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Soil-faunal responses differ among plateau zokor mounds with contrasting creation times and recovery durations in alpine meadows

Global Ecology and Conservation
Plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) are ecosystem engineers whose mound creation alters soil structure and microenvironmental conditions in alpine meadows on the Tibetan Plateau.
Zhiying Zhang, Limin Hua, Bin Chu, Yuanyuan Li, Xiaoqian Zhao, Xincheng Cai, Rui Dong, Yujie Niu   +7 more
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Data from: Genetic variation in bitter taste receptor genes influences the foraging behavior of plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi)

, 2016
The ability to detect bitter tastes is important for animals; it can help them to avoid ingesting harmful substances. Bitter taste perception is mainly mediated by bitter taste receptor proteins, which are encoded by members of the Tas2r gene family and ...
Zhang, Tongzuo, Zhang, Shoudong, Nevo, Eviatar, Zhao, Fang, Lin, Gonghua, Xie, Jiuxiang, Su, Jianping   +6 more
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Supplemental Figure S1 and Figure S2

, 2019
Figure S1. Purification of Hbs by anion exchange chromatography in plateau zokor (A, left panel) and mouse (B, left panel) hemolysates, and the analyses of the corresponding purified Hbs by isoelectric focusing (right panels). Figure S2.
Peng Pu (6598814)
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Genetic differentiations between habitat edges and interiors of Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi) in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2012
Nucleotide variations in the mitochondrial cytochrome b and control region gene sequences were used to investigate genetic differentiations between edge habitats and the interiors of Eospalax baileyi. There were 187 individuals for cytochrome b gene analysis and 155 individuals for control region from 16 populations over the total distribution range ...
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Cumulative effects of large and small mammalian herbivore disturbances shift soil nematode diversity from nitrogen to phosphorus dependence across spatial scales

Ecological Indicators
Mammalian herbivores regulate the stability and functioning of grassland ecosystems through grazing and diverse bioturbation behaviors. However, how multiple mammalian herbivore disturbances shape soil food web structure, nutrient cycling pathways, and ...
Jie Li, Xiaodan Sun, Yuanyuan Duan, Ni Wang, Linhan Li, Xiaopan Pang, Zhenggang Guo   +6 more
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Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Combined with Ground Vegetation Surveys for the Study of the Age of Rodent Mounds

Agriculture
Background: Rodents severely damage the ecological environment of grasslands, and rodent mounds of different ages require distinct management strategies.
Hao Qi, Xiaoni Liu, Tong Ji, Chenglong Ma, Yafei Shi, Guoxing He, Rong Huang, Yunjun Wang, Zhuoli Yang, Dong Lin   +9 more
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Phylogenetic relationships of extant zokors (Myospalacinae) (Rodentia, Spalacidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

, 2014
In this study, we use three mitochondrial markers, cytochrome b gene (Cyt b), NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (ND4) and control region (D-loop) to investigate the phylogenetic relationships of extant zokor species in Mysopalacinae.
GLEESON, Dianne, Janwei Zhou, Hua, Limin, Weihong Ji, Junhu Su, Su, Junhu, Yanming Wei, Zhou, Janwei, Jing Wang, Dianne M. Gleeson, Wang, Jing, Limin Hua, Ji, Weihong, Wei, Yanming   +13 more
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hyperspectral classification of plateau zokor molehills at different successional stages in alpine meadows

Abstract The distribution of molehills of the plateau zokor (Eospalax fontanierii) in alpine meadows and the age of their formation influence the structure and function of alpine meadow ecosystems. To realize a remote sensing survey of large grassland molehills, in this experiment, the Plateau zokor molehills in alpine meadows with heavy rodent
hao qi, xiaoni liu, tong ji, chenglong ma, guoxing he, rong huang, yunjun wang, zhuoli yang, yafei shi, dong lin   +9 more
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Dynamics of soil properties and organic carbon pool in topsoil of zokor-made mounds at an alpine site of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

, 2009
The population of burrowing plateau zokors (Myospalax baileyi) was markedly increased in the Qinghai- Tibetan Plateau. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of zokor foraging and mound-making disturbance on topsoil properties and ...
Ma, Q., Li, X.G., Li, Z.T., Shi, X.M., Zhang, M.L., Long, R.J.   +5 more
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Plant Taste Affects Diet Selection by Plateau Zokors (Eospalax baileyi)

Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2022
Shou-Dong Zhang, Dao-Xin Liu, Dan Mou, Tong-Zuo Zhang, Jian-Ping Su, Jiu-Xiang Xie   +5 more
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