OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammal Research is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	28
Multi-year monitoring of bats in a Northern South American forest: diversity and comparison with other neotropical bat assemblages	26
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	21
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	16
Habitat selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the peri-coastal, urbanised landscape of Goa, India	13
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	11
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	11
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	10
Filling acoustic gaps: new insights into the echolocation calls of Argentine bats	9
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	9
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	9
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	9
Habitat characteristics around dens in female brown bears with cubs are density dependent	9
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	9
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
Bats of urban and suburban habitats of Safi city, Morocco: species richness, and seasonal activity	8
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	8
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	8
Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	8
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	7
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	7
Confirmed presence of Neogale frenata (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the cordillera del Cóndor (ecuador) and comments on its taxonomy	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
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	7

Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	7
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	6
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	6
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	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	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	5
Temperature and precipitation seasonality drive morphological divergence in the neotropical bat genus Vampyrodes (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)	5
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	5
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	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
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	5
Seasonal shifts in body mass shape echolocation traits in Eptesicus fuscus from central Mexico	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
Spatial ecology of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea: seasonal and sexual variation in home range and habitat preference	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories	4
Do European bats react to climate warming more rapidly than expected? further winter range expansion of Pipistrellus pygmaeus in Eastern Europe	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
Islands as biodiversity arks: the role of insular populations in preserving bat DNA-barcoding diversity	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	4
Golden years: estimated longevity of marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), and lynx (Lynx canadensis)	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	4
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	4
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	4
Comparative mitogenome sequences and phylogenetic relationships of two mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon and Urva auropunctata) from Türkiye and Iraq	4
Diet analysis of Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), and best practice for studies combining DNA and micro-histologic analysis of faecal samples	4
Bioacoustic evidence for a continuous summer presence of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in the Italian Alps	4
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4