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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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Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control [PDF]

, 2016
Background Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are highly endemic in Tibetan communities of Sichuan Province. Previous research in the region indicated that domestic dog was the major source of human infection, and ...
Craig, PS, Giraudoux, P, He, W, Huang, L, Huang, Y, Mastin, A, Renqingpengcuo,, Shang, J, Wang, Q, Wu, W, Yu, W, Zhang, G, Zhong, B   +12 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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Natural Selection and Adaptive Evolution of Leptin in the Ochotona Family Driven by the Cold Environmental Stress [PDF]

, 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)
A Grusfeld, AJ Peacock, AT Smith, AT Smith, B Huntley, Bao Hong Xu, BE Wright, BE Wright, BL Bradford, CS Mantzoros, D Posada, De Lin Qi, De Peng Wang, DK Grayson, DL Swofford, DM Muoio, E Nevo, ER Hall, F Peelman, F Peelman, F Zhang, G Dong, G Pollastri, GB Corbet, H Iserentant, H Masuzaki, Hui Fang Tian, J Cusin, J Felsenstein, J Seufert, J Yang, J Zhang, JD Thompson, JF Caro, JI Mead, Jie Yang, JM Wang, JZ Du, JZ Du, K Imagawa, KB Storey, L Rossetti, L Zabeau, LG Pugh, M Futai, M Kimura, M Maffei, M Nei, MA Pelleymounter, MR Dawson, N Goldman, N Yu, P Baldi, P Cohen, P De Vos, P Grasso, P Grasso, P Grasso, P Trayhum, P Trayhurn, PJ Havel, PJ Scarpace, PJ Scarpace, QF Li, R Nielsen, R Nielsen, R Peino, RM Robinson, RS Ahima, RS Hoffmann, S Kamohara, T Ohta, Timothy Bromage, V Piňeiro, V Piňeiro, WS Wong, X Casabiell, X Fang, X Guex, Xin Quan Zhao, XS Li, Y Minokoshi, Y Toyoshima, Y Zhang, Yong Hong Ren, ZH Yang, ZH Yang, ZH Yang, ZH Yang, ZH Yang, Zhen Long Wang, ZJ Feng   +91 more
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Rewilding soil-disturbing vertebrates to rehabilitate degraded landscapes: benefits and risks [PDF]

, 2023
Soil-disturbing animals are common globally and play important roles in creating and maintaining healthy functional soils and landscapes. Yet many of these animals are threatened or locally extinct due to habitat loss, predation by non-native animals or ...
Eldridge, David J., Soliveres, Santiago
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Using a landscape ecological perspective to analyze regime shifts in social–ecological systems: a case study on grassland degradation of the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

, 2021
Context Landscape ecology thinking and social–ecological system (SES) thinking investigate human–environment relationships from the perspective of ‘space’ and ‘system’, respectively.
Bürgi, Matthias, Fassnacht, Fabian Ewald, Li, Li   +2 more
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Impact of plateau pika burrowing activity on the grass/sedge ratio in alpine sedge meadows in China [PDF]

, 2022
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary Material. Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.INTRODUCTION : Burrowing activities of plateau pikas cause
Huang, Yilin, Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen, Wang, Haoran, Wei, Wangrong, Yao, Xiang, Zhang, Saiqi   +5 more
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Pika gut may select for rare but diverse environmental bacteria

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
The composition of the mammalian gut bacterial communities can be influenced by the introduction of environmental bacteria in their respective habitats.
Huan Li, Tongtong Li, Minjie Yao, Jiabao Li, Shiheng Zhang, Stephan Wirth, Weidong Cao, Qiang Lin, Xiangzhen Li   +8 more
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Herbivory and Competition of Tibetan Steppe Vegetation in Winter Pasture: Effects of Livestock Exclosure and Plateau Pika Reduction [PDF]

, 2015
: Rangeland degradation has been identified as a serious concern in alpine regions of western China on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau (QTP). Numerous government-sponsored programs have been initiated, including many that feature long-term grazing ...

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Editor\u27s Choice: Aldo Leopold Conservation Award [PDF]

, 2020
Every year since 2003, the American Society of Mammalogists confers during its annual meeting the Aldo Leopold Conservation Award on a highly deserving individual.
Ruedas, Luis A.
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