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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Concentrating vs. spreading our footprint: how to meet humanity's needs at least cost to nature	52
Towards a best‐practices guide for camera trapping: assessing differences among camera trap models and settings under field conditions	43
How reliable are motion‐triggered camera traps for detecting small mammals and birds in ecological studies?	21
Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia	18
Spatial organization, behaviour and feeding habits of red squirrels: differences between an urban park and an urban forest	18
Co‐occurrence of high densities of brown hyena and spotted hyena in central Tuli, Botswana	16
Comparison of defence buzzes in hoverflies and buzz‐pollinating bees	15
Effects of natural and anthropogenic features on functional connectivity of anurans: a review of landscape genetics studies in temperate, subtropical and tropical species	14
Resource concealment and the evolution of parental care in burying beetles	13
Dragon colors: the nature and function of Odonata (dragonfly and damselfly) coloration	13
Methods for the characterization of activity patterns in elusive species: the giant armadillo in the Brazilian Pantanal	13
Ecological niche models improve home range estimations	13
Carnivore coexistence facilitated by spatial and dietary partitioning and fine‐scale behavioural avoidance in a semi‐arid ecosystem	13
The oestrous cycle of the Damaraland mole‐rat revisited: evidence for induced ovulation	12
Lubrication in the joints of insects (Arthropoda: Insecta)	12
Low individual diet variation and high trophic niche overlap between the native polecat and invasive American mink	12
Home range size, space use and resource selection of griffon vultures in an insular environment	11
Resource availability drives variation in a marsupial glider’s home‐range size	11
Why do shrimps leave the water? Mechanisms and functions of parading behaviour in freshwater shrimps	11
The wild boar Sus scrofa as a threat to ground‐nesting bird species: an artificial nest experiment	11
Vulnerability to warming in a desert amphibian tadpole community: the role of interpopulational variation	10
Habitat specificity drives differences in space‐use patterns of multiple mesocarnivores in an agroecosystem	10
The elusive winter engineers: structure and materials of hazel dormouse hibernation nests	10
The role of climate and maternal manipulation in determining and maintaining reproductive mode in Liolaemus lizards	10
Molecular identification of bird species in the diet of the bird‐like noctule bat in Japan	10

Stable isotope analysis suggests low trophic niche partitioning among co‐occurring land snail species in a floodplain forest	10
Scavenger assemblages are structured by complex competition and facilitation processes among vultures	10
More and bigger lizards reside on islands with more resources	9
A long‐term study of temporal variation in wing feather mite (Acari: Astigmata) infestations on robins, Erithacus rubecula, in Nottinghamshire, UK	9
Traffic noise drives an immediate increase in call pitch in an urban frog	8
Big competition for small spots? Conspecific density drives home range size in male and female leopards	8
Prey responses to predation risk under chronic road noise	8
Factors affecting the spatial distribution and co‐occurrence of two sympatric mountain ungulates in southern Mongolia	8
Inter‐relationships among body mass, jaw musculature and bite force in birds	8
How fast is a snail’s pace? The influences of size and substrate on gastropod speed of locomotion	7
The toolkit of a hunter – functional morphology of larval mouthparts in a dragonfly	7
Seasonal effects in gastrointestinal parasite prevalence, richness and intensity in vervet monkeys living in a semi‐arid environment	7
Carryover effects of pesticide exposure and pond drying on performance, behavior, and sex ratios in a pool breeding amphibian	7
The best defence is not being there: avoidance of larger carnivores is not driven by risk intensity	7
Comfort over safety: thermoregulation overshadows predation risk effects in the activity of a keystone prey	7
Coexistence of European hares and Alpine mountain hares in the Alps: what drives the occurrence and frequency of their hybrids?	7
Assessing occupancy and activity of two invasive carnivores in two Caribbean islands: implications for insular ecosystems	7
Limited temporal response of Cerrado mammals to anthropogenic pressure in areas under distinct levels of protection	7
Costs and benefits of solitary living in mammals	7
Successive use of shared space by badgers and cattle: implications for Mycobacterium bovis transmission	6
Impacts of temperature on immune performance in a desert anuran (Anaxyrus punctatus)	6
Ophidiomycosis is related to seasonal patterns of reproduction, ecdysis, and thermoregulatory behavior in a free‐living snake species	6
Flexibility in thermal physiology and behaviour allows body mass maintenance in hibernating hazel dormice	6
Naming and gaming: The illicit taxonomic practice of ‘nomenclatural harvesting’ and how to avoid it	6
In vivo bite force in lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis, Psittaciformes) and their relative biting performance among birds	6
Assessment of methods for detecting an opportunistic and expanding mesocarnivore in southwestern Europe	6
Spatial and temporal interactions between endangered spotted‐tailed quolls and introduced red foxes in a fragmented landscape	6
Presence of pastoral fields in mountain landscapes influences prey consumption by European wildcats	6
Grasping behavior in the white‐tailed sea eagle (Accipitridae, Aves) explained by muscle architecture	6
Does colour impact responses to images in geckos?	6
Sexual dichromatism and throat display in spectacled salamanders: a role in visual communication?	6
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	5
Intra‐specific variation of non‐genitalic and genitalic traits in two euophryine jumping spider species	5
Pelage variation in dingoes across southeastern Australia: implications for conservation and management	5
Morphological shifts in response to spatial sorting of dispersal behaviour in red flour beetles across multiple generations	5
Postnatal remodeling of the laryngeal airway removes body size dependency of spectral features for ultrasonic whistling in laboratory mice	5
Reduced ageing in the frozen state in the tardigrade Milnesium inceptum (Eutardigrada: Apochela)	5
Remote, non‐invasive photogrammetry for measuring physical traits in wildlife	5
Body condition indices are better surrogates for lean mass and water content than for body fat content in an insect	5
Body condition metrics explain fish movement in experimental streams	5
Nine ways to score nine lives – identifying appropriate methods to age domestic cats (Felis catus)	5
Death‐feigning propensity varies within dice snake populations but not with sex or colour morph	5
Grasslands half‐full: investigating drivers of spatial heterogeneity in ungulate occurrence in Indian Terai	5
Functional diversity of attachment and grooming leg structures is retained in all but the smallest insects	5
Age‐specific sensitivity of sperm length and testes size to developmental temperature in the bruchid beetle	5
Macrophysiology for decision‐making	5
Fine‐scale vegetation complexity and habitat structure influence predation pressure on a declining snake	5
Fertilization modes drive the evolution of sperm traits in Baikal sculpins	5
Understanding the effects of seasonal variation in prey availability on prey switching by large carnivores	5
Edge effects and distribution of prey forage resources influence how an apex predator utilizes Sri Lanka's largest protected area	5

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	5
Inter‐relationships among body mass, body dimensions, jaw musculature and bite force in reptiles	5
Sounds and associated morphology of Hypostomus species from South‐East Brazil	4
Correlated evolution of craniodental morphology and feeding ecology in carnivorans: a comparative analysis of jaw lever arms at tooth positions	4
Environmental and anthropogenic correlates of seasonal migrations in the Dinaric‐Pindos brown bear population	4
Burrow structure and utilization in the mudskipper Periophthalmodon septemradiatus from the Mekong Delta	4
Hierarchical partitioning of multiple niche dimensions among ecomorphs, species and sexes in Puerto Rican anoles	4
How sexual differences affect locomotor performance and metabolism of the Sword Snake: An integrated view from energetics	4
The effect of group size, reproductive condition and time period on sexual segregation patterns in three vespertilionid bat species	4
Movement patterns within an urban population of fire salamanders highlight the importance of conserving small habitat patches	4
Metamorphic common toads keep chytrid infection under control, but at a cost	4
Night moves: nocturnal movements of endangered spotted turtles and Blanding's turtles	4
Small increases in group size improve small shoals' response to water flow in zebrafish	4
Size and shape in the evolution of the worker head in Pheidole ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)	4
Vertical locomotion in the arboreal salamander Aneides vagrans	4
Morph‐dependent nematode infection and its association with host movement in the land snail Cepaea nemoralis (Mollusca, Gastropoda)	4
Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates – substantial variations about a common theme	4
Is the urgency message encoded in heterospecific alarm calls perceived by domestic chickens?	4
Spinner dolphin residency in tropical atoll lagoons: Diurnal presence, seasonal variability and implications for nutrient dynamics	4
Global warming responses of gut microbiota in moose (Alces alces) populations with different dispersal patterns	4
Grip it good: in vivo grip force across substrate diameters in the brown‐throated three‐toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus)	4
Red deer behavioural response to hiking activity: a study using camera traps	4
Reproductive success, apparent survival, and ventral blue coloration in male prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)	4
Ecological determinants of livestock depredation by the snow leopard Panthera uncia in Bhutan	4
Conservation of rare wild‐living cattle Bos taurus (L.): coat colour gene illuminates breed history, and associated reproductive anomalies have not reduced herd fertility	3
Endocrine correlates of female reproductive activity in the roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)	3
The influence of an apex predator introduction on an already established subordinate predator	3
Diel rhythmicity of alcohol‐induced intoxication in the honeybee workers	3
Edible dormouse (Glis glis) population study in south‐western Poland provides evidence of multiple paternity and communal nesting	3
You're stressing me out! Effect of interspecific competition from red deer on roe deer physiological stress response	3
Movement and activity of endangered Asiatic lions in relation to land‐use, season and group characteristics	3
Intraguild scavenging on carnivore carcasses is delayed enough to allow successful dispersal of maggots for pupation	3
Possible occurrence of contact calls in all‐male groups of free‐ranging beluga whales	3
Estimating bird flight height using 3‐D photogrammetry	3
Patterns of load distribution among the legs in small water striders during standing and striding	3
Taste for pollen comes in different shapes: Consumption by tadpoles from three divergent ecomorphotypes	3
Mice population dynamics and structure over time and space after wildfires	3
Morphological variation in the common lancehead populations: Sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic patterns	3
Oxidative stress and cognition in ecology	3
Structural diversity of olfactory organs in Osteoglossiformes	3
Goat kid recognition of their mothers' calls is not impacted by changes in fundamental frequency or formants	3
Too cool to fight: Is ambient temperature associated with male aggressive behavior in the mesquite lizard?	3
Cautious clams? Energetic state modifies risk assessment in giant clams	3
Mormyrid fish as models for investigating sensory‐motor integration: A behavioural perspective	3
Behavioural responses to temporal variations of human presence: Insights from an urban adapter	3
Specialized morphology, not relatively large head size, facilitates competition between a small‐bodied specialist and large‐bodied generalist competitors	3
Roost elevation and ambient temperature best predict use of summer heterothermy in eastern red bats	3
Regional disparity in the axial skeleton of Saurichthyidae and implications for axial regionalization in non‐teleostean actinopterygians	3
Demographic plasticity in an invasive species: The effects of time since invasion and population management history on beavers in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina	3
Exploring the connections between giraffe skin disease and lion predation	3
Alternative highland adaptations: organ masses and fur insulation in Afroalpine rodents	3
Scent, rather than fur pattern, determines predation of mice: an in‐the‐wild experiment with plasticine mouse models	3
No time to die: Evolution of a post‐reproductive life stage	3
Environment drives color pattern polymorphism in sand lizards beyond the Gloger's rule	3
Population dynamics of recovering apex predators: Golden eagles in a Mediterranean landscape	3
Behavioural responses to chemical cues of predators differ between fire salamander larvae from two different habitats	3
Altitudinal gradients and body size variation among Chinese lizards in different terrains	3