OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammal Research is 3. 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.)

Article	Citations
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	29
Habitat selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the peri-coastal, urbanised landscape of Goa, India	21
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	15
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	14
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	14
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	13
Where does the fox stay? First camera trap records of the threatened hoary fox Lycalopex vetulus (Carnivora, Canidae) in a xeric habitat of a neotropical dry forest–savanna ecotone	13
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	11
Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) abundance estimation using Bayesian methods: first data from a highly agricultural environment in central Italy	11
Habitat characteristics around dens in female brown bears with cubs are density dependent	10
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	10
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	10
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	10
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	9
Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	8
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	8
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
Inventorying terrestrial mammal species in mixed-mangrove forest of the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, with special reference to a new locality record of otter civet, Cynogale bennettii	8
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	7
Snow tracking provides insights on the hunting behaviour of marten (Martes americana)	7
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	7
Unraveling the origin of the wild pig (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) from the northwest Patagonian region: evidence of hybridization processes and a possible pure wild boar population in a protected area	7
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	6
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	6

Choosing crops over natural fodder: feeding ecology of the Asian elephant Elephas maximus in the mosaics of agriculture fields with fragmented forests of South Bengal, India	6
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	6
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
Does the size of a protected area matter? An assessment of leopard population and habitat usage in a protected area of Shiwalik foothills, Himalaya	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
Life history traits of free-living bush Karoo rats (Otomys unisulcatus) in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	5
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	5
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	5
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
Correction to: Molecular DNA-based spatial mapping technique predicting diversity and distribution of otters (Lutrinae) in Peninsular Malaysia using non-invasive fecal samples	5
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	5
Spatial ecology of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea: seasonal and sexual variation in home range and habitat preference	5
Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland	5
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	5
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	5
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia	5
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	5
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Spatio-temporal behaviour of female wild boar in an agro-forestry–pastoral landscape of Southern Italy	4
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	4
Reducing identification errors of African carnivores from photographs through computer-assisted workflow	3
Density surface modeling of European hare in the Argentinean Pampas	3
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa	3
First occurrence of a reproductive group of golden jackal (Canis aureus moreoticus) in a densely populated area south of the Po River (Italy)	3
Seasonal variation in the activity pattern of red squirrels and their mammalian predators	3
Wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) — a newcomer in Estonian mammal fauna?	3
Assessing the ecological suitability of the Irish landscape for the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)	3
Correction to: Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	3
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	3
Bioacoustic evidence for a continuous summer presence of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in the Italian Alps	3
Drivers of functional diversity in small-bodied mammals across a deforestation frontier in the Southern Brazilian Amazon	3
Assessing the detectability of the Irish stoat Mustela erminea hibernica using two camera trap-based survey methods	3
Decadal trends in a population of urban white-tailed jackrabbits at the northern edge of its range	3
Characterization of recent wild pig-vehicle collisions in Georgia, USA	3
Size and colour variation along a strong environmental gradient in Iberian bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)	3
Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	3
Seasonal changes in dietary compositions of the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) with reference to food availability	3
Elusive deer occurrences at the Atlantic Forest: 20 years of surveys	3
The first report on genetic variability and population structure in jackals from Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
A method to sample small mammals in the subnivium	3
Diets of pumas during significant changes in ungulate prey availability in the San Andres Mountains, south-central New Mexico, USA	3

Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban–rural landscape in central Mexico?