Letter for Qiu et al. (2021) regarding ‘The distribution and behavioral characteristics of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae)’ by Wen-Jing Li

“…While reading the paper ‘The distribution and behavioral characteristics of plateau pikas ( Ochotona curzoniae)’(Qiu et al. 2021), I found the authors of this paper appear to have a mistake of surface temperature. …”
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Analyzing the recovery mechanisms of patchy degradation and its response to mowing and plateau pika disturbances in alpine meadow by Zihan Song, Xilai Li, Xiaoxue Su, Chengyi Li

“…A moderate density of plateau pika facilitates plant growth in various types of patches. …”
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Herbivory and Competition of Tibetan Steppe Vegetation in Winter Pasture: Effects of Livestock Exclosure and Plateau Pika Reduction. by Richard B Harris, Wang Wenying, Badinqiuying, Andrew T Smith, Donald J Bedunah

“…As well, government programs have long favored eliminating plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae), assumed to contribute to degraded conditions. …”
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Group-living decrease predation risk of individual: Evidence from behavior, hormones and reproduction of plateau pika by Rui Zhou, Rui Zhou, Rui Hua, Zhuangsheng Tang, Limin Hua

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Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China by Xiangning eBAI, Wang eZHANG, Xinyuan eTANG, Youquan eXIN, Yanmei eXU, Hui eSUN, Xuelian eLUO, Ji ePU, Jianguo eXU, Yanwen eXIONG, Yanwen eXIONG, Shan eLU

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Impact of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) on soil properties and nitrous oxide fluxes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. by Yan Zhou, Shengwu Jiao, Nana Li, John Grace, Meng Yang, Cai Lu, Xuemeng Geng, Xinwei Zhu, Li Zhang, Guangchun Lei

“…Pika burrow and control sites without disturbance by pika were selected to measure the soil water content, bulk density, soil organic matter (SOM), NH4-N content and NO3-N content in August 2012. …”
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Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Plateau Pika (<i>Ochotona curzoniae</i>) in the Qinghai Lake Basin, China by Yi-Nan Wu, Yu-Jun Ma, Wen-Ling Liu, Wu-Zhao Zhang

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New records of the Endangered Helan Shan pika Ochotona argentata, with notes on its natural history and conservation by Joseph P. Lambert, Jingyao Li, Yibin Li, Xuehan Hou, Kun Shi

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Discovery and Evolution of a Divergent Coronavirus in the Plateau Pika From China That Extends the Host Range of Alphacoronaviruses by Wentao Zhu, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Shan Lu, Shan Lu, Shan Lu, Dong Jin, Dong Jin, Dong Jin, Shusheng Wu, Ji Pu, Xue-lian Luo, Liyun Liu, Zhenjun Li, Jianguo Xu, Jianguo Xu, Jianguo Xu, Jianguo Xu

Subjects: “…plateau pika (ochotona curzoniae)…”
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The expression of Ldh-c in the skeletal muscle of plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) enhances adaptation to a hypoxic environment by Zhi F. An, Deng B. Wei, Lian Wei, Yang Wang, Lin N. Wei

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Anthropogenic disturbance promotes the diversification of antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors in the gut of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) by Yaqi Zhao, Yaqi Zhao, Yaqi Zhao, Liangzhi Zhang, Liangzhi Zhang, Xianjiang Tang, Xianjiang Tang, Xianjiang Tang, Shien Ren, Shien Ren, Shien Ren, Yanming Zhang, Yanming Zhang

Subjects: “…plateau pika…”
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Apparent climate-mediated loss and fragmentation of core habitat of the American pika in the Northern Sierra Nevada, California, USA. by Joseph A E Stewart, David H Wright, Katherine A Heckman

“…While sites surrounding the area still maintain pikas, radiocarbon analyses of pika fecal pellets recovered within this area indicate that former patch occupancy ranges from before 1955, the beginning of the atmospheric spike in radiocarbon associated with above ground atomic bomb testing, to c. 1991. …”
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Differential Expression of Metabolism-Related Genes in Plateau Pika (Ochotona curzoniae) at Different Altitudes on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Hongjuan Zhu, Hongjuan Zhu, Liang Zhong, Liang Zhong, Jing Li, Jing Li, Suqin Wang, Suqin Wang, Jiapeng Qu, Jiapeng Qu

Subjects: “…plateau pika…”
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Soil microbial communities and the associated effect on soil organic carbon in response to plateau pika bioturbation in alpine grasslands by Yu Qin, Xinyu Liu, Bo Huang, Hongyan Yu, Shuhua Yi

“…Alpine grasslands are vital in regulating carbon balance on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) because of the large soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, while persistent disturbance from the endemic small semifossorial herbivore, plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae, hereafter pika), may break this balance. …”
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Plateau pika fecal microbiota transplantation ameliorates inflammatory bowel disease manifestations in a mouse model of colitis by Yayuan Yang, Baiqiang Cui, Yanan Lv, Xiangnan Lu, Wenxiang Shen, Min Feng, Xuezhi Ding, Pengcheng Dong, Yu Wang

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Genetic Diversity in Echinococcus multilocularis From the Plateau Vole and Plateau Pika in Jiuzhi County, Qinghai Province, China by Jian-qiu Li, Li Li, Yan-lei Fan, Bao-quan Fu, Xing-quan Zhu, Hong-bin Yan, Wan-zhong Jia, Wan-zhong Jia

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Transcriptome analysis of pika heart tissue reveals mechanisms underlying the adaptation of a keystone species on the roof of the world by Danping Mu, Danping Mu, Xinlai Wu, Xinlai Wu, Anderson Feijó, Wei Wu, Zhixin Wen, Jilong Cheng, Lin Xia, Qisen Yang, Wenjuan Shan, Deyan Ge

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Putative climate adaptation in American pikas (Ochotona princeps) is associated with copy number variation across environmental gradients by Bryson M. F. Sjodin, Danielle A. Schmidt, Kurt E. Galbreath, Michael A. Russello

“…Here, we investigated the role of copy number variation underlying patterns of local adaptation in the American pika using genome-wide data previously collected across the entire species range. …”
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A complex patterned-ground ecosystem in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA supports unusual habitat for American pika by Constance I. Millar, Robert D. Westfall

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Gene flow drives genomic diversity in Asian Pikas distributed along the core and range‐edge habitats in the Himalayas by Nishma Dahal, Melia G. Romine, Sunita Khatiwara, Uma Ramakrishnan, Sangeet Lamichhaney

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