OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Population Ecology is 0. 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
Announcement of the Sixth Population Ecology Awards	24
Genetic diversity and structure of the endangered lady's slipper orchid Cypripedium japonicum Thunb. (Orchidaceae) in Japan	14
Addressing a potential weakness in indices of predation, herbivory, and parasitism	11
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Announcement of the 3rd Population Ecology Awards	8
Pitfalls to avoid in nonlinear perturbation analysis of structured population models	7
Retraction	6
Estimating current effective sizes of large populations from a single sample of genomic marker data: A comparison of estimators by simulations	5
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Body size evolution as a catalyst for diversification of copulation strategies and its spillover effects on genital evolution and phylogenetic divergence in terrestrial arthropods	5
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Detailed kinship estimation for detecting bias among breeding families in a reintroduced population of the endangered bagrid catfish Tachysurus ichikawai	5
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Deconstructing insect herbivore trivial movement in a monoculture and triculture: Limitations of emigration	4
Why do traditional dispersion indices used for analysis of spatial distribution of plants tend to become obsolete?	4
Driving forces behind the fluctuating growth of the number of successful nests in an inland population of white‐tailed eagles in Hokkaido, Japan	4
Demographic and growth patterns of Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Kuntze, a hyperdominant tree in the Amazon River estuary	4
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Interspecific competition in perennial sedentary organisms: An individual‐based model	4
Network topology drives population temporal variability in experimental habitat networks	4
Comparison of kinship‐identification methods for robust stock assessment using close‐kin mark–recapture data for Pacific bluefin tuna	3
Interspecific difference and frequency dependence in habitat use of coexisting Ohomopterus ground beetle species under reproductive interference	3
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Aggregation of Leslie matrix models with application to ten diverse animal species	3
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Influence of environmental conditions on population growth and age‐specific vital rates of a long‐lived primate species in two contrasted habitats	3
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Development of paternally‐inherited Y chromosome simple sequence repeats of sika deer and their application in genetic structure, artificial introduction, and interspecific hybridization analyses	2
The potential role of spatial sorting in speciation and adaptive radiations	2
Correction to “A primer of community ecology using the R language”	2
Maternal flower color, ultraviolet protection, and germination in Ipomopsis aggregata (Polemoniaceae)	2
Genetic variation among populations in parental exclusion of heterospecific larvae in burying beetles	2
Assessing population dynamics and environmental influences of Balearic green toad in the Balearic Islands	2
Life history changes in the eastern collared lizard in response to varying demographic phases and management policies	2
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Between Droughts and Floods: The Seasonal Response of Freshwater Snails in Artificial Reservoirs in the Brazilian Semiarid Region	2
Incorporating diapause to predict the interannual dynamics of an important agricultural pest	2
The unpredictably eruptive dynamics of spruce budworm populations in eastern Canada	2
Adaptive and non‐adaptive causes of radiation: Is adaptation a harsh mistress of diversity?	2
Effects of chronic browsing on life‐history traits of an irruptive large herbivore population	1
Seasonal variation in age, sex, and reproductive status of Mexican free‐tailed bats	1
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Notes on Building Matrix Population Models: Insights From Combining Distinct Matrices for Survival, Reproduction, and Growth	1
Message from the Editor‐in‐Chief	1
Reconstructing mountain goat history in the Olympic Mountains, USA	1
Unique population dynamics of Japanese field vole: Winter breeding and summer population decline	1
Parental care decreases the survival of adults in the waterbug Abedus ovatus	1
Acknowledgements to reviewers and editors	1
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The transfer function method reveals how age‐structured populations respond to environmental fluctuations with serious implications for fisheries management	1
Balancing: A solution to our distorted indices of transient dynamics	1
Population Ecology 2025 Editorial	1
Population and species neighbor identity impact trait–trait relationships and plant performance	1
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Climate and en route thermals affect long‐term population dynamics of soaring birds	1
Frequency‐dependent community dynamics driven by sexual interactions	1
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A comprehensive assessment of Liatris helleri demography: Insights from 16 years of observations and modeling	1
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Contributions and problems of mathematical models in COVID‐19 prevention in Japan	1
Using theoretical models to explore dispersal variation and fragmentation in urban environments	1
The effects of the floral infection by a bacterial pathogen in a dioecious plant, Mallotus japonicus (Euphorbiaceae)	1
Ocean temperature and density dependence as key drivers of the population dynamics of an intertidal crab at the Brazilian oceanic islands	1
Quantifying factors that explain the slopes of the temporal Taylor's law of Hokkaido vole populations	1
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Acknowledgements to Reviewers and Editors	1
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A primer of community ecology using the R language	0
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The habitat use and trophic niche comparisons among closely related land snails in Northeast Asia	0
Preface for the special feature on “Population ecology of COVID‐19: Similarities and differences between epidemiology and ecological population management”	0
Occupancy, density, and activity patterns of a Critically Endangered leopard population on the Kawthoolei‐Thailand border	0

Properties and interpretation of the Skellam model—A discrete‐time contest competition population model	0
Preface for the special feature on “Ecological perspectives of pedigree reconstruction with genome‐wide data”	0
Dispersal kernel of green rice leafhopper estimated from truncated data	0
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Acknowledgements to Reviewers and Editors	0
Anthropogenic and climatic drivers of population densities in an African savanna ungulate community	0
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Fragmentation shapes nest density and social structure but not genetic diversity of Temnothorax crassispinus (Formicidae)	0
A flash in the pan? The population dynamics of a dominant pioneer species in tropical dry forest succession	0
A model of coffee berry borer population growth and susceptibility to control by birds	0
Optimal SNP filtering strategies for pedigree reconstruction: A case study with wild red‐spotted masu salmon population	0
Proximate stimuli: An overlooked driving force for risk‐induced trait responses affecting interactions in aquatic ecosystems	0
The trade‐off between deaths by infection and socio‐economic costs in the emerging infectious disease	0
Assessing the accuracy of paired and random sampling for quantifying plant–plant interactions in natural communities	0
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A state‐space model to estimate spawning rates in a Ruditapes philippinarum population	0
The speciation view: Disentangling multiple causes of adaptive and non‐adaptive radiation in terms of speciation	0
The Social Background of Policy Transformations in Bear Management in Hokkaido, Japan: From Aggressive Culling and Conservation‐Oriented Management Toward Adaptive Management	0
Acknowledgements to reviewers and editors	0
Evaluating the origin and spread of spotted lanternfly ( Lycorma delicatula ) in Japan	0
Revisiting scale invariance and scaling in ecology: River fractals as an example	0
Drivers of life history variation in a paedomorphic mole salamander	0
Different effects of two exotic herbivores on the pollinator‐mediated effect of an exotic plant on a native plant	0
Demography of cape petrels in response to environmental changes	0
Bayesian network model informs on the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on the population characteristics of an endangered plant species	0
Regional‐scale effects of deer‐induced forest degradation on river ecosystem dynamics	0
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occumb: An R package for site occupancy modeling of eDNA metabarcoding data	0
Population Ecology 2024 Editorial	0
An age‐stage structured population model for the coexistence of alternative migratory tactics in salmonid fishes	0
Announcement of the 4th Population Ecology Awards	0
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Transient persistence of bobcat (Lynx rufus) occurrence throughout a human‐dominated landscape	0
Integrating video and genetic data to estimate annual age‐structured apparent survival of American black bears	0
Time series analysis showing how different environmental conditions affect the interspecific interactions of Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus chinensis	0
Effects of selective logging on genetic diversity and population structure of a keystone mistletoe	0
State‐space model combining local camera data and regional administration data reveals population dynamics of wild boar	0
Genetic diversity and origin of a fish population recently colonizing a reservoir: The case of Basilichthys microlepidotus , central Chile	0
Predicting the population viability of an endangered amphibian under environmental and demographic uncertainty	0
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Restoring eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) populations through translocation of headstarted individuals	0
First density estimates for a recovering bobcat population in Ohio using DNA from scat	0
A comparative study of population management approaches in infectious disease control, population management of fisheries and wildlife, and integrated pest management in agriculture	0
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Possible adaptive and non‐adaptive radiation in three plant genera in the Japanese archipelago	0
Announcement of the 5th Population Ecology Awards	0
Combining transient dynamics and logistic‐asymptotic growth to study the recovery of two seabird populations after rat eradication	0
Reply to Kagawa's comment: Quantifying mixture modes of evolutionary radiations	0
Local population dynamics of gray wolves Canis lupus and Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx exhibit consistency with intraspecific contest competition models	0
Modeling movements improves capture–recapture estimates for mobile species with sparse data: Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Viscount Melville sound	0
Geographic variation in walking activity in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	0
Population Ecology 2023 Editorial	0
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CORRIGENDUM	0
Spatiotemporal dimensions of community assembly	0
Infection Models for Pine Wilt Disease on the Basis of Vector Behaviors	0
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Ecology, conservation status, and phylogenetic placement of endemic Pristimantis frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) in Trinidad and Tobago and genetic affinities to northern Venezuela	0
Speciation Through the Lens of Population Dynamics: A Theoretical Primer on How Small and Large Populations Diverge	0
Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders	0
When and where to count? Implications of migratory connectivity and nonbreeding distribution to population censuses in a migratory bird population	0
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Estimation of demographic parameters of some plant species accounting for imperfect detection probabilities	0
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Marginal habitats provide unexpected survival benefits to the alpine marmot	0
Intraspecific variation in advertisement call characteristics and acoustic strategies among male forest green tree frogs	0
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Annual variation in recruitment rates for the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) population in eastern Hokkaido, Japan	0
An Adaptive Management Model for Brown Bears in Hokkaido: Based on Total Population and the Number of Nuisance Bears	0
RETRACTED: A primer of community ecology using the R language	0
Evolution of obligate asexuality in termites with mixed‐sex societies	0