OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Invertebrate Biology is 1. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Mobile learning applications to improve invertebrate zoology online teaching	17
Scaling of ctenes and consequences for swimming performance in the ctenophore Pleurobrachia bachei	13
DNA barcoding of echinopluteus larvae uncovers cryptic diversity in neotropical echinoids	10
How I wonder what you are: Can DNA barcoding identify the larval asteroids of Panama?	7
Unique mating behavior, and reproductive biology of a simultaneous hermaphroditic marine flatworm (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Maricola)	7
Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as important drivers of soil Collembola in a karst collapse doline in the temperate zone	7
The use of an integrative approach to identify coelomocytes in three species of the genus Holothuria (Echinodermata)	6
Integrating microscopy, art, and humanities to power STEAM learning in biology	5
Ultrastructure of the body cavities in juveniles and adults of the appendicularian Oikopleura gracilis (Tunicata, Chordata) suggests how the heart may have evolved in tunicates	5
Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates	5
Self‐guided field trips take invertebrate zoology students away from their screens and into the environment for hands‐on learning	5
Hoplonemertean larvae are planktonic predators that capture and devour active animal prey	4
Water content in diet affects growth and timing of female first mating, but not coloration, in the admirable grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)	4
A new species of deep‐sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips	4
The lab In A box: A take‐out practical experience for an online invertebrate biology course	4
Student‐led field studies of herbivory: Hands‐on experiences for remote (or in‐person) learning	4
Ultrastructure of extracorporeal secretions of four sessile species of Rotifera (Gnesiotrocha), with observations on the chemistry of the gelatinous tube	4
Biochemical variability in sponges across the Caribbean basin	4
Stepwise changes in morphology during the settlement process in a merobenthic octopus, Octopus sinensis, raised in the laboratory	4
“Brittleworms”: Ultrastructure and arrangement of the calcified chaetae of Euphrosine (Amphinomida, Annelida)	4
The effects of changes in temperature and salinity on the quality of shells selected by the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus	4
Mining a photo library: Eggs and egg sacs in a major spider family	4
Invertebrate Film Festival: Science, creativity, and flexibility in a virtual teaching environment	4
The role of temperature and oxygen availability on the distribution of Corbicula largillierti	4
Refining species boundaries among velvet worms (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae), with the description of two new species of Opisthopatus from South Africa	3

Notopodial “spinning glands” of Sthenelanella (Annelida: Sigalionidae) are modified chaetal sacs	3
Spawning, embryogenesis, settlement, and post‐settlement development of the gorgonian Plexaura homomalla	3
Reproduction and early life stages of the poecilosclerid sponge Crella incrustans	3
Knots, spoons, and cloches: DNA barcoding unusual larval forms helps document the diversity of Neotropical marine annelids	3
Meiofauna is an important, yet often overlooked, component of biodiversity in the ecosystem formed by Posidonia oceanica	3
Behavior and development of larvae in the sponge Haliclona amboinensis	3
From frustules to medusae: A new culture system for the study of the invasive hydrozoan Craspedacusta sowerbii in the laboratory	3
The life history fitness of F₁ hybrids of the microcrustaceans Daphnia pulex and Daphnia pulicaria (Crustacea, Anomopoda)	3
Providing interactive and field laboratories while teaching university marine biology classes in an era of COVID‐19	3
Localization and distribution of nitric oxide synthase and other neuronal markers in the podia of Holothuria arguinensis	3
A trapdoor spider, Latouchia typica (Araneae: Halonoproctidae), uses vibrational cues as a trigger for predatory behavior	3
Late maturity and evidence for female biennial spawning in the sea pen Pennatula aculeata (Anthozoa, Pennatulacea) in eastern Canada	3
Reproduction, recruitment, and growth of the Arctic deep‐sea hydroid Bouillonia cornucopia	3
How to culture limnoterrestrial heterotardigrades	3
Detection of a novel species complex of shell‐boring polychaetes in the northeastern United States	3
First steps toward suctorial feeding in millipedes: Comparative morphology of the head of the Platydesmida (Diplopoda: Colobognatha)	3
Ontogenetic development of the crinoidPoliometra prolixain the Arctic deep sea	3
Occurrence, infestation rate, and spatiotemporal distribution of the African pea crab (Afropinnotheres monodi) inhabiting Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) fro	2
An examination of the use of antibiotics as a method to experimentally perturb the microbiota of suspension‐feeding bivalves	2
Natural radiole damage and regeneration in the feather duster worm Schizobranchia insignis	2
Hemocyte activation and nodule formation in the giant keyhole limpet, Megathura crenulata	2
Tyrosine hydroxylase messenger RNA corroborates protein localization in the nervous system of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis	2
Hydrodynamic role of substrate attachment in shaping the suspension‐feeding current created by the marine gastropod Crepidula fornicata	2
Examining the impact of a symbiotic lifestyle on the fecundity of the marine gastropod Crepidula plana	2
The kinetid structure of two oscarellid sponges (Class Homoscleromorpha) unveils plesiomorphies in kinetids of Homoscleromorpha–Calcarea lineage	2
Oogenesis and embryogenesis in a cryptogenic species of calcareous sponge (Calcaronea, Heteropiidae) in the southwestern Atlantic	2
Histology and ultrastructure of ink gland and melanogenesis in the cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis	2
Sexual reproduction in the soft coral Lobophytum schoedei in Bolinao‐Anda Reef Complex, Pangasinan, northwestern Philippines	2
Population structure, habitat preferences, feeding strategies, and diet of the brittle star Ophiopholis aculeata in nearshore and offshore habitats of the northwest Atlantic	2
Ecomechanics of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): A comparative approach	2
Barcoding of South African forest‐dwelling snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) reveals widespread cryptic diversity	2
Population density, microhabitat use, and size characteristics of Pseudothelphusa dugesi, a threatened species of freshwater crab from Mexico (Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae)	2
Of mudsnails, terrapins, and flukes: Use of trematodes as a field‐based project in parasitology research	2
Effect of the invasion history of the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) on its realized climatic niche	2
First report on the life history of the marine amphipod Ceradocus mizani and its implication for aquaculture	2
Panamanian velvet worms in the genus Epiperipatus, with notes on their taxonomy and distribution and the description of a new species (Onychophora, Peripatidae)	2
Infection prevalence and pathology of the cymothoid parasite Olencira praegustator in Atlantic menhaden	2
Cryptic speciation in the ectocommensal Bdelloura candida (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Maricola) follows habitat specialization of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus	2
Determinants of food selection by bivalve larvae	2
Morphological coupling of the distal organ in the Peruvian walking stick (Oreophoetes peruana): Structural and functional aspects	1
First comparative assessment of the reproductive cycle of three species of Chiton on a temperate rocky shore of the southeastern Pacific	1
Molluscs, morphology, and metaphor in Pablo Neruda's STEAMiest poem	1
Reproductive characteristics and gamete development of the soft coral Sclerophytum cf. heterospiculatum in Okinawa Island, Japan	1
Reproductive cycles of the oviparous sponges Cinachyrella apion (Spirophorida) and Tethya maza (Tethyida) in a tropical intertidal environment	1
The relationship between size and metabolic rate of juvenile crown of thorns starfish	1
Foraging on sand particles: Coatings of soft radular teeth (Paludomidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca)	1
Pelagic larval polyclads that practice macrophagous carnivory	1
Remodeling of the nervous system of the indirectly developing rotifer Cupelopagis vorax (Gnesiotrocha, Collothecaceae)	1
Fitness‐related traits are maximized in recently introduced, slow‐growing populations of a global invasive clam	1
Innovation in teaching and learning invertebrate zoology in remote and online classrooms	1

Studying cuticle shedding in three species of leeches (Hirudinea, Annelida)	1
Sex, camouflage, marvelous adaptations: A writing assignment that inspires	1