OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Integrative Zoology is 6. 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
Bats and their vital ecosystem services: a global review	52
Metabolic and immunological effects of gut microbiota in leaf beetles at the local and systemic levels	41
Plague reservoir species throughout the world	30
Mutualism between antagonists: its ecological and evolutionary implications	30
Seasonal variations in the composition and functional profiles of gut microbiota reflect dietary changes in plateau pikas	29
The status of fertility control for rodents—recent achievements and future directions	25
Competitor densities, habitat, and weather: effects on interspecific interactions between wild deer species	22
Prey decline leads to diet shift in the largest population of Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins?	21
Oxidative stress drives divergent evolution of the glutathione peroxidase (GPX) gene family in mammals	20
Characterization of intestinal microbiota and fecal cortisol, T3, and IgA in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) from birth to weaning	19
Effects of balancing selection and microhabitat temperature variations on heat tolerance of the intertidal black mussel Septifer virgatus	19
A pioneering survey of deep‐diving and off‐shore cetaceans in the northern South China Sea	18
Resting metabolic rates increase with elevation in a mountain‐dwelling lizard	18
Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position and morphometric analysis of Astacus colchicus (Decapoda, Astacidae): a new insight into Eastern European crayfish fauna	18
Photo‐identification comparison of four Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin populations off southeast China	17
Amur tiger stripes: individual identification based on deep convolutional neural network	17
The effects of prey depletion on dietary niches of sympatric apex predators in Southeast Asia	17
Intestinal microbiota in various animals	17
Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the cave fish genus Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in southwest China	16
Immune challenge of mating effort: steroid hormone profile, dark ventral patch and parasite burden in relation to intrasexual competition in male Iberian red deer	16
Microbial diversity and structure in the gastrointestinal tracts of two stranded short‐finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)	15
Choosing among correlative, mechanistic, and hybrid models of species’ niche and distribution	15
Functional correlates of skull shape in Chiroptera: feeding and echolocation adaptations	15
Seed density affects post‐dispersal seed predation: evidence from a seed removal experiment of 62 species	15
Population viability analysis of small population: a case study for Asian elephant in China	15

Effects of masting on seedling establishment of a rodent‐dispersed tree species in a warm‐temperate region, northern China	14
Sex and habitat differences in size and coloration of an amphibian's poison glands match differential predator pressures	14
Sexual size dimorphism in lizards: Rensch's rule, reproductive mode, clutch size, and line fitting method effects	14
Rodent control to fight plague: field assessment of methods based on rat density reduction	14
Population increase and changes in behavior and morphology in the Critically Endangered Redonda ground lizard (Pholidoscelis atratus) following the successful removal of alien rats and goats	13
A first comparison of bone histomorphometry in extant domestic horses (Equus caballus) and a Pleistocene Indian wild horse (Equus namadicus)	13
Ontogenetic resource use and trophic dynamics of endangered juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus among diversified nursery habitats in the northern Beibu Gulf, China	13
Two community types occur in gut microbiota of large‐sample wild plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)	13
Exquisite structure of the lateral line system in eyeless cavefish Sinocyclocheilus tianlinensis contrast to eyed Sinocyclocheilus macrophthalmus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)	12
Role of phenotypic plasticity in morphological differentiation between watersnake populations	12
Rodent abundance triggered switch between the relative mutualism and predation in a rodent–seed system of the subtropical island forest	12
The intestinal microbiome of an Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) stranded near the Pearl River Estuary, China	12
Seed size affects rodent–seed interaction consistently across plant species but not within species: evidence from a seed tracking experiment of 41 tree species	12
Population genome of the newly discovered Jinchuan yak to understand its adaptive evolution in extreme environments and generation mechanism of the multirib trait	12
Multidrug‐resistant Proteus mirabilis isolates carrying bla_OXA‐1 and bla_NDM‐1 from wildlife in China: increasing public health risk	12
First live sighting of Deraniyagala's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hotaula) or ginkgo‐toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) in the western Pacific (South China Sea) with preliminary d	11
Palatability and profitability of co‐occurring seeds alter indirect interactions among rodent‐dispersed trees	11
Diel differences in blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) dive behavior increase nighttime risk of ship strikes in northern Chilean Patagonia	11
Commensal microbiota and host metabolic divergence are associated with the adaptation of Diploderma vela to spatially heterogeneous environments	11
Density‐induced social stress alters oxytocin and vasopressin activities in the brain of a small rodent species	11
Large‐brained birds display lower extra‐pair paternity	11
Coyote (Canis latrans) in South America: potential routes of colonization	10
Anuran interorbital distance variation: the role of ecological and behavioral factors	10
Phenotypic changes in the metabolic profile and adiponectin activity during seasonal fattening and hibernation in female Daurian ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus)	10
Metagenomics reveals contrasting energy utilization efficiencies of captive and wild camels (Camelus ferus)	10
Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus)	10
Trapped on the Roof of the World: taxonomic diversity and evolutionary patterns of Tibetan Plateau endemic freshwater snails (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae: Tibetoradix)	10
Narrow versus broad: sexual dimorphism in the wing form of western European species of the subgenus Avaritia (Culicoides, Ceratopogonidae)	10
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 nois	10
High‐elevation hypoxia impacts perinatal physiology and performance in a potential montane colonizer	10
Elusive cats in our backyards: persistence of the North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) in a human‐dominated landscape in central China	10
Impact of contraceptive hormones on the reproductive potential of male and female commensal black rats (Rattus rattus)	10
Phylogenetic analysis and expression differences of eye‐related genes in cavefish genus Sinocyclocheilus	10
Human activities and elevational constraints restrict ranging patterns of snub‐nosed monkeys in a mountainous refuge	10
Evolution of metabolic scaling among the tetrapod: effect of phylogeny, the geologic time of class formation, and uniformity of species within a class	10
Monitoring the effects of land transformation on African clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) using fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a measure of stress	10
Seed traits and rodent community interact to determine seed fate: evidence from both enclosure and field experiments	10
Embryonic and post‐embryonic responses to high‐elevation hypoxia in a low‐elevation lizard	9
Seasonal diet and microbiome shifts in wild rhesus macaques are better correlated at the level of nutrient components than food items	9
Global gaps in age data based on skeletochronology for amphibians	9
Today's protected areas: supporting a more sustainable future for humanity	9
Differential effects of environmental climatic variables on parasite abundances in blue tit nests during a decade	9
The effects of seed detectability and seed traits on hoarding preference of two rodent species	9
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‐scale	9
A new chelonibiid from the Miocene of Zanzibar (Eastern Africa) sheds light on the evolution of shell architecture in turtle and whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Coronuloidea)	9
Early divergence and differential population histories of the Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin in the Pacific and Indian Oceans	9
Thermal biology and locomotor performance in Phymaturus calcogaster: are Patagonian lizards vulnerable to climate change?	9
Recognition of big mammal species in airborne thermal imaging based on YOLO V5 algorithm	9
The movement dynamics of autotomized lizards and their tails reveal functional costs of caudal autotomy	8
Male heterogametic sex determination in Rana dybowskii based on sex‐linked molecular markers	8

Anti‐fertility effect of levonorgestrel and/or quinestrol on striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius): evidence from both laboratory and field experiments	8
Long‐term changes in a small mammal community in a temperate zone meadow subject to seasonal floods and habitat transformation	8
Weighted individual‐resource networks in prey–predator systems: the role of prey availability on the emergence of modular structures	8
Thresholds of population persistence for the Yangtze finless porpoise: implications for conservation managements	8
Comparative assessment on rodent impacts and cultural perceptions of ecologically based rodent management in 3 Afro‐Malagasy farming regions	8
Social and ecological complexity is associated with gestural repertoire size of wild chimpanzees	8
Conspicuous cruciform silk decorations deflect avian predator attacks	8
Personality and behavioral changes in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) following the death of herd members	8
Latitudinal gradients in body size and sexual size dimorphism in fleas: males drive Bergmann's pattern	8
Annual migratory patterns of Far East Greylag Geese (Anser anser rubrirostris) revealed by GPS tracking	8
A de novo assembled genome of the Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) and its high‐altitude adaptation	8
A generalized framework for AMOVA with multiple hierarchies and ploidies	8
Reproductive responses of rice field rats (Rattus argentiventer) following treatment with the contraceptive hormones, quinestrol and levonorgestrol	8
Taxonomic status of Chinese blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur): new evidence of a distinct subspecies	7
Major ascaroside pheromone component asc‐C5 influences reproductive plasticity among isolates of the invasive species pinewood nematode	7
Vocal performance reflects individual quality in male Great Himalayan leaf‐nosed bats (Hipposideros armiger)	7
The role of environmental temperature on movement patterns of giant anteaters	7
Contrasting demographic trends and asymmetric migration rates in a spatially structured amphibian population	7
Temporal variation of the underwater soundscape in Jiaotou Bay, an Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) habitat off Hainan Island, China	7
Neighborhood effects on the tannin‐related foraging decisions of two rodent species under semi‐natural conditions	7
A reassessment of the diversity of green toads (Bufotes) in the circum‐Aegean region	7
Context‐dependent responses of food‐hoarding to competitors in Apodemus peninsulae: implications for coexistence among asymmetrical species	7
Simultaneous analysis of the intestinal parasites and diet through eDNA metabarcoding	7
Response of wintering waterbird diversity to reclamation history and post‐reclamation habitat along Yellow Sea coast	7
No evidence for enzootic plague within black‐tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) populations	7
Integrative taxonomy unveils a new species of Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) from the southern portion of the Taihang Mountains in northern China, with the description of its	7
Community‐based population monitoring for large baleen whales: the case study of Bryde's whale in Beibu Gulf of China	7
The biogeography of group sizes in humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.)	7
Impact of fertility versus mortality control on the demographics of Mastomys natalensis in maize fields	7
Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals pectoralis highland adaptation across altitudinal songbirds	6
Positive effect of spring advance on the diet quality of an alpine herbivore	6
The differential genetic signatures related to climatic landscapes for jaguars and pumas on a continental scale	6
Mechanisms underlying detection of seed dormancy by a scatter‐hoarding rodent	6
Assessment of effective conservation of the Sichuan takin by giant panda reserves through functional zoning	6
Flash flood simulation and valve behavior of Mytilus galloprovincialis measured with Hall sensors	6
How seed defense and seed abundance predict dispersal and survival patterns in Camellia	6
Bird habitat preferences drive hemoparasite infection in the Neotropical region	6
Coping with extremes: convergences of habitat use, territoriality, and diet in summer but divergences in winter between two sympatric snow finches on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau	6
Assurance of the existence of a trans‐boundary population of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) at Tsagaanshuvuut – Tsagan‐Shibetu SPA at the Mongolia–Russia border	6
On the winter enhancement of adaptive humoral immunity: hypothesis testing in desert hamsters (Phodopus roborovskii: Cricetidae, Rodentia) kept under long‐day and short‐day photoperiod	6
Multilocus DNA metabarcoding diet analyses of small cetaceans: a case study on highly vulnerable humpback dolphins and finless porpoises from the Pearl River Estuary, China	6