OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Evolutionary Ecology 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Does the diversity of anuran iris patterns have an ecological function or is it just beauty in the eye of the beholder?	27
Integrating ecological niche modeling and rates of evolution to model geographic regions of mimetic color pattern selection	19
Intraspecific variation of reproductive interference capability in Callosobruchus species	19
Correction to: Methods for studying allometry in geometric morphometrics: a comparison of performance	16
Right or left-handed: are locomotion type, body size, and microhabitat related to forelimb laterality in anurans?	15
A comparative study on insect longevity: tropical moths do not differ from their temperate relatives	15
Genomic heterozygosity is associated with parasite abundance, but the effects are not mediated by host condition	14
Non-visual crypsis: an updated review of current understanding	13
History matters: evolutionary and demographic reconstruction of the Southwest Atlantic loggerheads (Testudinata: Cheloniidae)	13
Body size in Batesian mimicry	12
Variation in allometry along the weapon-signal continuum	12
Function predicts the allometry of contest-related traits, but not sexual or male dimorphism in the amazonian tusked harvestman	12
Eco-evolutionary dynamics at the altitudinal limit of a transcontinental boreal conifer	11
Biocontrol exerts natural selection against fecundity traits in Cytisus scoparius (L.)	11
Evidence for an innate basis of prey preference in a desert ambush predator	10
Chemical defense and tonic immobility in early life stages of the Harlequin cabbage bug, Murgantia histrionica (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)	10
Eating to the beat of the drum: vibrational parameters of toe tapping behavior in Dendrobates truncatus (Anura: Dendrobatidae)	9
Size and shape variation in the male dimorphic head weapons of an anthribid weevil (Hoherius meinertzhageni)	9
Plasticity in thermal hardening of the invasive Asian house gecko	9
Reproductive behaviors promote ecological and phenotypic sexual differentiation in the critically endangered Lehmann’s poison frog	9
Modeling defensive functions of alkaloids within diverse chemical portfolios	9
Catching the red eye: field evidence that artificial prey with red eye-like markings are preferentially avoided by avian predators	8
Different stress from parasites and mate choice in two female morphs of the blue-tailed damselfly	8
A paradox of parasite resistance: disease-driven trophic cascades increase the cost of resistance, selecting for lower resistance with parasites than without them	8
Rapid cross-generational changes in morphology and mate choice following an extreme climatic event	8

Host-associated morphological convergence in symbiotic pea crabs	8
Evolutionary allometry of sexual dimorphism of jumping performance in anurans	7
Relationships between vocalization characteristics and sperm traits in a neotropical treefrog	7
Extrapair mating opportunity explains the evolutionary transition between the presence and absence of tail ornamentation in swallows	7
Variation in female-biased sexual size dimorphism of northern pike (Esox lucius) associated with environment and life history	6
Sex-specific effects of antagonistic coevolution: insights from an insect host and a bacterial pathogen coevolution system	6
Aggressive behaviour in the skyhoppers of the Australian Alps	6
Pollination inaccuracy: estimating male fitness in the movement-assisted dichogamous species Clerodendrum infortunatum	6
Food availability in the nursery affects parental food allocation but not tadpole begging performance in a frog with facultative parental care	6
The resilience of reproductive interference	6
Local-scale environmental filtering shape plant taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity in an isolated Amazonian tepui (Tepequém table mountain)	6
Correction to: Evolutionary allometry of sexual dimorphism of jumping performance in anurans	6
Large brain in undisturbed headwaters: validation of general evolutionary predictions from a local-scale perspective	6
An evolutionary approach by second derivatives of the population growth rate of Castilleja tenuiflora, a hemiparasitic plant with and without hosts	5
Deceived, but not betrayed: static allometry suggests female ornaments in the long-tailed dance fly (Rhamphomyia longicauda) exaggerate condition to males	5
Habitat and local climate influence the activity and abundance of Baron’s Mantella frog (Mantella baroni)	5
Home is where the high-quality resources are: nursery characteristics and territory distribution suggest reproductive resource defense in golden rocket frogs	5
Female preference for super-sized male ornaments and its implications for the evolution of ornament allometry	5
Relaxed selection and the evolution of the chasmogamous flower of Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae)	5
Intraspecies variation in cytoplasmic incompatibility intensity in the bean beetle Callosobruchus analis	5
Across the Gobi Desert: impact of landscape features on the biogeography and phylogeographically-structured release calls of the Mongolian Toad, Strauchbufo raddei in East Asia	5
Environmental variation shapes and links parasitism to sexual selection	5
Selective alarm call mimicry in the sexual display of the male superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)	5
Reproductive trade-offs in the colorado checkered whiptail lizard (Aspidoscelis neotesselatus): an examination of the relationship between clutch and follicle size	5
Resource availability for the mosquito Aedes aegypti affects the transmission mode evolution of a microsporidian parasite	4
Pollinator-mediated selection on flowering start and corolla tube length differed between mating systems in a primrose species	4
Hybrid lizards with introgressed MtDNA show increased resistance to DNA damage from reactive oxygen species	4
Variation in behavioral traits across a broad latitudinal gradient in a livebearing fish	4
A call for more ecologically and evolutionarily relevant studies of immune costs	4
Analysis of the leaf metabolome in Arabidopsis thaliana mutation accumulation lines reveals association of metabolic disruption and fitness consequence	4
Colours as aggregation signals in Lepidoptera: Are Heliconius Müllerian mimics?	4
Why do some funneliform flowers have petal folds accompanied with hierarchical surface microstructure?	4
Mother strawberry poison frogs might supplement nutritive eggs with secretory provisioning	4
A model of optimal digestive strategy in infrequently-feeding snakes	4
Effects of predator associative learning and innate aversion on mimicry complexes	4
Beyond color and pattern: elucidating the factors associated with intraspecific aggression in the mimic poison frog (Ranitomeya imitator)	4
Four’s a crowd: social preferences for larger groups in golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) tadpoles	4
Tests of reproductive skew theory: a review and prospectus	4
Ecological predictors of lateral line asymmetry in stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)	4
Larval cannibalism in Phyllobates poison frogs	4
Tufted titmice, black-crested titmice, and their hybrids occupy different types of habitat within their hybrid zone	4
Self-fertilization does not lead to inbreeding depression in Typha parent species or hybrids	4
Do common dispersal influences inform a large lizard’s landscape-scale gene flow?	4
Effect of rearing density on the expression of fitness-related traits in male sand field crickets (Gryllus firmus)	4
Clutch size and the rejection of parasitic eggs: a comparative test of the maternal investment hypothesis	3
Evidence for genetic integration of mating behavior and morphology in a behaviorally plastic alternative reproductive tactic	3
Nest Integration: a novel form of food acquisition by altricial fledglings	3
Definition, deviation and distraction: the burning questions in physical dormancy and fire ecology	3
Estimating the volume of biological structures from a single 2D image: considering apparent cross-sectional area as an alternative to the ellipsoid method	3
Frequency distributions, dimorphisms, and allometric variation in size of the weapon on male harvestmen (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Opiliones)	3

From self-interest to cooperation: extra-pair mating as a driver of relaxed territorial aggression in social neighbourhoods	3
The molecular basis and evolution of toxin resistance in poison frogs	3
Behavioural consistency across metamorphosis in a neotropical poison frog	3
Do past and present abiotic conditions explain variation in the nutritional quality of wildflower pollens for bees?	3
Climate and habitat niche diversification in a southwest European squamate assemblage	3
Assessing the speed of individual bacteria dispersing on mycelial networks	3
Evolution of the batoidea pectoral fin skeleton: convergence, modularity, and integration driving disparity trends	3
Perception of con- and heterospecific injury cues in tadpoles of dendrobatid, ranid and bufonid frogs (Anura)	3
Which side are you on? Spider web positioning affects prey capture more than body colour	3
The orchid mantis exhibits high ontogenetic colouration variety and intersexual life history differences	3
Revisiting and interpreting the role of female dominance in male mate choice: the importance of replication in ecology and evolution	3
Evolution under domestication of correlated traits in two edible columnar cacti in Mexico	3
How to move and when to escape: quantifying intraspecific exploratory and anti-predator behavior in an aposematic poison frog	3
Experimental evidence in a poison frog model suggests that tadpole transport on the dorsum may affects warning signal effectiveness in poison frogs	2
The contribution of maternal and paternal body size to offspring early adulthood life histories in a parasitoid wasp, Lysiphlebus fabarum	2
Urban-rural gradients: how landscape changes drive adaptive evolution of plant competitive traits	2
Spatio-temporal colour variation of arthropods and their environment	2
Does courtship behavior predict parentage in Collared Lizards? Influence of male social status and habitat structure	2
Colonization patterns of epi- and endogenous habitats suggest extrinsic and intrinsic drivers to cavernicoly on Réunion island by Cixiidae (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha)	2
Ontogenetic allometry underlies trophic diversity in sea turtles (Chelonioidea)	2
The interplay of multiple spatial scales influences plant–herbivore interactions	2
Under pressure: evidence for selection on color-related genes in poison frogs of the genus Ranitomeya	2
Ontogenetic scaling of disc width with total length in west African batoids	2
A common measure of prey immune function is not constrained by the cascading effects of predators	2
JNplots: an R package to visualize outputs from the Johnson–Neyman technique for categorical and continuous moderators, including options for phylogenetic regressions	2
Recent past connections between Amazonian and Atlantic forests by comparative phylogeography and paleodistribution models for didelphid mammals	2
Altered within- and between-host transmission under coinfection underpin parasite co-occurrence patterns in the wild	2
Correction to: Deceived, but not betrayed: static allometry suggests female ornaments in the long‑tailed dance fly (Rhamphomyia longicauda) exaggerate condition to males	2
Are mutations usually deleterious? A perspective on the fitness effects of mutation accumulation	2
Nest switching vs. nest integration: a comment on Fernandez-Duque et al.	2
Haste makes waste: shorter time for nest-site assessment leads to higher nest predation in a cavity nester	2
Size as a complex trait and the scaling relationships of its components across teleosts	2
Putting the energetic-savings hypothesis underground: fossoriality does not affect metabolic rates in amphibians	2
Automated workflows using Quantitative Colour Pattern Analysis (QCPA): a guide to batch processing and downstream data analysis	2
Commentary: Infectious disease — the ecological theater and the evolutionary play	2
The loss of female sperm storage ability as a potential driver for increased extinction in Chondrichthyes	2
Evolution of koinobiont parasitoid host regulation and consequences for indirect plant defence	2
The ability to sequester the alkaloid epibatidine is widespread among dendrobatid poison frogs	2
Grasping hold of functional trade-offs using the diversity of foot forms in Australian birds	2
Reproductive effort affects subsequent horn growth in sexually dimorphic male ungulates	2
Developments in the study of poison frog evolutionary ecology II: decoding hidden messages in their coloration and unique behaviours	2
Flight performance evolved with forked tails and opportunities for extrapair mating in swallows	2
Correction to: Predator‑based selection and the impact of edge sympatry on components of coral snake mimicry	2
Complex landscape, instream and anthropogenic environmental features drive genetic and morphological structuring amongst brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations in a dendritic river system	2
A well-studied parasitoid fly of field crickets uses multiple alternative hosts in its introduced range	2
Commentary: The ecological and evolutionary implications of allometry	2
Effects of long-term ethanol storage of blood samples on the estimation of telomere length	2
Thermal stress and mutation accumulation increase heat shock protein expression in Daphnia	2