OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Biology 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The effects of COVID-19 litter on animal life	82
Effect of host plants on the biology and nutritional indices of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)	8
Mating status of coexisting conspecific individuals modulate reproduction in a ladybird, Menochilus sexmaculatus	5
Influence of larval nutrition on biological attributes and reproductive performance in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) under laboratory condition	4
Weapon shape variation of male morphotypes in two freshwater prawn species genus Macrobrachium (Decapoda: Palaemonidae)	3
Responsive strategies of three sympatric small rodents to the altitudinal effects on microhabitats	3
Biparental incubation behavior in the domestic house-farmed swiftlets (Aerodramus sp.) in central Peninsular Malaysia	3
Spatio-temporal occurrence of different early life stages of Periophthalmus modestus in a tropical estuary	3
No evidence that horn trimming affects white rhinoceros horn use during comfort behaviour and resource access	3
Effect of host plants on the oviposition preference of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)	3
Correlated evolution between herbivory and gastrointestinal tract in a prolific lizard adaptive radiation	3
Nest site selection and breeding ecology of the red-billed blue magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha in central China	3
Effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on asymmetries and head size in two sympatric lizard species	2
Comparative genetic research on Microtus mystacinus (de Filippi, 1865) distributed in Asia and Europe inferred from mitochondrial (CYTB and COXI) and nuclear (IRBP) gene regions	2
Anthropogenic perturbation modifies interactions between mammals and fruits in a tropical forest of southern Mexico	2
Sex-relevant genes in the embryo stage of Chinese soft-shelled turtles as revealed by RNA-Seq analysis	2
Proximate mechanisms responsible for random mating by size in the Himalayan toad Duttaphrynus himalayanus	2
Roost selection and ecology of Hipposideros pomona in China	2
Ontogenetic changes in sagitta otoliths of whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Acanthuriformes: Sciaenidae) and its implication in acoustic communication	2
Stable isotopes indicate reduced body condition of caribou in disturbed areas	1
A biotechnological method for silkworm sex regulation	1
Variations of body mass and thermogenesis properties in Eothenomys olitor during cold acclimatization	1
Associations between spectral properties, bacteriological characteristics, chlorophyll and zooplankton communities in two north Patagonian lakes	1
Heart position and pulmonary vasculature in snakes with different lung morphologies	1
Diet reflects opportunistic feeding habit of the Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)	1

Abundance and home range of ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in northwestern Mexico	1
Life history variation between two Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus populations at different altitudes	1
Breeding ecology of Kessler’s thrush (Turdus kessleri) in the western Sichuan plateau	1
Morphological surveys of the sagittal otolith of marine gobiid fish (Teleostei: Gobioidei)	1
Intraspecific variation in hematological parameters and erythrocyte size among three populations of Batrachuperus tibetanus (Caudata: Hynobiidae)	1
Boldness behavior and ecological adaptability of stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva) in open-field testing	1
Oviposition preference of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella on cotton	1
Diversity and community structure of moss- and lichen-dwelling tardigrades (Tardigrada) along an altitudinal gradient in Cuba	1
Giant otter behaviour in a mega-hydroelectric reservoir, Central Amazon, Brazil	1
Variation in the diets of western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) in two ponds: effects of time and coexistence with centrarchid fishes	1
Effectiveness of different management strategies against Nilgai population (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in Punjab Province of India	1
Unclear relationships in interference competition among three sympatric medium-sized carnivores in a heavy snowy environment	1
Amplitude of the daily pattern of rest – activity in different species of Leopardus kept in captivity	1
A test of associative olfactory learning in the ant Formica clara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); the power of a MaLER-based conditioning protocol	1
Comparison of the ecological niche of two closely related toads (Bufo bufo and Bufo verrucosissimus)	1
Sex and age differences in skull size in Myodes glareolus from Slovakia	1