不同配种方式对大熊猫产仔效果的影响

１９８７－１９９３年,我国人工圈养的大熊猫先后有３１只雌性受配１０８只次,产仔胎,获幼仔４５只。有１６只雄性参加配种,其中７只能进行自然交配,９只没有自然交配能力。从３只雄性采出的良好精液,能使雌怀孕产仔,怀孕率为１９．１２％。在雄性自然交恿前后再给雌兽化人工授精,能提高雌兽怀孕产仔效果,来自不同山系大熊猫的繁殖能力有不同程序的差异,尤以岷山山系大熊猫的繁殖效果较差。     

圈养大熊猫的繁殖特性和生命表

通过对最大的大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)圈养种群——中国保护大熊猫研究中心的圈养种群的研究,总结了圈养大熊猫的繁殖生物学特性,编制了大熊猫的生命表。大熊猫是季节性繁殖的动物,每年春季3～4月发情交配,8月(30.49%)和9月(48.88%)产仔,每胎平均产仔1.5只,圈养繁殖大熊猫的雌雄比为1.11。大熊猫的妊娠期和幼兽的初生体重变化很大,分别平均为139.8天和142.6g。性成熟的年龄,雌性是5.7±1.1岁,雄性是5.8±0.58岁。根据圈养大熊猫的生命表计算出圈养种群的净增长率R0为0.209,世代周期T为9.187年,内禀增长率r为-0.170,周期增长率λ为0.844。     

北京动物园大熊猫繁殖记录

北京动物园在三十年中,共繁殖大熊猫28胎（其中双胎18次）,产仔46只,成活21只,成活率为45．65％,为大熊猫的迁地保护作出了杰出的贡献。1963年第一次在人工饲养下自然繁殖成功大熊猫“明明”;1978年第一次用人工授精方法繁殖成功大熊猫“元晶”;1980年第一次以纯超低温保存的大熊猫冷冻精液人工授精成功产下二仔;1987年第一次在人工饲养下繁殖出子三代;1990年第一次实现不同地理位置的大熊猫自然交配繁殖成功幼仔“亚庆”;1992年第一次繁殖成功大熊猫人工授精第三代幼仔“京京”;1992年第一次以人工授精繁殖长大的雄性大熊猫自然交配成功繁殖“永明”和“永亮”;1992～1993年第一次以人工哺育的方法使未食母乳的大熊猫幼仔“永亮”成活;1993年第一次达到1992年所产的3仔全部成活,成活率为100％。     

动物园大熊猫繁殖观察

大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)数量稀少,分布地区狭窄,为我国特有珍稀动物。为挽救这种濒危动物,除了加强对产区的保护外,对动物园大熊猫的繁殖进行研究,也是非常必要的。我园1头雌性大熊猫产于四川王朗自然保护区。1974年进园,1976年春初次发情(5岁),因缺配偶多年未进行繁殖。1981—1982年,该熊猫在四川成都动物园与1头雄性大熊猫完成交配,分娩于庐山。1981年生1胎,产2仔,仔未得初乳第三天死亡。1982年生1     

卧龙大熊猫的保护与繁殖研究进展

对卧龙野生大熊猫种群长达16年的监测,发现卧龙野生大熊猫种群基本趋于稳定,但较之70年代种群有所下降。1983年的冷箭竹大面积开花枯死,没有造成卧龙野生大熊猫种群的急剧下降,到2003年,冷箭竹更新竹林才能全面恢复到1983年前的水平。1991－1996年,卧龙共繁殖大熊猫11胎16仔,成活11只,成活率近70％,为人工繁殖大熊猫放归野外奠定了基础。     

广西龙虎山猕猴种群生态特征

１９８８～１９９５年,采用定点观察法和绝对计数与相对计数结合法对龙虎山猕猴种群生态作了调查研究。１９９０年核心区有猕猴１４群,５００只左右,猴群密度１．６群／ｋｍ２,种群密度５５．６只／ｋｍ２．猴群大小平均３３．８±２３．１（ｎ＝６）只。一般每隔４～５年分群一次,猴群群体年均增长率１４．８％,种群年均增长率为９．７％。猴群中成年猴性比为７．６±６．５（ｎ＝１２）,１～３岁组的性比为０．７４±０．６１（ｎ＝４）,群内未成年猴比例为６７．７±３．１％（ｎ＝１２）。发情交配期最早１１月１２日,最晚次年１月２０日,高峰期１２月上旬,持续３个月．产仔期最早４月１日,最晚８月１４日,高峰期５月上旬,持续时间４个半月．繁殖率４５．５％～１００％,平均７５．４±１３．２％（ｎ＝２１）。新生猴死亡率较低,新生猴性比（雌：雄）平均０．７４±０．３４（ｎ＝５）。     

雌性大熊猫发情行为的观察

1989、1990年对成都动物园和外地来园配种的5只正常发情大熊猫(年龄6—17岁,体况正常,其中1只为初情,其余的有过繁殖史),于每天活动量较大、人为影响较小的早晨和黄昏观察其行为和生理变化(外阴变化),并进行逐日记录,其中蹭阴、咩叫的描述及频率计算参照曾国庆等(1984)的方法。现将结果整理于后,为大熊猫适时配种提供行为参考。5只熊猫中有2只在咩叫高峰期自然交配,怀孕产仔,自然交配中的1只熊猫在咩叫高峰前两天作过一次人工授精,其余3只人工授精未怀孕。据观察雌性熊猫在发情期有蹭阴、咩叫两个高峰期,组成了发情高峰期,两者前后相差3—6…     

大熊猫的婚礼

大熊猫已在地球上繁衍了300万年,可是大熊猫的繁殖并非易事,从发情、求偶到交配都很独特,堪称野生动物中的“冷血一族”。在美丽如画的卧龙保护区,我们目睹了大熊猫的“婚礼”。那是阳光明媚的春日,一只约6岁的雌熊猫在树上发出了特殊的叫声,并分泌出有特殊气味的体液,这便是熊猫世界的求偶信号。于是,五六只雄性熊猫     

山地麻晰繁殖生态的研究

１９９７年３月至１９９８年８月,在徐州市近郊的牛头山对山地麻晰的繁殖生态进行了研究。３～７月为繁殖期,其中４～５月为交配产卵盛期。雌雄性比为１１．６。从交配到产卵为２６天,卵白色、革质、椭圆形。长径平均为１．３７（１．２３～１．５３）ｃｍ,短径平均为０．８６（０．７～１．０６）ｃｍ,卵重平均为０．６（０．４～０．８５）ｇ,每窝平均产卵４．１（３～５）枚。孵化期为５０天。初孵出的小麻晰尾端为蓝绿色,     

大熊猫繁殖生物学初步研究

近年来,在动物园内人工饲养下的大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuc),由于雌雄个体常常不能同时发情,甚至都不发情,因而不能正常产仔。故大熊猫的繁殖问题就成为国内外各动物园所关注的问题之一。 北京动物园大熊猫于1963年自然交配产仔首次成功。1978年以后,国内外动物园又相继进行了上百次的人工授精试验,据报道,真正受孕产仔的仅有中国的北京、上海、成都、杭州以及西班牙的马德里和墨西哥等动物园。可见其受精率很低。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.