OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Zoology 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Various responses of pine marten morphology and demography to temporal climate changes and primary productivity	55
Chipping in: functional morphology of the American beaver under range expansion	43
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Overlap of activity patterns between leopards and their potential prey species in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania	13
Activity patterns of the marsh deer: Effects of proxies of human movement, cattle presence, and moon phases on its behavior	13
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Demographic monitoring of the invasive ladder snake on Formentera (Balearic Islands, Spain)	12
Is the urgency message encoded in heterospecific alarm calls perceived by domestic chickens?	11
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Do African egg‐eating snakes (Dasypeltis) exhibit preference for eggs they eat?	10
Regional disparity in the axial skeleton of Saurichthyidae and implications for axial regionalization in non‐teleostean actinopterygians	10
Movement patterns within an urban population of fire salamanders highlight the importance of conserving small habitat patches	10
Brocket deer niche breadth and overlap: spatial similarities limit species coexistence	9
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Feeding behavior varies based upon prey defenses in the ground snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Sonora episcopa)	8
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Diversification dynamics of chameleons (Chamaeleonidae)	8

How many sequences should I track when applying the random encounter model to camera trap data?	7
Geographic variation in developmental plasticity among populations of the canyon treefrog in response to temperature and pond‐drying	7
Nine ways to score nine lives – identifying appropriate methods to age domestic cats (Felis catus)	7
Ecoimmunological differences among congeneric tortoises in the United States	7
Further thoughts on comparative analyses of coloration	7
Naturally occurring variability in larval period length is associated with intraspecific differences in late tadpoles of a South American true toad	7
Linking plumage dimorphism and environmental stress	7
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Fertilization modes drive the evolution of sperm traits in Baikal sculpins	7
Take only pictures, leave only… Cameras influence marmot vigilance but not perceptions of risk	6
Big competition for small spots? Conspecific density drives home range size in male and female leopards	6
Spatial and temporal interactions between endangered spotted‐tailed quolls and introduced red foxes in a fragmented landscape	6
Influence of predator suppression and prey availability on carnivore occurrence in western Himalaya	6
Sexual dichromatism and throat display in spectacled salamanders: a role in visual communication?	6
The elusive winter engineers: structure and materials of hazel dormouse hibernation nests	6
Variation in white‐tailed and mule deer dental metrics is associated with precipitation gradients in the Americas	6
Comparative analyses of micro‐ and macro‐scale surface structures in the convergent evolution of rain‐harvesting behaviour in lizards	6
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Endocrine correlates of female reproductive activity in the roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)	6
An experimental framework for quantifying the degree of intraguild predation in omnivorous food webs in the field	6
Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires	6
Does colour impact responses to images in geckos?	5
Ecological determinants of livestock depredation by the snow leopard Panthera uncia in Bhutan	5
Following urban predators – long‐term snow‐tracking data reveal changes in their abundance and habitat use	5
Innate responses to con‐ and heterospecific alarm chemicals in juveniles of a freshwater shrimp	5
Costs and benefits of solitary living in mammals	5
Carryover effects of pesticide exposure and pond drying on performance, behavior, and sex ratios in a pool breeding amphibian	5
Pelage variation in dingoes across southeastern Australia: implications for conservation and management	5
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Living in a predictable environment: Intraspecific variation in tadpole size and shape of the Sierra's treefrog	5
All in one: single‐season multi‐clutching in an ephemeral pool‐breeding frog that is otherwise virtually semelparous	5
Scavenger assemblages are structured by complex competition and facilitation processes among vultures	5
Ninja turtles: an experimental evaluation of potential anthropogenic barriers to movement for a freshwater turtle	5
Temporal overlap in use of shared latrines by brown hyena and spotted hyena	5
Taste for pollen comes in different shapes: Consumption by tadpoles from three divergent ecomorphotypes	5
Faecal cortisol levels in a wild Iberian red deer population are best explained by prior weather conditions	5
Body condition metrics explain fish movement in experimental streams	5
Conservation of rare wild‐living cattle Bos taurus (L.): coat colour gene illuminates breed history, and associated reproductive anomalies have not reduced herd fertility	5
Inter‐relationships among body mass, jaw musculature and bite force in birds	4
Dietary influences on head and neck ranges of motion in neotropical bats	4
Walking together: artificial and natural selection in traditional husbandry of feral pigs	4
Microhabitat selection of meadow and steppe vipers enlightened by digital photography and image processing to describe grassland vegetation structure	4
Deferred benefits of dominance for natal males in a cooperative breeder, the Kalahari meerkat	4
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Fine‐scale vegetation complexity and habitat structure influence predation pressure on a declining snake	4
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Ecological niche variation drives morphological differentiation in tropical stream‐dwelling newts from Indochina	4
Characterizing personalized ecologies	4
The wild boar Sus scrofa as a threat to ground‐nesting bird species: an artificial nest experiment	4
Effects of human presence on African mammal waterhole attendance and temporal activity patterns	4

How reliably do keratinous tissues predict total mercury concentration in internal tissues of a highly mobile carnivore with a terrestrial diet?	4
Home range size, space use and resource selection of griffon vultures in an insular environment	4
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Exceptional features of the embryonic ontogeny of a direct‐developing Robber frog	4
Flight initiation distance differs among eumelanin‐based color morphs in feral pigeons	4
Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates – substantial variations about a common theme	4
Night life: Positional behaviors and activity patterns of the Neotropical kinkajou, Potos flavus (Carnivora, Procyonidae)	4
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Assessment of the acoustic adaptation hypothesis in frogs using large‐scale citizen science data	3
The influence of road networks on brown bear spatial distribution and habitat suitability in a human‐modified landscape	3
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Behavioural responses to temporal variations of human presence: Insights from an urban adapter	3
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Reproductive payoffs of territoriality are snow‐dependent in a mountain ungulate, the Alpine chamois	3
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Mini‐series: The axial skeleton – diversity, patterning, and function	3
Comparative analysis of behavioural repertoires for Mahogany glider and Brushtail possum using accelerometer loggers and machine learning algorithms	3
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Do honey badgers and greater honeyguide birds cooperate to access bees' nests? Ecological evidence and honey‐hunter accounts	3
Allometry, asymmetry and sexual dimorphism in blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)	3
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Same scenario, different scripts: Landscape genetics in two codistributed subterranean rodents of the genus Ctenomys	3
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Influence of landfill use on nest‐site selection and breeding success in white storks	3
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Biting kinematics do not differ between ecologically divergent populations of Trinidadian guppies	3
Examining differentiation of sympatricSchizothoraxfishes reveals low differentiation in internal compared to external feeding traits	3
Patterns of load distribution among the legs in small water striders during standing and striding	3
Trophic niche and home range of an insular pit viper following loss of food resources	3
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Examining the effect of sociodemographic factors on feral horses' social networks	3
Nutrient enrichment alters risk assessment in Giant clams	3
In search of the glow—Three‐dimensional reconstruction of Latia neritoides with specific focus on the mantel cavity (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Hygrophila)	3
Mammal coloration as a social signal	3