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.
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Plant diversity is closely related to the density of zokor mounds in three alpine rangelands on the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background Plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi) is a subterranean rodent endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. This species has been generally viewed as a pest in China due to the competition for food with livestock and also causing soil erosion.
Yujie Niu +8 more
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Soil Nematodes Regulate Ecosystem Multifunctionality Under Different Zokor Mounds in Qinghai–Tibet Alpine Grasslands [PDF]
BiologyThe Qinghai–Tibet Plateau’s alpine grasslands are ecologically vulnerable. Plateau zokors build mounds that modify soil and vegetation, influencing soil biota.
Xiaodong Zhang +4 more
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Identifying Suitable Regions for Fritillaria unibracteata Cultivation Without Damage from the Pest Eospalax baileyi [PDF]
PlantsThe plateau zokor, Eospalax baileyi Thomas, is a destructive mammal pest affecting the cultivation of the medicinal plant Fritillaria unibracteata Hsiao et K.C. Hsia.
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Comparative analysis of microRNA and messengerRNA expression profiles in plateau zokor testicular cells under reproductive suppression [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 IntroductionReproductive suppression is an adaptive strategy that affects the success rate and reproductive efficiency in animals, which in turn affects population continuation and evolution.
Baohui Yao +13 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 ...
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Gut microbiota facilitates adaptation of the plateau zokor (Myospalax baileyi) to the plateau living environment [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Gut microbiota not only helps the hosts to perform many key physiological functions such as food digestion, energy harvesting and immune regulation, but also influences host ecology and facilitates adaptation of the host to extreme environments.
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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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Climate Change-Induced Range Expansion of a Subterranean Rodent: Implications for Rangeland Management in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Disturbances, both human-induced and natural, may re-shape ecosystems by influencing their composition, structure, and functional processes. Plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) is a typical subterranean rodent endemic to Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), which
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Soil Disturbance of Plateau Zokor (Eospalax baileyi) Promotes the Stability of Alpine Plant Communities [PDF]
PlantsAlpine meadows on the Tibetan Plateau experience chronic, fine-scale disturbances from the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi), a subterranean rodent that alters soil and vegetation structure through persistent burrowing and mounding. While classical theory
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