OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zoology is 5. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Synthesis of digestive enzymes, food processing, and nutrient absorption in decapod crustaceans: a comparison to the mammalian model of digestion	28
Body forms in sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) and their functional, ecological, and evolutionary implications	24
Microplastic burden in Daphnia is aggravated by elevated temperatures	21
Arthropod biodiversity patterns point to the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) as a climate refugium	20
The Neurobiology of Ocean Change – insights from decapod crustaceans	18
Karyological characterization of the common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) provides insights on the evolution and diversification of sex chromosomes in Chamaeleonidae	18
Spatio-temporal partitioning facilitates mesocarnivore sympatry in the Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria	17
Geometric morphometric analysis of the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) revealed significant effects of environmental factors on skull variations	17
Reproduction in the pitviper Bothrops jararacussu: large females increase their reproductive output while small males increase their potential to mate	16
Reproductive and Somatic Senescence in the European Badger (Meles meles): Evidence from Lifetime Sex-Steroid Profiles	16
Neuroepithelial cells (NECs) and mucous cells express a variety of neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter receptors in the gill and respiratory air-sac of the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Silurifo	16
Ontogenetic growth and the development of a unique fibrocartilage entheses in Macropus fuliginosus	15
Niche differentiation between deeply divergent phylogenetic lineages of an endemic newt: implications for Species Distribution Models	12
Coping with the “dirt”: brown shrimp and the microplastic threat	12
Observational learning and irreversible starvation in first-feeding zebrafish larvae: is it okay to copy from your friends?	11
Step by step and frame by frame – Workflow for efficient motion tracking of high-speed movements in animals	11
Fluctuating asymmetry as biomarker of pesticides exposure in the Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus)	10
Allograft Inflammatory Factor AIF-1: early immune response in the Mediterranean sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus	10
How and when melanic coloration is an advantage for lizards: the case of three closely-related species of Liolaemus	10
Adhesive force and endurance of the pelvic sucker across different modes of waterfall-climbing in gobiid fishes: Contrasting climbing mechanisms share aspects of ontogenetic change	9
Efficacy of hormone stimulation on sperm production in an alpine amphibian (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) and the impact of short-term storage on sperm quality	9
Kinematics of gecko climbing: the lateral undulation pattern	9
Feral pigeon populations: their gene pool and links with local domestic breeds	9
Spatio-temporal ecology of a carnivore community in middle atlas, NW of Morocco	8
Ontogeny of strike performance in ball pythons (Python regius): a three-year longitudinal study	8

Facing Southern Ocean warming: Temperature effects on whole animal performance of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)	8
Functional morphology and post-larval development of the buccal complex in Eubranchus rupium (Nudibranchia: Aeolidida: Fionidae)	8
Karyotype evolution and preliminary molecular assessment of genera in the family Scorpiopidae (Arachnida: Scorpiones)	8
Numerical Analysis of the Cerebral Cortex in Diprotodontids (Marsupialia; Australidelphia) and Comparison with Eutherian Brains	8
New insights into life–history traits of Mediterranean Electric rays (Torpediniformes: Torpedinidae) as a contribution to their conservation	8
Next-generation sequencing of DNA from resting eggs: signatures of eutrophication in a lake’s sediment	7
Larval tolerance to food limitation is stronger in an exotic barnacle than in its native competitor	7
Locomotion in Anaspides (Anaspidacea, Malacostraca) – insights from a morpho-functional study of thoracopods with some observations on swimming and walking	7
Koinobint life style of the spider wasp Minagenia (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) and its consequences for host selection and sex allocation	7
Chemistry and morphology of the pygidial glands in four Pterostichini ground beetle taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichinae)	7
Data collected by citizen scientists reveal the role of climate and phylogeny on the frequency of shelter types used by frogs across the Americas	7
An insight into the prey spectra and livestock predation by cheetahs in Kenya using faecal DNA metabarcoding	7
Intraspecific variability of cell reaggregation during reproduction cycle in sponges	7
Is there a trade-off between sperm production and sexual weaponry in the Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862)?	7
Crustaceans in a changing world	7
Asymmetry in the frequency and proportion of arm truncation in three sympatric California Octopus species	7
Fine details of the choanocyte filter apparatus in asconoid calcareous sponges (Porifera: Calcarea) revealed by ruthenium red fixation	7
Sperm length variation among Afrotropical songbirds reflects phylogeny rather than adaptations to the tropical environment	6
Geographic clines in Daphnia magna’s circadian clock gene expression: Local adaptation to photoperiod	6
Form and function of the mantle edge in Protobranchia (Mollusca: Bivalvia)	6
Gas composition and its daily changes within burrows and nests of an Afroalpine fossorial rodent, the giant root-rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus	6
The effect of albinism on avian predator attack rates in eastern garter snakes	6
Shape and ontogenetic changes in otolith of the ocellated icefish (Chionodraco rastrospinosus) from the Bransfield Strait, Antarctic	6
Island effect in the shell phenotypic plasticity of an intertidal gastropod	6
What do stable isotopes tell us about the trophic ecology of Thamnodynastes hypoconia (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in southern Brazil?	6
Characteristics of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from the Bone Marrow of Red Pandas	6
Temporal and spatial dynamics of arthropod groups in terrestrial subsurface habitats in central Portugal	6
Novel data on the innervation of the lophophore in adult phoronids (Lophophorata, Phoronida)	6
Comparative biomechanics of hagfish skins: diversity in material, morphology, and movement	5
Unequal sisters – Past and potential future range development of Anatolian and Hyrcanian brown frogs	5
Reproduction in the Eared Dove: An exception to the classic model of seasonal reproduction in birds?	5
Relative fitness of decoy coloration is mediated by habitat type	5
Contrasting patterns at interspecific and intraspecific levels in scorpion body size across a climatic gradient from rainforest to dryland vegetation	5
Site-specific variation in the activity of COX-2 alters the pattern of wound healing in the tail and limb of northern house gecko by differentially regulating the expression of local inflammatory medi	5
Recognising mollusc shell contours with enlarged spines: Wavelet vs Elliptic Fourier analyses	5
Integrative taxonomy of the species complex Haemulon steindachneri ( ) (Eupercaria; Haemulidae) with a description of a new species from the western Atlantic	5
Comparative study of stress responses, laterality and familiarity recognition between albino and pigmented fish	5
Unravelling the ultrastructure and mineralogical composition of fireworm stinging bristles	5
The forelimbs of Octodontidae (Rodentia: Mammalia): substrate use, morphology, and phylogenetic signal	5
Postcranial Skeletal Pneumaticity in Cuculidae	5
First data on the structure of tubes formed by phoronids	5