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  PIKA Canadian Children's Literature Database
PIKA is a real treasure chest; in addition to the National Library of Canada's collection of 35 000 Canadian children's books, features from high-quality sources have been added:
The PIKA database is a search tool for Canadian children's literature designed to make life easier for bookworms and other creatures who love children's literature.
Just visit PIKA, type in a topic (subject heading), the year of publication and your choice of language and I will suggest the right books.
www.collectionscanada.ca /pika/index-e.html   (275 words)

  
 Pika Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
The pikas is a small mammal that is also known as the cony and the "rock rabbit" (but they aren't really rabbits).
Pikas are lagomorphs, closely related to rabbits and hares, but they are smaller and much noisier; they bark and bleat.
Pikas live in cold, dry areas (high-altitude mountain slopes, deserts and grasslands) in western North America, southeastern Europe, and parts of Asia.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/lagomorphs/Pikaprintout.shtml   (272 words)

  
 ASU Professor Helps In Fight To Protect Japanese Pika Habitat
Pikas probably originated in Asia, where all but two of the 25 existing species are known to live.
Amid the rocky terrain is a colony of pikas scampering about for the dozens, if not hundreds, of tourists who come to watch.
The newly discovered Japanese love affair with the pika is a result of a two-year campaign by the Pika Fan Club, one of Japanís largest citizens action groups.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/1998-10/ASUC-APHI-081098.php   (798 words)

  
 Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve - Pika (U.S. National Park Service)
The pika's squat body (7 to 8 inches in length) is brownish gray with long whiskers.
Pikas use the insulating properties of snow to protect themselves from winter cold and avoid summer heat among the many rock cavities.
During summer pika inhabitating the lava flows are most active during the early morning and late evening hours to avoid the heat of the day.
www.nps.gov /crmo/naturescience/pika.htm   (285 words)

  
 NatureWorks - American Pika
The American pika lives in rocky mountain areas and boulder-covered hillsides, usually at elevations of between 8,000-13,000 feet, between the timberline and down into subalpine forest.
Although pikas live in groups, they are territorial and will guard and defend their own area from other pikas.
The call is used to warn other pikas of a predator or intruder and it sounds a little like the bleat of a goat.
www.nhptv.org /natureworks/americanpika.htm   (384 words)

  
 American Pika
Diurnal in its habits, it appears in early morning and disappears into its grass-lined nest, hidden in rock crevices, shortly after sunset.
The pika spends considerable time sunning itself on a favourite lookout rock, against which its 'salt-and-pepper' coat is difficult to distinguish.
Remaining active throughout the winter under the snow, the pika subsists on stacks of cured grasses and sedges which it stockpiles during the summer months.
www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/pika.htm   (122 words)

  
 PIKA EDITION - PIKA EDITION
Pika vous propose quelques pistes pour remplir vos agendas tout neufs !
Pika Édition est heureux de vous annoncer la sortie du nouveau titre signé Tôru Fujisawa : TOKKÔ.
Tôru Fujisawa effectue avec ce titre un virage à 180° en explorant un tout nouveau genre.
www.pika.fr /pika_newsletter.php   (371 words)

  
 PIKA Technologies - Analog and digital boards connect to TDM and IP networks
PIKA Technologies - Analog and digital boards connect to TDM and IP networks
PIKA study shows, Asterisk® takes hold in the enterprise
PIKA Technologies Inc. 535 Legget Drive, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 3B8.
www.pikatechnologies.com   (92 words)

  
  PIKA Technologies - Analog and digital boards connect to TDM and IP networks
PIKA Technologies - Analog and digital boards connect to TDM and IP networks
PIKA Technologies announces CommLogik as Latin American distributor
PIKA Technologies Inc. 535 Legget Drive, Suite 400, Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 3B8.
rd.business.com /index.asp?epm=s.1&bdcq=Pika&bdcr=1&bdcu=http://www.pikatech.com/&bdcp=&partner=2662601&bdcs=nwuuid-2662601-6A1F3399-6794-5AD4-1DA3-7ED43C5E60F0-ym   (91 words)

  
  PIKA Canadian Children's Literature Database
PIKA is a real treasure chest; in addition to the National Library of Canada's collection of 35 000 Canadian children's books, features from high-quality sources have been added:
The PIKA database is a search tool for Canadian children's literature designed to make life easier for bookworms and other creatures who love children's literature.
Just visit PIKA, type in a topic (subject heading), the year of publication and your choice of language and I will suggest the right books.
www.lac-bac.ca /pika/index-e.html   (275 words)

  
  Pikas: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Pikas form colonies in mountainous terrain, living in old rock slides, talus slopes, or around large boulders, usually with a meadow or patches of vegetation in the vicinity.
Pikas are diurnal, being most active during the morning and late afternoon when their short, shrill bark not only advertises the boundaries of their territory but also warns other colony members of intruders.
Pikas do not hibernate, and their survival during the winter is dependent on the success of their haying season.
www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/smgame/pikas.php   (879 words)

  
 Pika - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name pika (archaically spelled pica) is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae (rabbits and hares).
The name "pika" appears to be derived from the Tungus "piika", or perhaps from the Russian "pikat'", to squeak.
Pikas are native to cold climates, mostly in Asia, North America and parts of eastern Europe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pika   (430 words)

  
 Collared Pika - Department of Environment - Government of Yukon
From amongst the boulders in the talus slope, a weak "meep" signals the presence of the pika.
A pika is truly an edge animal: using the jumbled rocks on the fringe of the talus slope for its protective home and using the nearby vegetated slopes for its food supply.
The pikas lower pitched call is quite different from the squeak of an arctic ground squirrel and the whistle of a marmot.
www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca /pika.html   (1069 words)

  
 Boreal Forests of the World Mammal Species - American Pika   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pikas are territorial, mainly for two reasons: a short supply of good nesting sites, and the need to stock up a winter's supply of food.
Pikas are much smaller than their relatives, hares and rabbits; they're generally 20 cm long or shorter; they do not have long "bunny" ears, and generally live in remote and often rugged areas.
Pikas are famous for their habit of constructing haypiles for use as winter food.
www.borealforest.org /world/mammals/american_pika.htm   (625 words)

  
 APOGEE PHOTO MAGAZINEl Pika
Pikas are creatures of the talus slopes; they always live in the jumble of rocks that have been split off from the mountain peaks by frost action and expansion and contraction of exposure.
The pikas live in colonies and, where you find one, you may find a dozen more, although they will be widely scattered across the slopes because each animal does have a small territory it claims as its own.
And, although the pikas uttering those alarm notes are usually sitting right out in the open, their small size and the fact that their coloration matches the rocks on which they are sitting makes them extremely hard to locate.
www.apogeephoto.com /sept2005/llrue92005.shtml   (1517 words)

  
 Pikas: Collard and American Pika Information, Picture
Similar in appearance to the hamster with its body size and small ears, the pika is a cousin to the rabbit.
When its main predator the weasel is detected, the pika doesn’t emit any type of call or sound, because the weasel is small enough to follow them into their burrows.
Pikas carry parasites such as the Bot fly larvae, fleas and mites.
www.pestproducts.com /pikas.htm   (313 words)

  
 Pika wrongly accused
The plateau pika has been considered a pest because the common belief is that it competes with native livestock for forage and contributes to rangeland degradation.
Pikas are not only the most abundant source of food for predators during the summer, but almost their sole source of food during winter, as they do not hibernate.
The pikas like to eat the roots of plants at the edges of the fl sands, so they may be causing some of the expansion of fl sands.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-05/20/content_332171.htm   (1470 words)

  
 Pika - WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia - A Wikia wiki
Pika always kept himself to himself but silently observed what he believed to be a slow degradation in the 'quality' of UK Furmeets.
Pika insists this is not true, saying: 'I never once intended to imply that expressing your furry side, in any shape or form, or that sexual activities where bad.
Pika has long since reintegrated into the UK Furry scene and now regularly attends the smaller UK furmeets, though his personal views of the fandom have not changed.
furry.wikia.com /wiki/Pika   (284 words)

  
 Pictures of the American pika|Ochotona princeps facts
The north american Pika is a small mammal related to rabbits and hares which lives in talus slopes at high elevation in the western mountains: This particular pika was just east of Tioga Pass, outside Yosemite National Park.
Pika particularsAlso referred to as a "cony" or "rock rabbit," the American Pika is a cute little critter of only about six or seven inches in length and weighs-in at a plump three or four ounces.
Research results show that American pikas are particularly vulnerable to global warming because they reside in areas with cool, relatively moist climates like those normally found in their mountaintop habitat.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Lagomorpha/Ochotonidae/Ochotona/Ochotona-princeps.html   (715 words)

  
 PIKA Technologies Launches Suite of Hardware Products in Support of Its Host-Based Media Processing Vision - Technology ...
PIKA's customers are developers of advanced voice-oriented products for a variety of industries that, while ultimately intending to make the shift to a purely IP-based infrastructure, often still require the ability to connect to the existing TDM-based telephone network.
PIKA is renowned for its stellar customer service and aims to support its current customer base while offering easier-to-use options and higher-level applications to new potential customers such as web developers or other developers who may not have computer telephony experience.
PIKA Technologies is a designer and manufacturer of plug-in media processing hardware and software building blocks that connect computer systems to TDM, IP and IM-based networks to provide advanced voice and fax services.
www.redorbit.com /news/technology/755445/pika_technologies_launches_suite_of_hardware_products_in_support_of/index.html?source=r_technology   (866 words)

  
 pika. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Pikas live above the timber line in the mountains of N Asia and W North America.
The pika differs from the rabbit in that its body is smaller and the ears on its blunt head are shorter; also unlike the rabbit, the fore and hind limbs are about equal in length.
Pikas are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Lagomorpha, family Ochotonidae.
www.bartleby.com /65/pi/pika.html   (183 words)

  
 Converged Communications - Pika Technologies
PIKA is made up of employees who possess experience across a range professional expertise, whether that be engineering, technical support, operations, etc..
PIKA is committed to quality leadership and continuous improvement within all aspects of our design, product development, manufacturing and customer care activities.
PIKA's focus is to meet or exceed the expectations of all its customers, in a cost effective and competitive manner.
www.ccmena.com /pika.htm   (211 words)

  
 pika
pika (pronounced pie-ka) is a co-ed cooperative that houses around 30 MIT undergraduate and graduate students.
pika has an open kitchen and pantry stocked with staples including cereal, breads, juice, milk, fruit, vegetables, sandwich materials, soup, pasta, beans, tea, coffee, and so on.
All pika's residents are assigned a house duty each quarter: each person holds an office or is responsible for keeping a particular area of the house in order.
web.mit.edu /lgc/www/houses/pika.shtml   (685 words)

  
 An endangered species of Lagomorpha   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As the pika has a limited area of distribution andlow numbers, our data were obtained only by field observations, feeding trials in artificial conditions, and dissections and microscopic examination of hunted or captured animals.
It is possible that the pikas breed in early spring and produce first litter born in early June, with a second litter appearing in late July or early August.
As the pika’s population density is very low and habitat conditions are very rigorous, perhaps some female pikas may not breed in any given year, and perhaps some females produce only one litter in a year.
www.ualberta.ca /~dhik/lsg/IliPikams2001.htm   (1455 words)

  
 The Pika Stove
The Pika stove is a new arrival into the wilderness.
The Pika stove is a passive air-laminar flow intake type stove, versus the pressurized Pepsi stove.
The dimensions are the same as for a solo Pika, and the only difference is the fuel bowl tabs are bent outward slightly instead of inward as for Pikas.
users.sisqtel.net /losthiker/pikastove   (3674 words)

  
 What is a pika?
The Pika a little known animal, which shares its name with one of the most well known modern characters-pikachu Most people believe that this is an entirely fictitious character, but there is an actual animal called the pika.
The pikas tend to live in large groups, working hard during the growing seasons to collect and store food for the winter, as they are not known to hibernate.
The Asian pika, or Ochotona pusilla, live in the steppes and is the only species among all the Ochodonitae which is native to the European continent.
flfl.essortment.com /whatisapika_rgod.htm   (590 words)

  
 Alexsandr I. Pika - Obituary
Born in Ussuriisk, in the Russian Far east Region, on January 1, 1951, Pika was a specialist in indigenous people of the Russian Arctic and is known for his pioneer contributions on current health status, demography, and vital statistics of the native Siberian populations.
Pika graduated from Moscow State University ln 1977 and got his Ph.D in Ethnography (Cultural Anthropology) at Moscow State in 1982.
Pika and his associates thus became the most obvious partners for an NSF-sponsored project on native family transitions and social change in Alaska and Northeast Siberia that Sasha co-chaired with Steve McNabb since 1993.
arcticcircle.uconn.edu /SEEJ/Yamal/pikaobituary.html   (938 words)

  
 Pika, Pikas, American Pika
The American pika, a small flower-gathering relative of the rabbit, may be one of the first mammals in North America known to fall victim to global warming if heat-trapping emissions are not reduced soon.
According to research, global warming appears to have contributed to local extinctions of pika populations.
American pikas may be the 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to the response of alpine and mountain systems to global warming.
www.worldwildlife.org /pikas/index.cfm   (194 words)

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