OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Zoology is 4. 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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How reliably do keratinous tissues predict total mercury concentration in internal tissues of a highly mobile carnivore with a terrestrial diet?	25
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Feeding behavior varies based upon prey defenses in the ground snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Sonora episcopa)	17
Ecoimmunological differences among congeneric tortoises in the United States	16
Overlap of activity patterns between leopards and their potential prey species in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania	16
Variability in spatial behaviour and migratory strategies selection: the case of the Hen Harrier at the southern limit of its distribution	16
Various responses of pine marten morphology and demography to temporal climate changes and primary productivity	16
Behavioural and physiological adaptations of a jumping spider to a marine environment	15
Evolutionary correlates and consequences of sociality in feliform carnivorans	14
Altitudinal gradients and body size variation among Chinese lizards in different terrains	14
Population genetics and the role of dispersal barriers in the Antarctic springtail Kaylathalia klovstadi (Collembola, Isotomidae)	14
Long‐term monitoring reveals sex‐ and age‐related survival patterns in griffon vultures	13
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Quantifying the predation impact of an expanding mesocarnivore on declining small‐game species	12
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Hidden in plain sight: unveiling the distributions of green‐winged grasshoppers (Aiolopus spp.) with citizen‐science data	12
Influence of human development and predators on patterns of Virginia opossum occupancy, abundance, and activity	12
Influence of landfill use on nest‐site selection and breeding success in white storks	11
Testing the size‐grain hypothesis in a generalist predator: The case of an ant species in the Brazilian savannah	11
The longest known rhino horn from the permafrost of Yakutia offers insights into woolly rhinoceros morphology, palaeoecology and sexual dimorphism	11
Reproductive payoffs of territoriality are snow‐dependent in a mountain ungulate, the Alpine chamois	11
Here comes the sun: Thermoregulatory behavior in ectotherms illuminated by light‐level geolocators	11
Evolutionary novelty in chemical signalling is linked with chemosensory behaviour in close Liolaemus lizard species (Iguania: Liolaemidae)	10

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A framework to interpret co‐occurrence patterns from camera trap data: The case of the gray fox, the bobcat, and the eastern cottontail rabbit in a tropical dry habitat	9
Annual variation in riverscape habitat use by a diadromous fish before oceanic migration	9
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Reproductive health from hair: Validation and utility of hair progesterone analysis in the Asian black bear, Ursus thibetanus	9
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Population dynamics of recovering apex predators: Golden eagles in a Mediterranean landscape	9
Spatiotemporal plasticity of prey selection in the wolf	9
More and bigger lizards reside on islands with more resources	9
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Noninvasive assessment of corticosterone and triiodothyronine levels in the endangered Pyrenean Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus aquitanicus )	8
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Activity and habitat use of a dune gecko and its spatial and temporal correlation with other animals on dunes	8
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Water quality influences paternal care behaviors and nest fate in Eastern Hellbender salamanders	8
Behavioural responses to chemical cues of predators differ between fire salamander larvae from two different habitats	8
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Beaver dams in Mediterranean ecosystems: trait‐specific effects on macroinvertebrates	8
Journal of Zoology: Highlights of the year 2024	7
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Interactive effects of body size, food abundance and mating status on reproductive attributes in tortoise beetle	7
Seasonal shifts in prey availability and low feeding requirements of African egg‐eating snakes ( Dasypeltis scabra )	7
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Object neophobia in the Olrog's gull and its relationship with propensity to try novel food	7
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Dietary patterns of Yacare in the wetlands of Corrientes, Argentina	7
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Alternative highland adaptations: organ masses and fur insulation in Afroalpine rodents	7
Temperature during embryonic development in brown trout influences juvenile behaviour in encounters with predators	7
Sound production by the short‐beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)	7
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Do urban habitats induce physiological changes in Mediterranean lizards?	6
Dietary conditioning on aphids and conspecific eggs in the ladybirdMenochilus sexmaculatusFabricius influences cannibalistic food choices in subsequent generations	6
Shorter telomeres are associated with shell anomalies in a long‐lived tortoise	6
An experimental framework for quantifying the degree of intraguild predation in omnivorous food webs in the field	6
Livin' la vida local: philopatry results in consistent patterns of annual space use in a long‐lived lizard	6
Evaluating the prevalence and spatial distribution of giraffes injured by non‐target poaching	6
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Do sexes differ in consistent individual differences and behavioural syndrome in an aposematic poison frog?	6
In vivo bite force in lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis, Psittaciformes) and their relative biting performance among birds	6
Migrating eagles stopping in the Sahara Desert: Aberrant behaviour or foraging strategy?	6
Morphology of the sulcus acusticus in sagittal otoliths and its relationship with mobility patterns in tropical fish species of the families Sciaenidae a	6
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Parthenogenic hybrid geckos differ from their sexual counterparts in skin microbiomes but not in rates of water loss	5
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Identification and tissue‐specific expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism in broad‐snouted caiman	5
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Review of osteoderm function and future research directions	5
Comparative analysis of behavioural repertoires for Mahogany glider and Brushtail possum using accelerometer loggers and machine learning algorithms	5
Lemons and learning: Juvenile free‐ranging dogs are more persistent but less selective foragers than adults	5
Fine sensory innervation of the contact surface of lamellae bearing adhesive setae in the tokay gecko	5
Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires	5
Tiger diet in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve: how do metabarcoding and mechanical sorting compare?	5
Predatory foraging tactics correspond with aggressive mimetic fidelity in carnivorous blenniid fishes on coral reefs	5
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Changes in marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) heart rates suggest reduced metabolism during El Niño events	5
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Exceptional features of the embryonic ontogeny of a direct‐developing Robber frog	5
Brocket deer niche breadth and overlap: spatial similarities limit species coexistence	5
Behavioural responses to temporal variations of human presence: Insights from an urban adapter	5
Interspecific differences of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in their repellency to ants	5
Comparison of the eggshell mammillary microstructure of Galliformes and Anseriformes	5
Two in one: A case study of two rhizocephalan species invading the nervous tissue of one host	5
Effects of human presence on African mammal waterhole attendance and temporal activity patterns	5
Bigfoot: If it's there, could it be a bear?	4
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Habitat mosaic as a driver of the resilience of native species: The case of the assemblage of small mammals from the city of Franceville, Gabon	4
Exploring the effects of anthropogenic habitat change on Euplerid carnivore occupancy in a humid evergreen forest, south‐east Madagascar	4
COVID‐19: An unplanned experiment to assess the effect of tourism on ungulates in a world heritage site	4
Behavioral novelties and morphological exaptation underlie trophic novelty in an anemone‐feeding fish	4
Social clustering behavior in hatchling western saw‐shelled turtles ( Myuchelys bellii )	4
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Plasticity in resource use explains the persistence of the largest living rodent in anthropized environments	4
Environment drives color pattern polymorphism in sand lizards beyond the Gloger's rule	4
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Fertility up in flames: Reduced fertility indices as a consequence of a simulated heatwave on small African mammals	4
Behavioral diversity and biomechanical determinants of the outcome of a fish predator–prey interaction	4
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels of intensive captive, free‐range captive and wild Tasmanian devils	4
A review of nose picking in primates with new evidence of its occurrence in Daubentonia madagascariensis	4
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Forced sympatry? Spatiotemporal interactions of ursids, the Himalayan brown bear and the Asiatic black bear, along a gradient of anthropic disturbances in Western Himalaya	4
Low socioeconomic status is an under‐recognised source of challenges in academia	4
The anatomy of mastication in a toothless mammal: Morphological characteristics of the temporomandibular joint in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)	4
Histomorphological changes due to elevation in a high‐altitude lizard: A comparative study across three mountain systems	4
Possible occurrence of contact calls in all‐male groups of free‐ranging beluga whales	4
‘Knocking’ on armadillo's door: Uncovering the use of an ecosystem engineer's burrow by the lesser anteater	4
Hierarchical partitioning of multiple niche dimensions among ecomorphs, species and sexes in Puerto Rican anoles	4
Disruption and irruption shape genetic variation and population structure of the common rock‐rat in north‐western Australia	4
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