OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Integrative Organismal Biology 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Vibroacoustic Response of the Tympanic Membrane to Hyoid-Borne Sound Generated during Echolocation in Bats	17
Long-Axis Rotation of Jaws of Bamboo Sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) During Suction Feeding	16
The Human Neck is Part of the Musculoskeletal Core: Cervical Muscles Help Stabilize the Pelvis During Running and Jumping	16
Sharks Violate Rensch's Rule for Sexual Size Dimorphism	11
Winter Is Coming: Integrative Analysis of Cold Acclimation in a Freeze Tolerant Frog	11
Does the Glucocorticoid Stress Response Make Toads More Toxic? An Experimental Study on the Regulation of Bufadienolide Toxin Synthesis	10
Microstructure of the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo) Olfactory Rosette	10
Fluctuating and Stable High Temperatures Differentially Affect Reproductive Endocrinology of Female Pupfish	10
Experience with Aposematic Defense Triggers Attack Bias in a Mantid Predator (Stagmomantis carolina)	9
Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analyses in the Slipper SnailCrepidulafornicataUncover Shell Matrix Genes Expressed During Adult and Larval Biomineralization	9
Syngnathoid Evolutionary History and the Conundrum of Fossil Misplacement	8
Geometric Morphometric Assessment of Toe Shape in Forest and Urban Lizards Following Hurricane Disturbances	8
Roles of Mono- and Bi-articular Muscles in Human Limbs: Two-joint Link Model and Applications	8
A Tunable, Simplified Model for Biological Latch Mediated Spring Actuated Systems	7
Scaling Relationships of Maximal Gape in Two Species of Large Invasive Snakes, Brown Treesnakes and Burmese Pythons, and Implications for Maximal Prey Size	7
The Role of Vibration Amplitude in the Escape-Hatching Response of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos	7
Correction to: Evolutionary Patterns of Modularity in the Linkage Systems of the Skull in Wrasses and Parrotfish	7
Morphological Species Delimitation in The Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys): Can Machine Learning Methods Aid in Cryptic Species Identification?	6
Masculinized Sexual Ornaments in Female Lizards Correlate with Ornament-Enhancing Thermoregulatory Behavior	6
Intraspecific Variation in the Placement of Campaniform Sensilla on the Wings of the Hawkmoth Manduca Sexta	6
A New Molecular Phylogeny of Salps (Tunicata: Thalicea: Salpida) and the Evolutionary History of Their Colonial Architecture	6
Amphibian Segmentation Clock Models Suggest How Large Genome and Cell Sizes Slow Developmental Rate	6
Parallel And Divergent Morphological Adaptations Underlying The Evolution of Jumping Ability in Ants	6
Designing a Seasonal Acclimation Study Presents Challenges and Opportunities	6
Size And Locomotor Ecology Have Differing Effects on the External and Internal Morphologies of Squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) Limb Bones	6

Corn Snakes Show Consistent Sarcomere Length Ranges Across Muscle Groups and Ontogeny	6
Pretty Cool Beetles: Can Manipulation of Visible and Near-Infrared Sunlight Prevent Overheating?	5
SegmentGeometry: A Tool for Measuring Second Moment of Area in 3D Slicer	5
Mantis Shrimp Locomotion: Coordination and Variation of Hybrid Metachronal Swimming	5
Buffered Lugol's Iodine Preserves DNA Fragment Lengths	5
Protein–lipid Association in Lizard Chemical Signals	5
Climbing and Clinging of Urban Lizards are Differentially Affected by Morphology, Temperature, and Substrate	5
The Evolution of Feeding Mechanics in the Danioninae, or Why Giant Danios Don't Suck Like Zebrafish	5
Bone Density Variation in Rattails (Macrouridae, Gadiformes): Buoyancy, Depth, Body Size, and Feeding	5
An Open-Source Photogrammetry Workflow for Reconstructing 3D Models	5
Vertebral Trabecular Bone Mechanical Properties Vary Among Functional Groups of Cetaceans	5
Reconstructing Articular Cartilage in the Australopithecus afarensis Hip Joint and the Need for Modeling Six Degrees of Freedom	5
Variation in Molar Size and Proportions in the Hominid Lineage: An Inter- and Intraspecific Approach	5
Sniffing out Stingray Noses: The Functional Morphology of Batoid Olfaction	4
Morphological and Mechanical Tube Feet Plasticity among Populations of Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)	4
Species-Specific Expression of Growth-Regulatory Genes in 2 Anoles with Divergent Patterns of Sexual Size Dimorphism	4
Static Stability and Swim Bladder Volume in the Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)	4
Seasonal Changes in Hematological Parameters in House Sparrows of Subtropical Pakistan	4