Integrative and Comparative Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Integrative and Comparative Biology is 5. 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.)
ArticleCitations
The Metamorphosing Professor: Adapting Teaching to Fulfill the Promise of Biology Education48
Estimating Wingbeat Frequency of Hummingbirds Using a No-Labeling Learning Computer Vision Approach40
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants Awarded at the SICB Meeting in January 202438
Mind the Gap: A Review of Disjunctions in Coastal Marine Species30
An Animal Model of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Exposure to Light and Sound in the Preterm Infant30
Integrating DNA-Based Prey Occurrence Probability into Stable Isotope Mixing Models29
Exploring the Unknown: How Can We Improve Single-cell RNAseq Cell Type Annotations in Non-model Organisms?28
Day Versus Night Melatonin and Corticosterone Modulation by LPS in Distinct Tissues of Toads (Rhinella Icterica)28
Collective Neuromechanics in Sea Stars28
Beyond the Hexagon: Meso-structures in the Bee’s Honeycomb for Bio-Inspired Design27
Exoskeletal Trade-off between Claws and Carapace in Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Decapod Crustaceans26
Rare and Opportunistic Use of Torpor in Mammals—An Echo from the Past?26
The Shape of Water: Physiological Adaptations to Habitat Aridity in the Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus)25
Trunk Tip Wear in Wild African Savanna Elephants25
Hydric Environment and Chemical Composition Shape Non-avian Reptile Eggshell Absorption25
Gut Microbial Ecology of Five Species of Sympatric Desert Rodents in Relation to Herbivorous and Insectivorous Feeding Strategies24
Climate-Change Impacts on Cephalopods: A Meta-Analysis22
Innovative techniques to investigate comparative biomaterials across disciplines and length scales21
Maternal Responses in the Face of Infection Risk20
Comparing Functional Immune Responses in Three Aquatic Turtle Species20
Effect of Network Structure and Adaptive Foraging on Pollination Services of Species-Rich Plant-Pollinator Communities19
Physiological Basis of Convergent Evolution in Animal Communication Systems19
The Variability and Malleability of Frog Call-Timing Mechanisms are Neglected in Traditional Call-Timing Models19
Temperature and Turgor “Limitation” and Environmental “Control” in Xylem Biology and Dendrochronology19
The Influence of Life History on the Response to Parasitism: Differential Response to Non-Lethal Sea Lamprey Parasitism by Two Lake Charr Ecomorphs18
Incorporating Sex-Diverse and Gender-Inclusive Perspectives in Higher Education Biology Courses17
A Mitochondrial Perspective on the Demands of Reproduction17
Asymmetric Segregation of Maternal mRNAs and Germline-related Determinants in Cephalochordate Embryos: Implications for the Evolution of Early Patterning Events in Chordates17
From Individual Calcifiers to Ecosystem Dynamics: Ocean Acidification Effects on Urchins and Abalone16
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants Awarded at the SICB Meeting in January 202316
Evolutionary Patterns in Chemical Composition and Biomechanics of Articulated Coralline Algae16
Induced Power Scaling Alone Cannot Explain Griffenfly Gigantism15
Scaling of Jumping Performance in Click Beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae)15
Practical Guidance and Workflows for Identifying Fast Evolving Non-Coding Genomic Elements Using PhyloAcc15
Ecological Transitions and the Shape of the Decapod Tree of Life14
Sex Without Sexes: Can the Cost of Finding a Mate Explain Diversity in Fungal Mating Systems?14
Developmental Plasticity in Anurans: Meta-analysis Reveals Effects of Larval Environments on Size at Metamorphosis And Timing of Metamorphosis14
Common Interests Without Common Expertise: Reflections on Early-career Experiences in Cross-Disciplinary Research14
A Perspective on the Role of Motivated Thinking in Research on Black Representation in Science14
Sleep Posture Influences Metabolic Rate and Vigilance in the Common Whitethroat (Curruca Communis)14
Trait Loss in Evolution: What Cavefish Have Taught Us about Mechanisms Underlying Eye Regression13
Equipment Repositories for Accessibility: A Model for Improving Access in Field Science13
The Versatility of Simplicity: Structures of Cardiocephaloides longicollis Used for Different Purposes during Cercarial Transmission13
Early Development of Locomotion in the Term Piglet Model: Does Size Matter?13
How Hot is too Hot? Metabolic Responses to Temperature Across Life Stages of a Small Ectotherm13
Integrating the Life Sciences to Jumpstart the Next Decade of Discovery13
Racing Time: Physiological Rates and Metabolic Scaling in Marine Mammals12
Suction Feeding Turned on Its Head: A Functional Novelty Facilitates Lower Jaw Protrusion12
Limited Cranial Shifts in City-Dwelling Rodents after a Century of Urbanization12
On the Physiology of High-altitude Flight and Altitudinal Migration in Birds12
Building, Maintaining, and (re-)Deploying Genetic Toolkits during Convergent Evolution12
Chronic Stress Decreases Lactation Performance12
Muscle-Driven Predictive Physics Simulations of Quadrupedal Locomotion in the Horse12
Non-Bilaterians as Model Systems for Tissue Mechanics12
Host–Microbiome Interactions as Moderators of Host Quality and Biodiversity–Disease Relationships12
The role of epigenetics and non-genetic inheritance in plant–pollinator interactions: A perspective12
Oxygenation-Controlled Collective Dynamics in Aquatic Worm Blobs12
Freshwater Salinization Leads to Sluggish, Bloated Frogs and Small, Cramped Embryos but Adaptive Countergradient Variation in Eggs12
Editorial: Correction of an error in our production process concerning the article “discovering and applying the urban rules of life to design sustainable and healthy cities” by Langen et al12
Overcoming Waves of Challenges: Experiences of BIPOC Shark Scientists in the Global South12
Every Hue Has Its Fan Club: Diverse Patterns of Color-Dependent Flower Visitation across Lepidoptera11
Advances and Challenges in Paleobiological Reconstructions of Joint Mobility11
Foraging Under Fire: A Robotic Flower System Incorporating Multimodal Signaling and Aversive Stimuli11
The Joy Factor: Redefining Leadership Excellence at Black in Marine Science through Joy-Centered Leadership Practices11
Steep Decline in the Rare Flat Abalone, Haliotis walallensis, Following Fishing Exploitation and a Marine Heat Wave: The Next Neoextinction?11
Revisiting TSHβ’s Role in Avian Seasonal Reproduction, Insights, and Challenges from Mammalian Models11
An Exploratory Look at Functional Responses to a Second Antigen Injection in a Freshwater Turtle11
Editor-in-Chief's Note—Thank you to Reviewers11
Food hoarding, anxiety, and stress in a mammalian hibernator11
Starting a Dialogue: Understanding the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Values Related to Fisheries Management of a Black Fishing Community in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina11
Knowing Your Field Community: Elevating the Human Dimension in Ecological Research and Teaching11
Addressing Diverse Motivations to Enable Bioinspired Design11
Does Phenotypic Integration Promote Convergent Evolution?11
Communication via Biotremors in the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus): Part I- Biotremor Production and Response to Substrate-Borne Vibrations10
Does Urbanization Alter Purifying Selection? A Case Study in the Burrowing Owl10
Environmental Cue Integration and Phenology in a Changing World10
The Development and Expansion of in vivo Germline Editing Technologies in Arthropods: Receptor-Mediated Ovary Transduction of Cargo (ReMOT Control) and Beyond10
What about Females? Urban Female Song Sparrows Elevate Aggressive Signaling Compared to Rural10
Water Availability and Temperature as Modifiers of Evaporative Water Loss in Tropical Frogs10
Cross-sexual Transfer Revisited10
Digestive Enzyme Activities in Mussel Mytilus californianus Endure Acute Heat Exposure in Air10
Circulating Hormones and Dominance Status Predict Female Behavior during Courtship in a Lekking Species10
Microbiomes in Animal Ecology: Advances, Assumptions, and Opportunities10
Mudskippers Modulate their Locomotor Kinematics when Moving on Deformable and Inclined Substrates10
The Spring-Mass Model and Other Reductionist Models of Bipedal Locomotion on Inclines9
Mechanosensory Control of Locomotion in Animals and Robots: Moving Forward9
The Young and the Resilient: Investigating Coral Thermal Resilience in Early Life Stages9
The Influence of Bee Movements on Patterns of Pollen Transfer between Plants: An Exploratory Model9
Interspecific Asymmetries in Behavioral Plasticity Drive Seasonal Patterns of Temporal Niche Partitioning in an Island Carnivore Community9
Sex and Biology: Broader Impacts Beyond the Binary9
Microbiome Comparison and Pathogen Identification for Three Migrating Passerines Captured During Spring Season in Jordan Using 16S rRNA Sequencing9
Invited Letter. Organ Regeneration Occurs in Vertebrates with Aquatic-Related Life Cycles Including Metamorphosis and was Lost During Land Transition9
The Yin and Yang of Self-Regulation in Developing Vertebrates. An Energetics Perspective9
Complementary Roles for Differential Gene Expression and Differential Exon Use in the Heat Shock Response of an Intertidal Copepod8
Roles and Future Opportunities for Genomic Architecture in Understanding Repeated Evolution8
Application of Microbiome Feedback Theory to Animals: Can Parasites Drive Coexistence in Ungulate Communities?8
Best Practices of Bioinspired Design: Key Themes and Challenges8
The Microbiome as a Maternal Effect: A Systematic Review on Vertical Transmission of Microbiota8
Kinematic Trajectories in Response to Speed Perturbations in Walking Suggest Modular Task-Level Control of Leg Angle and Length8
Analysis of Odor-Tracking Performance of Silk Moth Using a Sensory–Motor Intervention System8
High Wing-Loading Correlates with Dive Performance in Birds, Suggesting a Strategy to Reduce Buoyancy8
Invasive Spotted Lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) Are Larger in More Urban Areas8
Multi-Joint Analysis of Pose Viability Supports the Possibility of Salamander-Like Hindlimb Configurations in the Permian TetrapodEryops megacephalus8
Remaining safe conducting Field work While Black (FWB), and Tips for PIs, Universities, and Employers of Black Individuals8
Sex, Science, and Society: Reckonings and Responsibilities for Biologists8
Preferred body temperatures are increasing in 3 anguimorph lizards with passive thermoregulation8
“The PO-Driven Model”: A Basic Science Pipeline for the Bioeconomy with Solutions Inspired by Convergent Evolution for Connecting Parallel Research Ideas8
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) and Wild Bee Resource Competition: How Big Is This Problem?8
Re-imagining Reproduction: The Queer Possibilities of Plants8
An Integrative Perspective On the Mechanistic Basis of Context- Dependent Species Interactions8
The Aquatic Microbial Environment Shapes the Tadpole Microbiome and Antipredator Behavior8
Metabarcoding Approaches in Amphibian Disease Ecology: Disentangling the Functional Contributions of Skin Bacteria on Disease Outcome7
Divergent Genital Morphologies and Female–Male Covariation in Watersnakes7
Time-Series Sequences for Evolutionary Inferences7
Towards a Grading Model That Supports Learning in Biology Courses7
Loss of collagen gene expression in the notochord of the tailless tunicate Molgula occulta7
What Women Want: Lessons Learned from Grant Applications7
A Guide for Successful Research Collaborations between Zoos and Universities7
The Causes and Consequences of Public Misunderstanding of Shark Conservation7
Katydids Shift to Higher-Stability Gaits when Climbing Inclined Substrates7
Scaling Relationships among the Mass of Eggshell, Albumen, and Yolk in Six Precocial Birds7
Cnidarian Circadian Clocks Model How Animals Find Predictability in a Complex World7
Motherhood and Academia: Tradeoffs7
Applying 3D Models of Giant Salamanders to Explore Form–Function Relationships in Early Digit-Bearing Tetrapods7
Correction to: Awards, Scholarships, and Grants Awarded at the SICB Meeting in January 20227
CRISPR/Cas9 Protocols for Disrupting Gene Function in the Non-vertebrate Chordate Ciona7
Cnidarian Eyes as a Meta-Model to Explore Evolutionary Repeatability Over Deep Time6
Methods for Artificial Incubation of Passerine Eggs6
Pheromone Perception in Fish: Mechanisms and Modulation by Internal Status6
Viewing Fragmentation through the Disease Triangle: Implications for Pathogen Pressure on Seeds6
An Adaptable Flying Fish Robotic Model for Aero- and Hydrodynamic Experimentation6
Diverse Tongue Base Retraction Strategies Drive Bolus Propulsion during Mammalian Swallowing6
The Bioinspiration Feedback Loop: An Interdisciplinary Exchange of Processes and Progress Between Biologists and Engineers6
In Hot Water: Current Thermal Threshold Methods Unlikely to Predict Invasive Species Shifts in NW Atlantic6
Rhagovelia Uses Interfacial Run-and-Tumble Locomotion to Improve Food Capture in Flowing Environments6
Interrogating Metabolic Plasticity in Marine Organisms: A Framework for Best Practices Using Metabolomic and Lipidomic Approaches6
Introduction to the 2024 Chordate Origins, Evolution, and Development SICB Symposium6
Perspectives on Bioinspired Product Development: Entrapping Surfaces Based on Leaf Microstructures6
Reproductive Steroid Hormone Patterns in Baleen of Two Pregnant Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)6
Effects of Ocean Warming on the Underexplored Members of the Coral Microbiome6
Thermomechanical and Morphological Properties of Loligo vulgaris Squid Sucker Ring Teeth6
Investigating Best Practices for Applying a Quantitative Tooth Complexity Metric to Fishes6
Patterns of Phenotypic Evolution Associated with Marine/Freshwater Transitions in Fishes6
Testing the Adaptive Sterilization Hypothesis in Mice Inoculated with Chlamydia muridarum6
The Effect of Venipuncture Site on Hematology of Bats: Implications for Comparative Analyses6
The Silverjaw Minnow, Ericymba buccata: An Extraordinary Lateral Line System and its Contribution to Prey Detection6
Time-dependent Changes in Shrimp Armor and Escape Kinematics under Ocean Acidification and Warming6
Genetic Insight into Tiger Sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) and Whiprays (Brevitrygon sp.) in Sri Lanka5
Improving Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge Transfer for Bio-Inspired Engineering Design5
Insect Flight Energetics and the Evolution of Size, Form, and Function5
Anterior–Posterior Wnt Signaling Network Conservation between Indirect Developing Sea Urchin and Hemichordate Embryos5
Leeches Predate on Fast-Escaping and Entangling Blackworms by Spiral Entombment5
Mechanistic Hypotheses for Proprioceptive Sensing Within the Avian Lumbosacral Spinal Cord5
Under the Sea: Investigation of Telson Morphology and Cryptic Diversity within Eucopia sculpticauda, a Deep-Sea Lophogastrid from the Gulf of Mexico (Peracarida: Lophogastrida)5
How Damage, Recovery, and Repair Alter the Fitness Impacts of Thermal Stress5
DNA Metabarcoding Across Disciplines: Sequencing Our Way to Greater Understanding Across Scales of Biological Organization5
Repeated Hyposalinity Pulses Immediately and Persistently Impair the Sea Urchin Adhesive System5
Lizard and Snake Tongues as Muscular Hydrostats: Morphology, Function, and Diversity5
Social Brain Energetics: Ergonomic Efficiency, Neurometabolic Scaling, and Metabolic Polyphenism in Ants5
Mechanosensory Feedback in Lamprey Swimming Models and Applications in the Field of Spinal Cord Regeneration5
Ontogenetic Plasticity in Shoaling Behavior in a Forage Fish under Warming5
Daily Torpor in Birds and Mammals: Past, Present, and Future of the Field5
Cephalopod-omics: Emerging Fields and Technologies in Cephalopod Biology5
Independent Transitions to Freshwater Environments Promote Phenotypic Divergence, Not Convergence, in Stingrays5
Do We All Walk the Walk? A Comparison of Walking Behaviors across Tetrapods5
Biotic Interactions and the Future of Fishes on Coral Reefs: The Importance of Trait-Based Approaches5
Zooming in on Bonnetheads: Quantifying Impacts of Maturity on Denticle Morphology5
The Effects of Vertebral Deformities on Swimming Kinematics in Lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus5
Correction To: Large Diversity in Nitrogen- and Sulfur-Containing Compatible Solute Profiles in Polar And Temperate Diatoms5
What Can Frogs Teach Us about Resilience? Adaptive Renewal in Amphibian and Academic Ecosystems5
Best Practices to Promote Field Science Safety5
Into the spongy-verse: structural differences between leaf and flower mesophyll5
Coping With Urban Habitats Via Glucocorticoid Regulation: Physiology, Behavior, and Life History in Stream Fishes5
Locomotor Challenges of Waterfall-Climbing Gobies during Transitions between Media5
Impacts of Quaternary Climatic Changes on the Diversification of Riverine Cichlids in the Lower Congo River5
Biomechanics of Insect Flight Stability and Perturbation Response5
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