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Brief report on the status of Kozlov's pika, Ochotona koslowi (Büchner), in the east Kunlun mountains of China
Author(s) -
LI Weidong,
ZHANG Huibin,
LIU Zhihu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
integrative zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1749-4877
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2006.00008.x
Subject(s) - pika , endangered species , china , grassland , ecology , geography , biology , archaeology , habitat , national park
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 primarily occupies high‐elevation cold grassland vegetation. It appears to have a high reproductive rate. More emphasis should be placed on research into this unique species in China.