OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammalian Biology is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of multi-species photo-ID database management systems: a user’s perspective	73
Environmental field conditions and sampling effort affect the molecular identification success of livestock predators	46
Latitude, altitude and human disturbance drive changes in the diet of Geoffroy’s cat	41
Allosuckling in southern right whale calves	32
Influence of fattening food type on the birthing period in the edible dormouse	30
Historical demography and climatic niches of the Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) in the Zambezian region	29
The identification of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise high-density areas for priority protection	26
A novel technique for aging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using craniofacial photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics	24
Changes in daily activity patterns throughout the year in a free-living South American subterranean rodent (Ctenomys coludo)	23
Detailed characterization of karyotypes of white-toothed shrews Suncus etruscus and Crocidura sicula (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia)	21
The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	19
Whisker spots on polar bears reveal increasing fluctuating asymmetry	18
Diet of the Florida spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius ambarvalis) in a dry prairie ecosystem	17
Reply to Zijlstra (2025) - Status of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica)	17
Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira	17
Genetic diversity and population structure of the subterranean rodent, northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus)	16
Bridging the gap: midrange samples link the mitochondrial phylogeography and conservation of endangered red pandas as one species, Ailurus fulgens	15
Is promiscuity the key? Multiple paternity in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)	15
Assessing the performance of open-source, semi-automated pattern recognition software for harbour seal (P. v. vitulina) photo ID	15
A review of the diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in the context of anthropogenic change	14
First dietary assessment of a generalist mesocarnivore, the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Austria	14
Factors influencing latrine site selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in traditional estuarine agroecosystems of Goa, India	14
Comments about the astragalar dorsal foramen and the astragalar flexor groove in Felis, Leopardus and Myocastor	13
Annual apparent survival rates in hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius populations in Southwest England	13
Seasons of sustenance: unveiling the dietary patterns of Mongolian saiga and livestock	13

Drumming as a potential defense strategy against roost intruders in disk-winged bats	13
Armadillo burrows: a meeting point for biodiversity in the Pantanal Wetland	13
Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal	13
The history of genetic diversity and effective population size of an isolated Microtus oeconomus population on Kis Balaton	13
Seroprevalence responses to RHDV variants in wild European rabbits: evidence of resilience in the Iberian Peninsula	13
Tooth wear and the apparent consumption of human foods among American black bears (Ursus americanus) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA	12
Pre-trained models are not enough: active and lifelong learning is important for long-term visual monitoring of mammals in biodiversity research—Individual identification and attribute prediction with	12
The overlap of sympatric sun bears and Asiatic black bears in space and time	12
Water dependence structures predation risk for large herbivores in insular protected areas	12
Habitat suitability of a peatland landscape for tiger translocation on Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, Indonesia	11
Different environmental contexts, different responses: evaluating the drivers of red fox occupancy patterns in Portugal	11
Sexual dimorphism in toothed whales (Odontoceti) follows Rensch’s rule	11
No evidence of sex-related differences in the diet of giant anteater in the Brazilian savanna	11
Publisher Correction to: Multiple articles in Mammalian Biology	11
Diet niches of the Alpine mountain hare (Lepus timidus varronis) and European hare (Lepus europaeus) living in coexistence in the Alps	10
Seasonal variation of the daily activity patterns in a subterranean rodent in response to underground temperature fluctuations	10
An update on the distribution of the coypu, Myocastor coypus, in Asia and Africa through published literature, citizen-science and online platforms	10
MHC genetic diversity in common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) phylogroups in rural and urban environments	10
Spatial diversity of MHC class II DRB exon2 sequences in North African cape hares (Lepus capensis): positive selection and climatic adaptation signals	10
Individual identification of armadillos (Mammalia, Cingulata) using a photo-identification software	10
Genetic identifications challenge our assumptions of physical development and mother–calf associations and separation times: a case study of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)	10
UCE sequencing-derived mitogenomes reveal the timing of mitochondrial replacement in Malagasy shrew tenrecs (Afrosoricida, Tenrecidae, Microgale)	10
Distinctly different gut microbiota in Japanese badgers and Japanese raccoon dogs despite sharing similar food habits and environments	10
Evidence of bottleneck and genetic differentiation in a key ungulate population on the plateau region of the fragmented Atlantic Forest of Brazil	10
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	10
Manatee population traits elucidated through photo-identification	10
Insular gazelles of the circum-Arabian seas: origin, distribution, dwarfism and taxonomy	9
Truly monogamous? Investigating multiple paternity in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in a reestablished population in Austria	9
Drivers of winter habitat selection by muskrats in southern boreal wetlands of Alberta, Canada	9
Locomotion in Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Caviomorpha): do digging adaptations affect locomotor performance?	9
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	9
Body size rules habitat selection and population declines after drought periods in a carnivore community of the Sahara Desert	9
Comparing direct (live-trapping) and indirect (camera-trapping) approaches for estimating the abundance of weasels (Mustela nivalis)	9
Mitochondrial DNA reveals the impact of Pleistocene glaciations on a widespread palearctic bat species	8
Succinate-driven cardiac mitochondrial respiration aligns with whole-animal hypoxia-tolerance in African mole-rats	8
Here or there? Iberian wolf defecation pattern along roads and trails in Portugal	8
Extreme moulting site fidelity of the Saimaa ringed seal	8
Measuring range sizes in a 100-g rodent: mini-GPS are more reliable than transmitters, but the location error reduces reliability	8
Genetic adaptation to urban living: molecular DNA analyses of wild boar populations in Budapest and surrounding area	8
Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 2: Field studies and applications	8
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in wild Akodon azarae: individual variability due to host factors, seasonality and parasite infections	8
Water sources shape drought effects on mammal activity in mediterranean woodlands	8
Wrong place at the wrong time: patterns explaining ungulate-vehicle collisions in Portugal	8
Drone-based photogrammetry assessments of body size and body condition of Antillean manatees	7
Comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the most chromosomally variable mammalian genus from South America: Ctenomys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Ctenomyidae)	7
What do rattle quills tell? A morphological analysis of the rattling in the African crested porcupine	7
Density, habitat use and activity patterns of the last giant armadillo population in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	7
Body length and growth pattern of free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Mikura Island estimated using an underwater 3D camera	7
Adaptive anti-predatory responses of European rabbits exposed to different predation pressure	7
Species differentiation in two closely related Neotropical rodents across a transition zone between ecoregions	7

Forage selection overlap between co-occurring introduced ungulates: insights for conservation management of a Sub-Antarctic Island	7
Gray squirrels consume anthropogenic food waste most often during winter	7
Mammalian assemblages in Southern Mistbelt Forests of the northern Eastern Cape, and southern KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa, and their response to bordering land-use	7
Unmasking cryptic mice: the dominant role of ventral pelage colour in distinguishing syntopic Apodemus (A. sylvaticus-A. flavicollis)	7
A system for designating taxonomic certainty in mammals and other taxa	6
Spatial patterns of carnivore roadkill in a high-traffic-volume highway in the endangered Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
The effects of keystone resources and landscape of fear in modulating the spatiotemporal use of paca (Cuniculus paca) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
Between the lines: mitochondrial lineages in the heavily managed red deer population of Belarus	6
New morphological data and phylogenetic position of the rare short-tailed opossum Monodelphis ronaldi (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) with new records	6
Scale-dependent habitat selection of sympatric mesocarnivore species in a cool temperate forest in eastern Japan	6
New genetic information and geographic distribution of charismatic carnivores: the olingos (Procyonidae: Bassaricyon) in Colombia	6
Effects of dietary protein on the individual fitness of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)	6
Population parameters of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in a southern Brazilian estuary	6
Diet and food availability of the critically endangered pygmy raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus)	6
Feasibility of using convolutional neural networks for individual-identification of wild Asian elephants	6
Eat what you can, when you can: relatively high arthropod consumption by frugivorous bats in Amazonian Peru	6
Genetic parameter estimates for estrus duration and urinary hormone levels in captive female giant pandas	6
Food patch selection by the largest European herbivore	6
A method for marking individual animals in motion-triggered camera studies	6
The role of climate change in the past, present, and future of two species of montane neotropical mice, genus Juliomys	6
Kill rates and associated ecological factors for an apex predator	6
Evaluation of cetacean strandings on the north-western coast of Morocco from 2016 to 2021	6
Prosocial behaviour is common and aggressive behaviour rare in free-living, brown rats in camera trap material	6
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	6