OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmen 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
Meta-analysis reveals that resting metabolic rate is not consistently related to fitness and performance in animals	36
Insect phenoloxidase and its diverse roles: melanogenesis and beyond	30
Cold and warm waters: energy metabolism and antioxidant defenses of the freshwater fish Astyanax lacustris (Characiformes: Characidae) under thermal stress	22
Effects of emersion on acid–base regulation, osmoregulation, and nitrogen physiology in the semi-terrestrial mangrove crab, Helice formosensis	16
Heat tolerance in desert rodents is correlated with microclimate at inter- and intraspecific levels	15
The goldfish Carassius auratus: an emerging animal model for comparative cardiac research	15
Chronic social stress alters protein metabolism in juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss	15
Body mass and sex, not local climate, drive differences in chill coma recovery times in common garden reared bumble bees	15
Evolution and developmental plasticity of lung structure in high-altitude deer mice	13
Coming to grips with life upside down: how myosin fiber type and metabolic properties of sloth hindlimb muscles contribute to suspensory function	13
Genetic repression of the antioxidant enzymes reduces the lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster	11
Reversible thrombocytopenia during hibernation originates from storage and release of platelets in liver sinusoids	11
Comparative transcriptomics reveal tissue level specialization towards diet in prickleback fishes	11
Similar hibernation physiology in bats across broad geographic ranges	11
Ancestral and developmental cold alter brown adipose tissue function and adult thermal acclimation in Peromyscus	11
Metabolic cold adaptation in the Asiatic toad: intraspecific comparison along an altitudinal gradient	10
The evolution of human fatigue resistance	10
Pros and cons for the evidence of adaptive non-shivering thermogenesis in marsupials	10
Osmoregulatory plasticity during hypersaline acclimation in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus	10
Exposure to pH 3.5 water has no effect on the gills of the Amazonian tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)	9
Immune activation affects whole-organism performance in male but not female green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis)	9
Adaptation of AMPK-mTOR-signal pathways and lipid metabolism in response to low- and high-level rapeseed meal diet in Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)	8
Changes in CO2 sensitivity during entrance into, and arousal from hibernation in Ictidomys tridecemlineatus	8
An in vitro study of urea and ammonia production and transport by the intestinal tract of fed and fasted rainbow trout: responses to luminal glutamine and ammonia loading	8
Differential effects of bicarbonate on severe hypoxia- and hypercapnia-induced cardiac malfunctions in diverse fish species	7

Morphometrics and blood analytes of leatherback sea turtle hatchlings (Dermochelys coriacea) from Florida: reference intervals, temporal trends with clutch deposition date, and body size correlations	7
The effects of elevated potassium, acidosis, reduced oxygen levels, and temperature on the functional properties of isolated myocardium from three elasmobranch fishes: clearnose skate (Rostroraja egla	7
Seasonal changes in steroid and thyroid hormone content in shed skins of the tegu lizard Salvator merianae	7
Changing lanes: seasonal differences in cellular metabolism of adipocytes in grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)	7
Ionic basis of atrioventricular conduction: ion channel expression and sarcolemmal ion currents of the atrioventricular canal of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) heart	7
Recovery from discrete wound severities in side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana): implications for energy budget, locomotor performance, and oxidative stress	7
Particle size reduction along the digestive tract of fat sand rats (Psammomys obesus) fed four chenopods	7
Comparison of hematological traits and oxygenation properties of hemoglobins from highland and lowland Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans)	7
Thermal tolerance and routine oxygen consumption of convict cichlid, Archocentrus nigrofasciatus, acclimated to constant temperatures (20 °C and 30 °C) and a daily temperature cycle (20 °C → 30 °C)	7
Dietary linoleic acid, antioxidants, and flight training influence the activity of oxidative enzymes in European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)	7
Homeoviscous adaptation occurs with thermal acclimation in biological membranes from heart and gill, but not the brain, in the Antarctic fish Notothenia coriiceps	7
Gill surface area allometry does not constrain the body mass scaling of maximum oxygen uptake rate in the tidepool sculpin, Oligocottus maculosus	7
Flexible energy-saving strategies in female temperate-zone bats	7
Leaf-cutting ants’ critical and voluntary thermal limits show complex responses to size, heating rates, hydration level, and humidity	7
Lipid signature of neural tissues of marine and terrestrial mammals: consistency across species and habitats	6
Ontogeny of leukocyte profiles in a wild altricial passerine	6
The development of the O2-sensing system in an amphibious fish: consequences of variation in environmental O2 levels	6
Baroreflex responses to activity at different temperatures in the South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus	6
Adrenergic tone benefits cardiac performance and warming tolerance in two teleost fishes that lack a coronary circulation	6
Cortisol and glucocorticoid receptor 2 regulate acid secretion in medaka (Oryzias latipes) larvae	6
Individual variation in metabolic rate, locomotion capacity and hypoxia tolerance and their relationships in juveniles of three freshwater fish species	6
Body mass explains digestive traits in small vespertilionid bats	6
Adaptive mitochondrial response of the whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei to environmental challenges and pathogens	6
A review of the effects of incubation conditions on hatchling phenotypes in non-squamate reptiles	6
Sequential changes in the regulatory mechanism of carbohydrate digestion in larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori	6
Survivable hypothermia or torpor in a wild-living rat: rare insights broaden our understanding of endothermic physiology	6
Seasonal patterns in behavior and glucocorticoid secretion of a specialist Holarctic tree squirrel (Sciurus aberti)	6
Sulfakinins influence lipid composition and insulin-like peptides level in oenocytes of Zophobas atratus beetles	6
Developmental, physiologic and phylogenetic perspectives on the expression and regulation of myosin heavy chains in mammalian skeletal muscles	6
Lactate inhibits naked mole-rat cardiac mitochondrial respiration	5
Changes in liver microRNA expression and their possible regulatory role in energy metabolism-related genes in hibernating black bears	5
Underground locomotion in moles: kinematic and electromyographic studies of locomotion in the Japanese mole (Mogera wogura)	5
Structure and permeability of the egg capsule of the placental Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori	5
Effects of different temperatures on seawater acclimation in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: osmoregulation and branchial phospholipid fatty acid composition	5
Differential bone remodeling mechanism in hindlimb unloaded rats and hibernating Daurian ground squirrels: a comparison between artificial and natural disuse	5
Seasonal variations in the intermediate metabolism in South American tree-frog Boana pulchella	5
Habitat aridity as a determinant of the trade-off between water conservation and evaporative heat loss in bats	5
State dependence of arousal from torpor in brown long-eared bats (Plecotus auritus)	5
The role of octopamine and crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) in branchial acid–base regulation in the European green crab, Carcinus maenas	5
Effects of underwater and semi-aquatic environments on gut tissue and microbiota of the mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris	5
Electron transfer and ROS production in brain mitochondria of intertidal and subtidal triplefin fish (Tripterygiidae)	5
The roles of plasma accessible and cytosolic carbonic anhydrases in bicarbonate (HCO3−) excretion in Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii)	5
Energetic savings and cardiovascular dynamics of a marine euryhaline fish (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in reduced salinity	5
Interactive effects of food deprivation state and hypoxia on the respiratory responses of postprandial rock crabs, Cancer irroratus	5
Hot and covered: how dragons face the heat and thermoregulate	5
Metabolic scaling: individual versus intraspecific scaling of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)	4
Effects of temperature on the locomotor performance and contraction properties of skeletal muscle from two Phrynocephalus lizards at high and low altitude	4
A thermodynamic-based approach to model the entry into metabolic depression by mammals and birds	4
Arterial wall thickening normalizes arterial wall tension with growth in American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis	4
Seasonal immune rhythm of leukocytes in the freshwater snakehead fish, Channa punctatus	4

Daily rhythms in the morphometric parameters of hepatocytes and intestine of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): influence of feeding time and hepatic zonation	4
Relating spidroin motif prevalence and periodicity to the mechanical properties of major ampullate spider silks	4
Intracellular taurine deficiency impairs cardiac contractility in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) without affecting aerobic performance	4
Does blood flow limit acute hypoxia performance in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)?	4
Seasonal variation in sleep time: jackdaws sleep when it is dark, but do they really need it?	4
Understanding ventilation and oxygen uptake of Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii), with particular emphasis on responses to ammonia and interactions with other respiratory gases	4
Oxygen consumption and acid secretion in isolated gas gland cells of the European eel Anguilla anguilla	4
Chronic immune challenge is detrimental to female survival, feeding behavior, and reproduction in the field cricket Gryllus assimilis (Fabricius, 1775)	4
Development of metabolic inflammation during pre-hibernation fattening in 13-lined ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)	4
An atlas of plasma-accessible carbonic anhydrase availability in the model teleost, the rainbow trout	4
Melatonin is involved in the modulation of the hypothalamic and pituitary activity in the South American plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus	4
Ontogenetic scaling of the gastrointestinal tract of a marsupial foregut fermenter, the western grey kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus melanops	4
Control of high-speed jumps: the rotation and energetics of the locust (Schistocerca gregaria)	4
Presence and activity of endo-β-1,4-mannase, an important digestive carbohydrase within the digestive fluid of terrestrial crustaceans	4
Control of testes mass by androgen receptor paralogs in a cichlid	4
Magnesium transport in the aglomerular kidney of the Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta)	4
Respiratory characteristics of the tammar wallaby pouch young and functional limitations in a newborn with skin gas exchange	4
Analysis of heat and cold tolerance of a freeze-tolerant soil invertebrate distributed from temperate to Arctic regions: evidence of selection for extreme cold tolerance	4
α1-Adrenergic receptor regulates papillary muscle and aortic segment contractile function via modulation of store-operated Ca2+ entry in long-tailed ground squirrels Urocitellus undulatus	3
Significance of variation in basal metabolic rate in laboratory mice for translational experiments	3
Embryonic methionine triggers post-natal developmental programming in Japanese quail	3
Mitochondrial volume density and evidence for its role in adaptive divergence in response to thermal tolerance in threespine stickleback	3
Effects of seawater acclimation at constant and diel cyclic temperatures on growth, osmoregulation and branchial phospholipid fatty acid composition in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	3
The microtubule signature in cardiac disease: etiology, disease stage, and age dependency	3
Mitogen-activated protein kinases contribute to temperature-induced cardiac remodelling in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	3
Fatty acid profiles of feeding and fasting bears: estimating calibration coefficients, the timeframe of diet estimates, and selective mobilization during hibernation	3
Morphologic and physiologic characteristics of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings in southeastern Florida, USA	3
Na+/HCO3− cotransporter 1 (nbce1) isoform gene expression during smoltification and seawater acclimation of Atlantic salmon	3
How the green crab Carcinus maenas copes physiologically with a range of salinities	3
Oxidative damages and antioxidant defences after feeding a single meal in rainbow trout	3
Comparison of metabolic scaling between triploid and diploid common carp	3
De novo transcriptome assembly of the midgut glands of herbivorous land crabs, Chiromantes haematocheir, and identification of laccase genes involved in lignin degradation	3
Phenotypic plasticity to chronic cold exposure in two species of Peromyscus from different environments	3
Function of left ventricle mitochondria in highland deer mice and lowland mice	3
Prejuveniles of Mugil liza (Actinopterygii; Fam. Mugilidae) show digestive and metabolic flexibility upon different postprandial times and refeeding	3
Ontogeny and social context regulate the circadian activity patterns of Lake Malawi cichlids	3
Mitochondrial respiration in rats during hypothermia resulting from central drug administration	3
Nutritional state variations in a tropical seabird throughout its breeding season	3
Skin ionocyte density of amphibious killifishes is shaped by phenotypic plasticity and constitutive interspecific differences	3
Circadian gene transcription plays a role in cellular metabolism in hibernating brown bears, Ursus arctos	2
Aerobic and anaerobic metabolic scaling in the burrowing freshwater crayfish Parastacus pugnax	2
Short-term responses of Rana arvalis tadpoles to pH and predator stress: adaptive divergence in behavioural and physiological plasticity?	2
Adult male Xenopus laevis can tolerate months of fasting by catabolizing carbohydrates and lipids	2
Housing conditions modify seasonal changes in basal metabolism and body mass of the Siberian hamster, Phodopus sungorus	2
Continuous gastric saline perfusion elicits cardiovascular responses in freshwater rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	2
Male blue wildebeest increase activity during the rut, but not at the expense of rest	2
Aerobic and anaerobic movement energetics of hybrid and pure parental abalone	2
MicroRNA biogenesis proteins follow tissue-dependent expression during freezing in Dryophytes versicolor	2
Relationship between gene expression networks and muscle contractile physiology differences in Anolis lizards	2
Phylogenetic conservation of the interdependent homeostatic relationship of sleep regulation and redox metabolism	2
Cellular mechanisms of ion and acid-base regulation in teleost gill ionocytes	2
Retention of larval skin traits in adult amphibious killifishes: a cross-species investigation	2
Age-related changes in the gut melatonin levels and its possible role in the regulation of feeding and digestibility, with the development of the gut from fingerling to adult stages of carp, Catla cat	2
Hypoxic incubation at 50% of atmospheric levels shifts the cardiovascular response to acute hypoxia in American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis	2
Torpid 13-lined ground squirrel liver mitochondria resist anoxia-reoxygenation despite high levels of protein damage	2
Energy expenditure and body composition in a hibernator, the alpine marmot	2
Flight muscle and heart phenotypes in the high-flying ruddy shelduck	2
In vivo cardiopulmonary impact of skeletal M3Dq DREADD expression: a pilot study	2
Does hypoxia-inducible factor 1α play a role in regulating cutaneous oxygen flux in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)?	2
Investigating nitrogen movement in North Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias suckleyi), with focus on UT, Rhp2, and Rhbg mRNA abundance	2
The roles of diffusion and convection in ventilation of animal burrows	2
Control of high-speed jumps in muscle and spring actuated systems: a comparative study of take-off energetics in bush-crickets (Mecopoda elongata) and locusts (Schistocerca gregaria)	2
Social isolation does not alter the relationship between flexibility in metabolic rate and growth in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) under changing food availability	2