Integrative and Comparative Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Integrative and Comparative Biology is 5. 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.)
ArticleCitations
The Metamorphosing Professor: Adapting Teaching to Fulfill the Promise of Biology Education39
Integrating DNA-Based Prey Occurrence Probability into Stable Isotope Mixing Models37
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants Awarded at the SICB Meeting in January 202435
Day Versus Night Melatonin and Corticosterone Modulation by LPS in Distinct Tissues of Toads (Rhinella Icterica)29
An Animal Model of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Exposure to Light and Sound in the Preterm Infant29
Estimating Wingbeat Frequency of Hummingbirds Using a No-Labeling Learning Computer Vision Approach28
Mind the Gap: A Review of Disjunctions in Coastal Marine Species28
Erratum To: Foretelling the Flex—Vertebral Shape Predicts Behavior and Ecology of Fishes27
Rare and Opportunistic Use of Torpor in Mammals—An Echo from the Past?25
Exoskeletal Trade-off between Claws and Carapace in Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Decapod Crustaceans24
Rescaling Biology: Increasing Integration Across Biological Scales and Subdisciplines to Enhance Understanding and Prediction24
Hydric Environment and Chemical Composition Shape Non-avian Reptile Eggshell Absorption23
The Shape of Water: Physiological Adaptations to Habitat Aridity in the Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)22
Beyond the Hexagon: Meso-structures in the Bee’s Honeycomb for Bio-Inspired Design21
Collective Neuromechanics in Sea Stars21
Trunk Tip Wear in Wild African Savanna Elephants20
Exploring the Unknown: How Can We Improve Single-cell RNAseq Cell Type Annotations in Non-model Organisms?20
Gut Microbial Ecology of Five Species of Sympatric Desert Rodents in Relation to Herbivorous and Insectivorous Feeding Strategies20
Climate-Change Impacts on Cephalopods: A Meta-Analysis19
Incorporating Sex-Diverse and Gender-Inclusive Perspectives in Higher Education Biology Courses19
Effect of Network Structure and Adaptive Foraging on Pollination Services of Species-Rich Plant-Pollinator Communities18
The Variability and Malleability of Frog Call-Timing Mechanisms are Neglected in Traditional Call-Timing Models18
Maternal Responses in the Face of Infection Risk17
Innovative techniques to investigate comparative biomaterials across disciplines and length scales17
Evolutionary Patterns in Chemical Composition and Biomechanics of Articulated Coralline Algae17
Temperature and Turgor “Limitation” and Environmental “Control” in Xylem Biology and Dendrochronology17
The Influence of Life History on the Response to Parasitism: Differential Response to Non-Lethal Sea Lamprey Parasitism by Two Lake Charr Ecomorphs16
Physiological Basis of Convergent Evolution in Animal Communication Systems16
Asymmetric Segregation of Maternal mRNAs and Germline-related Determinants in Cephalochordate Embryos: Implications for the Evolution of Early Patterning Events in Chordates16
Comparing Functional Immune Responses in Three Aquatic Turtle Species15
A Mitochondrial Perspective on the Demands of Reproduction15
From Individual Calcifiers to Ecosystem Dynamics: Ocean Acidification Effects on Urchins and Abalone14
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants Awarded at the SICB Meeting in January 202314
Induced Power Scaling Alone Cannot Explain Griffenfly Gigantism14
Practical Guidance and Workflows for Identifying Fast Evolving Non-Coding Genomic Elements Using PhyloAcc14
Scaling of Jumping Performance in Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae)14
Common Interests Without Common Expertise: Reflections on Early-career Experiences in Cross-Disciplinary Research13
Sex Without Sexes: Can the Cost of Finding a Mate Explain Diversity in Fungal Mating Systems?13
The Versatility of Simplicity: Structures of Cardiocephaloides longicollis Used for Different Purposes during Cercarial Transmission13
Early Development of Locomotion in the Term Piglet Model: Does Size Matter?12
How Hot is too Hot? Metabolic Responses to Temperature Across Life Stages of a Small Ectotherm12
Developmental Plasticity in Anurans: Meta-analysis Reveals Effects of Larval Environments on Size at Metamorphosis And Timing of Metamorphosis12
Integrating the Life Sciences to Jumpstart the Next Decade of Discovery12
Chronic Stress Decreases Lactation Performance12
Ecological Transitions and the Shape of the Decapod Tree of Life12
Trait Loss in Evolution: What Cavefish Have Taught Us about Mechanisms Underlying Eye Regression12
Equipment Repositories for Accessibility: A Model for Improving Access in Field Science12
Oxygenation-Controlled Collective Dynamics in Aquatic Worm Blobs12
Racing Time: Physiological Rates and Metabolic Scaling in Marine Mammals12
Sleep Posture Influences Metabolic Rate and Vigilance in the Common Whitethroat (Curruca Communis)12
Revisiting TSHβ’s Role in Avian Seasonal Reproduction, Insights, and Challenges from Mammalian Models11
Overcoming Waves of Challenges: Experiences of BIPOC Shark Scientists in the Global South11
Editorial: Correction of an error in our production process concerning the article “discovering and applying the urban rules of life to design sustainable and healthy cities” by Langen et al11
On the Physiology of High-altitude Flight and Altitudinal Migration in Birds11
Host–Microbiome Interactions as Moderators of Host Quality and Biodiversity–Disease Relationships11
Suction Feeding Turned on Its Head: A Functional Novelty Facilitates Lower Jaw Protrusion11
Building, Maintaining, and (re-)Deploying Genetic Toolkits during Convergent Evolution11
The role of epigenetics and non-genetic inheritance in plant–pollinator interactions: A perspective11
Muscle-Driven Predictive Physics Simulations of Quadrupedal Locomotion in the Horse10
Foraging Under Fire: A Robotic Flower System Incorporating Multimodal Signaling and Aversive Stimuli10
Limited cranial shifts in city-dwelling rodents after a century of urbanization10
Editor-in-Chief's Note—Thank you to Reviewers10
Non-Bilaterians as Model Systems for Tissue Mechanics10
Steep Decline in the Rare Flat Abalone, Haliotis walallensis, Following Fishing Exploitation and a Marine Heat Wave: The Next Neoextinction?10
Every Hue Has Its Fan Club: Diverse Patterns of Color-Dependent Flower Visitation across Lepidoptera10
Food hoarding, anxiety, and stress in a mammalian hibernator10
Erratum To: Biology Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning Through Authentic Research, Design, and Community Engagement10
Invited Letter. Organ Regeneration Occurs in Vertebrates with Aquatic-Related Life Cycles Including Metamorphosis and was Lost During Land Transition10
Knowing Your Field Community: Elevating the Human Dimension in Ecological Research and Teaching10
Advances and Challenges in Paleobiological Reconstructions of Joint Mobility10
Freshwater Salinization Leads to Sluggish, Bloated Frogs and Small, Cramped Embryos but Adaptive Countergradient Variation in Eggs10
Digestive Enzyme Activities in Mussel Mytilus californianus Endure Acute Heat Exposure in Air10
Starting a Dialogue: Understanding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Values Related to Fisheries Management of a Black Fishing Community in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina10
Circulating Hormones and Dominance Status Predict Female Behavior during Courtship in a Lekking Species9
The Joy Factor: Redefining Leadership Excellence at Black in Marine Science through Joy-Centered Leadership Practices9
Communication via Biotremors in the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus): Part I- Biotremor Production and Response to Substrate-Borne Vibrations9
Environmental Cue Integration and Phenology in a Changing World9
An Exploratory Look at Functional Responses to a Second Antigen Injection in a Freshwater Turtle9
What about Females? Urban Female Song Sparrows Elevate Aggressive Signaling Compared to Rural9
Addressing Diverse Motivations to Enable Bioinspired Design9
Does Phenotypic Integration Promote Convergent Evolution?9
The Spring-Mass Model and Other Reductionist Models of Bipedal Locomotion on Inclines9
Analysis of Odor-Tracking Performance of Silk Moth Using a Sensory–Motor Intervention System8
Sex and Biology: Broader Impacts Beyond the Binary8
Mudskippers Modulate their Locomotor Kinematics when Moving on Deformable and Inclined Substrates8
Invasive Spotted Lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) Are Larger in More Urban Areas8
Microbiomes in Animal Ecology: Advances, Assumptions, and Opportunities8
Cross-sexual Transfer Revisited8
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) and Wild Bee Resource Competition: How Big Is This Problem?8
Complementary Roles for Differential Gene Expression and Differential Exon Use in the Heat Shock Response of an Intertidal Copepod8
Water Availability and Temperature as Modifiers of Evaporative Water Loss in Tropical Frogs8
Does Urbanization Alter Purifying Selection? A Case Study in the Burrowing Owl8
The Young and the Resilient: Investigating Coral Thermal Resilience in Early Life Stages8
An Integrative Perspective On the Mechanistic Basis of Context- Dependent Species Interactions8
Application of Microbiome Feedback Theory to Animals: Can Parasites Drive Coexistence in Ungulate Communities?8
The Influence of Bee Movements on Patterns of Pollen Transfer between Plants: An Exploratory Model8
The Development and Expansion of in vivo Germline Editing Technologies in Arthropods: Receptor-Mediated Ovary Transduction of Cargo (ReMOT Control) and Beyond8
Re-imagining Reproduction: The Queer Possibilities of Plants7
Multi-Joint Analysis of Pose Viability Supports the Possibility of Salamander-Like Hindlimb Configurations in the Permian TetrapodEryops megacephalus7
“The PO-Driven Model”: A Basic Science Pipeline for the Bioeconomy with Solutions Inspired by Convergent Evolution for Connecting Parallel Research Ideas7
The Yin and Yang of Self-Regulation in Developing Vertebrates. An Energetics Perspective7
Best Practices of Bioinspired Design: Key Themes and Challenges7
Mechanosensory Control of Locomotion in Animals and Robots: Moving Forward7
Sex, Science, and Society: Reckonings and Responsibilities for Biologists7
Preferred body temperatures are increasing in 3 anguimorph lizards with passive thermoregulation7
High Wing-Loading Correlates with Dive Performance in Birds, Suggesting a Strategy to Reduce Buoyancy7
The Microbiome as a Maternal Effect: A Systematic Review on Vertical Transmission of Microbiota7
Microbiome Comparison and Pathogen Identification for Three Migrating Passerines Captured During Spring Season in Jordan Using 16S rRNA Sequencing7
Interspecific Asymmetries in Behavioral Plasticity Drive Seasonal Patterns of Temporal Niche Partitioning in an Island Carnivore Community7
Roles and Future Opportunities for Genomic Architecture in Understanding Repeated Evolution7
A Guide for Successful Research Collaborations between Zoos and Universities6
Correction to: Awards, Scholarships, and Grants Awarded at the SICB Meeting in January 20226
Methods for Artificial Incubation of Passerine Eggs6
Energetic Lifestyle Drives Size and Shape of Avian Erythrocytes6
Diel Patterns of Pheromone Release by Male Sea Lamprey6
Metabarcoding Approaches in Amphibian Disease Ecology: Disentangling the Functional Contributions of Skin Bacteria on Disease Outcome6
Cnidarian Circadian Clocks Model How Animals Find Predictability in a Complex World6
The Aquatic Microbial Environment Shapes the Tadpole Microbiome and Antipredator Behavior6
The Causes and Consequences of Public Misunderstanding of Shark Conservation6
Thermomechanical and Morphological Properties of Loligo vulgaris Squid Sucker Ring Teeth6
Time-Series Sequences for Evolutionary Inferences6
Kinematic Trajectories in Response to Speed Perturbations in Walking Suggest Modular Task-Level Control of Leg Angle and Length6
Divergent Genital Morphologies and Female–Male Covariation in Watersnakes6
What Women Want: Lessons Learned from Grant Applications6
Applying 3D Models of Giant Salamanders to Explore Form–Function Relationships in Early Digit-Bearing Tetrapods6
Investigating Best Practices for Applying a Quantitative Tooth Complexity Metric to Fishes6
Patterns of Phenotypic Evolution Associated with Marine/Freshwater Transitions in Fishes6
Remaining safe conducting Field work While Black (FWB), and Tips for PIs, Universities, and Employers of Black Individuals6
Motherhood and Academia: Tradeoffs6
Scaling Relationships among the Mass of Eggshell, Albumen, and Yolk in Six Precocial Birds5
Loss of collagen gene expression in the notochord of the tailless tunicate Molgula occulta5
Cnidarian Eyes as a Meta-Model to Explore Evolutionary Repeatability Over Deep Time5
In Hot Water: Current Thermal Threshold Methods Unlikely to Predict Invasive Species Shifts in NW Atlantic5
Impacts of Quaternary Climatic Changes on the Diversification of Riverine Cichlids in the Lower Congo River5
Under the Sea: Investigation of Telson Morphology and Cryptic Diversity within Eucopia sculpticauda, a Deep-Sea Lophogastrid from the Gulf of Mexico (Peracarida: Lophogastrida)5
The Bioinspiration Feedback Loop: An Interdisciplinary Exchange of Processes and Progress Between Biologists and Engineers5
Locomotor Challenges of Waterfall-Climbing Gobies during Transitions between Media5
Diverse Tongue Base Retraction Strategies Drive Bolus Propulsion during Mammalian Swallowing5
Introduction to the 2024 Chordate Origins, Evolution, and Development SICB Symposium5
Pheromone Perception in Fish: Mechanisms and Modulation by Internal Status5
CRISPR/Cas9 Protocols for Disrupting Gene Function in the Non-vertebrate Chordate Ciona5
Time-dependent Changes in Shrimp Armor and Escape Kinematics under Ocean Acidification and Warming5
Reproductive Steroid Hormone Patterns in Baleen of Two Pregnant Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)5
Biotic Interactions and the Future of Fishes on Coral Reefs: The Importance of Trait-Based Approaches5
Independent Transitions to Freshwater Environments Promote Phenotypic Divergence, Not Convergence, in Stingrays5
How Damage, Recovery, and Repair Alter the Fitness Impacts of Thermal Stress5
Perspectives on Bioinspired Product Development: Entrapping Surfaces Based on Leaf Microstructures5
Testing the Adaptive Sterilization Hypothesis in Mice Inoculated with Chlamydia muridarum5
Viewing Fragmentation through the Disease Triangle: Implications for Pathogen Pressure on Seeds5
Interrogating Metabolic Plasticity in Marine Organisms: A Framework for Best Practices Using Metabolomic and Lipidomic Approaches5
Rhagovelia Uses Interfacial Run-and-Tumble Locomotion to Improve Food Capture in Flowing Environments5
Effects of Ocean Warming on the Underexplored Members of the Coral Microbiome5
Katydids shift to higher-stability gaits when climbing inclined substrates5
Mechanistic Hypotheses for Proprioceptive Sensing Within the Avian Lumbosacral Spinal Cord5
Repeated Hyposalinity Pulses Immediately and Persistently Impair the Sea Urchin Adhesive System5
Daily Torpor in Birds and Mammals: Past, Present, and Future of the Field5
The Silverjaw Minnow, Ericymba buccata: An Extraordinary Lateral Line System and its Contribution to Prey Detection5
Mechanosensory Feedback in Lamprey Swimming Models and Applications in the Field of Spinal Cord Regeneration5
An Adaptable Flying Fish Robotic Model for Aero- and Hydrodynamic Experimentation5
The Effect of Venipuncture Site on Hematology of Bats: Implications for Comparative Analyses5
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