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Authors
Su, Xiaoxue
Li, Xilai
Sun, Huafang
Song, Zihan
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (U21A20191)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (U23A20159)
Scientific Research Fund of Young Teachers in Qinghai University (2021-QNY-12)
111 Project of China (D18013)
Qinghai Science and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team Project titled ‘Sanjiangyuan Ecological Evolution and Management Innovation Team’
project of ecosystem succession and management direction in the world-class discipline of ecology at Qinghai University
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Article History
Received: 25 September 2023
Accepted: 25 March 2024
First Online: 27 April 2024
Declarations
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: All animal procedures were approved by the local ethical committee in accordance with the “Institute Ethical Committee Guidelines” for animal experimentation and care.All animal experiments were approved by the Ethics Committee of Qinghai University. All animal handling procedures were conducted strictly in accordance with the regulations of the P.R. China on the use and care of laboratory animals. All protocols for experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Ethics Committee of Qinghai University.
: Video Recording of Animals Use in Research and Teaching. Three experimental plots of 25 m × 30 m were set up on degraded alpine meadow. A mousetrap was placed in each community, and the captured plateau pika were investigated in number and sex, and then released according to the experimental design. which were put into the plot with a sex ratio of 1:1. Each plot was recorded as an independent experimental group with 7 plateau pika (3 males and 4 females) for one year (from March 2021 to February 2022). All plateau pika were habituated to the plots and had ad libitum access to food and water.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
