Metagenomic Comparisons between Soft and Hard Feces of Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) [PDF]
Animals, 2022 The division of hard and soft feces is an effective digestion strategy in the order Lagomorpha. Although previous studies have reported that hard and soft feces differ in morphology and component, the discrepancy in the microbiome remains unclear.
Haibo Fu, Wenjing Li
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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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Daily and Seasonal Activity Patterns of Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, and Their Relationship with Weather Condition. [PDF]
Animals (Basel), 2023 Simple Summary Animals are subject to the daily and seasonal fluctuations of climatic factors that affect their thermoregulation. The purpose of the present study was to determine the activity patterns of wild plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae), with a ...
Zhou R, Hua R, Tang Z, Hua L.
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Among-population divergence in personality is linked to altitude in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae ) [PDF]
Frontiers in Zoology, 2019 Background Animals inhabiting high altitudes consistently show slow life-histories. The pace-of-life syndrome (POLS) hypothesis posits behavioural, physiological and/or morphological traits that mediate the trade-off between current and future ...
Jiapeng Qu +3 more
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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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Sex-Based Dietary Divergence in Plateau Pikas (<i>Ochotona curzoniae</i>) but Not Plateau Zokors (<i>Eospalax baileyi</i>). [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Simple Summary This study employed DNA metabarcoding combined with a self-constructed plant DNA barcode database to analyze sex-specific dietary composition and trophic niche characteristics in two small mammals, plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) and ...
Xue F +8 more
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The plant secondary compound swainsonine reshapes gut microbiota in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae). [PDF]
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2021 Plants produce various plant secondary compounds (PSCs) to deter the foraging of herbivorous mammals. However, little is known about whether PSCs can reshape gut microbiota and promote gut homeostasis of hosts.
Ren S +7 more
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Animal Activities of the Key Herbivore Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Affect Grassland Microbial Networks and Ecosystem Functions [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) are high-altitude model animals and famous “ecosystem engineers” on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Pika activities may accelerate the degradation of alpine meadows.
Jiawei Yang +12 more
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Cell Reports, 2022 Summary: The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In this study, the gene that encodes a heme-binding protein in the pulmonary surfactant (PS) of the pika is identified. The protein is a homotetrameric hemoglobin (δ4)
Dengbang Wei, Lian Wei
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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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