OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology is 4. 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
Trade-Offs (and Constraints) in Organismal Biology	63
Maxed Out: Optimizing Accuracy, Precision, and Power for Field Measures of Maximum Metabolic Rate in Fishes	28
The Relationship between Hormones, Glucose, and Oxidative Damage Is Condition and Stress Dependent in a Free-Living Passerine Bird	19
Factors Affecting Thermal Insulation of Songbird Nests as Measured Using Temperature Loggers	18
Exposure to Nitrate Increases Susceptibility to Hypoxia in Fish	18
Physiological Ecology of Winter Hibernation by the High-Altitude Frog Nanorana parkeri	16
Rapid Dietary Shift inPodarcis siculusResulted in Localized Changes in Gut Function	14
Wintering Snow Buntings Elevate Cold Hardiness to Extreme Levels but Show No Changes in Maintenance Costs	14
A Mesocosm Experiment in Ecological Physiology: The Modulation of Energy Budget in a Hibernating Marsupial under Chronic Caloric Restriction	13
Manipulation of Prenatal Thyroid Hormones Does Not Affect Growth or Physiology in Nestling Pied Flycatchers	12
Terrestrial Salamanders Maintain Habitat Suitability under Climate Change despite Trade-Offs between Water Loss and Gas Exchange	10
New Insights into Bite Performance: Morphological Trade-Offs Underlying the Duration and Magnitude of Bite Force	10
The Value of Experimental Approaches in Migration Biology	10
Body Composition and Energy Savings by Hibernation: Lessons from the South American Marsupial Dromiciops gliroides	9
Isotopic Discrimination (δ¹⁵N, δ¹³C) in Captive and Wild Common Murres (Uria aalge) and Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica)	9
Arousal from Torpor Increases Oxidative Damage in the Hibernating Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)	9
Clade-Specific Allometries in Avian Basal Metabolic Rate Demand a Broader Theory of Allometry	8
The Mystery of Energy Compensation	8
Ontogenetic Changes in Body Shape and the Scaling of Metabolic Rate in the American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)	8
Universality of Torpor Expression in Bats	8
Maternal Temperature, Corticosterone, and Body Condition as Mediators of Maternal Effects in Jacky Dragons (Amphibolurus muricatus)	8
Increased Metabolic Rate of Hauled-Out Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) during the Molt	8
Altered Oxidative Status as a Cost of Reproduction in a Seabird with High Reproductive Costs	7
High Seasonal Variation of Plasma Testosterone Levels for a Tropical Grassland Bird Resembles Patterns of Temperate Birds	7
Life History and Immune Challenge Influence Metabolic Plasticity to Food Availability and Acclimation Temperature	6

Effect of Capture, Phenotype, and Physiological Status on Blood Glucose and Plasma Corticosterone Levels in Free-Ranging Dice Snakes	6
Individual (Co)variation in Resting and Maximal Metabolic Rates in Wild Mice	6
Sticking Together: Energetic Consequences of Huddling Behavior in Hibernating Juvenile Garden Dormice	5
High-Stakes Decision-Making by Female Crickets (Gryllus texensis): When to Trade In Wing Muscles for Eggs	5
Periodic Cooling during Incubation Alters the Adrenocortical Response and Posthatch Growth in Zebra Finches	5
Ectoparasite Load Is Reduced in Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) at Wind Farms: Implications for Oxidative Stress	5
Body Mass and Tail Girth Predict Hibernation Expression in Captive Dwarf Lemurs	5
Methodological Considerations for Using Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Concentrations as an Indicator of Physiological Stress in the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)	5
Warm Acclimation Increases Mitochondrial Efficiency in Fish: A Compensatory Mechanism to Reduce the Demand for Oxygen	5
Topographic Variations in Mobilization of Blubber in Relation to Changes in Body Mass in Short-Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus)	5
Lizard Embryos Prioritize Posthatching Energy Reserves over Increased Hatchling Body Size during Development	5
Lean Mass Dynamics in Hibernating Bats and Implications for Energy and Water Budgets	5
Impact of Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Elevated Seawater Pco₂on Metabolic Rate and Hypoxia Tolerance inOctopus rubescens	5
Geography, Temperature, and Water: Interaction Effects in a Small Native Amphibian	5
Upper Thermal Tolerance Indicated by CT_max Fails to Predict Migration Strategy and Timing, Growth, and Predation Vulnerability in Juvenile Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)	5
Tolerance Patterns and Transcriptomic Response to Extreme and Fluctuating Salinities across Populations of the Intertidal Copepod Tigriopus californicus	5
The Ability to Dissipate Heat Is Likely to Be a More Important Limitation on Lactation in Striped Hamsters with Greater Reproductive Efforts under Warmer Conditions	4
Within-Generation and Transgenerational Plasticity of a Temperate Salmonid in Response to Thermal Acclimation and Acute Temperature Stress	4
Acute-Phase Immune Response Involves Fever, Sickness Behavior, and an Elevated Metabolic Rate in the Subterranean RodentCtenomys talarum	4
Mitochondrial Enzyme Activities and Body Condition of Naturally Infected Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)	4
Biomechanical Analysis of the Slow-Twitch (Red) Muscle Force Transmission Pathways in Tunas	4
Using Integrative Biology to Infer Adaptation from Comparisons of Two (or a Few) Species	4
The Inverse Krogh Principle: All Organisms Are Worthy of Study	4
Flexible Employment of Torpor in Squirrel Gliders (Petaurus norfolcensis): An Adaptation to Unpredictable Climate?	4