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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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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?	28
Variability in spatial behaviour and migratory strategies selection: the case of the Hen Harrier at the southern limit of its distribution	23
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Ecoimmunological differences among congeneric tortoises in the United States	19
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Various responses of pine marten morphology and demography to temporal climate changes and primary productivity	16
Overlap of activity patterns between leopards and their potential prey species in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania	16
Feeding behavior varies based upon prey defenses in the ground snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Sonora episcopa)	16
Behavioural and physiological adaptations of a jumping spider to a marine environment	15
The longest known rhino horn from the permafrost of Yakutia offers insights into woolly rhinoceros morphology, palaeoecology and sexual dimorphism	14
Long‐term monitoring reveals sex‐ and age‐related survival patterns in griffon vultures	14
Reproductive payoffs of territoriality are snow‐dependent in a mountain ungulate, the Alpine chamois	13
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Population genetics and the role of dispersal barriers in the Antarctic springtail Kaylathalia klovstadi (Collembola, Isotomidae)	12
Quantifying the predation impact of an expanding mesocarnivore on declining small‐game species	12
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Altitudinal gradients and body size variation among Chinese lizards in different terrains	12
Influence of human development and predators on patterns of Virginia opossum occupancy, abundance, and activity	12
Partitioned parturition: Birthing asynchrony in cordylid lizards	11
Activity and habitat use of a dune gecko and its spatial and temporal correlation with other animals on dunes	11
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Behavioural responses to chemical cues of predators differ between fire salamander larvae from two different habitats	11
Influence of landfill use on nest‐site selection and breeding success in white storks	11
Prey responses to predation risk under chronic road noise	11

Here comes the sun: Thermoregulatory behavior in ectotherms illuminated by light‐level geolocators	11
Hidden in plain sight: unveiling the distributions of green‐winged grasshoppers (Aiolopus spp.) with citizen‐science data	11
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Reproductive health from hair: Validation and utility of hair progesterone analysis in the Asian black bear, Ursus thibetanus	10
Short‐term and long‐term consequences of regeneration on the reproductive investment of a multivoltine lizard	10
Evolutionary novelty in chemical signalling is linked with chemosensory behaviour in close Liolaemus lizard species (Iguania: Liolaemidae)	10
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Spatiotemporal plasticity of prey selection in the wolf	9
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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	8
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Population dynamics of recovering apex predators: Golden eagles in a Mediterranean landscape	8
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Annual variation in riverscape habitat use by a diadromous fish before oceanic migration	8
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More and bigger lizards reside on islands with more resources	8
Sound production by the short‐beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)	7
Seasonal shifts in prey availability and low feeding requirements of African egg‐eating snakes (Dasypeltis scabra)	7
Journal of Zoology: Highlights of the year 2024	7
Beaver dams in Mediterranean ecosystems: trait‐specific effects on macroinvertebrates	7
Dietary patterns of Yacare in the wetlands of Corrientes, Argentina	7
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Noninvasive assessment of corticosterone and triiodothyronine levels in the endangered Pyrenean Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus aquitanicus )	7
Changes in foraging behaviour suggest competition between wild and domestic ungulates: Guanaco and domestic sheep in southern Patagonia	7
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Dietary conditioning on aphids and conspecific eggs in the ladybirdMenochilus sexmaculatusFabricius influences cannibalistic food choices in subsequent generations	6
In vivo bite force in lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis, Psittaciformes) and their relative biting performance among birds	6
Alternative highland adaptations: organ masses and fur insulation in Afroalpine rodents	6
Object neophobia in the Olrog's gull and its relationship with propensity to try novel food	6
Migrating eagles stopping in the Sahara Desert: Aberrant behaviour or foraging strategy?	6
Do urban habitats induce physiological changes in Mediterranean lizards?	6
Interactive effects of body size, food abundance and mating status on reproductive attributes in tortoise beetle	6
Evaluating the prevalence and spatial distribution of giraffes injured by non‐target poaching	6
Do sexes differ in consistent individual differences and behavioural syndrome in an aposematic poison frog?	6
Livin' la vida local: philopatry results in consistent patterns of annual space use in a long‐lived lizard	6
Temperature during embryonic development in brown trout influences juvenile behaviour in encounters with predators	6
Wind impairs pit trap construction and hunting success in a pit‐building predator	6
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	6
Enemies or good neighbors? No indication of spatial or temporal avoidance between two sympatric South American canids	5
Shorter telomeres are associated with shell anomalies in a long‐lived tortoise	5
Effects of human presence on African mammal waterhole attendance and temporal activity patterns	5
Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires	5
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Interspecific differences of ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in their repellency to ants	5
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Predatory foraging tactics correspond with aggressive mimetic fidelity in carnivorous blenniid fishes on coral reefs	5
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Brocket deer niche breadth and overlap: spatial similarities limit species coexistence	5
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Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia	5
An experimental framework for quantifying the degree of intraguild predation in omnivorous food webs in the field	5
Big competition for small spots? Conspecific density drives home range size in male and female leopards	5
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Possible occurrence of contact calls in all‐male groups of free‐ranging beluga whales	4
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
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Environment drives color pattern polymorphism in sand lizards beyond the Gloger's rule	4
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
Parthenogenic hybrid geckos differ from their sexual counterparts in skin microbiomes but not in rates of water loss	4
Comparison of the eggshell mammillary microstructure of Galliformes and Anseriformes	4
Identification and tissue‐specific expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism in broad‐snouted caiman	4
Two in one: A case study of two rhizocephalan species invading the nervous tissue of one host	4
‘Knocking’ on armadillo's door: Uncovering the use of an ecosystem engineer's burrow by the lesser anteater	4
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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
Plasticity in resource use explains the persistence of the largest living rodent in anthropized environments	4
The role of climate and maternal manipulation in determining and maintaining reproductive mode in Liolaemus lizards	4
Fertility up in flames: Reduced fertility indices as a consequence of a simulated heatwave on small African mammals	4
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Exceptional features of the embryonic ontogeny of a direct‐developing Robber frog	4
Comparative analysis of behavioural repertoires for Mahogany glider and Brushtail possum using accelerometer loggers and machine learning algorithms	4
Changes in marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) heart rates suggest reduced metabolism during El Niño events	4
COVID‐19: An unplanned experiment to assess the effect of tourism on ungulates in a world heritage site	4
Camouflage by counter‐brightness: the blue wings of Morpho dragonflies Zenithoptera lanei (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) match the water background	4
Behavioral diversity and biomechanical determinants of the outcome of a fish predator–prey interaction	4
Bigfoot: If it's there, could it be a bear?	4
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels of intensive captive, free‐range captive and wild Tasmanian devils	4
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Behavioural responses to temporal variations of human presence: Insights from an urban adapter	4
Review of osteoderm function and future research directions	4
Is bigger always better? Neither body size nor aggressive behavior predicts specialization of hummingbirds in a rocky outcrop	4
Exploring the effects of anthropogenic habitat change on Euplerid carnivore occupancy in a humid evergreen forest, south‐east Madagascar	4