OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Evolutionary Biology is 8. 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.)

Article	Citations
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Avoiding the tragedy of the commons: Improved group‐feeding performance in kin groups maintains foraging cooperation in subsocial Stegodyphus africanus spiders (Araneae, Eresidae)	89
Multispecies colour polymorphisms associated with contrasting microhabitats in two Mediterranean wrasse radiations	85
Effects of genetic vs. environmental quality on condition‐dependent morphological and life history traits in a neriid fly	65
An update on recent developments at JEB	50
The evolution of the additive variance of a trait under stabilizing selection after autopolyploidization	50
A tangled web: Comparing inter‐ and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs	35
Viruses, cancers, and evolutionary biology in the clinic: a commentary on Leeks et al. 2023	34
Can low‐quality parents exploit their high‐quality partners to gain higher fitness?	33
The effects of sex on extinction dynamics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii depend on the rate of environmental change	29
A novel neo‐sex chromosome in Sylvietta brachyura (Macrosphenidae) adds to the extraordinary avian sex chromosome diversity among Sylvioidea songbirds	29
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Issue Information	25
Genotype specific and microbiome effects of hypoxia in the model organism Daphnia magna	24
Trade‐offs in defence to pathogen species revealed in expanding nematode populations	24
Bait‐ER: A Bayesian method to detect targets of selection in Evolve‐and‐Resequence experiments	23
A novel cricket morph has diverged in song and wing morphology across island populations	23
Evolution of immune function in response to dietary macronutrients in male and female decorated crickets	23
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Parasite‐induced shifts in host movement may explain the transient coexistence of high‐ and low‐pathogenic disease strains	21
Cover Picture and Issue Information	20
Issue Information	19
Size-dependent colouration balances conspicuous aposematism and camouflage	17
Reconstruction of evolutionary changes in fat and toxin consumption reveals associations with gene losses in mammals: A case study for the lipase inhibitor PNLIPRP1 and the xenobiotic receptor	17
Assessing co-diversification in host-associated microbiomes	17

Evolutionary divergence in phenotypic plasticity shapes brain size variation between coexisting sunfish ecotypes	15
Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate	14
Selection on sperm size in response to promiscuity and variation in female sperm storage organs	14
Subfunctionalisation of paralogous genes and evolution of differential codon usage preferences: The showcase of polypyrimidine tract binding proteins	14
New insights into Xenopus sex chromosome genomics from the Marsabit clawed frog X. borealis	14
Epigenetics and reproductive isolation: a commentary on Westram et al., 2022	13
Ontogenetic change in effectiveness of chemical defence against different predators in Oxycarenus true bugs	13
Cover Picture and Issue Information	13
Assessment of phylogenetic approaches to study the timing of recombination cessation on sex chromosomes	13
Soft selection reduces loss of heterozygosity in asexual reproduction	13
Corrigendum	13
Selection on dispersal drives evolution of metabolic capacities for energy production in female wing‐polymorphic sand field crickets, Gryllus firmus	13
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The potential for the evolution of thermally sensitive courtship behaviours in the treehopper, Enchenopa binotata	12
Phenotypic variation and genomic variation in insect virulence traits reveal patterns of intraspecific diversity in a locust-specific fungal pathogen	12
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Ghost introgression in ricefishes of the genus Adrianichthys in an ancient Wallacean lake	12
Age-specific survival of territorial and non-territorial male chamois	12
Evolution of thermal performance curves: A meta‐analysis of selection experiments	12
Interpopulation variation in inbreeding is primarily driven by tolerance of mating with relatives in a spermcasting invertebrate	11
Implications of nitrogen translocation efficiency for hypotheses on the evolution of autumn colours—	11
Bet-hedging via dispersal aids the evolution of plastic responses to unreliable cues	11
Trees growing in Eastern North America experience higher autumn solar irradiation than their European relatives, but is nitrogen limitation another factor explaining anthocyanin‐red autumn leaves?	11
Pre‐ and post‐association barriers to host switching in sympatric mutualists	11
Does sexual conflict contribute to the evolution of novel warning patterns?	11
Environmental variance in male mating success modulates the positive versus negative impacts of sexual selection on genetic load	11
Issue Information	11
Environment dependence of the expression of mutational load and species’ range limits	11
Genetic and social contributions to sex differences in lifespan in Drosophila serrata	11
Effect of population size and selection on Toll‐like receptor diversity in populations of Galápagos mockingbirds	11
How plants conquered land: evolution of terrestrial adaptation	10
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Does the definition of a novel environment affect the ability to detect cryptic genetic variation?	10
No genomic repercussions of assortative pairing in a colour polymorphic lizard	10
Ecology and the evolution of sex chromosomes	10
Response to: A comment on The adaptive value of gluttony: Predators mediate the life history trade‐offs of satiation threshold by Pruitt and Krauel (2010) by Postma et al. (2021)	10
Lack of alignment across yeast‐dependent life‐history traits may limit Drosophila melanogaster dietary specialization	10
Purifying selection against spurious splicing signals contributes to the base composition evolution of the polypyrimidine tract	10
Issue Information	10
Sequencing of laser captured Z and W chromosomes of the tocantins paradoxical frog (Pseudis tocantins) provides insights on repeatome and chromosomal homology	10
Pressure for rapid and accurate mate recognition promotes avian‐perceived plumage sexual dichromatism in true thrushes (genus: Turdus)	9
Genetic colour variation visible for predators and conspecifics is concealed from humans in a polymorphic moth	9
Issue Information	9
Female reproductive fluid concentrations affect sperm performance of alternative male phenotypes in an external fertilizer	9
Evolution of sex allocation plasticity in a hermaphroditic flatworm genus	9
Signal detection shapes ornament allometry in functionally convergent Caribbean Anolis and Southeast Asian Draco lizards	9
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Predator response to the coloured eyespots and defensive posture of Colombian four-eyed frogs	9
Consequences of adaptation to larval crowding on sexual and fecundity selection in Drosophila melanogaster	9
Environmental and genealogical effects on DNA methylation in a widespread apomictic dandelion lineage	9

Investigating signal modalities of aposematism in a poison frog	9
Is drift ‘directional’? Unequal breeding sex ratio revisited	9
How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process	9
Reproductive isolating mechanisms contributing to asymmetric hybridization in Killifishes (Fundulus spp.)	8
Seasonal stability and species specificity of environmentally acquired chemical mating signals in orchid bees	8
The following article for this Special Issue were previously published and can be found in its respective issue online	8
Comparison of methodological approaches to the study of young sex chromosomes: A case study in Poecilia	8
The social role of defective viral genomes in chronic viral infections: a commentary on Leeks et al. 2023	8
Trade‐off between pre and post‐copulatory traits depends on locomotor activity in male Tribolium castaneum beetles	8
Correlated evolution between orb weaver glue droplets and supporting fibres maintains their distinct biomechanical roles in adhesion	8
Radiation‐mediated supply of genetic variation outweighs the effects of selection and drift in Chernobyl Daphnia populations	8
The effect of migration and variation on populations of Escherichia coli adapting to complex fluctuating environments	8
Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution	8
Why do Hymenopteran workers drift to non-natal groups? Generalized reciprocity and the maximization of group and parental success	8
Allometry, sexual selection and evolutionary lines of least resistance shaped the evolution of exaggerated sexual traits within the genusTyrannus	8
Selfish migrants: How a meiotic driver is selected to increase dispersal	8
Environmental effects rather than relatedness determine gut microbiome similarity in a social mammal	8
Cryptic community structure and metabolic interactions among the heritable facultative symbionts of the pea aphid	8
Evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism	8
Evolution and dosage compensation of nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) mediated by mobile elements in turtles with female (ZZ/ZW) but not with male (XX/XY	8
Recent expansion of the non‐recombining sex‐linked region on Silene latifolia sex chromosomes	8
Issue Information	8
Causes and consequences of variation in development time in a field cricket	8
100 years of Haldane's rule	8
Hunger for sex: Abundant, heterogeneous resources select for sexual reproduction in the field	8
Males and females contribute differently to the evolution of habitat segregation driven by hybridization	8