Integrative Zoology

Papers
(The median citation count of Integrative 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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Fluctuating fine‐scale spatial genetic structure in the common shrews (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia)91
Taxonomy, distribution, and contemporary exposure of terrestrial mammals to floods and human pressure across different areas for biodiversity conservation in China42
Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation of tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) in China42
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Understand comprehensive perspectives of evolution31
Honey, What's for Dinner? Dietary Overlap and Size Dimorphism Between Female and Male Joro Spiders (Trichonephila clavata)25
The rough‐toothed dolphin genome provides new insights into the genetic mechanism of its rough teeth25
Red deer as a disperser of native, but not invasive plants’ seeds24
Long‐term monitoring of cycles in Clethrionomys rutilus in the Yukon boreal forest23
Association between porpoise presence and fish choruses: implications for feeding strategies and ecosystem‐based conservation of the East Asian finless porpoise20
Seasonal change of circulating leptin associated with testicular activities of the wild ground squirrels (Citellus dauricus)19
Neotropical mustelids: fecal metabolome diversity and its potential for taxonomic discrimination17
Assessment of non‐target toxicity effects of synthetic estradiol, quinestrol, in chickens17
Foster innovation and facilitate publications for zoology17
Role of transient receptor potential vanilloid‐1 in behavioral thermoregulation of the Mongolian gerbil Meriones unguiculatus17
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Artificial light at night decreases the pupillary light response of dark‐adapted toads to bright light15
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Evolution of metabolic scaling among the tetrapod: effect of phylogeny, the geologic time of class formation, and uniformity of species within a class14
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Temporal variation of the underwater soundscape in Jiaotou Bay, an Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) habitat off Hainan Island, China14
Reproductive responses of rice field rats (Rattus argentiventer) following treatment with the contraceptive hormones, quinestrol and levonorgestrol13
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Mounting an immune response reduces male attractiveness in a lizard13
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Improving landscape connectivity through habitat restoration: application for Asian elephant conservation in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, China12
Pitx2 suppression at meiotic stages associates with seasonal inhibition of testis development in Rattus norvegicus caraco12
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The urban island: climatic suitability of Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the role of cities in the invasion of the Western Palearctic12
The pikas of China: a review of current research priorities and challenges for conservation12
Early positive tactile stimulation reverses the increase of anxiety and decrease of sociality induced by early chronic mechanical pain in mandarin voles12
Toward the validation of an alternative method for endocrine monitoring in sharks: insights from testosterone analyses in the skin of bycatch individuals11
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Analyses of head and thorax in Eupomphini (Meloidae) suggest that complex behaviors are not associated to changes in general shape11
Artificial light affects foraging behavior of a synanthropic bat11
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Tail display is regulated by anaerobic metabolism in an Asian agamid lizard11
Predator–prey encounters: deciphering the robbery relationship between highwayman flies and their ant victims11
The importance of brain size for the evolution of nest complexity in birds11
Using physiological conditions to assess current and future habitat use of a Subarctic frog11
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Climate cycling did not affect haplotype distribution in an abundant Southern African avian habitat generalist species, the familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris)10
Chromosome‐level genome of diamondback terrapin provides insight into the genetic basis of salinity adaptation10
The special adaptation to hypoxia facilitated the expansion of the Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) into Tibet but not other Rattus species10
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Geographical variation of the acoustic signals in the spot‐legged treefrog (Polypedates megacephalus) of Hainan Island10
Flexibility in thermal requirements: a comparative analysis of the wide‐spread lizard genus Sceloporus10
Maternal egg care enhances hatching success and offspring quality in an oviparous skink9
Insight Into Body Size Evolution in Aves: Based on Some Body Size–Related Genes9
Antifertility effects of levonorgestrel, quinestrol, and their mixture (EP‐1) on plateau zokor in the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau9
Asymmetric competition for seeds between two sympatric food hoarding rodents: implications for coexistence9
Genomic Insights Into Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Conservatism and Innovation in Frogs9
No evidence for enzootic plague within black‐tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) populations9
Big‐brained alien birds tend to occur climatic niche shifts through enhanced behavioral innovation9
Ultrasonic Differentiation Between Two Species of Chinese Pygmy Dormice (Genus Typhlomys) With Support for the Size‐Signal Allometry Hypothesis9
Infection and transovarial transmission of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in Rhipicephalus sanguineus in Hainan Island, China9
Interrelationship of soil moisture and temperature to sylvatic plague cycle among prairie dogs in the Western United States9
Are population cycles recovering?8
Gut microbial community structure and function of Przewalski's horses varied across reintroduced sites in China8
Relationships between soil pollution by heavy metals and melanin‐dependent coloration of a fossorial amphisbaenian reptile8
Single‐cell transcriptomic landscape of peripheral blood cells provides insights into adaptation of red‐eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)8
Resolving phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic revision in the Pseudogastromyzon (Cypriniformes, Gastromyzonidae) genus: molecular and morphological evidence for a new genus, Labigastrom8
Revealing the real‐time diversity and abundance of small mammals by using an Intelligent Animal Monitoring System (IAMS)8
Commensal microbiota and host metabolic divergence are associated with the adaptation of Diploderma vela to spatially heterogeneous environments8
Recovery of small rodents from open‐pit marble mining: effects on communities, populations, and individuals8
Invasion and defense of the basic social unit in a nonhuman primate society leads to sexual differences in the gut microbiome8
Large‐brained birds display lower extra‐pair paternity8
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Introduced and extinct: neglected archival specimens shed new light on the historical biogeography of an iconic avian species in the Mediterranean7
New genes driven by segmental duplications share a testis‐specific expression pattern in the chromosome‐level genome assembly of tree sparrow7
Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations7
From buzz to brilliance: how bees shape social learning and cultural evolution7
Molecular evolution of wound healing‐related genes during cetacean secondary aquatic adaptation7
Single‐nucleus transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility analysis of musk gland development in Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii)7
Large‐scale fossil records analysis reveals prehistoric extinction mechanisms of woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis)7
The debatable notion of “novelty deficiency” in significant conservation domains7
The first chromosome‐level genome assembly and transcriptome sequencing provide insights into cantharidin production of the blister beetles7
Amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) in the North Adriatic Sea: ecological observations and spawning behavior6
Group effects of desert rodent communities on plant seed dispersal6
“Isolation by Gentes with Asymmetric Migration” shapes the genetic structure of the common cuckoo in China6
Adaptive divergence in reproductive seasonality and underlying physiological features fit Rattus norvegicus to live as opportunistic breeders6
Recognition of big mammal species in airborne thermal imaging based on YOLO V5 algorithm6
Effects of subtle variation in forest canopy openness on cache pilferage and its implications for forest regeneration6
Effect of epidemic diseases on wild animal conservation6
Characteristics of the multiple replicon plasmid IncX1‐X1 in multidrug‐resistant Escherichia coli from Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)6
What a few hairs can tell us about the resource use of giant armadillos6
Synergistic Effects of Three‐Species Symbiosis in Spiders5
Effect of Salinity Stress on Gut–Brain–Gonad Axis in the Red‐Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)5
Song variation of a native songbird in a modified habitat by invasive plant5
Molecular phylogeography of Hipposideros pratti in China5
Conspicuous cruciform silk decorations deflect avian predator attacks5
Unique myoglobin adaptation to endothermy and flight since the origin of birds5
Intestinal microbiota in various animals5
Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins5
Brain size mediates the choice of breeding strategy in the red‐backed shrike Lanius collurio5
Phylogeography of the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus): paleoclimatic reconstructions of Late Pleistocene colonization5
Living on the edge: morphological and behavioral adaptations to a marginal high‐elevation habitat in an arboreal mammal5
The roles of anurans in antagonistic networks are explained by life‐habit and body‐size5
Dual ecological functions of scatter‐hoarding rodents: pollinators and seed dispersers of Mucuna sempervirens (Fabaceae)5
Cetacean occurrence and diversity in whale‐watching waters off Mirissa, Southern Sri Lanka5
Effects of Livestock Grazing on Spatiotemporal Interactions Between Snow Leopards and Ungulate Prey5
Hidden diversity revealed in the freshwater snails, Bythinella and Pseudamnicola, in the Island of Crete5
A fine evolutionary biologist and a consummate gentleman David Burton Wake5
Insights into the divergent evolution of the oceanic squid Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) from the Indian Ocean4
Understanding bat ecosystem services on a global scale requires caution and wider collaboration: a critical evaluation of Ramírez‐Fráncel et al. (2022)4
Only Sunda and Chinese pangolin (Pholidota) are naturally distributed in China4
Combination of facial and nose features of Amur tigers to determine age4
Every breath you take: assessing metabolic costs of toxin resistance in garter snakes (Thamnophis)4
Seed size affects rodent–seed interaction consistently across plant species but not within species: evidence from a seed tracking experiment of 41 tree species4
Interpreting the Additive Components of Multi‐Species Distributional Aggregation: II. Species‐Level Insights4
Molecular Method Based on Hydrolysis Probe Assays to Identify the Sex Chromosomes of Iberian Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) Using Non‐Invasive Sampling4
Early life investment in antlers and body growth reflects adult performance in roe deer population under supplementary feeding conditions4
A review of age estimation methods in non‐avian reptiles by growth marks in hard tissues4
Three‐dimensional forest foodscape in large herbivores' habitat based on UAV with LiDAR detection4
Increased nest temperature during winter does not affect residual yolk metabolism of hatchling painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)4
The difference and variation of gut bacterial community and host physiology can support adaptation during and after overwintering in frog population4
Cranial variation in species and subspecies of kangaroo rats (Dipodomys, Dipodomyinae, Rodentia) according to geometric morphometrics4
Whistle signal variations among three Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin populations in the South China Sea: a combined effect of the Qiongzhou Strait's geographical barrier function and local ambient nois4
Vegetation cover and occurrence of salamanders in the western Mediterranean4
Climate and Socio‐Sexual Environment Predict Interpopulation Variation in Chemical Signaling Glands in a Widespread Lizard4
Data error propagation in stacked bioclimatic envelope models4
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Effects of ex situ conservation on diversity and function of the gut microbiota of the Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang)4
Parasitic flies alter the dietary preference of grasshoppers3
Lipid storage may help invasive mussels to survive in limited food conditions3
Short‐ and long‐term effects of an extreme case of autotomy: does “tail” loss and subsequent constipation decrease the locomotor performance of male and female scorpions?3
Morphology of the wings and attachment apparatus in the evolution of the family Hippoboscidae (Diptera)3
Intraspecific diversity of Meriones persicus (Rodentia; Gerbillinae), the main plague reservoir in Iran, and its connection to enzootic plague in Iran3
Environmental conditions influence host–parasite interactions and host fitness in a migratory passerine3
Onto the sense of smell in macaws, amazons and toucans: can they use volatile cues of fruits to make foraging decisions?3
Environmental factors and host sex influence the skin microbiota structure of Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis) in a coldspot of chytridiomycosis in subtropical East Asia3
Frugivorous birds disperse seeds ofLigustrum lucidum, seed‐feeding weevils, and parasitic wasps of weevils via endozoochory3
Wavelet methods reveal big cat activity patterns and synchrony of activity with preys3
Latitudinal pattern of the thermal sensitivity of running speed in the endemic lizard Liolaemus multimaculatus3
Bold rats (Niviventer confucianus) are more effective in seed dispersal: evidence both under enclosure conditions and in the field3
DNA metabarcoding diet analysis in a generalist omnivore: feeding trials reveal the efficacy of extraction kits and a multi‐locus approach for identifying diverse diets3
Small mammal community composition impacts bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) population dynamics and associated seroprevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus3
Assessing the role of habitat, climate, and anthropization gradients on terrestrial mammal diversity in the western Mediterranean basin3
Metabolomic evidence of independent biotransformation pathways for terpenes in two specialist mammalian herbivores (genus Neotoma)3
Kinematics of whip spider pedipalps: a 3D comparative morpho‐functional approach3
Rodent control to fight plague: field assessment of methods based on rat density reduction3
Gram‐negative bacterial diversity and evidence of international clones of multidrug‐resistant strains in zoo animals3
Spatial density estimate of the snow leopard,Panthera uncia, in the Central Tibetan Plateau, China3
Photo‐identification comparison of four Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin populations off southeast China3
Identifying habitat modification by Chinese pangolin in subtropical forests of southern China3
Deep learning detects subtle facial expressions in a multilevel society primate3
An intercontinental comparison of insect seed predation between introduced and native oaks3
Museum specimens shedding light on the evolutionary history and cryptic diversity of the hedgehog family Erinaceidae3
Behavioral differences between pit‐building antlions and wormlions suggest limits to convergent evolution3
Flight performance and wing morphology in the bat Carollia perspicillata: biophysical models and energetics3
Study of the pollen type in Neotropical hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae: Macroglossinae) collected in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest3
Genomic signatures associated with recurrent scale loss in cyprinid fish2
Two community types occur in gut microbiota of large‐sample wild plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)2
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Structure of compound and component communities of fleas parasitic on small mammals in six different regions as revealed by environmental‐based co‐occurrence geometry analyses2
Revealing the key signals in nestling begging behavior perceived by parent birds during parent–offspring conflict2
Alteration of the temporal association between courtship audio and visual components affects female sexual response2
The combined effect of bromadiolone and ivermectin (iBr) in controlling both rodents and their fleas2
Comparative analysis of trophic niche using stable isotopes provides insight into resource use of giant pandas2
The status of fertility control for rodents—recent achievements and future directions2
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Detection of a temporal salient object benefits from visual stimulus‐specific adaptation in avian midbrain inhibitory nucleus2
Natural nest substrates influence squamate embryo physiology but have little effect on hatchling phenotypes2
Do exotic invasive mammals disturb the native fauna? Spatiotemporal distribution and overlap between species in a national park of Argentina2
Climate factors and food availability shape the altitudinal migration of birds in the Xiling Snow Mountains, China2
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Toxicity assessment of microcystin‐leucine arginine in planarian Dugesia japonica2
Simultaneous analysis of the intestinal parasites and diet through eDNA metabarcoding2
Global gaps in age data based on skeletochronology for amphibians2
Multilocus DNA metabarcoding diet analyses of small cetaceans: a case study on highly vulnerable humpback dolphins and finless porpoises from the Pearl River Estuary, China2
The Impact of Life‐History Traits on Vulnerability to Extinction of the Oviparous Species in Reptiles2
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Rostrum abnormalities in the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in South Africa2
A novel odor stimulation system in freely moving, behaving animals2
Reflections from the president of the International Society of Zoological Sciences: the zoology of zoonotic infectious diseases2
Exploring riverine aquatic animal diversity and establishing aquatic ecological monitoring approaches tailored to the Qinling region via eDNA technology2
Avian lower beak is always overlooked: its coordinate role in shaping species‐specific beak should not be underestimated2
How big can a walking fish be? A theoretical inference based on observations on four land‐dwelling fish genera of South Vietnam2
Impact of fertility versus mortality control on the demographics of Mastomys natalensis in maize fields2
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Mucus provisioning as milk in an amphibian1
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Uncovering the immune evasion mechanism of microbial pathogens: lessons from anti‐encapsulation strategies adopted by a fungus1
Discovery of thermosensitive Ca2+ signals in embryonic turtle gonads1
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals molecular adaptations underlying distinct immunity and inverted resting posture in bats1
The honeybee gut resistome and its role in antibiotic resistance dissemination1
Genomic differentiation with isolation by distance along a latitudinal gradient in the spotted‐leg treefrogPolypedates megacephalus1
Adaptation of skin structures to environmental variations in anurans from southern and southwestern China1
Testing whether adrenal steroids mediate phenotypic and physiologic effects of elevated salinity on larval tiger salamanders1
Fur glowing under ultraviolet: in situ analysis of porphyrin accumulation in the skin appendages of mammals1
Reproduction strategy of nocturnal marine molluscs: running for love1
Antifertility effects of quinestrol in male lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis, and potential in managing rodent population under field conditions1
The intriguing giant deer from the Bate cave (Crete): could paleohistological evidence question its taxonomy and nomenclature?1
Linking the past and present to predict the distribution of Asian crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) under global changes1
Anthropogenic pressures increase extinction risk of an isolated Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population in southwestern China, as revealed by a combination of molecular‐ and landscape‐scale1
DNA metabarcoding reveals seasonal changes in diet composition across four arthropod‐eating lizard species (Phrynosomatidae: Sceloporus)1
A molecular phylogeny for all 21 families within Chiroptera (bats)1
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Metabolic regulation reduces the oxidative damage of arid lizards in response to moderate heat events1
Mitogenomes of museum specimens provide new insight into species classification and recently reduced diversity of highly endangered Nomascus gibbons1
Assessing the Impact of Elevation and Seasonality on the Detection of Medium‐ to Large‐Sized Mammals by Camera Traps1
Sex and habitat differences in size and coloration of an amphibian's poison glands match differential predator pressures1
Cospeciation is not the dominant driver of plant–pollinator codiversification in specialized pollination systems1
The intestinal microbiota and metabolic profiles of Strauchbufo raddei underwent adaptive changes during hibernation1
Long‐term changes in a small mammal community in a temperate zone meadow subject to seasonal floods and habitat transformation1
Genetic characterizations of Toll‐like receptors in the brown rat and their associations with pathogen infections1
Physiological phenotypes differ among color morphs in introduced common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis)1
Variation in placentophagy in golden snub‐nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) reflects nutritional constraints1
Temporal transcriptomic changes in willow leaves oviposited by Plagiodera versicolora1
Do nocturnal birds use acoustic and visual cues to avoid predation by bats?1
Allometric Constraint Predominates Over the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis in a Radiation of Neotropical Treefrogs1
Integrated Zoology’s collection of Wildlife Diseases Research Network1
Climate heterogeneity, season variation, and sexual dimorphism modulate the association between MHC II diversity and parasite variation in striped hamster1
Alpine grassland degradation intensifies the burrowing behavior of small mammals: evidence for a negative feedback loop1
Anuran interorbital distance variation: the role of ecological and behavioral factors1
Adaptive evolution of pancreatic ribonuclease gene (RNase1) in Cetartiodactyla1
Evidence for the effect of brief exposure to food, but not learning interference, on maze solving in desert ants1
Functional correlates of skull shape in Chiroptera: feeding and echolocation adaptations1
Validation and development of eDNA metabarcoding primers for comprehensive assessment of Chinese amphibians1
Palatability and profitability of co‐occurring seeds alter indirect interactions among rodent‐dispersed trees1
The modern state of the European saiga population (Saiga tatarica tatarica): mtDNA, DRB3 MHC gene, and microsatellite diversity1
Different parts of the mussel Gigantidas haimaensis holobiont responded differently to deep‐sea sampling stress1
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