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Sex-Based Dietary Divergence in Plateau Pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) but Not Plateau Zokors (Eospalax baileyi) [PDF]

Animals
Quantifying sex-specific dietary differences in small mammals reveals the internal resource allocation mechanisms within a species and provides new insights for ecosystem management and conservation practices.
Feiyang Xue, Xidong Zhu, Le Qin, Yanjun Guo, Jian Sun, Zhengqian Dang, Limin Hua, Bin Chu, Rui Hua   +8 more
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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, Liang Zhao, Tianwei Xu, Shixiao Xu   +3 more
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Phylogeography of the Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in Response to the Uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Diversity, 2023
The evolution and current distribution of species on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have been significantly impacted by historical occurrences, including the uplift of the plateau and the Quaternary climate upheaval.
Yinglian Qi, Xiaoyan Pu, Zhilian Li, Daoguang Song, Zhi Chen   +4 more
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Habitat Utilization Preference by Small Mammals Is Associated With Geomorphic and Soil Properties: A Case Study of the Plateau Pika From the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study, through a large‐scale survey, reveals a close relationship between plateau pika habitat use preferences and geomorphic and soil characteristics. The findings indicate that pikas prefer flat, sun‐facing terrain near water sources, as well as specific ranges of soil depth, organic matter, and moisture.
Qin F, Chen Y, Tang Z, Oosthuizen MK, An S, Wei W.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Highland-Adaptation Mutation of the Epas1 Protein Increases Its Stability and Disrupts the Circadian Clock in the Plateau Pika

Cell Reports, 2022
Summary: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) harbors hundreds of species well adapted to its extreme conditions, including its low-oxygen (hypoxic) atmosphere.
Yanming Zhang, Tian Hongni, Eric E. Zhang   +2 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, Shengwu Jiao, Nana Li, John Grace, Meng Yang, Cai Lu, Xuemeng Geng, Xinwei Zhu, Li Zhang, Guangchun Lei   +9 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, Deng B. Wei, Lian Wei, Yang Wang, Lin N. Wei   +4 more
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Capturing Mechanism and Sustainable Control of Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) Using a Grassland Guidance Trap System on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [PDF]

Animals
Infestations of small terrestrial mammals (e.g., rodents and lagomorphs) on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau pose formidable challenges, which are exacerbated by the region’s vast expanse and extreme environmental conditions.
Jun Wan, Hong Jin, Jian Yang, Yiming Deng, Xuheng Gao, Yuting Zhou, Weijie Qiao, Wenyong Cai, Haodong Li, Cong Guo, Kun Liu, Xiaodan Wang, Taiping Hou   +12 more
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Consequences of plateau pika disturbance on plant-soil carbon and nitrogen in alpine meadows [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
The 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, Yi Mo Wang, Xiao Zheng Wang, Jie Na Li, Jie Li, Ding Yang, Zheng Gang Guo, Xiao Pan Pang   +7 more
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Alpine steppe vegetation communities are more sensitive to plateau pika disturbance than alpine meadows [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionSmall herbivores are important biological factors affecting plant productivity and species richness in the grassland ecosystem of the Tibetan Plateau.
Rui Hua, Peng Zhang, Liqing Wang, Miaomiao Huang, Limin Hua, Jianwei Zhou   +5 more
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