supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP,2019QZKK0501);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32172436);the Science and Technology Program of Shaanxi Academy of Science(2022K-16).
With the overuse of antibiotics in health care and animal husbandry,antibiotic resistance becomes a serious threat to public health.Antibiotic residues from veterinarymedicine have increased the dissemination of antib...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31470567);the 2nd National Assessment on terrestrial wildlife resources,Launched by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration(Grant No.012-LYSJWT-29 and 2017092302)。
Of the approximately 30 extant species of pika(Ochotona;Ochotonidae;Lagomorpha),at least 23 occur in China.Of these,8 are endemic,and 3 are classified as Endangered by the IUCN.Research into most Chinese species is sca...
The funding of this work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42007026 and 32070460).
Studies on large-sample gut microbial sequencing data indicate that gut microbiota can be divided into multiple community types;different community types may influence the community function and ecosystem service.Howe...
supported by the Grant from CAS No.152111KYSB20160089;Qinghai innovation platform construction project by Chinese Academy of Sciences(2021-ZJ-Y01);the project of western light for interdisciplinary team;Science and Technology Department of Qinghai Province Major Project“Sanjiangyaun National Park Animal Genome Program”;the Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province(2019-ZJ-7024).
Seasonal variations in gut microbiota of small mammals and how they are influenced by environmental variables are relatively poorly understood.We sampled 162 wild plateau pikas(Ochotona curzoniae)in 4 seasons over 2 a...
the following sources over the years:National Science Foundation(INT-8920440,INT-9016551,INT-9249613,Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems Pro-gram-0815441;Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program);National Geographic Society;National Academy of Sci-ences(Henry Fund);Earthwatch-the Center for Field Studies;Kadoorie Charitable Foundation(Hong Kong);Biodiversity Working Group-China Council for Interna-tional Cooperation in Environment and Development;United Board for Christian Higher Education;Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund,Japan;Phoenix Zoo Conservation and Science Grants Program;Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Asia Seed Fund;Project 111-PRC Min-istry of Education;National Security Education Program-David L.Boren Fellowship;Arizona State University(School of Life Sciences,Center for Asian Studies,College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,Graduate Col-lege).Sharon Hall kindly supplied information on the unique soil properties found on the QTP.We are grate-ful to Aryn Musgrave for drafting the range map of the plateau pika.We thank Harriet Smith for her insightful comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript.
Understanding a species’functional traits allows for a directed and productive perspective on the role a species plays in nature,and thus its relative importance to conservation planning.The functionaltrait ecology o...
The genus Ochotona(pikas)is a clade of cold-tolerant lagomorphs that includes many high-elevation species.Pikas offer a unique opportunity to study adaptations and potential limitations of an ecologically important ma...
Koslov’s pika,Ochotona koslowi(Büchner),was surveyed in western China.This endangered species is poorly known.We determined that it is a burrowing pika,and lives in social family groups at high densities.It primaril...