OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammalian 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Reproduction, postnatal development and resting metabolic rate of a poorly studied subterranean rodent, the long-clawed vole (Prometheomys schaposchnikowi)	46
Random encounter model to estimate density of a rapidly invading mesocarnivore, the golden jackal, in a Mediterranean habitat	32
Drone-based photogrammetry assessments of body size and body condition of Antillean manatees	25
Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification technique for sex detection in Cervidae species	25
Biogeography of mouse opossums genus Gracilinanus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) and population dynamics of G. agilis and G. microtarsus	25
Utilizing COI gene for the identification of Indian Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and determining their genetic relationship with other macaque species	25
Influence of fattening food type on the birthing period in the edible dormouse	25
Historical demography and climatic niches of the Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) in the Zambezian region	21
Effect of matching uncertainty on population parameter estimation in mark-recapture analysis of photo-identification data	19
Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 2: Field studies and applications	18
On the origin of the Egyptian mongoose in the Iberian Peninsula: is there room for reasonable doubt?	16
The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	16
Female hormonal profiles and vaginal cytology in a ground squirrel species with prolonged hibernation	15
Spatio-temporal response of forest-dwelling chamois to red deer presence	14
A novel technique for aging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using craniofacial photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics	13
Diet compositions of two sympatric ungulates, the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and the sika deer (Cervus nippon), in a montane forest and an alpine grassland of Mt. Asama, central Japan	13
Investigating local population dynamics of bottlenose dolphins in the northern Bahamas and the impact of hurricanes on survival	13
The potential for acoustic individual identification in mammals	13
From fire to recovery: temporal-shift of predator–prey interactions among mammals in Mediterranean ecosystems	12
Ecological evidence of hierarchy and competition in Didelphis aurita females	12
Denning and maternal behavior of caracals (Caracal caracal)	11
An evaluation of individual seasonal changes in dental macro- and mesowear of wild-caught common vole (Microtus arvalis sensu lato) by the intravital impressions method	11
Microevolution operating in domestic animals: evidence from the Colombian Paso horses	11
Environmental field conditions and sampling effort affect the molecular identification success of livestock predators	10
Small-bodied mammal diversity facets vary discretely across an understudied ecotone in the western Amazon-Cerrado	10

The identification of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise high-density areas for priority protection	10
A tale of two African mongooses (Carnivora: Herpestidae): differing genetic diversity and geographical structure across a continent	10
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in wild Akodon azarae: individual variability due to host factors, seasonality and parasite infections	10
Rutting behavior of male Balkan chamois	10
News from Mammalian Biology	10
Allosuckling in southern right whale calves	9
Do dholes segregate themselves from their sympatrids? Habitat use and carnivore co-existence in the tropical forest	9
Species richness, relative abundance and occupancy of ground-dwelling mammals denote the ineffectiveness of chimpanzee as flagship species	9
Potential distribution models from two highly endemic species of subterranean rodents of Argentina: which environmental variables have better performance in highly specialized species?	9
Leopard Panthera pardus camera trap surveys in the arid environments of northern Namibia	9
Density and habitat selection of endangered red panda in Imawbum National Park, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar	9
Fine-scale habitat selection of a small mammalian urban adapter: the West European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)	9
Disease monitoring and surveillance: case studies in the applied conservation of fragmented red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) populations in England and Wales	9
Eyes, ears, or nose? Comparison of three non-invasive methods to survey wolf recolonisation	9
Remote and non-invasive quantification of ‘Tattoo Skin Disease-Like’ dermatopathy in endangered Arabian Sea humpback whales using drone photography	9
Odour preferred males led to a higher offspring number in the common vole	8
Application of multi-species photo-ID database management systems: a user’s perspective	8
Mitochondrial DNA reveals the impact of Pleistocene glaciations on a widespread palearctic bat species	8
Latitude, altitude and human disturbance drive changes in the diet of Geoffroy’s cat	8
Winter activity of boreal bats	8
Population density estimate of leopards (Panthera pardus) in north-western Mpumalanga, South Africa, determined using spatially explicit capture–recapture methods	8
Body length and growth pattern of free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Mikura Island estimated using an underwater 3D camera	8
Comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the most chromosomally variable mammalian genus from South America: Ctenomys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Ctenomyidae)	7
Lion (Panthera leo) ecology and survival in protected areas of Ethiopia	7
Matching individual Ladoga ringed seals across short-term image sequences	7
Extreme moulting site fidelity of the Saimaa ringed seal	7
Douglas fir and Norway spruce have similar effects on small mammal density, but not survival, in Central European managed forests	7
Adolescence and the development of social behaviour in giraffes	7
Changes in daily activity patterns throughout the year in a free-living South American subterranean rodent (Ctenomys coludo)	7
Mammalian assemblages in Southern Mistbelt Forests of the northern Eastern Cape, and southern KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, South Africa, and their response to bordering land-use	7
A simple tool for linking photo-identification with multimedia data to track mammal behaviour	7
UCE-derived mitochondrial phylogeny reveals pervasive mito-nuclear discordances in serotine bats (genus Eptesicus) and complex evolutionary history in Eptesicus (Histiotus)	7
Gray squirrels consume anthropogenic food waste most often during winter	7
Cranial ontogenetic development and sexual dimorphism of the extant water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus	7
Whisker spots on polar bears reveal increasing fluctuating asymmetry	7
Assessing the performance of open-source, semi-automated pattern recognition software for harbour seal (P. v. vitulina) photo ID	7
Assessing neophobia and exploration while accounting for social context: an example application in scimitar-horned oryx	6
Factors influencing latrine site selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in traditional estuarine agroecosystems of Goa, India	6
Primer biases in the molecular assessment of diet in multiple insectivorous mammals	6
Assessing the identity of rare historical museum specimens of the extinct blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) using an ancient DNA approach	6
Spatio-temporal interactions within a Mediterranean community of Mesocarnivores	6
Population viability analysis and management recommendations for two huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) (Molina, 1782) populations in Chile	6
The elephant at the dump: how does garbage consumption impact Asian elephants?	6
M. Sánchez-Villagra: The Process of Animal Domestication	6
The beneficial role of plant secondary compounds in giant panda foraging ecology	6
Assessment of reproduction of brown bears in Sweden using stained placental scars	6
Adaptive anti-predatory responses of European rabbits exposed to different predation pressure	6
Salty divides: geometric morphometrics reveal Danish straits as barriers to otter migration	6
Density, habitat use and activity patterns of the last giant armadillo population in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
A matter of time not of co-occurrence: temporal partitioning facilitates coexistence between coyotes (Canis latrans) and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) in temperate forests of Mexico	6

Spatio-temporal distribution and reproductive phenology of Neotropical bat species in an altitudinal gradient in Costa Rica	6
Weakened inbreeding avoidance in a monogamous subterranean vole, Ellobius tancrei	5
Eat what you can, when you can: relatively high arthropod consumption by frugivorous bats in Amazonian Peru	5
Species differentiation in two closely related Neotropical rodents across a transition zone between ecoregions	5
Sharp decline in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) survival and reproductive success in southeastern Alaska during and after the 2014–2016 Northeast Pacific marine heatwave	5
Genetic differentiation pattern and evidence of an early speciation process in the genus Reithrodon (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)	5
Of greater noctule “migration” from Russia to Italy: a comment on Vasenkov et al. (2023)	5
A method for marking individual animals in motion-triggered camera studies	5
Is promiscuity the key? Multiple paternity in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)	5
Invasive water buffalo population trends and competition-related consequences for native rusa deer in eastern Indonesian protected areas	5
Association patterns and community structure among female bottlenose dolphins: environmental, genetic and cultural factors	5
Sumatra-wide assessment of spatiotemporal niche partitioning among small carnivore species	5
spaceNtime: an R package for estimating abundance of unmarked animals using camera-trap photographs	5
Could the detection of small rodents be improved? The case of Oligoryzomys flavescens, an orthohantavirus reservoir species, in a natural reserve immersed in an urban landscape	5
Assessing male gelada chest patches: color measurement and physiological mechanisms	5
A review of the diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in the context of anthropogenic change	5
Golden jackal expansion in northernmost Europe: records in Finland	5
Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira	5
Everyone matters: identification with facial wrinkles allows more accurate inference of elephant social dynamics	5