OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Integrative Organismal Biology is 1. 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
Winter Is Coming: Integrative Analysis of Cold Acclimation in a Freeze Tolerant Frog	48
Sharks Violate Rensch's Rule for Sexual Size Dimorphism	22
Biomechanics of the Attachment of the Intertidal Seaweed Fucus distichus	17
Toward understanding the fast latex coagulation in Campanula spp. (Campanulaceae)	16
Vibroacoustic Response of the Tympanic Membrane to Hyoid-Borne Sound Generated during Echolocation in Bats	12
Does the Glucocorticoid Stress Response Make Toads More Toxic? An Experimental Study on the Regulation of Bufadienolide Toxin Synthesis	12
Experience with Aposematic Defense Triggers Attack Bias in a Mantid Predator (Stagmomantis carolina)	12
Fluctuating and Stable High Temperatures Differentially Affect Reproductive Endocrinology of Female Pupfish	11
Use of Nonconventional Sample Matrices for Endocrine Studies of Pit Vipers: Assay Validation and Applications	10
Syngnathoid Evolutionary History and the Conundrum of Fossil Misplacement	10
Evidence for the loss of pneumatization and pneumosteal tissues in secondarily aquatic archosaurs	9
Geometric Morphometric Assessment of Toe Shape in Forest and Urban Lizards Following Hurricane Disturbances	9
The Role of Vibration Amplitude in the Escape-Hatching Response of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos	9
Fusion of the Pharyngeal Wall to the Soft Palate Around the Laryngeal Inlet Isolates the Airway in Odontocete Cetaceans	9
Oil Droplet Capture by Tunicates	8
Correction to: Evolutionary Patterns of Modularity in the Linkage Systems of the Skull in Wrasses and Parrotfish	8
Classification of Odor-Derived Electroantennograms with Machine Learning	7
Parallel And Divergent Morphological Adaptations Underlying The Evolution of Jumping Ability in Ants	7
Comparative Study of Sun Compass Orientation in Migrating Anadromous versus Resident Freshwater Threespine Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)	7
Intraspecific Variation in the Placement of Campaniform Sensilla on the Wings of the Hawkmoth Manduca Sexta	7
Amphibian Segmentation Clock Models Suggest How Large Genome and Cell Sizes Slow Developmental Rate	7
Protein–lipid Association in Lizard Chemical Signals	6
A New Molecular Phylogeny of Salps (Tunicata: Thalicea: Salpida) and the Evolutionary History of Their Colonial Architecture	6
Fear of Predators Suppresses Neurogenesis in the Brains of Wild Songbirds	6
Size And Locomotor Ecology Have Differing Effects on the External and Internal Morphologies of Squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) Limb Bones	6

Buffered Lugol's Iodine Preserves DNA Fragment Lengths	6
Morphological Species Delimitation in The Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys): Can Machine Learning Methods Aid in Cryptic Species Identification?	6
Variation in Molar Size and Proportions in the Hominid Lineage: An Inter- and Intraspecific Approach	5
An Open-Source Photogrammetry Workflow for Reconstructing 3D Models	5
Mantis Shrimp Locomotion: Coordination and Variation of Hybrid Metachronal Swimming	5
Morphological and Mechanical Tube Feet Plasticity among Populations of Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)	5
Climbing and Clinging of Urban Lizards are Differentially Affected by Morphology, Temperature, and Substrate	5
Interspecific Variation in the Inner Ear Maculae of Sharks	4
Static Stability and Swim Bladder Volume in the Bluegill Sunfish ( Lepomis macrochirus )	4
Relationships between Pre- and Postcopulatory Sexually Selected Traits in Green Frogs ( Lithobates clamitans )	4
Peptidergic Modulation of the Lobster Cardiac System Has Opposing Action on Neurons and Muscles	4
Understanding Organisms Using Ecological Observatory Networks	4
Sample Size and Geometric Morphometrics Methodology Impact the Evaluation of Morphological Variation	4
Seasonal Changes in Hematological Parameters in House Sparrows of Subtropical Pakistan	4
The Internal Otic Region of Oromerycids (Artiodactyla, Oromerycidae), Early Camelids (Artiodactyla, Camelidae), and the Vicuña (Artiodactyla, Camelidae), Including Notes on Intraspecific and Subadult	4
Jumping Performance and Behavior of the Globular Springtail Dicyrtomina minuta	4
Morphological Covariance and Onset of Foot Prehensility as Indicators of Integrated Evolutionary Dynamics in the Herons (Ardeidae)	4
Freshwater Fish Biodiversity Changes Before and After the Indrapuri Dam Construction in the Bihar Region	4
Dietary Breadth Predicts Toxin Expression Complexity in the Venoms of North American Gartersnakes	4
Smilodon fatalis canine and alveolus junction gap: Using MicroCT scans and 3D Slicer	3
Modulation of Paternal Care Behaviors in Response to Stream Conditions by Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)	3
Computational Approaches and Observer Variation in the 3D Musculoskeletal Modeling of the Heads of Anolis	3
Patterns of Genetic And Epigenetic Diversity Across A Range Expansion in The White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus Leucopus)	3
Tissue Distribution of mtDNA Copy Number And Expression Pattern of An mtDNA-Related Gene in Three Teleost Fish Species	3
Anthropogenic Impacts on Coral-Algal Interactions of the Subtropical Lagoonal Reef, Norfolk Island	3
Metamorphosis Imposes Variable Constraints on Genome Expansion through Effects on Development	3
Testing Geology with Biology: Plate Tectonics and the Diversification of Microhylid Frogs in the Papuan Region	3
Shaped by Their Environment: Variation in Blue Whale Morphology across Three Productive Coastal Ecosystems	3
Shifting Perceptions about Microbes and Scientists: Reflections on Activities with High School Students	3
A Material Approach to Endangered Species Conservation: Characterization and 3D Imaging of Ballistic Damage in the Casques of Helmeted Hornbill ( Rhinoplax vigil	2
The Role of Polycystic Kidney Disease-Like Homologs in Planarian Nervous System Regeneration and Function	2
Quantifying the Denticle Multiverse: A Standardized Coding System to Capture Three Dimensional Morphological Variations for Quantitative Evolutionary and Ecological Studies of Elasmobranch Denticles	2
Post-Diapause DNA Replication during Oogenesis in a Capital-Breeding Copepod	2
Energetics and Oxidative Status: Seasonal Variation in Blood Oxidative Stress Metrics in Four Species of Small Birds from a Cold Winter Climate	2
Biomechanical Specialization Acts as an Asymmetrical Constraint on the Phenotype	2
Aquatic Turning Performance in Juvenile Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles	2
Extraction and Optical Analysis of the Extracellular Fluid from the Body Segments of Apis mellifera Bees	2
From Fairies to Giants: Untangling the Effect of Body Size, Phylogeny, and Ecology on Vertebral Bone Microstructure of Xenarthran Mammals	2
Sex and State-Dependent Effects on Proactive Behaviors of Bent-Wing Bats Across Contexts	2
Turtle Shell Kinesis Underscores Constraints and Opportunities in the Evolution of the Vertebrate Musculoskeletal System	2
Social Predation by a Nudibranch Mollusc	2
Investigating Metrics of Discrete-Individual Repeatability of the Stress Response	2
Variation and Variability in Skeletal Ossification of the Gray Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis domestica	1
GoodFibes: An R Package for The Detection of Muscle Fibers from diceCT Scans	1
The Effect of Pollen Diet Composition and Quantity on Diapause Survival and Performance in an Annual Pollinator (Bombus Impatiens)	1
Myliobatid Ray Gliding Dynamics: Experimental Tests of Body Shape and Tail Length on Stability	1
Four-bar Geometry is Shared among Ecologically DivergentFish Species	1
New Method for Rapid 3D Reconstruction of Semi-Transparent Underwater Animals and Structures	1
Ocean Planning and Conservation in the Age of Climate Change: A Roundtable Discussion	1
Substrate Interactions and Free-Swimming Dynamics in the Crayfish Escape Response	1

Raccoons Reveal Hidden Diversity in Trabecular Bone Development	1
Design of A Highly Sensitive, Low-cost Underwater Force Plate to Record Substrate Reaction Forces	1
Low Antioxidant Glutathione Levels Lead to Longer Telomeres: A Sex-Specific Link to Longevity?	1
The Kinematics of Proal Chewing in Rats	1
Embodied Computational Evolution: A Model for Investigating Randomness and the Evolution of Morphological Complexity	1
Baseline Testosterone Levels Peak During the Inactive Period in Male Degus (Octodon degus)	1
Morphological Diversity of Turtle Hyoid Apparatus is Linked to Feeding Behavior	1
The Meioflume: A New System for Observing the Interstitial Behavior of Meiofauna	1
Revisiting Thermal Gradient Experiments: Effects of Thermal Heterogeneity on Salamander Behavior	1
Regeneration and Musculature in Halved Cassiopea xamachana Ephyrae	1
Heat-Induced Hatching: Clarifying Effects of Hydration and Heating Rate on Behavioral Thermal Tolerance of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos	1
Volumetric versus Element-scaling Mass Estimation and Its Application to Permo-Triassic Tetrapods	1
How to Survive a (Juvenile) Piranha Attack: An Integrative Approach to Evaluating Predator Performance	1
Parasite Infections Influence Immunological Responses But Not Reproductive Success of Male Hellbender Salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)	1
Beyond Janzen's Hypothesis: How Amphibians That Climb Tropical Mountains Respond to Climate Variation	1
Characteristics of The Bleached Microbiome of The Generalist CoralPocillopora damicornisfrom Two Distinct Reef Habitats	1