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Chromosomer: A Reference-Based Genome Arrangement Tool for Producing Draft Chromosome Sequences [PDF]

, 2016
Background: As the number of sequenced genomes rapidly increases, chromosome assembly is becoming an even more crucial step of any genome study.
Dobrynin, Pavel, Koepfli, Klaus-Peter, Komissarov, Aleksey, Krasheninnikova, Ksenia, O\u27Brien, Stephen J., Tamazian, Gaik   +5 more
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Impacts of linear transport infrastructure on terrestrial vertebrate species and conservation in China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Two strategic documents issued by the Chinese Central Government projected that, by the mid-21st century, the linear transport infrastructure (LTI) network of China will rank at the forefront of ecological and sustainable transport networks globally ...
Yun Wang, Jiapeng Qu, Yongshun Han, Lixia Du, Mingyue Wang, Yangang Yang, Guanghua Cao, Shuangcheng Tao, Yaping Kong   +8 more
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Assessing high conservation value areas for rare, endemic and threatened (RET) species: A study in high altitude Changthang landscape of India

, 2023
The Forest Stewardship Council developed the concept of High Conservation Values (HCVs) as a criteria in the forest certification process in order to promote sustainable forest management.
Areendran, Gopala, Ghoshal, Abhishek, Parameswaran, Siddharth, Raj, Krishna, Sahana, Mehebub, Sharma, Diwakar, Sivadas, Akhil, Sultan, Md Sajid   +7 more
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Streptococcus pantholopis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2016
Two bacterial strains were isolated from faecal samples of Tibetan antelopes. The isolates were Gram-stain-positive, catalase-negative, coccus-shaped organisms that were tentatively identified as representing a novel streptococcal species based on their morphological features, biochemical test results and phylogenomic findings.
Xiangning, Bai, Yanwen, Xiong, Shan, Lu, Dong, Jin, Xinhe, Lai, Jing, Yang, Lina, Niu, Shoukui, Hu, Xiangli, Meng, Ji, Pu, Changyun, Ye, Jianguo, Xu   +11 more
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Variation in group sizes of sympatric Wild yak, Tibetan wild ass and Tibetan antelope in Arjin Shan National Nature Reserve of Xinjiang Province, China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Many ungulates live in social groups whose sizes vary both within and across species and are influenced by such factors as habitat structure and openness, vegetation productivity, predator risk, and life cycle.
Jianbin Shi, Xiaowen Li, Feiying Lu, Haijin Zhuge, Shikui Dong   +4 more
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Expression and distribution of HIF-1α, HIF-2α, VEGF, VEGFR-2 and HIMF in the kidneys of Tibetan sheep, plain sheep and goat [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The objective of this study was to detect the expression and distribution characteristics of five proteins (the hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha [HIF-1a], HIF-2a, vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF], VEGF-2 receptor [VEGFR-2] and hypoxia-
Chen, S., Chen, W., Ding, H., Li, Y., Ma, Z., Qiao, Z., Tan, Z., Yang, K., Zhang, Z.   +8 more
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A wildlife corridor site selection method based on the habitat suitability assessment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Global Ecology and Conservation
The development of transportation infrastructure disrupts wildlife movement, leading to habitat fragmentation and roadkill. While the establishment of wildlife corridors is a global strategy to mitigate these impacts, research on the intersections ...
Yangang Yang, Yun Wang, Shuangcheng Tao, Yaping Kong, Jiding Chen   +4 more
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Less is more: rarity trumps quality in luxury markets [PDF]

, 2008
The international market for luxury goods has almost doubled since 1990, with a worldwide increase of 10% annually. This trade is fuelled by a great deal of legally and illegally exploited wildlife species, putting enormous pressure on many of them, with
Agnes Gault, Franck Courchamp, Yves Meinard   +2 more
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Precise Fecal Microbiome of the Herbivorous Tibetan Antelope Inhabiting High-Altitude Alpine Plateau [PDF]

, 2018
The metataxonomic approach combining 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing using the PacBio Technology with the application of the operational phylogenetic unit (OPU) approach, has been used to analyze the fecal microbial composition of the high-altitude and
Dong Jin, Ji Pu, Jianguo Xu, Jianguo Xu, Jing Yang, Ramon Rossello-Mora, Sara Díaz Moyá, Shan Lu, Xiangning Bai, Yanwen Xiong   +9 more
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Himalayan Marmot (Marmota himalayana) Redistribution to High Latitudes under Climate Change [PDF]

, 2023
Climate warming and human activities impact the expansion and contraction of species distribution. The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a unique mammal and an ecosystem engineer in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP).
An K, Kang Y, Su J, Tan Y, Wang Y, Wang Z, Yao B   +6 more
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