OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Zoology is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

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How reliably do keratinous tissues predict total mercury concentration in internal tissues of a highly mobile carnivore with a terrestrial diet?	21
Ecoimmunological differences among congeneric tortoises in the United States	20
Overlap of activity patterns between leopards and their potential prey species in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania	18
Various responses of pine marten morphology and demography to temporal climate changes and primary productivity	17
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Feeding behavior varies based upon prey defenses in the ground snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Sonora episcopa)	15
Population genetics and the role of dispersal barriers in the Antarctic springtail Kaylathalia klovstadi (Collembola, Isotomidae)	13
Hidden in plain sight: unveiling the distributions of green‐winged grasshoppers (Aiolopus spp.) with citizen‐science data	13
Quantifying the predation impact of an expanding mesocarnivore on declining small‐game species	13
Long‐term monitoring reveals sex‐ and age‐related survival patterns in griffon vultures	13
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Influence of human development and predators on patterns of Virginia opossum occupancy, abundance, and activity	12
Reproductive payoffs of territoriality are snow‐dependent in a mountain ungulate, the Alpine chamois	12
Specialized morphology, not relatively large head size, facilitates competition between a small‐bodied specialist and large‐bodied generalist competitors	11
Influence of landfill use on nest‐site selection and breeding success in white storks	11
Prey responses to predation risk under chronic road noise	11
Altitudinal gradients and body size variation among Chinese lizards in different terrains	11
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Lubrication in the joints of insects (Arthropoda: Insecta)	11
Behavioural responses to chemical cues of predators differ between fire salamander larvae from two different habitats	10
Population dynamics of recovering apex predators: Golden eagles in a Mediterranean landscape	10

Here comes the sun: Thermoregulatory behavior in ectotherms illuminated by light‐level geolocators	10
Activity and habitat use of a dune gecko and its spatial and temporal correlation with other animals on dunes	10
Evolutionary novelty in chemical signalling is linked with chemosensory behaviour in close Liolaemus lizard species (Iguania: Liolaemidae)	9
More and bigger lizards reside on islands with more resources	9
Body condition indices are better surrogates for lean mass and water content than for body fat content in an insect	9
Reproductive health from hair: Validation and utility of hair progesterone analysis in the Asian black bear, Ursus thibetanus	9
How sexual differences affect locomotor performance and metabolism of the Sword Snake: An integrated view from energetics	9
Spatiotemporal plasticity of prey selection in the wolf	9
Partitioned parturition: Birthing asynchrony in cordylid lizards	8
A framework to interpret co‐occurrence patterns from camera trap data: The case of the gray fox, the bobcat, and the eastern cottontail rabbit in a tropical dry habitat	8
Short‐term and long‐term consequences of regeneration on the reproductive investment of a multivoltine lizard	8
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Annual variation in riverscape habitat use by a diadromous fish before oceanic migration	7
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New insights into the historical translocation of the Algerian hedgehog and pine marten throughout the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean): refining the radiocarbon‐based chronology	6
Methods for the characterization of activity patterns in elusive species: the giant armadillo in the Brazilian Pantanal	6
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Beaver dams in Mediterranean ecosystems: trait‐specific effects on macroinvertebrates	6
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Migrating eagles stopping in the Sahara Desert: Aberrant behaviour or foraging strategy?	6
Journal of Zoology: Highlights of the year 2024	6
Sound production by the short‐beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)	6
Changes in foraging behaviour suggest competition between wild and domestic ungulates: Guanaco and domestic sheep in southern Patagonia	6
Evaluating the prevalence and spatial distribution of giraffes injured by non‐target poaching	6
Dietary conditioning on aphids and conspecific eggs in the ladybirdMenochilus sexmaculatusFabricius influences cannibalistic food choices in subsequent generations	6
In vivo bite force in lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis, Psittaciformes) and their relative biting performance among birds	6
Wind impairs pit trap construction and hunting success in a pit‐building predator	5
Where and when does the danger lie? Assessing how location, season and time of day affect the sequential stages of predation by lions in western Serengeti National Park	5
Shorter telomeres are associated with shell anomalies in a long‐lived tortoise	5
Livin' la vida local: philopatry results in consistent patterns of annual space use in a long‐lived lizard	5
Alternative highland adaptations: organ masses and fur insulation in Afroalpine rodents	5
Interactive effects of body size, food abundance and mating status on reproductive attributes in tortoise beetle	5
Do sexes differ in consistent individual differences and behavioural syndrome in an aposematic poison frog?	5
Exploring the connections between giraffe skin disease and lion predation	5
Generalist, selective or ‘mixed’ foragers? Feeding strategies of two tropical toads across suburban habitats	5
Temperature during embryonic development in brown trout influences juvenile behaviour in encounters with predators	5
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Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia	5
Do urban habitats induce physiological changes in Mediterranean lizards?	5
Big competition for small spots? Conspecific density drives home range size in male and female leopards	4
Enemies or good neighbors? No indication of spatial or temporal avoidance between two sympatric South American canids	4
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Camouflage by counter‐brightness: the blue wings of Morpho dragonflies Zenithoptera lanei (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) match the water background	4
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Changes in marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) heart rates suggest reduced metabolism during El Niño events	4
Behavioural responses to temporal variations of human presence: Insights from an urban adapter	4
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Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires	4
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An experimental framework for quantifying the degree of intraguild predation in omnivorous food webs in the field	4
Is bigger always better? Neither body size nor aggressive behavior predicts specialization of hummingbirds in a rocky outcrop	4
The role of climate and maternal manipulation in determining and maintaining reproductive mode in Liolaemus lizards	4
Two in one: A case study of two rhizocephalan species invading the nervous tissue of one host	4
Review of osteoderm function and future research directions	4
Comparative analysis of behavioural repertoires for Mahogany glider and Brushtail possum using accelerometer loggers and machine learning algorithms	4
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Effects of human presence on African mammal waterhole attendance and temporal activity patterns	4
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Comparison of the eggshell mammillary microstructure of Galliformes and Anseriformes	4
‘Knocking’ on armadillo's door: Uncovering the use of an ecosystem Engineer's burrow by the lesser anteater	4
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Exceptional features of the embryonic ontogeny of a direct‐developing Robber frog	4
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Brocket deer niche breadth and overlap: spatial similarities limit species coexistence	4
Environment drives color pattern polymorphism in sand lizards beyond the Gloger's rule	3
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels of intensive captive, free‐range captive and wild Tasmanian devils	3
Hierarchical partitioning of multiple niche dimensions among ecomorphs, species and sexes in Puerto Rican anoles	3
Fertility up in flames: Reduced fertility indices as a consequence of a simulated heatwave on small African mammals	3
Possible occurrence of contact calls in all‐male groups of free‐ranging beluga whales	3
Naming and gaming: The illicit taxonomic practice of ‘nomenclatural harvesting’ and how to avoid it	3
Size is not everything: Nuanced effects of female multiple mating and annual litter number on testes size in terrestrial mammals	3
Energetically costly weaponry in the large morph of male stag beetles	3
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Bigfoot: If it's there, could it be a bear?	3
Behavioral diversity and biomechanical determinants of the outcome of a fish predator–prey interaction	3
Habitat mosaic as a driver of the resilience of native species: The case of the assemblage of small mammals from the city of Franceville, Gabon	3
Low socioeconomic status is an under‐recognised source of challenges in academia	3
Towards a best‐practices guide for camera trapping: assessing differences among camera trap models and settings under field conditions	3
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Dots in the dark: dorsal polychromatism in the endemic Xingu Freshwater Stingray	3
A comparative phylogenetic approach for the evolution of melanism in elapid snakes supports the Bogert's rule	3
Assessing the phenology and reproductive output of loggerhead turtles in relation to climatic variables at Patara Beach, Türkiye	3
Disruption and irruption shape genetic variation and population structure of the common rock‐rat in north‐western Australia	3
Plasticity in resource use explains the persistence of the largest living rodent in anthropized environments	3
Forced sympatry? Spatiotemporal interactions of ursids, the Himalayan brown bear and the Asiatic black bear, along a gradient of anthropic disturbances in Western Himalaya	3
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COVID‐19: An unplanned experiment to assess the effect of tourism on ungulates in a world heritage site	3
The anatomy of mastication in a toothless mammal: Morphological characteristics of the temporomandibular joint in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)	3
Movement and activity of endangered Asiatic lions in relation to land‐use, season and group characteristics	3
Mandibular morphology in four species of insectivorous bats: the impact of sexual dimorphism and geographical differentiation	3
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