OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Behaviour 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
Post-rut aggression in caribou: limited evidence for interference competition but strong evidence for male harassment	18
Impact of food availability and predator cues on meadow vole response to social vs. non-social odorants	11
Do ruminants and hindgut fermenters differ in their activity? Comparison of syntopic black wildebeest and Cape mountain zebra	10
The ‘Mistaken Identity Hypothesis’ for shark bites on humans is an anthropomorphic fallacy	9
Putative stingray mimicry in the small ocellate octopus (Amphioctopus fangsiao) using false and true eyes	6
Increase of coastal shark bite frequency linked to the COVID-19 lockdown reveals a territoriality-dominance behaviour toward humans	6
A non-invasive method during routine handling indicates docility in a wild, crevice-nesting seabird	6
Nestling barn swallows do not discriminate between nestling begging calls and nestling-like male courtship calls	6
Methyl anthranilate as an aversive stimulus in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) for use in comparative cognitive and behavioural studies	6
Prey size preference in the tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)	6
Coastal dolphins provide foraging opportunities to benthic-feeding seabirds in a tropical seagrass ecosystem	5
Front matter	5
Familiarity dampens the effect of boldness on coordination in three-spined sticklebacks	5
European-native vocalizing: sex and age-class acoustic variation in the Central European red deer (Cervus elaphus)	5
White-edged cowards: high-pitched treefrogs will be attacked by those with orange legs	5
Sex-dependent growth regulation in monogamous pairs of a cichlid fish	5
Preliminary evidence of tool use in an Australian magpie?	5
Western Australian magpies respond to urgency information contained in conspecific alarm calls	4
Shark evacuation from Mo’orea island in 2002	4
Subordinate submissive responses are predicted by dominant behaviour in a cooperatively breeding fish	4
Spontaneous nocturnal erections and masturbation in captive male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)	4
Flight order does not influence individuals’ flight initiation distance in small bird flocks	4
Editorial Note	4
Maternal genetic and non-genetic effects on the development of exploration and anxiety-like behaviours in a native Australian rodent, the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat Melomys cervinipes	4
Use of anxiety tests in a wild rodent: carryover effects of repeated and battery testing	4

Differential effects of predation risk on territory residents and intruders in a terrestrial salamander	3
Contents	3
Tool-assisted water scooping in Balinese long-tailed macaques	3
Do diving seabirds exploit landscape elements for underwater ambushing?	3
Deep machine learning allows classification of male and female songbird songs in a species with highly variable repertoires	3
Front matter	3
Frans de Waal (1948–2024): Editor-in-Chief of Behaviour	3
Individual behavioural variation does not affect social organization or reproductive success in a cooperative small mammal	3
Evidence of long-lasting memory of a free-ranging top marine predator, the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas	3
Contents	3
Successful adoption of non-orphaned infant by a parous, nursing female in yaki (Sulawesi crested macaque)	3
Personality and behavioural syndromes in wild-caught Namaqua rock mice (Micaelamys namaquensis)	3
Diminishing avoidance over time of nest cavities containing feathers by passerine birds	3
Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) incorporate hollow baobab trees in acoustic displays	3
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) responses towards simulated territorial intrusion (STI) vary in strength during the non-breeding season — a matter of temperature and photoperiod?	3
Sex differences in parental response to offspring begging are associated with pair bond strength across birds	2
The function of putative appeasement behaviour for access to food in African painted dogs	2
Looking out for each other? A contextual analysis of visual scanning in Homo sapiens sapiens in urban contexts	2
An ethogram method for the analysis of human distress-related behaviours in the aftermath of public conflicts	2
Pair formation in Enchenopa treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) involves complex male–female duetting, and three stages of female mate choice	2
Backmatter	2
Effects of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) on olfactory communication of Pallas’s cats (Otocolobus manul) in the Altai Mountains, Mongolia	2
Stone-tool-assisted hunting by a wild monkey (Macaca fascicularis aurea)	2
Ontogeny of sleeping behaviour in four solitary species of Anolis lizard	2
The influence of conspecific and heterospecific neighbours on avian reproductive success	2
Seven questions on perceiving and understanding other minds	2
The unique animal — in search of what makes humans special	2
High risk of predation suppresses behavioural differences among bold and shy social prey individuals	2
Face off! Incongruent facial response and counter-mimicry in chimpanzees: rare but present	2
Front matter	2
Kleptoparasitic interactions by bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) during marine mammal foraging events	2
Competition and response to predation risk: effects on morphological and behavioural defences in anuran larvae	2
Response of juvenile male and female guppies to acute predation cues	2
The ethological shortfall: case study of an endangered shorebird	2
Trichromatic vision in toads: evidence from preference for colour objects during mate choice	2
Personality in the parasitic avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi)	2
Optimal foraging strategy to balance mixed diet by generalist consumers: a simulation model	2
Behavioural interactions between sika deer and Japanese serows: are larger and gregarious ungulates dominant?	2
Meows of captive feral domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) in the mating season: acoustic correlates of caller identity and sex	2
Adult sex ratios affect mating behaviour in the common housefly Musca domestica L. (Diptera; Muscidae)	2
Vocal performance of one affects that of another	2
Looking back and looking forward with Frans de Waal	2
Facultative male investment in prolonged mate-guarding in a butterfly	2
Vocalisation in wild-living mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella): structure and context of acoustical signals	2
Examining individual behavioural variation in wild adult bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) suggests divergent personalities	2
The relationship between flight initiation distance and cognition of urban-living yellow mongooses, Cynictis penicillata	2
Numerical discrimination in domestic horses: a spontaneous binary choice test	2
Moving vs still prey: do common wall lizards show any preference?	2
The effect of individual personality on novel food preference in a social context in the cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)	2
A historical approach to describing the complex behaviour of a large species of predatory shark — Case study 2: the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias	2

Shelter access is associated with subordinate submissiveness towards dominant males in a cooperatively breeding fish	1
Evidence of honest signalling in a suboscine bird: Southwestern willow flycatcher song frequency is positively related to apparent reproductive success	1
Fighters and friends: female dominance hierarchy and male territoriality in a multicoloured poisonous frog	1
Front matter	1
Continuous low concentration caffeine exposure enhances Drosophila larval locomotion: deep learning analysis	1
Sneaky hair-pulling to reinforce dominance in long-tailed macaques	1
Assessing the diversity of play via ecological and social science measures: a possible window into an emotionally diverse behaviour	1
A case of thanatosis in domestic sheep	1
Sound and vibration control crocodile hatching	1
Why do males stay in biparental burying beetles?	1
Social fish use different submission signals depending on spatial position	1
Contents Index	1
The divergence of mobility and activity associated with anti-predator adaptations in land snails	1
Do vocal mimics learn their mimetic songs from heterospecifics or conspecifics?	1
Within-population variation in signal timing preferences and its implications for sexual selection on male displays	1
First record of potential twins and cooperative parental care in the threatened caatinga howler monkey (Alouatta ululata) (Primates)	1
Functional traits including interspecific sociality affect mobbing behaviour in a bird community of southern China	1
A historical approach to describing the complex behaviour of a large species of carnivorous shark — Case study No. 1: the scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini	1
Back matter	1
Impact of the dominant competitor on the aggressiveness of host ants toward slave-makers	1
Copulations with a nestling by an adult care-giver in a kin-living bird	1
Chimpanzees socially learn non-instrumental behaviour from conspecifics	1
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) pair swimming positions in non-mother–calf dyads	1
Shy–bold behaviours in dragonfly larvae: syndromes or personality?	1
Reconciliation in human adults: a video-assisted naturalistic observational study of post conflict conciliatory behaviour in interpersonal aggression	1
Construction of nest mound and preference for it during relocation in an Indian ant Diacamma indicum	1
Intersexual differences in the exploratory behaviour of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)	1
Biparental mouthbrooding in Betta sp. Antuta (Anabantoidei, Osphronemidae)	1
Colour, location and movement: what do models tell us about predation on colour morphs of a poison frog from eastern Amazonia?	1
Twig-assisted masturbation in Balinese long-tailed macaques	1
Despotic long-tailed macaques benefit others in a group service paradigm	1
Neonatal oxytocin exposure influences oestrous cycle, oestrogen receptor-alpha and oxytocin expression, and cocaine-induced behavioural responses in female mice	1
Begging efficiency rather than food received causes brood size effect on growth in zebra finches	1
Sex and age differences in habitat use priorities of sika deer (Cervus nippon) in highly seasonal habitats of Mount Fuji	1
Acoustic conditioning demonstrates the presence of the partial reinforcement extinction effect in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)	1
Sensory drive tested in the sister-species Microcebus griseorufus and M. murinus	1
Integrating knowledge of results with observed motor information enhances sensitive motor adjustment: exploring observational motor learning by the concept of schema	1
High incidence of leg autotomy in urban crickets	1
Vocal behaviour reveals asymmetries in neighbour relationships in a semi-colonial raptor, the Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops	1
The direct social benefits of friendships between female plains zebras (Equus quagga)	1
Sex and reproductive status affect sheltering and exploratory behaviours with high intra-individual variability in crayfish	1
Nonrandom pattern of vigilance by preening black-headed gulls	1