| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Mate securing tactics and the cost of fighting in the Japanese horned beetle,Allomyrina dichotoma L. (Scarabaeidae) | Journal of Ethology | 1987 | 129 |
| 2 | Wing pigmentation, immune ability, fat reserves and territorial status in males of the rubyspot damselfly, Hetaerina americana | Journal of Ethology | 2006 | 123 |
| 3 | Parental care and mating systems of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika: a preliminary field survey | Journal of Ethology | 1986 | 113 |
| 4 | Fighting and mating behaviors of dimorphic males in the ant | Journal of Ethology | 1987 | 100 |
| 5 | Opportunistic and restrictive matings among wild chimpanzees in the Mahale Mountains, Tanzania | Journal of Ethology | 1983 | 99 |
| 6 | Effects of farming practices on spatial behaviour of common voles | Journal of Ethology | 2003 | 86 |
| 7 | Animal foods in the diets of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Why cross-cultural variation? | Journal of Ethology | 1983 | 85 |
| 8 | Social organization of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in southern India inferred from microsatellite DNA | Journal of Ethology | 2005 | 84 |
| 9 | Quantity discrimination in felines: a preliminary investigation of the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) | Journal of Ethology | 2009 | 83 |
| 10 | Are blackcaps current winners in the evolutionary struggle against the common cuckoo? | Journal of Ethology | 2004 | 77 |
| 11 | Swainson’s thrushes in migratory disposition exhibit reduced immune function | Journal of Ethology | 2008 | 76 |
| 12 | Reproductive strategies in a partially protandrous shrimp,Athanas kominatoensis (decapoda: alpheidae): Sex change as the best of a bad situation for subordinates | Journal of Ethology | 1987 | 74 |
| 13 | Whole-day follows of striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio), a diurnal murid rodent | Journal of Ethology | 2006 | 71 |
| 14 | A division between foraging range and territory related to food distribution in the red fox | Journal of Ethology | 1997 | 69 |
| 15 | Health and the avoidance of macroparasites: a preliminary cross-cultural study | Journal of Ethology | 2010 | 69 |
| 16 | Remating inhibition in the melon fly,Bactrocera (=Dacus) cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae): Copulation with spermless males inhibits female remating | Journal of Ethology | 1993 | 67 |
| 17 | Buoyancy control in diving behavior of the loggerhead turtle,Caretta caretta | Journal of Ethology | 1997 | 67 |
| 18 | The effects of human presence, flock size and prey density on shorebird foraging rates | Journal of Ethology | 2005 | 64 |
| 19 | Influence of the urban matrix on space use of coyotes in the Chicago metropolitan area | Journal of Ethology | 2012 | 64 |
| 20 | Sex differences in nest defence by the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio : effects of offspring age, brood size, and stage of breeding season | Journal of Ethology | 2004 | 63 |
| 21 | Notes on the behaviour of lumpfish in sea pens with and without Atlantic salmon present | Journal of Ethology | 2014 | 63 |
| 22 | Play behaviour in nonhuman animals and the animal welfare issue | Journal of Ethology | 2010 | 62 |
| 23 | Assessment of aphid colonies by hoverflies. I maple aphids andEpisyrphus balteatus (de Geer) (Diptera: Syrphidae) | Journal of Ethology | 1988 | 60 |
| 24 | A report of progressive provisioning in a stink bug,Parastrachia japonensis (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) | Journal of Ethology | 1992 | 60 |
| 25 | Perspectives on over-marking: is it good to be on top? | Journal of Ethology | 2007 | 60 |
| 26 | Development of survival skills in captive-raised Siberian polecats (Mustela eversmanni) II: Predator avoidance | Journal of Ethology | 1990 | 58 |
| 27 | Heritability of male secondary sexual traits in feral guppies in Japan | Journal of Ethology | 2001 | 57 |
| 28 | Do female degus communally nest and nurse their pups? | Journal of Ethology | 2002 | 57 |
| 29 | Howling activity of free-ranging wolves (Canis lupus) in the Białowieża Primeval Forest and the Western Beskidy Mountains (Poland) | Journal of Ethology | 2007 | 57 |
| 30 | The effect of vegetation cover on vigilance and foraging tactics in the fat sand rat Psammomys obesus | Journal of Ethology | 2001 | 56 |
| 31 | Sexual selection in genetic colour-polymorphic species: a review of experimental studies and perspectives | Journal of Ethology | 2007 | 56 |
| 32 | Development of preference for baby faces across species in humans (Homo sapiens) | Journal of Ethology | 2007 | 56 |
| 33 | Changes in male sexual responses from silk cues of females at different reproductive states in the wolf spider Schizocosa malitiosa | Journal of Ethology | 2010 | 55 |
| 34 | Is there empirical evidence for the cost of begging? | Journal of Ethology | 2007 | 54 |
| 35 | Agonistic behaviours in colonies of the bumblebeeBombus terrestris | Journal of Ethology | 1989 | 53 |
| 36 | Aggression and dominance in matched groups of subadult Icelandic horses (Equus caballus) | Journal of Ethology | 2007 | 53 |
| 37 | The nutritional contribution of males affects the feeding behavior and spatial distribution of females in a bruchid beetle, Bruchidius dorsalis | Journal of Ethology | 2004 | 52 |
| 38 | Habitat complexity reduces aggression and enhances consumption in crayfish | Journal of Ethology | 2004 | 52 |
| 39 | Behavioural and physiological correlates of personality in greylag geese (Anser anser) | Journal of Ethology | 2010 | 52 |
| 40 | Comparison of the mating behaviour between two sympatric species,Nezara antennata andN. viridula (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), with special reference to sound emission | Journal of Ethology | 1988 | 51 |
| 41 | Assessment of aphid colonies by hoverflies. II pea aphids and 3 syrphid species;Betasyrphus serarius (Wiedemann),Metasyrphus frequens Matsumura andSyrphus vitripennis (Meigen) (Diptera: Syrphidae) | Journal of Ethology | 1988 | 51 |
| 42 | Mating behaviors, courtship rank and mating success of male feral cat (Felis catus) | Journal of Ethology | 1996 | 51 |
| 43 | Sex and individual differences in foraging behavior of Japanese cormorants in years of different prey availability | Journal of Ethology | 2002 | 50 |
| 44 | The production of pheromone clouds by spraying in the melon fly,Dacus cucurbitae coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae) | Journal of Ethology | 1988 | 49 |
| 45 | The song structure and seasonal patterns of vocal behavior of male and female bellbirds (Anthornis melanura) | Journal of Ethology | 2006 | 49 |
| 46 | Early sex change: A possible mating strategy ofCentropyge angelfishes (Pisces: Pomacanthidae) | Journal of Ethology | 1984 | 48 |
| 47 | Flexibility in the multi-modal courtship of a wolf spider, Schizocosa ocreata | Journal of Ethology | 2005 | 48 |
| 48 | Rocking gesture as communicative behavior in the wild pygmy chimpanzees in Wamba, central Zaire | Journal of Ethology | 1984 | 47 |
| 49 | Feeding behavior of the longsnout seahorse Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 | Journal of Ethology | 2006 | 47 |
| 50 | Sperm displacement behavior of the cuttlefish Sepia esculenta (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) | Journal of Ethology | 2005 | 45 |
