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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of multi-species photo-ID database management systems: a user’s perspective	49
Environmental field conditions and sampling effort affect the molecular identification success of livestock predators	43
Latitude, altitude and human disturbance drive changes in the diet of Geoffroy’s cat	37
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	28
Detailed characterization of karyotypes of white-toothed shrews Suncus etruscus and Crocidura sicula (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia)	25
Changes in daily activity patterns throughout the year in a free-living South American subterranean rodent (Ctenomys coludo)	24
The identification of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise high-density areas for priority protection	21
A novel technique for aging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using craniofacial photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics	19
The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	19
Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira	18
Whisker spots on polar bears reveal increasing fluctuating asymmetry	18
Factors influencing latrine site selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in traditional estuarine agroecosystems of Goa, India	17
Reply to Zijlstra (2025) - Status of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica)	17
Bridging the gap: midrange samples link the mitochondrial phylogeography and conservation of endangered red pandas as one species, Ailurus fulgens	17
Genetic diversity and population structure of the subterranean rodent, northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus)	17
A review of the diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in the context of anthropogenic change	16
Is promiscuity the key? Multiple paternity in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)	16
First dietary assessment of a generalist mesocarnivore, the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Austria	15
Diet of the Florida spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius ambarvalis) in a dry prairie ecosystem	15
Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal	14
Seroprevalence responses to RHDV variants in wild European rabbits: evidence of resilience in the Iberian Peninsula	14
Armadillo burrows: a meeting point for biodiversity in the Pantanal Wetland	14
Seasons of sustenance: unveiling the dietary patterns of Mongolian saiga and livestock	14

Drumming as a potential defense strategy against roost intruders in disk-winged bats	14
Tooth wear and the apparent consumption of human foods among American black bears (Ursus americanus) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA	13
Annual apparent survival rates in hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius populations in Southwest England	13
The overlap of sympatric sun bears and Asiatic black bears in space and time	13
Water dependence structures predation risk for large herbivores in insular protected areas	13
Comments about the astragalar dorsal foramen and the astragalar flexor groove in Felis, Leopardus and Myocastor	13
Comparative swimming behaviour in four didelphid marsupials	13
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	13
Different environmental contexts, different responses: evaluating the drivers of red fox occupancy patterns in Portugal	12
No evidence of sex-related differences in the diet of giant anteater in the Brazilian savanna	12
Habitat suitability of a peatland landscape for tiger translocation on Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, Indonesia	12
Tempo and mode in biological invasions: exotic rodents in the small mammal community of Bamako (Mali)	12
Sexual dimorphism in toothed whales (Odontoceti) follows Rensch’s rule	11
Publisher Correction to: Multiple articles in Mammalian Biology	11
Spatial diversity of MHC class II DRB exon2 sequences in North African cape hares (Lepus capensis): positive selection and climatic adaptation signals	11
First look at the Greater Caribbean Manatee’s diet in the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia, through fecal analysis	11
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
An update on the distribution of the coypu, Myocastor coypus, in Asia and Africa through published literature, citizen-science and online platforms	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
Individual identification of armadillos (Mammalia, Cingulata) using a photo-identification software	10
MHC genetic diversity in common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) phylogroups in rural and urban environments	10
Drivers of winter habitat selection by muskrats in southern boreal wetlands of Alberta, Canada	10
UCE sequencing-derived mitogenomes reveal the timing of mitochondrial replacement in Malagasy shrew tenrecs (Afrosoricida, Tenrecidae, Microgale)	10
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
Distinctly different gut microbiota in Japanese badgers and Japanese raccoon dogs despite sharing similar food habits and environments	10
Manatee population traits elucidated through photo-identification	10
Evidence of bottleneck and genetic differentiation in a key ungulate population on the plateau region of the fragmented Atlantic Forest of Brazil	10
Population differences of rutting calls in male Manchurian wapiti (Cervus canadensis xanthopygus)	9
Succinate-driven cardiac mitochondrial respiration aligns with whole-animal hypoxia-tolerance in African mole-rats	9
Truly monogamous? Investigating multiple paternity in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in a reestablished population in Austria	9
Water sources shape drought effects on mammal activity in mediterranean woodlands	9
Locomotion in Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Caviomorpha): do digging adaptations affect locomotor performance?	9
Body size rules habitat selection and population declines after drought periods in a carnivore community of the Sahara Desert	9
Genetic adaptation to urban living: molecular DNA analyses of wild boar populations in Budapest and surrounding area	8
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in wild Akodon azarae: individual variability due to host factors, seasonality and parasite infections	8
Body length and growth pattern of free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Mikura Island estimated using an underwater 3D camera	8
Comparing direct (live-trapping) and indirect (camera-trapping) approaches for estimating the abundance of weasels (Mustela nivalis)	8
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	8
Here or there? Iberian wolf defecation pattern along roads and trails in Portugal	8
Measuring range sizes in a 100-g rodent: mini-GPS are more reliable than transmitters, but the location error reduces reliability	8
Wrong place at the wrong time: patterns explaining ungulate-vehicle collisions in Portugal	8
Gray squirrels consume anthropogenic food waste most often during winter	8
Mitochondrial DNA reveals the impact of Pleistocene glaciations on a widespread palearctic bat species	7
Comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the most chromosomally variable mammalian genus from South America: Ctenomys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Ctenomyidae)	7
Population parameters of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in a southern Brazilian estuary	7
Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 2: Field studies and applications	7
Drone-based photogrammetry assessments of body size and body condition of Antillean manatees	7
Delineating and identifying species from mitochondrial DNA only: a cautionary tale from bats	7
Extreme moulting site fidelity of the Saimaa ringed seal	7

Forage selection overlap between co-occurring introduced ungulates: insights for conservation management of a Sub-Antarctic Island	7
The effects of keystone resources and landscape of fear in modulating the spatiotemporal use of paca (Cuniculus paca) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
Effects of dietary protein on the individual fitness of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)	6
Evaluation of cetacean strandings on the north-western coast of Morocco from 2016 to 2021	6
A method for marking individual animals in motion-triggered camera studies	6
Spatial patterns of carnivore roadkill in a high-traffic-volume highway in the endangered Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
Food patch selection by the largest European herbivore	6
What do rattle quills tell? A morphological analysis of the rattling in the African crested porcupine	6
Adaptive anti-predatory responses of European rabbits exposed to different predation pressure	6
Eat what you can, when you can: relatively high arthropod consumption by frugivorous bats in Amazonian Peru	6
Unmasking cryptic mice: the dominant role of ventral pelage colour in distinguishing syntopic Apodemus (A. sylvaticus-A. flavicollis)	6
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	6
Kill rates and associated ecological factors for an apex predator	6
Species differentiation in two closely related Neotropical rodents across a transition zone between ecoregions	6
Density, habitat use and activity patterns of the last giant armadillo population in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
The role of climate change in the past, present, and future of two species of montane neotropical mice, genus Juliomys	6