小型哺乳动物的繁殖投入与繁殖成功率

动物的繁殖活动关系到整个种群的生存与灭绝, 繁殖投入和繁殖成功率是繁殖生态学研究的重要内容。从繁殖投入的划分入手, 综述了小型哺乳动物的繁殖投入和繁殖成功率之间的关系及其影响因素、分子生物学技术在繁殖生态学中的应用等, 阐述了小型哺乳动物能够根据自身的状态调整每次繁殖活动中的时间投入和能量分配, 采取不同的繁殖对策。这些繁殖对策是长期自然选择的结果, 其目的都是为了最大限度地提高自身的适合度。并且指出分子生物学技术在繁殖生态学中的应用将大大加快这一研究领域的快速发展。     

两栖类的繁殖迁徙研究概述

两栖类的繁殖迁徙是其繁殖活动的重要组成部分,个体能否成功完成繁殖迁徙将直接影响到繁殖成功率。两栖类的繁殖迁徙研究对于了解物种和种群对繁殖栖息地的需求、物种的繁殖活动规律,以及科学合理地进行繁殖湿地以及相应栖息地的规划、管理和保护具有重要意义。国际上对两栖类的繁殖迁徙已有大量的研究,内容涉及多个方面,而国内的研究还非常少。本文从两栖类的繁殖迁徙物候、迁徙模式、迁徙方向与定向、迁徙距离等方面总结了影响两栖类繁殖迁徙时间、繁殖迁徙方向的因素以及两栖类的定向和导航机制,分析了两栖类不同类群和性别在繁殖迁徙距离上的差异及其原因,介绍了两栖类繁殖迁徙常用的研究方法及其优缺点。开展两栖类繁殖迁徙的研究将对我国的两栖类保护具有重要意义。     

繁殖方式对矮慈姑生长的影响

矮葱姑的种子繁殖和球茎营养繁殖对植株生物量和高度都有明显的影响。种子繁殖苗生物量的增长曲线方程不同球茎繁殖苗的生物量增长曲线方程从生物量比较可见,在生长初期。球茎繁殖苗的生物量远大于种子繁殖苗。生长过程中,种子繁殖苗的生长速率大于球茎繁殖苗。在生长后期,二者生物量接近。种子繁殖苗的高度动态方程与球茎繁殖苗的高度动态方程也不一样。种子繁殖苗和球茎繁殖苗高度的增长速率在生长的前期均高于生长后期。     

两种鹅掌楸繁殖成效的比较

通过交配设计结合花部性状调查对鹅掌楸(Liriodendron chktense Sarg.)与北美鹅掌楸(L.tulipifera Linn.)的繁殖资源分配与繁殖成效进行了比较.结果表明,鹅掌楸通过增加繁殖器官的数目以提高繁殖成效,而北美鹅掌楸则通过提高繁殖器官功效来保障繁殖成效.根据不同交配组合的子代出苗率分析表明,鹅掌楸总体的雄性繁殖成效高于北美鹅掌楸,而雌性繁殖成效低于北美鹅掌楸.     

复制生命,是福音还是祸水?

复制生命,是福音还是祸水？奇云一、无性可以繁殖吗？生命繁殖后代的方式一般有两种,一种是有性繁殖（又叫双亲繁殖）,另一种是无性繁殖（也叫单亲繁殖）。从古至今,高等动物都是有性繁殖子孙,低等动物都是无性繁殖后代。高等动物（包括人在内）的有性繁殖方式固然有...     

虎舌红迁地保护技术的研究

虎舌红是一种极为罕见的观赏植物.本文探讨了虎舌红的繁殖技术,从根本上解决虎舌红的迁地保育问题.规模化繁殖以种子繁殖为主,但这样繁殖的周期较长,而且观赏性有所降低;扦插繁殖成活率低,观赏价值最高;组培繁殖的技术还需深入研究.     

庐山石韦繁殖技术的研究

庐山石韦的繁殖一般采用分株繁殖和孢子繁殖,分株繁殖宜在早春进行,注意施肥,保持湿度在75%以上。孢子繁殖宜在秋季孢子成熟时进行,勤浇水,2月后产生绿色原叶体,进而发育为幼孢子体。培育8～9月后,可进行移栽。庐山石韦的繁殖一般采用分株繁殖和孢子繁殖,分株繁殖宜在早春进行,注意施肥,保持湿度在75%以上。孢子繁殖宜在秋季孢子成熟时进行,勤浇水,2月后产生绿色原叶体,进而发育为幼孢子体。培育8～9月后,可进行移栽。     

粘液繁殖体及其生态功能

对粘液繁殖体的概念、粘液性质、粘液繁殖体的研究现状及粘液繁殖体研究中存在的问题进行了论述。分布在干旱区的十字花科、爵床科、菊科等植物具有粘液繁殖体。有关粘液繁殖体的研究集中在具有粘液繁殖体植物的识别、粘液形态结构及成分、粘液溶出机制及过程、粘液繁殖体的生态功能等几个方面。尽管已有研究表明,粘液繁殖体具有促进种子远距离传播、促进繁殖体的萌发及苗的发育、使种子免受摩擦损害和动物捕食等生态功能,但目前人们对粘液繁殖体的生态意义尚不十分清楚,从多物种比较研究中阐明粘液繁殖体生态意义的研究尚很少见。继续识别具有粘液繁殖体的植物,改善现有的研究手段,加强粘液繁殖体对植被恢复价值的研究是目前粘液繁殖体研究面临的挑战。     

麋鹿的配偶制度、交配计策与有效种群

模拟分析了繁殖群体大小、繁殖偏倚和占群优势雄性数目对麋鹿的有效种群大小的影响.发现麋鹿占群优势雄性数目越少,其有效种群越小.麋鹿的繁殖计策对遗传多样性的保存的作用十分有限.雄性繁殖后代数目的方差越大,繁殖群体的有效群体越小.近交系数在封闭繁育种群中会上升.麋鹿有效种群越大,近交系数上升越快.根据分析结果,为了保存麋鹿种群中现有的遗传多样性,应当采取如下措施：（1）建立麋鹿繁殖群的遗传谱系档案,检测参加繁殖的麋鹿的遗传结构,记录繁殖的麋鹿的谱系;（2）每个麋鹿繁育基地应建立两个以上的繁殖群,组成繁殖群时,应隔离亲缘关系近的繁殖公鹿和雌鹿;（3）由于麋鹿的繁殖系统是后宫制,组成的每个麋鹿繁殖群不宜太大,繁殖公鹿和雌鹿数目应尽可能相等;（4）组成迁地保护的奠基群体时,根据应根据麋鹿繁殖群的遗传谱系档案注意保留原种群的遗传多样性以及奠基群体的遗传代表性.     

哺乳动物繁殖能量的研究

哺乳动物繁殖能量的研究裴恩乐,陆健健（华东师范大学生物学系上海２０００６２）哺乳动物繁殖能量的研究越来越受到人们的重视,这几年发展更快。哺乳动物的繁殖有季节性繁殖和非季节性繁殖两类,不管是哪一种方式,其整个繁殖过磋分成：配对及交配、怀孕。分娩、哺乳、...     

Linking flowering and reproductive allocation in response to nitrogen addition in an alpine meadow

Aims Plants can change in phenology and biomass allocation in response to environmental change. It has been demonstrated that nitrogen is the most limiting resource for plants in many terrestrial ecosystems. Previous studies have usually focused on either flowering phenology or biomass allocation of plants in response to nitrogen addition; however, attempts to link flowering phenology and biomass allocation are still rare. In this study, we tested the effects of nitrogen addition on both flowering phenology and reproductive allocation in 34 common species. We also examined the potential linkage between flowering time and reproductive allocation in response to nitrogen addition.Methods We conducted a 3-year nitrogen addition experiment in Tibetan alpine meadow. We measured first flowering date and the reproductive allocation for 34 common plant species in control, low and high nitrogen added plots, respectively. One-way analysis of variance was used to examine differences of first flowering date and reproductive allocation among treatments. The relationships between the change in species first flowering date and change in reproductive allocation in response to nitrogen addition were examined by calculating Pearson correlation coefficients.Important findings For most species, both first flowering date and reproductive allocation significantly responded to nitrogen addition. Nitrogen addition significantly delayed the first flowering date and reduced the reproductive allocation for all graminoid species, but accelerated flowering and increased reproductive allocation for most forb species. We found that changes in first flowering date significantly negatively correlated with the changes in reproductive allocation over species in response to nitrogen, which indicated a positive relationship between flowering response and plant performance in reproductive allocation. Species that advanced their flowering time with nitrogen addition increased their reproductive allocation, whereas those that delayed flowering time tended to decline in reproductive allocation with nitrogen addition. Our results suggest that species-specific switch from vegetative growth to reproductive growth could influence species performance.     

Existence of a pattern of reproductive character displacement in Homobasidiomycota but not in Ascomycota

Generally, stronger reproductive isolation is expected between sympatric than between allopatric sibling species. Such reproductive character displacement should predominantly affect premating reproductive isolation and can be due to several mechanisms, including population extinction, fusion of insufficiently isolated incipient species and reinforcement of reproductive isolation in response to low hybrid fitness. Experimental data on several taxa have confirmed these theoretical expectations on reproductive character displacement, but they are restricted to animals and a few plants. Using results reported in the literature on crossing experiments in fungi, we compared the degree and the nature of reproductive isolation between allopatric and sympatric species pairs. In accordance with theoretical expectations, we found a pattern of enhanced premating isolation among sympatric sibling species in Homobasidiomycota. By contrast, we did not find evidence for reproductive character displacement in Ascomycota at similar genetic distances. Both allopatric and sympatric species of Ascomycota had similarly low levels of reproductive isolation, being mostly post-zygotic. This suggests that some phylogeny-dependent life-history trait may strongly influence the evolution of reproductive isolation between closely related species. A significant correlation was found between degree of reproductive isolation and genetic divergence among allopatric species of Homobasidiomycota, but not among sympatric ones or among Ascomycota species.     

Highly variable reproductive isolation among pairs of Catostomus species

Hybridization between diverged taxa tests the strength of reproductive isolation and can therefore reveal mechanisms of reproductive isolation. However, it remains unclear how consistent reproductive isolation is across species' ranges and to what extent reproductive isolation might remain polymorphic as species diverge. To address these questions, we compared outcomes of hybridization across species pairs of Catostomus fishes in three rivers in the Upper Colorado River basin, where an introduced species, C. commersoni, hybridizes with at least two native species, C. discobolus and C. latipinnis. We observed substantial heterogeneity in outcomes of hybridization, both between species pairs and across geographically separate rivers within each species pair. We also observed hybridization of additional related species with our focal species, suggesting that reproductive isolation in this group involves interactions of multiple evolutionary and ecological factors. These findings suggest that a better understanding of the determinants of variation in reproductive isolation is needed and that studies of reproductive isolation in hybrids should consider how the dynamics and mechanisms of reproductive isolation vary over ecological space and over evolutionary time. Our results also have implications for the conservation and management of native catostomids in the Colorado River basin. Heterogeneity in outcomes of hybridization suggests that the threat posed by hybridization and genetic introgression to the persistence of native species probably varies with extent of reproductive isolation, both across rivers and across species pairs.     

COMPONENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT AND YIELD IN GOLDENRODS

Four components of reproductive yield (the weight of reproductive tissue) were examined in relation to their effect on reproductive effort and their relative contributions to reproductive yield in five species of goldenrods (Solidago, Compositae). The yield components were number of flowing stems per plant, number of flowering branches per stem, number of flowering heads per branch, and number of seeds per seed head. Individuals within populations increase their reproductive effort by increasing their reproductive weight, not by decreasing their vegetative weight. Each species shows a different pattern of positive correlations of yield components with reproductive yield and reproductive effort, indicating that each species has its own mechanisms for regulating reproduction. The yield components were not significantly intercorrelated.     

Paternal investment directly affects female reproductive effort in an insect

Female reproductive effort can be influenced by the quality of her mate. In some species, females increase their reproductive effort by differentially allocating resources after mating with high-quality males. Examination of female reproductive effort in relation to male quality has implications for estimating the evolvability of traits and for sexual-selection models. Accurate quantification of reproductive investment is not possible in many species. Butterflies are an exception, as most nectar-feeding species emerge with almost intact reproductive resources, and in some species males provide nutrients at mating that enhance female fecundity. By manipulating male donations and using radioactive isotopes, we quantified the effect of variation in nutrient provisioning on female reproductive effort in two butterfly species. In the greenveined white butterfly, Pieris napi, females increased their reproductive effort after receiving large male donations. By contrast, in the speckled wood, Pararge aegeria, where males do not provide nutrients, female reproductive effort was independent of male ejaculate. Increased reproductive effort in Pieris napi resulted from the production of more eggs, rather than from investing more resources per egg. In this species donating ability is heritable; hence females laying more eggs after mating with high-donating males benefit both through higher fecundity and through the production of high-donating sons.     

内蒙古草原3种针茅属植物不同组织水平的生物量生殖分配

植物资源的生殖分配是链接进化生态学和功能生态学的纽带。该文从4个组织水平上研究了针茅属(Stipa) 3种植物克氏针茅(S. krylovii)、大针茅(S. grandis)和贝加尔针茅(S. baicalensis)的生物量生殖分配以及株丛和种群水平上可育散布体的数量和生物量。结果表明: 1) 3种针茅属植物在不同组织水平上的生物量生殖分配呈现明显分异。在株丛水平上, 克氏针茅和大针茅的株丛生物量分配到生殖枝的比例分别为44.3%和47.9%, 均显著高于贝加尔针茅的35.7%。在生殖枝水平, 克氏针茅的生殖枝生物量分配到穗器官的比例为30.3%, 显著低于大针茅的42.9%和贝加尔针茅的48.4%。在穗器官水平, 大针茅穗生物量分配到散布体的比例(63.9%)最高, 克氏针茅(49.9%)次之, 贝加尔针茅(39.1%)最低。在散布体水平, 贝加尔针茅的可育散布体生物量占散布体总生物量的比例为92.3%, 显著高于克氏针茅的67.2%和大针茅的71.3%。2) 尽管3种针茅属植物在不同组织水平上的生物量生殖分配存在显著差异, 但从最终可育散布体占株丛生物量的比例看, 克氏针茅为6.1%, 贝加尔针茅为6.3%, 大针茅为9.5%; 三者在生物量生殖分配上表现出明显的趋同效应。3) 3种针茅属植物生物量生殖分配的限制性环节存在显著差异。生殖枝向穗的生物量分配是克氏针茅和大针茅生殖分配的限制性环节, 株丛向生殖枝的生物量分配或穗器官向散布体的分配是贝加尔针茅生物量生殖分配的限制性环节。从可育散布体的数量和个体生物量看, 克氏针茅采取了倾向于拓展空间的增加散布体数量的策略, 而大针茅和贝加尔针茅逐步进化出了趋向于提高个体竞争能力的增加散布体个体生物量的策略。     

Species‐level repertoire size predicts a correlation between individual song elaboration and reproductive success

Birdsong has long been considered a sexually selected trait that relays honest information about male quality, and laboratory studies generally suggest that female songbirds prefer larger repertoires. However, analysis of field studies across species surprisingly revealed a weak correlation between song elaboration and reproductive success, and it remains unknown why only certain species show this correlation in nature. Taken together, these studies suggest that females in numerous species can detect and prefer larger repertoires in a laboratory setting, but larger individual repertoires correlate with reproductive success only in a subset of these species. This prompts the question: Do the species that show a stronger correlation between reproductive success and larger individual repertoires in nature have anything in common? In this study, we test whether between‐species differences in two song‐related variables—species average syllable repertoire size and adult song stability over time—can be used to predict the importance of individual song elaboration in reproductive success within a species. Our cross‐species meta‐analysis of field studies revealed that species with larger average syllable repertoire sizes exhibited a stronger correlation between individual elaboration and reproductive success than species with smaller syllable repertoires. Song stability versus plasticity in adulthood provided little predictive power on its own, suggesting that the putative correlation between repertoire size and age in open‐ended learners does not explain the association between song elaboration and reproductive success.     

The presence of heterospecific males causes an Allee effect

The Allee effect is a positive causal relationship between any component of fitness and population density or size. Allee effects strongly affect the persistence of small or sparse populations. Predicting Allee effects remains a challenge, possibly because not all causal mechanisms are known. We hypothesized that reproductive interference (an interspecific reproductive interaction that reduces the fitness of the species involved) can generate an Allee effect. If the density of the interfering species is constant, an increase in the population of the species receiving interference may dilute the per capita effect of reproductive interference and may generate an Allee effect. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of heterospecific males on the relationship between per capita fecundity and conspecific density in Callosobruchus chinensis and C. maculatus. Of the two species, only C. maculatus females suffer reproductive interference from heterospecific males. Only C. maculatus, the species susceptible to reproductive interference, demonstrated an Allee effect, and only when heterospecific males were present. In contrast, C. chinensis, the species not susceptible to reproductive interference, demonstrated no Allee effect regardless of the presence of heterospecific males. Our results show that reproductive interference in fact generated an Allee effect, suggesting the potential importance of interspecific sexual interactions especially in small or sparse populations, even in the absence of a shared resource. It may be possible to predict Allee effects produced by this mechanism a priori by testing reproductive interference between closely related species.     

Fish reproductive guilds downstream of dams

Fish reproductive guilds were used to evaluate the responses of species with different reproductive strategies during two different periods of post‐dam construction. The data used for the comparisons were collected in the upper Paraná River floodplain (Brazil), downstream of the Porto Primavera dam, 2 and 10 years after impoundment. The abundance (catch per unit effort, CPUE), species richness, evenness and structure of communities, all within reproductive guilds, were used to test the hypothesis that these metrics vary spatially and temporally. The influence of damming on species structure and the diversity of fish reproductive guilds varied spatiotemporally, and species with opportunistic reproductive strategies tended to be less affected. Conversely, long‐distance migratory species responded more markedly to spatiotemporal variations, indicating that the ecosystem dynamics exert greater effects on populations of these species. Thus, the effects of a dam, even if attenuated, may extend over several years, especially downstream. This finding emphasizes the importance of maintaining large undammed tributaries downstream of reservoirs.     

Life history tactics of darters (Percidae: Etheostomatiini) and their relationship with body size, reproductive behaviour, latitude and rarity

Patterns of covariation of life history traits of darters in the genus Etheostoma are reviewed. The primary pattern is associated with body size. Large darters grow faster, mature at a larger size, produce bigger clutches, and have longer reproductive and life spans, and shorter spawning seasons, than do small darters. When the effects of size are removed statistically, the dominant secondary pattern matched the r-K continuum from fast-growing, short-lived, primarily semelparous species with many small ova and a high reproductive effort (r-species) to slow-growing, long-lived, iteroparous species with few large ova and a low reproductive effort (K-species). Variation in life history traits is also influenced by reproductive behaviour, latitude, and rarity (as measured by geographic range). There are significant differences in the primary and secondary life history patterns among reproductive guilds. Latitude and rarity are not correlated with these primary and secondary patterns. Instead, they account for variation of tertiary patterns. Rare species may not match the reproductive performance of more common and widely distributed species. Future studies of life history traits in darters should focus on species whose reproductive behaviour differs from that of the species reviewed in this study, and on the demographic characteristics of rare or declining populations.