OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ethology Ecology & Evolution 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Kinship influences the metamorphic traits of Asiatic toad ( Bufo gargarizans ) larvae, in Central China	35
Chafing behaviour of great barracudas on sea turtles triggers escape response of external parasites	33
Increased occurrence of Egyptian vultures in Crete: exploring movement patterns and potential for wintering	31
Initial orientation and homing performances in the lacertid lizard Podarcis siculus	19
Alarm reaction depends on multiple chemical cues in tadpoles of the cane toad (Rhinella marina)	17
Early exposure to an aerial predator influences anti-predator behaviour of farm-bred grey partridges ( Perdix perdix )	12
Modeling the spatial distribution of bottlenose dolphins and small-scale fishery in the Asinara Island National Park (North-Western Mediterranean Sea, Italy)	8
Body colour adjustment of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers 1877) in different background colours	8
Mechanisms of collateral damage: heterospecific neighbor density mediates parasitism by eavesdroppers on hourglass treefrogs	7
First documentation of long-distance travel by a Florida manatee to the Mexican Caribbean	7
Sperm length variation is linked to sexual ornamentation in male paper wasps	6
Body condition of females during tadpole attendance and its potential costs in a Neotropical foam-nesting frog (Leptodactylus podicipinus)	6
The opportunity for and intensity of sexual selection in a seed bug depend on host plant dispersion	6
Living in a mosaic of Brazilian Atlantic Forest and plantations: spatial ecology of five bushmaster Lachesis muta (Viperidae Crotalinae)	6
Testosterone treatment unveils testosterone-insensitive song in an early-branched hummingbird	6
Hissing calls of tits elicit vigilance in feeding squirrels	5
The behavioural ecology behind anti-predator mechanisms: diversity, ontogenetic changes and sexual differences in anuran defence behaviours	5
Microhabitat use and selection by Pristidactylus scapulatus (Squamata Leiosauridae) in the Puna region of the Central Andes in Argentina	5
Male polymorphism in bladder grasshoppers: a genetic analysis	5
Site fidelity and determinants of wintering decisions in the Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)	4
Are size-dependent aposematic patterns shaped by evolutionary pressures in “indestructible” velvet ants (Hymenoptera Mutillidae)? A case study of neotropical species	4
Temperature and predator cues shape antipredator behavior in Amazonian tadpoles	4
Gerbils from populations located in low vegetation habitats emerge later than those from more densely vegetated habitats	4
Reaching versus catching: flexible hand preference in ring-tailed lemurs	4
Activity time budgets of ecologically relaxed groups of geladas (Theropithecus gelada) and mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx): what happens when time is no longer a constraint?	4

Adoption and foster parenting: an evolutionary enigma?	4
Feeding ecology and diurnal activity patterns of the new populations of geladas ( Theropithecus gelada ) in the escarpments of eastern Tigray, northern Ethiopia	4
Activity overlap between mesocarnivores and prey in the Central Mongolian steppe	4
The limits of olfactory perception in black vultures: a field experiment	4
See you in spring: overwinter survival is higher than post summer in the Alpine marmot	4
Mating and post-hibernation ovarian development in stylopized and non-stylopized queens of the hornet Vespa analis (Hymenoptera Vespidae)	4
Miniaturization as a relevant variable in determining cuteness	4
Animal linguistics in the making: the Urgency Principle and titi monkeys’ alarm system	3
Telemetry in movement ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles in world freshwater ecoregions: a systematic review	3
Influence of operational sex ratio and male age on mating competition intensity in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	3
Environmental determinants of the diets in François’ langurs ( Trachypithecus francoisi )	3
Nothing like home: most males of Espadarana prosoblepon (Anura Centrolenidae) exhibit homing to calling site despite the availability of alternative suitable sites for c	3
Influence of operational sex ratio and male age on mating competition intensity in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	3
Effect of supplemental feeding on habitat and crop selection by wild boar in Sweden	3
From sand to rocks: divergent diets in two populations of Pleurodema diplolister (Anura Leptodactylidae) in the semi-arid region of Bahia, Brazil	3
Unveiling behavior modification induced by the Ticapimpla Darwin wasp (Ichneumonidae)	3
Social aggregation in the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare	3
A delicate balance: wolves exploiting dogs’ predation attempts in central Italy	3
Form follows function in human nonverbal vocalisations	3
Flight patterns of monocularly occluded homing pigeons further reveal a left eye/right cerebral hemispheric advantage in the visual processing of familiar landscape/landmark features	3
The role of familiarity in shelter site fidelity: insights from a mesocosm experiment with a plethodontid salamander	2
Feeding behavior of blue whales ( Balaenoptera musculus ) during austral summer in northern Chilean Patagonia	2
Pattern in water-related birds reveals a shift in biomass between mature and mowed reedbeds: evidence from a coastal wetland	2
Assessment of wild prey of mammalian carnivores in Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India	2
Evidence of sperm whale trumpets conveying individual and group context cues in a feeding ground	2
How do we study spider aerial dispersal? A review of methods and potential biases	2
Dietary habits of the European brown hare: summary of knowledge and management relapses	2
Body size correlations with female aggression and physiology suggest pre-adult effects on caste in an independent-founding eusocial paper wasp (Mischocyttarus pallidipectus, Hymenoptera Vespida	2
Comparisons of energy metabolism and personality traits before and after angling in crucian carp ( Carassius auratus )	2
Reviewed ethograms for cetacean species in the Mediterranean Sea: an updated approach to ethological analysis	2
Influence of nearest neighbor distance and habitat structure on vigilance behavior	2
Allopatric populations of Drosophila ananassae exhibit different degrees of trade-off for evolving immune response against bacterial infection	2
Escaping from predators: a review of Neotropical lizards defence traits	2
Predator-avoidance of larval black-bellied salamanders (Desmognathus quadramaculatus) in response to cues from native and nonnative salmonids	2
Do pied tamarins increase scent-marking in response to urban noise?	2
A pilot study of calling patterns and vocal turn-taking in wild bonobos Pan paniscus	2
Actual versus counterfactual fitness consequences of dispersal decisions in a cooperative breeder	2
Cheliped function in the porcellanid crabPetrolisthes japonicus: autotomy as an effective antipredator defence mechanism	2
The defense repertoire of males of Leptodactylus vastus Lutz 1930 in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil	1
Jungle cat (Felis chaus) in farmlands: potential benefits of coexistence and human-wildlife conflicts in West Bengal, India	1
Web building behavior in a wall spider (Oecobiidae) suggests a close relationship with orb-weavers	1
Foraging plasticity in Chilean flamingos: influence of water depth, food abundance and intra-flock distances	1
Sex and the patch: the influence of habitat fragmentation on terrestrial vertebrates’ mating strategies	1
Nutritional composition of manatee’s diet in the Western Caribbean: from the river to the reef	1
Dating on your level: assortative mating based on body condition in an amphibian	1
Who is caught in the trap? Boldness is not linked to the bucket trap entry by invasive giant African snails, Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich 1822)	1
A dog-eat-dog world: predation and resource acquisition by free-ranging dogs around Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India	1
Urban junco flight initiation distances correlate with approach velocities of anthropogenic sounds	1
Testing the effectiveness of pruning apple trees to boost fruit productivity and its association with Apennine brown bears ( Ursus arctos marsicanus ) in areas of potent	1
Water visitation patterns by Eleonora’s falcon at its breeding grounds: a case study using visual observations and camera traps	1

First assessment of ectoparasite prevalence in Apennine populations of Eurasian red squirrel: does habitat fragmentation affect parasite presence?	1
Diet of the vulnerable White-browed guan Penelope jacucaca (Galliformes Cracidae) in two contrasting Caatinga fragments in Northeastern Brazil	1
Unilateral hippocampal lesions and the navigational performance of homing pigeons as revealed by GPS-tracking	1
Experimental queen removal stimulates caste flexibility of females in Neotropical social wasps (Vespidae Polistinae Epiponini)	1
Optimizing fishway entrance attraction flow based on Schizothorax prenanti swimming behavior and entrance efficiency	1
Interacting primates: the biological roots of human communication	1
The role of epigynal setae in mate choice in the orb-weaver Leucauge argyra	1
Evidence that wolves use cooperative ambush strategies to hunt beavers	1
Grooming behavior in goitered gazelles: the programmed versus stimulus-driven hypothesis	1
Behavioral strategies of the freshwater crab Sylviocarcinus pictus (Crustacea Brachyura Trichodactylidae) in severe aquatic environments in the Brazilian semiarid region	1
Sound production during feeding in Icelandic herring-eating killer whales ( Orcinus orca )	1
Foraging behaviour of an omnivorous bird varies in mixed-species groups	1
On the gestural origins of language: what baboons’ gestures and brain have told us after 15 years of research	1
The functional morphology of species-specific male structures and lack of female coevolution in Lytta (Adicolytta) eucera (Chevrolat 1834) (Coleoptera Meloidae)	1
Notes on a tree: reframing the relevance of primate choruses, duets, and solo songs	1
Playful interactions and facial mimicry in infant bonobos (Pan paniscus)	1
An attempt to evidence post-fire adaptation of red fox diet in a Mediterranean area	1
Behavioral strategies between Aphidius platensis and winter cereal aphids with a focus on parasitism	1
Mirror responses in African grey parrot ( Psittacus erithacus ) support the gradualist perspective on mirror self-recognition	1
Downscaling hermit crab-gastropod network to demographic groups unveils recurrent patterns	1
Key cetacean feeding habitats identified in Iceland: a multi-model ensemble approach using opportunistic behavioural and ecogeographical data	1
Possible impact of winter conditions and summer temperature on bank vole (Myodes glareolus) population fluctuations in Central Norway	1