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Effect of bioturbation by plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in alpine meadows

Global Ecology and Conservation
The 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, Ruting Hua, Huankun Leng, Jianmin Yao, Jian Yang, Kong Yang   +5 more
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The plant secondary compound swainsonine reshapes gut microbiota in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae). [PDF]

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 2021
Abstract 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, Fan C, Zhang L, Tang X, Fu H, Liu C, Jia S, Zhang Y.   +7 more
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Wind Erosion Characteristics of Rodent Mounds at a Degraded Area in Source Area of Yellow River

Shuitu baochi tongbao, 2022
[Objective] The mechanism of wind erosion of soil in rodent mounds in a degraded area of the source area of the Yellow River were determined by studying the characteristics of soil particle loss in order to provide significant guidance for further ...
Hui Zhai, Guorong Li, Jinfang Li, Shengchun Tong, Jianyun Zhao, Haili Zhu, Yabin Liu, Wenting Chen, Xiasong Hu   +8 more
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Cardiac adaptation to high altitude in the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae). [PDF]

Physiol Rep, 2013
The aim of this study was to assess maximal heart rate (HR) and heart morphological changes in high altitude living "plateau pikas" and rats bred at 2260 m. Rats and pikas were catheterized to measure HR (2260 m). After baseline measurements, 1 mg/kg of atropine (AT) and increasing doses of isoproterenol (IsoP) (0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μg kg) were injected
Pichon A, Zhenzhong B, Marchant D, Jin G, Voituron N, Haixia Y, Favret F, Richalet JP, Ge RL.   +8 more
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Discovery and Evolution of a Divergent Coronavirus in the Plateau Pika From China That Extends the Host Range of Alphacoronaviruses

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Although plateau pikas are the keystone species in the plateau ecosystem of the Qinghai Province of China, little is known about their role in the evolution and transmission of viral pathogens, especially coronaviruses.
Wentao Zhu, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Shan Lu, Shan Lu, Shan Lu, Dong Jin, Dong Jin, Dong Jin, Shusheng Wu, Ji Pu, Xue-lian Luo, Liyun Liu, Zhenjun Li, Jianguo Xu, Jianguo Xu, Jianguo Xu, Jianguo Xu   +18 more
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Ochotona curzoniae - 171678, Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute, PAS

, 2021
Ochotona curzoniae (Black-lipped Pika) from Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute, PAS. Collected 2018-09 in: Gangcha, China.
Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Transcriptome analysis of pika heart tissue reveals mechanisms underlying the adaptation of a keystone species on the roof of the world

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
High-altitude environments impose intense stresses on living organisms and drive striking phenotypic and genetic adaptations, such as hypoxia resistance, cold tolerance, and increases in metabolic capacity and body mass. As one of the most successful and
Danping Mu, Danping Mu, Xinlai Wu, Xinlai Wu, Anderson Feijó, Wei Wu, Zhixin Wen, Jilong Cheng, Lin Xia, Qisen Yang, Wenjuan Shan, Deyan Ge   +11 more
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Ochotona curzoniae - 171686, Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute, PAS

, 2021
Ochotona curzoniae (Black-lipped Pika) from Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute, PAS. Collected 2018-12 in: Gangcha, China.
Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Ochotona curzoniae - 171681, Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute, PAS

, 2021
Ochotona curzoniae (Black-lipped Pika) from Zoological collection of the Mammal Research Institute, PAS. Collected 2018-09 in: Gangcha, China.
Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Species-Level Taxonomic Characterization of Uncultured Core Gut Microbiota of Plateau Pika

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Rarely has the vast diversity of bacteria on Earth been profiled, particularly on inaccessible plateaus. These uncultured microbes, which are also known as “microbial dark matter,” may play crucial roles in maintaining the ecosystem and are linked to ...
Ji Pu, Jing Yang, Shan Lu, Dong Jin, Xuelian Luo, Yanwen Xiong, Xiangning Bai, Wentao Zhu, Yuyuan Huang, Shusheng Wu, Lina Niu, Liyun Liu, Jianguo Xu   +12 more
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