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The Complex and Well-Developed Morphological and Histological Structures of the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Plateau Zokor Improve Its Digestive Adaptability to High-Fiber Foods

Animals, 2022
The morphological and histological traits of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) enable the animal to perform some specific functions that enhance the species’ adaptability to environments.
Xincheng Cai, Darhan Bao, Guohui Ye, Bin Chu, Zhuangsheng Tang, Rui Hua, Limin Hua   +6 more
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Plateau Pika Disturbance Changes Soil Bacterial Functions and Exoenzyme Abundance to Modulate the C Cycle Pathway in Alpine Grasslands. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci
Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) is crucial to soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau (QTP), but its role in bacterial SOC metabolisms across different degraded alpine grasslands remains unclear.
Li J, Wang Q, Zhu B, Yang M.
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Metabolomics data of plateau pika

, 2023
 LC-MS untargeted metabolomics analysis of the intestinal sample of plateau pika 
JI PU (6076310)
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Genetic diversity and sex‐bias dispersal of plateau pika in Tibetan plateau [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2017
Liangzhi Zhang, Jiapeng Qu, Wenjing Li   +2 more
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Study the Impact of Plateau Pika Activity on the Ecological Dynamics of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

, 2023
The Tibetan Plateau, the world\u27s largest plateau, harbors diverse ecosystems that play vital roles in the global environment. This study aims to investigate the ecological impact of the plateau pika, an endemic species, on the plateau\u27s water ...
Yang, Qiyuan, Wang, Sam Chuyi, Huang, Yuxuan   +2 more
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Can pikas hold the umbrella? Understanding the current and future umbrella potential of keystone species Pika (Ochotona spp.)

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
The umbrella species concept is a frequently used concept in conservation since the conservation of an umbrella species may benefit other species. Keystone species are often suggested as potential umbrella species, but the validity of this approach ...
Ojaswi Sumbh, Anouschka R. Hof
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Functional evolution of leptin of Ochotona curzoniae in adaptive thermogenesis driven by cold environmental stress.

PLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundEnvironmental stress can accelerate the directional selection and evolutionary rate of specific stress-response proteins to bring about new or altered functions, enhancing an organism's fitness to challenging environments.
Jie Yang, Timothy G Bromage, Qian Zhao, Bao Hong Xu, Wei Li Gao, Hui Fang Tian, Hui Jun Tang, Dian Wu Liu, Xin Quan Zhao   +8 more
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Pika’s role in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecosystem and effects of biodiversity [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The Tibetan Plateau is the largest plateau in the world. Although this plateau is not as rich in species as the rainforest, it still contains some specific flora and fauna (including mammals, birds, and some reptiles).
Hong Zimu, Jiang Xiaoyu, Li Rourou
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Natural selection and adaptive evolution of leptin in the ochotona family driven by the cold environmental stress. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2008
BACKGROUND: Environmental stress can accelerate the evolutionary rate of specific stress-response proteins and create new functions specialized for different environments, enhancing an organism's fitness to stressful environments. Pikas (order Lagomorpha)
Jie Yang, Zhen Long Wang, Xin Quan Zhao, De Peng Wang, De Lin Qi, Bao Hong Xu, Yong Hong Ren, Hui Fang Tian   +7 more
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Enzymatic Kinetic Properties of the Lactate Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme C₄ of the Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae). [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2016
Testis-specific lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-C4) is one of the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isozymes that catalyze the terminal reaction of pyruvate to lactate in the glycolytic pathway.
Wang Y, Wei L, Wei D, Li X, Xu L, Wei L.
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