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Biogeographical Study of Plateau PikasOchotona curzoniae(Lagomorpha, Ochotonidae)

Zoological Science, 2012
We reconstructed the demographic history of the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau by using genetic variation data obtained from spatially distributed populations across much of the plateau. We obtained sequence data, including cob (1,140 bp) and D-loop sequences (732 bp), from 144 individuals at sites ranging from the ...
Fahong, Yu, Shiping, Li, William C, Kilpatrick, Peter M, McGuire, Kai, He, Wanhong, Wei   +5 more
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Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) Disturbance Alters Soil‐Microbe‐Enzyme C–N–P Stoichiometry and Drives a Shift From N‐ to P‐Limitation in Alpine Meadows on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

Land Degradation & Development
Soil‐microbe‐enzyme C–N–P stoichiometry is a key indicator of nutrient cycling and ecosystem resilience. This study examines its response to plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) disturbance in alpine meadows on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau.
Yuan‐Yuan Duan, Caixia Liu, Huan Yang, Jie Li, Ni Wang, Tong Wu, Xiao Dan Sun, Jie Li, Yan Ping Bai, Lin Han Li, Z. Guo   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Social Relationships of Adult Black-Lipped Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)

Journal of Mammalogy, 1991
Adult spatial and social relationships in a marked population of black-lipped pikas ( Ochotona curzoniae ) were studied during the reproductive season from April to July near Qinghai Lake, People's Republic of China. Families of pikas occupied relatively discrete home ranges that contained a burrow system with many entrances in continuous alpine-meadow
A. T. Smith, W. X. Gao
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Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis reveals the enzymatic mechanism of plant polysaccharide degradation through gut microbiome in plateau model animal (Ochotona curzoniae).

FEMS Microbiology Letters
Herbivorous animals can obtain energy by decomposing plant polysaccharides through gut microbiota, but the mechanism of gut microbiota decomposing plant polysaccharides in high-altitude model animals is still unclear. Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is
Xueying Gan, Qiaoling Yu, Xueqian Hu, Yuan Qian, Xianxian Mu, Huan Li   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Two community types occur in gut microbiota of large-sample wild plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae).

Integrative Zoology, 2021
Studies on large-sample gut microbial sequencing data indicate that gut microbiota can be divided into multiple community types, different community types may influence the community function and ecosystem service.
Qiaoling Yu, Guoliang Li, Huan Li
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Elevational amplification of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) burrowing impacts on ecological functions in alpine grasslands.

Journal of Environmental Management
Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) burrowing greatly influences ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in alpine grasslands. However, the degree to which this activity would affect EMF in alpine grasslands lack general cognition.
Guangpeng Qu, Jingxue Zhao, Gao‐Lin Wu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effects of Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) Presence and Population Control on the Structure of an Alpine Grassland Bird Community

Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2022
: China's Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is an important area for bird conservation, with many endemic and Threatened species. Colonial burrowing mammals play an important role in structuring bird communities in arid grasslands around the world.
Joseph P. Lambert, Johanna Hartmann, S. Kun, P. Riordan   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cloning and characterization of lactate dehydrogenase C4 from Ochotona curzoniae

Molecular Biology, 2014
Lactate dehydrogenase C4 (LDH-C4) is considered to be a good target protein for the development of contraceptive drugs. To develop contraceptive rodenticide against pika (Ochotona curzoniae) LDH-C4, the pika LDH-C gene was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant protein was purified and characterized.
Q. -L. Zhang, M. Yang, Y. -Y. Zhao, S. -Z. Zhang, Q. -H. He, X. -Y. Meng, W. -R. Tan   +6 more
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Disturbance Gradients of Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) Reshape Soil Microbiome Communities in Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau Ecosystems

Land Degradation & Development
The plateau pika ( Ochotona curzoniae ) is recognized as an ecosystem engineer on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Despite the critical roles that soil microbiomes play in ecosystem functioning, little is known about how the disturbance behaviors of ...
Yihong Wang, Li Jing, Wang Suqin, Xinyang Chen, Wang Rong, Zhaoxian Tan, Jiapeng Qu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Isolation and characterization of 13 microsatellite loci in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae)

Conservation Genetics, 2008
High quality jumping microsatellite libraries of the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) were constructed; 231 out of the 288 clones contained microsatellite repeat motif and 120 pairs of primers were designed accordingly. Polymorphism was assessed for 48 individuals. Only 13 microsatellite loci were polymorphic with high polymorphism information content
Ke-xin Li, Jia-ning Geng, Jin Yang, Yan-ming Zhang, Song-nian Hu   +4 more
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