10 BÜCHER, DIE MIT «PIKAS» IM ZUSAMMENHANG STEHEN
Entdecke den Gebrauch von
pikas in der folgenden bibliographischen Auswahl. Bücher, die mit
pikas im Zusammenhang stehen und kurze Auszüge derselben, um seinen Gebrauch in der Literatur kontextbezogen darzustellen.
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Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
This Action Plan provides an overview of the state of knowledge about all species of lagomorphs, provides a contemporary framework about their importance to humans and the world’s ecosystems, reviews their status on a worldwide scale, and ...
Joseph A. Chapman, John E. C. Flux,
1990
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Pikas, Grasslands, and Pastoralists: Understanding the Roles of ...
The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), a small burrowing lagomorph that occupies the high alpine grassland ecosystems of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in western China, remains a controversial subject among policymakers and researchers.
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Revision of the American Pikas: (genus Ochotona)
Discusses distribution, habitat, habits, pelage, molt, specimens, history, and nomenclature of pikas. Provides descriptions, locations, and a key for species and subspecies.
Arthur Holmes Howell,
1924
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Asian Highlands Perspectives 18: Enviornmental Issues Facing Tibetan ...
Pikas provide an indispensable service maintaining the grassland ecosystem. During the sampling period, some varieties of small birds were sighted in places where pikas existed. According to local nomads, such small birds as Hume's ...
CK Stuart and G Roche, Gerald Roche, William Bleisch (Preface),
2011
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Lagomorph Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation - Strona 87
Pikas. ANDREW T. SMITH Introduction The 30 currently recognized living species of pika (Ochotonidae: Genus Ochotona) comprise approximately one-third of all lagomorphs. The Leporidae, in contrast, contains 32 species of hare (Genus ...
Paulo C. Alves, Nuno Ferrand, Klaus Hackländer,
2007
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Lagomorphs: Lagomorph Stubs, Pikas, Prehistoric Lagomorphs, Rabbits ...
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2010
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Mammalian Dispersal Patterns: The Effects of Social Structure on ...
Pikas: Dispersal. versus. Philopatry. Andrew T. Smith Determination of the relationship between dispersal/philopatry and population structure is beset with the problem of the spatial scale of movements by individuals in the population. Because ...
B. Diane Chepko-Sade, Zuleyma Tang Halpin,
1987
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A Mountain Food Chain - Strona 25
Pikas are actually more closely related to rabbits, and like them, they are herbivores. Pikas eat thistles, fireweed, and grasses, and they take extra vegetation back to their plant stack. Like rabbits, pikas will eat their own dung in order to get all ...
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The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin - Strona 143
Order LAGOMORPHA Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares The ancestry of the lagomorphs is not known for certain; insectivores and primates have been suggested. Owing to their mutual gnawing and destructive habits, the lagomorphs long had been ...
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Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia - Strona 879
The order Lagomorpha includes 91 living species distributed among two families: Leporidae (rabbits and hares) and Ochotonidae (pikas) (Wilson & Reeder 2005). Lagomorphs are herbivores, closely related to rodents (Nowak 1999).
Gary West, Darryl Heard, Nigel Caulkett,
2014
10 NACHRICHTEN, IN DENEN DER BEGRIFF «PIKAS» VORKOMMT
Erfahre, worüber man in den einheimischen und internationalen Medien spricht und wie der Begriff
pikas im Kontext der folgenden Nachrichten gebraucht wird.
Climate-vulnerable pikas may be surprisingly resilient to wildfire
Pikas, an adorable, baseball-sized relative of the rabbit, have a notoriously poor tolerance for heat; as a result, they're widely considered among the species ... «High Country News, Jul 15»
China's Ili Pikas May Be Too Cute To Survive
Being cute is threatening the survival of the Chinese pika. The little fury animal is facing extinction as too many people are trying to capture them, to make them ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
Study finds pikas may be able to behaviorally buffer against …
Pikas, those furry little mammals that scurry and skitter between rocks at high elevations, are being studied as a model organism for avoiding temperature stress ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
Shrinking range of pikas in California mountains linked to climate …
With high metabolic rates and thick fur, pikas are well adapted to the cold temperatures at high elevations, but these same adaptations make them vulnerable to ... «UC Santa Cruz, Feb 15»
Here's why mass-poisoning pikas is a terrible idea (and not just …
You know, when I look at a pika, poisoning it isn't the first thing I think about. I think about giving it cuddles, I think about giving it scritches, and yes, I might also ... «Scientific American, Jan 15»
'Assisted migration' may save some species from climate change …
Pikas are disappearing from the hottest and driest parts of the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains as global temperatures rise. (J. MacKenzie / Pikaworks). «Los Angeles Times, Sep 14»
Pikas not listed as endangered after study finds thriving Colorado …
The pika, a wild critter that resembles a hamster, is doing well in the Colorado mountains. So well, in fact, that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided not to ... «Summit Daily News, Aug 14»
Pikas act as 'climate indicators'
An American pika (Ochotona princeps) feeding on plant life. Pikas do not hibernate in winter. They collect plant materials and store them in “haystacks” that ... «Ecotone, Aug 14»
Columbia River Gorge's tiny pikas may be valuable indicator …
An American pika forages on a rockslide, or talus slope, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. Photo courtesy of Johanna Varner/University of Utah. «The Oregonian, Jul 14»
Tiny, Rabbit-Like Animals Eating "Paper" to Survive Global Warming
A new study found that pikas living at lower elevations seem to thrive in part by eating nutrient-poor mosses, which suggests that these animals may be able to ... «National Geographic, Dez 13»