OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Evolutionary Biology is 8. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of genetic vs. environmental quality on condition‐dependent morphological and life history traits in a neriid fly	86
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A novel neo‐sex chromosome in Sylvietta brachyura (Macrosphenidae) adds to the extraordinary avian sex chromosome diversity among Sylvioidea songbirds	77
The effects of sex on extinction dynamics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii depend on the rate of environmental change	60
Multispecies colour polymorphisms associated with contrasting microhabitats in two Mediterranean wrasse radiations	50
Can low‐quality parents exploit their high‐quality partners to gain higher fitness?	44
Viruses, cancers, and evolutionary biology in the clinic: a commentary on Leeks et al. 2023	44
The evolution of the additive variance of a trait under stabilizing selection after autopolyploidization	33
Predation risk and the evolution of a vertebrate stress response: Parallel evolution of stress reactivity and sexual dimorphism	30
Variation in seasonal timing traits and life history along a latitudinal transect in Mimulus ringens	28
An update on recent developments at JEB	28
Avoiding the tragedy of the commons: Improved group‐feeding performance in kin groups maintains foraging cooperation in subsocial Stegodyphus africanus spiders (Araneae, Eresidae)	25
A tangled web: Comparing inter‐ and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs	25
Sex ratio effects on reproductive success of male and female Daphnia	24
Issue Information	23
Genotype specific and microbiome effects of hypoxia in the model organism Daphnia magna	22
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Trade‐offs in defence to pathogen species revealed in expanding nematode populations	21
Bait‐ER: A Bayesian method to detect targets of selection in Evolve‐and‐Resequence experiments	21
Evolution of immune function in response to dietary macronutrients in male and female decorated crickets	20
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A novel cricket morph has diverged in song and wing morphology across island populations	19
New insights into Xenopus sex chromosome genomics from the Marsabit clawed frog X. borealis	19
Selection on sperm size in response to promiscuity and variation in female sperm storage organs	18
Parasite‐induced shifts in host movement may explain the transient coexistence of high‐ and low‐pathogenic disease strains	17

Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate	17
Reconstruction of evolutionary changes in fat and toxin consumption reveals associations with gene losses in mammals: A case study for the lipase inhibitor PNLIPRP1 and the xenobiotic receptor	16
Cover Picture and Issue Information	16
Evolutionary divergence in phenotypic plasticity shapes brain size variation between coexisting sunfish ecotypes	14
Issue Information	14
Axes of multivariate sexual signal divergence among incipient species: Concordance with selection, genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity	14
Size-dependent colouration balances conspicuous aposematism and camouflage	14
Subfunctionalisation of paralogous genes and evolution of differential codon usage preferences: The showcase of polypyrimidine tract binding proteins	14
Correlated evolution of larval development, egg size and genome size across two genera of snapping shrimp	13
The potential for the evolution of thermally sensitive courtship behaviours in the treehopper, Enchenopa binotata	13
Corrigendum	13
Ontogenetic change in effectiveness of chemical defence against different predators in Oxycarenus true bugs	13
Assessing co-diversification in host-associated microbiomes	13
Heightened among‐individual variation in life history but not morphology is related to developmental temperature in reptiles	13
Cover Picture and Issue Information	12
Assessment of phylogenetic approaches to study the timing of recombination cessation on sex chromosomes	12
Soft selection reduces loss of heterozygosity in asexual reproduction	12
Epigenetics and reproductive isolation: a commentary on Westram et al., 2022	12
Ghost introgression in ricefishes of the genus Adrianichthys in an ancient Wallacean lake	12
Issue Information	11
Evolution of thermal performance curves: A meta‐analysis of selection experiments	11
Phenotypic variation and genomic variation in insect virulence traits reveal patterns of intraspecific diversity in a locust-specific fungal pathogen	11
Does sexual conflict contribute to the evolution of novel warning patterns?	11
Bet-hedging via dispersal aids the evolution of plastic responses to unreliable cues	11
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Interpopulation variation in inbreeding is primarily driven by tolerance of mating with relatives in a spermcasting invertebrate	11
Pre‐ and post‐association barriers to host switching in sympatric mutualists	11
Environment dependence of the expression of mutational load and species’ range limits	11
Age-specific survival of territorial and non-territorial male chamois	11
Selection on dispersal drives evolution of metabolic capacities for energy production in female wing‐polymorphic sand field crickets, Gryllus firmus	11
Genetic and social contributions to sex differences in lifespan in Drosophila serrata	10
No genomic repercussions of assortative pairing in a colour polymorphic lizard	10
Colour pattern variation forms local background matching camouflage in a leaf‐mimicking toad	10
Investigating signal modalities of aposematism in a poison frog	10
How plants conquered land: evolution of terrestrial adaptation	10
Implications of nitrogen translocation efficiency for hypotheses on the evolution of autumn colours—	10
Purifying selection against spurious splicing signals contributes to the base composition evolution of the polypyrimidine tract	10
Issue Information	10
Environmental variance in male mating success modulates the positive versus negative impacts of sexual selection on genetic load	10
Ecology and the evolution of sex chromosomes	10
Trees growing in Eastern North America experience higher autumn solar irradiation than their European relatives, but is nitrogen limitation another factor explaining anthocyanin‐red autumn leaves?	10
Effect of population size and selection on Toll‐like receptor diversity in populations of Galápagos mockingbirds	10
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Consequences of adaptation to larval crowding on sexual and fecundity selection in Drosophila melanogaster	9
Sequencing of laser captured Z and W chromosomes of the tocantins paradoxical frog (Pseudis tocantins) provides insights on repeatome and chromosomal homology	9
Pressure for rapid and accurate mate recognition promotes avian‐perceived plumage sexual dichromatism in true thrushes (genus: Turdus)	9
Genetic colour variation visible for predators and conspecifics is concealed from humans in a polymorphic moth	9
Lack of alignment across yeast‐dependent life‐history traits may limit Drosophila melanogaster dietary specialization	9
Response to: A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: Predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt and Krauel (2010) by Postma et al. (2021)	9

Environmental and genealogical effects on DNA methylation in a widespread apomictic dandelion lineage	9
Issue Information	9
Evolution of sex allocation plasticity in a hermaphroditic flatworm genus	9
How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process	9
Does the definition of a novel environment affect the ability to detect cryptic genetic variation?	9
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Signal detection shapes ornament allometry in functionally convergent Caribbean Anolis and Southeast Asian Draco lizards	9
Female reproductive fluid concentrations affect sperm performance of alternative male phenotypes in an external fertilizer	8
Predator response to the coloured eyespots and defensive posture of Colombian four-eyed frogs	8
Is drift ‘directional’? Unequal breeding sex ratio revisited	8
Reproductive isolating mechanisms contributing to asymmetric hybridization in Killifishes (Fundulus spp.)	8
Why do Hymenopteran workers drift to non-natal groups? Generalized reciprocity and the maximization of group and parental success	8
Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution	8
The influence of divergent reproductive strategies in shaping modularity and morphological evolution in mammalian jaws	8
Seasonal stability and species specificity of environmentally acquired chemical mating signals in orchid bees	8
Recent expansion of the non‐recombining sex‐linked region on Silene latifolia sex chromosomes	8
Evolution and dosage compensation of nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) mediated by mobile elements in turtles with female (ZZ/ZW) but not with male (XX/XY	8
Correlated evolution between orb weaver glue droplets and supporting fibres maintains their distinct biomechanical roles in adhesion	8
Males and females contribute differently to the evolution of habitat segregation driven by hybridization	8
Evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism	8
The effect of migration and variation on populations of Escherichia coli adapting to complex fluctuating environments	8
The following article for this Special Issue were previously published and can be found in its respective issue online	8