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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenotypes and Distribution of Yellow-Pine Chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus) of Hybrid Ancestry from the Rocky Mountains of Canada	11
Limnological Characteristics of, and Ecology and Diversity of Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from, High Alpine Lakes of the Sangre De Cristo Range, Colorado, Usa	7
Camera Trap Surveys Characterize a Snake Community from a Chihuahuan Desert Shortgrass Prairie	7
Age and Growth of Green Suckers in the Teton River, Idaho	6
Early Records Suggest a Broader Historic Range of the Ozark Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)	5
Effects of Elk and Bison Herbivory on Narrowleaf Cottonwood	5
Parental Aggression in the Texas Cichlid: Natural Observations and Experimental Manipulations Using Model Presentations	5
First Record of Jaguar (Panthera onca) and Potential Prey Species in Sierra de Quila, Jalisco, Mexico	5
Dendroctonus ponderosae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Observations from Wheeler Peak Campground, Great Basin National Park	4
First Occurrence of Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope L.) in Central México	4
Relative Influence of Precipitation and Grazing on a Salt Desert Shrub Plant Community	4
A Review of Home Range Sizes of Four Raptor Species of Regional Conservation Concern	3
Reviewers for 2020	3
Ecosystem Structure and Function across Western Dryland Ecosystems: A Cross-Site Comparison of Semiarid Ecosystem Types in Colorado and Wyoming	3
Predictability of Invasive Argentine Ant Distribution Across Mediterranean Ecoregions of Southern California	3
The North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is Recolonizing the Llano Estacado	3
Predicting Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse Lek Occurrence in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming	3
Distribution of the Native Freshwater Mussels Anodonta nuttalliana and Margaritifera falcata in Utah and Western Wyoming Using Environmental DNA	3
Behavioral Response of the Endangered Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens) to Vehicle Vibrations	2
Coastal Fog Enhances Physiological Function of Seaside Daisies (Erigeron glaucus)	2
First Record and Diet of the Tri-Colored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) from Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Culberson County, Texas	2
Records for Hippoboscidae, Streblidae, and Nycteribiidae (Insecta: Diptera) from Colorado and Wyoming	2
Acoustic Interaction between a Pair of Owls and a Wolf	2
Soil Seed Bank Composition and Spatial Distribution in a Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.)–Dominated Rangeland in Colorado, USA	2
Silver Sagebrush (Artemisia cana) Survival and Regrowth after Fire in the Mixed Grass Prairie	2

Shrinkage of Rio Grande Silvery Minnow after Preservation in Formalin and Storage in Ethanol	2
Personality-Dependent Responses of Elk to Predatory Pursuits	2
Detecting Rainbow Trout Introgression in Bonneville Cutthroat Trout of the Bear River Basin Using Field-Based Phenotypic Characteristics	2
Distribution, Ecology, Morphology, and Status of the Inyo Mountains Salamander (Batrachoseps campi)	2
Roosts of Northern Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) at the Western Edge of the Great Plains	2
Mammals of the Jesús María River Basin, Western Mexico: Alpha and Beta Diversity in an Area of High Environmental Heterogeneity	2
Pollination Ecology of Island Endemic Plants: A Case Study on the California Channel Islands	2
Heterospecific Coprophagy: Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) Feeding on Cougar (Puma concolor) Feces	2
Lichens and Allied Fungi of the North Fork Nooksack River Valley Bottom, Whatcom County, Washington: Important Biodiversity in a High-Use Area	2
Genetic Evidence for the Presence of Geomys jugossicularis in the Oklahoma panhandle	2
Density and Subsurface Burrowing of a Desert-Dwelling Land Snail, Helminthoglypta greggi, in the Western Mohave Desert	2
Using Historic Data to Understand the Shrinking Pollinators of the Endangered Salt Marsh Bird's Beak (Chloropyron maritimum subsp. Maritimum)	2
Courtship Behavior of the Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius)	2
Changes in an Exotic Fish Community Assemblage of a Thermal Spring in Central Idaho	2
Record of Nesting and Fledgling Depredation on Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) in its Peri-Urban Habitat in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, West-Central Mexico	2
A Molecular and Morphological Guide to the Pilose Crayfishes of Western North America	2
Archaeological Data Suggest Seventeenth-Century Presence of Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) in the Middle Rio Grande	2
Effects of Annual Weather Variation on Peak Herbaceous Yield Date in Sagebrush Steppe	2
Trends in the Abundance of Bonneville Cutthroat Trout and Nonnative Trout in the Bear River Basin of Idaho	2
Use of Highway Infrastructure by Bats: A Literature Review and Survey of the Trans-Pecos Region of Texas	2
Ecological Implications of the Detection of Freshwater Bryozoan Cristatella mucedo (Bryozoa: Phylactolaemata) and Myxozoan Parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae (Cnidaria: Malacosporea) in Southwest	2
Threatened American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) Consumed by Northern Short-Tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) and Trap Avoidance by Silphidae	1
Immediate Effects of a wildfire on Bats in a Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Forest	1
Age-Dependent Search Behavior in the Colorado Checkered Whiptail (Aspidoscelis neotesselatus)	1
Spatial Ecology of the Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis) in Blanco County, Texas	1
Scavenging of Western Diamond-Backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) by Desert Blonde Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes) in Arizona	1
Small-Scale Winter Damage on Plants: Wind and Ice can Remove Plant Pubescence	1
Time Required for Brown Bears to Capture and Consume Pacific Salmon	1
Distribution of the Western Black-Headed Snake (Tantilla planiceps) in California: Implications for Management	1
Postfire Seedling Establishment of Desert Peach (Prunus fasciculata) and Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) from Simulated Seed Caches in the Mojave Desert	1
Integrative Biodiversity Inventories: Characterizing Lichen-Forming Fungal Diversity in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Using DNA Barcoding and Vouchered Specimens	1
Seasonal Activity and Diets of Bats at Uranium Mines and Adjacent Areas near the Grand Canyon	1
Field-Based Selenium Partitioning Coefficients, Trophic Transfer Factors, and Otolith Time-Series Analyses for a Walleye Community from an Ecotonal Plains Reservoir, Colorado. III.	1
Monitoring Occupancy of Bats with Acoustic Data: Power and Sample Size Recommendations	1
Using an Ultraviolet Light Test to Improve Sagebrush Identification and Predict Forage Quality for Wildlife	1
Long-Term Soil Fungal Community Recovery After Fire is Impacted by Climate Change	1
Robert Kingston Vickery, Jr.—In Memoriam	1
Reviewers for 2021	1
Biology of Alniphagus aspericollis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Alnus tenuifolia in Northern Idaho and Notes on Alniphagus hirsutus	1
Monitoring the Basking Behavior of Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) through Game Cameras in Southeastern New Mexico, USA	1
The History of Cougars in Yellowstone National Park	1
Monthly Changes in Population Size and Body Composition of Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) on Great Salt Lake, Utah	1
Using Trail Cameras to Document Meso and Large Mammal Use of Native and Nonnative Riparian Forest Types in Southeastern Arizona	1
Floral Constancies of Flies and Native Bees Visiting Ceanothus perplexans (Rhamnaceae) Flowers in Western Arizona	1
Long-Term Trends in the Plant Community in Three Habitats in the Big Bend of Texas	1
Co-Occurrence and Nest Success of Thick-Billed and Chestnut-Collared Longspurs in a Central Montana Rangeland	1
The Decline of Two Native Fish in the Moapa (Muddy) River, Nevada, 2007–2015	1
Field-Based Selenium Partitioning Coefficients and Trophic Transfer Factors for Cutthroat Trout Fisheries from Four Montane Lakes, Colorado, USA	1
Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine (Pinus aristata) is a Confirmed Host to Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)	1
First Documentation of Least Chub in the Snake River Drainage in Idaho	1

Effect of Carpobrotus edulis Invasion History on Plant Communities	1
Distribution of Astragalus amnis-amissi (Fabaceae), a Plant Endemic to East-Central Idaho	1
A Simple Method for Restraint of Small Mammals for Sampling Blood or Tissue in the Field	1
Revisiting Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) in the Stansbury Mountains, Utah	1
Cytotypes of the Simulium arcticum Species Complex in the American Pacific Northwest	1
Mexican Gartersnakes (Thamnophis eques) along the Gila River in Southwestern New Mexico	1
Drought Response of Invasive Yellow Starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis, Asteraceae) in Relation to Serpentine Soils	1
Abundance and Activity of Domestic and Wild Medium-Sized Mammals in a Protected Mangrove Remnant, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	1
Genotypic Variation in Cheatgrass Germination Strategies in Contrasting Climate Conditions of the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts	1
Long-Term Persistence of Desert Rodent Species in a Great Basin Sagebrush Community: Potential Effects of Fire, Invasive Annuals, and Warming Temperatures	1
Cold Tolerance of Mountain Stoneflies (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from the High Rocky Mountains	1
Physical Habitat Complexity Partially Offsets the Negative Effect of Brook Trout on Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in the Peripheral Goose Creek Subbasin	1
An Anomalous Terrestrial Foliose Lichen (Aberratus uittathallus gen. and sp. nov., Peltigerales: Family Incertae sedis) from Southern Yukon, Northwest Canada	1
Effects of Beaver Dams on Stream and Riparian Conditions on Public Lands in the United States' Inland Northwest	1
Predicting the Topographic Zonation of Vegetation in a Salt Playa in Utah, USA	1
Do Monogamous Male and Female Texas Cichlid Parents Defend Their Offspring Similarly?	1
Territorial Intrusion by Resident Male Wilson's Warblers: Breeding Stages of the Intruders and Distances They Travel	1
Reproductively Viable Population of American Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in Lowland Chihuahuan Desert Habitat of Trans-Pecos Texas	1
Factors Related to the Distribution and Abundance of Westslope Cutthroat Trout in Central Idaho	1
Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) of Montane and Alpine Lakes of Northern Colorado (USA)	1