OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Phys 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Thermal adaptation revisited: How conserved are thermal traits of reptiles and amphibians?	100
The thermal ecology and physiology of reptiles and amphibians: A user's guide	98
Common myths of glucocorticoid function in ecology and conservation	82
Evolutionary links between intra‐ and extracellular acid–base regulation in fish and other aquatic animals	32
Heat tolerance of reptile embryos: Current knowledge, methodological considerations, and future directions	24
Histopathological damage and stress‐ and immune‐related genes' expression in the intestine of common carp, Cyprinus carpio exposed to copper and polyvinyl chloride microparticle	22
The amphibian complement system and chytridiomycosis	21
Thermal tolerance and acclimation capacity in the European common frog (Rana temporaria) change throughout ontogeny	21
Thermal variability during ectotherm egg incubation: A synthesis and framework	20
Body size impacts critical thermal maximum measurements in lizards	19
Climate vulnerability of South American freshwater fish: Thermal tolerance and acclimation	16
Glucocorticoids, energy metabolites, and immunity vary across allostatic states for plateau side‐blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana uniformis) residing in a heterogeneous thermal environment	15
Thermal physiology responds to interannual temperature shifts in a montane horned lizard, Phrynosoma orbiculare	15
Colossoma macropomum—A tropical fish model for biology and aquaculture	15
Time‐course changes in the regulation of ions and amino acids in the hard clam Meretrix lusoria upon lower salinity challenge	15
Stress and immunity: Field comparisons among populations of invasive cane toads in Florida	14
Molecular mechanisms of Cl⁻ transport in fishes: New insights and their evolutionary context	13
Competing native and invasive Anolis lizards exhibit thermal preference plasticity in opposite directions	13
Thermal sensitivity of Bullfrog's immune response kept at different temperatures	13
Gait mechanics of a blind echolocating rodent: Implications for the locomotion of small arboreal mammals and proto‐bats	13
Preparing for invasion: Assessing risk of infection by chytrid fungi in southeastern plethodontid salamanders	12
Changes in gill and air‐breathing organ characteristics during the transition from water‐ to air‐breathing in juvenile Arapaima gigas	12
The physiology of fish in acidic waters rich in dissolved organic carbon, with specific reference to the Amazon basin: Ionoregulation, acid–base regulation, ammonia excretion, and metal toxicity	12
Thymus development in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) from an ecoimmunology perspective	11
Effects of ultraviolet photooxidation of cypermethrin on the activities of phosphatases and digestive enzymes, and intestinal histopathology in African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 18	11

Winter madness: Melatonin as a neuroendocrine regulator of seasonal aggression	11
Effects of elevated corticosterone on humoral innate and antibody‐mediated immunity in southern leopard frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) tadpoles	11
Anesthesia of rainbow trout with citronellal: Efficacy and biochemical effects	11
Using the swimbladder as a respiratory organ and/or a buoyancy structure—Benefits and consequences	11
Influence of short‐term temperature drops on sex‐determination in sea turtles	11
The effect of thermal microenvironment in upper thermal tolerance plasticity in tropical tadpoles. Implications for vulnerability to climate warming	11
Effects of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals on hypothalamic oxytocin and vasopressin systems	10
Corticosterone mediates a growth‐survival tradeoff for an amphibian exposed to increased salinity	10
Introduction to the special issue–Beyond CT_MAX and CT_MIN: Advances in studying the thermal limits of reptiles and amphibians	10
Embryotoxicity characterization of the flame retardant tris(1‐chloro‐2‐propyl)phosphate (TCPP) in the invertebrate chordate Ciona intestinalis	10
Introduction to the special issue: Comparative biology of cellular stress responses in animals	10
Cardiovascular serotonergic system: Evolution, receptors, transporter, and function	10
Bats respond to simulated bacterial infection during the active phase by reducing food intake	10
Is aquaporin‐3 involved in water‐permeability changes in the killifish during hypoxia and normoxic recovery, in freshwater or seawater?	10
Long‐term monitoring of two snake species reveals immune–endocrine interactions and the importance of ecological context	9
Photoperiodic regulation of avian physiology: From external coincidence to seasonal reproduction	9
LPS‐induced immunomodulation and hormonal variation over time in toads	9
Body condition and poxvirus infection predict circulating glucose levels in a colorful songbird that inhabits urban and rural environments	9
Robust locomotor performance of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis) in response to simulated changes in support diameter and compliance	9
Responsiveness of metallothionein and hemocyanin genes to cadmium and copper exposure in the garden snail Cornu aspersum	9
Ecological adaptations of Amazonian fishes acquired during evolution under environmental variations in dissolved oxygen: A review of responses to hypoxia in fishes, featuring the hypoxia‐tolerantAs	8
Dose‐dependent alkaloid sequestration and N‐methylation of decahydroquinoline in poison frogs	8
Beyond corticosterone: The acute stress response increases DNA damage in house sparrows	8
Drosophila melanogaster as a low‐cost and valuable model for studying type 2 diabetes	8
Aerobic scope and climate warming: Testing the “plastic floors and concrete ceilings” hypothesis in the estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)	8
Thermoregulation and thermal performance of crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus) suggest an extended optimality hypothesis for the evolution of thermoregulatory set‐points	7
Corticosterone does not have a role in temperature sex reversal in the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)	7
Testing mechanisms for weight support distribution during inverted quadrupedalism in primates	7
The nonpharmacological sequence method provides a reliable evaluation of baroreflex sensitivity in fish	7
The early acquisition of symbiotic algae benefits larval survival and juvenile growth in the coral Acropora tenuis	7
Changes in expressions of ecdysteroidogenic enzyme and ecdysteroid signaling genes in relation to Bombyx embryonic development	7
Seasonality of prolactin in birds and mammals	7
Ecoimmune reallocation in a native lizard in response to the presence of invasive, venomous fire ants in their shared environment	7
Temperature‐mediated trade‐off between development and performance in larval wood frogs (Rana sylvatica)	7
Light receptors in the avian brain and seasonal reproduction	6
Recovery of hematocrit and fat deposits varies by cage size in food‐restricted captive red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra)	6
Respiratory quotient: Effects of fatty acid composition	6
Blood biomarkers in white stork (Ciconia ciconia) nestlings show different responses in several areas of Croatia	6
Ecophysiological models for global invaders: Is Europe a big playground for the African clawed frog?	6
Trans‐seasonal activation of the neuroendocrine reproductive axis: Low‐temperature winter dormancy modulates gonadotropin‐releasing hormone neurons in garter snakes	6
Evolutionary insights into sexual behavior from whiptail lizards	6
Take time to look at the fish: Behavioral response to acute thermal challenge in two Amazonian cichlids	6
Impact of photoperiod on uterine redox/inflammatory and metabolic status of golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus	6
Identification and characterization of a novel 5‐hydroxytryptamine receptor in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)	6
Nrf2 activates antioxidant enzymes in the anoxia‐tolerant red‐eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans	6
Sex‐based trade‐offs in the innate and acquired immune systems of Sternotherus minor	6
Effects of metformin on the uterus of d‐galactose‐induced aging mice: Histomorphometric, immunohistochemical localization (B‐cell lymphoma 2, Bcl2‐associated X protein, and active capase3),	6
Cellular osmoregulation of the ark clam (Anadara kagoshimensis) hemocytes to hyposmotic media	5
Reliability of methods to determine cutaneous evaporative water loss rate in furred and fleeced mammals	5
The control of routine fish maneuvers: Connecting midline kinematics to turn outcomes	5

Plasma carotenoids and immunity in a despotic avian scavenger	5
Control and adaptability of seasonal changes in behavior and physiology of latitudinal avian migrants: Insights from laboratory studies in Palearctic‐Indian migratory buntings	5
Seasonality in tropical birds	5
Effects of corticosterone treatment and wound healing on reproductive traits of American bullfrogs	5
Combined blue light and daily thermocycles enhance zebrafish growth and development	5
The combined effects of salinity and ammonia on the growth behavior, stress‐related markers, and hepato‐renal function of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)	5
Dose‐ and time‐dependent effects of an immune challenge on fish across biological levels	5
Tails of reproduction: Regeneration leads to increased reproductive investment	5
Estrogenic signaling and sociosexual behavior in wild sex‐changing bluehead wrasses, Thalassoma bifasciatum	5
The effect of stiffness and hole size on nipple compression in infant suckling	5
Exposure to prenatal PCBs shifts the timing of neurogenesis in the hypothalamus of developing rats	5
Investigating the effects of nest shading on the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling phenotype in the Ogasawara islands using a field‐based split clutch experiment	5
Multi‐tissue stable isotope analyses reveal temporal changes in the feeding patterns of green turtles in the Galapagos Marine Reserve	5
Temperature effects on the jumping performance of house crickets	5
The amino acid and lipophilic profiles of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) larvae fluctuate with diapause	4
Patterns of heart rate and cardiac pausing in unrestrained resting decapod crustaceans	4
Are they arboreal? Climbing abilities and mechanics in the red‐backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)	4
A multi‐tissue view on telomere dynamics and postnatal growth	4
Phenotypic plasticity in the energy metabolism of a small Andean rodent: Effect of short‐term thermal acclimation and developmental conditions	4
Conserved ecophysiology despite disparate microclimatic conditions in a gecko	4
Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor L‐NAME activates inducible NOS/NO system and drives multidimensional regulation of Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase in ionocyte epithelia of immersion‐stressed	4
Sperm motility analysis of Cobitis hankugensis, Iksookimia longicorpa (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) and their unisexual natural hybrids	4
Does the thermal mismatch hypothesis predict disease outcomes in different morphs of a terrestrial salamander?	4
Physiological stress response in free‐living Amazonian caimans following experimental capture	4
Physicochemical properties of the dissolved organic carbon can lead to different physiological responses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) under neutral and acidic conditions	4
High‐fat diet affects autophagy and mitochondrial compartment in rat Harderian gland	4
Steroid levels in frog eggs: Manipulations, developmental changes, and implications for maternal steroid effects	4
Cellular and whole‐organism effects of prolonged versus acute heat stress in a montane, desert lizard	4
Effects of temperature on metabolic scaling in silver carp	4
Relationship between exploratory activity and adrenocortical activity in the black rat (Rattus rattus)	4
Three toes and three modes: Dynamics of terrestrial, suspensory, and vertical locomotion in brown‐throated three‐toed sloths (Bradypodidae, Xenarthra)	4
Age structure and growth pattern of a high‐altitude lizard population based on age determination by skeletochronology	4
Swimming and respiration in cyclopoid copepods Thermocyclops oithonoides and Oithona davisae and calanoid copepod Paracalanus parvus	4
Challenging dogmas: How transgenerational epigenetics reshapes our views on life	4
Effects of synthetic acid rain and organic and inorganic acids on survival and CaCO₃ piercing stylets in tardigrades	4
Mechanisms, development, and comparative perspectives on experience‐dependent plasticity in social behavior	4
Heat hardening of a larval amphibian is dependent on acclimation period and temperature	4
The behavior of Gammarus aequicauda (crustacea, amphipoda) during predation on chironomid larvae: Sex differences and changes in precopulatory mate‐guarding state	4
Climate change and anadromous fish: How does thermal acclimation affect the mechanics of the myotomal muscle of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar?	4