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Effects of Plateau Pika Disturbance on the Spatial Heterogeneity of Vegetation in Alpine Meadows
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Herbivory is one of the important factors that influence spatial heterogeneity of vegetation in grasslands. In this study, we focused on plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) to investigate the effects of the presence of small semi-fossorial herbivores and ...
Jie Li +3 more
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Plants, 2022 Disturbance by small burrowing herbivores often has an impact on plant aboveground biomass of grassland because it makes grasslands into a mosaic of discrete vegetated surfaces and bare soil patches.
Xiaoxing Wei, Zhenggang Guo
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Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.This schematic depicts the cardiovascular adaptations of mammals and birds to high‐altitude hypoxia. It highlights key phenotypic changes in oxygen transport and cardiac responses, driven by molecular mechanisms including transcriptional regulation and genetic modifications.
Huishang She, Yanhua Qu
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Male reproductive success in plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae): A microsatellite analysis [PDF]
, 2020 In many social species, competition and cooperation between group members may lead to a large variance in reproductive success among individuals, especially for adult male.
Baofa Yin +3 more
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The mating system, dispersal behavior and genetic structure of a collared pika (Ochotona collaris: Ochotonidae) population in the southwest Yukon, and a phylogeny of the genus Ochotona. [PDF]
, 2011 Pikas (Ochotona, Ochotonidae) are small, short-eared lagomorphs that inhabit steppes and mountains in northern and central Asia and alpine regions in western North America.
Zgurski, Jessie
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.This study elucidated the mechanisms underlying regional coexistence among the snow leopard (Panthera uncia), wolf (Canis lupus), and brown bear (Ursus arctos) through the analysis of their trophic niches. The findings provide a scientific foundation for further investigation into the mechanisms that maintain carnivore communities in high‐altitude ...
Dong Wang, Quanbang Li, Xinming Lian
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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2020 Two Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, bright-yellow-pigmented and rod-shaped bacteria (strains 100069 and 100111T) with a single polar flagellum were isolated from the rectal contents of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae). Based on the results of nearly full-length 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogenetic analyses, strains 100069 and 100111T belong ...
Gui, Zhang +11 more
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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2019 Three independent isolates (10022T, 10 009 and 10011) of a novel catalase-positive, Gram-stain-negative coccus in the genus Neisseria were obtained from the rectal contents of plateau pika on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, PR China. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, our newly identified organisms were most closely related to Neisseria iguanae ...
Gui, Zhang +11 more
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Water, Wildlife and the World: A Global Synthesis of Trends in Wildlife Ecohydrology Research
Ecohydrology, Volume 18, Issue 7, October‐November 2025.ABSTRACT Ecohydrology and hydroecology are interdisciplinary fields that examine the interactions between ecology and hydrology to address critical issues pertaining to both disciplines. However, the study of ‘ecology’ in ecohydrology research has largely focused on vegetation, leading to a gap in knowledge regarding direct relationships between ...
Mackenzie A. Jones +4 more
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Small-mammal assemblage response to deforestation and afforestation in central China [PDF]
, 2008 International audienceDeforestation is a major environmental issue driving the loss of animal and plant species. Afforestation has recently been promoted to conserve and restore Chinese forest ecosystems.
Bernard, Nadine +10 more
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