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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Where does the fox stay? First camera trap records of the threatened hoary fox Lycalopex vetulus (Carnivora, Canidae) in a xeric habitat of a neotropical dry forest–savanna ecotone	25
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	19
Habitat selection of smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the peri-coastal, urbanised landscape of Goa, India	14
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	12
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	12
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	12
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	11
Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) abundance estimation using Bayesian methods: first data from a highly agricultural environment in central Italy	10
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	10
Habitat characteristics around dens in female brown bears with cubs are density dependent	9
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	9
Inventorying terrestrial mammal species in mixed-mangrove forest of the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, with special reference to a new locality record of otter civet, Cynogale bennettii	8
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	8
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	8
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	8
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	8
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	7
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	7
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	7
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	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
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7
Snow tracking provides insights on the hunting behaviour of marten (Martes americana)	7
Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
Phylogeographic pattern and Pleistocene range reconstruction in the long-tailed hamster Cricetulus longicaudatus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) support its Tibetan origin	6

Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
Life history traits of free-living bush Karoo rats (Otomys unisulcatus) in the semi-arid Succulent Karoo	5
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	5
Does the size of a protected area matter? An assessment of leopard population and habitat usage in a protected area of Shiwalik foothills, Himalaya	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
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	5
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	5
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	5
Correction to: Molecular DNA-based spatial mapping technique predicting diversity and distribution of otters (Lutrinae) in Peninsular Malaysia using non-invasive fecal samples	5
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
Correction to: Do unpublished data help to redraw distributions? The case of the spectacled bear in Peru	4
First occurrence of a reproductive group of golden jackal (Canis aureus moreoticus) in a densely populated area south of the Po River (Italy)	4
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	4
Impacts of a hydroelectric power plant on the bat community in central Brazil	4
Spatio-temporal behaviour of female wild boar in an agro-forestry–pastoral landscape of Southern Italy	4
Behavioral habitat selection of wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) in boreal forests	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	4
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Density surface modeling of European hare in the Argentinean Pampas	4
Bioacoustic evidence for a continuous summer presence of the greater noctule bat, Nyctalus lasiopterus, in the Italian Alps	4
Size and colour variation along a strong environmental gradient in Iberian bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)	3
Assessing the ecological suitability of the Irish landscape for the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)	3
The first report on genetic variability and population structure in jackals from Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
Seasonal changes in dietary compositions of the Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus) with reference to food availability	3
Characterization of recent wild pig-vehicle collisions in Georgia, USA	3
Using DNA barcoding and species distribution models to characterize the trophic ecology of Geoffroy’s cat in the Brazilian Pampa	3
Diet and resource partitioning in Patagonian bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae and Molossidae)	3
Genetic variability and population size covary positively across nine badgers (Meles meles) populations in France	3
Correction to: Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal	3
A method to sample small mammals in the subnivium	3
Elusive deer occurrences at the Atlantic Forest: 20 years of surveys	3
Assessing the detectability of the Irish stoat Mustela erminea hibernica using two camera trap-based survey methods	3
Reducing identification errors of African carnivores from photographs through computer-assisted workflow	3
How much Eurasian beaver activity is there in Italy? Using field signs to monitor and map a returned species	3
Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban–rural landscape in central Mexico?	3
Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	3
Wood lemming (Myopus schisticolor) — a newcomer in Estonian mammal fauna?	3
Drivers of functional diversity in small-bodied mammals across a deforestation frontier in the Southern Brazilian Amazon	3
Seasonal variation in the activity pattern of red squirrels and their mammalian predators	3
Decadal trends in a population of urban white-tailed jackrabbits at the northern edge of its range	3
Let’s go hide in the forest! Escape behavior of Chaetophractus vellerosus to Tala forest remnant in Buenos Aires province, Argentina	2

Temporal variation of the diet of a top terrestrial predator: the jaguar as a case study	2
Density and occupancy of leopard cats across different forest types in Cambodia	2
Distance estimation of howling golden jackals (Canis aureus) using relative sound level	2
Unified analysis of niche overlap between coyotes (Canis latrans) and gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)	2
Dental morphology and pathology in the Scandinavian red fox (Vulpes vulpes)	2
Morphological and molecular analyses confirm the presence of the newly described bat species Molossus melini in the Espinal ecoregion from Argentina	2
How many nights should acoustic detectors be set to estimate cave-exiting behavior of hibernating bats?	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
Correction to: Do highways influence the genetic structure of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a highly fragmented urban–rural landscape in central Mexico?	2
Sex differences in a large herbivore’s salt water drinking behaviour: a method for applying a female-biased attractant	2
The rare rodent genus Rhagomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae): biogeographical patterns and description of a new species	2
Relationships among North American deer based on mitochondrial DNA and ultraconserved elements, with comments on mito-nuclear discordance	2
A first species-wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	2
Mink invasion in Chiloé Island, Chile: population genetics and Leptospira spp. detection in Neovison vison	2
Use of European badger setts by invasive raccoons and other mesocarnivores in western Poland	2
Mitogenomic phylogenetics and population genetics of several taxa of agouties (Dasyprocta sp., Dasyproctidae, Rodentia): molecular nonexistence of some claimed endemic taxa	2
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	2
Bamboo shapes the fine-scale richness, abundance, and habitat use of small mammals in a forest fragment	2
Distribution and occupancy of Atlantic salt marsh mink (Neovison vison lutensis) in Northeastern Florida (USA)	2
Show me your tail, if you have one! Is inbreeding depression occurring in wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Italy?	2
Population genomics reveals differences in genetic structure between two endemic arboreal rodent species in threatened cloud forest habitat	2
Determinants of introduction success in alien mammals	1
Estimates of insect consumption and guano input in bat caves in Brazil	1
Habitat associations of bats in the green spaces of Davao City, Mindanao, Southern Philippines	1
Circadian activity of the fat dormouse Glis glis measured with camera traps at bait stations	1
Explorative behavior allows the successful finding of ephemeral food resources in the wild	1
Habitat structure, not the anthropogenic context or large predators, shapes occupancy of a generalist mesopredator across protected areas in South Africa	1
The first insight into hunting and feeding behaviour of the Eurasian lynx in the Western Carpathians	1
Mountain lion predation in a multi-prey system on private lands in Texas	1
Constricted range and limited genetic variation in Reig’s Grass Mouse Akodon reigi (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) in the Southern Campos	1
Three-dimensional analysis of bat flight paths around small wind turbines suggests no major collision risk or behavioral changes	1
Intraspecific differences in the diet of Kuril harbor seals (Phoca vitulina stejnegeri) in Erimo, Hokkaido, using DNA barcoding diet analysis	1
Gene expression and serum profile of antioxidant markers discriminate periparturient period time in dromedary camels	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
Short-term extra food supply effects on detectability of two rodent species in Pampean agroecosystems, Argentina	1
Foraging ecology of Alpine mountain hares and European hares in the Alps: is competition about food a driving force in overlapping elevations?	1
Correction to: The Mostela: an adjusted camera trapping device as a promising non-invasive tool to study and monitor small mustelids	1
Correction to: Abundance of the common vampire bat and feeding prevalence on cattle along a gradient of landscape disturbance in southeastern Mexico	1
Body mass ratios determine dietary patterns and help predicting predator–prey interactions of Neotropical Carnivora	1
Genetic variation of European mouflon depends on admixture of introduced individuals	1
Phylogeography, morphometry and the species distribution modelling in Myotis longicaudatus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in the Eastern Palaearctic	1
Correction to: Patterns of species co‑occurrence in a diverse Eastern Himalayan montane carnivore community	1
Estimating the density of small mammals using the selfie trap is an effective camera trapping method	1
Similarity of locomotor personality trait within parents improves their reproduction in the common vole (Microtus arvalis) under laboratory conditions	1
Landscape context and behavioral clustering contribute to flexible habitat selection strategies in a large mammal	1
Distribution, diel activity patterns and human-bear interactions of the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) in the Deosai National Park, Pakistan	1
Addressing nontarget amplification in DNA metabarcoding studies of arthropod-feeding rodents	1
Every branch in its niche: intraspecific variation in habitat suitability of a widely distributed small mammal, the harvest mouse Micromys minutus	1
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo is widely distributed in a human-modified landscape in northeastern Brazil	1
Description of the echolocation pulses of insectivorous bats with new records for Southwest Colombia	1
Insights into the breeding ecology of wild-living European wildcats in the Cantabrian Mountains, Spain	1