Current Zoology

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Zoology 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The color of combat: how subtleties of resource value alter the effects of fighting ability in hermit crab contests23
Review of the ecological aspects of sympatric species Octopus americanus and Octopus insularis (Cephalopod23
The Silk roads: phylogeography of Central Asian dice snakes (Serpentes: Natricidae) shaped by rivers in deserts and mountain valleys21
Phenotypic plasticity in an extended phenotype: the cobweb spider Campanicola campanulata alters web architecture in response to variation in prey availa19
Precocious maturation and semi-multivoltine lifecycle in a subtropical grass lizard, Takydromus toyamai18
First record of twin fetuses in a stranded Cuvier’s beaked whale or goose-beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)18
Multivariate analyses of skull morphology inform the taxonomy and evolution of geomyoid rodents13
Hermann’s tortoise in Calabria: filling key knowledge gaps in a Western Mediterranean evolutionary hotspot13
Torpor expression and patterns in 3 sympatric rodents from Inner Mongolia12
Altitude and ground brightness explain interpopulation variation in dorsal coloration in a lizard12
Fine-scale habitat selection in a grassland mosaic: electivity-based vegetation-community preferences of the endangered Hungarian meadow viper ( Vipera ursinii rakosiensis 12
Cladocroce caelum (Porifera) has a specialized growth region and a transcriptional regionalization across its body axis12
Genomic analysis of Tibetan ground tits identifies molecular adaptations associated with cooperative breeding11
Alien lesser bandicoot rats have established wild populations in China11
Lesser kestrels of the same colony do not overwinter together11
Impact of dam-induced hydrological fluctuations on the behavior of the endangered scaly-sided Merganser ( Mergus squamatus ): implications for river regu10
Oral parasites alter male advertisement signals and female mate choice in the Green Treefrog ( Dryophytes cinereus )10
Identity and year are more important than social interactions as predictors of gut microbiota in a facultatively social rodent10
Antipredator decisions of male Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) depend on social cues from females10
SimCLR-enhanced MammalHairNet: advancing species identification through hair scale classification10
Fine-scale habitat heterogeneity affects embryonic development but not female reproduction in a lizard from desert steppes10
Transgenerationally inherited incisor aberration mediated by stress in two isolated populations of Microtus hartingi vole10
Acoustic complexity of pup isolation calls in Mongolian hamsters: 3-frequency phenomena and chaos9
Personality is associated with the hunting strategy in a specialized ant-eating spider9
Yawning in sync: implications for social cohesion in horses9
Artificial light at night alters foraging behavior of freshwater amphipods depending on the light spectrum and the presence of predation cues9
Adjusting to urban stress: How Eurasian tree sparrows modulate multiple physiological and nutritional markers across sexes9
Behavioral repeatability in dung beetles is not limited to subsocial and sexual horn dimorphic species: the case of Geotrupes mutator (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae)9
Size specific boldness associated with differences in resource requirements and habitat use: a cross-sectional study in hermit crabs9
Body size and condition, not allochrony, affect temporal reproductive patterns in a prolonged breeding anuran9
Long-term effect of inbreeding in the yellow steppe lemming, Eolagurus luteus, captive colony9
Evolution of parthenogenetic reproduction in Caucasian rock lizards: A review9
Influence of life-history traits on mitochondrial DNA substitution rates exceeds that of metabolic rates in teleost fishes8
Vocal characteristics of distress and reproductive vocalizations in North American wapiti8
Witness for resolution: post-conflict quadratic affiliation in semi-free ranging pigs8
Social play in African savannah elephants may inform selection against aggression8
Thermal Stability in Hypoxia Tolerance Irrespective of Innate Tolerance Capacity: Associations with Oxygen Demand and Supply Balance in Four Freshwater Fishes8
Bigger or long-winged male common crossbills exhibit redder carotenoid-based plumage coloration8
Dispersal patterns of Reeves’s pheasant based on genetic and behavioral evidence8
Elevational patterns of sexual size dimorphism in a Mediterranean lizard7
Plateau pikas near roads are bold and silent when facing a potential predator7
Dietary tryptophan modifies the effects of developmental predator stress on lifespan in male Drosophila melanogaster7
Intrapopulation variability in coloration is associated with reproductive season in the crayfish Faxonius virilis7
Screening of morphology-related genes based on predator-induced transcriptome sequencing and the functional analysis of Dagcut gene in Daphnia galeata7
Species recognition and the divergences in the chemical and ultrasonic signals between two coexisting Rattus species7
The vocalization of the red junglefowl is a signal of body size and individual health7
A multi-index approach to assessing foraging mode: a case study using chameleons7
Taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional nestedness of mammal assemblages in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China7
The more eye-like, the more intimidating—visual illusion gives new evidence for the anti-predation mechanism of eyespots7
How female treefrogs weigh unimodal and multimodal sexual displays in the absence and presence of noise7
Sex and social group altered the gut microbiome and fecal metabolome in the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise ( Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis 7
Sexually differentiated decision-making involves faster recruitment in the early stages for the Tibetan antelopes Pantholops hodgsonii7
Altitudinal variation in thermal vulnerability of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau lizards under climate warming7
Eurasian otters prefer to prey on religious released non-native fish on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau6
Sex-specific life-history strategies among immature jumping spiders: Differences in body parameters and behavior6
Genome-wide copy number variation drives adaptive evolution in Macaca mulatta populations6
Prioritizing landscapes for mitigating the impacts of onshore wind farms on multidimensional waterbird diversity in the Yellow Sea6
Cranial differences in three-toed jerboas (Dipodinae, Dipodidae, Rodentia) according to recent taxonomic revisions6
The influence of dolphin group coordination on cooperative foraging with humans6
Fading on the beach: pigmentation plasticity adjusts coloration to substrate type in coastal Western spadefoot toads6
Call variation and calling site preference of three sympatric Boulenophrys frogs6
The mating system of Himalayan marmots as inferred by microsatellite markers6
Fortune may favor the flexible: environment-dependent behavioral shifts in invasive coquí frogs6
Evolution, divergence, and convergence in the mandibles of opossums (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia)6
Collective decision-making and spatial patterns in orientation of an endemic ungulate on the Tibetan Plateau6
Exploring the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on predator inspection activity in Trinidadian guppies5
Genome-wide patterns of differentiation and gene flow in the Oligoryzomys flavescens (Waterhouse, 1837) complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae): preliminary evide5
Cariprazine modulates affective and social behaviors through ventral striatal islands of Calleja neurons5
Odor cues rather than personality affect tadpole deposition in a neotropical poison frog5
The role of primate-specific genes in the phenotypic evolution of lorises5
A thelytokous predatory mite is more cannibalistic towards distant kin5
Smarter in the city? Lizards from urban and semi-natural habitats do not differ in a cognitive task in two syntopic species5
Nonspecific constitutive immunity is negatively associated with basal metabolic rate at early phase of territorial competition in males of great tit5
Exploring behavioral traits over different contexts in four species of Australian funnel-web spiders5
Integrating habitat and population dynamics to uncover dispersal-driven persistence in a reintroduced Crested Ibis metapopulation5
The Yarkand hare epidermal growth factor receptor improves the survival and antioxidant capacity of HeLa cells under stress5
Citizen science reporting indicates geographic and phenotypic drivers of road use and mortality in a threatened rattlesnake5
Low heritability of social phenotypes in a nonpasserine waterbird5
Seasonal life stage changes contribute to gut bacterial community profiles of high-altitude birds4
Behavior and survival of parasitic Shiny Cowbird ( Molothrus bonariensis ) fledglings4
How incubation temperature affects hatchling performance in reptiles: an integrative insight based on plasticity in metabolic enzyme4
Effects of captive-breeding conditions on metabolic and performance traits in an endangered, endemic cyprinidontiform fish4
Rapid speciation of Chinese hypogean fishes driven by paleogeoclimatic and morphological adaptations4
The pronotum shape of scelimenine grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) likely represents an exaptation for heterogeneous niche colonization4
Differential transport of a guild of mutualistic root aphids by the ant Lasius flavus4
Behavioral and endocrine responses to noninteractive live and video conspecifics in males of the Siamese fighting fish4
Most soil and litter arthropods are unidentifiable based on current DNA barcode reference libraries4
Multidimensional analyses of reptile assemblages: insights from phylogenetic, functional, and taxonomic diversity4
Correction to: Niche differentiation among facultative filter feeders: Insights from invasive Ponto-Caspian mysids4
The influence of the post-autotomy regeneration of a sexual trait and mating tactics in a fiddler crab4
Correction to: Seasonal dietary shifts in an invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata revealed by 18S rRNA metabarcoding4
Sex-specific seasonal variations of wild boar distance traveled and home range size4
Time and place affect the acoustic structure of frog advertisement calls4
Interspecific differences and ecological correlations between scale number and skin structure in freshwater fishes4
The roles of different gene expression regulators in acoustic variation in the intermediate horseshoe bat revealed by long-read and short-read RNA sequencing data4
Responses of a resident group to an outsider in the blue-breasted quail: a paradigm for studying social resettlement of dispersers4
Phenotypic and genetic differentiation between two chromosomal taxa of the gastropod Nucella lapillus at Galician rocky shores (NW Spain)4
Ecological and life history factors shape the complexity of bird nests4
Metabarcoding of fecal DNA reveals the broad and flexible diet of a globally endangered bird4
Dietary drivers of gut microbiota diversity and function in wildlife of Wolong Nature Reserve: a metagenomic study4
The combined role of visual and olfactory cues in foraging by Cataglyphis ants in laboratory mazes4
Prenatal exposure to predator odor alters placental glucocorticoid metabolism and affects fetal growth in Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)4
Global venomous snake redistribution and snakebite risk under climate change4
How to explore a new environment: exploratory tactics of the black rat (Rattus rattus)4
Diet and feeding behavior of a group of high-altitude rhesus macaques: high adaptation to food shortages and seasonal fluctuations4
Morphological traits explain the individual position within resource-consumer networks of a Neotropical marsupial3
Which factors can influence budgerigars' feeding behavior under predation risk: individual and/or social factors?3
Submissive behavior is affected by territory structure in a social fish3
Apennine–Pyrenees disjunct distribution: an unusual biogeographic pattern revealed in flea beetles of the Longitarsus candidulus species-group (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)3
Network analysis reveals context-dependent structural complexity of social calls in serrate-legged small treefrogs3
Invasive ant learning is not affected by seven potential neuroactive chemicals3
Anuran communities increase aggregations of conspecific calls in response to aircraft noise3
Stochastic processes shape the functional and phylogenetic structure of bird assemblages at the mine area in southwest China3
Effects of manipulative prolonged temperature increase on the greater long-tailed hamster ( Tscherskia triton ) in semi-natural enclosures3
Social Environment Shapes Color Choice: Differential Preference in Young Coreius heterodon3
Infanticide in golden snub-nosed monkeys with multilevel society3
MicroRNA expression profiling and functional analysis of CDH3 during oogenesis in the Chinese alligator ( Alligator sinensis )3
Mate choice is affected by parasite infestation rate of the choosing individual as well as of potential mating partners3
Utilizing thermal imaging drones to investigate sleeping site selection in an arboreal primate3
Structural characteristics of the epidermis in marine and freshwater finless porpoises adapted to distinct osmotic environments3
Comparative foraging behavior of 3 heron species in small standing-water ecosystems in the arid zone of Oman3
Prey deprivation drives sucrose feeding in the cursorial spiders, Carrhotus viduus (Araneae: Salticidae) and Oxyopes javanus 3
Correction to: Functional reproductive morphology of the snapping shrimp genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Alpheidae)3
Behavioral flexibility and novel environments: integrating current perspectives for future directions3
Sex recognition does not modulate aggression toward nest intruders in a paper wasp3
Birds select for higher mimetic accuracy, but imperfect mimics benefit from chromatic resemblance to their models3
Same place, different time, head up: Multiple antipredator responses to a recolonizing apex predator3
Functional reproductive morphology of the snapping shrimp genus Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888 (Decapoda, Alpheidae)2
A comparative study of prey-handling behavior of the Chiwen keelback snake ( Rhabdophis chiwen ) feeding on earthworms and firefly larvae2
Immune stress and diet influence reproductive fitness in male tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)2
Metabolic and microbial changes in light-vented bulbul during recent northward range expansion2
Balancing selection shapes population differentiation of major histocompatibility complex genes in wild golden snub-nosed monkeys2
Predictors of dominance rank and agonistic interactions in captive Livingstone’s fruit bats2
Expanding the horizons of facial mimicry in chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ): new insights into diverse signal types and contexts2
Early life food intake modulates effects of diet restriction on lifespan and fecundity in later life in a predatory mite (Acari: Phytoseiidae)2
Feeding mediated web-building plasticity in a cobweb spider2
Exploring mitochondrial diversity in the species-rich genus Liolaemus : the interplay between isolation by distance and environmental thermal variability2
The variability of juvenile dispersal in an opportunistic raptor2
Reproductive behavior and early immature morphology of Portschinskia magnifica: implications for evolutionary biology in bot flies (Diptera: Oestridae)2
How we look: European wild mouflon and feral domestic sheep hybrids2
Diurnal–nocturnal shifts in coalition strategies among male Tibetan macaques ( Macaca thibetana )2
Temporal stability and directional change in a color cline of a marine snail from NW Spain2
Declining metabolic scaling parallels an ontogenetic change from elongate to deep-bodied shapes in juvenile Brown trout2
Sparrowhawk imitation or convergent alarm signal? A new hypothesis for bubbling call of cuckoos with empirical testing2
Paternal predatory risk alters parental behavior and offspring phenotypes in biparental Brandt’s voles2
Gut microbiome-driven longevity mechanisms in giant pandas: age-associated gut microbial shifts, functional pathways, and probiotic insights2
Disentangling host identity and storage time effects on gut microbiota composition in captive migratory birds using absolute and relative quantification2
Mitogenomics clarifies the position of the Nearctic magpies (Pica hudsonia and Pica nuttalli) within the Holarctic magpie radiation2
Dog temperament is correlated with body weight and climate in country of origin2
Claw coloration in the fiddler crab Leptuca uruguayensis has no correlation with male quality2
Wing morphology covaries with migration distance in a highly aerial insectivorous songbird2
Climatic variation and risk assessment in a highly seasonal mammal2
Ecology and social behavior of the social vole Microtus socialis: A generalized review2
Repellent effect of synanthropic house mouse urine odor on small forest mammals2
Intra-tooth stable isotope analysis reveals seasonal dietary variability and niche partitioning among bushpigs/red river hogs and warthogs2
Reproductive stage affects the daily behavioral patterns of parthenogenetic marbled crayfish1
Identifying and overcoming knowledge gaps in the feeding ecology of grey wolves inhabiting anthropized landscapes1
Captive chimpanzee shares food with baboons1
Phylogeography of the desert scorpion illuminates a route out of Central Asia1
Elusive workers are more likely to differentiate into replacement reproductives than aggressive workers in a lower termite1
Egg shape in an obligate brood parasite stabilizes temperature variation during incubation1
Coping with drought? The hidden microhabitat selection and underground movements of amphisbaenians under summer drought conditions1
Mismatch between calf paternity and observed copulations between male and female reindeer: Multiple mating in a polygynous ungulate?1
Interaction of carbamoyl-phosphate synthase 1 with agmatinase in the liver of torpid bats1
A diagnosis model of parental care: How parents optimize their provisioning strategy in brood reduction?1
Adding color to spring: exuberant body color variation in brown frog tadpoles1
Reactions of roe deer to human disturbances and wolf predation in a Polish forest1
Ecological and behavioral dimensions of coexistence in two understory babblers in Subtropical China1
High association strengths are linked to phenotypic similarity, including plumage color and patterns, of participants in mixed-species bird flocks of southwestern China1
Geographical variation in nest defense among cinereous tit populations in China1
Conspecific cues mediate habitat selection and reproductive performance in a haplodiploid spider mite1
Natural parasites in conjunction with behavioral and color traits explain male agonistic behaviors in a lizard1
Morphology-based classification of the flying capacities of aquatic insects: A first attempt1
Trophic niche segregation in a guild of top predators within the Mediterranean Basin1
DNA metabarcoding analysis of the North China and Amur Leopards’ feeding habits1
Adoptions of unrelated infants in wild Taihangshan macaques (Macaca mulatta tcheliensis), Jiyuan, north China1
Outbreeding management offers the promise of genetic rescue for an endangered lizard1
Each coin has 2 sides: a positive role of alien Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Grey, 1843) snails in reducing the infection of native lymnaeids with trematodes1
Social networks of reintroduced Przewalski’s horses in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area (Mongolia)1
Strength of parrot flight feathers is a function of position on the wing1
Morphological diversity of dental and mandibular deformities in Microtus hartingi (Rodentia, Arvicolinae)1
Changes in call properties of Boana pulchella (Anura, Hylidae) in response to different noise conditions1
Tourists? Who cares: A Striking Example of Chamois Habituation in Northern Czechia1
Trade-offs between proximity and physical contact during group integration in pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)1
Relatedness dynamics and sex-biased dispersal in a seasonal cycle of corn mice from intensively managed agroecosystems1
Anthropogenic noise interacts with the predation risk assessment in a free-ranging bird1
Revaluation of the genetic diversity–area relationship by integrating nucleotide and haplotype diversity1
Using a behavior random permutation model to identify displacement grooming in ungulates1
The Slithering Dead: Does locomotor performance affect post-capture death feigning in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata, Laurenti 1768)?1
Seasonal dietary shifts in an invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata revealed by 18S rRNA metabarcoding1
Juvenile survival curves in a solitary ground squirrel with a prolonged hibernation: effects of individual characteristics, environment, and maternal investment1
Attractive egg color? Red eggs facilitate egg acceptance in a cavity-nesting host1
Is the speed of adjusting to environmental change condition dependent? An experiment with house mice (Mus musculus)1
Impacts of brood parasitism by shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis on the breeding success of a small host, the black-backed water tyrant Fluvicola albiventer1
Cell cycle of Trypanosoma epinepheli bloodstream forms in vivo and in vitro1
The adaptive functions of routine allomaternal behavior in free-ranging Taihangshan macaques1
Niche differentiation among facultative filter feeders: Insights from invasive Ponto-Caspian mysids1
Colorful facial markings are associated with foraging rates and affiliative relationships in a wild group-living cichlid fish1
Correction to: Spatiotemporal behavior of predators and prey in an arid environment of Central Asia1
Natal and breeding dispersal patterns in a patchy population of the western yellow wagtail1
Mitogenomic phylogeny and timetree of Trematoda: Overcoming topological instability1
Nest-founding paper wasps aggregate in “social leks” and decrease aggression during partner selection1
Egg rejection based on egg size recognition as a specific strategy against parasitic cuckoos1
Drivers of taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of waterbirds in urban wetlands1
Age, experience, and homing performance in a long-distance migrating bird, the barn swallow1
Seasonal patterns and host traits as drivers of ectoparasite abundance in 3 bat species ( Miniopterus schreibersii , Rhinolophus e1
Rain-harvesting behavior in free-ranging prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis)1
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