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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Concentrating vs. spreading our footprint: how to meet humanity's needs at least cost to nature	40
Assessing the activity pattern overlap among leopards (Panthera pardus), potential prey and competitors in a complex landscape in Tanzania	35
A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing	34
Towards a best‐practices guide for camera trapping: assessing differences among camera trap models and settings under field conditions	28
How reliable are motion‐triggered camera traps for detecting small mammals and birds in ecological studies?	19
Seasonality, local resources and environmental factors influence patterns of brown bear damages: implications for management	17
Spatial and temporal overlaps between leopards (Panthera pardus) and their competitors in the African large predator guild	16
Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia	14
Spatial organization, behaviour and feeding habits of red squirrels: differences between an urban park and an urban forest	13
Effects of natural and anthropogenic features on functional connectivity of anurans: a review of landscape genetics studies in temperate, subtropical and tropical species	13
Sooner, closer, or longer: detectability of mesocarnivores at camera traps	13
Co‐occurrence of high densities of brown hyena and spotted hyena in central Tuli, Botswana	13
Spatial partial identity model reveals low densities of leopard and spotted hyaena in a miombo woodland	13
Sleeping Eurasian oystercatchers adjust their vigilance in response to the behaviour of neighbours, human disturbance and environmental conditions	12
Resource concealment and the evolution of parental care in burying beetles	12
The oestrous cycle of the Damaraland mole‐rat revisited: evidence for induced ovulation	11
Home range size, space use and resource selection of griffon vultures in an insular environment	11
Ecological niche models improve home range estimations	11
Low individual diet variation and high trophic niche overlap between the native polecat and invasive American mink	10
Comparison of defence buzzes in hoverflies and buzz‐pollinating bees	10
Resource availability drives variation in a marsupial glider’s home‐range size	10
Carnivore coexistence facilitated by spatial and dietary partitioning and fine‐scale behavioural avoidance in a semi‐arid ecosystem	9
A long‐term study of temporal variation in wing feather mite (Acari: Astigmata) infestations on robins, Erithacus rubecula, in Nottinghamshire, UK	9
Molecular identification of bird species in the diet of the bird‐like noctule bat in Japan	9
High tolerance of two parasites in ornate tree lizards reduces the fitness costs of parasitism	9

Stable isotope analysis suggests low trophic niche partitioning among co‐occurring land snail species in a floodplain forest	9
Lubrication in the joints of insects (Arthropoda: Insecta)	9
Why do shrimps leave the water? Mechanisms and functions of parading behaviour in freshwater shrimps	9
The therian sternum at the lateral somitic frontier: Evolution of a composite structure	9
Population genetic structure and dispersal patterns of grey wolfs (Canis lupus) and golden jackals (Canis aureus) in Georgia, the Caucasus	9
Excavations of giant armadillos alter environmental conditions and provide new resources for a range of animals	9
Habitat specificity drives differences in space‐use patterns of multiple mesocarnivores in an agroecosystem	9
The wild boar Sus scrofa as a threat to ground‐nesting bird species: an artificial nest experiment	9
A simple use of camera traps for photogrammetric estimation of wild animal traits	8
Assessing occupancy and activity of two invasive carnivores in two Caribbean islands: implications for insular ecosystems	8
Dragon colors: the nature and function of Odonata (dragonfly and damselfly) coloration	8
Methods for the characterization of activity patterns in elusive species: the giant armadillo in the Brazilian Pantanal	8
Vulnerability to warming in a desert amphibian tadpole community: the role of interpopulational variation	7
Comfort over safety: thermoregulation overshadows predation risk effects in the activity of a keystone prey	7
The elusive winter engineers: structure and materials of hazel dormouse hibernation nests	7
Factors affecting the spatial distribution and co‐occurrence of two sympatric mountain ungulates in southern Mongolia	7
Seasonal effects in gastrointestinal parasite prevalence, richness and intensity in vervet monkeys living in a semi‐arid environment	7
Movement barriers, habitat heterogeneity or both? Testing hypothesized effects of landscape features on home range sizes in eastern indigo snakes	7
Do female frogs have higher resting metabolic rates than males? A case study with Xenopus allofraseri	7
Prey responses to predation risk under chronic road noise	7
Ant‐eating spider maintains specialist diet throughout its ontogeny	6
Client reef fish tolerate closer human approaches while being cleaned	6
The relationship between body shape, body size and locomotor mode in extant lepidosaurs	6
More and bigger lizards reside on islands with more resources	6
Selfish genes and sexual selection: the impact of genomic parasites on host reproduction	6
Inter‐colony invasion between wild naked mole‐rat colonies	6
Limited temporal response of Cerrado mammals to anthropogenic pressure in areas under distinct levels of protection	6
Traffic noise drives an immediate increase in call pitch in an urban frog	6
Fossoriality in a risky landscape: badger sett use varies with perceived wolf risk	6
Unravelling associations among chemosensory system components in Liolaemus lizards	6
Terrestrial locomotion in elongate fishes: exploring the roles of morphology and substrate in facilitating locomotion	6
The best defence is not being there: avoidance of larger carnivores is not driven by risk intensity	5
Postnatal remodeling of the laryngeal airway removes body size dependency of spectral features for ultrasonic whistling in laboratory mice	5
Grasping behavior in the white‐tailed sea eagle (Accipitridae, Aves) explained by muscle architecture	5
Remote, non‐invasive photogrammetry for measuring physical traits in wildlife	5
Shedding light on the role of photoperiod, rainfall and ambient temperature on the breeding physiology of male Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) from central Saudi Arabia	5
Flexibility in thermal physiology and behaviour allows body mass maintenance in hibernating hazel dormice	5
Does colour impact responses to images in geckos?	5
Successive use of shared space by badgers and cattle: implications for Mycobacterium bovis transmission	5
Evolution of treefrogs' calls in tropical islands might be under directional selection	5
Ophidiomycosis is related to seasonal patterns of reproduction, ecdysis, and thermoregulatory behavior in a free‐living snake species	5
Inter‐relationships among body mass, jaw musculature and bite force in birds	5
Pelage variation in dingoes across southeastern Australia: implications for conservation and management	5
Nine ways to score nine lives – identifying appropriate methods to age domestic cats (Felis catus)	5
Fertilization modes drive the evolution of sperm traits in Baikal sculpins	5
Edge effects and distribution of prey forage resources influence how an apex predator utilizes Sri Lanka's largest protected area	5
Female concave‐eared torrent frogs prefer smaller males	5
Functional diversity of attachment and grooming leg structures is retained in all but the smallest insects	5
Assessment of methods for detecting an opportunistic and expanding mesocarnivore in southwestern Europe	5
Carryover effects of pesticide exposure and pond drying on performance, behavior, and sex ratios in a pool breeding amphibian	5

Big competition for small spots? Conspecific density drives home range size in male and female leopards	5
Movement patterns within an urban population of fire salamanders highlight the importance of conserving small habitat patches	4
Spinner dolphin residency in tropical atoll lagoons: Diurnal presence, seasonal variability and implications for nutrient dynamics	4
The toolkit of a hunter – functional morphology of larval mouthparts in a dragonfly	4
Vertical locomotion in the arboreal salamander Aneides vagrans	4
How sexual differences affect locomotor performance and metabolism of the Sword Snake: An integrated view from energetics	4
Inter‐relationships among body mass, body dimensions, jaw musculature and bite force in reptiles	4
Environmental and anthropogenic correlates of seasonal migrations in the Dinaric‐Pindos brown bear population	4
Changes in thermal quality of the environment along an elevational gradient affect investment in thermoregulation by Yarrow’s spiny lizards	4
Burrow structure and utilization in the mudskipper Periophthalmodon septemradiatus from the Mekong Delta	4
Sexual dichromatism and throat display in spectacled salamanders: a role in visual communication?	4
How fast is a snail’s pace? The influences of size and substrate on gastropod speed of locomotion	4
Grasslands half‐full: investigating drivers of spatial heterogeneity in ungulate occurrence in Indian Terai	4
Individual consistency in exploration and shyness but not activity in smooth newts (Lissotriton vulgaris): the effect of habituation?	4
Reproductive success, apparent survival, and ventral blue coloration in male prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)	4
The role of climate and maternal manipulation in determining and maintaining reproductive mode in Liolaemus lizards	4
Age‐specific sensitivity of sperm length and testes size to developmental temperature in the bruchid beetle	4
The effect of group size, reproductive condition and time period on sexual segregation patterns in three vespertilionid bat species	4
Grip it good: in vivo grip force across substrate diameters in the brown‐throated three‐toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus)	4
Spatial and temporal interactions between endangered spotted‐tailed quolls and introduced red foxes in a fragmented landscape	4
Is the urgency message encoded in heterospecific alarm calls perceived by domestic chickens?	4
Death‐feigning propensity varies within dice snake populations but not with sex or colour morph	4
Impacts of temperature on immune performance in a desert anuran (Anaxyrus punctatus)	4
Reduced ageing in the frozen state in the tardigrade Milnesium inceptum (Eutardigrada: Apochela)	4
Rainforest pythons flexibly adjust foraging ecology to exploit seasonal concentrations of prey	4
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	4
Body condition indices are better surrogates for lean mass and water content than for body fat content in an insect	4
Sex and age differences in tree cavity dependence in a small arboreal marsupial	4
Intra‐specific variation of non‐genitalic and genitalic traits in two euophryine jumping spider species	4
An investigation of toe‐tapping behaviour in anurans by analysis of online video resources	3
Roost elevation and ambient temperature best predict use of summer heterothermy in eastern red bats	3
Morphological shifts in response to spatial sorting of dispersal behaviour in red flour beetles across multiple generations	3
Ecological determinants of livestock depredation by the snow leopard Panthera uncia in Bhutan	3
Correlated evolution of craniodental morphology and feeding ecology in carnivorans: a comparative analysis of jaw lever arms at tooth positions	3
Where and when does the danger lie? Assessing how location, season and time of day affect the sequential stages of predation by lions in western Serengeti National Park	3
You're stressing me out! Effect of interspecific competition from red deer on roe deer physiological stress response	3
Sperm telomere length correlates with blood telomeres and body size in red‐sided garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis	3
Morphological and functional variation between isolated populations of British red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)	3
Macrophysiology for decision‐making	3
Insularity effects on the morphological space and sexual dimorphism of a tropical tree lizard in western Mexico	3
Endocrine correlates of female reproductive activity in the roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)	3
Factors affecting woodland rodent growth	3
Female reproductive suppression in an Australian arid zone rodent, the spinifex hopping mouse	3
Not playing by the rules: mixed support of ecogeographic rules in an arid‐adapted African ground squirrel	3
Diel rhythmicity of alcohol‐induced intoxication in the honeybee workers	3
In vivo bite force in lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis, Psittaciformes) and their relative biting performance among birds	3
Differential effect of natural and pigment‐supplemented diets on larval development and phenotype of anurans	3
Structural diversity of olfactory organs in Osteoglossiformes	3
Morphological diversity of the spermatozoon and male reproductive tract in Australian Hopping mice, genus Notomys – is it determined by sexual selection?	3
Mormyrid fish as models for investigating sensory‐motor integration: A behavioural perspective	3
Scavenger assemblages are structured by complex competition and facilitation processes among vultures	3
Fine‐scale vegetation complexity and habitat structure influence predation pressure on a declining snake	3
Effects of predation risk on the body mass regulation of growing wood mice	3
Regional disparity in the axial skeleton of Saurichthyidae and implications for axial regionalization in non‐teleostean actinopterygians	3
Metamorphic common toads keep chytrid infection under control, but at a cost	3
Presence of pastoral fields in mountain landscapes influences prey consumption by European wildcats	3
Movement and activity of endangered Asiatic lions in relation to land‐use, season and group characteristics	3
Scent, rather than fur pattern, determines predation of mice: an in‐the‐wild experiment with plasticine mouse models	3
Understanding the relationship between climatic niches and dispersal through the lens of bat wing morphology	3
Cautious clams? Energetic state modifies risk assessment in giant clams	3
Spatially sensitive harvest design can minimize genetic relatedness and enhance genetic outcomes in translocation programmes	3
Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires	3