image: A plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) foraging during the harsh winter on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Credit: Dr. Fuyu Shi (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Non-hibernating pikas' protein restriction tweaks their gut microbiome to help them survive the winter, when winter-active herbivores often struggle to find dietary protein
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Article title: Increased urea nitrogen salvaging by a remodeled gut microbiota helps nonhibernating pikas maintain protein homeostasis during winter
Author countries: China, Israel
Funding: see manuscript
Journal
PLOS Biology
Method of Research
Experimental study
Subject of Research
Animals
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Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.