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Reproduction of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau

European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2011
The reproduction of the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) was investigated in Guoluo District at an elevation of 4,000 m on the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau, China, from April 2007 to August 2008. Reproduction was seasonal, and the breeding season lasted from April to late June/early July.
Jiapeng Qu, Ming Liu, Min Yang, Yanming Zhang, Weihong Ji   +4 more
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Livestock grazing, plateau pikas and the conservation of avian biodiversity on the Tibetan plateau

Biological Conservation, 2008
On the Qinghai-Tibet plateau increased livestock numbers have resulted in degradation of the grasslands with potential impacts on native biodiversity. Concurrently, perceived increases in populations of native small mammals such as plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) have led to poisoning programs, with uncertain impacts on species such as ground ...
Anthony D. Arthur, Roger P. Pech, Chris Davey, null Jiebu, Zhang Yanming, Lin Hui   +5 more
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Independence between coping style and stress reactivity in plateau pika

Physiology & Behavior, 2018
The concept of coping style represents the way individual animals react to a stressful situation, both behaviourally and neurophysiologically. Over the last decades coping style has been linked to the development of research on animal personality. Based on this concept, we should find a proactive-reactive continuum in animal populations, with proactive
Jiapeng Qu, Quinn E. Fletcher, Denis Réale, Wenjing Li, Yanming Zhang   +4 more
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Life history of the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in alpine meadows of the Tibetan Plateau

Mammalian Biology, 2013
The life history of a species is a result of natural selection and reflects how the species is adapted to its environment. Knowledge of life history is crucial for further ecological studies and conservation management. This paper presents aspects of the life history of the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), a small mammal native to alpine meadows of ...
Jiapeng Qu, Wenjing Li, Min Yang, Weihong Ji, Yanming Zhang   +4 more
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Microclimate response of soil to plateau pika's disturbance in the northeast Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

European Journal of Soil Science, 2018
Summary The plateau pika ( Ochotona curzoniae ) is one of the main native soil faunas on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau and plays a key role in the terrestrial ecosystem there.
Ma, Y. J., Wu, Y. N., Liu, W. L., Li, X. Y., Lin, H. S.   +4 more
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Behaviour and reproductive fitness of postdispersal in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Tibetan Plateau

Mammal Research, 2017
Dispersal, which is a crucial process in animal population and evolutionary ecology, is considered personality dependent. The fitness consequences of dispersal are important. However, they are difficult and rarely measured in wild populations. In this study, we investigated the behaviour and reproductive fitness in a plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae ...
Jiapeng Qu, Qianquan Chen, Yanming Zhang
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First genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) from the Qinghai Plateau, Northwest China

Veterinary Research Communications, 2021
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is considered the most common microsporidian species and is frequently detected in humans and various animals worldwide. However, information on E. bieneusi infection in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) is somewhat limited. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the infection status and genotype characteristics of E.
Xuehan Liu, Shouyang Du, Xuefeng Yang, Xiaojing Xia, Zhixing An, Meng Qi   +5 more
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Functional‐trait ecology of the plateau pika Ochotona curzoniae in the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau ecosystem

Integrative Zoology, 2019
AbstractUnderstanding a species' functional traits allows for a directed and productive perspective on the role a species plays in nature, and thus its relative importance to conservation planning. The functional‐trait ecology of the plateau pika Ochotona curzoniae is examined to better understand the resilience and sustainability of the high alpine ...
Andrew T, Smith, , Badingqiuying, Maxwell C, Wilson, Brigitte W, Hogan   +3 more
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Effects of quinestrol and levonorgestrel on populations of plateau pikas, Ochotona curzoniae , in the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

Pest Management Science, 2012
Abstract BACKGROUND: Plateau pikas ( Ochotona curzoniae , Hodgson, 1858) are viewed as a pest in the Tibetan Plateau meadow ecosystem when their population densities are high.
Ming, Liu, Jiapeng, Qu, Min, Yang, Zengli, Wang, Yanling, Wang, Yanming, Zhang, Zhibin, Zhang   +6 more
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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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