OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Zoology 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Synthesis of digestive enzymes, food processing, and nutrient absorption in decapod crustaceans: a comparison to the mammalian model of digestion	26
Body forms in sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) and their functional, ecological, and evolutionary implications	21
How flat can a horse be? Exploring 2D approximations of 3D crania in equids	19
Arthropod biodiversity patterns point to the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) as a climate refugium	19
Mechanical ecology of fruit-insect interaction in the adult Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)	19
Karyological characterization of the common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) provides insights on the evolution and diversification of sex chromosomes in Chamaeleonidae	18
The Neurobiology of Ocean Change – insights from decapod crustaceans	17
Expression of Acetylcholine- and G protein coupled Muscarinic receptor in the Neuroepithelial cells (NECs) of the obligated air-breathing fish, Arapaima gigas (Arapaimatidae: Teleostei)	17
Spatio-temporal partitioning facilitates mesocarnivore sympatry in the Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria	16
Microplastic burden in Daphnia is aggravated by elevated temperatures	16
Neuroepithelial cells (NECs) and mucous cells express a variety of neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter receptors in the gill and respiratory air-sac of the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Silurifo	16
Reproduction in the pitviper Bothrops jararacussu: large females increase their reproductive output while small males increase their potential to mate	15
Reproductive and Somatic Senescence in the European Badger (Meles meles): Evidence from Lifetime Sex-Steroid Profiles	15
Geometric morphometric analysis of the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) revealed significant effects of environmental factors on skull variations	15
Ontogenetic growth and the development of a unique fibrocartilage entheses in Macropus fuliginosus	14
The interplay between habitat use, morphology and locomotion in subterranean crustaceans of the genus Niphargus	13
Coping with the “dirt”: brown shrimp and the microplastic threat	11
Step by step and frame by frame – Workflow for efficient motion tracking of high-speed movements in animals	11
Fluctuating asymmetry as biomarker of pesticides exposure in the Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus)	10
How and when melanic coloration is an advantage for lizards: the case of three closely-related species of Liolaemus	10
Niche differentiation between deeply divergent phylogenetic lineages of an endemic newt: implications for Species Distribution Models	10
Kinematics of gecko climbing: the lateral undulation pattern	9
Efficacy of hormone stimulation on sperm production in an alpine amphibian (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) and the impact of short-term storage on sperm quality	9
Allograft Inflammatory Factor AIF-1: early immune response in the Mediterranean sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus	9
Numerical Analysis of the Cerebral Cortex in Diprotodontids (Marsupialia; Australidelphia) and Comparison with Eutherian Brains	8

Observational learning and irreversible starvation in first-feeding zebrafish larvae: is it okay to copy from your friends?	8
Adhesive force and endurance of the pelvic sucker across different modes of waterfall-climbing in gobiid fishes: Contrasting climbing mechanisms share aspects of ontogenetic change	8
Ontogeny of strike performance in ball pythons (Python regius): a three-year longitudinal study	8
Facing Southern Ocean warming: Temperature effects on whole animal performance of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)	8
Functional morphology and post-larval development of the buccal complex in Eubranchus rupium (Nudibranchia: Aeolidida: Fionidae)	8
Feral pigeon populations: their gene pool and links with local domestic breeds	8
Spatio-temporal ecology of a carnivore community in middle atlas, NW of Morocco	7
Chemistry and morphology of the pygidial glands in four Pterostichini ground beetle taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichinae)	7
Stimulus discrimination and surface wave source localization in Crocodilians	7
Karyotype evolution and preliminary molecular assessment of genera in the family Scorpiopidae (Arachnida: Scorpiones)	7
Koinobint life style of the spider wasp Minagenia (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) and its consequences for host selection and sex allocation	7
Next-generation sequencing of DNA from resting eggs: signatures of eutrophication in a lake’s sediment	7
New insights into life–history traits of Mediterranean Electric rays (Torpediniformes: Torpedinidae) as a contribution to their conservation	7
Locomotion in Anaspides (Anaspidacea, Malacostraca) – insights from a morpho-functional study of thoracopods with some observations on swimming and walking	7
Intraspecific variability of cell reaggregation during reproduction cycle in sponges	7
Ecophysiological and life-history adaptations of Gammarus balcanicus (Schäferna, 1922) in a sinking-cave stream from Western Carpathians (Romania)	7
Larval tolerance to food limitation is stronger in an exotic barnacle than in its native competitor	7
Novel data on the innervation of the lophophore in adult phoronids (Lophophorata, Phoronida)	6
Gas composition and its daily changes within burrows and nests of an Afroalpine fossorial rodent, the giant root-rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus	6
Fine details of the choanocyte filter apparatus in asconoid calcareous sponges (Porifera: Calcarea) revealed by ruthenium red fixation	6
Is there a trade-off between sperm production and sexual weaponry in the Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum (Heller, 1862)?	6
An insight into the prey spectra and livestock predation by cheetahs in Kenya using faecal DNA metabarcoding	6
The water-hopping kinematics of the tree-climbing fish, Periophthalmus variabilis	6
The effect of albinism on avian predator attack rates in eastern garter snakes	6
Temporal and spatial dynamics of arthropod groups in terrestrial subsurface habitats in central Portugal	6
Asymmetry in the frequency and proportion of arm truncation in three sympatric California Octopus species	6
Sperm length variation among Afrotropical songbirds reflects phylogeny rather than adaptations to the tropical environment	6
Characteristics of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from the Bone Marrow of Red Pandas	6
Comparative biomechanics of hagfish skins: diversity in material, morphology, and movement	5
Site-specific variation in the activity of COX-2 alters the pattern of wound healing in the tail and limb of northern house gecko by differentially regulating the expression of local inflammatory medi	5
Recognising mollusc shell contours with enlarged spines: Wavelet vs Elliptic Fourier analyses	5
Integrative taxonomy of the species complex Haemulon steindachneri ( ) (Eupercaria; Haemulidae) with a description of a new species from the western Atlantic	5
Shape and ontogenetic changes in otolith of the ocellated icefish (Chionodraco rastrospinosus) from the Bransfield Strait, Antarctic	5
Comparative study of stress responses, laterality and familiarity recognition between albino and pigmented fish	5
Crustaceans in a changing world	5
Unequal sisters – Past and potential future range development of Anatolian and Hyrcanian brown frogs	5
Unravelling the ultrastructure and mineralogical composition of fireworm stinging bristles	5
Data collected by citizen scientists reveal the role of climate and phylogeny on the frequency of shelter types used by frogs across the Americas	5
Reproduction in the Eared Dove: An exception to the classic model of seasonal reproduction in birds?	5
Form and function of the mantle edge in Protobranchia (Mollusca: Bivalvia)	5
Island effect in the shell phenotypic plasticity of an intertidal gastropod	5
First data on the structure of tubes formed by phoronids	5
What do stable isotopes tell us about the trophic ecology of Thamnodynastes hypoconia (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in southern Brazil?	5
Salamander stress and duress: the relationship between CORT, autotomy and regeneration, and exploratory behaviour	5
The forelimbs of Octodontidae (Rodentia: Mammalia): substrate use, morphology, and phylogenetic signal	5
Toads modulate flight strategy according to distance to refuge	5
Postcranial Skeletal Pneumaticity in Cuculidae	5
Relative fitness of decoy coloration is mediated by habitat type	5
Contrasting patterns at interspecific and intraspecific levels in scorpion body size across a climatic gradient from rainforest to dryland vegetation	5
Quantification of neurons in the olfactory bulb of the catsharks Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) and Galeus melastomus (Rafinesque, 1810)	4

Ecomorphological diversification of some barbs and carps (Cyprininae, Cyprinidae) in the Lower Mekong Basin of Thailand	4
Long-term effects of elevated pCO2 levels on the expression of Chaoborus-induced defences in Daphnia pulex	4
Effects of short-term and continuous exposure to reduced salinities on the biochemical composition of larval lobster, Homarus gammarus	4
Male reproductive strategies in two species of spider crabs, Leurocyclus tuberculosus and Libinia spinosa	4
Spatial genetic structure and Ovis haplogroup as a tool for an adaptive conservation management of the endangered Cyprus mouflon	4
A revision of vulture feeding classification	4
Quantitative analysis of cerebellar morphology in monotreme, metatherian and eutherian mammals	4
Biomechanics influence sexual dimorphism in the giant mesquite bug, Thasus neocalifornicus	4
Pygidial glands of three ground beetle taxa (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae): a study on their morphology and chemical composition of their secretions	4
From descent with modification to the origins of novelty	4
Sexual dimorphism in size and shape among populations of the lizard Sceloporus variabilis (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)	4
Developmental environment influences activity levels in a montane rodent, Phyllotis xanthopygus	4
Geographic variation in shape and size of anuran tadpoles: Interpopulation comparisons in Scinax fuscovarius (Anura, Hylidae)	4
Mirror responses in the common hill myna (Gracula religiosa) and the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)	4
The effect of varying laboratory conditions on the locomotor activity of the nocturnal Namaqua rock mouse (Micaelamys namaquensis) and the diurnal Four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys dilectus)	4
Geographic clines in Daphnia magna’s circadian clock gene expression: Local adaptation to photoperiod	4
Comparative thermal ecophysiology in Pristidactylus scapulatus populations from the Puna region of Argentina	4
Commentary on: “Unravelling the ultrastructure and mineralogical composition of fireworm stinging bristles” by Righi et al. 2020	3
Interpreting nature’s finest insect silks (Order Embioptera): hydropathy, interrupted repetitive motifs, and fiber-to-film transformation for two neotropical species	3
Acoustic signals produced by Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and black-chinned tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron during intra- and interspecific pairings	3
Aspects regarding renal morphophysiology of fruit-eating and vampire bats	3
Individual variation in cardiotoxicity of parotoid secretion of the common toad, Bufo bufo, depends on body size – first results	3
Parallel shape divergence between ecotypes of the limpet Nacella concinna along the Antarctic Peninsula: a new model species for parallel evolution?	3
Quantitative analysis of vocalisation types in male common cuckoos’ "gowk" call complex	3
New data on echiuran anatomy and histology: the case of Lissomyema mellita (Annelida: Thalassematidae)	3
Sexual dimorphism and allometry in malacophagus snakes (Dipsadidae: Dipsadinae)	3
The neuro-glandular brain of the Pyramicocephalus phocarum plerocercoid (Cestoda, Diphyllobothriidea): Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural study	3
An X-ray micro-computer tomography study of the Malpighian tubules of the Blue Bottle Blow Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) Diptera: Calliphoridae	3
Seasonal plasticity in the morphology and cytoarchitecture of the hippocampal complex of the Indian Roller, Coracias benghalensis	3
Brain Allometry Across Macroevolutionary Scales in Squamates Suggests a Conserved Pattern in Snakes	3
Do predators react differently to dangerous and larger prey? The case of a mygalomorph generalist spider preying upon insects	3
Reproduction and population dynamics of the invasive bivalves Mytilopsis sallei and Isognomon bicolor on the Northeast coast of Brazil	3
Making a parrot zygodactyl foot: Osteology and morphogenesis of the tarsometatarsus in the monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus)	3
Replacement of fangs in a free-ranging desert viperid, Cerastes vipera	3
Forelimb shortening of Carcharodontosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda): an update on evolutionary anterior micromelias in non-avian theropods	3
Information out of the blue: phenotypic correlates of abdominal color patches in Sceloporus lizards	3
Use of X-ray micro-computed tomography to study the moult cycle of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex	3
Microscopic observations on amputated and scarring lizard digits show an intense inflammatory reaction	3
Ontogenetic dynamics of the subepidermal spicule complex in Nudibranchia (Gastropoda): the case of Onchidoris muricata	2
Phalanx morphology in salamanders: A reflection of microhabitat use, life cycle or evolutionary constraints?	2
Female energy dynamics in the southernmost fiddler crab: Mixed breeding strategy in Leptuca uruguayensis	2
Brothers are better than nothing: first report of incestuous mating and inbreeding depression in a freshwater decapod crustacean	2
Integrity of and damage to wings, feather vanes and serrations in barn owls	2
Patterns of correlations and locomotor specialization in anuran limbs: association with phylogeny and ecology	2
Cranial asymmetry in odontocetes: a facilitator of sonic exploration?	2
Inside the shell: body composition of free-ranging tortoises (Testudo hermanni)	2
Developmental stages of Amphibiocystidium sp., a parasite from the Italian stream frog (Rana italica)	2
Effects of Diet and Intraspecific Scaling on the Viscera of Muraenid Fishes	2
Crustaceans in changing climate: Global warming and invasion of tropical land hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Coenobitidae) into temperate area in Japan	2
Response to Tilic and Bartolomaeus’s Commentary on the original Research Paper “Unravelling the ultrastructure and mineralogical composition of fireworm stinging bristles” (Zoology, 144)	2
Angular variables of climbing geckos in two lateral undulation patterns	2
Back to the basics: allometric growth by the horns of bovid mammals	2
Drosophila insulin-like peptides regulate concentration-dependent changes of appetite to different carbohydrates	2
Peculiar relationships among morphology, burrowing performance and sand type in two fossorial microteiid lizards	2
Electrosensory Impairment in the Atlantic Stingray, Hypanus sabinus, After Crude Oil Exposure	2
Spatio-temporal patterns of northern gannet abundance in a migratory and wintering area	2
Effects of acute temperature change on California moray prey manipulation and transport behavior	2
Morphological adaptations during development of the kidneys in Vampire bats	2
The eggs and nymphs of predatory stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae): what do we know?	2
Cold exposure increased hypothalamic orexigenic neuropeptides but not food intake in fattening Daurian ground squirrels	2
Presence of immune cells in the regenerating caudal spinal cord of frog tadpoles indicates active immune-surveillance before metamorphosis	2