Zoological Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Zoological Science 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.)
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Comparative Observation and Analysis of Preference Behavior Based on Three Types of Taxes and Locomotor Activity in the Goldfish, Carassius auratus13
Molecular Phylogeographic Variation in the Siberian Weasel (Mustela sibirica) in Asia, Including Japan, Examined by ddRAD-Seq Analysis11
Ontogenetic Expressions of Sexually Dimorphic Traits in the Skeleton Shrimp Caprella scaura (Crustacea: Amphipoda)11
Consistent Negative Correlations between Parasite Infection and Host Body Condition Across Seasons Suggest Potential Harmful Impacts of Salmincola markewitschi on Wild White-Spotted Charr, Salvelinus 10
Cnidopsins Characterized as Bistable Opsins From a Reef-Building Coral, Acropora tenuis9
Endocrine Regulation of Aging in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster9
Embryonic Development of the Gastrodermis in the Coral Acropora tenuis8
Timeless Plays an Important Role in Compound Eye-Dependent Photic Entrainment of the Circadian Rhythm in the Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus8
Yawning and Its Temperature-Dependent Modulation in Leopard Geckos8
It Pays to Sit Tight: Stable Night-Time Incubation Increases Hatching Success in Urban and Forest Great Tits, Parus major7
Development of the Pronotal Explanate Margin, a Novel Evolutionary Trait in Tortoise Beetles7
Changes in Behavior and Diel Melatonin Secretion Toward Estivation in Western Sand Lance, Ammodytes japonicus (Uranoscopiformes, Ammodytidae)7
Characterization of Anthozoan-Specific Opsins from a Reef-Building Coral, Acropora tenuis, as Gq-Coupled Opsins6
Landscape Genetic Analysis for the Japanese Wild Boar in the Early Expanding Stage in the Hokuriku Region of Japan6
Ontogenic Development of the Acrocoracoid Process Responsible for the Evolution of Avian Flapping Flight6
Topotype-Based Chromosomal Diversity among Five Species of Freshwater Armored Catfishes in the Hypostomus auroguttatus Supergroup (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes)6
Volume X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis of the Early Cephalized Central Nervous System in a Marine Flatworm, Stylochoplana pusilla5
Distribution and Population Genetic Structure of the Hau Giang Medaka, Oryzias haugiangensis, Along the East Coast of the Indochinese Peninsula5
Description and Phylogenetic Position of Thermocypris isabella gen. et sp. nov. (Ostracoda: Cyprididae: Cyprinotinae) from a Hot Spring in Peru5
Population Genetics of the Asian Parti-Colored Bat, Vespertilio sinensis: Insights into Seasonal Migration in the Japanese Archipelago5
Locomotor Activity Rhythm under Natural Conditions and the Effect of Temperature on the Rhythm in the Band-Legged Ground Cricket, Dianemobius nigrofasciatus5
Infestation of Rhinogobius flumineus (Family Gobiidae) by the Myxozoan Myxobolus nagaraensis in the Nagara River System, Central Japan5
Morphology of a Novel Reproductive Strategy in the Pelvic-Brooding Ricefish Oryzias eversi Herder et al. 2012 (Adrianichthyidae, Teleostei)5
Evaluation of Nitrogen Source Uptake by the Bivalve Nuttallia olivacea Fed with 15N-Labeled Diatoms5
Wnt4a Is Indispensable for Genital Duct Elongation but Not for Gonadal Sex Differentiation in the Medaka, Oryzias latipes5
Improving the Resolution of Inter-Familial Relationships Within Palaeacanthocephala by Mitophylogenomics Including Isthmosacanthidae (Polymorphida) and Transvenidae (Echinorhynchida)5
Symbiotic Algae of Acoel Species in the Seto Inland Sea and Symbiont Selectivity in the Hosts4
New Invasive Leaf Gall-Inducing Wasps Ophelimus cracens sp. nov. and Epichrysocharis burwelli on Eucalypts in Taiwan4
A New Species of Prosadenoporus (Nemertea: Eumonostilifera) from the North-East Coast of the Bay of Bengal, India4
The Bryozoan Cauloramphus magnus (Cheilostomata: Calloporidae) in Northern Japan Includes Multiple, Co-occurring Cryptic Species4
History of Population Formation for the Red Fox Around the Japanese Archipelago, Revealed by Ddrad-Seq Analysis4
Beyond Individuality: Developmental and Evolutionary Deviations in Animal Body Plans4
Luticola nematophagus gen. et sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela), a Terrestrial Ascophorine Flatworm from China and Its Biological Characteristics4
Canonical Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Promotes Pelvic Fin Bud Initiation in Zebrafish4
Feeding Strategy of Wild Japanese Martens (Martes melampus) in Northern Japan4
Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Coral Genus Cyphastrea (Cnidaria, Scleractinia, Merulinidae) in Japan, With the First Records of Two Species4
Not Ancient But Neotenic: Neotenactis amateras gen. et sp. nov., the First Record of a Gonactiniid Anemone from the North Pacific (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Enthemonae)4
Genetic Diversity in a Mite, Coleolaelaps longisetatus (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), Associated with Polyphylla Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Japan4
Canonical and Non-Canonical Functions of Erythropoietin and Its Receptor in Mature Nucleated Erythrocytes of Western Clawed Frog, Xenopus tropicalis4
Ascidian Larvae Prefer Hydrophobic Substrates for Settlement4
Acetylcholine Inhibits Spontaneous Firing Activity of Terminal Nerve GnRH Neurons in Medaka4
Epicatechin Alters the Activity of a Neuron Necessary for Long-Term Memory of Aerial Respiratory Behavior in Lymnaea stagnalis4
Management of Nuisance Macromoths in Expressways through Academic-Industrial Collaboration: Light Trap Designed on the Basis of Moths' Preferences for Light Attributes4
A New Heteronemertean Genus with Variable Potential of Anterior Regeneration for Species Formerly Belonging to Lineus (Nemertea: Pilidiophora)4
Morphological Analysis of the Olfactory System of the Pig-Nosed Turtle, Carettochelys insculpta4
Three New Earthworm Species of the Genera Amynthas and Metaphire (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) From Leshan, China3
The Growth Zones of Test Plates in Four Spatangoid Echinoid Species: Irregular Pattern3
Morphological and Molecular Characteristics of Longicollum alemniscus (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchida), with a Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Longicollum3
Morphology and Phylogeny of Notospermus psittacinus comb. nov. (Nemertea: Pilidiophora: Lineidae) from Mindanao, Philippines3
Are Amphibian Eggs a Precious Food Resource for Cynops pyrrhogaster (Amphibia: Urodela) in Spring?3
Successful Maintenance of Chemosynthetic Symbiotic Bacterial Abundance in Hydrothermal Mussels During Long-Term Rearing Experiments Exceeding 1000 Days3
Fusceulimoides kohtsukai gen. et sp. nov., a Minute Eulimid Gastropod Parasitic on the Little Brittle Star Ophiactis savignyi in Central Japan3
Visual Perception of Density and Density-Dependent Growth in Medaka (Oryzias latipes): A Suitable Model for Studying Density Effects in Fish3
A Predator-Elicited Vocalization in Male Japanese Bush Warblers: Temporal and Spatial Singing Patterns in Relation to Presence of Conspecific Females3
Y-Chromosomal and Mitochondrial DNA Analyses Suggest Male-Biased Dispersal in a Mountain Ungulate, Capra sibirica3
Effect of Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide on Ovaries of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota3
Transcriptomes of Giant Sea Anemones from Okinawa as a Tool for Understanding Their Phylogeny and Symbiotic Relationships with Anemonefish3
A New Polychaete, Scolelepis (Parascolelepis) Brunnea sp. nov. (Annelida: Spionidae), from Korea3
Temperature Acclimation and Cold Tolerance in Caenorhabditis Elegans are Regulated by Multiorgan Coordination3
Diversity of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Region in the Japanese Population of the Oriental Stork3
Convergent Gene Duplication in Arctic and Antarctic Teleost Fishes3
Contrasting Size Distributions among the Wing Spots of a Pierid Butterfly Suggest Different Selective Histories3
The Compound Eye Regulates Free-Running Period and Stability of the Circadian Locomotor Rhythm in the Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus3
Association of Aquaporin 7 and 9 with Obesity and Fatty Liver in db/db Mice3
CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Gene Knockout in a Non-Model Sea Urchin, Heliocidaris crassispina3
Genetic Analysis Reveals Dispersal Patterns of Japanese Serow in Two Different Habitats of a Mountainous Region3
Molecular Identification and Genetic Variation of Rattus Species From Oil Palm Plantations of Malaysia Based on Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I (COI) Gene Sequences3
Ovarian Follicle Development in Ascidians3
Dynamics of Laterality in the Cuttlefish Sepia recurvirostra through Interactions with Prey Prawns3
Sperm Size Decreases With Increasing Pheomelanin Pigmentation but Not With the Amount of Glutathione in the Barn Swallow3
Ancient Admixture in Freshwater Halfbeaks of the Genus Nomorhamphus in Southeast Sulawesi2
Medaka Terb1 Mutant Displays Defects of Synaptonemal Complex Formation and Sexual Difference in Gametogenesis2
A New Species of the Blind Cave Loach Genus Protocobitis (Cypriniformes: Cobitidae), Protocobitis longicostatus sp. nov., from Guangxi, China2
Differential Expression of Na+/K+-ATPase α -Subunit Isoforms in Functionally Distinct Types of Ionocytes in the Gills of Mozambique Tilapia2
Acoustic Characteristics of Songs in a Recently Established Population of the Japanese Bush Warbler on an Oceanic Island2
Black-And-White Disruptive Coloration May be Convergent: A New Species of Melita (Amphipoda: Melitidae) from Japan2
Growth, Feeding, and Age of the Inshore Hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri2
A New Freshwater Fish Species of the Genus Oreonectes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) From Guangxi, China2
Cloning and Characterization of Cyp7a1 and Cyp27a1 Genes from the Non-Parasitic Japanese Lamprey Lethenteron reissneri2
Microfocus X-Ray Computed Tomography of Paraplanocera oligoglena (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) with an Evaluation of Histological Sections After Scanning2
Segment-Dependent Gene Expression Profiling of the Cartilaginous Fish Nephron Using Laser Microdissection for Functional Characterization of Nephron at Segment Levels2
Effect of Natural Seasonal Changes in Photoperiod and Temperature on Immune Function in Striped Hamsters2
Photoperiodism of Diapause Induction in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori2
CD34 is Expressed in Endothelial Cells in Embryonic Testes and is Additionally Expressed in Non-Endothelial Cells in Postnatal Mouse Testes2
Circadian Rhythm and Endocrinological Control on the Swimming and Sand Burrowing Behaviors of Japanese Sand Lances Ammodytes spp. (Uranoscopiformes, Ammodytidae)2
Time-Comparator Neural Circuits of Gymnotiform Electric Fishes2
Host Size Selection in the Ectoparasite Tachaea chinensis (Isopoda: Corallanidae) under Laboratory Conditions2
Analysis of Genetic Structure and Genetic Diversity in Japanese Grey-Headed Lapwing Population Using mtDNA2
Use of Visual Information by Ant Species Occurring in Similar Urban Anthropogenic Environments2
Phylogeographic History of Endangered Hokuriku Salamander, Hynobius takedai (Amphibia: Caudata)2
Cloning and Expression Analysis of TGF-β Type I Receptor Gene in Hyriopsis cumingii2
Analysis of Genetic Structure and Genetic Diversity in Japanese Black Kite Population Using mtDNA2
Comparative Study of Gamma Radiation Tolerance between Desiccation-Sensitive and Desiccation-Tolerant Tardigrades2
Temporal Changes in Demography and Genetic Diversity of Oriental Storks at the Stage of Long-Term Captive Propagation and Reintroduction Initiation2
Oxytocin/Vasopressin-Like Peptide in the Central Nervous System and Ovaries of the Mud Crab Scylla olivacea2
Occurrence of Cruzia tentaculata Larvae in the Land Snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus—Influence of Natural Parasite Load on Snail Physiology2
Metabolic Water As a Route for Water Acquisition in Vertebrates Inhabiting Dehydrating Environments2
Dive Deep: Bioenergetic Adaptation of Deep-Sea Animals2
Teratorn and Its Related Elements – a Novel Group of Herpesviruses Widespread in Teleost Genomes2
Environmental Adaptation in Animals2
Temporal Changes in Infection by Myxobolus nagaraensis in Rhinogobius (Gobiidae) in the Nagara River Basin, Central Japan, from the 1960s to the 2020s2
In Vitro Phagocytosis of Different Dinoflagellate Species by Coral Cells2
Defensive and Offensive Behavioral Interactions between Shelter-Building Caterpillars and Hunting Wasps1
Overlooked Parasite Diversity in Staurozoa: Two Species of Lepocreadiidae (Trematoda: Digenea) Parasitic in Haliclystus tenuis1
A New Species of Branchellion (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) Parasitizing the Gills of Short-Tail Stingrays (Batoidea: Dasyatidae) from the West Pacific1
Update on Feeding Regulation by Ghrelin in Birds: Focused on Brain Network1
Molecular and Morphological Assessment of Juvenile and Adult Forms in the Giant Worm Eunice Cf. Aphroditois (Annelida: Eunicidae) and Its Phylogenetic Position in the Family1
A New Species of Branchiobdellidan Symbiotic on Freshwater Crabs from Southern Japan, with a Supplemental Re-Description of Cirrodrilus kawamurai1
Evolution of Temperature Receptors and Their Roles in Sensory Diversification and Adaptation1
Fecal DNA Metabarcoding Analyses Imply Seasonally Opportunistic Feeding by the Japanese Marten, Martes melampus (Mammalia: Carnivora), in Southwestern Honshu Island, Japan1
Radula and Shell Microstructure Variations are Congruent with a Molecular Estimate of Shallow-Water Japanese Chitons1
Morphological Study of Left–Right Head Asymmetry in Doubledaya bucculenta (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languriinae)1
Live Freshwater Parasite, Salmincola californiensis (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae), on the Gills of an Ocean-Migrating Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Discussion on the Origin and Survival of th1
Mfge8 Knockout Affects Tail Resorption Speed During Xenopus Metamorphosis1
Taxonomic Accounts and Phylogenetic Positions of the Far East Asian Centipedes Scolopocryptops elegans and S. curtus (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha)1
A Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide Appears in the Early Development of the Starfish Patiria pectinifera1
Establishment of a New Model Sea Anemone for Comparative Studies on Cnidarian-Algal Symbiosis1
Genetic Disruption of cyp21a2 Leads to Systemic Glucocorticoid Deficiency and Tissues Hyperplasia in the Teleost Fish Medaka (Oryzias latipes)1
Light and Dark Types of Cladonema pacificum (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): Reproductive Isolation between the Two Types Leading to Speciation1
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An Indirect Cost of Male-Male Aggression Arising from Female Response1
Evolution of the Jaw Joint and Middle Ear Morphologies in the Lineage Towards Birds1
Co-Occurrence of Gastropods of the Genus Melanella (Mollusca: Eulimidae) Parasitizing the Black Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota in Central Japan: Implications for Their Geographic Distribution an1
Intracellular Localization of the Bacterial Endosymbiont Cardinium in the Ostracod Heterocypris spadix1
First Record of the Deep-Sea Sea Spider Bathypallenopsis californica (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from the Northwestern Pacific, with a Note on an Attached Crinoid1
Long-Term Heat Tolerance and Accelerated Metamorphosis: Hot Spring Adaptations of Buergeria japonica1
Male Guppies Recognize Familiar Conspecific Males by Their Face1
Diversity of Exumbrellar Surface in Jellyfish with Remarks on the Optical Property of a Microvillar Array1
Levinaespira georgesnyderi gen. et sp. nov., a New Deep-Sea Snail (Gastropoda: Neomphalidae) from Eastern Pacific Methane Seeps1
Evolution of Vanadium-Binding Protein (Vanabin) Gene Structure in Phlebobranchia and Aplousobranchia Ascidian Lineages1
Guiding Light: Mechanisms and Adjustments of Environmental Light Interpretation with Insights from Platynereis dumerilii and Other Selected Examples1
Populations of the Intertidal Crab Macrophthalmus banzai are Not Grouped by Latitude: Taiwan Population is Genetically Closer to the Populations in the Japanese Mainland Than the Ryukyu Islands1
High-Resolution GPS Tracking of Perch-Hunting Bats, Rhinolophus nippon, during Nightly Foraging Behavior1
Automated Labeling of Scientific Names and Etymological Trend Analysis in Phytophagous Arthropods Using Large Language Model1
Functional Analysis of a Juvenile Hormone Inducible Transcription Factor, Krüppel homolog 1, in the Bean Bug, Riptortus pedestris1
Ontogenetic Expression of Aquaporins in the Kidney and Urinary Bladder of the Japanese Tree Frog, Dryophytes japonicus1
Polydendrorhynchus amaleshii sp. nov., a New Species With Branched Proboscis (Nemertea: Heteronemertea) From the North-East Coastal Bay of Bengal1
Growth-Promotion Effects of Dissolved Amino Acids in Three Species of Hynobius Salamander Hatchlings1
Freshwater Colonization by a Scaleless Scale Worm: Pisione mizuchi sp. nov. (Annelida: Sigalionidae), from Sado Island, Japan1
Description of a New Species of Hua (Gastropoda: Semisulcospiridae) from Guizhou, China, Based on Morphology and Molecular Evidence1
Mate Discrimination Using Chemical Cues by Male Guppies1
Occurrence of 12 Acoela Species in the Seto Inland Sea1
Developmental Staging of Sexual Egg Formation in Daphnia pulex: Unmated Females Resorb Meiotic Oocytes to Resist Starvation1
Environment-Mediated Vertical Transmission Fostered Uncoupled Phylogenetic Relationships between Longicorn Beetles and Their Symbionts1
Periodic Stretching of Cultured Myotubes Enhances Myofibril Assembly1
Sand Armored Edwardsiids: Two New Species of Paraedwardsia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Edwardsiidae) from Japan1
Sacculina-Induced Morphological Feminization in the Grapsid Crab Pachygrapsus crassipes1
Seasonal and Sex Differences in Arm Loss Frequency in Two Small Coastal Octopus Species (Octopus parvus and Hapalochlaena cf. fasciata)1
Comparative Phylogenetic Study on Host Newts (Caudata: Salamandridae) and Parasitic Mites (Acariformes: Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae) in East and Southeast Asia1
Environmentally Dependent Alteration of Reproductive Strategies and Juvenile Hormone Signaling in Daphnia (Crustacea: Cladocera)1
Transcriptome Analysis in a Scleractinian Coral, Acropora tenuis, during the Spawning Season With Reference to the Gonadal Condition1
CRISPR/Cas9- and Single-Stranded ODN-Mediated Knock-In in Silkworm Bombyx mori1
Zoology of Fishes1
Early Gonadal Differentiation in the Viviparous Red Stingray: Histological Characterization of Sexual Dimorphism1
A CatSper-Uninvolved Mechanism to Induce Forward Sperm Motility in the Internal Fertilization1
Phototaxis in Two Shallow-Water Zeuxo Species (Crustacea: Tanaidacea)1
Phylogenetics and Population Genetics of the Asian House Shrew, Suncus murinus–S. montanus Species Complex, Inferred From Whole-Genome and Mitochondrial DNA Sequences, with Special Reference to the Ry1
Patterns of Sexual Dimorphism, Static Allometry, and Modularity in the Skull of the Ethiopian White-Footed Mouse, Stenocephalemys albipes (Rodentia: Muridae)1
Constant Light, Pdp1, and Tim Exert Influence on Free-Running Period of Locomotor Rhythms in the Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus1
Electromyography of Flight Muscles in Free-Flying Chestnut Tiger Butterfly, Parantica sita1
Anemonefish Chromatophore Distribution and Organization Revealed by TEM Studies1
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