OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Phys is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Common myths of glucocorticoid function in ecology and conservation	93
Thermal tolerance and acclimation capacity in the European common frog (Rana temporaria) change throughout ontogeny	28
Histopathological damage and stress‐ and immune‐related genes' expression in the intestine of common carp, Cyprinus carpio exposed to copper and polyvinyl chloride microparticle	25
Climate vulnerability of South American freshwater fish: Thermal tolerance and acclimation	23
Colossoma macropomum—A tropical fish model for biology and aquaculture	22
Time‐course changes in the regulation of ions and amino acids in the hard clam Meretrix lusoria upon lower salinity challenge	17
Molecular mechanisms of Cl⁻ transport in fishes: New insights and their evolutionary context	16
Embryotoxicity characterization of the flame retardant tris(1‐chloro‐2‐propyl)phosphate (TCPP) in the invertebrate chordate Ciona intestinalis	15
The physiology of fish in acidic waters rich in dissolved organic carbon, with specific reference to the Amazon basin: Ionoregulation, acid–base regulation, ammonia excretion, and metal toxicity	15
Cardiovascular serotonergic system: Evolution, receptors, transporter, and function	14
Gait mechanics of a blind echolocating rodent: Implications for the locomotion of small arboreal mammals and proto‐bats	13
Winter madness: Melatonin as a neuroendocrine regulator of seasonal aggression	13
Photoperiodic regulation of avian physiology: From external coincidence to seasonal reproduction	13
Thermal sensitivity of Bullfrog's immune response kept at different temperatures	13
Preparing for invasion: Assessing risk of infection by chytrid fungi in southeastern plethodontid salamanders	12
Anesthesia of rainbow trout with citronellal: Efficacy and biochemical effects	12
LPS‐induced immunomodulation and hormonal variation over time in toads	12
Thymus development in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) from an ecoimmunology perspective	12
Changes in gill and air‐breathing organ characteristics during the transition from water‐ to air‐breathing in juvenile Arapaima gigas	12
Using the swimbladder as a respiratory organ and/or a buoyancy structure—Benefits and consequences	12
Influence of short‐term temperature drops on sex‐determination in sea turtles	12
Introduction to the special issue–Beyond CT_MAXand CT_MIN: Advances in studying the thermal limits of reptiles and amphibians	12
The effect of thermal microenvironment in upper thermal tolerance plasticity in tropical tadpoles. Implications for vulnerability to climate warming	11
Dose‐dependent alkaloid sequestration and N‐methylation of decahydroquinoline in poison frogs	11
Corticosterone mediates a growth‐survival tradeoff for an amphibian exposed to increased salinity	11

Ecological adaptations of Amazonian fishes acquired during evolution under environmental variations in dissolved oxygen: A review of responses to hypoxia in fishes, featuring the hypoxia‐tolerantAs	10
Effects of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals on hypothalamic oxytocin and vasopressin systems	10
Long‐term monitoring of two snake species reveals immune–endocrine interactions and the importance of ecological context	10
Responsiveness of metallothionein and hemocyanin genes to cadmium and copper exposure in the garden snailCornu aspersum	10
Effects of caffeic acid on the growth performance, growth genes, digestive enzyme activity, and serum immune parameters of beluga (Huso huso)	9
Seasonality of prolactin in birds and mammals	9
Robust locomotor performance of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis) in response to simulated changes in support diameter and compliance	9
The nonpharmacological sequence method provides a reliable evaluation of baroreflex sensitivity in fish	8
Seasonality in tropical birds	8
Take time to look at the fish: Behavioral response to acute thermal challenge in two Amazonian cichlids	8
Drosophila melanogaster as a low‐cost and valuable model for studying type 2 diabetes	8
Changes in expressions of ecdysteroidogenic enzyme and ecdysteroid signaling genes in relation to Bombyx embryonic development	8
Testing mechanisms for weight support distribution during inverted quadrupedalism in primates	7
Estrogenic signaling and sociosexual behavior in wild sex‐changing bluehead wrasses, Thalassoma bifasciatum	7
Trans‐seasonal activation of the neuroendocrine reproductive axis: Low‐temperature winter dormancy modulates gonadotropin‐releasing hormone neurons in garter snakes	7
Effects of metformin on the uterus of d‐galactose‐induced aging mice: Histomorphometric, immunohistochemical localization (B‐cell lymphoma 2, Bcl2‐associated X protein, and active capase3),	7
Temperature‐mediated trade‐off between development and performance in larval wood frogs (Rana sylvatica)	7
Combined blue light and daily thermocycles enhance zebrafish growth and development	7
Light receptors in the avian brain and seasonal reproduction	7
The early acquisition of symbiotic algae benefits larval survival and juvenile growth in the coral Acropora tenuis	7
Evolutionary insights into sexual behavior from whiptail lizards	7
Corticosterone does not have a role in temperature sex reversal in the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)	7
Effects of corticosterone treatment and wound healing on reproductive traits of American bullfrogs	6
Nrf2 activates antioxidant enzymes in the anoxia‐tolerant red‐eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans	6
Control and adaptability of seasonal changes in behavior and physiology of latitudinal avian migrants: Insights from laboratory studies in Palearctic‐Indian migratory buntings	6
Blood biomarkers in white stork (Ciconia ciconia) nestlings show different responses in several areas of Croatia	6
Swimming and respiration in cyclopoid copepods Thermocyclops oithonoides and Oithona davisae and calanoid copepod Paracalanus parvus	6
Effects of synthetic acid rain and organic and inorganic acids on survival and CaCO₃ piercing stylets in tardigrades	6
The combined effects of salinity and ammonia on the growth behavior, stress‐related markers, and hepato‐renal function of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)	6
The amino acid and lipophilic profiles of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) larvae fluctuate with diapause	6
Ecophysiological models for global invaders: Is Europe a big playground for the African clawed frog?	6
Identification and characterization of a novel 5‐hydroxytryptamine receptor in the sea cucumberApostichopus japonicus(Selenka)	6
Mechanisms, development, and comparative perspectives on experience‐dependent plasticity in social behavior	6
Dose‐ and time‐dependent effects of an immune challenge on fish across biological levels	6
Impact of photoperiod on uterine redox/inflammatory and metabolic status of golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus	6
Kinematic comparisons between mudskipper fins and salamander limbs during terrestrial locomotion	5
Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor L‐NAME activates inducible NOS/NO system and drives multidimensional regulation of Na⁺/K⁺‐ATPase in ionocyte epithelia of immersion‐stressed	5
Temperature effects on the jumping performance of house crickets	5
Cellular osmoregulation of the ark clam (Anadara kagoshimensis) hemocytes to hyposmotic media	5
Patterns of heart rate and cardiac pausing in unrestrained resting decapod crustaceans	5
The effect of stiffness and hole size on nipple compression in infant suckling	5
Cellular and whole‐organism effects of prolonged versus acute heat stress in a montane, desert lizard	5
The behavior of Gammarus aequicauda (crustacea, amphipoda) during predation on chironomid larvae: Sex differences and changes in precopulatory mate‐guarding state	5
Physiological stress response in free‐living Amazonian caimans following experimental capture	5
Tails of reproduction: Regeneration leads to increased reproductive investment	5
Physicochemical properties of the dissolved organic carbon can lead to different physiological responses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) under neutral and acidic conditions	5
Thermophysiological plasticity could buffer the effects of global warming on a Patagonian lizard	5
Multi‐tissue stable isotope analyses reveal temporal changes in the feeding patterns of green turtles in the Galapagos Marine Reserve	5
Evolution in reproductive tempo and investment across the Peromyscus radiation	5
Age structure and growth pattern of a high‐altitude lizard population based on age determination by skeletochronology	5

Reliability of methods to determine cutaneous evaporative water loss rate in furred and fleeced mammals	5
Eating in the city: Experimental effect of anthropogenic food resources on the body condition, nutritional status, and oxidative stress of an urban bioindicator passerine	5
Can hyper/hypo‐osmoregulating fiddler crabs from the Atlantic coast of South America mobilize intracellular free amino acids as osmotic effectors during salinity challenge?	4
Multiple reproduction forms in the polyps of the cannonball jellyfishStomolophussp. 2: Probable life‐cycle reversal	4
A multi‐tissue view on telomere dynamics and postnatal growth	4
Phenotypic plasticity in the energy metabolism of a small Andean rodent: Effect of short‐term thermal acclimation and developmental conditions	4
Conserved ecophysiology despite disparate microclimatic conditions in a gecko	4
Three toes and three modes: Dynamics of terrestrial, suspensory, and vertical locomotion in brown‐throated three‐toed sloths (Bradypodidae, Xenarthra)	4
Sperm motility analysis of Cobitis hankugensis, Iksookimia longicorpa (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) and their unisexual natural hybrids	4
Thermoregulatory strategies of three reclusive lizards (genus Xantusia) from the Baja California peninsula, Mexico, under current and future microenvironmental temperatures	4
Basal metabolic rate in free‐ranging tropical birds lacks long‐term repeatability and is influenced by ambient temperature	4
Exposure to glucocorticoids alters life history strategies in a facultatively paedomorphic salamander	4
Temperature‐dependence of metabolism and fuel selection from cells to whole organisms	4
Challenging dogmas: How transgenerational epigenetics reshapes our views on life	4
Steroid levels in frog eggs: Manipulations, developmental changes, and implications for maternal steroid effects	4
Mixotrophic flagellate ingestion boosts microplastic accumulation in ascidians	4
Decreased attractivity in female garter snakes treated with an aromatase inhibitor	4
Heat hardening of a larval amphibian is dependent on acclimation period and temperature	4
House sparrows prioritize skin repair over constitutive innate immunity during long‐term chronic stress	4
Extending the biologging revolution to amphibians: Implantation, extraction, and validation of miniature temperature loggers	4
A brain for all seasons: An in vivo MRI perspective on songbirds	4
High‐fat diet affects autophagy and mitochondrial compartment in rat Harderian gland	4
Are they arboreal? Climbing abilities and mechanics in the red‐backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)	4
Effects of corticosterone administration on the body condition and blood parameters of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus	4
Effects of temperature on metabolic scaling in silver carp	4
Relationship between exploratory activity and adrenocortical activity in the black rat (Rattus rattus)	4
Climate change and anadromous fish: How does thermal acclimation affect the mechanics of the myotomal muscle of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar?	4
Does the thermal mismatch hypothesis predict disease outcomes in different morphs of a terrestrial salamander?	4
Strigea robusta(Digenea: Strigeidae) infection effects on the gonadal structure and limb malformation in toad early development	4
Instability of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites at 4°C: Time to freeze matters	4
Fipronil impairs the GABAergic brain responses of Nile Tilapia during the transition from normoxia to acute hypoxia	3
Molecular mechanisms underlying ameliorative impact of melatonin against age‐dependent chronic arsenic toxicity in rats' brains	3
Differential recovery ability from infections by two blood parasite genera in males of a Mediterranean lacertid lizard after an experimental translocation	3
Ameliorative effect of Vitis vinifera (Linn.) seed extract on lead acetate induced oxidative damage on testis and sperm quality in Wistar rats	3
Linking body condition and thermal physiology in limping crickets: Does limb autotomy incur costs concerning behavioral thermal tolerance?	3
Effects of a high‐fat diet on rat epididymis	3
Short‐term captivity does not affect immediate voluntary thermal maximum of a neotropical pitviper: Implications for behavioral thermoregulation	3
Oxygen environment and metabolic oxygen demand predictably interact to affect thermal behavior in a lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis	3
Spectral tuning of bioluminescence and visual sensitivity in males of Brazilian firefly species inhabiting dim light environments (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Lampyridae)	3
Locomotor energetics in the Indonesian blue‐tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas) with implications for the cost of belly‐dragging in early tetrapods	3
Leukocytes count and profile during early postnatal ontogenesis in domestic cats: Effect of litter size and multiple paternity	3
Flight capacity drives circadian patterns of metabolic rate and alters resource dynamics	3
Evaluation of type 1 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor of Parkinson's disease in a Drosophila model	3
Role of the testicular capsule in seasonal modulation of the testis	3
The impact of chasing stress on the metabolism of the Atlantic Ghost Crab Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787)	3
The aero body righting of frog Rana rugulosus via hindleg swings	3
Real‐time imaging and developmental biochemistry analysis during embryogenesis of Caridina pseudogracilirostris	3
Season and reproductive activity influence cortisol levels in the Malagasy primate Lepilemur edwardsi	3
Environmental temperature predicts resting metabolic rates in tropidurinae lizards	3
Population‐level impact of native arthropod predators on the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae	3
Warmer incubation temperatures and later lay‐orders lead to shorter telomere lengths in wood duck (Aix sponsa) ducklings	3
Influence of female reproductive state and of fishing‐capture stress on the oxygen uptake rate of a viviparous elasmobranch	3
Feeding behavior ofGammarus aequicaudain the presence of two prey species ofArtemiasp. andBaeotendipes noctivagus	3
Hif‐1α is not required for the development of cardiac adrenergic control in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	3
Effects of acute temperature increases on House sparrow (Passer domesticus) pectoralis muscle myonuclear domain	3
Use of complex physiological traits as ecotoxicological biomarkers in tropical freshwater fishes	3
Role of herbicides in the decline of butterfly population and diversity	3