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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Concentrating vs. spreading our footprint: how to meet humanity's needs at least cost to nature	43
A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing	35
Towards a best‐practices guide for camera trapping: assessing differences among camera trap models and settings under field conditions	32
How reliable are motion‐triggered camera traps for detecting small mammals and birds in ecological studies?	19
Seasonality, local resources and environmental factors influence patterns of brown bear damages: implications for management	17
Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia	16
Co‐occurrence of high densities of brown hyena and spotted hyena in central Tuli, Botswana	14
Spatial organization, behaviour and feeding habits of red squirrels: differences between an urban park and an urban forest	14
Sleeping Eurasian oystercatchers adjust their vigilance in response to the behaviour of neighbours, human disturbance and environmental conditions	14
Spatial partial identity model reveals low densities of leopard and spotted hyaena in a miombo woodland	14
Sooner, closer, or longer: detectability of mesocarnivores at camera traps	13
Effects of natural and anthropogenic features on functional connectivity of anurans: a review of landscape genetics studies in temperate, subtropical and tropical species	13
Resource concealment and the evolution of parental care in burying beetles	12
The oestrous cycle of the Damaraland mole‐rat revisited: evidence for induced ovulation	12
Ecological niche models improve home range estimations	11
Comparison of defence buzzes in hoverflies and buzz‐pollinating bees	11
Low individual diet variation and high trophic niche overlap between the native polecat and invasive American mink	11
Resource availability drives variation in a marsupial glider’s home‐range size	11
Home range size, space use and resource selection of griffon vultures in an insular environment	11
Why do shrimps leave the water? Mechanisms and functions of parading behaviour in freshwater shrimps	10
Lubrication in the joints of insects (Arthropoda: Insecta)	10
Stable isotope analysis suggests low trophic niche partitioning among co‐occurring land snail species in a floodplain forest	10
Methods for the characterization of activity patterns in elusive species: the giant armadillo in the Brazilian Pantanal	9
Excavations of giant armadillos alter environmental conditions and provide new resources for a range of animals	9
Habitat specificity drives differences in space‐use patterns of multiple mesocarnivores in an agroecosystem	9

The therian sternum at the lateral somitic frontier: Evolution of a composite structure	9
Population genetic structure and dispersal patterns of grey wolfs (Canis lupus) and golden jackals (Canis aureus) in Georgia, the Caucasus	9
Carnivore coexistence facilitated by spatial and dietary partitioning and fine‐scale behavioural avoidance in a semi‐arid ecosystem	9
Molecular identification of bird species in the diet of the bird‐like noctule bat in Japan	9
High tolerance of two parasites in ornate tree lizards reduces the fitness costs of parasitism	9
A long‐term study of temporal variation in wing feather mite (Acari: Astigmata) infestations on robins, Erithacus rubecula, in Nottinghamshire, UK	9
Dragon colors: the nature and function of Odonata (dragonfly and damselfly) coloration	9
The wild boar Sus scrofa as a threat to ground‐nesting bird species: an artificial nest experiment	9
Assessing occupancy and activity of two invasive carnivores in two Caribbean islands: implications for insular ecosystems	8
A simple use of camera traps for photogrammetric estimation of wild animal traits	8
Vulnerability to warming in a desert amphibian tadpole community: the role of interpopulational variation	8
Big competition for small spots? Conspecific density drives home range size in male and female leopards	8
Factors affecting the spatial distribution and co‐occurrence of two sympatric mountain ungulates in southern Mongolia	8
Do female frogs have higher resting metabolic rates than males? A case study with Xenopus allofraseri	7
More and bigger lizards reside on islands with more resources	7
Comfort over safety: thermoregulation overshadows predation risk effects in the activity of a keystone prey	7
Prey responses to predation risk under chronic road noise	7
Fossoriality in a risky landscape: badger sett use varies with perceived wolf risk	7
Seasonal effects in gastrointestinal parasite prevalence, richness and intensity in vervet monkeys living in a semi‐arid environment	7
The elusive winter engineers: structure and materials of hazel dormouse hibernation nests	7
Client reef fish tolerate closer human approaches while being cleaned	6
Inter‐colony invasion between wild naked mole‐rat colonies	6
Grasping behavior in the white‐tailed sea eagle (Accipitridae, Aves) explained by muscle architecture	6
Traffic noise drives an immediate increase in call pitch in an urban frog	6
The best defence is not being there: avoidance of larger carnivores is not driven by risk intensity	6
Evolution of treefrogs' calls in tropical islands might be under directional selection	6
Limited temporal response of Cerrado mammals to anthropogenic pressure in areas under distinct levels of protection	6
Carryover effects of pesticide exposure and pond drying on performance, behavior, and sex ratios in a pool breeding amphibian	6
How fast is a snail’s pace? The influences of size and substrate on gastropod speed of locomotion	6
Unravelling associations among chemosensory system components in Liolaemus lizards	6
The toolkit of a hunter – functional morphology of larval mouthparts in a dragonfly	6
Terrestrial locomotion in elongate fishes: exploring the roles of morphology and substrate in facilitating locomotion	6
Assessment of methods for detecting an opportunistic and expanding mesocarnivore in southwestern Europe	5
Flexibility in thermal physiology and behaviour allows body mass maintenance in hibernating hazel dormice	5
Pelage variation in dingoes across southeastern Australia: implications for conservation and management	5
Successive use of shared space by badgers and cattle: implications for Mycobacterium bovis transmission	5
Ophidiomycosis is related to seasonal patterns of reproduction, ecdysis, and thermoregulatory behavior in a free‐living snake species	5
Sex and age differences in tree cavity dependence in a small arboreal marsupial	5
Inter‐relationships among body mass, jaw musculature and bite force in birds	5
Spatial and temporal interactions between endangered spotted‐tailed quolls and introduced red foxes in a fragmented landscape	5
Fertilization modes drive the evolution of sperm traits in Baikal sculpins	5
Presence of pastoral fields in mountain landscapes influences prey consumption by European wildcats	5
Functional diversity of attachment and grooming leg structures is retained in all but the smallest insects	5
Changes in thermal quality of the environment along an elevational gradient affect investment in thermoregulation by Yarrow’s spiny lizards	5
Does colour impact responses to images in geckos?	5
Nine ways to score nine lives – identifying appropriate methods to age domestic cats (Felis catus)	5
Edge effects and distribution of prey forage resources influence how an apex predator utilizes Sri Lanka's largest protected area	5
Postnatal remodeling of the laryngeal airway removes body size dependency of spectral features for ultrasonic whistling in laboratory mice	5
Remote, non‐invasive photogrammetry for measuring physical traits in wildlife	5
Body condition indices are better surrogates for lean mass and water content than for body fat content in an insect	4

Spatially sensitive harvest design can minimize genetic relatedness and enhance genetic outcomes in translocation programmes	4
The effect of group size, reproductive condition and time period on sexual segregation patterns in three vespertilionid bat species	4
Scavenger assemblages are structured by complex competition and facilitation processes among vultures	4
Impacts of temperature on immune performance in a desert anuran (Anaxyrus punctatus)	4
Sexual dichromatism and throat display in spectacled salamanders: a role in visual communication?	4
Reproductive success, apparent survival, and ventral blue coloration in male prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)	4
Inter‐relationships among body mass, body dimensions, jaw musculature and bite force in reptiles	4
How sexual differences affect locomotor performance and metabolism of the Sword Snake: An integrated view from energetics	4
Environmental and anthropogenic correlates of seasonal migrations in the Dinaric‐Pindos brown bear population	4
Size and shape in the evolution of the worker head in Pheidole ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	4
Intra‐specific variation of non‐genitalic and genitalic traits in two euophryine jumping spider species	4
Death‐feigning propensity varies within dice snake populations but not with sex or colour morph	4
An investigation of toe‐tapping behaviour in anurans by analysis of online video resources	4
Grasslands half‐full: investigating drivers of spatial heterogeneity in ungulate occurrence in Indian Terai	4
Is the urgency message encoded in heterospecific alarm calls perceived by domestic chickens?	4
Reduced ageing in the frozen state in the tardigrade Milnesium inceptum (Eutardigrada: Apochela)	4
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	4
The role of climate and maternal manipulation in determining and maintaining reproductive mode in Liolaemus lizards	4
Grip it good: in vivo grip force across substrate diameters in the brown‐throated three‐toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus)	4
Burrow structure and utilization in the mudskipper Periophthalmodon septemradiatus from the Mekong Delta	4
Spinner dolphin residency in tropical atoll lagoons: Diurnal presence, seasonal variability and implications for nutrient dynamics	4
Movement patterns within an urban population of fire salamanders highlight the importance of conserving small habitat patches	4
Vertical locomotion in the arboreal salamander Aneides vagrans	4
Rainforest pythons flexibly adjust foraging ecology to exploit seasonal concentrations of prey	4
Age‐specific sensitivity of sperm length and testes size to developmental temperature in the bruchid beetle	4
Cautious clams? Energetic state modifies risk assessment in giant clams	3
Macrophysiology for decision‐making	3
Small increases in group size improve small shoals' response to water flow in zebrafish	3
Insularity effects on the morphological space and sexual dimorphism of a tropical tree lizard in western Mexico	3
Factors affecting woodland rodent growth	3
Not playing by the rules: mixed support of ecogeographic rules in an arid‐adapted African ground squirrel	3
Roost elevation and ambient temperature best predict use of summer heterothermy in eastern red bats	3
Correlated evolution of craniodental morphology and feeding ecology in carnivorans: a comparative analysis of jaw lever arms at tooth positions	3
Female reproductive suppression in an Australian arid zone rodent, the spinifex hopping mouse	3
Movement and activity of endangered Asiatic lions in relation to land‐use, season and group characteristics	3
Night moves: nocturnal movements of endangered spotted turtles and Blanding's turtles	3
Sperm telomere length correlates with blood telomeres and body size in red‐sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	3
Morphological and functional variation between isolated populations of British red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)	3
Hierarchical partitioning of multiple niche dimensions among ecomorphs, species and sexes in Puerto Rican anoles	3
Mormyrid fish as models for investigating sensory‐motor integration: A behavioural perspective	3
Altitudinal gradients and body size variation among Chinese lizards in different terrains	3
Endocrine correlates of female reproductive activity in the roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)	3
Regional disparity in the axial skeleton of Saurichthyidae and implications for axial regionalization in non‐teleostean actinopterygians	3
Metamorphic common toads keep chytrid infection under control, but at a cost	3
Ecological determinants of livestock depredation by the snow leopard Panthera uncia in Bhutan	3
Diel rhythmicity of alcohol‐induced intoxication in the honeybee workers	3
You're stressing me out! Effect of interspecific competition from red deer on roe deer physiological stress response	3
Differential effect of natural and pigment‐supplemented diets on larval development and phenotype of anurans	3
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	3
Understanding the relationship between climatic niches and dispersal through the lens of bat wing morphology	3
Estimating bird flight height using 3‐D photogrammetry	3
Morph‐dependent nematode infection and its association with host movement in the land snail Cepaea nemoralis (Mollusca, Gastropoda)	3
Coexistence of European hares and Alpine mountain hares in the Alps: what drives the occurrence and frequency of their hybrids?	3
Effects of predation risk on the body mass regulation of growing wood mice	3
Exploring the connections between giraffe skin disease and lion predation	3
Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires	3
Morphological shifts in response to spatial sorting of dispersal behaviour in red flour beetles across multiple generations	3
Fine‐scale vegetation complexity and habitat structure influence predation pressure on a declining snake	3
Structural diversity of olfactory organs in Osteoglossiformes	3
In vivo bite force in lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis, Psittaciformes) and their relative biting performance among birds	3
Scent, rather than fur pattern, determines predation of mice: an in‐the‐wild experiment with plasticine mouse models	3
Global warming responses of gut microbiota in moose (Alces alces) populations with different dispersal patterns	3