OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Invertebrate Biology 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
Mobile learning applications to improve invertebrate zoology online teaching	19
Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as important drivers of soil Collembola in a karst collapse doline in the temperate zone	9
Integrating microscopy, art, and humanities to power STEAM learning in biology	9
The use of an integrative approach to identify coelomocytes in three species of the genus Holothuria (Echinodermata)	8
Ultrastructure of extracorporeal secretions of four sessile species of Rotifera (Gnesiotrocha), with observations on the chemistry of the gelatinous tube	8
A new species of deep‐sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips	7
How I wonder what you are: Can DNA barcoding identify the larval asteroids of Panama?	7
Hoplonemertean larvae are planktonic predators that capture and devour active animal prey	7
Meiofauna is an important, yet often overlooked, component of biodiversity in the ecosystem formed by Posidonia oceanica	6
Spawning, embryogenesis, settlement, and post‐settlement development of the gorgonian Plexaura homomalla	6
Stepwise changes in morphology during the settlement process in a merobenthic octopus, Octopus sinensis, raised in the laboratory	6
From frustules to medusae: A new culture system for the study of the invasive hydrozoan Craspedacusta sowerbii in the laboratory	6
Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates	5
“Brittleworms”: Ultrastructure and arrangement of the calcified chaetae of Euphrosine (Amphinomida, Annelida)	5
Self‐guided field trips take invertebrate zoology students away from their screens and into the environment for hands‐on learning	5
The role of temperature and oxygen availability on the distribution ofCorbicula largillierti	5
Student‐led field studies of herbivory: Hands‐on experiences for remote (or in‐person) learning	4
Water content in diet affects growth and timing of female first mating, but not coloration, in the admirable grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)	4
Detection of a novel species complex of shell‐boring polychaetes in the northeastern United States	4
Knots, spoons, and cloches: DNA barcoding unusual larval forms helps document the diversity of Neotropical marine annelids	4
Panamanian velvet worms in the genus Epiperipatus, with notes on their taxonomy and distribution and the description of a new species (Onychophora, Peripatidae)	4
The effects of changes in temperature and salinity on the quality of shells selected by the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus	4
Invertebrate Film Festival: Science, creativity, and flexibility in a virtual teaching environment	4
Ontogenetic development of the crinoidPoliometra prolixain the Arctic deep sea	4
Late maturity and evidence for female biennial spawning in the sea pen Pennatula aculeata (Anthozoa, Pennatulacea) in eastern Canada	4

Tyrosine hydroxylase messenger RNA corroborates protein localization in the nervous system of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis	4
Mining a photo library: Eggs and egg sacs in a major spider family	4
Biochemical variability in sponges across the Caribbean basin	4
Foraging on sand particles: Coatings of soft radular teeth (Paludomidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca)	4
The lab In A box: A take‐out practical experience for an online invertebrate biology course	4
Population structure, habitat preferences, feeding strategies, and diet of the brittle star Ophiopholis aculeata in nearshore and offshore habitats of the northwest Atlantic	4
Reproduction, recruitment, and growth of the Arctic deep‐sea hydroid Bouillonia cornucopia	3
Reproduction and early life stages of the poecilosclerid sponge Crella incrustans	3
Of mudsnails, terrapins, and flukes: Use of trematodes as a field‐based project in parasitology research	3
First steps toward suctorial feeding in millipedes: Comparative morphology of the head of the Platydesmida (Diplopoda: Colobognatha)	3
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
Morphological coupling of the distal organ in the Peruvian walking stick (Oreophoetes peruana): Structural and functional aspects	3
The life history fitness of F₁ hybrids of the microcrustaceans Daphnia pulex and Daphnia pulicaria (Crustacea, Anomopoda)	3
Effect of the invasion history of the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) on its realized climatic niche	3
A trapdoor spider, Latouchia typica (Araneae: Halonoproctidae), uses vibrational cues as a trigger for predatory behavior	3
Reproductive characteristics and gamete development of the soft coral Sclerophytum cf. heterospiculatum in Okinawa Island, Japan	3
Barcoding of South African forest‐dwelling snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) reveals widespread cryptic diversity	3
How to culture limnoterrestrial heterotardigrades	3
Providing interactive and field laboratories while teaching university marine biology classes in an era of COVID‐19	3
Fitness‐related traits are maximized in recently introduced, slow‐growing populations of a global invasive clam	3
First report on the life history of the marine amphipod Ceradocus mizani and its implication for aquaculture	3