Gut microbiota is associated with the effect of photoperiod on seasonal breeding in male Brandt's voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)

H Zhu, G Li, J Liu, X Xu, Z Zhang - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background Seasonal breeding in mammals has been widely recognized to be regulated by
photoperiod, but the association of gut microbiota with photoperiodic regulation of seasonal …

Gut microbial community and host thermoregulation in small mammals

XY Zhang, DH Wang - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The endotherms, particularly the small mammals living in the polar region and temperate
zone, are faced with extreme challenges for maintaining stable core body temperatures in …

Dual seasonal pattern for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and its potential determinants in China

CL Lv, Y Tian, Y Qiu, Q Xu, JJ Chen, BG Jiang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) continued to affect human health across
Eurasia, which complicated by climate change has posed a challenge for the disease …

Gut Microbiota is Associated with Aging‐Related Processes of a Small Mammal Species under High‐Density Crowding Stress

X Xu, G Li, D Zhang, H Zhu, G Liu… - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Humans and animals frequently encounter high‐density crowding stress, which may
accelerate their aging processes; however, the roles of gut microbiota in the regulation of …

Impacts of meteorological factors on the risk of scrub typhus in China, from 2006 to 2020: a multicenter retrospective study

L Han, Z Sun, Z Li, Y Zhang, S Tong, T Qin - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Scrub typhus is emerging as a global public health threat owing to its increased prevalence
and remarkable geographic expansion. However, it remains a neglected disease, and …

High diversity, close genetic relatedness, and favorable living conditions benefit species co-occurrence of gut microbiota in Brandt's vole

C Cheng, G Li, X Yang, J Zhao, J Liu, A Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Revealing factors and mechanisms in determining species co-existence are
crucial to community ecology, but studies using gut microbiota data are still lacking. Methods …

The 2016 Severe Floods and Incidence of Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome in the Yangtze River Basin

H Ji, K Li, M Shang, Z Wang, Q Liu - JAMA Network Open, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), a neglected zoonotic disease,
has received only short-term attention in postflood prevention and control initiatives, possibly …

Multitrophic Diversity of the Biotic Community Drives Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Alpine Grasslands

H Su, Z Wang, L Ma, R Qin, T Chang… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality are currently hot topics in ecological research.
However, little is known about the role of multitrophic diversity in regulating various …

[HTML][HTML] Projected climate change effects on individual growth rates and size in a threatened pitviper

JN Helferich, RB King, LJ Faust, SJ Baker… - Climate Change …, 2025 - Elsevier
Ectotherms are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they rely on the
surrounding environment for thermoregulation. In snakes, prolonged warmer temperatures …

Factors affecting recent population decline and range contraction of the greater long-tailed hamster in China

D Zhang, X Wan, D Bai, Z Wang, Y Guo… - Wildlife …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Over the past few decades, many mammalian species have experienced range
shifts, due to either local extinction or expansion, under accelerating global climate change …