OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammalian 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Historical demography and climatic niches of the Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) in the Zambezian region	62
Application of multi-species photo-ID database management systems: a user’s perspective	40
Environmental field conditions and sampling effort affect the molecular identification success of livestock predators	32
Allosuckling in southern right whale calves	27
Latitude, altitude and human disturbance drive changes in the diet of Geoffroy’s cat	27
Spatio-temporal response of forest-dwelling chamois to red deer presence	25
Influence of fattening food type on the birthing period in the edible dormouse	21
A novel technique for aging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using craniofacial photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics	20
Detailed characterization of karyotypes of white-toothed shrews Suncus etruscus and Crocidura sicula (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia)	19
The identification of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise high-density areas for priority protection	18
Changes in daily activity patterns throughout the year in a free-living South American subterranean rodent (Ctenomys coludo)	17
The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	15
Is promiscuity the key? Multiple paternity in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)	15
Potential distribution models from two highly endemic species of subterranean rodents of Argentina: which environmental variables have better performance in highly specialized species?	15
A review of the diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in the context of anthropogenic change	14
Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira	14
Factors influencing latrine site selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in traditional estuarine agroecosystems of Goa, India	14
Whisker spots on polar bears reveal increasing fluctuating asymmetry	14
Comments about the astragalar dorsal foramen and the astragalar flexor groove in Felis, Leopardus and Myocastor	13
Diet of the Florida spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius ambarvalis) in a dry prairie ecosystem	13
The history of genetic diversity and effective population size of an isolated Microtus oeconomus population on Kis Balaton	13
Assessing the performance of open-source, semi-automated pattern recognition software for harbour seal (P. v. vitulina) photo ID	13
Annual apparent survival rates in hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius populations in Southwest England	13
Genetic diversity and population structure of the subterranean rodent, northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus)	13
Diet and trophic structure of frugivorous bats (Phyllostomidae) in forests and chagras of the Andean–Amazon piedmont, Ecuador	12

Seasons of sustenance: unveiling the dietary patterns of Mongolian saiga and livestock	12
Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal	12
First dietary assessment of a generalist mesocarnivore, the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Austria	12
Cannibalistic necrophagy in red foxes: do the nutritional benefits offset the potential costs of disease transmission?	11
Habitat suitability of a peatland landscape for tiger translocation on Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, Indonesia	11
Armadillo burrows: a meeting point for biodiversity in the Pantanal Wetland	11
Correction to: catRlog: a photo-identification project management system based in R	11
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	11
Water dependence structures predation risk for large herbivores in insular protected areas	11
How to leave the church: light avoidance by brown long-eared bats	10
No evidence of sex-related differences in the diet of giant anteater in the Brazilian savanna	10
Individual identification of armadillos (Mammalia, Cingulata) using a photo-identification software	10
Tooth wear and the apparent consumption of human foods among American black bears (Ursus americanus) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA	10
Diet niches of the Alpine mountain hare (Lepus timidus varronis) and European hare (Lepus europaeus) living in coexistence in the Alps	10
The overlap of sympatric sun bears and Asiatic black bears in space and time	10
Spatial diversity of MHC class II DRB exon2 sequences in North African cape hares (Lepus capensis): positive selection and climatic adaptation signals	9
An update on the distribution of the coypu, Myocastor coypus, in Asia and Africa through published literature, citizen-science and online platforms	9
Ecological gradients explain variation of phyllostomid bat (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) diversity in Honduras	9
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)	9
Distinctly different gut microbiota in Japanese badgers and Japanese raccoon dogs despite sharing similar food habits and environments	9
Sexual dimorphism in toothed whales (Odontoceti) follows Rensch’s rule	9
Locomotion in Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Caviomorpha): do digging adaptations affect locomotor performance?	9
Evidence of bottleneck and genetic differentiation in a key ungulate population on the plateau region of the fragmented Atlantic Forest of Brazil	9
Publisher Correction to: Multiple articles in Mammalian Biology	9
MHC genetic diversity in common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) phylogroups in rural and urban environments	9
Drivers of winter habitat selection by muskrats in southern boreal wetlands of Alberta, Canada	9
Measuring range sizes in a 100-g rodent: mini-GPS are more reliable than transmitters, but the location error reduces reliability	8
Truly monogamous? Investigating multiple paternity in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in a reestablished population in Austria	8
Manatee population traits elucidated through photo-identification	8
Diversity and distribution of the Myotis nattereri complex (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Middle East: filling the gaps	8
Body size rules habitat selection and population declines after drought periods in a carnivore community of the Sahara Desert	8
Insular gazelles of the circum-Arabian seas: origin, distribution, dwarfism and taxonomy	8
UCE sequencing-derived mitogenomes reveal the timing of mitochondrial replacement in Malagasy shrew tenrecs (Afrosoricida, Tenrecidae, Microgale)	8
Genetic adaptation to urban living: molecular DNA analyses of wild boar populations in Budapest and surrounding area	7
Wrong place at the wrong time: patterns explaining ungulate-vehicle collisions in Portugal	7
Forage selection overlap between co-occurring introduced ungulates: insights for conservation management of a Sub-Antarctic Island	7
Here or there? Iberian wolf defecation pattern along roads and trails in Portugal	7
Extreme moulting site fidelity of the Saimaa ringed seal	7
Comparing direct (live-trapping) and indirect (camera-trapping) approaches for estimating the abundance of weasels (Mustela nivalis)	7
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in wild Akodon azarae: individual variability due to host factors, seasonality and parasite infections	7
Comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the most chromosomally variable mammalian genus from South America: Ctenomys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Ctenomyidae)	7
Drone-based photogrammetry assessments of body size and body condition of Antillean manatees	7
A method for marking individual animals in motion-triggered camera studies	7
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	7
Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 2: Field studies and applications	7
Mitochondrial DNA reveals the impact of Pleistocene glaciations on a widespread palearctic bat species	7
Body length and growth pattern of free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Mikura Island estimated using an underwater 3D camera	7
Gray squirrels consume anthropogenic food waste most often during winter	7
Density, habitat use and activity patterns of the last giant armadillo population in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	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

Feasibility of using convolutional neural networks for individual-identification of wild Asian elephants	6
Bats (Plecotus auritus) use contact calls for communication among roost mates	6
Effects of dietary protein on the individual fitness of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)	6
Eat what you can, when you can: relatively high arthropod consumption by frugivorous bats in Amazonian Peru	6
Food patch selection by the largest European herbivore	6
The mysterious white deer: anomalous coloring in different Neotropical deer	6
The effects of keystone resources and landscape of fear in modulating the spatiotemporal use of paca (Cuniculus paca) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest	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
New morphological data and phylogenetic position of the rare short-tailed opossum Monodelphis ronaldi (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) with new records	6
Evaluation of cetacean strandings on the north-western coast of Morocco from 2016 to 2021	6
Population parameters of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in a southern Brazilian estuary	6
Species differentiation in two closely related Neotropical rodents across a transition zone between ecoregions	6
Spatial patterns of carnivore roadkill in a high-traffic-volume highway in the endangered Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
Adapting photo-identification methods to study poorly marked cetaceans: a case study for common dolphins and harbor porpoises	5
Effect of environmental gradients on community structuring of aerial insectivorous bats in a continuous forest in Central Amazon	5
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	5
Genetic parameter estimates for estrus duration and urinary hormone levels in captive female giant pandas	5
Between the lines: mitochondrial lineages in the heavily managed red deer population of Belarus	5
Kill rates and associated ecological factors for an apex predator	5
Bat selfies: photographic surveys of flying bats	5
Timing of birth determines lifetime survival in a Neotropical marsupial	5
Structure and roles in pollination networks between phyllostomid bats and flowers: a systematic review for the Americas	5
Scale-dependent habitat selection of sympatric mesocarnivore species in a cool temperate forest in eastern Japan	5
A system for designating taxonomic certainty in mammals and other taxa	5
Ecological correlates of giant squirrel (Ratufa bicolor) microhabitat use in a lowland tropical forest: implications for matrix management	5
Heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity in an arid-zone elephant shrew	5
Face to face: human recognition of Asian elephant facial features	5
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	5
Diet and food availability of the critically endangered pygmy raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus)	5
New genetic information and geographic distribution of charismatic carnivores: the olingos (Procyonidae: Bassaricyon) in Colombia	5