OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Australian Journal of Zoology is 0. 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
The parasites of free-ranging terrestrial wildlife from Australia’s south-west	13
A northernmost occurrence record of Shepherd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi) – a molecular identification from Exmouth, Western Australia	13
Habitat influence on activity patterns of brush-tailed rock-wallabies in Queensland	12
A rare capture of two Japanese rubyfish (	11
Novel microsatellites and investigation of faecal DNA as a non-invasive population monitoring tool for the banded hare-wallaby (	8
Maternal care and juvenile development of captive-bred short-beaked echidnas (	7
The nutritional quality of post-fire eucalypt regrowth and its consumption by koalas in the New South Wales Southern Tablelands	6
Ethyl-Iophenoxic acid as a serum marker for oral baiting of Tasmanian devils	6
Pedipalp anatomy of the Australian black rock scorpion, Urodacus manicatus, with implications for functional morphology	6
Kin cannibals: recently hatched	6
Population differentiation in the white-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons) at a continental scale: implications for dispersal, biogeography and conservation	6
Polyrhachis femorata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) habitat and colony defensive immobility strategy	5
Optimising the hatching success of artificially incubated eggs for use in a conservation program for the western saw-shelled turtle (	4
Fat-tailed dunnarts (	4
Bioturbation by echidna (	4
Ant mediated dispersal of spiny stick insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) eggs and Acacia longifolia seeds is ant-species dependent	4
Exoskeleton ageing and its relation to longevity and fecundity in female Australian leaf insects (	4
Birds pre-adapted to a road in a heterogeneous and contiguous old-growth forest: a point transect study	3
Does reducing grazing pressure or predation conserve kowaris? A case study at Diamantina National Park	3
Egg viability of green turtles nesting on Raine Island, the world’s largest nesting aggregation of green turtles	3
Observations on populations of a small insectivorous bird,	3
Bat roosts in Tasmania’s production forest landscapes: importance of mature forest for maternity roosts	3
A southern range extension for Sminthopsis macroura in Western Australia, at Eucla	3
On the composition of	3
Population demography of the Tasmanian short-beaked echidna (	2

Comparative survey techniques for a cryptic Australian snake (	2
Population stability in an unmanaged population of the green and golden bell frog in northern New South Wales, Australia	2
Rocky landform specialists of the Mount Isa Inlier: camera trapping reveals seasonal occupancy and habitat associations of a unique faunal assemblage in an ancient landscape	2
Does the photoluminescence of rat fur influence interactions in the field?	2
Understanding Australia’s unique hopping species: a comparative review of the musculoskeletal system and locomotor biomechanics in Macropodoidea	2
A comparison of ecomorphology between introduced and native Australian dung beetles	2
Depredation of eggs of threatened freshwater turtles by the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792))	2
Characterisation of volatile organic compounds in dingo scat and a comparison with those of the domestic dog	1
Seroprevalence of	1
Intraspecific hybridisation of an invasive lizard on Lord Howe Island	1
Spatial prioritisation of survey and management efforts for a threatened pygopodid in south-western New South Wales	1
Long-term monitoring of nest boxes and nest logs in a tree-hollow depleted box–ironbark forest in north-eastern Victoria	1
Citizen science implements the first intensive acoustics-based survey of insectivorous bat species across the Murray–Darling Basin of South Australia	1
Plio–Pleistocene vicariance across arid Australia in the ‘Spiny Knob-tailed Geckos’ (	1
A population genetic study of feral cats on Christmas Island	1
Movement-based signalling by four species of dragon lizard (family Agamidae) from the Kimberley region of Western Australia	1
Intraspecific variation in behaviour and ecology in a territorial agamid,	1
Hospital admissions to Phillip Island Wildlife Clinic, Victoria, Australia, over a 10-year period, 2012–2021	1
Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research	1
Classifying relationships that define interactions between native and invasive species in Australian ecosystems	1
Optimisation of a pollen DNA metabarcoding method for diet analysis of flying-foxes (	1
Effects of advanced and continuous photoperiod regimes on maturation control and profiles of sex steroids in brook trout (	1
Shedding light on predator detections: evaluating the impact of camera-trap flash type for feral cat monitoring through in-field observations	1
Sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology of commercially harvested oriental rat snakes (Ptyas mucosa: Colubridae) from West Java	1
The role of the foregut in digestion in the cricket	0
The next chapter for the Australian Journal of Zoology	0
Morphological events at the time of oocyte maturation and sperm–egg interactions during fertilisation in a dasyurid marsupial	0
Spatial mosaics of small animal communities across habitat and vegetation cover in semiarid Australia	0
The reliability of latex weak links on radio collars used to track eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)	0
Identification of a novel hybrid zone within the black-footed rock-wallaby (	0
Koala admissions to a wildlife hospital in coastal New South Wales, Australia, over a nine-year period, 2014–2022	0
Effect of soil treatment on the growth and foliage chemistry of three Eucalyptus species grown in a plantation as a food source for koalas	0
Biogeography of vine thickets and open woodland in subtropical eastern Australia: a case study of three camaenid land snail genera	0
Recognition of reptile predator scent is innate in an endangered lizard species	0
Lovers in strange places: amphibian calling and amplexus detected in tidal mangrove creeks after rainfall	0
Changes in parasite species distributions could be driven by host range expansions: the case of hybridisation between two Australian reptile ticks	0
A large, newly discovered ghost bat colony in Queensland	0
Characterisation and cross-amplification of sex-specific genetic markers in Australasian Egerniinae lizards and their implications for understanding the evolution of sex determination and social compl	0
Tracking the spread of the eastern dwarf tree frog (Litoria fallax) in Australia using citizen science	0
Osteogenesis in the Australian lungfish,	0
An assessment of dingo ancestry in camp dogs in Western Australia	0
Relationship between body weight and elevation in Leadbeater’s possum (	0
Movements and habitat use of painted button-quail, Turnix varius, in tropical savanna of northern Queensland	0
Determination of population age structure from the survivorship of individuals of unknown ages in unicorns and platypuses	0
Location has a significant effect on body condition and blood parameters in the eastern longneck turtle (Chelodina longicollis)	0
Use of artificial bark covers to investigate the distribution and abundance of arboreal lizards in a floodplain environment	0
GPS tracking informs nest reserve design for an endangered raptor, the grey goshawk (Tachyspiza novaehollandiae), in hostile anthropogenic landscapes	0
Unravelling male advertisement call variability in the brown tree frog (Litoria ewingii) complex by using citizen science	0
Roosting behaviour and the tree-hollow requirements of bats: insights from the lesser long-eared bat (	0
Geographic frequency and ecological correlates of juvenile colour polymorphism in green pythons (	0

Camp site habitat preferences of the little red flying-fox (	0
Do sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) call the weather?	0
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatching success at Raine and Heron Islands	0
Female mate choice in the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) influences offspring sex ratio, but not fecundity	0
Review of dispersal attempts at flying-fox camps in Australia	0
Two new species of burrowing scorpions (Urodacidae: Urodacus) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia with identical external morphology†	0
Choice of monitoring method can influence estimates of usage of artificial hollows by vertebrate fauna	0
Non-invasive monitoring and reintroduction biology of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (	0
Microhabitat selection by small mammals in response to fire	0
Spatiotemporal distribution of humpback whales off north-west Australia quantifying the Exmouth Gulf nursery area	0
Corrigendum to: Classifying relationships that define interactions between native and invasive species in Australian ecosystems	0
Sand characteristics do not influence hatching success of nests at the world’s largest green turtle rookery	0
Phylogenetic relationships in the Eugongylini (Squamata: Scincidae): generic limits and biogeography	0
Parasites in feral	0
Population structure, growth and reproduction in two species of Tympanocryptis (Agamidae)	0
Glacial origin of bat ensembles in tropical Western Australia	0
Seasonal differences in parasite load in a short-lived lizard	0
Australian animals as models in physiological studies	0
Effective detection and identification of sheath-tailed bats of Australian forests and woodlands	0
The persistence of a SIR disease in a metapopulation: Hendra virus epidemics in Australian black flying foxes (	0
Multiple trans-Torres Strait colonisations by tree frogs in the	0
Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of the grey kangaroos, Macropus fuliginosus and M. giganteus	0
Bat research in Australasia – in memory of Les Hall, part 2	0