鸻形目15种鸟类线粒体ND6基因序列差异及其系统进化关系

采用PCR和质粒克隆测序方法,首次获得鸻形目l5种鸟类线粒体基因组的ND6基因全长522bp的序列。经对位排列,序列间末见有插入和缺失,共有216个变异位点,种间序列差异为5．17％—19．92％。以白鹤为外群,用NJ法构建15种鸟类的进化关系树。研究结果表明：构建的系统树将鸻形目15种鸟类分为2个支系：第1支系包括蒙古沙鸻、环颈鸻、灰斑鸻和反嘴鹬。第2支系包括红脚鹬、林鹬、青脚鹬、翘嘴鹬、翻石鹬、大滨鹬、尖尾滨鹬、斑尾塍鹬、中杓鹬、大杓鹬和白腰杓鹬,其中鹬属的3个种和杓鹬属的3个种分别组成一个单系;翘嘴鹬和翻石鹬、大滨鹬和尖尾滨鹬分别聚为姊妹群,表现出较近的亲缘关系;斑尾塍鹬独立分支出来。分子证据提示：鹬科中的塍鹬属、鸻科中的斑鸻属应提升为亚科分类阶元;反嘴鹬与鸻科鸟类亲缘关系较近,组成一个单系,将其归入鸻科下属的一个类群更为合理,与核型研究结果及Sibley新分类体系的观点相一致。     

形目12种鸟类线粒体细胞色素b基因序列差异及其系统发育关系

采用PCR直接测序方法首次对形目 (Charadriiformes) 12种鸟类 :蒙古沙 (Charadriusmongolus)、环颈(Charadriusalexandrinus)、大杓鹬 (Numeniusmadagascariensis)、白腰杓鹬 (Numeniusarquata)、中杓鹬 (Numeniusphaeo pus)、红脚鹬 (Tringatotanus)、林鹬 (Tringaglareola)、翘嘴鹬 (Xenuscineres)、翻石鹬 (Arenariainterpres)、大滨鹬 (Calidristenuirostris)、反嘴鹬 (Recurvirostraavosetts)和砺鹬 (Haematopusostralensis)线粒体cytb基因全序列进行测定 ,并以白鹳(Ciconiaciconia)的同源序列作为外群构建系统发生树。经比对 ,形目 12种鸟类线粒体cytb基因全序列均包括1143bp ,序列间未见有插入和缺失 ,共有 381个变异位点 ,种间序列差异值为 5 16 %～ 16 0 1%。重建的系统树将形目 12种鸟类分为 2个支系 :第 1支系包括红脚鹬、林鹬、翻石鹬、大滨鹬、翘嘴鹬、中杓鹬、大杓鹬和白腰杓鹬 ,其中红脚鹬、林鹬、翻石鹬、大滨鹬、翘嘴鹬聚为一支 ,中杓鹬、大杓鹬和白腰杓鹬聚为另一支 ;第 2支系包括蒙古沙、环颈、反嘴鹬和砺鹬 ,其中反嘴鹬与砺鹬互为姐妹群 ,然后再与属的两个种蒙古沙和环颈组成的姐妹群构成并系群。分子证据提示 :第 1支系中各属间及种间的系统关系与形态学研     

(行鸟)形目12种鸟类线粒体细胞色素b基因序列差异及其系统发育关系

采用PCR直接测序方法首次对Hang形目(Charadriiformes)12种鸟类：蒙古沙Hang(Charadrius mongolus)、环颈Hang(Charadrius alexandrinus)、大杓鹬(Numenius madagascariensis)、白腰杓鹬(Numenius arquata)、中杓鹬（Numenius phaeo-pus）、红脚鹬（Trina totanus）、林鹬（Trina alareola）、翘嘴鹬（Xenus cineres）、翻石鹬（Arenaria interpres）、大滨鹬（Calidris teruarostris)、反嘴鹬（Recurvirostra avosetts)和砺鹬（Haematopus ostralensis)线粒体cyt b基因全序列进行测定,并以白鹳（Ciconia ciconia)的同序列作为外群杓建系统发生树。经比对,Hang形目12种鸟类线粒体cyt b基因全序列均包括1143bp,序列间未见有插入和缺失,共有381个变异位点,种间序列差异值为5．16％—16．01％。重建的系统树将Hang形目12种鸟类分为2个支系：第1支系包括红脚鹬、林鹬、翻石鹬、大滨鹬、翘嘴鹬、中杓鹬、大杓鹬和白腰杓鹬,其中红脚鹬、林鹬、翻石鹬、大滨鹬、翘嘴鹬聚为一支,中杓鹬、大杓鹬和白腰杓鹬聚为另一支;第2支系包括蒙古沙Hang、环颈Hang、反嘴鹬和硕鹬,其中反嘴鹬与砺鹬互为姐妹群,然后再与Hang属的两个种蒙古沙Jamg和环Hang组成的姐妹群构成并系群。分子证据提示：第1支系中各属问及种间的系统关系与形态学研究结果相吻合;第2支系中的反嘴鹬与Hang鹬之间的亲缘关系较近,两者聚为姐妹群,提示将这两个类群合并为一个亚科——反嘴葫亚科更为合理,与码亚科共同组成Hang科,与核型研究结果和Sibley在新分类体系中将码科分为反嘴鹬亚科和Hang亚科、反嘴鹬族和砺鹬族属于反嘴鹬亚科的观点相一致。     

崇明东滩鸻鹬类迁徙路线的环志分析

崇明东滩为东亚-澳大利西亚鸻鹬类迁徙路线上的重要迁徙停歇地.本文通过分析崇明东滩回收的异地环志鸻鹬类记录及异地回收的崇明东滩环志的鸻鹬类记录,研究崇明东滩鸻鹬类的迁徙路线.1979～2008年间,崇明东滩共回收到来自澳大利亚西北部、澳大利亚维多利亚、美国阿拉斯加及新西兰北岛等17个国家与地区环志的鸻鹬类265只,包括大滨鹬(Calidris tenuirostris)、斑尾塍鹬(Limosa lapponica)、红腹滨鹬(C.canutus)等16种鸟类,其中春季北迁期间的记录占总数的93%;2003～2008年间,澳大利亚西北部、新西兰南岛、中国大陆及新西兰北岛等10个国家与地区回收到崇明东滩环志的大滨鹬、斑尾塍鹬、红腹滨鹬等12种鸟类,共计164只.在所有与崇明东滩鸻鹬类存在迁徙连接的20个国家和地区中,澳大利亚西北部的回收记录占全部回收记录的55%.根据斑尾塍鹬和红腹滨鹬不同亚种的越冬地分布,崇明东滩回收的斑尾塍鹬有L.l.menzbieri与L.l.baueri两个亚种,红腹滨鹬有C.a.piersmai和C.a.rogersi两个亚种.     

基于形态特征判定五种鹬类性别的可靠性

快速准确地鉴定两性同型鸟类个体性别在鸟类生态学研究中具有重要意义。本文选择2008年春季迁徙期在崇明东滩停歇的大滨鹬(Calidris tenuirostris)、红腹滨鹬(C.canutus)、红颈滨鹬(C.ruficollis)、尖尾滨鹬(C.acuminata)及翘嘴鹬(Xenus cinereus)5种两性同型的鹬类,用分子生物学方法进行性别鉴定,并基于个体的形态特征(体重、翅长、喙长、头喙长及跗跖长)采用判别分析方法对性别进行判定。结果表明,尖尾滨鹬雄性各形态特征均显著大于雌性,其他4种鹬类则相反。5种鹬类形态特征的性别差异指数在0.5%~25.3%之间,重叠度在29.4%~98.6%之间。5种鹬类判别分析判定性别的准确率在(0.69±0.06)~(0.96±0.01)之间,其中,尖尾滨鹬判别准确率(0.96)最高,翘嘴鹬判别准确率(0.69)最低。形态特征在两性间的差异程度影响性别的判别准确率。另外,两性性比对性别判别的准确率也有影响:性比偏雄性鸟类的雄性判别准确率高于雌性,而性比偏雌性鸟类的雌性判别准确率高于雄性。采用判别分析估测的性比与分子生物学鉴定结果相似,表明判别分析在判定种群的性比方面具有较高的可靠性。     

四川发现斑尾塍鹬

据资料记载斑尾塍鹬(Limosa lapponica movaczealandiae)在我国分布于新疆天山、东北、福建、台湾、广东、海南岛等地,为旅鸟或冬候鸟。1980年10月12日在四川南充县小龙门的嘉陵江河漫滩上采获一只雌性标本,为四川鸟类新纪录。体重255克,全长331、翼长206、嘴峰84、跗蹠52、尾长66毫米。嘴长于尾而略上翘,头及上体以褐色为主;眉纹白色;尾褐色而具白色横斑;喉白色,前胸浅褐色,下体其余部分白色。虹膜暗褐色;嘴的端部黑色,其余部分红色;胫的裸出部及跗蹠均为黑色。四川发现斑尾塍鹬@余志伟$四川师范学院!南充…     

基于碱基分子质量和π电子共振能的几种新距离在系统发育重建中的应用

为探讨基于碱基分子质量和π电子共振能的几种新距离在系统发育重建中的应用,以Kimura2-parameter距离为对照,以鸻行目16种鸟类线粒体ND6基因和Cytb基因序列为例分别进行距离矩阵邻接法建树,并结合形态学分类和核型研究结果进行比较分析.结果表明:1)E距离和I距离基因树最大程度地吻合了形态学分类结果,将灰斑鸻和鸻属的两个种聚为同一单系,将滨鹬属两个种聚为同一单系;其反对将反嘴鹬和砺鹬单独成科的观点得到核型研究结果的强烈支持;E距离和I距离的ND6树和Cytb树相互支撑性较好;E距离和I距离是系统发育重建中2种颇具潜力的新距离;2)基于E距离和I距离的ND6树和Cytb树,结合形态学分类和核型研究结果,给出了鸻行目16种鸟类的分类归属.     

基于生物信息学对部分鸡形目鸟类系统发生关系的研究

本研究从GenBank下载了31种鸡形目鸟类、2种雁形目鸟类、1种戴胜目鸟类、1种佛法僧目鸟类和1种犀鸟目鸟类的线粒体16SrRNA基因的部分序列。经比对后序列长度为1384bp,其中有400个变异位点。A+T平均含量为54.2%,C+G平均含量为45.8%。贝叶斯系统发生分析揭示出鸡形目和雁形目分别形成单系。研究表明:(1)珠鸡科是鸡形目中较为原始的一个类群;(2)传统分类中的雉亚科和鹑亚科并非分别形成单系;(3)吐绶鸡科和松鸡科与雉科的亲缘关系较近;(4)孔雀属、Francolinus和Bambusicola之间的亲缘关系较近;山鹑属与多个雉亚科的亲缘关系较近;(5)雉科内各个属的属内分化主要发生于后中新世-更新世期间。     

金门浯江溪口鸟类的多样性

在福建省金门岛西岸的滨海滩地浯江溪口进行了为期2年的调查,采用每月2次的定点调查,获得鸟类30科105种的记录,2000年为27科89种5514只;2001年为28科84种9079只,两年种类和数量起伏月变动曲线都有2个高峰,一是在春季,另一是在秋季,虽两年高峰点有前后之差,但曲线的模式,基本上是一致的,滩地的冬候鸟和旅鸟最为显著,优势种包括普通鸬鹚（Phalacrocorax carbo),环颈Xing（Charadrius alexandrinus),白腰杓鹬（Numenius arquata),中杓鹬（Numenius phaeopus),翻石鹬（Arenaria interpres),黑腹滨鹬（Calidris alpina)等,物种多样性指数均以春季最高,秋季次之,夏季最为贫瘠。     

“翘嘴娘子”——反嘴鹬

反嘴鹬与黑翅长脚鹬是反嘴鹬科的亲戚——反嘴鹬科广泛分布于温、热带淡水水域,有3～4属7～11种,在中国只有黑翅长脚鹬和反嘴鹬两种。     

鸟类核型研究Ⅳ.鸻形目(CHARADRIIFORMES,AVES)10种

本文报道了鸻形目鸟类2科10种的核型。并和已报道过的鸻形目6种21种的核型进行了比较研究。我们发现鸻形目鸟类中存在两种截然不同的核型,推断它们可能有不同的进化起源。这与Sibley等人(1987)通过对DNA—DNA杂交数据的分析得出的结果相似。     

Susceptibility of avian hosts to experimental Gymnophalloides seoi infection

To determine whether avian species are susceptible to infection with Gymnophalloides seoi (a human-infecting intestinal trematode), we exposed 7 species of birds with metacercariae obtained from oysters. The birds were necropsied at days 2, 4, and 6 postinfection (PI). The highest worm recovery at day 6 PI was obtained from the Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus; mean = 56.0%), followed by the Mongolian plover (C. mongolus; 49.3%), and the grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola; 32.3%). In contrast, no mature worms were recovered from the great knot (Calidris tenuirostris), dunlin (C. alpina), black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris), and mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Among the plovers, the worms attained the greatest size at day 6 PI (254.1 x 190.4 microm) in the Kentish plover, with a significantly higher number of eggs in the uterus. The 3 species of plovers are highly susceptible to experimental G. seoi infection, suggesting that they could play a role as definitive hosts for these worms in nature.     

Helminth parasites in six species of shorebirds (Charadrii) from the coast of Belize

Thirteen species of helminth parasites were recovered from six species of charadriid shorebirds (Aves: Charadriiformes) from Belize: the ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres, the snowy plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, the semipalmated plover, C. semipalmatus, the killdeer, C. vociferus, the white-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis, and the black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola. Cestode species were predominant (N = 8), followed by trematode species (N = 3) and acanthocephala (N = 2). The trematode, Paramaritremopsis solielangi infected four of the six species of hosts. The cestodes, Nadejdolepis litoralis and N. paranitidulans infected three and two host species respectively. Helminth parasite species were contagious (clumped) and not evenly distributed among hosts. Twelve of the 13 species were generalists. The one specialist Microphallus kinsellae was recovered from one C. fuscicollis. Three of the four types of feeding guilds were present and in approximately the same number. All but M. kinsellae have been reported from other species of hosts, mostly from Eurasia and North America.     

Shorebird community variations indicative of a general perturbation in the Mont-Saint-Michel bay (France)

The Mont-Saint-Michel bay located on the East Atlantic Flyway is the first site in France for wintering shorebirds, with, on average, 53,000 individuals in January. Seven species represent 96% of that community: dunlin (Calidris alpina), knot (Calidris canutus), oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), curlew (Numenius arquata), grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) and black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa). The international bird census organised by Wetlands International in mid-January gave us the opportunity to study, for a 23 years period, population variations in the bay. Despite a quite good carrying capacity, we showed that the decreasing proportion of 4 species in the bay relative to the other French populations may indicate a general perturbation of the bay. We discuss the different hypotheses to explain that observation.     

Environmental heterogeneity, spatial segregation of prey, and the utilization of southwest Atlantic mudflats by migratory shorebirds

We studied the relationships between the habitat use of migratory shorebirds and the spatial distributions of the Southwestern Atlantic Fiddler Crab Uca uruguayensis , polychaetes, sediment characteristics and tidal levels in the Río de La Plata estuary, Argentina, where U. uruguayensis is one of the most important intertidal species. Crabs have a well-defined patchy distribution that is segregated spatially from that of polychaetes. Crab density on the surface varied across the tidal cycle, reaching maximum values during low tide. Polychaete density decreased with depth but showed no change through the tidal cycle; however, given that sediment penetrability did change during the same period, their availability to probing shorebirds is expected to change. Habitat use by shorebirds followed the spatial distribution of prey; shorebirds that foraged on polychaetes (White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis , Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus and Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica ) focused their attention on the areas with the highest densities of polychaetes, whereas species that preyed mostly on crabs (Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres , Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus and Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola ) predominantly used areas with crabs. This segregation occurred particularly during low tide, a period in which polychaetes became fully available. Results show that the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of mudflats in relation to the types and availability of prey has a strong effect on shorebird habitat use.     

Short-term effects of reclamation of part of Seal Sands,Teesmouth, on wintering waders and Shelduck

Summary The invertebrate macrofauna of Seal Sands, Teesmouth, is very limited in species composition. Nereis diversicolor has a two-year life cycle; the larger size-class provides the main prey of the birds Pluvialis squatarola, Numenius arquata and Limosa lapponica. Hydrobia ulvae is an important food of P. squatarola and Calidris canutus. Small Carcinus maenas occur in late autumn and are taken by the larger shorebirds. Small Macoma balthica are also taken, but are scarce and not an important bird food. Tadorna tadorna and Calidris alpina subsist chiefly on species of small oligochaetes and polychaetes which occur at very high densities (Gray 1976). Feeding areas of the shorebird species show some segregation, particularly in groups of species taking the same prey. It is calculated that birds removed about 90% of the standing crops of large Hydrobia and Nereis during a single winter. This followed the reclamation of more than half the intertidal land used as feeding grounds by the birds.     

Variability in the area,energy and time costs of wintering waders responding to disturbance

Birds’ responses to human disturbance are interesting due to their similarities to anti‐predator behaviour, and understanding this behaviour has practical applications for conservation management by informing measures such as buffer zones to protect priority species. To understand better the costs of disturbance and whether it will impact on population size, studies should quantify time‐related responses as well as the more commonly reported flight initiation distance (FID). Using waders wintering on an estuarine area, we experimentally disturbed foraging birds on the Wash Embayment, UK, by walking towards them and recording their responses (FID, alert time, time spent in flight, time taken to resume feeding, and total feeding time lost). We present data for 10 species of conservation concern: Curlew Numenius arquata, Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, Bar‐tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola, Redshank Tringa totanus, Knot Calidris canutus, Turnstone Arenaria interpres, Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula, Sanderling Calidris alba and Dunlin Calidris alpina. Larger species responded more strongly, response magnitude was greater under milder environmental conditions, and responses varied over both small and large spatial scales. The energetic costs of individual responses, however, were low relative to daily requirements and disturbance events were unlikely to be frequent enough to seriously limit foraging time. We suggest, therefore, that wintering wader populations on the Wash are not currently significantly negatively impacted by human disturbance during the intertidal foraging period. This is also likely to be the case at other estuarine sites with comparable access levels, visitor patterns, invertebrate food availability and environmental conditions.     

Seasonal change and habitat selection of shorebird community at the South Yangtze River Mouth and North Hangzhou Bay, China

Coastal regions are important habitats for migratory shorebirds. The aim of the study is to understand habitat use by migratory shorebirds and to develop a conservation strategy in the sustainable use of wetlands. From March 2004 to January 2005, we conducted a seasonal shorebirds census in ten coastal habitats along the South Yangtze River mouth and North Hangzhou Bay, simultaneously examining the relative seasonal abundance of shorebirds and their spatial distribution. A total of 25 species were identified, the dominant seasonal species were Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris alpine) and Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) in spring; Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Common Greenshank(Tringa nebularia) and Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) in summer; Kentish Plover, Red-necked Stint and Common Greenshank in autumn; Dunlin(Calidris alpine), Kentish Plover and Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) in winter. These species accounted for more than 85% of the total shorebirds. The numbers of shorebirds counted was highest in spring and then in autumn, winter and summer respectively. Among the four seasons, there were few significant differences in the number of bird species between the sites outside the seawall (intertidal mudflat) and the sites inside the seawall (artificial wetland), but the average density of shorebirds was obviously different. The habitat-selection analysis of the environmental factors (outside and inside the seawall) impacting on the shorebird community was made in the 10 study sites with Canonical Correspondence Analysis. The study results indicated that: (1) Outside the seawall, the widths of the total intertidal mudflat and bare mudflat were the key factors affecting the shorebirds; the proportion of bulrush (Scirpusmariquete) covering and supertidal mudflat width had a positive correlation with the abundance of birds, while human disturbance and the proportion of both reed (Phragmites communis) and smooth cord-grass (Spartina alterniflora) covering in total surveyed areas had negative impacts on bird numbers; (2) Inside the seawall, the proportions of areas with shallow water and mudflats occupying the total surveyed area were key factors influencing the number of birds; the size of the bulrush area should have a positive impact on the appearance of shorebirds. Habitats with heavy human disturbance, dense reed and smooth cord-grass or a high water level were not conducive to be inhabited by shorebirds.     

鸟类核型研究XⅣ.鸻形目14种

本文报道了(行鸟)形目14种鸟的核型,并发现该目种类间染色体数目变异很大,由石(行鸟)的2n=40至沙锥的2n=98不等。这种变异是由原始的2n=80核型通过两种方式形成的:在(行鸟)小目中,小染色体相互融合而造成染色体数目的减少;在鹬小目中,大染色体的着丝点分离而造成染色体数目的增加。     

Seasonal change and habitat selection of shorebird community at the South Yangtze River Mouth and North Hangzhou Bay, China

Coastal regions are important habitats for migratory shorebirds. The aim of the study is to understand habitat use by migratory shorebirds and to develop a conservation strategy in the sustainable use of wetlands. From March 2004 to January 2005, we conducted a seasonal shorebirds census in ten coastal habitats along the South Yangtze River mouth and North Hangzhou Bay, simultaneously examining the relative seasonal abundance of shorebirds and their spatial distribution. A total of 25 species were identified, the dominant seasonal species were Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris alpine) and Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) in spring; Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Common Greenshank(Tringa nebularia) and Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) in summer; Kentish Plover, Red-necked Stint and Common Greenshank in autumn; Dunlin(Calidris alpine), Kentish Plover and Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) in winter. These species accounted for more than 85% of the total shorebirds. The numbers of shorebirds counted was highest in spring and then in autumn, winter and summer respectively. Among the four seasons, there were few significant differences in the number of bird species between the sites outside the seawall (intertidal mudflat) and the sites inside the seawall (artificial wetland), but the average density of shorebirds was obviously different. The habitat-selection analysis of the environmental factors (outside and inside the seawall) impacting on the shorebird community was made in the 10 study sites with Canonical Correspondence Analysis. The study results indicated that: (1) Outside the seawall, the widths of the total intertidal mudflat and bare mudflat were the key factors affecting the shorebirds; the proportion of bulrush (Scirpus×mariquete) covering and supertidal mudflat width had a positive correlation with the abundance of birds, while human disturbance and the proportion of both reed (Phragmites communis) and smooth cord-grass (Spartina alterniflora) covering in total surveyed areas had negative impacts on bird numbers; (2) Inside the seawall, the proportions of areas with shallow water and mudflats occupying the total surveyed area were key factors influencing the number of birds; the size of the bulrush area should have a positive impact on the appearance of shorebirds. Habitats with heavy human disturbance, dense reed and smooth cord-grass or a high water level were not conducive to be inhabited by shorebirds.