OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Integrative Organismal Biology is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward understanding the fast latex coagulation in Campanula spp. (Campanulaceae)	22
Winter Is Coming: Integrative Analysis of Cold Acclimation in a Freeze Tolerant Frog	20
Sharks Violate Rensch's Rule for Sexual Size Dimorphism	19
Vibroacoustic Response of the Tympanic Membrane to Hyoid-Borne Sound Generated during Echolocation in Bats	18
Long-Axis Rotation of Jaws of Bamboo Sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) During Suction Feeding	18
Microstructure of the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo) Olfactory Rosette	15
The Human Neck is Part of the Musculoskeletal Core: Cervical Muscles Help Stabilize the Pelvis During Running and Jumping	15
Fluctuating and Stable High Temperatures Differentially Affect Reproductive Endocrinology of Female Pupfish	12
Geometric Morphometric Assessment of Toe Shape in Forest and Urban Lizards Following Hurricane Disturbances	12
Does the Glucocorticoid Stress Response Make Toads More Toxic? An Experimental Study on the Regulation of Bufadienolide Toxin Synthesis	11
Syngnathoid Evolutionary History and the Conundrum of Fossil Misplacement	11
Roles of Mono- and Bi-articular Muscles in Human Limbs: Two-joint Link Model and Applications	11
Experience with Aposematic Defense Triggers Attack Bias in a Mantid Predator (Stagmomantis carolina)	11
Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analyses in the Slipper SnailCrepidulafornicataUncover Shell Matrix Genes Expressed During Adult and Larval Biomineralization	10
A Tunable, Simplified Model for Biological Latch Mediated Spring Actuated Systems	10
Scaling Relationships of Maximal Gape in Two Species of Large Invasive Snakes, Brown Treesnakes and Burmese Pythons, and Implications for Maximal Prey Size	9
The Role of Vibration Amplitude in the Escape-Hatching Response of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos	9
Parallel And Divergent Morphological Adaptations Underlying The Evolution of Jumping Ability in Ants	8
Comparative Study of Sun Compass Orientation in Migrating Anadromous versus Resident Freshwater Threespine Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)	8
Correction to: Evolutionary Patterns of Modularity in the Linkage Systems of the Skull in Wrasses and Parrotfish	8
Corn Snakes Show Consistent Sarcomere Length Ranges Across Muscle Groups and Ontogeny	8
Designing a Seasonal Acclimation Study Presents Challenges and Opportunities	8
Intraspecific Variation in the Placement of Campaniform Sensilla on the Wings of the Hawkmoth Manduca Sexta	8
Masculinized Sexual Ornaments in Female Lizards Correlate with Ornament-Enhancing Thermoregulatory Behavior	8
Amphibian Segmentation Clock Models Suggest How Large Genome and Cell Sizes Slow Developmental Rate	8

Morphological Species Delimitation in The Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys): Can Machine Learning Methods Aid in Cryptic Species Identification?	7
Vertebral Trabecular Bone Mechanical Properties Vary Among Functional Groups of Cetaceans	7
An Open-Source Photogrammetry Workflow for Reconstructing 3D Models	7
Fear of Predators Suppresses Neurogenesis in the Brains of Wild Songbirds	7
A New Molecular Phylogeny of Salps (Tunicata: Thalicea: Salpida) and the Evolutionary History of Their Colonial Architecture	7
Size And Locomotor Ecology Have Differing Effects on the External and Internal Morphologies of Squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) Limb Bones	7
Pretty Cool Beetles: Can Manipulation of Visible and Near-Infrared Sunlight Prevent Overheating?	7
Climbing and Clinging of Urban Lizards are Differentially Affected by Morphology, Temperature, and Substrate	7
Protein–lipid Association in Lizard Chemical Signals	7
Buffered Lugol's Iodine Preserves DNA Fragment Lengths	7
SegmentGeometry: A Tool for Measuring Second Moment of Area in 3D Slicer	7
Mantis Shrimp Locomotion: Coordination and Variation of Hybrid Metachronal Swimming	7
Reconstructing Articular Cartilage in the Australopithecus afarensis Hip Joint and the Need for Modeling Six Degrees of Freedom	6
Morphological and Mechanical Tube Feet Plasticity among Populations of Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)	6
Dietary Breadth Predicts Toxin Expression Complexity in the Venoms of North American Gartersnakes	6
Bone Density Variation in Rattails (Macrouridae, Gadiformes): Buoyancy, Depth, Body Size, and Feeding	6
Sniffing out Stingray Noses: The Functional Morphology of Batoid Olfaction	6
Peptidergic Modulation of the Lobster Cardiac System Has Opposing Action on Neurons and Muscles	6
Variation in Molar Size and Proportions in the Hominid Lineage: An Inter- and Intraspecific Approach	6
The Evolution of Feeding Mechanics in the Danioninae, or Why Giant Danios Don't Suck Like Zebrafish	6
Static Stability and Swim Bladder Volume in the Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)	6
Seasonal Changes in Hematological Parameters in House Sparrows of Subtropical Pakistan	6
Extraoral Taste Buds on the Paired Fins of Damselfishes	5
Sample Size and Geometric Morphometrics Methodology Impact the Evaluation of Morphological Variation	5
Forensic odontology: Assessing bite wounds to determine the role of teeth in piscivorous fishes	5
Species-Specific Expression of Growth-Regulatory Genes in 2 Anoles with Divergent Patterns of Sexual Size Dimorphism	5
Interspecific Variation in the Inner Ear Maculae of Sharks	5
Convergence is Only Skin Deep: Craniofacial Evolution in Electric Fishes from South America and Africa (Apteronotidae and Mormyridae)	5
Jumping Performance and Behavior of the Globular Springtail Dicyrtomina minuta	5
Modulation of Paternal Care Behaviors in Response to Stream Conditions by Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)	5
Testing Geology with Biology: Plate Tectonics and the Diversification of Microhylid Frogs in the Papuan Region	4
Shaped by Their Environment: Variation in Blue Whale Morphology across Three Productive Coastal Ecosystems	4
Computational Approaches and Observer Variation in the 3D Musculoskeletal Modeling of the Heads of Anolis	4
Tissue Distribution of mtDNA Copy Number And Expression Pattern of An mtDNA-Related Gene in Three Teleost Fish Species	4
Morphological Covariance and Onset of Foot Prehensility as Indicators of Integrated Evolutionary Dynamics in the Herons (Ardeidae)	4
Serial Homology and Segment Identity in the Arthropod Head	4
Understanding Organisms Using Ecological Observatory Networks	4
Anthropogenic Impacts on Coral-Algal Interactions of the Subtropical Lagoonal Reef, Norfolk Island	4
Patterns of Genetic And Epigenetic Diversity Across A Range Expansion in The White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus Leucopus)	4
Fast and Furious: Energetic Tradeoffs and Scaling of High-Speed Foraging in Rorqual Whales	4
Does the Pachytene Checkpoint, a Feature of Meiosis, Filter Out Mistakes in Double-Strand DNA Break Repair and as a side-Effect Strongly Promote Adaptive Speciation?	3
Sex and State-Dependent Effects on Proactive Behaviors of Bent-Wing Bats Across Contexts	3
Biomechanical Specialization Acts as an Asymmetrical Constraint on the Phenotype	3
From Fairies to Giants: Untangling the Effect of Body Size, Phylogeny, and Ecology on Vertebral Bone Microstructure of Xenarthran Mammals	3
Extraction and Optical Analysis of the Extracellular Fluid from the Body Segments of Apis mellifera Bees	3
Low Antioxidant Glutathione Levels Lead to Longer Telomeres: A Sex-Specific Link to Longevity?	3
Quantifying the Denticle Multiverse: A Standardized Coding System to Capture Three Dimensional Morphological Variations for Quantitative Evolutionary and Ecological Studies of Elasmobranch Denticles	3
Energetics and Oxidative Status: Seasonal Variation in Blood Oxidative Stress Metrics in Four Species of Small Birds from a Cold Winter Climate	3
Evidence of Selection in the Ectodysplasin Pathway among Endangered Aquatic Mammals	3
Investigating Metrics of Discrete-Individual Repeatability of the Stress Response	3

Metamorphosis Imposes Variable Constraints on Genome Expansion through Effects on Development	3
Post-Diapause DNA Replication during Oogenesis in a Capital-Breeding Copepod	3
GoodFibes: An R Package for The Detection of Muscle Fibers from diceCT Scans	3
Turtle Shell Kinesis Underscores Constraints and Opportunities in the Evolution of the Vertebrate Musculoskeletal System	3
The Role of Polycystic Kidney Disease-Like Homologs in Planarian Nervous System Regeneration and Function	3
Social Predation by a Nudibranch Mollusc	3
Heat-Induced Hatching: Clarifying Effects of Hydration and Heating Rate on Behavioral Thermal Tolerance of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos	3
The Effect of Pollen Diet Composition and Quantity on Diapause Survival and Performance in an Annual Pollinator (Bombus Impatiens)	3
Baseline Testosterone Levels Peak During the Inactive Period in Male Degus (Octodon degus)	2
Volumetric versus Element-scaling Mass Estimation and Its Application to Permo-Triassic Tetrapods	2
Design of A Highly Sensitive, Low-cost Underwater Force Plate to Record Substrate Reaction Forces	2
A Shrewd Inspection of Vertebral Regionalization in Large Shrews (Soricidae: Crocidurinae)	2
Geometric Morphometrics Reveal Shape Differences in the Toes of Urban Lizards	2
How to Survive a (Juvenile) Piranha Attack: An Integrative Approach to Evaluating Predator Performance	2
Embodied Computational Evolution: A Model for Investigating Randomness and the Evolution of Morphological Complexity	2
Flight and Dietary Antioxidants Influence Antioxidant Expression and Activity in a Migratory Bird	2
Four-bar Geometry is Shared among Ecologically DivergentFish Species	2
Regeneration and Musculature in Halved Cassiopea xamachana Ephyrae	2
No Guts About It: Captivity, But Not Neophobia Phenotype, Influences the Cloacal Microbiome of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)	2