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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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	25
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	19
Habitat selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the peri-coastal, urbanised landscape of Goa, India	14
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	12
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	12
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	12
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	11
Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) abundance estimation using Bayesian methods: first data from a highly agricultural environment in central Italy	10
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	10
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	9
Habitat characteristics around dens in female brown bears with cubs are density dependent	9
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	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
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	8
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	8
Snow tracking provides insights on the hunting behaviour of marten (Martes americana)	7
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	7
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	7
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	7
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	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
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
Phylogeographic pattern and Pleistocene range reconstruction in the long-tailed hamster Cricetulus longicaudatus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) support its Tibetan origin	6

Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	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
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 mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	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
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
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
Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Density surface modeling of European hare in the Argentinean Pampas	4
Bioacoustic evidence for a continuous summer presence of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in the Italian Alps	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia	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
First occurrence of a reproductive group of golden jackal (Canis aureus moreoticus) in a densely populated area south of the Po River (Italy)	4
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	4
Impacts of a hydroelectric power plant on the bat community in central Brazil	4
Spatio-temporal behaviour of female wild boar in an agro-forestry–pastoral landscape of Southern Italy	4
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	4
Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	3
Wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) — a newcomer in Estonian mammal fauna?	3
Drivers of functional diversity in small-bodied mammals across a deforestation frontier in the Southern Brazilian Amazon	3
Seasonal variation in the activity pattern of red squirrels and their mammalian predators	3
Decadal trends in a population of urban white-tailed jackrabbits at the northern edge of its range	3
Size and colour variation along a strong environmental gradient in Iberian bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)	3
Assessing the ecological suitability of the Irish landscape for the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)	3
The first report on genetic variability and population structure in jackals from Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
Seasonal changes in dietary compositions of the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) with reference to food availability	3
Characterization of recent wild pig-vehicle collisions in Georgia, USA	3
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa	3
Diet and resource partitioning in Patagonian bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae and Molossidae)	3
Genetic variability and population size covary positively across nine badgers (Meles meles) populations in France	3
Correction to: Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	3
A method to sample small mammals in the subnivium	3
Elusive deer occurrences at the Atlantic Forest: 20 years of surveys	3
Assessing the detectability of the Irish stoat Mustela erminea hibernica using two camera trap-based survey methods	3
Reducing identification errors of African carnivores from photographs through computer-assisted workflow	3
How much Eurasian beaver activity is there in Italy? Using field signs to monitor and map a returned species	3
Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban–rural landscape in central Mexico?	3