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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

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)	93
An update on recent developments at JEB	90
Viruses, cancers, and evolutionary biology in the clinic: a commentary on Leeks et al. 2023	65
A tangled web: Comparing inter‐ and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs	55
Effects of genetic vs. environmental quality on condition‐dependent morphological and life history traits in a neriid fly	53
Can low‐quality parents exploit their high‐quality partners to gain higher fitness?	35
The evolution of the additive variance of a trait under stabilizing selection after autopolyploidization	35
Multispecies colour polymorphisms associated with contrasting microhabitats in two Mediterranean wrasse radiations	34
The effects of sex on extinction dynamics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii depend on the rate of environmental change	33
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A novel neo‐sex chromosome in Sylvietta brachyura (Macrosphenidae) adds to the extraordinary avian sex chromosome diversity among Sylvioidea songbirds	29
Issue Information	25
Bait‐ER: A Bayesian method to detect targets of selection in Evolve‐and‐Resequence experiments	24
Evolution of immune function in response to dietary macronutrients in male and female decorated crickets	24
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
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Issue Information	23
Cover Picture and Issue Information	23
New insights into Xenopus sex chromosome genomics from the Marsabit clawed frog X. borealis	21
Reconstruction of evolutionary changes in fat and toxin consumption reveals associations with gene losses in mammals: A case study for the lipase inhibitor PNLIPRP1	19
Size-dependent colouration balances conspicuous aposematism and camouflage	19
Parasite‐induced shifts in host movement may explain the transient coexistence of high‐ and low‐pathogenic disease strains	17
A novel cricket morph has diverged in song and wing morphology across island populations	17

Moderate evidence for heritability in the duet contributions of a South American primate	15
Evolutionary divergence in phenotypic plasticity shapes brain size variation between coexisting sunfish ecotypes	15
Selection on sperm size in response to promiscuity and variation in female sperm storage organs	15
Subfunctionalisation of paralogous genes and evolution of differential codon usage preferences: The showcase of polypyrimidine tract binding proteins	14
Evolution of thermal performance curves: A meta‐analysis of selection experiments	13
Epigenetics and reproductive isolation: a commentary on Westram et al., 2022	13
Assessing co-diversification in host-associated microbiomes	13
Ghost introgression in ricefishes of the genus Adrianichthys in an ancient Wallacean lake	13
Ontogenetic change in effectiveness of chemical defence against different predators in Oxycarenus true bugs	13
Soft selection reduces loss of heterozygosity in asexual reproduction	13
The potential for the evolution of thermally sensitive courtship behaviours in the treehopper, Enchenopa binotata	13
Selection on dispersal drives evolution of metabolic capacities for energy production in female wing‐polymorphic sand field crickets, Gryllus firmus	13
Corrigendum	13
Age-specific survival of territorial and non-territorial male chamois	12
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Assessment of phylogenetic approaches to study the timing of recombination cessation on sex chromosomes	12
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Environment dependence of the expression of mutational load and species’ range limits	12
Phenotypic variation and genomic variation in insect virulence traits reveal patterns of intraspecific diversity in a locust-specific fungal pathogen	12
Does sexual conflict contribute to the evolution of novel warning patterns?	11
Bet-hedging via dispersal aids the evolution of plastic responses to unreliable cues	11
Environmental variance in male mating success modulates the positive versus negative impacts of sexual selection on genetic load	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
Ecology and the evolution of sex chromosomes	11
Issue Information	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
Implications of nitrogen translocation efficiency for hypotheses on the evolution of autumn colours—	11
Pre‐ and post‐association barriers to host switching in sympatric mutualists	11
How plants conquered land: evolution of terrestrial adaptation	11
Interpopulation variation in inbreeding is primarily driven by tolerance of mating with relatives in a spermcasting invertebrate	11
Purifying selection against spurious splicing signals contributes to the base composition evolution of the polypyrimidine tract	11
No genomic repercussions of assortative pairing in a colour polymorphic lizard	11
Consequences of adaptation to larval crowding on sexual and fecundity selection in Drosophila melanogaster	10
Sequencing of laser captured Z and W chromosomes of the tocantins paradoxical frog ( Pseudis tocantins ) provides insights on repeatome and chromosomal h	10
Environmental and genealogical effects on DNA methylation in a widespread apomictic dandelion lineage	10
Issue Information	10
Genetic colour variation visible for predators and conspecifics is concealed from humans in a polymorphic moth	10
Pressure for rapid and accurate mate recognition promotes avian‐perceived plumage sexual dichromatism in true thrushes (genus: Turdus )	10
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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
Does the definition of a novel environment affect the ability to detect cryptic genetic variation?	10
Evolution of antagonistic and mutualistic traits in the yucca‐yucca moth obligate pollination mutualism	9
Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution	9
Evolution of sex allocation plasticity in a hermaphroditic flatworm genus	9
Issue Information	9
Female reproductive fluid concentrations affect sperm performance of alternative male phenotypes in an external fertilizer	9
Is drift ‘directional’? Unequal breeding sex ratio revisited	9
Signal detection shapes ornament allometry in functionally convergent Caribbean Anolis and Southeast Asian Draco	9
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Correlated evolution between orb weaver glue droplets and supporting fibres maintains their distinct biomechanical roles in adhesion	9
Males and females contribute differently to the evolution of habitat segregation driven by hybridization	9
Lack of alignment across yeast‐dependent life‐history traits may limit Drosophila melanogaster dietary specialization	9
Investigating signal modalities of aposematism in a poison frog	9
How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process	9
The following article for this Special Issue were previously published and can be found in its respective issue online	8
Seasonal stability and species specificity of environmentally acquired chemical mating signals in orchid bees	8
Hunger for sex: Abundant, heterogeneous resources select for sexual reproduction in the field	8
Trade‐off between pre and post‐copulatory traits depends on locomotor activity in male Tribolium castaneum beetles	8
Environmental effects rather than relatedness determine gut microbiome similarity in a social mammal	8
The social role of defective viral genomes in chronic viral infections: a commentary on Leeks et al. 2023	8
Cryptic community structure and metabolic interactions among the heritable facultative symbionts of the pea aphid	8
Why do Hymenopteran workers drift to non-natal groups? Generalized reciprocity and the maximization of group and parental success	8
Reproductive isolating mechanisms contributing to asymmetric hybridization in Killifishes ( Fundulus spp.)	8
Selfish migrants: How a meiotic driver is selected to increase dispersal	8
Comparison of methodological approaches to the study of young sex chromosomes: A case study in Poecilia	8
Issue Information	8
The effect of migration and variation on populations of Escherichia coli adapting to complex fluctuating environments	8
Predator response to the coloured eyespots and defensive posture of Colombian four-eyed frogs	8
Radiation‐mediated supply of genetic variation outweighs the effects of selection and drift in Chernobyl Daphnia populations	8
Recent expansion of the non‐recombining sex‐linked region on Silene latifolia sex chromosomes	8
100 years of Haldane's rule	8
Allometry, sexual selection and evolutionary lines of least resistance shaped the evolution of exaggerated sexual traits within the genus Tyrannus	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