OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Biology is 1. 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
The effects of COVID-19 litter on animal life	79
Developmental speed affects ecological stoichiometry and adult fat reserves in Drosophila melanogaster	7
The scent world of cats: where to place a urine scent mark to increase signal persistence?	5
Age, growth and survival rate in two populations of Darevskia derjugini (Nikolsky, 1898) from different altitudes (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae)	5
Driving mechanism of dragonfly’s wing flapping pattern for liquid circulation inside wing	4
Effect of host plants on the biology and nutritional indices of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	4
Resolving the energy restriction at high altitude: variation in the digestive system of Phrynocephalus vlangalii	4
Mating status of coexisting conspecific individuals modulate reproduction in a ladybird, Menochilus sexmaculatus	4
Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on adult Odonata (Insecta) in Amazon streams	4
Effects of temperature on growth and development of amphibian larvae across an altitudinal gradient in the Tibetan Plateau	4
Weapon shape variation of male morphotypes in two freshwater prawn species genus Macrobrachium (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)	3
Impact of female mating status and female familiarity with remating interval on the reproductive success of Propylea dissecta (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)	3
Did genetic lineage divergence or spatial environmental variance lead to global subspecies differentiation of northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)?	3
Northern yellow-cheeked crested gibbons (Nomascus annamensis) travel and scan more at the cost of rest when in the presence of tourists	3
Sexual dimorphism in Scutiger boulengeri, an endemic toad from the Tibetan Plateau	3
No evidence that horn trimming affects white rhinoceros horn use during comfort behaviour and resource access	3
Influence of larval nutrition on biological attributes and reproductive performance in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory condition	3
Too big to fly? An engineering evaluation of the fossil biology of the giant birds of the Miocene in relation to their flight limitations, constraining the minimum air pressure at about 1.3 bar	3
Correlated evolution between herbivory and gastrointestinal tract in a prolific lizard adaptive radiation	3
Responsive strategies of three sympatric small rodents to the altitudinal effects on microhabitats	3
Advertisement calls of Fejervarya multistriata (Anura: Dicroglossidae), with a review of anurans in China	3
Sex-relevant genes in the embryo stage of Chinese soft-shelled turtles as revealed by RNA-Seq analysis	2
Tree rubbing by Asian black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in conifer plantations in Okutama Mountain in Japan	2
Biparental incubation behavior in the domestic house-farmed swiftlets (Aerodramus sp.) in central Peninsular Malaysia	2
Anthropogenic perturbation modifies interactions between mammals and fruits in a tropical forest of southern Mexico	2

Pectoral muscle transcriptome analyses reveal high-altitude adaptations in Tibetan chickens	2
Revisiting classic ecogeographical rules, using a widely distributed mouse species (Apodemus draco)	2
Roost selection and ecology of Hipposideros pomona in China	2
Comparative genetic research on Microtus mystacinus (de Filippi, 1865) distributed in Asia and Europe inferred from mitochondrial (CYTB and COXI) and nuclear (IRBP) gene regions	2
Proximate mechanisms responsible for random mating by size in the Himalayan toad Duttaphrynus himalayanus	2
A test of associative olfactory learning in the ant Formica clara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); the power of a MaLER-based conditioning protocol	1
Abundance and home range of ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in northwestern Mexico	1
Sex and age differences in skull size in Myodes glareolus from Slovakia	1
Effect of host plants on the oviposition preference of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	1
Infections by the trematode Microphallus nicolli and the acanthocephalan Profilicollis altmani in relation to the reproductive condition of their intermediate host, the Pacific mole crab Emerita analo	1
Variations of body mass and thermogenesis properties in Eothenomys olitor during cold acclimatization	1
Associations between spectral properties, bacteriological characteristics, chlorophyll and zooplankton communities in two north Patagonian lakes	1
Timing of the evening emergence of Hilgendorf’s tube-nosed bat (Murina hilgendorfi) in relation to roost type and season	1
Heart position and pulmonary vasculature in snakes with different lung morphologies	1
Spatio-temporal occurrence of different early life stages of Periophthalmus modestus in a tropical estuary	1
Comparison of the ecological niche of two closely related toads (Bufo bufo and Bufo verrucosissimus)	1
Giant otter behaviour in a mega-hydroelectric reservoir, Central Amazon, Brazil	1
Stable isotopes indicate reduced body condition of caribou in disturbed areas	1
Effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on asymmetries and head size in two sympatric lizard species	1
Sexual dimorphism and variability in the skull of Martes foina	1
Ontogenetic changes in sagitta otoliths of whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Acanthuriformes: Sciaenidae) and its implication in acoustic communication	1
Molecular characterization of the ACSS2 gene involved in adaptation to hypoxia in high-altitude cattle breeds	1
Boldness behavior and ecological adaptability of stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva) in open-field testing	1
Nest site selection and breeding ecology of the red-billed blue magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha in central China	1
A 28-years-long monitoring study suggests heavy decline and habitat shifts in three populations of a Mediterranean tortoise species	1
Life history variation between two Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus populations at different altitudes	1
Breeding ecology of Kessler’s thrush (Turdus kessleri) in the western Sichuan plateau	1
Intraspecific variation in hematological parameters and erythrocyte size among three populations of Batrachuperus tibetanus (Caudata: Hynobiidae)	1
A skeletochronological estimation of age structure of a population of the paddy frog, Fejervarya multistriata, from the central east of China	1
Variation in reproductive output as a function of maternal age and weather conditions in the cultured Asian yellow pond turtle, Mauremys mutica	1
Oviposition preference of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella on cotton	1
Evolution of vertebrate brain size is associated with sexual traits	1