OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Integrative Zoology 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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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 class	29
The pikas of China: a review of current research priorities and challenges for conservation	29
The first chromosome‐level genome assembly and transcriptome sequencing provide insights into cantharidin production of the blister beetles	22
Artificial light at night decreases the pupillary light response of dark‐adapted toads to bright light	22
Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals	20
Climate cycling did not affect haplotype distribution in an abundant Southern African avian habitat generalist species, the familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris)	19
Insight Into Body Size Evolution in Aves: Based on Some Body Size–Related Genes	19
Taxonomy, distribution, and contemporary exposure of terrestrial mammals to floods and human pressure across different areas for biodiversity conservation in China	18
The debatable notion of “novelty deficiency” in significant conservation domains	18
Linking Ecological and Biogeographical Traits to Body Length and Dietary Breadth in Snakes	18
Predator–prey encounters: deciphering the robbery relationship between highwayman flies and their ant victims	17
Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins	17
Molecular evolution of wound healing‐related genes during cetacean secondary aquatic adaptation	17
Association between porpoise presence and fish choruses: implications for feeding strategies and ecosystem‐based conservation of the East Asian finless porpoise	17
Unique myoglobin adaptation to endothermy and flight since the origin of birds	16
Spatial Partitioning Among Three Sympatric Ungulates in the Tibetan Plateau: Identifying Critical Variables	16
DNA metabarcoding diet analysis in a generalist omnivore: feeding trials reveal the efficacy of extraction kits and a multi‐locus approach for identifying diverse diets	16
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Hidden diversity revealed in the freshwater snails, Bythinella and Pseudamnicola, in the Island of Crete	16
Anthropogenic Disturbance Mediates Trophic Niche Overlap Between Sympatric Generalist Predators	15

Can Fecal T3 Metabolite Level Fluctuations in European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Give Insights on Body Condition and Thermal Stress?	15
Cranial variation in species and subspecies of kangaroo rats (Dipodomys, Dipodomyinae, Rodentia) according to geometric morphometrics	15
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?	15
Seed size affects rodent–seed interaction consistently across plant species but not within species: evidence from a seed tracking experiment of 41 tree species	15
Mucus provisioning as milk in an amphibian	14
Small mammal community composition impacts bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) population dynamics and associated seroprevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus	14
Comparative Population Genetics of Two Alvinocaridid Shrimp Species in Chemosynthetic Ecosystems of the Western Pacific	14
Climate heterogeneity, season variation, and sexual dimorphism modulate the association between MHC II diversity and parasite variation in striped hamster	13
Validation and development of eDNA metabarcoding primers for comprehensive assessment of Chinese amphibians	13
Behavioral, Ecological, and Morphological Data Suggest a Close Relationship Between the Ant Colobopsis truncata and the Gall Wasp Aphelonyx cerricola	13
Constraints of digestion on swimming performance and stress tolerance vary with habitat in freshwater fish species	13
Anthropogenic forests simplify seed‐ but not pollen‐dispersal networks	13
How big can a walking fish be? A theoretical inference based on observations on four land‐dwelling fish genera of South Vietnam	12
Variation in placentophagy in golden snub‐nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) reflects nutritional constraints	12
Interspecific association of sika deer in terrestrial animal communities of Liancheng National Nature Reserve, China	12
Structure of compound and component communities of fleas parasitic on small mammals in six different regions as revealed by environmental‐based co‐occurrence geometry analyses	12
Metabolic regulation reduces the oxidative damage of arid lizards in response to moderate heat events	12
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Do exotic invasive mammals disturb the native fauna? Spatiotemporal distribution and overlap between species in a national park of Argentina	12
Genomic Differentiation and Adaptation of Rattus nitidus Across Spatial Scales	11
Quercetin promotes the secretion of musk by regulating the hormone level and microbial structure of forest musk deer	11
Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders	11
Reproductive ecology of the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Madagascar: the influence of density‐dependent and ‐independent effects	11
Hypoxia Promotes Gluconeogenesis Through PGC‐1α in the Liver of Lasiopodomys brandtii	10
Treasure Chest in the Taxonomic Collection: Molecular Characterization and Redescription of Haemoproteus handai, with Insights into the Phylogenetic Relationship of Haemosporidian Parasites of	10
Distribution of birds in the high‐altitude area of Mount Everest	10
Addressing the impact of canine distemper spreading on an isolated tiger population in northeast Asia	10
Gut Mycobiota of Three Rhinopithecus Species Provide New Insights into the Association Between Diet and Environment	10
Corrigendum to “Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins”	9
Constitutive innate immune defenses in relation to urbanization and population density in an urban bird, the feral pigeon Columba livia domestica	9
Fertility control of rodent pests: recent developments from lab to field	9
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An expanded phylogeny of the genus Pseudamnicola (Gastropoda; Truncatelloidea; Hydrobiidae) across the Mediterranean Basin	9
A new Late Miocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Turkey	9
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Transcriptome sequencing of black and white hair follicles in the giant panda	9
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Developing fertility control for rodents: a framework for researchers and practitioners	8
Brain size predicts foraging and escaping abilities in the paddy frogs	8
Integrating Multi‐Dimensional Biodiversity Patterns for Effective Conservation Strategies	8
A de novo assembled genome of the Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) and its high‐altitude adaptation	8
Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain	8
Nest complexity correlates with larger brain size but smaller body mass across bird species	8
Altitude‐dependent metabolite biomarkers reveal the mechanism of plateau pika adaptation to high altitudes	8
Free‐ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human–leopard conflicts	8
The male's scent triggered a neural response in females despite ambiguous behavioral response in Asian house rats	7
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Unveiling Cryptic Diversity in Hylomys: A Commentary on Recent Taxonomic Revisions	7
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Individual automatic detection and identification of big cats with the combination of different body parts	7
Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation	7
Estimation of body weight in captive Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica)	7
Trophic niche and adaptation in highland lizards: sex has greater influences than species matching	7
Fossil and modern penguin tarsometatarsi: cavities, vascularity, and resilience	7
The effects of grassland degradation on the genetic structure of a small mammal	7
Seasonal variations in the composition and functional profiles of gut microbiota reflect dietary changes in plateau pikas	6
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Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations	6
Honey, What's for Dinner? Dietary Overlap and Size Dimorphism Between Female and Male Joro Spiders (Trichonephila clavata)	6
Ultrasonic Differentiation Between Two Species of Chinese Pygmy Dormice (Genus Typhlomys) With Support for the Size‐Signal Allometry Hypothesis	6
Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals pectoralis highland adaptation across altitudinal songbirds	6
Unraveling the morphological patterns of a subantarctic eelpout: a geometric morphometric approach	6
Blind date: female fossorial amphisbaenians prefer scent marks of large and healthy males	6
Effects of Livestock Grazing on Spatiotemporal Interactions Between Snow Leopards and Ungulate Prey	6
Using physiological conditions to assess current and future habitat use of a Subarctic frog	6
Brain size mediates the choice of breeding strategy in the red‐backed shrike Lanius collurio	6
Toward the validation of an alternative method for endocrine monitoring in sharks: insights from testosterone analyses in the skin of bycatch individuals	6
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Predicting Social Rankings in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Through Communicative Interactions‐Based Data‐Driven Model	6
Chromosome‐level genome assembly and population genomic analysis provide insights into the genetic diversity and adaption of Schizopygopsis younghusbandi on the Tibetan Plateau	6
Characteristics of the multiple replicon plasmid IncX1‐X1 in multidrug‐resistant Escherichia coli from Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)	6
Intestinal microbiota in various animals	6
Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation of tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) in China	6
Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity‐Nesting Songbird	6
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The rough‐toothed dolphin genome provides new insights into the genetic mechanism of its rough teeth	5
Ontogenetic Development of Maternal Facial Recognition and Communication Skills of Female Offspring in Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkeys	5
Three‐dimensional forest foodscape in large herbivores' habitat based on UAV with LiDAR detection	5
Exploring riverine aquatic animal diversity and establishing aquatic ecological monitoring approaches tailored to the Qinling region via eDNA technology	5
Flight performance and wing morphology in the bat Carollia perspicillata: biophysical models and energetics	5
Rethinking the Impact of Human Disturbance on Wildlife: Fine‐Scale Responses from Species to Guilds	5
Geographical variation of the acoustic signals in the spot‐legged treefrog (Polypedates megacephalus) of Hainan Island	5
Starving or Stuffing? Plasticity in Wild Boar Body Mass Variations During Summer in a Mediterranean Area	5
Interpreting the Additive Components of Multi‐Species Distributional Aggregation: II. Species‐Level Insights	5
Genome Expansion of ZPB1(a) and ZPC1(a) in Basal Species or Liver Expression of ZPB1a and ZPC1aa in Advanced Species, Two Different Strategies to Ensure Suffi	5
Toxicity assessment of microcystin‐leucine arginine in planarian Dugesia japonica	5
An intercontinental comparison of insect seed predation between introduced and native oaks	5
Intraspecific diversity of Meriones persicus (Rodentia; Gerbillinae), the main plague reservoir in Iran, and its connection to enzootic plague in Iran	5
Environmental factors and host sex influence the skin microbiota structure of Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis) in a coldspot of chytridiomycosis in subtropical East Asia	5
Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata—A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park	5
Evidence for the effect of brief exposure to food, but not learning interference, on maze solving in desert ants	5
Comparative Molecular Insights into Developmental and Behavioral Toxicity Induced by Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Salicylate Exposure on Zebrafish	4
Fecal bacterial communities of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) reflect captivity status—Implications for conservation and management	4
Fruit Choice by Two Sympatric Primate Species: Determining Nutritional Composition Using Visual and Tactile Cues	4
Significance of two different ranking methods for studying fish fauna: a case study on the fish fauna from upper and middle portions from Mekong River	4
Rostrum abnormalities in the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in South Africa	4
Allometric Constraint Predominates Over the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis in a Radiation of Neotropical Treefrogs	4
Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline	4
Combining phylogeography and ecological niche modeling to infer the evolutionary history of the Cordoba vesper mouse (Calomys venustus)	4
Assessing the Impact of Elevation and Seasonality on the Detection of Medium‐ to Large‐Sized Mammals by Camera Traps	4
The Incubation Environment Shapes the Inflammatory Response and Enables Expression of Maternal Effects on Sea Turtle Hatchling Body Size	4
Flight or fight: different strategies of intertidal periwinkle Littoraria sinensis coping with high temperature across populations	4
The Incarnation of Zoology in the 21st Century as an International Scientific Discipline	4
Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus)	4
Extraocular Photoreception in Optic Lobes, Suckers, and Skin of Octopus vulgaris	4
Climate factors and food availability shape the altitudinal migration of birds in the Xiling Snow Mountains, China	4
Assessing the Presence, Pattern, and Environmental Correlates of Seasonal Skin Thickening in Anurans	4
The modern state of the European saiga population (Saiga tatarica tatarica): mtDNA, DRB3 MHC gene, and microsatellite diversity	4
Land use and dingo baiting are correlated with the density of kangaroos in rangeland systems	4
Sympatric diversity pattern driven by the secondary contact of two deeply divergent lineages of the soybean pod borer Leguminivora glycinivorella	4
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Comparative phylogeography reveals dissimilar genetic differentiation patterns in two sympatric amphibian species	4
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	4
Alpine grassland degradation intensifies the burrowing behavior of small mammals: evidence for a negative feedback loop	4
Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies	4
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