OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Invertebrate Biology 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
Mobile learning applications to improve invertebrate zoology online teaching	17
Scaling of ctenes and consequences for swimming performance in the ctenophore Pleurobrachia bachei	15
DNA barcoding of echinopluteus larvae uncovers cryptic diversity in neotropical echinoids	10
Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as important drivers of soil Collembola in a karst collapse doline in the temperate zone	8
The use of an integrative approach to identify coelomocytes in three species of the genus Holothuria (Echinodermata)	7
How I wonder what you are: Can DNA barcoding identify the larval asteroids of Panama?	7
Ultrastructure of extracorporeal secretions of four sessile species of Rotifera (Gnesiotrocha), with observations on the chemistry of the gelatinous tube	6
Integrating microscopy, art, and humanities to power STEAM learning in biology	6
Self‐guided field trips take invertebrate zoology students away from their screens and into the environment for hands‐on learning	5
A new species of deep‐sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips	5
Meiofauna is an important, yet often overlooked, component of biodiversity in the ecosystem formed by Posidonia oceanica	5
Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates	5
From frustules to medusae: A new culture system for the study of the invasive hydrozoan Craspedacusta sowerbii in the laboratory	4
The effects of changes in temperature and salinity on the quality of shells selected by the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus	4
Hoplonemertean larvae are planktonic predators that capture and devour active animal prey	4
Stepwise changes in morphology during the settlement process in a merobenthic octopus, Octopus sinensis, raised in the laboratory	4
The lab In A box: A take‐out practical experience for an online invertebrate biology course	4
Spawning, embryogenesis, settlement, and post‐settlement development of the gorgonian Plexaura homomalla	4
Mining a photo library: Eggs and egg sacs in a major spider family	4
Invertebrate Film Festival: Science, creativity, and flexibility in a virtual teaching environment	4
Ontogenetic development of the crinoidPoliometra prolixain the Arctic deep sea	4
“Brittleworms”: Ultrastructure and arrangement of the calcified chaetae of Euphrosine (Amphinomida, Annelida)	4
Student‐led field studies of herbivory: Hands‐on experiences for remote (or in‐person) learning	4
Water content in diet affects growth and timing of female first mating, but not coloration, in the admirable grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)	4
Biochemical variability in sponges across the Caribbean basin	4

The role of temperature and oxygen availability on the distribution of Corbicula largillierti	4
Notopodial “spinning glands” of Sthenelanella (Annelida: Sigalionidae) are modified chaetal sacs	3
The life history fitness of F₁ hybrids of the microcrustaceans Daphnia pulex and Daphnia pulicaria (Crustacea, Anomopoda)	3
Knots, spoons, and cloches: DNA barcoding unusual larval forms helps document the diversity of Neotropical marine annelids	3
A trapdoor spider, Latouchia typica (Araneae: Halonoproctidae), uses vibrational cues as a trigger for predatory behavior	3
Late maturity and evidence for female biennial spawning in the sea pen Pennatula aculeata (Anthozoa, Pennatulacea) in eastern Canada	3
Barcoding of South African forest‐dwelling snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) reveals widespread cryptic diversity	3
How to culture limnoterrestrial heterotardigrades	3
Providing interactive and field laboratories while teaching university marine biology classes in an era of COVID‐19	3
Localization and distribution of nitric oxide synthase and other neuronal markers in the podia of Holothuria arguinensis	3
First report on the life history of the marine amphipod Ceradocus mizani and its implication for aquaculture	3
Refining species boundaries among velvet worms (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae), with the description of two new species of Opisthopatus from South Africa	3
Reproduction, recruitment, and growth of the Arctic deep‐sea hydroid Bouillonia cornucopia	3
Reproduction and early life stages of the poecilosclerid sponge Crella incrustans	3
Detection of a novel species complex of shell‐boring polychaetes in the northeastern United States	3
First steps toward suctorial feeding in millipedes: Comparative morphology of the head of the Platydesmida (Diplopoda: Colobognatha)	3
Behavior and development of larvae in the sponge Haliclona amboinensis	3
Panamanian velvet worms in the genus Epiperipatus, with notes on their taxonomy and distribution and the description of a new species (Onychophora, Peripatidae)	3