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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

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The first chromosome‐level genome assembly and transcriptome sequencing provide insights into cantharidin production of the blister beetles	33
Climate cycling did not affect haplotype distribution in an abundant Southern African avian habitat generalist species, the familiar chat (Oenanthe familiaris)	30
Artificial light at night decreases the pupillary light response of dark‐adapted toads to bright light	25
Taxonomy, distribution, and contemporary exposure of terrestrial mammals to floods and human pressure across different areas for biodiversity conservation in China	22
The debatable notion of “novelty deficiency” in significant conservation domains	21
Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins	19
Association between porpoise presence and fish choruses: implications for feeding strategies and ecosystem‐based conservation of the East Asian finless porpoise	19
Insight Into Body Size Evolution in Aves: Based on Some Body Size‐Related Genes	19
The pikas of China: a review of current research priorities and challenges for conservation	19
Molecular evolution of wound healing‐related genes during cetacean secondary aquatic adaptation	19
Predator–prey encounters: deciphering the robbery relationship between highwayman flies and their ant victims	18
Linking Ecological and Biogeographical Traits to Body Length and Dietary Breadth in Snakes	18
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	18
Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals	18
Anthropogenic Disturbance Mediates Trophic Niche Overlap Between Sympatric Generalist Predators	17
Spatial Partitioning Among Three Sympatric Ungulates in the Tibetan Plateau: Identifying Critical Variables	17
Small mammal community composition impacts bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) population dynamics and associated seroprevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus	16
Can Fecal T3 Metabolite Level Fluctuations in European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Give Insights on Body Condition and Thermal Stress?	16
Seed size affects rodent–seed interaction consistently across plant species but not within species: evidence from a seed tracking experiment of 41 tree species	16
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Unique myoglobin adaptation to endothermy and flight since the origin of birds	15
Cranial variation in species and subspecies of kangaroo rats (Dipodomys, Dipodomyinae, Rodentia) according to geometric morphometrics	15
Behavioral, Ecological, and Morphological Data Suggest a Close Relationship Between the Ant Colobopsis truncata and the Gall Wasp Aphelonyx cerricola	14
Mucus provisioning as milk in an amphibian	14
Constraints of digestion on swimming performance and stress tolerance vary with habitat in freshwater fish species	14
Climate heterogeneity, season variation, and sexual dimorphism modulate the association between MHC II diversity and parasite variation in striped hamster	14
Comparative Population Genetics of Two Alvinocaridid Shrimp Species in Chemosynthetic Ecosystems of the Western Pacific	14
Excess Precipitation in Early Growing Season Increases Pathogen Pressure in Semiarid Grassland Ecosystem	13
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	13
Anthropogenic forests simplify seed‐ but not pollen‐dispersal networks	13
Variation in placentophagy in golden snub‐nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) reflects nutritional constraints	13
Validation and development of eDNA metabarcoding primers for comprehensive assessment of Chinese amphibians	13
Do exotic invasive mammals disturb the native fauna? Spatiotemporal distribution and overlap between species in a national park of Argentina	12
Haemosporidian Parasite Infections and Host‐Feeding Preferences of Hematophagous Insects Collected at the Birds of Prey Nests with Confirmation of Vectors for Haemoproteus	12
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Genomic Differentiation and Adaptation of Rattus nitidus Across Spatial Scales	11
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Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders	11
Metabolic regulation reduces the oxidative damage of arid lizards in response to moderate heat events	11
Quercetin promotes the secretion of musk by regulating the hormone level and microbial structure of forest musk deer	11
Refining the Vertebrate Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Secondary Structure by Comparative Analysis	11
Distribution of birds in the high‐altitude area of Mount Everest	10
Hypoxia Promotes Gluconeogenesis Through PGC‐1α in the Liver of Lasiopodomys brandtii	10
Reproductive ecology of the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Madagascar: the influence of density‐dependent and ‐independent effects	10
Addressing the impact of canine distemper spreading on an isolated tiger population in northeast Asia	10
Fertility control of rodent pests: recent developments from lab to field	10
Interspecific association of sika deer in terrestrial animal communities of Liancheng National Nature Reserve, China	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
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Gut Mycobiota of Three Rhinopithecus Species Provide New Insights into the Association Between Diet and Environment	9
A new Late Miocene Hystrix (Hystricidae, Rodentia) from Turkey	9
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Corrigendum to “Evolution and conservation genetics of pangolins”	9
An expanded phylogeny of the genus Pseudamnicola (Gastropoda; Truncatelloidea; Hydrobiidae) across the Mediterranean Basin	9
Constitutive innate immune defenses in relation to urbanization and population density in an urban bird, the feral pigeon Columba livia domestica	8
Integrating Multi‐Dimensional Biodiversity Patterns for Effective Conservation Strategies	8
Transcriptome sequencing of black and white hair follicles in the giant panda	8
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Factors affecting populations of the endemic Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) after the first myxomatosis outbreaks in Central Spain	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
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Developing fertility control for rodents: a framework for researchers and practitioners	8
A de novo assembled genome of the Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) and its high‐altitude adaptation	8
Nest complexity correlates with larger brain size but smaller body mass across bird species	8
Brain size predicts foraging and escaping abilities in the paddy frogs	8
Extreme Silk Toughness in Caerostris Spiders Is Limited to Adult Females	7
Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation	7
Predicting Social Rankings in Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Through Communicative Interactions‐Based Data‐Driven Model	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
Effects of Vector Density on Blood Parasite Spread and Health Consequences for Avian Hosts: An Experimental Epidemiology Blueprint	7
The male's scent triggered a neural response in females despite ambiguous behavioral response in Asian house rats	7
Individual automatic detection and identification of big cats with the combination of different body parts	7
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Unraveling the morphological patterns of a subantarctic eelpout: a geometric morphometric approach	7
Unveiling Cryptic Diversity in Hylomys: A Commentary on Recent Taxonomic Revisions	7
Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis reveals pectoralis highland adaptation across altitudinal songbirds	7
Blind date: female fossorial amphisbaenians prefer scent marks of large and healthy males	7
Seasonal variations in the composition and functional profiles of gut microbiota reflect dietary changes in plateau pikas	7
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The effects of grassland degradation on the genetic structure of a small mammal	7
Chromosome‐level genome assembly and population genomic analysis provide insights into the genetic diversity and adaption of Schizopygopsis younghusbandi	7
Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity‐Nesting Songbird	6
Effects of Livestock Grazing on Spatiotemporal Interactions Between Snow Leopards and Ungulate Prey	6
Climatic gradients and forest composition shape bat communities in Eastern Mediterranean pine plantations	6
Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation of tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) in China	6
The rough‐toothed dolphin genome provides new insights into the genetic mechanism of its rough teeth	6
Geographical variation of the acoustic signals in the spot‐legged treefrog (Polypedates megacephalus) of Hainan Island	6
Ultrasonic Differentiation Between Two Species of Chinese Pygmy Dormice (Genus Typhlomys) With Support for the Size‐Signal Allometry Hypothesis	6
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Brain size mediates the choice of breeding strategy in the red‐backed shrike Lanius collurio	6
Honey, What's for Dinner? Dietary Overlap and Size Dimorphism Between Female and Male Joro Spiders (Trichonephila clavata)	6
Using physiological conditions to assess current and future habitat use of a Subarctic frog	6
Toward the validation of an alternative method for endocrine monitoring in sharks: insights from testosterone analyses in the skin of bycatch individuals	6
Characteristics of the multiple replicon plasmid IncX1‐X1 in multidrug‐resistant Escherichia coli from Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)	6
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
Toxicity assessment of microcystin‐leucine arginine in planarian Dugesia japonica	5
Beyond Sexual Selection: Natural Selection Related Camouflage and Thermoregulation Shape Sexual Color Dimorphism in Diploderma Lizards	5
Evidence for the effect of brief exposure to food, but not learning interference, on maze solving in desert ants	5
Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata—A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park	5
Starving or Stuffing? Plasticity in Wild Boar Body Mass Variations During Summer in a Mediterranean Area	5
Rethinking the Impact of Human Disturbance on Wildlife: Fine‐Scale Responses from Species to Guilds	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
Flight performance and wing morphology in the bat Carollia perspicillata: biophysical models and energetics	5
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Intestinal microbiota in various animals	5
Intraspecific diversity of Meriones persicus (Rodentia; Gerbillinae), the main plague reservoir in Iran, and its connection to enzootic plague in Iran	5
Exploring riverine aquatic animal diversity and establishing aquatic ecological monitoring approaches tailored to the Qinling region via eDNA technology	5
Interpreting the Additive Components of Multi‐Species Distributional Aggregation: II. Species‐Level Insights	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
Assessing the Presence, Pattern, and Environmental Correlates of Seasonal Skin Thickening in Anurans	5
A Slow and Underappreciated Forest Megafauna: Food Habits, Movements, and Multiscale Habitat Preferences of Critically Endangered Sundaic Giant Tortoises (Manouria emys emys)	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
Comparative phylogeography reveals dissimilar genetic differentiation patterns in two sympatric amphibian species	4
Alpine grassland degradation intensifies the burrowing behavior of small mammals: evidence for a negative feedback loop	4
Allometric Constraint Predominates Over the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis in a Radiation of Neotropical Treefrogs	4
Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies	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
Comparative Molecular Insights into Developmental and Behavioral Toxicity Induced by Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Salicylate Exposure on Zebrafish	4
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Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus)	4
Sympatric diversity pattern driven by the secondary contact of two deeply divergent lineages of the soybean pod borer Leguminivora glycinivorella	4
Climate factors and food availability shape the altitudinal migration of birds in the Xiling Snow Mountains, China	4
Efficient Masked Autoencoder for Birdsong Representation with Applications on Wild Bird Species Classification	4
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Rostrum abnormalities in the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in South Africa	4
Does Rodent Management Impact the Distribution of Rattus rattus and Mastomys natalensis in Village Setting	4
The Incubation Environment Shapes the Inflammatory Response and Enables Expression of Maternal Effects on Sea Turtle Hatchling Body Size	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
Land use and dingo baiting are correlated with the density of kangaroos in rangeland systems	4
Extraocular Photoreception in Optic Lobes, Suckers, and Skin of Octopus vulgaris	4
Blood Parasites and Wildlife: The Development of a Discipline	4
The modern state of the European saiga population (Saiga tatarica tatarica): mtDNA, DRB3 MHC gene, and microsatellite diversity	4
Fruit Choice by Two Sympatric Primate Species: Determining Nutritional Composition Using Visual and Tactile Cues	4