Mammalian Biology

Article	Citations
Environmental field conditions and sampling effort affect the molecular identification success of livestock predators	41
Latitude, altitude and human disturbance drive changes in the diet of Geoffroy’s cat	29
Influence of fattening food type on the birthing period in the edible dormouse	23
The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	18
Detailed characterization of karyotypes of white-toothed shrews Suncus etruscus and Crocidura sicula (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia)	18
Changes in daily activity patterns throughout the year in a free-living South American subterranean rodent (Ctenomys coludo)	15
Historical demography and climatic niches of the Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) in the Zambezian region	15
Application of multi-species photo-ID database management systems: a user’s perspective	15
Whisker spots on polar bears reveal increasing fluctuating asymmetry	14
The identification of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise high-density areas for priority protection	14
Reply to Zijlstra (2025) - Status of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica)	14
Allosuckling in southern right whale calves	14
Is promiscuity the key? Multiple paternity in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)	13
Bridging the gap: midrange samples link the mitochondrial phylogeography and conservation of endangered red pandas as one species, Ailurus fulgens	13
Diet of the Florida spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius ambarvalis) in a dry prairie ecosystem	12
Genetic diversity and population structure of the subterranean rodent, northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus)	12
Factors influencing latrine site selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in traditional estuarine agroecosystems of Goa, India	12
A review of the diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in the context of anthropogenic change	11
Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira	11
Landscape effects on gene flow and sex-biased dispersal pattern in a forest-dwelling mountainous ungulate, the Japanese serow	11
Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal	10
Armadillo burrows: a meeting point for biodiversity in the Pantanal Wetland	10
Drumming as a potential defense strategy against roost intruders in disk-winged bats	10
Seroprevalence responses to RHDV variants in wild European rabbits: evidence of resilience in the Iberian Peninsula	10
Seasons of sustenance: unveiling the dietary patterns of Mongolian saiga and livestock	10

First dietary assessment of a generalist mesocarnivore, the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Austria	10
Annual apparent survival rates in hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius populations in Southwest England	10
Tempo and mode in biological invasions: exotic rodents in the small mammal community of Bamako (Mali)	9
Comments about the astragalar dorsal foramen and the astragalar flexor groove in Felis, Leopardus and Myocastor	9
Comparative swimming behaviour in four didelphid marsupials	9
Tooth wear and the apparent consumption of human foods among American black bears (Ursus americanus) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA	8
Decoding the roar: insights into acoustic detection and attenuation of Asiatic lions’ vocal behaviour	8
The hidden diversity in Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 (Rodentia: Echimyidae): identity of T. pachyurus (Wagner 1845), and the description of a new species from Central Brazil	8
First look at the Greater Caribbean Manatee’s diet in the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia, through fecal analysis	8
Habitat suitability of a peatland landscape for tiger translocation on Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, Indonesia	8
Evidence of bottleneck and genetic differentiation in a key ungulate population on the plateau region of the fragmented Atlantic Forest of Brazil	8
Distinctly different gut microbiota in Japanese badgers and Japanese raccoon dogs despite sharing similar food habits and environments	8
No evidence of sex-related differences in the diet of giant anteater in the Brazilian savanna	8
Different environmental contexts, different responses: evaluating the drivers of red fox occupancy patterns in Portugal	8
MHC genetic diversity in common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) phylogroups in rural and urban environments	8
Molecular phylogeny of rare arboreal rats from SE Asia, genera Pithecheir and Pithecheirops	7
Diet niches of the Alpine mountain hare (Lepus timidus varronis) and European hare (Lepus europaeus) living in coexistence in the Alps	7
Drivers of winter habitat selection by muskrats in southern boreal wetlands of Alberta, Canada	7
Seasonal variation of the daily activity patterns in a subterranean rodent in response to underground temperature fluctuations	7
From generalists to specialists: female foraging variability and individual specialization in the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)	7
Water sources shape drought effects on mammal activity in mediterranean woodlands	7
Habitat use and activity patterns of tayras Eira barbara in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest remnant	7
Invasive alien plants, rats and macaques reduce native food availability for an endangered mass-culled flying fox through multiple mechanisms with short to long-term effects	7
Body size rules habitat selection and population declines after drought periods in a carnivore community of the Sahara Desert	6
Population differences of rutting calls in male Manchurian wapiti (Cervus canadensis xanthopygus)	6
Manatee population traits elucidated through photo-identification	6
Measuring range sizes in a 100-g rodent: mini-GPS are more reliable than transmitters, but the location error reduces reliability	6
An unknown component of a well-known population: socio-demographic parameters of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) at the western reaches of the Pearl River Delta region	6
Locomotion in Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Caviomorpha): do digging adaptations affect locomotor performance?	6
Role of plant nutritional value and physical traits on feeding preferences of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in a Mediterranean environment: a multiple-choice test	6
Truly monogamous? Investigating multiple paternity in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in a reestablished population in Austria	6
Succinate-driven cardiac mitochondrial respiration aligns with whole-animal hypoxia-tolerance in African mole-rats	6
Here or there? Iberian wolf defecation pattern along roads and trails in Portugal	5
Correction: Comparative swimming behaviour in four didelphid marsupials	5
Wrong place at the wrong time: patterns explaining ungulate-vehicle collisions in Portugal	5
Gray squirrels consume anthropogenic food waste most often during winter	5
Genetic comparisons of the Block Island meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus provectus) to mainland meadow vole (M. p. pennsylvanicus) based on mitochondrial DNA	5
Comparing direct (live-trapping) and indirect (camera-trapping) approaches for estimating the abundance of weasels (Mustela nivalis)	5
Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 2: Field studies and applications	5
Forage selection overlap between co-occurring introduced ungulates: insights for conservation management of a Sub-Antarctic Island	5
Mitochondrial DNA reveals the impact of Pleistocene glaciations on a widespread palearctic bat species	5
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in wild Akodon azarae: individual variability due to host factors, seasonality and parasite infections	5
Comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the most chromosomally variable mammalian genus from South America: Ctenomys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Ctenomyidae)	5
Body length and growth pattern of free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Mikura Island estimated using an underwater 3D camera	5
Delineating and identifying species from mitochondrial DNA only: a cautionary tale from bats	5
Population parameters of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in a southern Brazilian estuary	4
Diet and food availability of the critically endangered pygmy raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus)	4
Unmasking cryptic mice: the dominant role of ventral pelage colour in distinguishing syntopic Apodemus (A. sylvaticus-A. flavicollis)	4
Effects of dietary protein on the individual fitness of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)	4
Evaluation of cetacean strandings on the north-western coast of Morocco from 2016 to 2021	4

Energy-conserving behavioural strategies in southern right whale mother-calf pairs during early lactation	4
Scale-dependent habitat selection of sympatric mesocarnivore species in a cool temperate forest in eastern Japan	4
What do rattle quills tell? A morphological analysis of the rattling in the African crested porcupine	4
New insights into the taxonomy of duiker antelopes (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the formal description of a new genus	4
The effects of keystone resources and landscape of fear in modulating the spatiotemporal use of paca (Cuniculus paca) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest	4
The role of vegetation in shaping distribution and population density of the fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus) in Tunisia	4
On the move: southern range expansion of Italian parti-coloured bats	4
The role of climate change in the past, present, and future of two species of montane neotropical mice, genus Juliomys	4
Intraspecific differentiation and phylogeography of the Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys damarensis reveals rapid colonization of arid savannahs during the late Pleistocene	4
Food patch selection by the largest European herbivore	4
Eat what you can, when you can: relatively high arthropod consumption by frugivorous bats in Amazonian Peru	4
Pleistocene legacy shapes mitochondrial divergence and genetic structure in the hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) in Anatolia	4
Between the lines: mitochondrial lineages in the heavily managed red deer population of Belarus	4
Adaptive anti-predatory responses of European rabbits exposed to different predation pressure	4
Differences in relative abundance and activity patterns of Mediterranean mesocarnivores across natural and semi-urban landscapes	4
Prosocial behaviour is common and aggressive behaviour rare in free-living, brown rats in camera trap material	4
Ecological correlates of giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) microhabitat use in a lowland tropical forest: implications for matrix management	4
Species differentiation in two closely related Neotropical rodents across a transition zone between ecoregions	4
Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of Mus pahari (Rodentia: Muridae)	4
Effect of environmental gradients on community structuring of aerial insectivorous bats in a continuous forest in Central Amazon	3
Face to face: human recognition of Asian elephant facial features	3
A boundary between occurrences of mitochondrial cytochrome b haplotypes as well as mito-nuclear discordance in the house mouse Mus musculus from the northern area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan	3
Timing of birth determines lifetime survival in a Neotropical marsupial	3
Vegetation structure mediates topographic effects on bat assemblages in Amazonian white-sand ecosystems	3
Interspecific cranial variation in coarse-haired pocket mice (Chaetodipus): a geometric morphometric analysis within a phylogenetic framework	3
Odour preferred males led to a higher offspring number in the common vole	3
News from Mammalian Biology	3
Wooden or metal: live-trap type preferences of small mammals in relation to habitat, taxon, and sex	3
Effects of repeated fire events on the body condition of the cricetid rodent Rhipidomys macrurus in the Brazilian Cerrado	3
Urban females experience better reproductive conditions than rural females in Eurasian red squirrels	3
Home range, movement, and activity patterns of the Florida spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius ambarvalis) in prairie habitat	3
Effect of landscape features on the genetic structure of forest duikers (Cephalophinae) in Moukalaba forest, Gabon	3
Genetic parameter estimates for estrus duration and urinary hormone levels in captive female giant pandas	3
Estimating population parameters of African elephants: a photographic mark-recapture application in a South African protected area	3
Alien versus alien: spatiotemporal overlaps among introduced ungulates in a Mediterranean island ecosystem	3
Environmental determinants of roe deer body mass in a Mediterranean landscape	3
Activity patterns of the European wildcat in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain), interactions with sympatric carnivores and factors affecting its presence	3
Social integration of translocated wildlife: a case study of rehabilitated and released elephant calves in northern Kenya	3
Can bats help paper industry? An evaluation of eucalypt insect-related predation by bats	3
Genetic structure of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) at the westernmost limit of its range	3
Proximity data and social networks: a validation study of two models of mobile dataloggers in the semi-fossorial and social rodent, Octodon degus	3
Diversity patterns of bats in caves of Southern Espinhaço Range, Brazil	3
Interspecific interactions, human proximity, and season affect spatiotemporal structure of a Mojave Desert wetlands rodent community with a highly endangered species	3
New genetic information and geographic distribution of charismatic carnivores: the olingos (Procyonidae: Bassaricyon) in Colombia	3
Gait kinematics during forward and backward locomotion in the Ansell’s mole-rat (Fukomys anselli)	3
Effects of forest type on arboreal habitat use by the small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus) in northeastern Japan: insights from a nest-box experiment	3
Denning and maternal behavior of caracals (Caracal caracal)	3
Assessing interactions between Myocastor coypus and Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris in urban habitat: spatial and temporal overlap	3
Effects of severe fires on the survival and body condition of Gracilinanus agilis in a Cerrado remnant	3
Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification technique for sex detection in Cervidae species	3
Heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity in an arid-zone elephant shrew	3
Seasonal shift in the diet of the notched-eared bat (Myotis emarginatus) in the Basque Country: from flies to spiders	2
Andean bear tree selectivity for scent-marking in Ecuadorian cloud forests	2
The presence of two distinct mitochondrial lineages in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Puerto Rico and their affinities with previously reported lineages	2
Assessing the identity of rare historical museum specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) using an ancient DNA approach	2
Special issue on “Biology of African mole-rats”: a tribute to Stan Braude	2
Geographic origin of the introduced common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) in Martinique, French West Indies	2
Using camera trap bycatch data to assess habitat use and the influence of human activity on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Kasungu National Park, Malawi	2
Using spot pattern recognition to examine population biology, evolutionary ecology, sociality, and movements of giraffes: a 70-year retrospective	2
Xenarthra richness and activity pattern in the Brazilian Amazon	2
Correction: Molecular phylogeny of rare arboreal rats from SE Asia, genera Pithecheir and Pithecheirops	2
Palaeoclimatic niche modelling reveals the phylogeographic history of the South African shrew Myosorex varius and the colonisation route of the genus Myosorex (Mammalia, Soricidae) from East Africa	2
Adaptive adjustments of intestinal enzyme activity with body mass in vespertilionid bats from central Mexico	2
A matter of time not of co-occurrence: temporal partitioning facilitates coexistence between coyotes (Canis latrans) and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in temperate forests of Mexico	2
Impermeable landscape barrier does not affect the dispersion of small mammals after long-distance movement on a scale of hundreds of metres	2
Anthropogenic foods drive seasonal dietary shifts of Himalayan brown bear	2
Cheetah marking sites are also used by other species for communication: evidence from photographic data in a comparative setup	2
Cheetah spatiotemporal overlap with other large carnivores and prey at camera-trap sites: do they fit the niche-complementarity hypothesis?	2
Effects of nominal 2700 K amber LED with a blue cut filter and 4000 K white LED on nightly activity of light-naïve New Zealand long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus)	2
Movements and residency of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the California Current System	2
Non-invasive survey techniques uncover the coexistence of African and European bats on the island of Lampedusa	2
Kidney form and function vary along an aridity gradient in the African striped mouse, genus Rhabdomys	2
Genetic variability in the Crocidura kegoensis–C. zaitsevi group (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla) and re-evaluation of C. zaitsevi from Vietnam	2
On greater noctule migration and dispersion: a comment to Russo et al. (2024)	2
Pioneering DNA metabarcoding analysis of the African wolf (Canis lupaster) diet	2
On the variation, distribution and evolutionary history of Myotis armiensis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) along Neotropical mountain ranges	2
Tree diversity mediates individual diet specialization of the maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus)	2
Foramen ovale as a new determinative sign for the identification of tiger (Panthera tigris) and lion (Panthera leo) skulls	2
Manis aurita Hodgson 1837 as a valid species of pangolin: a comment to Wangmo et al. (2025)	2
Sika deer Cervus nippon out of the blue: a cryptic invasion in Italy	2

Occurrence of Speothos venaticus (Carnivora: Canidae) in two protected areas of the metropolitan region of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	2
Security cameras: a tool for reducing risks and increasing selectivity in wildlife trapping	2
Mitochondrial genetic diversity and haplotype distribution of golden jackal (Canis aureus, Linnaeus 1758) in Iran, a bridge from India to North Europe	2
Assessing the influence of body size on patterns of dietary niche segregation among the ungulate community in Yellowstone National Park, USA	1
Spatio-temporal patterns of the European wildcat in a Mediterranean coastal area	1
Aspects of coexistence of two sympatric skunks in a dry forest of northwest Costa Rica	1
Seasonal and diel variations in the acoustic communication of tree hyraxes in Taita Hills, Kenya	1
Do dholes segregate themselves from their sympatrids? Habitat use and carnivore co-existence in the tropical forest	1
Population viability analysis and management recommendations for two huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) (Molina, 1782) populations in Chile	1
Vocal repertoires of wild-living cub and adult cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): call types, acoustic parameters and contexts	1
Habitat selection of the arboreal marsupial Dromiciops gliroides and potential effects on the seed dispersal of the mistletoe Tristerix corymbosus	1
Digging deeper into cancer resistance in the extraordinarily long-lived naked mole-rat	1
Mitochondrial phylogeny of the endemic Anatolian vole (Microtus anatolicus) along with re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of Microtus socialis and Microtus irani	1
Habitat connectivity of threatened ungulate species in a native savanna landscape of northern South America	1
Random encounter model to estimate density of a rapidly invading mesocarnivore, the golden jackal, in a Mediterranean habitat	1
Ultrasonic alarm call of Mongolian gerbils (Meriones ungiuculatus) in the wild and in captivity: a potential tool for detecting inhabited colonies during population depression	1
Mitochondrial and nuclear data reveal a single population of wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats (Mops plicatus) in Thailand	1
Cranial ontogenetic development and sexual dimorphism of the extant water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus	1
Cutaneous conditions and injuries in Ziphius cavirostris and Mesoplodon peruvianus from Mexican Pacific and Southern California waters	1
Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica): a novel phylogenetic species of pangolin evolved in Asia	1
Health conditions of Guiana dolphins facing cumulative anthropogenic impacts	1
Correction: Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal	1
Spatial distribution of environmental suitability for the maned wolf in central Argentina	1
Biogeography of mouse opossums genus Gracilinanus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) and population dynamics of G. agilis and G. microtarsus	1
Assessing neophobia and exploration while accounting for social context: an example application in scimitar-horned oryx	1
Morphometrics and body condition of southern right whales on the calving grounds at Port Ross, Auckland Islands	1
Evaluating citizen science data for investigating coat colour polymorphism in black bears (Ursus americanus)	1
Calling out in the crowd: signature whistle production in bottlenose dolphins	1
Sympatric procyonids in the Atlantic Forest: revealing differences in detection, occupancy, and activity of the coati and the crab-eating raccoon in a gradient of anthropogenic alteration	1
Wing size of the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) in Poland compared with the southern range population	1
Co-occurrence patterns and habitat selection of the mountain hare, European hare, and European rabbit in urban areas of Sweden	1
Systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Micromys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae)	1
Sex-specific differences in daily ranges and home ranges as determined by GPS data loggers in a small central place forager	1
Female hormonal profiles and vaginal cytology in a ground squirrel species with prolonged hibernation	1
Shape variation in the eye patch and dorsal fin of southern hemisphere killer whales (Orcinus orca)	1
M. Sánchez-Villagra: The Process of Animal Domestication	1
Evidence of male alliance formation in a small dolphin community	1
Phylogeny of Didelphid marsupials (Didelphimorphia) from Acre, western Amazonia	1
Laterality in naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber)	1
Almost two hundred years of monotypy and a poorly known life history: multiple lineages of Furipterus (Chiroptera: Furipteridae) were hidden by rocks	1
Caught on camera: How climate, biodiversity, and landscape influence sarcoptic mange occurrence in red foxes	1
The effect of ambient temperature outweighs acute phase immune activation in regulating surface temperature in Ctenomys talarum	1
Investigating local population dynamics of bottlenose dolphins in the northern Bahamas and the impact of hurricanes on survival	1
Delineating seasonality by inferring behavioral states from movement patterns in Asian black bears	1
Remarks on the functional morphology of the earliest mammals	1
Behaviour indicative of coprophagy in zoo-managed porcupine (Hystrix indica)	1
External proportions, body and organ masses, and foetal growth of North Sea white-beaked dolphins	1
Like mother like daughter: quantifying the relationship between relatedness and phenotypic similarity in leopard pelage patterns	1
Altered nitric oxide production as a key feature of naked mole-rat metabolic response to inflammation	1
Who knows poo? Inaccuracy of scat identifications in the field necessitates genetic confirmation of scat donors	1
Pernicious liaisons: antibiotic-depressed immune response of a livestock micropredator, the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)	1
Species richness, relative abundance and occupancy of ground-dwelling mammals denote the ineffectiveness of chimpanzee as flagship species	1
Rare cases of plural breeding in captive and wild naked mole-rats: insights into social and reproductive dynamics	1
Phylogeography and demographic history of the subterranean rodents belonging to the Ctenomys talarum phylogenetic group (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae)	1
Can subadult captive-bred common hamsters (Cricetus cricetus) reproduce in the wild? New perspectives for restocking programs	1
Trends in vervet monkey admissions to a wildlife rehabilitation centre: a reflection of human-wildlife conflict in an urban-forest mosaic landscape	1