中国(鼲)亚科田鼠族(Microtini)分类学研究进展与中国已知种类

䶄亚科田鼠族（Microtini）是一个分布广、物种多、在分类学上存在争议也较多的类群。通常认为该族在全世界有10属81种,中国有7属24种。近年来,通过广泛采集标本,开展分类与系统发育研究,基本厘清了我国䶄亚科田鼠族分类与系统发育问题。确认田鼠族在全世界仅8属,分别是东方田鼠属（Alexandromys）、雪田鼠属（Chionomys）、毛足田鼠属（Lasiopodomys）、艾草田鼠属（Lemmiscus）、田鼠属（Microtus）、松田鼠属（Neodon）、沟牙田鼠属（Proedromys）和川西田鼠属（Volemys）。帕米尔田鼠属（Blanfordimys）被证明是田鼠属的亚属,白尾松田鼠属（Phaiomys）是松田鼠属 的同物异名,水䶄属（Arvicola）被证明不属于田鼠族。而东方田鼠属是从田鼠属的亚属提升为属。中国田鼠族包括6属26种。青海毛足田鼠（Lasiopodomys fuscus）、白尾松田鼠（Phaiomys leucurus）和克氏田鼠（Microtus clarkei）均是松田鼠属成员。凉山沟牙田鼠（Proedromys liangshanensis）、林芝松田鼠（Neodon linzhiensis）、聂拉木松田鼠（Neodon nyalamensis）和墨脱松田鼠 （Neodon medogensis）是近年来命名的新种。     

中国杜鹃花科的(纟戾)木亚科白珠树亚科北极果亚科地理分布及其与其他地区的关系

<正> 杜鹃花科(Ericaceae)为中国植物的第七大科。因此,它在中国植物地理是中国植物区系上都占有比较重要的地位。杜鹃花科共分五个亚科:杜鹃花亚科、綟木亚科,白珠树亚科、北极果亚科和乌饭树亚科。綟木亚科、白珠树亚科和北极果亚科,虽然在本科中其种类不算太多,但所含10个属,故其多样性在本科中是首屈一指的。无疑,对这三个亚科在中国的地理分布及其与其他地区的关系的讨论是有意义的。     

中国伞形科变豆菜亚科的果实解剖特征及其系统学意义

对中国伞形科变豆菜亚科 (Saniculoideae) 2属 (变豆菜属SaniculaL .和刺芹属EryngiumL .) 13种植物的果实形态结构进行了比较解剖学观察 ,从果实横切面形状及其合生面宽度、外果皮和中果皮外突所呈皮刺和鳞片或瘤状体的形态及皮刺中木化厚壁细胞组织的分布、外果皮细胞形状及其角质层厚度、中果皮细胞层数和结晶体类型及分布、色素块沉积、伴生分泌管和油管的大小及分布等方面对上述各属种进行了观察和分析 ,归纳出各属的果实解剖特征 ,探讨了属间演化水平 ,认为刺芹属果实较变豆菜属果实演化程度高。结合已有的研究结果 ,讨论了该亚科与伞形科天胡荽亚科 (Hydrocotyloideae)间的区别及其演化关系。     

中国天胡荽、变豆菜两亚科花粉形态的观察

本文报道了天胡荽亚科和变豆菜亚科的5属30种和2变种的花粉形态。研究表明,这两亚科有 6种花粉类型,两亚科的花粉类型不相同但各自有相对的一致性,说明它们是两个自然类群;花粉形态的证据还说明了马蹄芹属归于天胡妥亚科的正确性等。     

中国鼠平亚科田鼠族(Microtini)分类学研究进展与中国已知种类

鼠平亚科田鼠族(Microtini)是一个分布广、物种多、在分类学上存在争议也较多的类群。通常认为该族在全世界有10属81种,中国有7属24种。近年来,通过广泛采集标本,开展分类与系统发育研究,基本厘清我国鼠平亚科田鼠族分类与系统发育问题。确认田鼠族在全世界仅8属,分别是东方田鼠属(Alexandromys)、雪田鼠属(Chionomys)、毛足田鼠属(Lasiopodomys)、艾草田鼠属(Lemmiscus)、田鼠属(Microtus)、松田鼠属(Neodon)、沟牙田鼠属(Proedromys)和川西田鼠属(Volemys)。帕米尔田鼠属(Blanfordimys)被证明是田鼠属的亚属,白尾松田鼠属(Phaiomys)是松田鼠属的同物异名,水鼠平属(Arvicola)被证明不属于田鼠族。而东方田鼠属是从田鼠属的亚属提升为属。中国田鼠族包括6属26种。青海毛足田鼠(Lasiopodomys fuscus)、白尾松田鼠(Phaiomys leucurus)和克氏田鼠(Microtus clarkei)均属于松田鼠属。凉山沟牙田鼠(Proedromys liangshanensis)、林芝松田鼠(Neodon linzhiensis)、聂拉木松田鼠(Neodon nyalamensis)和墨脱松田鼠(Neodon medogensis)是近年来命名的新种。     

鸟类核型研究:Ⅲ.莺亚科和weng亚科14种

本文报道了莺亚科10种和weng亚科4种的核型，并对已报道过的这二亚科18种鸟类的核型进行了比较研究。这两个亚科通常依据表型差异被划分在一个科——weng科中。Sibley（1988）等则依据DNA差异（通过DNA-DNA分子杂交测定）将它们划在不同的三个科（weng科、莺科和戴菊科）中。核型比较的结果支持了Sibley对这两亚科鸟类的重新划分。     

基于线粒体基因cyt b的鹟亚科部分鸟类系统发育

采用分子系统学方法对鹟亚科(Muscicapinae)6属31种鸟类的cytb基因序列992bp进行系统发生分析。以荒漠伯劳(Lanius isabellinus)和发冠卷尾(Dicrurus hottentottus)为外群,采用贝叶斯法(Bayesian,BI)、最大似然法(Maximum-likelihood,ML)和最大简约法(Maximumparsimony,MP)分别构建鹟亚科的系统发育树。结果支持:寿带属(Terpsiphone)、扇尾鹟属(Rhipidura)与方尾鹟属(Culicicapa)可从鹟亚科中移出,其中寿带属归入王鹟科(Monarchidae),扇尾鹟属与方尾属归入扇尾鹟科(Rhipiduridae);鹟属(Muscicapa)、仙鹟属(Niltava)为单系发生,并聚为姐妹群,亲缘关系较近;姬鹟属(Ficedula)并非单系发生,白眉姬鹟(Ficedulazanthopygia)在3种系统发生树中的位置差别较大,研究结果未能确定其分类地位;铜蓝(Muscicapa thalassina)与白腹蓝(Cyanoptila cyanomelana)亲缘关系较近,前者应从属中移出,后者应从姬属移出,共同归入仙属或列为仙属的姐妹属。上述结论解决了亚科部分有争议属、种间的进化关系,为亚科分类系统提供了DNA水平证据。     

中国紫草科天芥菜亚科花粉形态及其系统学意义

为了深入研究紫草科Boraginaceae的分类问题,用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜观察了中国紫草科天芥菜亚科Heliotropioideae天芥菜属Heliotropium 6种,砂引草属Messerschmidia 2种和紫丹属Tournefortia 1种植物的花粉形态.它们的花粉为长球形,赤道面观为椭圆形,极面观为六裂圆形或八裂圆形,少数为三角形.萌发孔有三种类型:(1)三孔沟与三假沟交替排列;(2)四孔沟和四假沟交替排列;(3)三孔沟.外壁表面具微弱的小穿孔,皱波状纹饰或表面近光滑.上述结果表明天芥菜亚科三个属之间有密切的亲缘关系.花粉特征表明紫丹属在天芥菜亚科中可能是比较原始的,天芥菜属的演化水平比紫丹属和砂引草属要高,而砂引草属介于其他两个属之间.花粉形态特征显示天芥菜亚科是厚壳树亚科Ehretioideae到紫草亚科Boraginaceae的过渡类型.紫丹属的花粉具三孔沟的萌发孔类型表明天芥菜亚科与破布木亚科Cordioideae有一定的亲缘关系.     

水蛇亚科形态学特征的支序分析

水蛇亚科属于游蛇科,包含10个属。其中7个属为单型属。选取水蛇亚科14个形态学特征进行支序分析,并利用计算机软件Hennig86对水蛇亚科中8个属之间的系统发育关系进行初步探讨,结果显示水蛇亚科分为两支Gerarda和Fordonia两个属构成姊妹群,Cerberus、Erpeton和Homalopsis三个属也构成单系群,与Vorisetal(2002)的分子系统树相同,但Cantoria属的地位则与Vorisetal(2002)的明显不同。     

苦苣苔亚科的地理分布

苦苣苔亚科是苦苣苔科中较大的类群, 共有4族, 79属, 约1770种, 广布于亚洲、非洲热带及亚热带地区,以及欧洲的地中海地区和澳大利亚东北部,仅一种间断分布于中、南美洲。热带亚洲为该亚科的分布及多样化中心。本文概述了苦苣苔亚科各族、属的分布状况,对属的分布类型进行了分析,对该类群原始性状以及 4个族间的系统发育关系进行了讨论。根据大岩桐亚科及苦苣苔亚科在新、旧热带的替代分布及其共同起源原理,推测苦苣苔科起源时间有可能追溯到中白垩纪。     

中国13种鼠科啮齿动物的阴茎形态学及其分类学意义的探讨

本文对我国所产13种鼠科啮齿类进行了阴茎形态学的比较研究(包括阴茎骨和软体结构),探讨了在鼠科的家鼠属(Rattus)、姬鼠属(Apodemus)、小家鼠属(Mus)和巢鼠属(Micromys)4个属间以及同属不同种之间的差异。结果表明,阴茎的形态结构具有属和种的特异性和稳定性,可以为分类学的研究提供重要依据。     

长爪沙鼠阴茎头的组织学研究及五种鼠阴茎头的扫描电镜观察

本文对８例长爪沙鼠（Ｍｅｒｉｏｎｅｓｕｎｇｕｉｃｕｌａｔｕｓ）幼年、亚成年、成年和老年雄性个体的阴茎头组织进行连续切片。结果表明,阴茎头的外环层和阴茎骨近支由阴茎海绵体衍生而来;内环层、尿道小瓣、阴茎骨远支和侧支由尿道海绵体衍生而成。采用扫描电镜观察了长爪沙鼠、子午沙鼠（Ｍ．ｍｅｒｉｄｉａｎｕｓ）、大沙鼠（Ｒｈｏｍｂｏｍｙｓｏｐｉｍｕｓ）和甘肃绒鼠（Ｅｏｔｈｅｎｏｍｙｓｅｖａ）、黑腹绒鼠（Ｅ．ｍｅｌａｎｏｇａｓｔｅｒ）共５种１６例的阴茎头表皮棘,发现其形态、数量和分布有属、种间差异性和相对稳定性,沙鼠属（Ｍｅｒｉｏｎｅｓ）３种的表皮棘均呈牛角状的圆锥体,斜向排列成行;而绒鼠属（Ｅｏｔｈｅｎｏｍｙｓ）内甘肃绒鼠为球状表皮棘,黑腹绒鼠为牛角状,排列均不规则。因此,阴茎头表皮棘与阴茎骨、阴茎头软体结构均有分类学意义。     

沟牙田鼠的形态特征及分类地位探讨

沟牙田鼠是分布于中国四川西部和甘肃南部的一种罕见小型啮齿动物,迄今标本收藏甚少,种、属地位存在异议,有人认为应并入田鼠属。我们根据四川九寨沟自然保护区采到的16号不同年龄、性别的沟牙田鼠,就其牙齿形态和成年雄性的阴茎结构与其它田鼠类作了比较,发现其成体和幼体在M³和M₃形态上有很大不同。其他重要区别包括：上门齿宽大;下门齿外露部分很短,下门齿总长仅及下颌长的77％左右,远比其他田鼠小;M齿环呈圆弧形或豆形亦很特殊;成年雄性的阴茎骨近支烧瓶状,远支基部膨大与田鼠类差别很大。结果表明：沟牙田鼠属是有别于田鼠属的有效属。     

Meriones meridianus and Lagurus lagurus as alternative definitive hosts of Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus.

The utilization of Meriones meridianus and Lagurus lagurus as alternative definitive hosts for Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus was investingated. Tapeworm stage development of E. multilocularis was observed and their recovery rate was determined in the small intestine of M. meridianus and L. lagurus. These were compared with those in golden hamsters, which are known as alternative definitive hosts. The animals were treated with PTBA (prednisolone tertiary butylacetate) and PA (prednisolone acetate), after which M. meridianus showed the highest recovery rate, whereas L. lagurus had few or no worms. The recovery rate of worms from golden hamsters was between those of M. meridianus and L. lagurus. On day 20 post-infection, developing tapeworms with mature segments were collected from M. meridianus treated with PA. The worms were mostly from the proximal and medial small intestine. The three species of animals infected orally with E. granulosus were divided into two groups, PTBA-treated and non-treated control groups. PTBA promoted/enhanced the recovery rate of the worms until 5 days, but none or only a few worms were found in PTBA treated animals thereafter. The highest recovery rate was obtained from M. meridianus treated with PTBA on day 5 post-infection. Some worm developments were observed on days 5 and 10 post-infection. These results demonstrate that M. meridianus could be useful as an alternative definitive host of Echinococcus.     

Giselinidae fam. nov., a new monophyletic group of cyclopoid copepods (Copepoda, Crustacea) from the Atlantic deep sea

Four new species of Cyclopoida from deep-sea waters are described and placed in two new genera: Giselina gen. n. and Sensogiselina gen. n. The new genera and species belong to a new monophyletic group within the cyclopinid cyclopoids. A new name, Giselinidae, is proposed for this monophylum. The new family is characterised by the combination of the following characters: (1) tergite of leg 1 fused to cephalosome dorsally, but incompletely fused laterally, (2) absence of aesthetascs on ancestral antennulary segments XVI, XXI and XXV, (3) absence of antennary exopodal setae, (4) presence of only three spines on distal exopodal segment of leg 1, (5) absence of inner setae on first endopodal segments of legs 1–4, (6) outer terminal and distal inner elements of distal endopodal segment of leg 4 transformed into spines, (7) distal outer element of leg 5 exopod transformed into a spine, (8) leg 6 with only one seta, and (9) furcal setae I and III located on dorsal margin. Received in revised form: 16 June 2000 Electronic Publication     

Anatomy of the baculum-corpus cavernosum interface in the norway rat (Rattus norvegicus), and implications for force transfer during copulation

The baculum is a nonappendicular bone found in the glans tissue of members of five orders of mammals. Its function during copulation is unknown. Anatomical examination of the baculum and corpus cavernosum in the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) shows that the two structures are connected by a layer of fibrocartilage, and that the distal tip of the corpus cavernosum swells during erection to surround the proximal end of the baculum. Microradiographs of bacula from sexually experienced males show that regions of the bone may be remodeling; these data suggest that the baculum is load-bearing. On the basis of this anatomy, I propose that the baculum increases the overall flexural stiffness of the penis during copulation by transferring bending and compressive forces from the distal end of the glans to the tensile wall of the corpus cavernosum. Forces on the distal end of the penis during copulation press the baculum against the corpus cavernosum, reducing its internal volume and increasing intracavernosal pressure and corpus cavernosum wall strains. Because the wall of the erect corpus cavernosum is reinforced with inextensible collagen fibers, an increase in wall strain will also increase wall tissue stiffness, and thereby increase the flexural stiffness of the corpus cavernosum.     

Correlative 3D‐imaging of Pipistrellus penis micromorphology: Validating quantitative microCT images with undecalcified serial ground section histomorphology

Detailed knowledge of histomorphology is a prerequisite for the understanding of function, variation, and development. In bats, as in other mammals, penis and baculum morphology are important in species discrimination and phylogenetic studies. In this study, nondestructive 3D‐microtomographic (microCT, µCT) images of bacula and iodine‐stained penes of Pipistrellus pipistrellus were correlated with light microscopic images from undecalcified surface‐stained ground sections of three of these penes of P. pipistrellus (1 juvenile). The results were then compared with µCT‐images of bacula of P. pygmaeus, P. hanaki, and P. nathusii. The Y‐shaped baculum in all studied Pipistrellus species has a proximal base with two club‐shaped branches, a long slender shaft, and a forked distal tip. The branches contain a medullary cavity of variable size, which tapers into a central canal of variable length in the proximal baculum shaft. Both are surrounded by a lamellar and a woven bone layer and contain fatty marrow and blood vessels. The distal shaft consists of woven bone only, without a vascular canal. The proximal ends of the branches are connected with the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa via entheses. In the penis shaft, the corpus spongiosum‐surrounded urethra lies in a ventral grove of the corpora cavernosa, and continues in the glans under the baculum. The glans penis predominantly comprises an enlarged corpus spongiosum, which surrounds urethra and baculum. In the 12 studied juvenile and subadult P. pipistrellus specimens the proximal branches of the baculum were shorter and without marrow cavity, while shaft and distal tip appeared already fully developed. The present combination with light microscopic images from one species enabled a more reliable interpretation of histomorphological structures in the µCT‐images from all four Pipistrellus species. J. Morphol. 276:695–706, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Intrinsic organization of snake medial cortex: an electron microscopic and Golgi study.

The intrinsic organization of medial cortex in snakes, primarily of the genera Natrix and Boa, was studied using Golgi and electron microscopic techniques. The area has three distinct layers, each containing a characteristic population of neurons. Stellate cells comprise a relatively small population of neurons with their somata and dendrites restricted to layer 1, the most superficial layer. Their axons course horizontally in layer 1. Candelabra cells form the largest population of neurons in medial cortex. Their somata lie densely packed in layer 2 and are joined by specialized junctions. Ascending dendrites extend from the somata into layer 1. They consist of spine-free proximal segments and spine bearing distal segments. Descending dendrites extend from the somata into the upper half of layer 3. The proximal segments bear few spines but branch into several tapered, distal segments which have a moderate covering of spines. One or two axons originate from the descending dendrites and descend through layer 3. The axons bear collaterals in the deep half of layer 3 and eventually bifurcate in the alveus. The medial branches run into the septum; the lateral branches course through other cortical areas. The axons bear frequent varicosities within medial cortex. Periventricular cells lie in the deep half of layer 3, either singly or in clusters. Their ascending dendrites extend radially into layer 1 where they branch into distal segments which resemble those of the candelabra cells. Their descending dendrites arborize horizontally in the alveus and bear a moderate covering of spines. Ependymal cells line the ventricular surface and send radial processes through the area's depth bearing lamellate processes.     

Kallikrein localization in rodent salivary glands and kidney with the immunoglobulin-enzyme bridge technique.

Kallikrein has been localized in rodent kidney and salivary glands by means of an immunoglobulin-enzyme bridge technique. In sections of kidney, anti-kallikrein antibodies bound to the apical region of certain distal tubule segments in the cortex, to reabsorption droplets of proximal convoluted tubules, and to certain duct segments in the papilla. In salivary glands of both male and female rats and mice, and apical rim of most striated duct cells of submandibular, parotid and sublingual glands and granular tubules of submandibular glands exhibited immunoreactivity. Granular intercalated duct cells in female submandibular glands also displayed immunostaining for kallikrein. Phenylephrine administration resulted in loss of immunoreactive granules from the granular convoluted tubule cells of male mouse submandibular gland. This response was paralleled by a biochemically demonstrable decrease in kallikrein-like tosylarginine methyl ester (TAME) esterase activity.     

Limb ossification patterns of the ichthyosaur Stenopterygius, and a discussion of the proximal tarsal row of ichthyosaurs and other neodiapsid reptiles

Limb ossification patterns for the Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) ichthyosaur, Stenopterygius , are described. It is found that limb ossification follows a continuous proximal to distal sequence from the propodial elements through to the terminal elements of 1st to 4th digit in the manus and the 1st to 3rd digit in the pes. The 5th manal and 4th pedal digit begin ossification later than more preaxial digits and also show evidence of proximal addition of elements near the distal mesopodial row in a manner consistent with delayed ossification of the 5th distal mesopodial in other diapsids. Ossification of manal elements in the Supernumerary 3–4 (S3-4) digit and the 5th digit appear interdependent; if one or the other is highly ossified, ossification of the other is retarded. The 1st pedal digit is considered to be lost in Stenopterygius and the 4th pedal digit is identified as the 5th digit. Delayed ossification of the mesopodium is not observed. The most preaxial proximal tarsal is identified as the centralc; the remaining proximal tarsals are the astragalus and calcaneum, and it is inferred that the astragalus and calcaneum ossified from within a single proximal cartilage.