OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Wildlife Research 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Invasional meltdown-under? Toads facilitate cats by removing a naïve top predator	23
Ensemble forecasting of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) distribution and habitat suitability in south-western Iran	23
Detections of house mice on Gough Island approach zero within days of aerial baiting	21
Evaluation of helicopter net-gunning to capture wild fallow deer (	20
It’s a trap: effective methods for monitoring house mouse populations in grain-growing regions of south-eastern Australia	19
Using stable-isotope analysis to assess recent diet and habitat use of stranded green turtles (Chelonia mydas)	17
Behavioural responses of Australian lizards towards visual cues of feral cats	15
Power of faecal pellet count and camera trapping indices to monitor mammalian herbivore activity	12
Anti-predator strategies of blue sheep (naur) under varied predator compositions: a comparison of snow leopard-inhabited valleys with and without wolves in Nepal	12
Identifying important environmental variables in the niche partitioning of two keystone ecosystem engineers (Bettongia gaimardi and Potorous tridactylus) in Tasmania	12
Tree use by koalas after timber harvesting in a mosaic landscape	12
The fungal rat race: mycophagy among rodent communities in eastern Australia	11
Activity and movement of small mammal tick hosts at the urban fringes of Sydney, Australia	11
Comparison of morphological identification and DNA metabarcoding for dietary analysis of faeces from a subtropical lizard	11
The impact of wild boars on the temporal resource utilisation of silver pheasants in South China	11
Unique utilisation pattern responses of five sympatric ungulates to local phenological gradients	11
Snow track counts for density estimation of mammalian predators in the boreal forest	10
Invasive axis deer and wild boar in a protected area in Argentina, controlled hunting, and Taylor’s law	10
Comparisons of morphometrics and body condition between two breeding populations of Australian humpback whales	9
Breeding dynamics of overabundant koala (	9
Population dynamics of chital deer (Axis axis) in northern Queensland: effects of drought and culling	9
High survivorship and rapid population growth of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) reintroduced to a feral predator exclosure	9
Set free: an evaluation of two break-away mechanisms for tracking collars	9
Scars of human–elephant conflict: patterns inferred from field observations of Asian elephants in Sri Lanka	9
Differing effects of productivity on home-range size and population density of a native and an invasive mammalian carnivore	9

Learning from past designs: improving amphibian fences using an adaptive management approach	8
Purpose-driven approaches to age estimation in Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus)	8
Assessing local landowner versus non-local public support for a red wolf reintroduction using varying message treatments	8
Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics	8
Response of white-tailed deer to removal of invasive wild pigs	7
New evidence of seed dispersal identified in Australian mammals	7
Nutritional stress and population density influence risk/reward decisions by elk	7
Testing the validity of using raceway and swimway performance in sea turtle hatchlings as an index of real-life crawling and swimming performance	7
Evaluation of lion (Panthera leo) scat as a wild dog (Lycaon pictus) deterrent on game farms	7
Water scarcity exacerbates feral ungulate use of ephemeral savanna waterholes in northern Australia	7
How the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) adapts to isolated island: from the perspective of habitat and food	6
Using expert elicitation to identify effective combinations of management actions for koala conservation in different regional landscapes	6
Conservation of black bear (Ursus americanus) in Mexico through GPS tracking: crossing and roadkill sites	6
Monitoring and habitat inferences change with population metric: a case study with mesocarnivores	6
Insuring woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) against extinction: establishment of Perup Sanctuary	6
Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)	6
Age- and sex-dependent vigilance behaviour modifies social structure of hunted wild boar populations	6
More trees and fewer roads: the importance of local and landscape features for insectivorous bats in open urban green spaces	6
Is there a lizard down that spider burrow? Microhabitat influences spider burrow occupancy by the endangered pygmy bluetongue	6
Environmental DNA as a detection tool for small-bodied, cryptic, threatened fish in a highly turbid freshwater lake system	6
Bayesian modelling reveals differences in long-term trends in the harvest of native and introduced species by recreational hunters in Australia	6
A comparison of manual and automated detection of rusa deer (	6
Impacts of ‘Curiosity’ baiting on feral cat populations in woodland habitats of Kangaroo Island, South Australia	6
Are canid pest ejectors an effective control tool for wild dogs in an arid rangeland environment?	6
Factors affecting recent population decline and range contraction of the greater long-tailed hamster in China	6
Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert	6
Behaviour of a large ungulate reflects temporal patterns of predation risk	6
Increasing the accuracy and efficiency of wildlife census with unmanned aerial vehicles: a simulation study	5
Pirra Jungku and Pirra Warlu: using traditional fire-practice knowledge and contemporary science to guide fire-management goals for desert animals	5
Foreword to the Special Issue on ‘The rapidly expanding role of drones as a tool for wildlife research’	5
Effects of helicopter net gunning on the survival and movement behaviour of nilgai antelope	5
The Arid Zone Monitoring Project: combining Indigenous ecological expertise with scientific data analysis to assess the potential of using sign-based surveys to monitor vertebrates in the Australian d	5
Apparent resistance to brodifacoum in	5
Threatened stick-nest rats preferentially eat invasive boxthorn rather than native vegetation on Australia’s Reevesby Island	5
Nine-banded armadillos temporally avoid sites visited by domestic dogs and native carnivores	5
Kinship analysis reveals low dispersal in a hog deer (Axis porcinus) population in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia	5
The bigger they are, the higher they go: Australian insectivorous bats confirm Bergmann’s 175-year-old prediction	5
Still a good dog! Long-term use and effectiveness of livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators in Australia’s extensive grazing systems	5
Post-release immune responses of Tasmanian devils vaccinated with an experimental devil facial tumour disease vaccine	5
Spatial ecology of invasive Bennett’s wallaby in South Island, New Zealand	5
Habitat structure facilitates coexistence of native and invasive mesopredators in an Australian tropical savanna	5
Where there’s smoke, there’s cats: long-unburnt habitat is crucial to mitigating the impacts of cats on the Ngarlgumirdi, greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)	5
Movement ecology of adult and juvenile spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a seasonally dynamic environment	4
Ten years of camera trapping for a cryptic and threatened arboreal mammal – a review of applications and limitations	4
What can wildlife-detection dogs offer for managing small mammalian predators?	4
Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges	4
A lesson for planning rodent eradications: interference of invasive slugs during the Gough Island mouse eradication attempt in 2021	4
Determinants of attitudes towards wildlife in rural Taiwan and its implications for leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) conservation performance payment	4
Recounting bias can affect abundance estimates from intensive helicopter surveys of feral goats	4
Diet and impacts of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) on pastoral properties during severe drought	4

Corrigendum to: Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert	4
Ontogenetic changes in energy expenditure and resting behaviour of humpback whale mother–calf pairs examined using unmanned aerial vehicles	4
Operational field trialling of Felixer™ grooming traps for the control of feral cats in the Strzelecki Desert, Australia	4
Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (	4
Seasonal and daily activity of non-native sambar deer in and around high-elevation peatlands, south-eastern Australia	4
Activity of dingoes (Canis familiaris) and their use of anthropogenic resources in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia	4
Better to bluff than run: conservation implications of feral-cat prey selectivity	4
Comparing acoustic survey data for European bats: do walked transects or automated fixed-point surveys provide more robust data?	4
Seasonal habitat suitability models for a threatened species: the Gunnison sage-grouse	4
First evidence of avian predation of threatened freshwater mussels (	4
The influence of severe wildfire on a threatened arboreal mammal	4
Estimating feral cat (Felis catus) population density in eastern Australia’s subtropical rainforest using spatial capture-recapture incorporating unidentified individuals	4
Combining acoustic localisation and high-resolution land cover classification to study predator vocalisation behaviour	4
Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait	4
The toad less travelled: comparing life histories, ecological niches, and potential habitat of Asian black-spined toads and cane toads	4
Comparing shotshell characteristics to optimize aerial removal of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)	4
Environmental DNA detection of spot-tailed quoll from soil is unlikely to be useful for routine monitoring	4