OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Frontiers in Zoology is 3. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Remarkable metabolic reorganization and altered metabolic requirements in frog metamorphic climax	26
Biogeography of Italy revisited: genetic lineages confirm major phylogeographic patterns and a pre-Pleistocene origin of its biota	24
Influences of submerged plant collapse on diet composition, breadth, and overlap among four crane species at Poyang Lake, China	23
Establishing RNAi for basic research and pest control and identification of the most efficient target genes for pest control: a brief guide	21
Full-length transcriptome sequencing and comparative transcriptomic analysis to uncover genes involved in early gametogenesis in the gonads of Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii)	21
A protective nesting association with native species counteracts biotic resistance for the spread of an invasive parakeet from urban into rural habitats	20
Mitochondria as a target and central hub of energy division during cold stress in insects	20
Ultrasonic vocalizations in house mice depend upon genetic relatedness of mating partners and correlate with subsequent reproductive success	18
Heat production in a feeding matrix formed on carrion by communally breeding beetles	14
Ontogeny of the elemental composition and the biomechanics of radular teeth in the chiton Lepidochitona cinerea	14
Differential time allocation of foraging workers in the subterranean termite	14
Whole-genome sequencing of Tarim red deer (Cervus elaphus yarkandensis) reveals demographic history and adaptations to an arid-desert environment	14
Habitat influences skeletal morphology and density in the snailfishes (family Liparidae)	13
Amphibian breeding phenology influences offspring size and response to a common wetland contaminant	13
Feasting, not fasting: winter diets of cave hibernating bats in the United States	13
Classical and computed tomographic anatomical analyses in a not-so-cryptic Alviniconcha species complex from hydrothermal vents in the SW Pacific	12
Multiple phenotypic traits as triggers of host attacks towards ant symbionts: body size, morphological gestalt, and chemical mimicry accuracy	11
Bat population recoveries give insight into clustering strategies during hibernation	11
Metabolic responses of plasma to extreme environments in overwintering Tibetan frogs Nanorana parkeri: a metabolome integrated analysis	11
Using natural history to guide supervised machine learning for cryptic species delimitation with genetic data	11
First characterization of toxic alkaloids and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the cryptic dendrobatid Silverstoneia punctiventris	11
Transcriptome analysis of the response provided by Lasiopodomys mandarinus to severe hypoxia includes enhancing DNA repair and damage prevention	11
The loss of flight in ant workers enabled an evolutionary redesign of the thorax for ground labour	11
Differential effects of larval and adult nutrition on female survival, fecundity, and size of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti	11
Measuring body condition of lizards: a comparison between non-invasive dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, chemical fat extraction and calculated indices	10

Mitochondrial alternative oxidase contributes to successful tardigrade anhydrobiosis	10
Cellular proliferation dynamics during regeneration in Syllis malaquini (Syllidae, Annelida)	9
Adaptation and constraint shape the evolution of growth patterns in passerine birds across the globe	9
Local DNA methylation helps to regulate muscle sirtuin 1 gene expression across seasons and advancing age in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)	9
Plasma oxidative stress in reproduction of two eusocial African mole-rat species, the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat	9
Correlation of skull morphology and bite force in a bird-eating bat (Ia io; Vespertilionidae)	9
Ontogenetic plasticity in cranial morphology is associated with a change in the food processing behavior in Alpine newts	9
Combining the responses of habitat suitability and connectivity to climate change for an East Asian endemic frog	9
Improved histological fixation of gelatinous marine invertebrates	9
Population variation alters aggression-associated oxytocin and vasopressin expressions in brains of Brandt’s voles in field conditions	9
Pollinating fig wasps’ simple solutions to complex sex ratio problems: a review	9
Development of the caudal-fin skeleton reveals multiple convergent fusions within Atherinomorpha	8
Geckos cling best to, and prefer to use, rough surfaces	8
From Devo to Evo: patterning, fusion and evolution of the zebrafish terminal vertebra	8
Mixed-species groups in bats: non-random roost associations and roost selection in neotropical understory bats	8
Model eggs fail to detect egg recognition in host populations after brood parasitism is relaxed	8
When SEM becomes a deceptive tool of analysis: the unexpected discovery of epidermal glands with stalked ducts on the ultimate legs of geophilomorph centipedes	7
Love bites: male frogs (Plectrohyla, Hylidae) use teeth scratching to deliver sodefrin precursor-like factors to females during amplexus	7
Cranial morphology of captive mammals: a meta-analysis	7
Temperature and predator-mediated regulation of plasma cortisol and brain gene expression in juvenile brown trout (Salmo trutta)	7
A microCT-based atlas of the central nervous system and midgut in sea spiders (Pycnogonida) sheds first light on evolutionary trends at the family level	7
Tissue dissociation for single-cell and single-nuclei RNA sequencing for low amounts of input material	7
Population genomics reveal rapid genetic differentiation in a recently invasive population of Rattus norvegicus	7
Gut microbiota composition and metabolomic profiles of wild and captive Chinese monals (Lophophorus lhuysii)	6
Eggs to long-legs: embryonic staging of the harvestman Phalangium opilio (Opiliones), an emerging model arachnid	6
Within-family plasticity of nervous system architecture in Syllidae (Annelida, Errantia)	6
Insights into the structure and morphogenesis of the giant basal spicule of the glass sponge Monorhaphis chuni	6
Interspecific attraction between ground-nesting songbirds and ants: the role of nest-site selection	6
Superior continuous quantity discrimination in a freshwater turtle	6
Polymorphism of winter phenotype in Siberian hamster: consecutive litters do not differ in photoresponsiveness but prolonged acclimation to long photoperiod inhibits winter molt	5
Rosaceae, Brassicaceae and pollen beetles: exploring relationships and evolution in an anthophilous beetle lineage (Nitidulidae, Meligethes-complex of genera) using an integrative approach	5
Natural variation in yolk fatty acids, but not androgens, predicts offspring fitness in a wild bird	5
Movement and storage of nematocysts across development in the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae (Valdés, 2005)	5
Density-dependence of nestling immune function and physiological condition in semi-precocial colonial bird: a cross-fostering experiment	5
Examining the accuracy of trackways for predicting gait selection and speed of locomotion	5
Evolution and development of the bird chondrocranium	5
Lack of impact of radiation on blood physiology biomarkers of Chernobyl tree frogs	5
Social calls influence the foraging behavior in wild big-footed myotis	5
Hanging by a thread: unusual nocturnal resting behaviour in a jumping spider	5
Contrasting ecological niches lead to great postzygotic ecological isolation: a case of hybridization between carnivorous and herbivorous cyprinid fishes	5
Noise constrains the evolution of call frequency contours in flowing water frogs: a comparative analysis in two clades	5
Bigger doesn’t mean bolder: behavioral variation of four wild rodent species to novelty and predation risk following a fast-slow continuum	5
Life history traits and reproductive ecology of North American chorus frogs of the genus Pseudacris (Hylidae)	5
Realized niche shift of an invasive widow spider: drivers and impacts of human activities	4
Uniform trichromacy in Alouatta caraya and Alouatta seniculus: behavioural and genetic colour vision evaluation	4
Sexual dimorphism in ritualized agonistic behaviour, fighting ability and contest costs of Sus scrofa	4
The interactive effect of ambient temperature and brood size manipulation on nestling body mass in blue tits: an exploratory analysis of a long-term study	4
Dynamic changes in DNA methylation during seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) postnatal development and settlement	4
Conspecific odor cues induce different vocal responses in serrate-legged small treefrogs, but only in the absence of acoustic signals	4
Spawning induction, development and culturing of the solitary ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera, an emerging model for regeneration studies	4

Land-use preferences of the European green toad (Bufotes viridis) in the city of Vienna (Austria): the importance of open land in urban environments	4
Avian corticosteroid-binding globulin: biological function and regulatory mechanisms in physiological stress responses	4
Comparative cognition in three understudied ungulate species: European bison, forest buffalos and giraffes	4
Effects of host state and body condition on parasite infestation of bent-wing bats	4
Pattern of sucker development in cuttlefishes	4
Dentition and body condition: tooth wear as a correlate of weight loss in roe deer	3
On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus	3
Ernst Haeckel, Nikolai Miklucho-Maclay and the racial controversy over the Papuans	3
Southeast Asian clearwing moths buzz like their model bees	3
A subterminal growth zone at arm tip likely underlies life-long indeterminate growth in brittle stars	3
Gut transcriptomic changes during hibernation in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)	3
Extrinsic stressors modulate resource evaluations: insights from territoriality under artificial noise	3
Male mate choice in mosquitofish: personality outweighs body size	3
Diversification through gustatory courtship: an X-ray micro-computed tomography study on dwarf spiders	3
Origin, behaviour, and genetics of reproductive workers in an invasive ant	3
Mitonuclear mismatch alters nuclear gene expression in naturally introgressed Rhinolophus bats	3
Chromosome-level genome assembly of a high-altitude-adapted frog (Rana kukunoris) from the Tibetan plateau provides insight into amphibian genome evolution and adaptation	3
Development of the squamate naso-palatal complex: detailed 3D analysis of the vomeronasal organ and nasal cavity in the brown anole Anolis sagrei (Squamata: Iguania)	3
Cloning and functional analysis of the molting gene CYP302A1 of Daphnia sinensis	3
Neurogenesis of the scallop Azumapecten farreri: from the first larval sensory neurons to the definitive nervous system of juveniles	3
Revisiting kinorhynch segmentation: variation of segmental patterns in the nervous system of three aberrant species	3
Home-field advantage: native gecko exhibits improved exertion capacity and locomotor ability in structurally complex environments relative to its invasive counterpart	3
What coloration brings: Implications of background adaptation to oxidative stress in anurans	3
Functional morphology of immature mating in a widow spider	3
Interactions between carnivore species: limited spatiotemporal partitioning between apex predator and smaller carnivores in a Mediterranean protected area	3
A small neighborhood well-organized: seasonal and daily activity patterns of the community of large and mid-sized mammals around waterholes in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia	3
Individual experience influences reconstruction of division of labour under colony disturbance in a queenless ant species	3