OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Integrative Zoology 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Bats and their vital ecosystem services: a global review	60
Metabolic and immunological effects of gut microbiota in leaf beetles at the local and systemic levels	42
Seasonal variations in the composition and functional profiles of gut microbiota reflect dietary changes in plateau pikas	32
Plague reservoir species throughout the world	32
Mutualism between antagonists: its ecological and evolutionary implications	31
The status of fertility control for rodents—recent achievements and future directions	27
Oxidative stress drives divergent evolution of the glutathione peroxidase (GPX) gene family in mammals	23
Prey decline leads to diet shift in the largest population of Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins?	23
Competitor densities, habitat, and weather: effects on interspecific interactions between wild deer species	22
Effects of balancing selection and microhabitat temperature variations on heat tolerance of the intertidal black mussel Septifer virgatus	21
Characterization of intestinal microbiota and fecal cortisol, T3, and IgA in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) from birth to weaning	21
The effects of prey depletion on dietary niches of sympatric apex predators in Southeast Asia	20
Intestinal microbiota in various animals	19
Resting metabolic rates increase with elevation in a mountain‐dwelling lizard	18
A pioneering survey of deep‐diving and off‐shore cetaceans in the northern South China Sea	18
Amur tiger stripes: individual identification based on deep convolutional neural network	18
Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position and morphometric analysis of Astacus colchicus (Decapoda, Astacidae): a new insight into Eastern European crayfish fauna	18
Photo‐identification comparison of four Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin populations off southeast China	17
Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the cave fish genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in southwest China	16
Immune challenge of mating effort: steroid hormone profile, dark ventral patch and parasite burden in relation to intrasexual competition in male Iberian red deer	16
Microbial diversity and structure in the gastrointestinal tracts of two stranded short‐finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)	16
Two community types occur in gut microbiota of large‐sample wild plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)	16
Effects of masting on seedling establishment of a rodent‐dispersed tree species in a warm‐temperate region, northern China	16
Functional correlates of skull shape in Chiroptera: feeding and echolocation adaptations	16
Choosing among correlative, mechanistic, and hybrid models of species’ niche and distribution	15

Population viability analysis of small population: a case study for Asian elephant in China	15
Rodent control to fight plague: field assessment of methods based on rat density reduction	14
Sexual size dimorphism in lizards: Rensch's rule, reproductive mode, clutch size, and line fitting method effects	14
Sex and habitat differences in size and coloration of an amphibian's poison glands match differential predator pressures	14
A first comparison of bone histomorphometry in extant domestic horses (Equus caballus) and a Pleistocene Indian wild horse (Equus namadicus)	13
Population increase and changes in behavior and morphology in the Critically Endangered Redonda ground lizard (Pholidoscelis atratus) following the successful removal of alien rats and goats	13
Ontogenetic resource use and trophic dynamics of endangered juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus among diversified nursery habitats in the northern Beibu Gulf, China	13
Population genome of the newly discovered Jinchuan yak to understand its adaptive evolution in extreme environments and generation mechanism of the multirib trait	13
Multidrug‐resistant Proteus mirabilis isolates carrying bla_OXA‐1 and bla_NDM‐1 from wildlife in China: increasing public health risk	13
Exquisite structure of the lateral line system in eyeless cavefish Sinocyclocheilus tianlinensis contrast to eyed Sinocyclocheilus macrophthalmus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)	13
Seed traits and rodent community interact to determine seed fate: evidence from both enclosure and field experiments	13
Rodent abundance triggered switch between the relative mutualism and predation in a rodent–seed system of the subtropical island forest	13
Role of phenotypic plasticity in morphological differentiation between watersnake populations	12
The intestinal microbiome of an Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) stranded near the Pearl River Estuary, China	12
Seed size affects rodent–seed interaction consistently across plant species but not within species: evidence from a seed tracking experiment of 41 tree species	12
Density‐induced social stress alters oxytocin and vasopressin activities in the brain of a small rodent species	12
Human activities and elevational constraints restrict ranging patterns of snub‐nosed monkeys in a mountainous refuge	11
Commensal microbiota and host metabolic divergence are associated with the adaptation of Diploderma vela to spatially heterogeneous environments	11
First live sighting of Deraniyagala's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hotaula) or ginkgo‐toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) in the western Pacific (South China Sea) with preliminary d	11
Elusive cats in our backyards: persistence of the North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) in a human‐dominated landscape in central China	11
Evolution of metabolic scaling among the tetrapod: effect of phylogeny, the geologic time of class formation, and uniformity of species within a class	11
Metagenomics reveals contrasting energy utilization efficiencies of captive and wild camels (Camelus ferus)	11
Palatability and profitability of co‐occurring seeds alter indirect interactions among rodent‐dispersed trees	11
Large‐brained birds display lower extra‐pair paternity	11
Monitoring the effects of land transformation on African clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) using fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a measure of stress	11
Diel differences in blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) dive behavior increase nighttime risk of ship strikes in northern Chilean Patagonia	11
Thermal biology and locomotor performance in Phymaturus calcogaster: are Patagonian lizards vulnerable to climate change?	10
Coyote (Canis latrans) in South America: potential routes of colonization	10
Narrow versus broad: sexual dimorphism in the wing form of western European species of the subgenus Avaritia (Culicoides, Ceratopogonidae)	10
Whistle signal variations among three Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin populations in the South China Sea: a combined effect of the Qiongzhou Strait's geographical barrier function and local ambient nois	10
High‐elevation hypoxia impacts perinatal physiology and performance in a potential montane colonizer	10
Impact of contraceptive hormones on the reproductive potential of male and female commensal black rats (Rattus rattus)	10
Trapped on the Roof of the World: taxonomic diversity and evolutionary patterns of Tibetan Plateau endemic freshwater snails (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae: Tibetoradix)	10
Anuran interorbital distance variation: the role of ecological and behavioral factors	10
Today's protected areas: supporting a more sustainable future for humanity	10
Seasonal diet and microbiome shifts in wild rhesus macaques are better correlated at the level of nutrient components than food items	10
Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus)	10
Phylogenetic analysis and expression differences of eye‐related genes in cavefish genus Sinocyclocheilus	10
Phenotypic changes in the metabolic profile and adiponectin activity during seasonal fattening and hibernation in female Daurian ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus)	10
Embryonic and post‐embryonic responses to high‐elevation hypoxia in a low‐elevation lizard	9
Early divergence and differential population histories of the Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin in the Pacific and Indian Oceans	9
Global gaps in age data based on skeletochronology for amphibians	9
Recognition of big mammal species in airborne thermal imaging based on YOLO V5 algorithm	9
Differential effects of environmental climatic variables on parasite abundances in blue tit nests during a decade	9
Comparative assessment on rodent impacts and cultural perceptions of ecologically based rodent management in 3 Afro‐Malagasy farming regions	9
Anthropogenic pressures increase extinction risk of an isolated Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population in southwestern China, as revealed by a combination of molecular‐ and landscape‐scale	9
A new chelonibiid from the Miocene of Zanzibar (Eastern Africa) sheds light on the evolution of shell architecture in turtle and whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Coronuloidea)	9
Latitudinal gradients in body size and sexual size dimorphism in fleas: males drive Bergmann's pattern	9
The effects of seed detectability and seed traits on hoarding preference of two rodent species	9
Response of wintering waterbird diversity to reclamation history and post‐reclamation habitat along Yellow Sea coast	9

Reproductive responses of rice field rats (Rattus argentiventer) following treatment with the contraceptive hormones, quinestrol and levonorgestrol	8
Individual automatic detection and identification of big cats with the combination of different body parts	8
Social and ecological complexity is associated with gestural repertoire size of wild chimpanzees	8
Male heterogametic sex determination in Rana dybowskii based on sex‐linked molecular markers	8
Long‐term changes in a small mammal community in a temperate zone meadow subject to seasonal floods and habitat transformation	8
Anti‐fertility effect of levonorgestrel and/or quinestrol on striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius): evidence from both laboratory and field experiments	8
Impact of fertility versus mortality control on the demographics of Mastomys natalensis in maize fields	8
No evidence for enzootic plague within black‐tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) populations	8
Weighted individual‐resource networks in prey–predator systems: the role of prey availability on the emergence of modular structures	8
The movement dynamics of autotomized lizards and their tails reveal functional costs of caudal autotomy	8
A generalized framework for AMOVA with multiple hierarchies and ploidies	8
A de novo assembled genome of the Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) and its high‐altitude adaptation	8
The honeybee gut resistome and its role in antibiotic resistance dissemination	8
Simultaneous analysis of the intestinal parasites and diet through eDNA metabarcoding	8
Personality and behavioral changes in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) following the death of herd members	8
Thresholds of population persistence for the Yangtze finless porpoise: implications for conservation managements	8
A reassessment of the diversity of green toads (Bufotes) in the circum‐Aegean region	8
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 its	8
Conspicuous cruciform silk decorations deflect avian predator attacks	8
Contrasting demographic trends and asymmetric migration rates in a spatially structured amphibian population	8
Genomic landscape of mitochondrial DNA insertions in 23 bat genomes: characteristics, loci, phylogeny, and polymorphism	7
Community‐based population monitoring for large baleen whales: the case study of Bryde's whale in Beibu Gulf of China	7
The role of environmental temperature on movement patterns of giant anteaters	7
Flash flood simulation and valve behavior of Mytilus galloprovincialis measured with Hall sensors	7
Antioxidant response to severe hypoxia in Brandt's vole Lasiopodomys brandtii	7
Vocal performance reflects individual quality in male Great Himalayan leaf‐nosed bats (Hipposideros armiger)	7
Do non‐target species visit feeders and water troughs targeting small game? A study from farmland Spain using camera‐trapping	7
Neighborhood effects on the tannin‐related foraging decisions of two rodent species under semi‐natural conditions	7
Major ascaroside pheromone component asc‐C5 influences reproductive plasticity among isolates of the invasive species pinewood nematode	7
The biogeography of group sizes in humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.)	7
Temporal variation of the underwater soundscape in Jiaotou Bay, an Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) habitat off Hainan Island, China	7
The differential genetic signatures related to climatic landscapes for jaguars and pumas on a continental scale	6
Multilocus DNA metabarcoding diet analyses of small cetaceans: a case study on highly vulnerable humpback dolphins and finless porpoises from the Pearl River Estuary, China	6
Home range variability, spatial aggregation, and excursions of Akodon azarae and Oligoryzomys flavescens in Pampean agroecosystems	6
High rodent abundance increases seed removal but decreases scatter‐hoarding and seedling recruitment along an elevational gradient	6
Free‐ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human–leopard conflicts	6
The intriguing giant deer from the Bate cave (Crete): could paleohistological evidence question its taxonomy and nomenclature?	6
Living on the edge: morphological and behavioral adaptations to a marginal high‐elevation habitat in an arboreal mammal	6
Relationships between soil pollution by heavy metals and melanin‐dependent coloration of a fossorial amphisbaenian reptile	6
Coping with extremes: convergences of habitat use, territoriality, and diet in summer but divergences in winter between two sympatric snow finches on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau	6
Time and energy minimization strategy codetermine the loop migration of demoiselle cranes around the Himalayas	6
Bird habitat preferences drive hemoparasite infection in the Neotropical region	6
Wavelet methods reveal big cat activity patterns and synchrony of activity with preys	6
An initial coprological survey of parasitic fauna in the wild Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)	6
Assessment of effective conservation of the Sichuan takin by giant panda reserves through functional zoning	6
Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals pectoralis highland adaptation across altitudinal songbirds	6
Positive effect of spring advance on the diet quality of an alpine herbivore	6