The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [PDF]
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2020 The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) has been engaged in pest control for many years based on the logic that the plateau pika is responsible for alpine grassland degradation and competes with livestock for forage resources.
Xinquan Zhao +3 more
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Vitamin D3 Metabolic Enzymes in Plateau Zokor (Myospalax baileyi) and Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae): Expression and Response to Hypoxia [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Vitamin D3 (D3) is produced endogenously from 7-dehydrocholesterol by irradiation and is an important secosteroid for the absorption of calcium and phosphate.
Xiaoqi Chen +7 more
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Differential Expression of Metabolism-Related Genes in Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) at Different Altitudes on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 According to life history theory, animals living in extreme environments have evolved specific behavioral and physiological strategies for survival. However, the genetic mechanisms underpinning these strategies are unclear.
Hongjuan Zhu +9 more
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Consequences of plateau pika disturbance on plant-soil carbon and nitrogen in alpine meadows [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceThe presence of burrowing mammals can have extensive effects on plants and soils, creating bare soil patches in alpine meadows and potentially altering plant-soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N). This study focuses on the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) to
Xue Ting Xu +7 more
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YOLO-Pika: a lightweight improved model of YOLOv8n incorporating Fusion_Block and multi-scale fusion FPN and its application in the precise detection of plateau pikas [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceThe plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is a keystone species on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, and its population density—typically inferred from burrow counts—requires rapid, low-cost monitoring.
Yihao Liu +4 more
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Life‐history traits and fitness of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in alpine meadow ecosystem [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is an endemic mammal living in the alpine meadow ecosystem in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. We studied life history of plateau pika by mark–recapturing method.
Haiyan Nie, Jike Liu, Baoyang Chen
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Group-living decrease predation risk of individual: Evidence from behavior, hormones and reproduction of plateau pika [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Extensive research confirms that abiotic stressors like predation risk can profoundly affect animal condition. However, there is a lack of experimental research assessing the suite of physiological responses to risk.
Rui Zhou +4 more
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Plateau pika fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates inflammatory bowel disease manifestations in a mouse model of colitis [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a serious global public health concern. Although the pathogenesis of the disease is currently unknown, it has been reported to be associated with both intestinal microbiota and inflammatory mediators. There is evidence
Yayuan Yang +8 more
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A Comparative Study on the Distribution Pattern of Endocrine Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Two Small Alpine Mammals, Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi) and Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Endocrine cells can secrete a variety of gastrointestinal hormones that regulate gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, which, in turn, play an important role in animal growth, metabolism, and acclimation.
Xincheng Cai +6 more
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PRNP Sequences of Tibetan Antelope, Blue Sheep, and Plateau Pika from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Reactivity of PrP Proteins to Rodent-Adapted Scrapie Strains in RT-QuIC and PMCA [PDF]
Zoonoses, 2023 Tibetan antelope ( Rhinopithecus ), blue sheep ( Pseudois nayauris ), and plateau pika ( Ochotona curzoniae ) are wild animals living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Yue-Zhang Wu +9 more
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