拟环纹豹蛛雄蛛触肢上黑白相间毛饰物的功能

狼蛛科雄蛛附肢上多样化的饰装往往与求偶行为相偶联,这些特殊的饰装通常被认为是雌性选择的结果。拟环纹豹蛛Pardosa pseudoannulata,属狼蛛科豹蛛属,雄蛛触肢胫节密被白毛,跗舟密被黑毛,具有典型的性二型现象;同时,只有成熟的雄蛛才展现触肢黑白相间的毛饰物。推测拟环纹豹蛛雄蛛触肢这种黑白相间的毛饰物可能在物种识别中具重要作用。在室内我们拟通过涂抹操作对拟环纹豹蛛雄蛛触肢黑白相间毛饰物的功能进行分析。实验分为4组,分别是对照组(A组,雄蛛不做任何处理)、雄蛛触肢白色胫节全部涂成黑色(B组)、雄蛛触肢黑色跗舟全部涂成白色(C组)和雄蛛触肢的黑色跗舟被涂成黑色(D组),然后采用雌雄配对进行求偶交配行为测定。实验结果表明,B组雄蛛的交配成功率显著低于A、C和D组的雄蛛,而后3组雄蛛的交配成功率无显著差异。相反,B组雄蛛被雌蛛相食百分率显著高于其它3组。可见拟环纹豹蛛雄蛛触肢上黑白相间毛饰物,尤其是其胫节上的白色饰物在雌蛛种间识别中起重要作用。     

一些蜘蛛类群味觉毛的形态、数量和分布

化学通讯是蜘蛛最基础和最普遍的种内及种间通讯方式之一,蜘蛛体表的味觉毛能够接触性地或者近距离地感知环境中的化学物质,但味觉毛的相关研究仅在少数几种蜘蛛中有过报道。我们通过扫描电镜分别对幽灵蛛科(Pholcidae)、弱蛛科(Leptonetidae)、泰莱蛛科(Telemidae)、蟹蛛科(Thomisidae)和球蛛科(Theridiidae)共5科32种蜘蛛味觉毛的形态、数量及分布进行了观察。结果显示:蜘蛛味觉毛一般呈"S"形或弧形;毛根部与体表形成较大角度,末端开口。一般分布在步足的跗节和后跗节,一些种类在步足胫节亦有味觉毛分布。所观察的蜘蛛中绝大部分种类在触肢上未发现味觉毛,仅有2种蟹蛛即角红蟹蛛(Thomisus labefactus)和膨胀微蟹蛛(Lysiteles inflatus)以及1种球蛛即鼬形微姬蛛(Phycosomamustelinum)在触肢上有味觉毛。味觉毛的数量在不同蜘蛛种类中有较大差异,从十几根到上百根不等。蜘蛛味觉毛的形态、数量和分布等特征除了与遗传相关外,亦有可能与其生境和生活方式等有关。     

味觉毛在不同蜘蛛类群中的形态、数量和分布

化学通讯是蜘蛛最基础和最普遍的种内和种间通讯方式之一,蜘蛛体表的味觉毛能够接触性的或者近距离地感知环境中的化学物质,但味觉毛的相关研究仅在少数几种蜘蛛中有过报道。我们通过扫描电镜对分别对幽灵蛛、弱蛛、泰莱蛛、幽灵蛛、蟹蛛和球蛛共5科32种蜘蛛味觉毛的形态、数量和分布进行了观察,结果显示：蜘蛛味觉毛一般呈“S”形或弧形;毛根部与体表形成较大角度,末端开口。一般分布在步足的跗节和后跗节,一些种类在步足胫节亦有味觉毛分布。所观察的蜘蛛中绝在部分种类在触肢上未发现味觉毛,仅有两种蟹蛛 (Thomisus labefactus Lysiteles inflatus) 和一种球蛛 (Phycosoma mustelinum) 在触肢上有味觉毛。味觉毛的数量在不同蜘蛛种类中有较大差异,从十几根到上百根不等。蜘蛛味觉毛的形态、数量和分布等特征除了与遗传相关外,亦有可能与其生境和生活方式等有关。     

机敏异漏斗蛛体表超微感受器的扫描电镜观察

为了阐明机敏异漏斗蛛(Allagelena difficilis)对外界刺激的感受机制,利用扫描电镜对其体表的超微感受器进行了观察。机敏异漏斗蛛的体表感受器多样,毛状感受器的种类和数目最多,包括触毛、听毛、味觉毛、毛状刺、羽状毛、棘,广泛分布在体表各部;三明治状感受器分布于蜘蛛腹部背面和腹面以及步足等处;半球状感受器分布于蜘蛛的步足;单裂缝感受器和琴形器也主要分布于步足。     

北京幽灵蛛体表微感受器的类型、结构和分布

北京幽灵蛛(Pholcus beijingensis)体表的微感受器包括毛状感受器(触毛、听毛、味觉毛和刺)、裂缝状感受器(单个裂缝器、竖琴器)和跗节器等.扫描电镜观察显示,北京幽灵蛛体表的毛状感受器数量最多,分布最广;其次是裂缝感受器;此外,每个跗节末端具有一个跗节器.除触毛在整个身体表面均有分布外,其他毛状感受器(...     

虎纹捕鸟蛛体表扫描电镜观察

对虎纹捕岛蛛(Ornithoctonus husoena)的眼、生殖球、颚叶、听毛、触毛、琴形器、跗节器、发音器、幼蛛及成蛛的纺绩器和螯肢等结构进行了扫描电镜观察。     

听觉对拟环纹豹蛛(Pardosa pseudoannulata)定位猎物的影响

为探明蜘蛛的听觉感受器在寻觅定位猎物中的作用,在实验室内比较拟环纹豹蛛(Pardosa pseudoannulata)对有果蝇振翅声源端和无声源端的反应。结果表明:近距离内,拟环纹豹蛛对有声源端选择指数显著高于无声源端,但距离增大至15 cm后,拟环纹豹蛛选择指数无显著差异;拟环纹豹蛛停留时间也呈类似变化,距离12 cm内,拟环纹豹蛛在有声源端停留时间较长,多于总观察时间的1/2,且拟环纹豹蛛在有声源端停留时间显著高于无声源端,距离增加后,拟环纹豹蛛对声音敏感程度下降,停留时间无显著差异;总之,离声源距离越近,拟环纹豹蛛对声音的敏感性越高,随着距离增加,敏感性逐渐降低,声源间距与拟环纹豹蛛成功定位猎物有明显负相关性,拟环纹豹蛛在一定距离下可以依靠听觉定位猎物;另外,拟环纹豹蛛性别对听觉感受器的敏感度有一定影响,雌性拟环纹豹蛛对果蝇振翅声音更为敏感,选择指数更高。     

我国三种盖蛛(皿网蛛科)记述

皿网蛛科(Linyphiidae)是一类小型蜘蛛(亦称华盖蛛科),外形与微蛛科的种类相似,但皿网蛛的雌性触肢的顶端有一爪,第4步足胫节背面有两根刺,雄性触肢胫节无特别的突起,因而可以与微蛛相区别。在有的文献中,把下唇的前缘加厚或两侧的颚叶(或称下颚)平行也作为皿网蛛的鉴别特征。据笔者看来,这两点并不确切如此,而且这两个特征在鉴定时似乎也不易判别,故不应作为主要的依据。在野外调查时,可以看     

蜘蛛的分类(续)

二、亚目和科的检索表蛛形纲(Arachnida)蜘蛛目(Araneida或Araneae)的主要特征可归纳如下:1、头胸部合一;眼不超过8个。2、腹部不分节,与头胸部以腹柄相连;无尾节;有纺器;呼吸器官为书肺或气管。3、螯肢两节,内连毒腺;触肢6节,雄蛛触肢特化为触肢器;步足7节,有2或3爪。本目可分三亚目:(一)古蛛亚目Archaeothelae(=Liphistiomorphae,Mesothelae)腹部背面有分节的背片。螯牙上下活动。触肢基节无颚叶。8或6个纺器,位于腹部的中部;后中纺器或退化成舌状体(第七纺器)。8眼集于一丘。步足3爪。书肺两对。洞穴蜘蛛。(二)原蛛亚目Protothelae(=…     

中国额毛蛛属三种记述（蜘蛛目：皿蛛科：微蛛亚科）

本文记述了我国皿蛛科微蛛亚科新纪录属:额毛蛛属Caviphantes Oi,1960:一新种:膜质额毛蛛cariphantes glumaceus sp.nov.,二新纪录种:类石额毛蛛cariphantes pseudosaxetorum Wunderlich,1979和三齿额毛蛛Caviphantes samensis Oi,1960。本新种雄蛛触肢胫节一突起膜质、透明,故定名为膜质额毛蛛。     

Effect of equilibrium pH on the structure and properties of bleach-damaged human hair fibers

Hair proteins are significantly affected by environmental pH. This impact tends to increase with prior hair damage. To understand how pH affects bleached hair properties, we utilized a number of techniques allowing for the determination of hair thermal properties, swelling and water sorption, and dry and wet tensile properties. At pH 5, hair proteins had the best structural integrity, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry and the highest tensile modulus. At pH 10, protein cross-linking density decreased, water content and hair cross-sectional diameter increased. Alkaline treatment, when compared with pH 5, did not reduce intermediate filament conditions (evaluated via enthalpy measurement) nor mechanical property performance in the wet state. In contrast to alkaline-treated hair, bleached hair equilibrated at pH 3 behaved very differently: it contained two different crosslink density zones, was the least stiff in dry and stiffest in wet conditions. Additionally, it absorbed less water and had the lowest diameter because of reduced water binding by protonated carboxyl groups. The pH 3 to 10 did not affect the mechanical strength of bleached hair in dry or wet conditions.     

Relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on some hair trace elements

This study was performed in order to analyze the relative and combined effects of ethanol and protein deficiency on hair copper, zinc, manganese, and iron content in four groups of seven animals each which were pair-fed during 8 wk with (1) a nutritionally adequate diet, (2) a 36% (as energy) ethanol-containing isocaloric diet, (3) a 2% protein, isocaloric diet, and (4) a 36% ethanol, 2% protein isocaloric diet, respectively, following the Lieber-DeCarli model, and to analyze the relationship between hair copper, zinc, manganese, and iron content, and the liver and muscle content of these elements. Although there was a trend to higher levels of all the elements analyzed in the the hair of the low-protein fed animals, differences were statistically significant regarding copper and manganese, effects being solely attributable to the low protein diet, not to ethanol. Moreover, hair copper was significantly, inversely related with final weight and weight loss. There were significant relationship between liver zinc and muscle zinc (r=0.57, p=0.002), but not between liver or muscle zinc and hair zinc; no correlations were observed between muscle copper and hair copper, nor between liver manganese and hair manganese. An inverse, statistically significant correlation was observed between liver copper and hair copper (r=−0.39, p<0.05).     

漠河地区养殖的北极狐冬季被毛性状与保温性能的关系

被毛是哺乳动物最主要的特征之一,其保温功能对动物适应寒冷环境意义重大。为了探讨北极狐(Alopex lagopus)在被毛性状上如何适应寒冷的气候条件,对大兴安岭漠河地区人工养殖北极狐的背中部直针毛、上层绒毛、下层绒毛的长度、毛根细度、毛干细度以及毛密度、单个毛束内的毛数量、毛束密度、复合毛囊最大横切面积、1mm2内复合毛囊最大横切面总面积等14个性状因子进行测量分析。结果表明,北极狐绒毛分为上下两层,下层绒毛的长度、毛根细度和毛干细度均小于上层绒毛,上层绒毛长度与直针毛接近,直针毛长度与上层绒毛、下层绒毛长度均不存在显著相关性;毛密度与毛束密度极度正相关(P0.01),但与毛根细度、毛干细度、单个毛束内的毛数量和1mm2内复合毛囊最大横切面总面积不存在显著相关性,且与复合毛囊最大横切面积的相关性较小;复合毛囊最大横切面积受毛根细度、单个毛束内的毛数量和毛束密度的影响较小。北极狐不是通过降低毛细度的方式来增加毛密度以加强保温功能,而是通过改变被毛在皮肤内的分布格局来增加毛密度,以及将有髓质的绒毛分为上下两层来改变被毛空间结构这两种策略提高被毛内静止空气的量以加强保温功能,进而适应高纬度地区的寒冷环境。     

Is there any relationship between decreased AgNOR protein synthesis and human hair loss?

Argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region associated proteins (AgNORs) play roles in cell proliferation and a variety of diseases. We attempted to determine whether decreased NOR protein synthesis causes human hair loss. We studied 21 healthy males who suffered hair loss on the frontal/vertex portion of the head. Hair root cells from normal and hair loss sites were stained for AgNOR. One hundred nuclei per site were evaluated and the AgNOR number and NORa/TNa proportions of individual cells were determined using a computer program. The cells from normal sites had significantly higher AgNOR counts than those from hair loss sites. Also, the cells from the normal sites had significantly higher NORa/TNa than cells from the hair loss sites. In the normal sites, the cells demonstrated more NOR protein synthesis than cells in hair loss sites. Therefore, decreased NOR protein synthesis appears to be related to hair loss in humans.     

亚热带典型树种根毛特征及其与共生真菌的关系

根毛和共生真菌增加了吸收面积,提高了植物获取磷等土壤资源的能力。由于野外原位观测根表微观结构较为困难,吸收细根、根毛、共生真菌如何相互作用并适应土壤资源供应,缺乏相应的数据和理论。该研究以受磷限制的亚热带森林为对象,选取了21种典型树种,定量了根毛存在情况、属性变异,分析了根毛形态特征与共生真菌侵染率、吸收细根功能属性之间的关系,探讨了根表结构对低磷土壤的响应和适应格局。结果表明:1)在亚热带森林根毛不是普遍存在的, 21个树种中仅发现7个树种存有根毛, 4个为丛枝菌根(AM)树种, 3个为外生菌根(ECM)树种。其中,马尾松(Pinus massoniana)根毛出现率最高,为86%;2)菌根类型是理解根-根毛-共生真菌关系的关键,AM树种根毛密度与共生真菌侵染率正相关,但ECM树种根毛直径与共生真菌侵染率负相关; 3) AM树种根毛长度和根毛直径、ECM树种根毛出现率与土壤有效磷含量呈负相关关系。该研究揭示了不同菌根类型树种根毛-共生真菌-根属性的格局及相互作用,为精细理解养分获取策略奠定了基础。     

胰岛素样因子(IGF-I)对绵羊毛囊体外培养的研究

对胰岛素样因子（IGF—Ⅰ）对毛囊形态影响及生长调控机理作了初步研究,分别采用0．1ng/mL、1ng／mL、10ng/mL、100ng/mL浓度梯度和对照组,结果表明10ng/／mL IGF—Ⅰ对毛囊生长具有明显的促生长作用,生长速度为0．26mm/d,对其作毛囊生长长度与培养关数进行回归分析,结果表明：培养前8d毛囊生长长度与培养时间呈明显的正相关（P〈0．05）。该试验仅从细胞水平上对体外培养毛囊生长及形态进行了研究,初步证实了IGF—Ⅰ有刺激毛囊生长正向调节作用。     

Human fine body hair enhances ectoparasite detection

Although we are relatively naked in comparison with other primates, the human body is covered in a layer of fine hair (vellus and terminal hair) at a relatively high follicular density. There are relatively few explanations for the evolutionary maintenance of this type of human hair. Here, we experimentally test the hypothesis that human fine body hair plays a defensive function against ectoparasites (bed bugs). Our results show that fine body hair enhances the detection of ectoparasites through the combined effects of (i) increasing the parasite's search time and (ii) enhancing its detection.