OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Integrative Organismal Biology 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
Winter Is Coming: Integrative Analysis of Cold Acclimation in a Freeze Tolerant Frog	53
Vibroacoustic Response of the Tympanic Membrane to Hyoid-Borne Sound Generated during Echolocation in Bats	24
Toward understanding the fast latex coagulation in Campanula spp. (Campanulaceae)	20
Biomechanics of the Attachment of the Intertidal Seaweed Fucus distichus	16
Sharks Violate Rensch's Rule for Sexual Size Dimorphism	13
Experience with Aposematic Defense Triggers Attack Bias in a Mantid Predator (Stagmomantis carolina)	12
Does the Glucocorticoid Stress Response Make Toads More Toxic? An Experimental Study on the Regulation of Bufadienolide Toxin Synthesis	12
Geometric Morphometric Assessment of Toe Shape in Forest and Urban Lizards Following Hurricane Disturbances	11
Fusion of the Pharyngeal Wall to the Soft Palate Around the Laryngeal Inlet Isolates the Airway in Odontocete Cetaceans	11
Use of Nonconventional Sample Matrices for Endocrine Studies of Pit Vipers: Assay Validation and Applications	10
Correction to: Evolutionary Patterns of Modularity in the Linkage Systems of the Skull in Wrasses and Parrotfish	9
Fluctuating and Stable High Temperatures Differentially Affect Reproductive Endocrinology of Female Pupfish	9
The Role of Vibration Amplitude in the Escape-Hatching Response of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos	9
Syngnathoid Evolutionary History and the Conundrum of Fossil Misplacement	9
Oil Droplet Capture by Tunicates	9
Evidence for the loss of pneumatization and pneumosteal tissues in secondarily aquatic archosaurs	9
Parallel And Divergent Morphological Adaptations Underlying The Evolution of Jumping Ability in Ants	7
Protein–lipid Association in Lizard Chemical Signals	7
Classification of Odor-Derived Electroantennograms with Machine Learning	7
Amphibian Segmentation Clock Models Suggest How Large Genome and Cell Sizes Slow Developmental Rate	7
Comparative Study of Sun Compass Orientation in Migrating Anadromous versus Resident Freshwater Threespine Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus)	7
Intraspecific Variation in the Placement of Campaniform Sensilla on the Wings of the Hawkmoth Manduca Sexta	7
A New Molecular Phylogeny of Salps (Tunicata: Thalicea: Salpida) and the Evolutionary History of Their Colonial Architecture	7
Buffered Lugol's Iodine Preserves DNA Fragment Lengths	6
Climbing and Clinging of Urban Lizards are Differentially Affected by Morphology, Temperature, and Substrate	6

Morphological Species Delimitation in The Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys): Can Machine Learning Methods Aid in Cryptic Species Identification?	6
Fear of Predators Suppresses Neurogenesis in the Brains of Wild Songbirds	6
Size And Locomotor Ecology Have Differing Effects on the External and Internal Morphologies of Squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) Limb Bones	6
Static Stability and Swim Bladder Volume in the Bluegill Sunfish ( Lepomis macrochirus )	5
Seasonal Changes in Hematological Parameters in House Sparrows of Subtropical Pakistan	5
Mantis Shrimp Locomotion: Coordination and Variation of Hybrid Metachronal Swimming	5
Freshwater Fish Biodiversity Changes Before and After the Indrapuri Dam Construction in the Bihar Region	5
Variation in Molar Size and Proportions in the Hominid Lineage: An Inter- and Intraspecific Approach	5
Relationships between Pre- and Postcopulatory Sexually Selected Traits in Green Frogs ( Lithobates clamitans )	5
Morphological and Mechanical Tube Feet Plasticity among Populations of Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)	5
An Open-Source Photogrammetry Workflow for Reconstructing 3D Models	5
Dietary Breadth Predicts Toxin Expression Complexity in the Venoms of North American Gartersnakes	4
The Internal Otic Region of Oromerycids (Artiodactyla, Oromerycidae), Early Camelids (Artiodactyla, Camelidae), and the Vicuña (Artiodactyla, Camelidae), Including Notes on Intraspecific and Subadult	4
Morphological Covariance and Onset of Foot Prehensility as Indicators of Integrated Evolutionary Dynamics in the Herons (Ardeidae)	4
Peptidergic Modulation of the Lobster Cardiac System Has Opposing Action on Neurons and Muscles	4
Jumping Performance and Behavior of the Globular Springtail Dicyrtomina minuta	4
The Integrative Imperatives of Locust Phase Polyphenism Research: A Bibliometric Analysis	4
Interspecific Variation in the Inner Ear Maculae of Sharks	4
Sample Size and Geometric Morphometrics Methodology Impact the Evaluation of Morphological Variation	4
Smilodon fatalis Canine and Alveolus Junction Gap: Using MicroCT Scans and 3D Slicer	3
Anthropogenic Impacts on Coral-Algal Interactions of the Subtropical Lagoonal Reef, Norfolk Island	3
Patterns of Genetic And Epigenetic Diversity Across A Range Expansion in The White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus Leucopus)	3
Testing Geology with Biology: Plate Tectonics and the Diversification of Microhylid Frogs in the Papuan Region	3
Understanding Organisms Using Ecological Observatory Networks	3
Bridging Science Across Species: A Biomechanics Outreach Event at the Zoo	3
Computational Approaches and Observer Variation in the 3D Musculoskeletal Modeling of the Heads of Anolis	3
From Fin to Limb: Orientational Shift and Evolution of Diagonal-Couplet Gait in Tetrapods	3
Modulation of Paternal Care Behaviors in Response to Stream Conditions by Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)	3
You should look a gift ungulate in the mouth: Using 2D occlusal cheek tooth morphology to study the evolution of molarization in ungulates	3
Shaped by Their Environment: Variation in Blue Whale Morphology across Three Productive Coastal Ecosystems	3
Metamorphosis Imposes Variable Constraints on Genome Expansion through Effects on Development	3
Tissue Distribution of mtDNA Copy Number And Expression Pattern of An mtDNA-Related Gene in Three Teleost Fish Species	3
A Material Approach to Endangered Species Conservation: Characterization and 3D Imaging of Ballistic Damage in the Casques of Helmeted Hornbill ( Rhinoplax vigil	2
Sex and State-Dependent Effects on Proactive Behaviors of Bent-Wing Bats Across Contexts	2
Shifting Perceptions about Microbes and Scientists: Reflections on Activities with High School Students	2
Aquatic Turning Performance in Juvenile Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles	2
Quantifying the Denticle Multiverse: A Standardized Coding System to Capture Three Dimensional Morphological Variations for Quantitative Evolutionary and Ecological Studies of Elasmobranch Denticles	2
Butenolide Exerts Antifouling Effects on the Bryozoan Bugula neritina through Activating NO/cGMP Signaling Pathway	2
Turtle Shell Kinesis Underscores Constraints and Opportunities in the Evolution of the Vertebrate Musculoskeletal System	2
Investigating Metrics of Discrete-Individual Repeatability of the Stress Response	2
From Fairies to Giants: Untangling the Effect of Body Size, Phylogeny, and Ecology on Vertebral Bone Microstructure of Xenarthran Mammals	2
The Role of Polycystic Kidney Disease-Like Homologs in Planarian Nervous System Regeneration and Function	2
Social Predation by a Nudibranch Mollusc	2
Biomechanical Specialization Acts as an Asymmetrical Constraint on the Phenotype	2
Energetics and Oxidative Status: Seasonal Variation in Blood Oxidative Stress Metrics in Four Species of Small Birds from a Cold Winter Climate	2
How to Survive a (Juvenile) Piranha Attack: An Integrative Approach to Evaluating Predator Performance	1
Extraction and Optical Analysis of the Extracellular Fluid from the Body Segments of Apis mellifera Bees	1
Four-bar Geometry is Shared among Ecologically DivergentFish Species	1
Ocean Planning and Conservation in the Age of Climate Change: A Roundtable Discussion	1
New Method for Rapid 3D Reconstruction of Semi-Transparent Underwater Animals and Structures	1

Variation and Variability in Skeletal Ossification of the Gray Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis domestica	1
Baseline Testosterone Levels Peak During the Inactive Period in Male Degus (Octodon degus)	1
Low Antioxidant Glutathione Levels Lead to Longer Telomeres: A Sex-Specific Link to Longevity?	1
Volumetric versus Element-scaling Mass Estimation and Its Application to Permo-Triassic Tetrapods	1
Heat-Induced Hatching: Clarifying Effects of Hydration and Heating Rate on Behavioral Thermal Tolerance of Red-Eyed Treefrog Embryos	1
Biology of Superpowers: A Curriculum Activity for Teaching Adaptation, Trade-offs, and Organismal Diversity	1
Substrate Interactions and Free-Swimming Dynamics in the Crayfish Escape Response	1
Embodied Computational Evolution: A Model for Investigating Randomness and the Evolution of Morphological Complexity	1
The Kinematics of Proal Chewing in Rats	1
Design of A Highly Sensitive, Low-cost Underwater Force Plate to Record Substrate Reaction Forces	1
Post-Diapause DNA Replication during Oogenesis in a Capital-Breeding Copepod	1
GoodFibes: An R Package for The Detection of Muscle Fibers from diceCT Scans	1
Aquifer-Mediated Speciation in Cave-Adapted Fishes	1
The Meioflume: A New System for Observing the Interstitial Behavior of Meiofauna	1
Myliobatid Ray Gliding Dynamics: Experimental Tests of Body Shape and Tail Length on Stability	1
Parasite Infections Influence Immunological Responses But Not Reproductive Success of Male Hellbender Salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)	1
Revisiting Thermal Gradient Experiments: Effects of Thermal Heterogeneity on Salamander Behavior	1
The Effect of Pollen Diet Composition and Quantity on Diapause Survival and Performance in an Annual Pollinator (Bombus Impatiens)	1
Regeneration and Musculature in Halved Cassiopea xamachana Ephyrae	1