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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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Emergence of an ancient and pathogenic mammarenavirus

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2023
Emerging zoonoses of wildlife origin caused by previously unknown agents are one of the most important challenges for human health. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau represents a unique ecological niche with diverse wildlife that harbours several human pathogens
Xue-Lian Luo, Shan Lu, Chuan Qin, Mang Shi, Xiao-Bo Lu, Lu Wang, Sang Ga, Dong Jin, Xin-Li Ma, Jing Yang, Yan Dai, Lin-Lin Bao, Yan-Peng Cheng, Ya-Jun Ge, Yi-Bo Bai, Wen-Tao Zhu, Ji Pu, Hui Sun, Yu-Yuan Huang, Ming-Chao Xu, Wen-Jing Lei, Kui Dong, Cai-Xin Yang, Yi-Fan Jiao, Qi Lv, Feng-Di Li, Jianguo Xu   +26 more
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Lagomorph Paleoecology of the Middle Cenozoic in Eastern Asia [PDF]

, 2023
Single page posterLagomorphs are small plant eating mammals that are split into two extant families: the Ochotonidae which is comprised of pikas, and Leporidae which is made of rabbits and hares.
Lawson, Amelia
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Grazing during the grassland greenup period promotes plant species richness in alpine grassland in winter pastures [PDF]

, 2022
Although grazing is the most common use of grassland, the ecological function of grassland far exceeds its productivity. Therefore, the protection of plant diversity is of the utmost importance and cannot be ignored. Existing research on the effect of
Deng, Jia, Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen, Qin, Mingsen, Wei, Wanrong, Yue, Hanlin, Zhen, Qiaoyan   +5 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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Metabolic and thermogenic properties of the subcutaneous white adipose tissue of wild and laboratory rodents [PDF]

, 2018
For the first time biochemical analysis of inguinal adipose tissue of korean mouse (Apodemus peninsulae) and short-tailed vole (Microtus agrestis) have performed.
Гурков, Н. А., Расторгуева, К. И.   +1 more
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Suitable grazing during the regrowth period promotes plant diversity in winter pastures in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau [PDF]

, 2022
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The original contributions presented in this study are included in the article/supplementary material, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding authors.Vegetation is a crucial component of any ecosystem and ...
An, Shenghui, He, Jundong, Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen, Qin, Mingsen, Tang, Zhongmin, Wei, Wanrong, Zhang, Yan, Zhen, Qiaoyan   +7 more
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First Documentation of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Presence in the Core Area of Mt. Siguniang National Nature Reserve, China 中国四姑娘山国家级自然保护区核心区雪豹 (Panthera uncia) 的首次记录

Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 272-276, September 2025.
This photo displays one of our camera locations within the core area of Mt. Siguniang National Nature Reserve, China. The site features steep scree slopes and > 1000 meters elevational gradient with minimal anthropogenic disturbance. Camera traps captured three unique snow leopard individuals (Mr.
Dongrui Wang, Jin Chen, Han Yang, Wei Luo, Bo Li, Lei Ai, Qiang Xie   +6 more
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An Ecological Monitoring of the Plateau Pika and Its Impact on Grassland–An Experiment in the Yushu District, Qinghai Province of China [PDF]

, 2020
The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae; see Fig.1 for photo) is a small mammal that lives in the alpine grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau. There are several uncertainties existing in the ecological behavior of the plateau pika and its impact on the alpine ...
Fukuda, Akira, Hasegawa, Nobumi, Idota, Sachiko, Li, Guomei, Song, Rende, Tasumi, Masahiro, Tobisa, Manabu, Yang, Jiahua   +7 more
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Active Restoration of Carbon Poor Degraded Grassland Accelerated Subsoil Carbon Accumulation and Turnover

Earth's Future, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
Abstract Grassland degradation and its impact on soil carbon cycle is of worldwide concern, but optimal restoration strategies remain uncertain. We determined temperature sensitivity of organic cabon mineralization (CO2‐Q10) and the mechanisms underlying changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) content across non‐restored and restored grasslands on the ...
Jingjing Wu, Jinchao Gong, Feida Sun, Shijie Zhou, Tahmina Kausar, Tong Li, Lizhen Cui, Zhihong Xu, A. Allan Degen, Yakov Kuzyakov, Yanfu Bai   +10 more
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