OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Integrative Organismal Biology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-11-01 to 2023-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The Natural Historian's Guide to the CT Galaxy: Step-by-Step Instructions for Preparing and Analyzing Computed Tomographic (CT) Data Using Cross-Platform, Open Access Software	29
The Effect of Locomotion Mode on Body Shape Evolution in Teleost Fishes	18
Evolution and Ecology of Silent Flight in Owls and Other Flying Vertebrates	15
Patterns of Limb and Epaxial Muscle Activity During Walking in the Fire Salamander,Salamandra salamandra	14
A Fruitful Endeavor: Scent Cues and Echolocation Behavior Used by Carollia castanea to Find Fruit	14
Dermal Denticle Diversity in Sharks: Novel Patterns on the Interbranchial Skin	13
A Global Synthesis of the Correspondence Between Epizoic Barnacles and Their Sea Turtle Hosts	13
Inter-Individual Variation in Anti-Parasitic Egg Rejection Behavior: A Test of the Maternal Investment Hypothesis	12
The Balance Hypothesis for the Avian Lumbosacral Organ and an Exploration of Its Morphological Variation	12
Serial Homology and Segment Identity in the Arthropod Head	12
Wing Musculature Reconstruction in Extinct Flightless Auks (PinguinusandMancalla) Reveals Incomplete Convergence with Penguins (Spheniscidae) Due to Differing Ancestral States	11
Exceptional Changes in Skeletal Anatomy under Domestication: The Case of Brachycephaly	11
A Practical Guide to MeasuringEx vivoJoint Mobility Using XROMM	10
Rorqual Lunge-Feeding Energetics Near and Away from the Kinematic Threshold of Optimal Efficiency	10
An XROMM Study of Food Transport and Swallowing in Channel Catfish	9
Energy Stores, Oxidative Balance, and Sleep in Migratory Garden Warblers (Sylvia borin) and Whitethroats (Sylvia communis) at a Spring Stopover Site	8
Crayfish Eating in Snakes: Testing How Anatomy and Behavior Affect Prey Size and Feeding Performance	8
Vertebrae-Based Body Length Estimation in Crocodylians and Its Implication for Sexual Maturity and the Maximum Sizes	8
Designing a Seasonal Acclimation Study Presents Challenges and Opportunities	8
SegmentGeometry: A Tool for Measuring Second Moment of Area in 3D Slicer	8
Preterm Birth Impacts the Timing and Excursion of Oropharyngeal Structures during Infant Feeding	7
Bifunctional Role of the Sternohyoideus Muscle During Suction Feeding in Striped Surfperch,Embiotoca lateralis	7
Post-Transcriptional Mechanisms Respond Rapidly to Ecologically Relevant Thermal Fluctuations During Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination	7
Dietary Partitioning in Two Co-occurring Caecilian Species (Geotrypetes seraphini and Herpele squalostoma) in Central Africa	7
Metabolic Flexibility in Response to Within-Season Temperature Variability in House Sparrows	7

Mammal Molar Size Ratios and the Inhibitory Cascade at the Intraspecific Scale	7
Multiple sensory modalities in diurnal geckos is associated with the signalling environment and evolutionary constraints	7
Impact Protection Potential of Mammalian Hair: Testing the Pugilism Hypothesis for the Evolution of Human Facial Hair	7
Predictive Simulations of Musculoskeletal Function and Jumping Performance in a Generalized Bird	6
Environmental Thermal Stress Induces Neuronal Cell Death and Developmental Malformations in Reptiles	6
AutoBend: An Automated Approach for Estimating Intervertebral Joint Function from Bone-Only Digital Models	6
Wing Shape in Waterbirds: Morphometric Patterns Associated with Behavior, Habitat, Migration, and Phylogenetic Convergence	6
Increasing Viscosity Helps Explain Locomotor Control in Swimming Polypterus senegalus	6
The Effects of Temperature on the Kinematics of Rattlesnake Predatory Strikes in Both Captive and Field Environments	6
Cranial Musculoskeletal Description of Black-Throated Finch (Aves: Passeriformes: Estrildidae) with DiceCT	6
Functional Morphology and Morphological Diversification of Hind Limb Cross-Sectional Traits in Mustelid Mammals	6
Regional tongue deformations during chewing and drinking in the pig	6
Metabolic Rates Predict Baseline Corticosterone and Reproductive Output in a Free-Living Passerine	5
Reconstructing Articular Cartilage in the Australopithecus afarensis Hip Joint and the Need for Modeling Six Degrees of Freedom	5
A Quantitative Analysis ofMicrurusCoral Snakes Reveals Unexpected Variation in Stereotyped Anti-Predator Displays Within a Mimicry System	5
Multiple Degrees of Freedom in the Fish Skull and Their Relation to Hydraulic Transport of Prey in Channel Catfish	5
Flexibility in the Critical Period of Nutrient Sequestration in Bumble Bee Queens	5
Microalgae, a Boring Bivalve and a Coral—A Newly Described Association Between Two Coral Reef Bioeroders Within Their Coral Host	5
A Roadmap to Reconstructing Muscle Architecture from CT Data	5
Testosterone Reduces Growth and Hepatic IGF-1 mRNA in a Female-Larger Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus: Evidence of an Evolutionary Reversal in Growth Regulation	5
More Challenging Diets Sustain Feeding Performance: Applications Toward the Captive Rearing of Wildlife	5
Abdominal Movements in Insect Flight Reshape the Role of Non-Aerodynamic Structures for Flight Maneuverability I: Model Predictive Control for Flower Tracking	5
Scaling Relationships of Maximal Gape in Two Species of Large Invasive Snakes, Brown Treesnakes and Burmese Pythons, and Implications for Maximal Prey Size	4
No Guts About It: Captivity, But Not Neophobia Phenotype, Influences the Cloacal Microbiome of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)	4
Extreme Morphology, Functional Trade-offs, and Evolutionary Dynamics in a Clade of Open-Ocean Fishes (Perciformes: Bramidae)	4
Fast and Furious: Energetic Tradeoffs and Scaling of High-Speed Foraging in Rorqual Whales	4
Monogamy in a Moment: How do Brief Social Interactions Change Over Time in Pair-Bonded Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata)?	4
Only the Good Die Old? Ontogenetic Determinants of Locomotor Performance in Eastern Cottontail Rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus)	4
A Horse of a Different Color?: Tensile Strength and Elasticity of Sloth Flexor Tendons	4
A CURE for a Major Challenge in Phenomics: A Practical Guide to Implementing a Quantitative Specimen-Based Undergraduate Research Experience	4
Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate Modulates Locomotor Acceleration Induced by Nitric Oxide but not Serotonin inClione limacinaCentral Pattern Generator Swim Interneurons	4
The Aerodynamics and Power Requirements of Forward Flapping Flight in the Mango Stem Borer Beetle (Batocera rufomaculata)	4
Predator–Prey Interactions Examined Using Lionfish Spine Puncture Performance	4
Defibrillate You Later, Alligator: Q10 Scaling and Refractoriness Keeps Alligators from Fibrillation	4
Cardiac Performance of Free-Swimming Wild Sockeye Salmon during the Reproductive Period	4
The Possibility of Zero Limb-Work Gaits in Sprawled and Parasagittal Quadrupeds: Insights from Linkages of the Industrial Revolution	4
3D Anatomy of the Quail Lumbosacral Spinal Canal—Implications for Putative Mechanosensory Function	4
Patterns of Body Shape Diversity and Evolution in Intertidal and Subtidal Lineages of Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)	4
Size And Locomotor Ecology Have Differing Effects on the External and Internal Morphologies of Squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) Limb Bones	3
Evolution of Feeding Shapes Swimming Kinematics of Barnacle Naupliar Larvae: A Comparison between Trophic Modes	3
Extreme Duty Cycles in the Acoustic Signals of Tiger Moths: Sexual and Natural Selection Operating in Parallel	3
Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) Increase Foot Contact Surface Area on Challenging Substrates During Terrestrial Locomotion	3
Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) Queen Nest Searching Occurs Independent of Ovary Developmental Status	3
Flight and Dietary Antioxidants Influence Antioxidant Expression and Activity in a Migratory Bird	3
Including Distorted Specimens in Allometric Studies: Linear Mixed Models Account for Deformation	3
Conserved and Taxon-Specific Patterns of Phenotypic Modularity in the Mammalian Dentition	3
Lipopolysaccharide Regulates Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines, Corticosterone, and Melatonin in Toads	3
Heat-Induced Hatching of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos: Hydration and Clutch Structure Increase Behavioral Thermal Tolerance	3
Regional Variation in Contractile Patterns and Muscle Activity in Infant Pig Feeding	3
Not So Fast: Strike Kinematics of the Araneoid Trap-Jaw Spider Pararchaea alba (Malkaridae: Pararchaeinae)	3

Functional and Environmental Constraints on Prey Capture Speed in a Lizard	3
The Influence of Snow Properties on Speed and Gait Choice in the Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea)	3
Effects of Abdominal Rotation on Jump Performance in the AntGigantiops destructor(Hymenoptera, Formicidae)	3
Heat Wave Intensity Drives Sublethal Reproductive Costs in a Tidepool Copepod	3
Ecomorphometric Analysis of Diversity in Cranial Shape of Pygopodid Geckos	3
Stability–Maneuverability Tradeoffs Provided Diverse Functional Opportunities to Shelled Cephalopods	3
Microstructure of the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo) Olfactory Rosette	3
The Ultrastructure of the Nictitating Membrane of the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor, Aves)	2
Temperature and Estrogen Alter Predator–Prey Interactions between Fish Species	2
Effects of Ground Transport in Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Turtles	2
A New Era of Morphological Investigations: Reviewing Methods for Comparative Anatomical Studies	2
The Strategy of Predator Evasion in Response to a Visual Looming Stimulus in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)	2
A Shrewd Inspection of Vertebral Regionalization in Large Shrews (Soricidae: Crocidurinae)	2
Differences in Mate Pairings of Hatchery- and Natural-Origin Coho Salmon Inferred from Offspring Genotypes	2
The Evolution of Feeding Mechanics in the Danioninae, or Why Giant Danios Don't Suck Like Zebrafish	2
Pretty Cool Beetles: Can Manipulation of Visible and Near-Infrared Sunlight Prevent Overheating?	2
Protein–lipid Association in Lizard Chemical Signals	2
Corrigendum to: A Global Synthesis of the Correspondence Between Epizoic Barnacles and Their Sea Turtle Hosts	2
Male Bowhead Whale Reproductive Histories Inferred from Baleen Testosterone and Stable Isotopes	2
Evidence of Selection in the Ectodysplasin Pathway among Endangered Aquatic Mammals	2
Incubation Temperature Affects Duckling Body Size and Food Consumption Despite No Effect on Associated Feeding Behaviors	2
Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analyses in the Slipper Snail Crepidula fornicata Uncover Shell Matrix Genes Expressed During Adult and Larval Biomineralization	2
The Human Neck is Part of the Musculoskeletal Core: Cervical Muscles Help Stabilize the Pelvis During Running and Jumping	2
Appendicular Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics inCrocodylus niloticus	2
Phylogenetics of Archerfishes (Toxotidae) and Evolution of the Toxotid Shooting Apparatus	2
Size at Birth, Postnatal Growth, and Reproductive Timing in an Australian Microbat	2
Elevated Salinity Rapidly Confers Cross-Tolerance to High Temperature in a Splash-Pool Copepod	2
The Distribution and Possible Roles of Small Cardioactive Peptide in the NudibranchMelibe leonina	2