OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Mammal Research 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Multi-year monitoring of bats in a Northern South American forest: diversity and comparison with other neotropical bat assemblages	28
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	28
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	22
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	17
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	13
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	12
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	12
Filling acoustic gaps: new insights into the echolocation calls of Argentine bats	11
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	10
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	9
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	9
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	9
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	9
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	8
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
Bats of urban and suburban habitats of Safi city, Morocco: species richness, and seasonal activity	8
Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	8
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	8
Choosing crops over natural fodder: feeding ecology of the Asian elephant Elephas maximus in the mosaics of agriculture fields with fragmented forests of South Bengal, India	7
Unraveling the origin of the wild pig (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) from the northwest Patagonian region: evidence of hybridization processes and a possible pure wild boar population in a protected area	7
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	7
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	7
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	7
Confirmed presence of Neogale frenata (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the cordillera del Cóndor (ecuador) and comments on its taxonomy	7
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	7

Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	6
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Seasonal shifts in body mass shape echolocation traits in Eptesicus fuscus from central Mexico	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Does the size of a protected area matter? An assessment of leopard population and habitat usage in a protected area of Shiwalik foothills, Himalaya	6
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	6
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	5
Carnivore abundance, patch occupancy, and impact of humans on activity patterns in the community reserves of Meghalaya, Northeast India	5
Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories	5
Temperature and precipitation seasonality drive morphological divergence in the neotropical bat genus Vampyrodes (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland	5
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	5
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia	5
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
Spatial ecology of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea: seasonal and sexual variation in home range and habitat preference	5
Golden years: estimated longevity of marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), and lynx (Lynx canadensis)	5
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	5
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	4
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	4
Do European bats react to climate warming more rapidly than expected? further winter range expansion of Pipistrellus pygmaeus in Eastern Europe	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Bioacoustic evidence for a continuous summer presence of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in the Italian Alps	4
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa	4
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Islands as biodiversity arks: the role of insular populations in preserving bat DNA-barcoding diversity	4
Diet analysis of Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), and best practice for studies combining DNA and micro-histologic analysis of faecal samples	4
Comparative mitogenome sequences and phylogenetic relationships of two mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon and Urva auropunctata) from Türkiye and Iraq	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
Social behavior of masked palm civet in an urban habitat	3
First occurrence of a reproductive group of golden jackal (Canis aureus moreoticus) in a densely populated area south of the Po River (Italy)	3
Spatiotemporal patterns of brown bears with cubs compared to lone bears	3
Characterization of recent wild pig-vehicle collisions in Georgia, USA	3
Too small to matter? a call to action for european small mustelid research	3
The first report on genetic variability and population structure in jackals from Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
An overlooked predator–prey system: predatory impact of the common genet on large longhorn beetles in Mediterranean oak open woodlands	3
Diets of pumas during significant changes in ungulate prey availability in the San Andres Mountains, south-central New Mexico, USA	3
Reducing identification errors of African carnivores from photographs through computer-assisted workflow	3
Comparing two methods for surveying nocturnal arboreal mammals in a tropical forest – thermal observations from an elevated platform and arboreal camera traps	3
A method to sample small mammals in the subnivium	3
Drivers of functional diversity in small-bodied mammals across a deforestation frontier in the Southern Brazilian Amazon	3
Decadal trends in a population of urban white-tailed jackrabbits at the northern edge of its range	3
Seasonal changes in dietary compositions of the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) with reference to food availability	3
Habitat suitability and niche comparison of sympatric weasels in northwestern Italy	3

Assessing the ecological suitability of the Irish landscape for the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)	3
Temporal variation of the diet of a top terrestrial predator: the jaguar as a case study	2
The rare rodent genus Rhagomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae): biogeographical patterns and description of a new species	2
How many nights should acoustic detectors be set to estimate cave-exiting behavior of hibernating bats?	2
Altitudinal and temporal variations in sloth bear diet: insights from non-protected habitats of central Gujarat, India	2
Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	2
Seasonal variation in the activity pattern of red squirrels and their mammalian predators	2
A first species-wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	2
Use of European badger setts by invasive raccoons and other mesocarnivores in western Poland	2
Dental morphology and pathology in the Scandinavian red fox (Vulpes vulpes)	2
Unified analysis of niche overlap between coyotes (Canis latrans) and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)	2
Mink invasion in Chiloé Island, Chile: population genetics and Leptospira spp. detection in Neovison vison	2
Multi-scale habitat selection highlights the importance of forests and water for mountain lions (Puma concolor) recolonizing the Great Plains	2
Size and colour variation along a strong environmental gradient in Iberian bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)	2
Calling up ghosts: acoustic playback of social vocalisations reveals complex communication in a cryptic bat and provides a promising tool for monitoring disturbance-sensitive species	2
Tooth microwear pattern variation in karst and non-karst peninsular Southeast Asian murine rodents	2
Morphological and molecular analyses confirm the presence of the newly described bat species Molossus melini in the Espinal ecoregion from Argentina	2
Population genomics reveals differences in genetic structure between two endemic arboreal rodent species in threatened cloud forest habitat	2
Sex differences in a large herbivore’s salt water drinking behaviour: a method for applying a female-biased attractant	2
How much Eurasian beaver activity is there in Italy? Using field signs to monitor and map a returned species	2
Phylogeography and Genetic Structure of the Steppe Marmot (Marmota bobak Müller, 1776) in Application to Subspecies Taxonomy	2
Correction to: Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	2
Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban–rural landscape in central Mexico?	2
Relationships among North American deer based on mitochondrial DNA and ultraconserved elements, with comments on mito-nuclear discordance	2
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) diet in the wild-prey-depleted, but livestock-abundant, Limpopo National Park, Mozambique	1
Global status, research priorities, and conservation needs for the manul, a small wild cat of Asia	1
Habitat associations of bats in the green spaces of Davao City, Mindanao, Southern Philippines	1
Constricted range and limited genetic variation in Reig’s Grass Mouse Akodon reigi (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in the Southern Campos	1
Mountain lion predation in a multi-prey system on private lands in Texas	1
Dietary variation in a family group of the woolly false vampire Bat (Chrotopterus auritus, Phyllostomidae) at the north of its distribution	1
Morphometric evidence for the differentiation of the Himalayan wolf Canis lupus chanco (Canidae; Carnivora)	1
Description of the echolocation pulses of insectivorous bats with new records for Southwest Colombia	1
Optimising nocturnal mammal surveys in tropical forests: when red light is the key	1
Where forests break, bats connect: bat–flower networks in a fragmented tropical dry forest	1
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo is widely distributed in a human-modified landscape in northeastern Brazil	1
Landscape context and behavioral clustering contribute to flexible habitat selection strategies in a large mammal	1
Surviving in a changing world: A systematic review of research trends and threats to the mysterious rusty-spotted cat	1
Get out from my field! The role of agricultural crops in shaping the habitat selection by and suitability for the crested porcupine in Central Italy	1
Comparative cranial ontogeny in Sirenia (Mammalia: Paenungulata)	1
Changes in activity patterns of wild mammals related to human disturbance in dry tropical forest of Mexico	1
Phylogeography, morphometry and the species distribution modelling in Myotis longicaudatus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in the Eastern Palaearctic	1
Every branch in its niche: intraspecific variation in habitat suitability of a widely distributed small mammal, the harvest mouse Micromys minutus	1
The first insight into hunting and feeding behaviour of the Eurasian lynx in the Western Carpathians	1
TigerNet: individual identification of Stripe patterns in Amur Tigers like human fingerprint	1
Forest dependency could be more important than dispersal capacity for habitat connectivity of four species of insectivorous bats inhabiting a highly anthropized region in central Mexico	1
Temporal and spatial effects of food availability on rodents in agroecosystems	1
Geomorphometric Analysis of Intraspecific Variation in Nannospalax Ehrenbergi (Nehring, 1898) (Rodentia: Spalacidae) in Relation to Chromosomal Differentiation	1
Some like it burnt: species differences in small mammal assemblage in a Mediterranean basin nearly 3 years after a major fire	1
Estimating the density of small mammals using the selfie trap is an effective camera trapping method	1
Foraging ecology of Alpine mountain hares and European hares in the Alps: is competition about food a driving force in overlapping elevations?	1
Variability in the feeding ecology and behaviour of extant European reindeer subspecies inferred from dental microwear texture analysis	1
Explorative behavior allows the successful finding of ephemeral food resources in the wild	1
Fueling the discussion: are fire-fuel clearings impacting mammal activity at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, California, USA?	1
Persistence of frugivorous bats in fragments of high-andean forests: a model of structural equations	1
Insights into the breeding ecology of wild-living European wildcats in the Cantabrian Mountains, Spain	1
Genetic variation of European mouflon depends on admixture of introduced individuals	1
Correction to: Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban–rural landscape in central Mexico?	1
Trends of ungulate species in Europe: not all stories are equal	1
Half-empty forests: defaunation of medium and large-sized mammals in a global biodiversity hotspot	1
Update and classification of feeding habits of armadillos (Xenarthra, cingulata): A 40-year review	1
Distribution, diel activity patterns and human-bear interactions of the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) in the Deosai National Park, Pakistan	1
Characterization of daytime resting sites of New England and eastern cottontails	1
First record of the round-eared tube-nosed bat Murina cyclotis Dobson, 1872 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Bangladesh	1
Under pressure: effects of habitat and interspecific interactions on small mammal stress levels and body condition	1
Addressing nontarget amplification in DNA metabarcoding studies of arthropod-feeding rodents	1
Anthropogenic dispersal explains the phylogeography of insular edible dormouse Glis glis in the Mediterranean basin	1
Environmental variation in the bioclimatic niche, hibernation patterns, and body size of Anatolian ground squirrels	1
Similarity of locomotor personality trait within parents improves their reproduction in the common vole (Microtus arvalis) under laboratory conditions	1