Seasonal Variations in the Foraging Strategies of Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) [PDF]
AnimalsThis study investigates the foraging habits and dietary niche characteristics of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) by analyzing differences between the cold and warm seasons using stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen in liver, muscle, and fur ...
Longming Dong +7 more
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A density estimation model of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) supporting camera‐monitoring programs [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 As an important species in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, the roles played by plateau pikas in grassland degradation and protection are controversial.
Ying‐Hui Jia +5 more
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Functional evolution of leptin of Ochotona curzoniae in adaptive thermogenesis driven by cold environmental stress. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundEnvironmental stress can accelerate the directional selection and evolutionary rate of specific stress-response proteins to bring about new or altered functions, enhancing an organism's fitness to challenging environments.
Jie Yang +8 more
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Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in the Qinghai Lake Basin, China [PDF]
Animals, 2019 The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a keystone species in the alpine rangeland ecosystem of the Qinghai−Tibetan Plateau. Most previous studies of habitat selection by plateau pika have been conducted at a local microhabitat scale; however ...
Yi-Nan Wu +3 more
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Parasites influence the physiology and personality in a small mammal (Ochotona curzoniae) [PDF]
PeerJBackground Parasites are prevalent in animals and have coexisted with their hosts over long evolutionary periods. However, the link between individual behavioral variations and parasitic infections remains unclear.
Rong Wang, Suqin Wang, Jiapeng Qu
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Risk assessment in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae): intensity of behavioral response differs with predator species [PDF]
BMC Ecology, 2020 Background The ability of a prey species to assess the risk that a predator poses can have important fitness advantages for the prey species. To better understand predator–prey interactions, more species need to be observed to determine how prey ...
Wanrong Wei +3 more
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Effectiveness of 10 polymorphic microsatellite markers for parentage and pedigree analysis in plateau pika
BMC Genetics, 2010 Background The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is an underground-dwelling mammal, native to the Tibetan plateau of China. A set of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci has been developed earlier.
Zhang Yanming +4 more
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Alarm Calling in Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae): Evidence from Field Observations and Simulated Predator and Playback Experiments [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Acoustic communication plays a vital role in passing or sharing information between individuals. Identifying the biological meaning of vocal signals is crucial in understanding the survival strategies of animals.
Meina Ma +5 more
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The expression of Ldh-c in the skeletal muscle of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) enhances adaptation to a hypoxic environment [PDF]
Biology Open, 2017 The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a species of sprint-running alpine animals in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is a harsh highland hypoxic environment. Ldh-c is expressed in the testis, sperm and somatic tissues of plateau pika.
Zhi F. An +4 more
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Impact of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) on soil properties and nitrous oxide fluxes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 This paper demonstrates the impact of an endemic fossorial animal, plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), on soil properties and N2O flux at the Zoige Wetland.
Yan Zhou +9 more
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