Integrative Zoology

Papers
(The median citation count of Integrative Zoology 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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The pikas of China: a review of current research priorities and challenges for conservation37
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Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins34
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Predator–prey encounters: deciphering the robbery relationship between highwayman flies and their ant victims28
Evolution of metabolic scaling among the tetrapod: effect of phylogeny, the geologic time of class formation, and uniformity of species within a class26
The debatable notion of “novelty deficiency” in significant conservation domains23
Association between porpoise presence and fish choruses: implications for feeding strategies and ecosystem‐based conservation of the East Asian finless porpoise20
Molecular evolution of wound healing‐related genes during cetacean secondary aquatic adaptation20
Climate cycling did not affect haplotype distribution in an abundant Southern African avian habitat generalist species, the familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris)20
Taxonomy, distribution, and contemporary exposure of terrestrial mammals to floods and human pressure across different areas for biodiversity conservation in China20
Artificial light at night decreases the pupillary light response of dark‐adapted toads to bright light17
Insight Into Body Size Evolution in Aves: Based on Some Body Size–Related Genes17
The first chromosome‐level genome assembly and transcriptome sequencing provide insights into cantharidin production of the blister beetles17
Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals17
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Hidden diversity revealed in the freshwater snails, Bythinella and Pseudamnicola, in the Island of Crete16
Every breath you take: assessing metabolic costs of toxin resistance in garter snakes (Thamnophis)16
Small mammal community composition impacts bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) population dynamics and associated seroprevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus16
Impact of fertility versus mortality control on the demographics of Mastomys natalensis in maize fields16
Can Fecal T3 Metabolite Level Fluctuations in European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Give Insights on Body Condition and Thermal Stress?15
Unique myoglobin adaptation to endothermy and flight since the origin of birds15
Anthropogenic Disturbance Mediates Trophic Niche Overlap Between Sympatric Generalist Predators15
Short‐ and long‐term effects of an extreme case of autotomy: does “tail” loss and subsequent constipation decrease the locomotor performance of male and female scorpions?15
Cranial variation in species and subspecies of kangaroo rats (Dipodomys, Dipodomyinae, Rodentia) according to geometric morphometrics15
DNA metabarcoding diet analysis in a generalist omnivore: feeding trials reveal the efficacy of extraction kits and a multi‐locus approach for identifying diverse diets15
Spatial Partitioning Among Three Sympatric Ungulates in the Tibetan Plateau: Identifying Critical Variables14
Mucus provisioning as milk in an amphibian14
Seed size affects rodent–seed interaction consistently across plant species but not within species: evidence from a seed tracking experiment of 41 tree species14
Validation and development of eDNA metabarcoding primers for comprehensive assessment of Chinese amphibians13
Constraints of digestion on swimming performance and stress tolerance vary with habitat in freshwater fish species13
Structure of compound and component communities of fleas parasitic on small mammals in six different regions as revealed by environmental‐based co‐occurrence geometry analyses13
Climate heterogeneity, season variation, and sexual dimorphism modulate the association between MHC II diversity and parasite variation in striped hamster13
Anthropogenic forests simplify seed‐ but not pollen‐dispersal networks13
Comparative Population Genetics of Two Alvinocaridid Shrimp Species in Chemosynthetic Ecosystems of the Western Pacific12
Metabolic regulation reduces the oxidative damage of arid lizards in response to moderate heat events12
How big can a walking fish be? A theoretical inference based on observations on four land‐dwelling fish genera of South Vietnam12
Variation in placentophagy in golden snub‐nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) reflects nutritional constraints12
Behavioral, Ecological, and Morphological Data Suggest a Close Relationship Between the Ant Colobopsis truncata and the Gall Wasp Aphelonyx cerricola12
Do exotic invasive mammals disturb the native fauna? Spatiotemporal distribution and overlap between species in a national park of Argentina12
Quercetin promotes the secretion of musk by regulating the hormone level and microbial structure of forest musk deer11
Addressing the impact of canine distemper spreading on an isolated tiger population in northeast Asia11
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Fertility control of rodent pests: recent developments from lab to field11
Interspecific association of sika deer in terrestrial animal communities of Liancheng National Nature Reserve, China11
Distribution of birds in the high‐altitude area of Mount Everest11
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Genomic Differentiation and Adaptation of Rattus nitidus Across Spatial Scales10
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Gut Mycobiota of Three Rhinopithecus Species Provide New Insights Into the Association Between Diet and Environment10
Reproductive ecology of the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Madagascar: the influence of density‐dependent and ‐independent effects10
Transcriptome sequencing of black and white hair follicles in the giant panda10
Hypoxia Promotes Gluconeogenesis Through PGC‐1α in the Liver of Lasiopodomys brandtii10
A new Late Miocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Turkey9
Nest complexity correlates with larger brain size but smaller body mass across bird species9
Developing fertility control for rodents: a framework for researchers and practitioners9
Corrigendum to “Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins”9
Brain size predicts foraging and escaping abilities in the paddy frogs9
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An expanded phylogeny of the genus Pseudamnicola (Gastropoda; Truncatelloidea; Hydrobiidae) across the Mediterranean Basin9
Altitude‐dependent metabolite biomarkers reveal the mechanism of plateau pika adaptation to high altitudes9
Free‐ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human–leopard conflicts8
The male's scent triggered a neural response in females despite ambiguous behavioral response in Asian house rats8
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Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain8
A de novo assembled genome of the Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) and its high‐altitude adaptation8
Trophic niche and adaptation in highland lizards: sex has greater influences than species matching8
Constitutive innate immune defenses in relation to urbanization and population density in an urban bird, the feral pigeon Columba livia domestica8
Estimation of body weight in captive Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)8
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The effects of grassland degradation on the genetic structure of a small mammal7
Chromosome‐level genome assembly and population genomic analysis provide insights into the genetic diversity and adaption of Schizopygopsis younghusbandi on the Tibetan Plateau7
Predicting Social Rankings in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Through Communicative Interactions‐Based Data‐Driven Model7
Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation7
Fossil and modern penguin tarsometatarsi: cavities, vascularity, and resilience7
Unraveling the morphological patterns of a subantarctic eelpout: a geometric morphometric approach7
Blind date: female fossorial amphisbaenians prefer scent marks of large and healthy males7
Individual automatic detection and identification of big cats with the combination of different body parts7
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Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals pectoralis highland adaptation across altitudinal songbirds7
Unveiling Cryptic Diversity in Hylomys: A Commentary on Recent Taxonomic Revisions7
Seasonal variations in the composition and functional profiles of gut microbiota reflect dietary changes in plateau pikas7
Brain size mediates the choice of breeding strategy in the red‐backed shrike Lanius collurio6
Intestinal microbiota in various animals6
Effects of Livestock Grazing on Spatiotemporal Interactions Between Snow Leopards and Ungulate Prey6
Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations6
Geographical variation of the acoustic signals in the spot‐legged treefrog (Polypedates megacephalus) of Hainan Island6
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The rough‐toothed dolphin genome provides new insights into the genetic mechanism of its rough teeth6
Ultrasonic Differentiation Between Two Species of Chinese Pygmy Dormice (Genus Typhlomys) With Support for the Size‐Signal Allometry Hypothesis6
Toward the validation of an alternative method for endocrine monitoring in sharks: insights from testosterone analyses in the skin of bycatch individuals6
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Characteristics of the multiple replicon plasmid IncX1‐X1 in multidrug‐resistant Escherichia coli from Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)6
Using physiological conditions to assess current and future habitat use of a Subarctic frog6
Honey, What's for Dinner? Dietary Overlap and Size Dimorphism Between Female and Male Joro Spiders (Trichonephila clavata)6
Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation of tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) in China6
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An intercontinental comparison of insect seed predation between introduced and native oaks5
Three‐dimensional forest foodscape in large herbivores' habitat based on UAV with LiDAR detection5
Flight performance and wing morphology in the bat Carollia perspicillata: biophysical models and energetics5
Evidence for the effect of brief exposure to food, but not learning interference, on maze solving in desert ants5
Intraspecific diversity of Meriones persicus (Rodentia; Gerbillinae), the main plague reservoir in Iran, and its connection to enzootic plague in Iran5
Interpreting the Additive Components of Multi‐Species Distributional Aggregation: II. Species‐Level Insights5
Ontogenetic Development of Maternal Facial Recognition and Communication Skills of Female Offspring in Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkeys5
Rethinking the Impact of Human Disturbance on Wildlife: Fine‐Scale Responses From Species to Guilds5
Exploring riverine aquatic animal diversity and establishing aquatic ecological monitoring approaches tailored to the Qinling region via eDNA technology5
Toxicity assessment of microcystin‐leucine arginine in planarian Dugesia japonica5
Environmental factors and host sex influence the skin microbiota structure of Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis) in a coldspot of chytridiomycosis in subtropical East Asia5
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Alpine grassland degradation intensifies the burrowing behavior of small mammals: evidence for a negative feedback loop4
Fruit Choice by Two Sympatric Primate Species: Determining Nutritional Composition Using Visual and Tactile Cues4
Potential mechanisms implied in tick infection by arboviruses and their transmission to vertebrate hosts4
Competitive interactions and coexistence of sympatric flagship carnivores in Asia4
Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus)4
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The status of fertility control for rodents—recent achievements and future directions4
The modern state of the European saiga population (Saiga tatarica tatarica): mtDNA, DRB3 MHC gene, and microsatellite diversity4
Significance of two different ranking methods for studying fish fauna: a case study on the fish fauna from upper and middle portions from Mekong River4
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The Incarnation of Zoology in the 21st Century as an International Scientific Discipline4
Land use and dingo baiting are correlated with the density of kangaroos in rangeland systems4
Comparative phylogeography reveals dissimilar genetic differentiation patterns in two sympatric amphibian species4
Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies4
Rostrum abnormalities in the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in South Africa4
Combining phylogeography and ecological niche modeling to infer the evolutionary history of the Cordoba vesper mouse (Calomys venustus)4
Extraocular Photoreception in Optic Lobes, Suckers, and Skin of Octopus vulgaris4
Fecal bacterial communities of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) reflect captivity status—Implications for conservation and management4
Deafening‐induced rapid changes to spine synaptic connectivity in the adult avian vocal basal ganglia4
Integrative taxonomy unveils a new species of Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) from the southern portion of the Taihang Mountains in northern China, with the description of its4
Assessing the Impact of Elevation and Seasonality on the Detection of Medium‐ to Large‐Sized Mammals by Camera Traps4
Allometric Constraint Predominates Over the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis in a Radiation of Neotropical Treefrogs4
Climate factors and food availability shape the altitudinal migration of birds in the Xiling Snow Mountains, China4
Flight or fight: different strategies of intertidal periwinkle Littoraria sinensis coping with high temperature across populations3
An Overlooked Habitat‐Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles3
Effects of subtle variation in forest canopy openness on cache pilferage and its implications for forest regeneration3
Nonlinear Abundance–Area Relationship Underlying Processes of the American Bullfrog Invasion in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China3
Single‐cell transcriptomic landscape of peripheral blood cells provides insights into adaptation of red‐eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)3
Asymmetric competition for seeds between two sympatric food hoarding rodents: implications for coexistence3
Fluctuating fine‐scale spatial genetic structure in the common shrews (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia)3
Red pandas with different diets and environments exhibit different gut microbial functional composition and capacity3
Choosing among correlative, mechanistic, and hybrid models of species’ niche and distribution3
Livestock grazing is associated with the gut microbiota and antibiotic resistance genes in sympatric plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae)3
Seed size and dispersal mode select mast seeding in perennial plants3
Unlocking agro‐ecosystem sustainability: exploring the bottom‐up effects of microbes, plants, and insect herbivores3
A Slow and Underappreciated Forest Megafauna: Food Habits, Movements, and Multiscale Habitat Preferences of Critically Endangered Sundaic Giant Tortoises (Manouria emys emys)3
Insights into genetic variation and demographic history of sharpnose rays: examinations of three species of Telatrygon (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae) from the Indo‐West Pacific3
Hedgehogs and Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Uncovering the Role of Atelerix albiventris in the Parasite Life Cycle3
Infection and transovarial transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in Rhipicephalus sanguineus in Hainan Island, China3
Improving landscape connectivity through habitat restoration: application for Asian elephant conservation in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, China3
Pitx2 suppression at meiotic stages associates with seasonal inhibition of testis development in Rattus norvegicus caraco3
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Photoperiod‐regulated mitophagy in the germ cells of Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)3
Invasion and defense of the basic social unit in a nonhuman primate society leads to sexual differences in the gut microbiome3
Adaptation in brain structure and respiratory and olfactory structures across environmental gradients in African and North American muroid rodents3
Molecular response and developmental speculations in metamorphosis of the veined rapa whelk, Rapana venosa3
The Incubation Environment Shapes the Inflammatory Response and Enables Expression of Maternal Effects on Sea Turtle Hatchling Body Size3
Two‐Step Loss of GLUTs in the High‐Metabolism Passerines3
Seasonal remodeling of visceral organs in the invasive desert gecko Tarentola annularis3
Genome‐Wide Mining of lncRNAs Reveals Their Potential Regulatory Role in the Evolution of Viviparity3
Introduced and extinct: neglected archival specimens shed new light on the historical biogeography of an iconic avian species in the Mediterranean3
The special adaptation to hypoxia facilitated the expansion of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) into Tibet but not other Rattus species3
From buzz to brilliance: how bees shape social learning and cultural evolution3
Foster innovation and facilitate publications for zoology3
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Spermatocytes are the terminals of germ cell differentiation in plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) during the non‐breeding season3
Sympatric diversity pattern driven by the secondary contact of two deeply divergent lineages of the soybean pod borer Leguminivora glycinivorella3
The Impact of Life‐History Traits on Vulnerability to Extinction of the Oviparous Species in Reptiles2
Severe Hearing Loss in the World's First Successfully Captive‐Born Yangtze Finless Porpoise: Impact of High Underwater Sound Exposure and Congenital Hearing Disorders2
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals molecular adaptations underlying distinct immunity and inverted resting posture in bats2
Testing whether adrenal steroids mediate phenotypic and physiologic effects of elevated salinity on larval tiger salamanders2
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Insights into the divergent evolution of the oceanic squid Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) from the Indian Ocean2
The roles of anurans in antagonistic networks are explained by life‐habit and body‐size2
The urban island: climatic suitability of Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the role of cities in the invasion of the Western Palearctic2
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Two community types occur in gut microbiota of large‐sample wild plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)2
Adaptive evolution of pancreatic ribonuclease gene (RNase1) in Cetartiodactyla2
Lipid storage may help invasive mussels to survive in limited food conditions2
Habitat restoration is the greatest challenge for population recovery of Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus)2
Matrilinear hierarchy in the American black bear (Ursus americanus)2
Hope for Black‐and‐White Snub‐Nosed Monkey Conservation2
Trapped on the Roof of the World: taxonomic diversity and evolutionary patterns of Tibetan Plateau endemic freshwater snails (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae: Tibetoradix)2
Genomic differentiation with isolation by distance along a latitudinal gradient in the spotted‐leg treefrogPolypedates megacephalus2
UV‐Induced Fluorescence in the Balance: Mate Choice and Predation Risk in the Female Ornamented Jumping Spiders2
Integrated Zoology’s collection of Wildlife Diseases Research Network2
Comparative genomics provides insights into molecular adaptation to hypermetamorphosis and cantharidin metabolism in blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae)2
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Spatial density estimate of the snow leopard,Panthera uncia, in the Central Tibetan Plateau, China2
Frugivorous birds disperse seeds ofLigustrum lucidum, seed‐feeding weevils, and parasitic wasps of weevils via endozoochory2
Prevalence and molecular characterization of Pentatrichomonas hominis in Siberian tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in northeast China2
Epidemiological Dynamics of a Visually Apparent Disease: Camera Trapping and Machine‐Learning Applied to Rumpwear in the Common Brushtail Possum2
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Gram‐negative bacterial diversity and evidence of international clones of multidrug‐resistant strains in zoo animals2
Different parts of the mussel Gigantidas haimaensis holobiont responded differently to deep‐sea sampling stress2
Metagenomic Insights into the Rumen Microbiome in Solid and Liquid Fractions of Yaks and their Differences Compared to Other Ruminants2
Population and community ecology: past progress and future directions2
Deterministic processes dominate microbial community assembly in artificially bredSchizothorax wangchiachiijuveniles after being released into wild2
Potential Correlation Between Bombus lantschouensis Thoracic Morphology and Flight Behavior2
Enhanced capacity of a leaf beetle to combat dual stress from entomopathogens and herbicides mediated by associated microbiota2
Reflections from the president of the International Society of Zoological Sciences: the zoology of zoonotic infectious diseases2
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The difference and variation of gut bacterial community and host physiology can support adaptation during and after overwintering in frog population2
Latitudinal pattern of the thermal sensitivity of running speed in the endemic lizard Liolaemus multimaculatus2
Conspicuous cruciform silk decorations deflect avian predator attacks2
Only Sunda and Chinese pangolin (Pholidota) are naturally distributed in China2
Analysis on the relationship between winter precipitation and the annual variation of horse stomach fly community in arid desert steppe, Northwest China (2007–2019)2
Clinical and Pathological Effects of Filariasis in Tayra (Eira barbara) and Crab‐Eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous) From Colombia2
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Global gaps in age data based on skeletochronology for amphibians2
Seasonal variation and host sex affect bat–bat fly interaction networks in the Amazonian savannahs2
Uncovering the immune evasion mechanism of microbial pathogens: lessons from anti‐encapsulation strategies adopted by a fungus2
Genetic variation at the p53 locus of two ecologically divergent Microtus pine voles: identification of molecular markers for species assignment2
Temperature determines the shift of thermal neutral zone and influences thermogenic capacity in striped hamsters2
Novel Phylogeographic Structure of Avian Haemosporidians in a Widely Distributed Host1
Biotic and abiotic stresses on honeybee health1
Spatial‐temporal shifting patterns and in situ conservation of spotted seal (Phoca largha) populations in the Yellow Sea ecoregion1
Molecular Method Based on Hydrolysis Probe Assays to Identify the Sex Chromosomes of Iberian Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) Using Non‐Invasive Sampling1
Increased nest temperature during winter does not affect residual yolk metabolism of hatchling painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)1
Phylogeography of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus): paleoclimatic reconstructions of Late Pleistocene colonization1
Data error propagation in stacked bioclimatic envelope models1
Single‐nucleus transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility analysis of musk gland development in Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii)1
Large‐brained birds display lower extra‐pair paternity1
Interpreting the additive components of multi‐species distributional aggregation1
Effect of epidemic diseases on wild animal conservation1
Talking heads: disentangling the shape changes of the large extant hippopotamus during its ontogenetic development1
cba‐miR‐222‐3p involved in photoperiod‐induced apoptosis in testes of striped hamsters by targeting TRAF71
Importance of plant and fruit traits on the structure of bird seed dispersal networks in different disturbed habitats1
Analyses of head and thorax in Eupomphini (Meloidae) suggest that complex behaviors are not associated to changes in general shape1
Deep learning detects subtle facial expressions in a multilevel society primate1
The Interplay Between Urban Temperature and Feather Coloration: Factors Shaping Immunological Traits in Pigeons (Columba livia)1
Molecular phylogeography of Hipposideros pratti in China1
Effects of ex situ conservation on diversity and function of the gut microbiota of the Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang)1
Amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) in the North Adriatic Sea: ecological observations and spawning behavior1
Red deer as a disperser of native, but not invasive plants’ seeds1
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Assessment of non‐target toxicity effects of synthetic estradiol, quinestrol, in chickens1
Comparative Genomic Screening Identifies Developmental Constraint Loci Underscoring the Phenotypic Evolution of Syngnathids1
Short photoperiod inhibited gonadal growth and elevated hypothalamic Dio3 expression unrelated to promoter DNA methylation in young Brandt's voles1
Dual ecological functions of scatter‐hoarding rodents: pollinators and seed dispersers of Mucuna sempervirens (Fabaceae)1
Simultaneous analysis of the intestinal parasites and diet through eDNA metabarcoding1
Climate and Socio‐Sexual Environment Predict Interpopulation Variation in Chemical Signaling Glands in a Widespread Lizard1
Within‐Host “Infraecology”: Asymmetric Interactions Between Two Co‐infecting Eye Parasites1
Combination of facial and nose features of Amur tigers to determine age1
Flexibility in thermal requirements: a comparative analysis of the wide‐spread lizard genus Sceloporus1
Large‐scale fossil records analysis reveals prehistoric extinction mechanisms of woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis)1
“Isolation by Gentes with Asymmetric Migration” shapes the genetic structure of the common cuckoo in China1
Rodent management in Aotearoa New Zealand: approaches and challenges to landscape‐scale control1
What a few hairs can tell us about the resource use of giant armadillos1
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