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Biogeography and Climate Drive Population Divergence and Genomic Vulnerability in High Altitude Endemic Bird

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 4, February 2026.
ABSTRACT High‐elevation systems support species adapted to extreme conditions, and their rugged terrain and variable microclimates strongly shape evolution and persistence. Yet few studies have evaluated how geography and climate jointly shape genetic diversity, local adaptation and vulnerability to environmental change.
Nan Wang, Prashant Ghimire, Pritam Chhetri, Nishma Dahal, Cheng Yi, Tong Zhang, Suonan Zhuoga, Zhaxi Jiangyong, Sangeet Lamichhaney   +8 more
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Social complexity in plateau pikas, Ochotona curzoniae

Animal Behaviour, 2022
Andrew T. Smith, F. Stephen Dobson
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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, Victoria Steblaj, Kyle Schang, Mackenzie Ross, Chantel E. Markle   +4 more
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Evidence of Intraspecific Adaptive Variation in the American Pika (Ochotona princeps) on a Continental Scale Using a Target Enrichment and Mitochondrial Genome Skimming Approach

Molecular Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 20, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Montane landscapes present an array of abiotic challenges that drive adaptive evolution amongst organisms. These adaptations can promote habitat specialisation, which may heighten the risk of extirpation from environmental change. For example, higher metabolic rates in an endothermic species may contribute to heightened cold tolerance, whilst ...
Zachery M. Farrand, Kurt E. Galbreath, Katherine C. Teeter   +2 more
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Livestock grazing impacts on plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) vary by species identity

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2019
Abstract Livestock and small burrowing mammals are potential ecosystem engineers and major drivers of ecosystem processes. Small mammals, often considered competitors with livestock, have been reported to increase in recent years and have been identified for their negative impacts on ecosystem services such as plant production and soil carbon ...
Xincheng Li, Zhongnan Wang, Deli Wang, Ling Wang, Duofeng Pan, Jie Li, Kejia De, Timothy R. Seastedt   +7 more
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Pika burrow and zokor mound density and their relationship with grazing management and sheep production in alpine meadow

Ecosphere, 2020
Plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) and plateau zokors (Myospalax baileyi) occur naturally in the alpine meadow of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP). Their feeding and burrowing activities affect plant composition and soil properties (e.g., soil carbon ...
Yingxin Wang, Xinglu Zhang, Yi Sun, Shenghua Chang, Zhaofeng Wang, Guang Li, Fujiang Hou   +6 more
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Virus communities are associated with the degradation of recalcitrant carbon during the corpse decay of plateau pika (Ochoton curzoniae)

Grassland Research, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 281-293, September 2025.
Abstract Background It has been reported that bacteria and fungi play a vital role in soil biogeochemical cycles during the decomposition of animal corpses. However, it is poorly understood how the viral composition and function of grassland soil change during the decay of wild mammal corpses.
Qiaoling Yu, Shunqin Shi, Xueqian Hu, Qian Han, Xiaochen Wang, Xueying Gan, Xian Xian Mu, Zhibiao Nan, Huan Li   +8 more
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A Modified Enrichment Method to Construct Microsatellite Library from Plateau Pika Genome (Ochotona Curzoniae)

Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 2010
Abstract A microsatellite-enriched library of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) was constructed according to the strong affinity between biotin and streptavidin. Firstly, genomic DNA was fragmented by ultrasonication, which is a major improvement over traditional methods.
Jianing Geng, Kexin Li, Yanming Zhang, Songnian Hu   +3 more
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Soil Organic Carbon Content and Density in Response to Pika Outbreaks Along the Altitudinal Gradient in Alpine Meadows of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, West China

Land
This study investigated the effects of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) disturbances and altitude on soil organic carbon (SOC) storage characteristics, including SOC content and SOC density (SOCD).
Wenzhi Yao, Jing Zhang, Xilai Li
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Consequences of plateau pika disturbance on plant-soil carbon and nitrogen in alpine meadows

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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