OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Western North American Naturalist 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Mammals of the Jesús María River Basin, Western Mexico: Alpha and Beta Diversity in an Area of High Environmental Heterogeneity	13
Genetic Evidence for the Presence of Geomys jugossicularis in the Oklahoma panhandle	8
Floral Constancies of Flies and Native Bees Visiting Ceanothus perplexans (Rhamnaceae) Flowers in Western Arizona	7
Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana) Survival and Regrowth after Fire in the Mixed Grass Prairie	6
Distribution, Ecology, Morphology, and Status of the Inyo Mountains Salamander (Batrachoseps campi)	6
Diet and Relative Abundance of Rock Bass, a Recent Invader in the Lower Lake Washington System, Washington State	5
Robert Kingston Vickery, Jr.—In Memoriam	5
Pseudoacaryochloris (Acaryochloridaceae, Cyanobacteria) Species from Africa and North America: A Disjunct Distribution Suggesting Transatlantic Wind Dispersal	4
Factors Related to the Distribution and Abundance of Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Central Idaho	4
Immediate Effects of a wildfire on Bats in a Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Forest	4
Distribution of Astragalus amnis-amissi (Fabaceae), a Plant Endemic to East-Central Idaho	4
Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) of Montane and Alpine Lakes of Northern Colorado (USA)	4
New Records and Notes on the Distribution of Aquatic Insects (Coleoptera, Hemiptera) in Southeastern Arizona	4
Symphoromyia Species (Diptera: Rhagionidae) as Possible Vectors of Trypanosoma (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Washington, USA	3
Western Pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata) Extirpation in the Smith River, Montana, with a Possible Link to Warming Water Temperatures	3
Plains to Peaks: An Analysis of the Relationship between Colorado Butterfly Communities and Altitude	3
First Documentation of Least Chub in the Snake River Drainage in Idaho	3
Genetic Variation and Population Structure among Western Hibernacula of Townsend's Big-Eared Bats, Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii	3
A Holocene Record of Vegetation Change and Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks at Lake of the Woods, Montana, USA	3
Citizen Science in Action: An Updated Distribution for Lampropeltis pyromelana	3
Reproductive Ecology and Bee Associates of Packard's Milkvetch (Astragalus packardiae), a Rare Plant Endemic to Southwestern Idaho	3
Novel Records of Rodent Species in the Sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco, México: Phylogenetic Insights and Taxonomic Implications	3
Effects of Fire on Kangaroo Rats in the San Joaquin Desert of California	3
Submergence Behavior in June by Female Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene Ornata) from Southern Kansas	3
Trends in the Abundance of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout and Nonnative Trout in the Bear River Basin of Idaho	2

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Phalaropes (Phalaropus spp.) and Adult Brine Flies (Ephydra spp.) are Linked on Great Salt Lake, Utah	2
Are Canned Sardines or Dry Cat Food More Effective as Bait for Capturing Northwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) and Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)?	2
Summarizing Visitation and Conservation Actions for Two Federally Listed Plant Taxa (Malacothrix indecora and M. squalida, Asteraceae)	2
Scorpion Observations in the Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area (Nevada, USA)	2
Designing Fog Collectors to Understand Impacts of Changing Precipitation Patterns on the California Channel Islands	2
Unusual Bird Reports from the Trans-Pecos District of Chihuahua, Mexico, Including Five New Additions to the State of Chihuahua	2
Providing Context for Advancements in Arctomecon californica Conservation: A Comprehensive Literature Review with Case Studies	2
Winter Activity of Perimyotis subflavus Outside Culverts in East Texas	2
Updated Vegetation Map of Cedros Island	2
Long-Term Soil Fungal Community Recovery After Fire is Impacted by Climate Change	2
Pronghorn Habitat Suitability in the Flint Hills of East Central Kansas	2
Landscape Genetics of the Camas Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus), an Endemic Mammal of Oregon's Willamette Valley	2
An Updated Checklist of the Vascular Flora of San Nicolas Island, California	2
Distribution of the Western Black-Headed Snake (Tantilla planiceps) in California: Implications for Management	2
Pinus halepensis (Aleppo Pine), New to Santa Cruz Island, California	2
Co-Occurrence and Nest Success of Thick-Billed and Chestnut-Collared Longspurs in a Central Montana Rangeland	2
Amphibian Diversity of the Western Colorado Canyonlands Including Potential Threats from Nonnative Bullfrogs and Disease	1
Integrating Historical and Contemporary Data for Narrow-Foot Hygrotus Diving Beetle (Hygrotus diversipes Leech, 1966): Perspectives Studying Invertebrates of Management and Conservation Concern	1
Potentially Adaptive Significance of Genome Size Diversity across Ecological Gradients and Seed Size in Ivesia (Rosaceae)	1
Reviewers for 2022	1
Late Pleistocene Herpetofauna from Two High-Elevation Caves in the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado	1
Effects of Annual Weather Variation on Peak Herbaceous Yield Date in Sagebrush Steppe	1
Feeding Habits of the Bobcat (Lynx rufus) in a Xerophilous Scrubland in the Nopala-Hualtepec Region, Hidalgo, Mexico	1
Camera Trap Surveys Characterize a Snake Community from a Chihuahuan Desert Shortgrass Prairie	1
Insects Associated with Welsh's Milkweed (Asclepias welshii) at Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah	1
The History of Cougars in Yellowstone National Park	1
Phenology of Antler Velvet Shedding in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Central Nebraska	1
Mystifying Mountain Mimics: Two Sister Species of Kingsnake Show Different Trends in Mimetic Accuracy in Allopatry with Coral Snakes	1
Reproductive Biology and Flower Visitors of Two Rare Species of sclerocactus (Cactaceae) in the Southwestern United States	1
A Century of Shifting Disturbance Regimes and Persistence of an Aridland Native Fish Assemblage	1
Description of the Female Psilochalcis adenticulata Petersen (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) with Comments on New Distribution Records in the Western United States	1
Genotypic Variation in Cheatgrass Germination Strategies in Contrasting Climate Conditions of the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts	1
Comparative Life History of Mud Turtles (Genus Kinosternon) from the North American Deserts	1
Records for Hippoboscidae, Streblidae, and Nycteribiidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Colorado and Wyoming	1
Recent Records of Anthony's Mexican Mole (Scapanus anthonyi Allen, 1893) in Sierra San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, México	1
A Temporal Color Variant in the Blunt-Headed Salamander (Ambystoma amblycephalum) in West-Central Mexico	1
Lack of an Ontogenetic Shift in Crotalus enyo cerralvensis Venom Supports Integration of Cranial Morphology and Venom Expression in Rattlesnakes	1
Two New Late Quaternary Avifaunas from the East-Central Great Basin with the Description of a New Species of Falco	1
Spatial and Temporal Variation in Palouse Prairie Bee Communities	1
Colorado Pikeminnow: Missing Predator of the Lower Colorado River	1
Ecosystem Structure and Function across Western Dryland Ecosystems: A Cross-Site Comparison of Semiarid Ecosystem Types in Colorado and Wyoming	1
First Shasta Ground Sloth (Nothrotheriops; Xenarthra) from the Eastern Great Basin, Nevada	1
Issues in Understanding Interior Settlement during the Period of Red Abalone Middens on Santa Cruz Island	1
Vertebrate Use of Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) Structures in Wetlands of the Nebraska Sandhills	1
New and Noteworthy Reports on Colorado Lichens and Lichen Allies, 2: Biatoropsis hirtae and B. minuta	1
Application of a Low-Cost and Innovative Culture Technique to Investigate the Potential Effects of Total Dissolved Solids on Tui Chub Siphateles bicolor Early Life Stages	1
Monthly Changes in Population Size and Body Composition of Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on Great Salt Lake, Utah	1
Use of Highway Infrastructure by Bats: A Literature Review and Survey of the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas	1
Necrotic Lesions and Associated Mites of the Pinnae of Free-Living Bats Artibeus jamaicensis and Sturnira hondurensis from Mexico	1
Conservation Genomics of Beach Spectaclepod (Dithyrea maritima, Brassicaceae)	1

New Evidence for Eolian Activity and Mammoths on Santa Rosa Island Prior to the Last Glacial Maximum	1
Natural History of the Mexican Cockroach Homoeogamia mexicana Burmeister, 1838 (Blattodea: Corydiidae): Biology, Distribution, and Habitat Characterization	1
Acarosporaceae of New Mexico: Eight New Species of Acarospora and Sarcogyne	1
Mammal Diversity in the Priority Terrestrial Region of Sierra de Bustamante, Nuevo León, Mexico	1
Ecological Implications of the Detection of Freshwater Bryozoan Cristatella mucedo (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata) and Myxozoan Parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (Cnidaria: Malacosporea) in Southwest	1
Are Shrubs a Necessary Component of the Habitat for Ammospermophilus nelsoni in the San Joaquin Desert?	1
A Botanical Framework for Long-Term Research in the Upper Sand Creek Research Natural Area, Dixie National Forest, Utah, USA	1
Three Gastropod Species Reported in Utah for the First Time: Arion fasciatus, Cryptomastix magnidentata, and Cepaea nemoralis	1
Taxonomic Diversity of Hummingbirds and the Floral Resources they Exploit in the Temperate Forests of West Central Mexico	1
Roosts of Northern Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) at the Western Edge of the Great Plains	1
What the Heart Wants: Adaptive Significance of Cordate Leaf Morphology in Arnica (Asteraceae)	1
Protandrous Development of Ceanothus perplexans Trelease (Rhamnaceae) Flowers	1
Drought Response of Invasive Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis, Asteraceae) in Relation to Serpentine Soils	1
Insects are Attracted to White Wind Turbine Bases: Evidence from Turbine Mimics	1