Comprehensive Sampling Across Seasons and Habitats Revealed the Composition and Functional Attributes of Gut Microbiota Enterotypes in Subterranean Rodents [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSeveral rodent species are considered global pests owing to their broad dietary habits, with stable gut microbiota enterotypes playing a vital role in host digestion.
Shien Ren +6 more
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Grazing Is Associated With Dietary Diversity and Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Subterranean Rodents [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDiet significantly influences gut microbiota composition. Grazing activities alter local vegetation communities, which in turn are related to changes in the availability of food resources for wildlife.
Shien Ren +8 more
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Sex differences in gut microbiota composition, function, and assembly in the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) [PDF]
PeerJBackground Gut microbiota play a vital role in nutrient metabolism, immune regulation, and host homeostasis. However, the role of sex differences in shaping the gut microbiota of plateau zokors (Eospalax baileyi) remains unclear.
Lei Si +5 more
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Response to Different Oxygen Partial Pressures and Evolution Analysis of Apoptosis-Related Genes in Plateau Zokor (Myospalax baileyi) [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi) is a native species of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau that spends its entire life underground in sealed burrows with hypoxic conditions.
Zhifang An +6 more
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A Comparative Study on the Distribution Pattern of Endocrine Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Two Small Alpine Mammals, Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi) and Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Endocrine cells can secrete a variety of gastrointestinal hormones that regulate gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, which, in turn, play an important role in animal growth, metabolism, and acclimation.
Xincheng Cai +6 more
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Vitamin D3 Metabolic Enzymes in Plateau Zokor (Myospalax baileyi) and Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae): Expression and Response to Hypoxia [PDF]
Animals, 2022 Vitamin D3 (D3) is produced endogenously from 7-dehydrocholesterol by irradiation and is an important secosteroid for the absorption of calcium and phosphate.
Xiaoqi Chen +7 more
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Genetic adaptations of the plateau zokor in high-elevation burrows. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2015 AbstractThe plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi) spends its entire life underground in sealed burrows. Confronting limited oxygen and high carbon dioxide concentrations and complete darkness, they epitomize a successful physiological adaptation. Here, we employ transcriptome sequencing to explore the genetic underpinnings of their adaptations to this ...
Shao Y +6 more
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Centromeric tandem repeats expansions in plateau zokor enhance chromosome stability for high-altitude adaptation [PDF]
Genome BiologyBackground Repetitive elements constitute nearly 50% of mammalian genomes; however, their roles in adaptive evolution remain poorly understood. Their identification and assembly, particularly for tandem repeats, are technically challenging, leading to ...
Zhen-Long Wang +15 more
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A New Homotetramer Hemoglobin in the Pulmonary Surfactant of Plateau Zokors (Myospalax Baileyi)
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi) is a native species to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, inhabiting hypoxia and hypercapnia sealed subterranean burrows that pose several unique physiological challenges. In this study, we observed a novel heme-containing
Jimei Li +12 more
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Segmentation of plateau zokor mounds in alpine meadows from UAV images using an improved UNet network [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPlateau zokor mounds, created by the burrowing activity of Plateau zokor, cause significant damage to crops, grasslands, and infrastructure, particularly in the alpine meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.
Yang Yang, Lianguo Wang, Limin Hua
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