OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Preliminary study and first evidence of presence of microplastics in terrestrial herpetofauna from Southwestern Paraguay	10
The fluorescent introduction has begun in the southern hemisphere: presence and life-history strategies of the transgenic zebrafish Danio rerio (Cypriniformes: Danionida	9
Snakes roadkill on highways in the Cerrado biome: an intentional conduct?	9
Spatial patterns of shark-inflicted injuries on coastal bottlenose dolphins in the Mesoamerican Reef System	7
Mobility of bats between caves: ecological aspects and implications for conservation and environmental licensing activities in Brazil	7
Living on the edge: density and activity patterns of the ocelot,Leopardus pardalis, in the austral limit of the Atlantic Forest	6
Testing the Wallace’s riverine barrier hypothesis based on frog and Squamata reptile assemblages from a tributary of the lower Amazon River	5
Levels of genetic differentiation and gene flow between four populations of the Scaly-naped Pigeon, Patagioenas squamosa: implications for conservation	5
Effect of eucalyptus plantations on the taxonomic and functional structure of aquatic insect assemblages in Neotropical springs	5
Alpha and beta diversity of planktonic microcrustaceans are associated with environmental heterogeneity in the Frades River Basin, Brazil	5
Enhancing the still scattered knowledge on the taxonomic diversity of freshwater triclads (Platyhelminthes: Dugesiidae) in caves from two Brazilian Biomes	5
Historical ecology and current status of the European hare Lepus europaeus in South America: a new species in new countries	5
Biological and morphological aspects of Drepatelodes Draudt, 1929, the genus sister to all other Apatelodidae (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea)	4
Assessing patterns of genetic diversity and connectivity among guanacos (Lama guanicoe) in the Bolivian Chaco: implications for designing management strategies	4
Natural history traits of the terrestrial breeding frog Batrachyla taeniata (Anura: Batrachylidae) in wet meadows of Patagonia	4
Distribution limits, natural history and conservation status of the poorly known Peruvian gracile mouse opossum (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)	4
Ravines as conservation strongholds for small wildcats under pressure from free-ranging dogs and cats in Mediterranean landscapes of Chile	4
The spatial and trophic ecology of culpeo foxes ( Lycalopex culpaeus ) in the high Andes of northern Chile	4
Diversity, similarity, and host–parasite relationships in parasitic infracommunities ofHypostomusspp. from the Tietê-Batalha river basin, southeastern Brazil	4
Distribution, habitat suitability, and revised morphological diagnosis confirm that the fruit batPlatyrrhinus recifinusis an Atlantic Forest endemic	4
Small prey for small cats: the importance of prey-size in the diet of southern tiger cat Leopardus guttulus in a competitor-free environment	3
A new species of Macrostemum Kolenati (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae), with updated key to Neotropical species of the genus and new caddisfly records from Northeastern Brazil	3
Reproductive biology of the phyllomedusid frog Pithecopus oreades (Brandão 2002), a Cerrado endemic species related to altitude streams	3
Modeling ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis ) distribution in the southern limits in Brazil	3
Sampling biases of small non-volant mammals (Mammalia: Rodentia and Didelphimorphia) surveys in Paraná state, Brazil	3

Resource partitioning among freshwater congeneric fishes (Loricariidae: Hypostomu s): trophic, spatial, and temporal dimensions	3
Diversity and distribution of the genus Hyalella (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) in temporary wetlands from the southern Brazilian Coastal Plain, with a taxonomic ke	3
Passive acoustic monitoring of the Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl ( Glaucidium brasilianum ) over a complete annual cycle: seasonality and monitoring recommendations	3
Metacercariae ofClinostomumLeidy, 1856 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) infecting freshwater fishes throughout Brazil: infection patterns, parasite–host interactions, and geographic distribution	3
Prey ecology of the burrowing owl Athene cunicularia cunicularia (Molina, 1782) on the northern coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil	3
Morphometric changes in wings of bess beetles (Coleoptera: Passalidae) related to elevation: a case of study in the Colombian Andes	3
On the vocal repertoire of the monkey frog Phyllomedusa venusta : distress call and the presumed non-existing advertisement call	3
Floral visiting bees of Humiria balsamifera var. floribunda (Humiriaceae) and its pollen transport network, in a restinga environment	3
Population genetics of the common opossum,Didelphis marsupialis(Marsupialia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), in southeastern Mexico	3
Mountains and traits: environmental heterogeneity and mammal assemblages along an elevational gradient in the Northern Andes	3
Nesting biology of the Hudson´s Canastero ( Asthenes hudsoni ) and the Bearded Tachuri ( Polystictus pectoralis ), two threatened and poor	2
Seasonality in the Brazilian Pantanal influences avian functional diversity	2
Seasonal and spatial patterns of mammalian road kill in northeastern Cordoba Province, Argentina	2
Acoustic segregation of five sympatric and syntopic species of genusPristimantis(Anura: Strabomantidae) from Western Colombia	2
Jaguar (Panthera onca) density in the Sierra Madre del Sur; the last wilderness area in the central-western slope in Mexico	2
A new cave-dwellingMaxchernesFeio, 1960 (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) from Brazil	2
Feeding habits of the lesser anteater Tamandua tetradactyla (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae) in the Brazilian Pampa	2
Anthropization in the Andes: habitat use and selection of Liolaemus nigroviridis Müller & Hellmich 1932 (Squamata, Liolaemidae)	2
Smicridea McLachlan (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) from mountain ranges in Bahia state, Brazil: new species and male-female associations	2
Small scale changes in spider diversity and composition between two close elevations in a Neotropical forest	2
Knowledge on Colombian insects and arachnids: a bibliometric approach	2
Coarazuphium aulerisp. n. (Carabidae: Zuphiini), a new troglobitic ground-beetle in Central-Western Brazil	2
From light to darkness: the duality of influence of habitat heterogeneity on Neotropical terrestrial cave invertebrate communities	2
On species group Chira G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896: taxonomy and distribution updates (Araneae: Salticidae: Freyina)	2
Urbanization is associated to a loss of phylogenetic diversity of birds in a medium size city on the Andes of Colombia, South America	2
The last and endangered maned wolves ( Chrysocyon brachyurus ) from southern Brazil and Uruguay: new records and spatial distribution modeling	2
Ocelot occupancy in fragmented areas of the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forest	2
Parasitic interactions between bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) and flies (Insecta: Diptera) in the intersection area of temperate and tropical climates in Brazil	2
Taxonomic and natural history notes on Oecomys cleberi (Rodentia: Cricetidae) and first records in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil	2
Contributions to the knowledge of the dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of southwestern Brazilian Amazon: list of species and conservation implications	2
Influence of human activities, social and environmental variables on the behavior of guanacos in Southern Andean Precordillera (Argentina)	2
New troglobitic species of Pectenoniscus Andersson, 1960 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Styloniscidae) from Bahia state, Brazil	2
A new Mexican species of the genusOnthophagusLatreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)	2
Life history traits of Praina temperata (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): a widely distributed and neglected cutworm of the Neotropics	2
A comparison of fruit removal in Ficus colubrinae between birds and Ectophylla alba (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in a Costa Rican rain forest	2
The Amazonian shredder caddisfly Phylloicus elektoros Prather, 2003 (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae): description of the larva and pupa	2
Take a good catch at the scat: carboxylic and sulfonic acid profiles as a non-invasive tool for species identification and sex determination in neotropical carnivores	2
Reproductive biology and sexual dimorphism of the poorly known frogChiasmocleis alagoana(Microhylidae, Gastrophryninae), with an updated diagnosis for the species	2