
Changes in podial skeletons during growth in the echinoid Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus	3
Anatomical distribution of celiac artery with histochemical investigation to the proventriculus of barn owl (Tyto alba)	3
Autofluorescence imaging of exuviae as a tool for studying slide preparations of micro-arthropods, exemplified by a museum collection of the enigmatic crustacean “y-larvae” (Pancrustacea: Facetotecta)	3
Growth paths: morphological and morphometric traits throughout life stages of the sea cucumber Thyonidium seguroensis (Deichmann 1930) (Dendrochirotida: Thyonidiidae)	3
A picture is worth a thousand words: novel photographic evidence on the anatomy of the digestive system of three shipworm species (Bivalvia, Teredinidae)	3
Morphological and molecular characterisation of two free-living bacterivorous nematodes belonging to Rhabditida from South Africa	3
Comparative anatomy of the rostrosoma of Solifugae, Pseudoscorpiones and Acari	3
Characterization of the antennal ultrastructure of Neoeuantha aucta (Wiedmann, 1830) (Diptera, Tachinidae)	2
Distribution and morphometric studies on antennal sensilla of female and male Pediobius imbreus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)	2
Morphological approaches as tools to study the development of male germ cells of Crassostrea gasar (Mollusca, Bivalvia)	2
Tarsal attachment structures of the biting midge Forcipomyia paludis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a specialized ectoparasite of Odonata imagines	2
The hindlimb myology of the South American eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus (Accipitridae, Aves)	2
Immunofluorescence study of the endocrine pancreas in the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)	2
If you have the volition: How to assess vole testis mass asymmetry in non-targeted data sets	2
Insights into the male reproductive system and spermatozoa of Lutzia bigoti (Diptera: Culicidae)	2
Exploring the riverbed: How olfactory organ morphology shapes the life habits of freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygoninae)	2
Abundance and distribution of antennal sensilla on males and females of three sympatric species of alpine grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Catantopinae) in Aotearoa New Zealand	2
Mylodon darwinii (Owen, 1840): hair morphology of an extinct sloth	2
Morphology of the abdominal sternal stridulitrum and tibial plectrum in Pachycorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)	2
Anatomical study of the hind limb of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)	1
Spermatogenesis in the carnivorous sponge Lycopodina hypogea (Porifera, Demospongiae)	1
Fractal morphology of mechanosensory lateral-line canals in Stichaeidae	1
Red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina linnaeus, 1758) yolk sac development during the early gestation stage	1
Structure and morphology of antennal and palpal sensilla of adult long-horned caddisfly species Triplectides indicus (Walker 1852) (Insecta: Trichoptera: Leptoceridae): a scanning electron microscopy	1
Captain America without the shield: elytra loss and the evolution of alternative defence strategies in beetles	1
Embryonic development of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae)	1
Eggshell ultrastructure and mineral composition during the osteogenesis of Kinosternon scorpioides (Testudines: Kinosternidae)	1
The immunolocalization of adiponectin and its receptors in the testis of the frog Pelophylax bergeri	1
Light and scanning electron microscope observations of the digenean intestinal parasite Acanthostomum spiniceps Looss 1896 (Cryptogonimidae) from the catfish Bagrus bajad and B. docmak	1
Morphology of the feeding apparatus in two oxudercine gobies, Parapocryptes serperaster (Richardson 1846) and Pseudapocryptes elongatus (Cuvier 1816)	1
Female genitalia of Petaluridae provide evidence on the evolution of the reproductive biology in Odonata	1
New approaches for studying the functional anatomy of the phallus in Lepidoptera	1
New records and morphological characterization of digenetic trematodes infecting frogs (Ranidae) from Kurdistan Province, Iran	1
SEM study of the mouthparts of Nacolus tuberculatus (Walker) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with comparative notes on other Hemiptera	1
Morphology of the eyeball of Neotropical bats with different feeding habits	1
Anatomical and morphometric studies on the axial skeleton of ostrich (Struthio camelus)	1
Gross morphological and histological study of the interdigital gland of Ramnad white sheep (Ovis aries)	1
Histochemistry and immunohistochemistry of the parotid and submandibular salivary glands in Hystrix indica	1
Plastination of marine invertebrates: hits and misses	1
The pelvic girdle in extant gonorynchiformes (Teleostei: Otomorpha)	1
Measurement error and effect size in geometric morphometrics: assessing the impact of 2D landmark digitization error in interspecific comparisons of Procrustes shape data	1
Gall-forming nematode, Anguina woodi (Nematoda: Anguinidae) and Chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae), on dune grass from the Western Cape, South Africa	1
Larvae to adult: skin ontogeny of Physalaemus ephippifer (Anura: Leptodactylidae)	1
Oral architecture of the species Herpailurus yagouaroundi	1
Ultrastructure of a swimming-type larva of Barentsia gracilis (Entoprocta, Coloniales)	1

Correction to: The integument in troglobitic and epigean woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea): a comparative ultrastructural study	1
The development, degeneration and immune function fate of bursa of Fabricius in the widely distributed altricial tree sparrow	1
An unusual adult stage: post-imaginal development in a termite-associated rove beetle (Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Corotocini)	1
Sensory equipment and adaptations to the fire habitat of the antennae of the Australian ´firebeetle´ Merimna atrata (Coleoptera; Buprestidae)	1
Microstructure and mineralogy of the tube and operculum of serpulid polychaetes from temperate and warm waters	1
Comparative study of the integumental fine structure of Membracidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)	1
Formation of buccal armature of Cadlina laevis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Nudibranchia, Gastropoda)	1
An integrative study of Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775) and Aiptasia couchii (Cocks, 1851) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the North Adriatic Sea	1
Comparative morphometric, morphological, and radiographic studies of the mongrel and German shepherd dog mandibles with their clinical value for regional anesthesia	1
Simulating cookiecutter shark bites with a 3D-printed jaw-dental model	1
3D-anatomy and systematics of cocculinid-like limpets (Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia): more data, some corrections, but still an enigma	1
Ovarian structure and oogenesis of two endemic pupfishes from the Yucatán Peninsula: morphofunctional traits related with an estuarine life history	1