OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ethology Ecology & Evolution is 3. 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
Current status of Brazilian scientific production on non-native species	33
Kinship influences the metamorphic traits of Asiatic toad ( Bufo gargarizans ) larvae, in Central China	30
Body colour adjustment of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium jelskii (Miers 1877) in different background colours	29
Chafing behaviour of great barracudas on sea turtles triggers escape response of external parasites	22
Increased occurrence of Egyptian vultures in Crete: exploring movement patterns and potential for wintering	15
Initial orientation and homing performances in the lacertid lizard Podarcis siculus	14
Alarm reaction depends on multiple chemical cues in tadpoles of the cane toad (Rhinella marina)	11
Testosterone treatment unveils testosterone-insensitive song in an early-branched hummingbird	10
First documentation of long-distance travel by a Florida manatee to the Mexican Caribbean	7
Mechanisms of collateral damage: heterospecific neighbor density mediates parasitism by eavesdroppers on hourglass treefrogs	7
The opportunity for and intensity of sexual selection in a seed bug depend on host plant dispersion	6
Altitudinal body size variation inRana kukunoris: the effects of age and growth rate on the plateau brown frog from the eastern Tibetan Plateau	6
Sperm length variation is linked to sexual ornamentation in male paper wasps	6
Living in a mosaic of Brazilian Atlantic Forest and plantations: spatial ecology of five bushmaster Lachesis muta (Viperidae Crotalinae)	5
Site fidelity and determinants of wintering decisions in the Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)	5
The behavioural ecology behind anti-predator mechanisms: diversity, ontogenetic changes and sexual differences in anuran defence behaviours	5
The limits of olfactory perception in black vultures: a field experiment	5
Body condition of females during tadpole attendance and its potential costs in a Neotropical foam-nesting frog (Leptodactylus podicipinus)	5
Reaching versus catching: flexible hand preference in ring-tailed lemurs	5
Mating and post-hibernation ovarian development in stylopized and non-stylopized queens of the hornet Vespa analis (Hymenoptera Vespidae)	5
Hissing calls of tits elicit vigilance in feeding squirrels	5
Microhabitat use and selection by Pristidactylus scapulatus (Squamata Leiosauridae) in the Puna region of the Central Andes in Argentina	5
Adoption and foster parenting: an evolutionary enigma?	5
Feeding ecology and diurnal activity patterns of the new populations of geladas ( Theropithecus gelada ) in the escarpments of eastern Tigray, northern Ethiopia	4
See you in spring: overwinter survival is higher than post summer in the Alpine marmot	4

Temperature and predator cues shape antipredator behavior in Amazonian tadpoles	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
Miniaturization as a relevant variable in determining cuteness	4
Are size-dependent aposematic patterns shaped by evolutionary pressures in “indestructible” velvet ants (Hymenoptera Mutillidae)? A case study of neotropical species	4
Activity overlap between mesocarnivores and prey in the Central Mongolian steppe	4
Social aggregation in the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare	3
Effect of supplemental feeding on habitat and crop selection by wild boar in Sweden	3
A delicate balance: wolves exploiting dogs’ predation attempts in central Italy	3
Telemetry in movement ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles in world freshwater ecoregions: a systematic review	3
Gerbils from populations located in low vegetation habitats emerge later than those from more densely vegetated habitats	3
Influence of operational sex ratio and male age on mating competition intensity in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	3
Influence of operational sex ratio and male age on mating competition intensity in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)	3
Animal linguistics in the making: the Urgency Principle and titi monkeys’ alarm system	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
Form follows function in human nonverbal vocalisations	3