Stochastic Processes Derive Gut Fungi Community Assembly of Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) along Altitudinal Gradients across Warm and Cold Seasons [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel), 2023 Although fungi occupy only a small proportion of the microbial community in the intestinal tract of mammals, they play important roles in host fat accumulation, nutrition metabolism, metabolic health, and immune development.
Xianjiang Tang +5 more
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Sex-Based Dietary Divergence in Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) but Not Plateau Zokors (Eospalax baileyi) [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 ...
Feiyang Xue +8 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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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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Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are an emerging group of zoonotic pathogens. Ruminants are the natural reservoir of STEC. In this study we determined the prevalence and characteristics of the STEC in plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the
Xiangning eBAI +11 more
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Effect of chronic traffic noise on behavior and physiology of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 During the last two decades, numerous studies have shown the effects of traffic noise on animal vocal communication. However, studies on the influences of traffic noise on wildlife behavior and physiology are scarce.
Jiapeng Qu +10 more
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Infections and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in small wild mammals on the Eastern Tibetan plateau: public health implications [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground Cryptosporidium and Giardia are protozoan parasites that cause significant diarrheal diseases. Small mammals are potential reservoirs for their zoonotic transmission. The Tibetan Plateau alpine ecosystem harbors diverse and abundant small wild
Qingqiu Zuo +14 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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Global Ecology and ConservationThe plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a predominant small burrowing herbivore that plays a vital role within the alpine meadow ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Yang Yang +5 more
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Global Ecology and ConservationWith global warming, climate change had significant impacts on the distribution of species and their habitats. As one of the keystone species of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), the plateau pika Ochotona curzoniae plays a vital role in the alpine ...
Yanni Song +3 more
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