OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammalian Biology is 4. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Environmental field conditions and sampling effort affect the molecular identification success of livestock predators	37
Latitude, altitude and human disturbance drive changes in the diet of Geoffroy’s cat	30
Influence of fattening food type on the birthing period in the edible dormouse	29
Historical demography and climatic niches of the Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) in the Zambezian region	19
Detailed characterization of karyotypes of white-toothed shrews Suncus etruscus and Crocidura sicula (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia)	18
The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	18
Allosuckling in southern right whale calves	17
Application of multi-species photo-ID database management systems: a user’s perspective	15
The identification of critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise high-density areas for priority protection	15
Changes in daily activity patterns throughout the year in a free-living South American subterranean rodent (Ctenomys coludo)	14
A novel technique for aging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using craniofacial photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics	14
Whisker spots on polar bears reveal increasing fluctuating asymmetry	14
Bridging the gap: midrange samples link the mitochondrial phylogeography and conservation of endangered red pandas as one species, Ailurus fulgens	13
Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira	13
Reply to Zijlstra (2025) - Status of Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica)	13
Diet of the Florida spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius ambarvalis) in a dry prairie ecosystem	13
Is promiscuity the key? Multiple paternity in the garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus)	13
Landscape effects on gene flow and sex-biased dispersal pattern in a forest-dwelling mountainous ungulate, the Japanese serow	11
A review of the diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in the context of anthropogenic change	11
Factors influencing latrine site selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in traditional estuarine agroecosystems of Goa, India	11
Genetic diversity and population structure of the subterranean rodent, northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus)	11
Armadillo burrows: a meeting point for biodiversity in the Pantanal Wetland	10
Comments about the astragalar dorsal foramen and the astragalar flexor groove in Felis, Leopardus and Myocastor	10
Seroprevalence responses to RHDV variants in wild European rabbits: evidence of resilience in the Iberian Peninsula	10
Factors influencing the distribution of the endangered hispid hare in Bardia National Park, Nepal	10

Drumming as a potential defense strategy against roost intruders in disk-winged bats	10
First dietary assessment of a generalist mesocarnivore, the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Austria	10
Seasons of sustenance: unveiling the dietary patterns of Mongolian saiga and livestock	10
Annual apparent survival rates in hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius populations in Southwest England	10
Different environmental contexts, different responses: evaluating the drivers of red fox occupancy patterns in Portugal	10
First look at the Greater Caribbean Manatee’s diet in the Magdalena River Basin, Colombia, through fecal analysis	9
Habitat suitability of a peatland landscape for tiger translocation on Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra, Indonesia	9
Comparative swimming behaviour in four didelphid marsupials	9
No evidence of sex-related differences in the diet of giant anteater in the Brazilian savanna	9
Tempo and mode in biological invasions: exotic rodents in the small mammal community of Bamako (Mali)	9
Evidence of bottleneck and genetic differentiation in a key ungulate population on the plateau region of the fragmented Atlantic Forest of Brazil	8
The hidden diversity in Thrichomys Trouessart, 1880 (Rodentia: Echimyidae): identity of T. pachyurus (Wagner 1845), and the description of a new species from Central Brazil	8
Water dependence structures predation risk for large herbivores in insular protected areas	8
Spatial diversity of MHC class II DRB exon2 sequences in North African cape hares (Lepus capensis): positive selection and climatic adaptation signals	8
Distinctly different gut microbiota in Japanese badgers and Japanese raccoon dogs despite sharing similar food habits and environments	8
Tooth wear and the apparent consumption of human foods among American black bears (Ursus americanus) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA	8
Publisher Correction to: Multiple articles in Mammalian Biology	8
MHC genetic diversity in common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) phylogroups in rural and urban environments	7
Seasonal variation of the daily activity patterns in a subterranean rodent in response to underground temperature fluctuations	7
Individual identification of armadillos (Mammalia, Cingulata) using a photo-identification software	7
Diet niches of the Alpine mountain hare (Lepus timidus varronis) and European hare (Lepus europaeus) living in coexistence in the Alps	7
Habitat use and activity patterns of tayras Eira barbara in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest remnant	7
Invasive alien plants, rats and macaques reduce native food availability for an endangered mass-culled flying fox through multiple mechanisms with short to long-term effects	7
From generalists to specialists: female foraging variability and individual specialization in the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)	6
Locomotion in Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia: Caviomorpha): do digging adaptations affect locomotor performance?	6
Population differences of rutting calls in male Manchurian wapiti (Cervus canadensis xanthopygus)	6
Drivers of winter habitat selection by muskrats in southern boreal wetlands of Alberta, Canada	6
An unknown component of a well-known population: socio-demographic parameters of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) at the western reaches of the Pearl River Delta region	6
Role of plant nutritional value and physical traits on feeding preferences of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in a Mediterranean environment: a multiple-choice test	6
Water sources shape drought effects on mammal activity in mediterranean woodlands	6
Manatee population traits elucidated through photo-identification	6
Truly monogamous? Investigating multiple paternity in Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in a reestablished population in Austria	6
Body size rules habitat selection and population declines after drought periods in a carnivore community of the Sahara Desert	5
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in wild Akodon azarae: individual variability due to host factors, seasonality and parasite infections	5
Forage selection overlap between co-occurring introduced ungulates: insights for conservation management of a Sub-Antarctic Island	5
Succinate-driven cardiac mitochondrial respiration aligns with whole-animal hypoxia-tolerance in African mole-rats	5
Measuring range sizes in a 100-g rodent: mini-GPS are more reliable than transmitters, but the location error reduces reliability	5
Delineating and identifying species from mitochondrial DNA only: a cautionary tale from bats	5
Mitochondrial DNA reveals the impact of Pleistocene glaciations on a widespread palearctic bat species	5
Comparing direct (live-trapping) and indirect (camera-trapping) approaches for estimating the abundance of weasels (Mustela nivalis)	5
Wrong place at the wrong time: patterns explaining ungulate-vehicle collisions in Portugal	5
Correction: Comparative swimming behaviour in four didelphid marsupials	5
Here or there? Iberian wolf defecation pattern along roads and trails in Portugal	5
Adaptive anti-predatory responses of European rabbits exposed to different predation pressure	4
Intraspecific differentiation and phylogeography of the Damaraland mole-rat Fukomys damarensis reveals rapid colonization of arid savannahs during the late Pleistocene	4
Effects of dietary protein on the individual fitness of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)	4
What do rattle quills tell? A morphological analysis of the rattling in the African crested porcupine	4
Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian ecological and behavioural research—Part 2: Field studies and applications	4
Species differentiation in two closely related Neotropical rodents across a transition zone between ecoregions	4
Differences in relative abundance and activity patterns of Mediterranean mesocarnivores across natural and semi-urban landscapes	4

Eat what you can, when you can: relatively high arthropod consumption by frugivorous bats in Amazonian Peru	4
On the move: southern range expansion of Italian parti-coloured bats	4
The role of climate change in the past, present, and future of two species of montane neotropical mice, genus Juliomys	4
Body length and growth pattern of free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Mikura Island estimated using an underwater 3D camera	4
Comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the most chromosomally variable mammalian genus from South America: Ctenomys (Rodentia: Caviomorpha: Ctenomyidae)	4
Population parameters of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in a southern Brazilian estuary	4
Density, habitat use and activity patterns of the last giant armadillo population in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	4
The effects of keystone resources and landscape of fear in modulating the spatiotemporal use of paca (Cuniculus paca) in Brazilian Atlantic Forest	4
Unmasking cryptic mice: the dominant role of ventral pelage colour in distinguishing syntopic Apodemus (A. sylvaticus-A. flavicollis)	4
Gray squirrels consume anthropogenic food waste most often during winter	4
The role of vegetation in shaping distribution and population density of the fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus) in Tunisia	4