美洲鲥胚胎及仔稚鱼的发育

对美洲鲥(Alosa sapidissima)早期生活史阶段的生长发育特征进行了观察和测量,描述了胚胎和仔、稚鱼的生长发育特征。美洲鲥受精卵球形、无油球,为沉性卵,卵径2.85—3.28 mm。在水温20.3℃—21.9℃孵化条件下,经过82h孵化出膜,根据其胚胎发育过程的形态特征,胚胎发育分为受精卵、卵裂期、囊胚期、原肠胚期、神经胚期、器官形成期和出膜期7个发育阶段。美洲鲥初孵仔鱼全长为(8.56±0.36)mm,其卵黄囊体积为(4.57±0.77)mm3。1日龄仔鱼脑部发育明显,口张开,肛门开通,胸鳍形成。2日龄仔鱼卵黄囊体积(0.71±0.23)mm3,只有刚孵化的15.54%。3日龄仔鱼经过1d的混合营养期,卵黄被完全吸收,4日龄仔鱼完全营外源性营养,卵黄囊的体积(V)随孵化时间(h)的变化方程为V=4.1583e-0.0356h(R2=0.9901)。此后,背鳍鳍条、尾鳍鳍条、臀鳍鳍条和腹鳍鳍条相继在晚期仔鱼出现,9日龄仔鱼尾椎开始弯曲,21日龄仔鱼尾椎弯曲完成。27日龄鱼鳞开始形成,到33日龄稚鱼全身披鳞,个体发育进入幼鱼期,仔稚鱼期间的生长模型方程为:TL=0.0049D2+0.5091D+9.2578(R2=0.9885,TL为全长,D为日龄)。     

微流水培养条件下斑鳜仔鱼的摄食与生长

在孵化环道连续微流水培养、水温(24±2)℃条件下,斑鳜(Siniperca scherzeri Steindachner)初孵仔鱼全长为(4.87±0.10)mm(n=50),卵黄囊体积为(1.461±0.172)mm3(n=50),油球直径为(0.47±0.04)mm(n=50).仔鱼孵出12h,胸鳍增大,具有一定阵发性水平游动能力,1日龄巡游模式建立;2日龄口膜消失,开始主动摄食,进入混合营养期,3 日龄外源性摄食关系完全建立.5日龄仔鱼的卵黄和油球全部消失.进入外源营养期;15日龄全长达到(13.72±0.76)mm(n=12).仔鱼发育过程中,其全长生长存在内源性营养阶段的较快速生长,混合营养阶段的慢速生长以及外源性营养阶段的快速生长三个生长期相,平均增长率为0.59 mm/d,对仔鱼全长TL(mm)与日龄D(d)进行同归,其生长模型为:TL=-0.0004D3+0.0283D2+0.2159D + 4.9335(R2=0.985,n=261).2-15 日龄,口宽与全长呈正比关系.仔鱼从初孵到PNR仅为5-6d,具有摄食能力的时间4d,仔鱼依赖外源性营养开始时间较早,对饥饿的耐受力较差.     

中华沙鳅(♀)与宽体沙鳅(♂)杂交种的胚胎发育

以中华沙鳅为母本,宽体沙鳅为父本,通过人工杂交获得受精卵,运用数码体视显微镜对杂交种的胚胎发育进行观察拍照,并对杂交种胚胎发育各时期特征进行了详细描述。受精卵直径1.41 mm±0.16 mm,吸水膨胀后直径达1.91 mm±0.09 mm,半漂流性。25℃±0.5℃水温条件下,受精卵历时25 h 50 min孵出。胚胎发育过程分为7个阶段、27个发育期。初孵仔鱼全长4.71 mm±0.12 mm。经统计,杂交种受精率46.84%,孵化率72.84%,仔鱼畸形率8.62%,表明这两种沙鳅属间杂交表现出亲和性。     

钱塘江口弹涂鱼繁殖特征及早期发育

对采自钱塘江口沿岸滩涂(E 30°15',N 121°27')的弹涂鱼(Periophthalmus modestus)进行了繁殖特征和早期发育研究。弹涂鱼的个体绝对繁殖力(F)为1 432～2 978粒,平均1 998粒;体长相对繁殖力(FL)为36～62粒/mm,平均45粒/mm;体重相对繁殖力(FW)为528～1 530粒/g,平均864粒/g(n=83)。雌鱼性体指标(GSI)为8.47%～25.39%,平均14.49%(n=83);雄鱼GSI为0.10%～0.57%,平均0.25%(n=76)。弹涂鱼的成熟卵为沉性黏着性卵,有黏着丝,卵径(0.42±0.01)mm(n=500);受精卵椭球形,长径(0.75±0.02)mm,短径(0.56±0.03)mm,长短径比例0.74±0.03(n=300);受精卵为端黄卵,胚盘形成于动物极,作盘状卵裂。胚胎发育可划分为29个发育时相,在(27±0.5)℃、盐度10和pH 7.8±0.3条件下,经历124.13 h孵出仔鱼,所需的积温达3 351.34 h.℃。初孵仔鱼全长(2.17±0.09)mm(n=9),器官发育完善,胸鳍和鳔等器官已形成,眼睛有大量黑色素沉积,心率达(154.33±5.87)次/min(n=20)。实验条件下,初孵仔鱼投喂褶皱臂尾轮虫(Brachionus plicatilis)培育至23 d。3～4 d龄卵黄囊已完全吸收,进入后期仔鱼;7 d龄,脊椎骨开始弯曲,消化管呈折型;11 d龄,尾鳍开始分化,尾椎骨开始上翘,上颌出现牙齿;15 d龄,下颌出现牙齿;23 d龄,尾鳍鳍条发育完整,除第一背鳍外,其他各鳍已形成。幼鱼在培育过程中出现了两个死亡高峰期,第一个高峰出现在仔鱼孵化后5～7 d龄的开口期,第二个高峰则出现在20～23 d龄的变态期。     

日本鬼鲉胚胎发育及仔、稚鱼形态学观察

对日本鬼鲉的胚胎及仔稚鱼形态发育进行观察,描述了各发育时期的发育时序和形态特征。日本鬼鲉的受精卵呈正圆球形,无色透明,无油球,平均卵径为(1.42±0.04)mm,呈浮性。在水温(22±0.5)℃,盐度31‰的条件下,历时约52h10min完成孵化。初孵仔鱼全长(3.04±0.13)mm,卵黄囊长(2.23±0.08)mm,卵黄囊高为(1.65±0.06)mm,在(21±0.5)℃水温下,仔鱼孵化后3d内营内源性营养(卵黄囊仔鱼),第4天卵黄囊完全消失,开口摄食轮虫。13d全长(7.12±0.35)mm,背鳍鳍条出现进入稚鱼早期,15d全长(7.92±0.61)mm鱼体及各鳍开始出现金黄色斑纹,25d全长(13.66±0.55)mm,整个鱼体呈黄褐色,完成变态进入幼鱼期,开始营底栖生活。同时观察了自胚胎发育至幼鱼期鱼苗体表色素分布的变化及其器官发育的形态变化。     

半滑舌鳎仔鱼的摄食与生长

在水温23.4-24.0℃、盐度33.00、pH7.78-8.02的培养条件下,半滑舌鳎初孵仔鱼全长为3.55±0.161mm(n=60),依照公式4/3π.R/2.(r/2)2计算其卵黄囊体积为0.606±0.106mm3(n=60)。1日龄仔鱼,全长为4.99±0.211mm(n=10),卵黄囊体积较初孵仔鱼缩小近10倍,约为0.066±0.008mm3(n=10);2日龄,仔鱼的巡游模式建立,仔鱼全长为5.61±0.069mm,卵黄囊体积为0.030±0.002mm3(n=10),口初开;2.5日龄,口完全裂开,口裂0.24±0.024mm(n=10),仔鱼进入摄食期;3日龄,仔鱼的外源性摄食关系初步建立;4日龄,仔鱼的摄食率达100%,完成了内源性营养向外源性营养的转换;5日龄,仔鱼的卵黄完全被吸收,仅剩聚成一团的小油球,仔鱼的混合营养期持续2.5天时间;21日龄,稚鱼全长为12.96±0.611mm(n=11),仍有40%的个体残余的油球还没有完全被吸收,其体积仅为0.0000005±0.000003mm3(n=11)。仔鱼发育过程中,其长度的生长存在内源性营养阶段的快速生长、混合营养阶段的慢速生长以及饥饿期间的负生长三个生长期相,平均增长率为0.45mm/d,依照TL=aD3 bD2 cD d方程式对仔鱼的全长与日龄进行回归,其生长模型为TL(mm)=0.0026D3-0.0704D2 0.7993D 3.55(R2=0.9811,n=324)。仔鱼耐受饥饿的时间临界点发生在孵化后第10天(即9日龄)。仔鱼具有摄食能力的时间约6天,不可逆转饥饿期的时间约3天。残余的油球较长时间的存在,相对地延长了仔鱼混合营养期的时间,对仔鱼的发育、生长和存活有着至关重要的作用。5-20日龄的个体都具有胸角这个明显的形态学特征,只是饥饿个体和不可逆转饥饿期个体的胸角比摄食个体更为明显和尖锐,胸角不能作为区分健康仔鱼和饥饿仔鱼的形态学依据之一[动物学报51(6)1023-1033,2005]。     

拟赤梢鱼的胚胎发育和仔稚鱼生长特性观察

为阐明拟赤梢鱼(Pseudaspius leptocephalus)胚胎发育和仔稚鱼发育特点, 采用人工催产的方式获得受精卵, 观察分析了拟赤梢鱼胚胎发育和仔稚发育的时序特征。结果表明: 拟赤梢鱼成熟卵粒为黄色圆球形, 平均卵径为(1.77±0.20) mm, 遇水具微黏性; 在水温23℃条件下, 胚胎发育经历合子期、卵裂期、囊胚期、原肠胚期、神经胚期、器官形成期和孵化出膜期7个阶段26个时期, 共历时47h 55min完成孵化过程。初孵仔鱼在(23±1)℃水温条件下, 经历卵黄囊期仔鱼(0—7d)、晚期仔鱼(8—26d)和稚鱼期(27—31d), 进入幼鱼期; 卵黄囊期仔鱼游泳能力差, 随着卵黄囊逐渐消耗, 体表色素斑、胸鳍和尾鳍等逐渐形成, 消化道贯通, 鳔充气; 晚期仔鱼卵黄囊完全消失, 仔鱼游泳能力增强, 开口摄食, 腹鳍形成, 皮肤透明; 稚鱼期鳞片形成并覆盖全身, 鱼体形态已逐渐与成鱼无异。拟赤梢鱼仔稚鱼阶段全长生长特性公式为TL=0.0125x2+0.3579x+6.2058 (R2=0.9953), 出膜15d内, 仔鱼生长速度缓慢, 全长日生长率仅为(0.38±0.02) mm/d, 15d后, 仔鱼生长速度变快, 全长日生长率可达(1.24±0.09) mm/d。研究初步阐明了拟赤梢鱼的胚胎发育和仔稚鱼发育的时序特征, 为拟赤梢鱼的苗种规模化繁育提供了理论基础。     

贝氏高原鳅胚胎和仔鱼的形态发育

通过人工授精获得受精卵,对贝氏高原鳅胚胎和仔鱼的发育过程进行了观察和描述。结果表明,成熟卵淡黄色,卵径较小(直径0.94－1.10mm),遇水后产生强黏性。在水温9.0－12.8℃下,胚盘在受精后4h20min开始分裂,在19h50min和27h40min时达到囊胚期和原肠期,64h40min胚孔封闭,287h时部分胚胎开始出膜,405h30min全部出膜。初孵仔鱼全长(4.32±0.23)mm,肌节36－38对,眼和躯干部黑色素细胞明显,胸鳍原基发育良好。出膜后第5天仔鱼体侧和头部出现浓密的感觉芽。到第8天时全长(6.05±0.41)mm,卵黄吸收完全。仔鱼鳔一室和鳔二室分别于出膜后第30天和第50天形成。第55天的仔鱼全长(14.05±1.01)mm,肌节52－53对,体侧出现7－8条黑色素带,各鳍鳍条数目与成鱼基本一致,但仍有少量鳍褶存在。仔鱼的卵黄囊体积减小速度为0.027mm3/d,鱼体长度生长、鱼体长度性状间的比例关系并不相同,其中,肛后长／全长比例随胚后发育逐渐增加,由初出膜时的31%增加到最后的42％左右。     

北极茴鱼胚胎及仔鱼发育

研究对人工繁殖的北极茴鱼(Thymallus arcticus grubei)胚胎发育开展系统观察,记录分析其胚胎及仔鱼发育各时期的形态特征,旨在为北极茴鱼的人工繁育和种质资源保护提供必要的基础数据。结果显示,北极茴鱼受精卵呈圆球形,金黄色,沉性卵,未吸水卵径(2.46±0.14) mm,吸水卵径(3.14±0.18) mm,卵黄质内有多个油球。油球的数量和空间分布在胚胎发育过程中发生了规律性变化。在孵化水温(11.06±0.72)℃,溶氧8.3—9.8 mg/L条件下,历时301h完成整个胚胎发育过程,所需积温为3384.84h·℃,经历合子期、卵裂期、囊胚期、原肠胚期、神经胚期、器官形成期和孵化出膜7个阶段,共26个时期。北极茴鱼仔鱼尾鳍、胸鳍的分化和眼色素沉积在受精卵胚胎发育后期就已经完成,背鳍、腹鳍、臀鳍和脂鳍等在胚后发育过程中相继分化。其初孵仔鱼平均全长为(9.33±0.35) mm,仔鱼卵黄囊呈圆球形, 18日龄时卵黄囊和油球被完全消耗。其早期发育阶段(0—16日龄)的生长特性符合公式:y=0.0005x⁴–0.0201x³+0....     

瓦氏黄颡鱼的胚后发育观察

2002年5~6月,在四川省泸州市、合江县分数批收集到长江野生瓦氏黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrusvachelli)亲本,通过人工催产、人工授精获得受精卵,对其胚后发育过程进行了观察。瓦氏黄颡鱼的胚后发育过程可以分为卵黄囊仔鱼、晚期仔鱼和幼鱼3个阶段。初孵仔鱼淡黄色,肌节40对,平均全长5.2mm。水温20~22℃时,孵出后第3d口张开;第7d开始摄食;第9d卵黄吸尽,此时鱼苗平均全长12mm,卵黄囊仔鱼阶段结束。晚期仔鱼阶段的仔鱼,胸鳍、尾鳍、臀鳍、背鳍、腹鳍先后发育,至鳍褶消失时晚期仔鱼阶段结束。经过30d的生长和发育,进入幼鱼阶段;此时平均全长达37mm,其形态特征和生态习性均与成鱼相似。     

六种苏铁属植物的羽片比较解剖学研究

研究了锈毛苏铁（Cycas ferruginea),石山苏铁（C.miquelii),四川苏铁（C.szchuanensis),海南苏铁（C.hainanensis),仙湖苏铁（C.fairylakea)和贵州苏铁（C.guizhouensis)等六种苏铁属植物羽片的比较解剖学,结果显示锈毛苏铁与石山苏铁在下皮层厚壁细胞,海绵组织中含晶细胞,中脉隆起,叶缘形态,韧皮部形态及分泌道的有无等特征上具有较明显的差异,四川苏铁与海南苏铁和仙湖苏铁非常相近;海南苏铁与仙湖苏铁基本一致;贵州苏铁在中脉隆起,叶缘形态,韧皮部形态等方面与四川苏铁,海南苏铁及仙湖苏铁三者有差异。支持将锈毛苏铁,石山苏铁独立为种的观点,并认为海南苏铁与仙湖苏铁不能区分,四川苏铁与海南苏铁和仙湖苏铁具有较近的种系关系,贵州苏铁与其它种的种系关系相对较远。     

福建苏铁调查研究初报

对福建苏铁经过三年多的调查、观察和研究 ,基本完成福建苏铁原产地的调查 ,认为福建原产两种苏铁 ,即苏铁与四川苏铁。本文还对福州树木园引种栽培的苏铁进行分类研究 ,有苏铁、四川苏铁、海南苏铁、攀枝花苏铁、广东苏铁、台东苏铁、元江苏铁、暹罗苏铁、石山苏铁、篦齿苏铁、越南苏铁、叉叶苏铁、多羽叉叶苏铁、多歧苏铁、刺叶苏铁等 ,另有三种形态特征比较特殊的苏铁也在本文进行了简要描述。     

福建苏铁调查研究初报

对福建苏铁经过三年多的调查、观察和研究,基本完成福建苏铁原产地的调查,认为福建原产两种苏铁,即苏铁与四川苏铁。本文还对福州树木园引种栽培的苏铁进行分类研究,有苏铁、四川苏铁、海南苏铁、攀枝花苏铁、广东苏铁、台东苏铁、元江苏铁、暹罗苏铁、石山苏铁、篦齿苏铁、越南苏铁、叉叶苏铁、多羽叉叶苏铁、多歧苏铁、刺叶苏铁等,另有三种形态特征比较特殊的苏铁也在本文进行了简要描述。     

六种苏铁属植物的羽片比较解剖学研究

研究了锈毛苏铁（Cycas ferruginea）、石山苏铁（C. miquelii）、四川苏铁（C. szechuanensis）、海南苏铁（C. hainanensis）、仙湖苏铁（C. fairylakea）和贵州苏铁（C. guizhouensis）等六种苏铁属植物羽片的比较解剖学,结果显示锈毛苏铁与石山苏铁在下皮层厚壁细胞、海绵组织中含晶细胞、中脉隆起、叶缘形态、韧皮部形态及分泌道的有无等特征上具有较明显的差异;四川苏铁与海南苏铁和仙湖苏铁非常相近;海南苏铁与仙湖苏铁基本一致;贵州苏铁在中脉隆起、叶缘形态、韧皮部形态等方面与四川苏铁、海南苏铁及仙湖苏铁三者有差异。支持将锈毛苏铁、石山苏铁独立为种的观点,并认为海 南苏铁与仙湖苏铁不能区分。四川苏铁与海南苏铁和仙湖苏铁具有较近的种系关系,贵州苏 铁与其它种的种系关系相对较远。     

First record of an upper triassic Ceratodontid (Dipnoi,Ceratodontiformes) in Thailand and its paleogeographical significance

The first discovered Norian continental vertebratelocality of Thailand has yielded one minute toothplate of a ceratodontid. This remain belongs probably to Ceratodus cf. szechuanensis. C. szechuanensisYoung was previously recorded from the Upper Triassic of China, which would provide evidence for a land connection between Thailand and China as early as the late Triassic.     

Molecular evidence for the subspecific differentiation of blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and polyphyletic origin of dwarf blue sheep (Pseudois schaeferi)

Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur), a Central Asian ungulate with restricted geographic distribution, exhibits unclear variation in morphology and phylogeographic structure. The composition of species and subspecies in the genus Pseudois is controversial, particularly with respect to the taxonomic designation of geographically restricted populations. Here, 26 specimens including 5 dwarf blue sheep (Pseudois schaeferi), which were collected from a broad geographic region in China, were analyzed for 2 mitochondrial DNA fragments (cytochrome b and control region sequences). In a pattern consistent with geographically defined subspecies, we found three deeply divergent mitochondrial lineages restricted to different geographic regions. The currently designated two subspecies of blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur nayaur and Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis, were recognized in the phylogenetic trees. In addition, the Helan Mountain population showed distinct genetic characteristics from other geographic populations, and thus should be classified as a new subspecies. In contrast, dwarf blue sheep clustered closely with some blue sheep from Sichuan Province in the phylogenetic trees. Therefore, dwarf blue sheep appear to be a subset of Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis. After considering both population genetic information and molecular clock analysis, we obtained some relevant molecular phylogeographic information concerning the historical biogeography of blue sheep. These results also indicate that western Sichuan was a potential refugium for blue sheep during the Quaternary period.     

Insect eggs at a transition between diffusion and reaction limitation: temperature, oxygen, and water. art.woods@mso.umt.edu

In diverse animal taxa, eggs and embryos are incapable of transporting oxygen by convection. In such cases, internal oxygen distributions are determined jointly by rates of oxygen consumption and diffusive transport. Here we develop a mathematical model of oxygen consumption and transport in insect eggs, with the goal of understanding-for eggs in variable-temperature environments-the interactive effects of the two processes on development. We fit the model to previously published data on development time of eggs of a sphingid moth, Manduca sexta. The fitted coefficients suggest that eggs develop at a transition point between reaction- and diffusion-limitation. We test then this conclusion with independent data on development times of eggs distributed across a set of temperatures generated by a thermal gradient bar. Finally, we develop an extension of the model that considers tradeoffs between oxygen transfer to eggs versus water loss from them. The model results provide both a rationale for why development is often mass-transfer limited and a set of new predictions about oxygen-water tradeoffs.     

Development of one-cell fertilized sheep ova following microinjection into pronuclei

Three experiments were conducted to identify, sources of loss of fertilized single-cell sheep eggs microinjected with DNA. In the first experiment, immediate transfer of eggs into synchronous recipients resulted in 86% of embryos developing (>32 cells) at Day 7. Incubating eggs in microdrops of Ham's F-10 medium + 10% fetal calf serum for 5 h at 37 degrees C in an atmosphere of 95% air: 5% CO(2) before transfer reduced development (65% >32 cells). Removing eggs from drops for 30 min of microscopic inspection, simulating manipulation during microinjection, caused no additional reduction in development (63% >32 cells). However, injection of eggs with buffer was detrimental to subsequent development (42% >32 cells). In Experiment 2, injection of buffer or injection of DNA in buffer into the pronuclei before transfer of eggs into recipient ewes resulted in 29 and 19%, respectively, of embryos developing to >32 cells at Day 7. In Experiment 3, more eggs developed when held in 5 ml of medium than in microdrops (P = 0.07). No difference in development was found between eggs held in bicarbonate-buffered BMOC or in phosphate-buffered saline with added fetal bovine serum. The development of sheep eggs appears to be greatly reduced after microinjection, but until alternate procedures are found, a high rate of loss of injected eggs may be an unavoidable cost of inserting foreign genes into sheep.     

Effects of kimchi extract and temperature on embryostasis of Ascaris suum eggs

To determine the effects of kimchi extracts at different temperatures on larval development, Ascaris suum eggs were mixed with soluble part of 7 different brands of commercially available kimchi and preserved at either 5℃ or 25℃ for up to 60 days. A. suum eggs incubated at 25℃ showed marked differences in larval development between kimchi extract and control group. While all eggs in the control group completed embryonation by day 21, only 30% of the eggs in the kimchi extract group became embryonated by day 36 and about 25% never became larvated even at day 60. At 5℃, however, none of the eggs showed larval development regardless of the incubation period or type of mixture group. To determine the survival rate of A. suum eggs that showed no embryonation after being preserved at 5℃, eggs preserved in kimchi extracts for 14, 28, and 60 at 5℃ were re-incubated at 25℃ for 3 weeks in distilled water. While all eggs in the control group became larvated, eggs in the kimchi extract group showed differences in their embryonation rates by the incubation period; 87.4 % and 41.7% of the eggs became embryonated after being refrigerated for 14 days and 28 days, respectively. When refrigerated for 60 days, however, no eggs mixed in kimchi extract showed larval development. Our results indicate that embryogenesis of A. suum eggs in kimchi extract was affected by duration of refrigeration, and that all eggs stopped larval development completely in kimchi kept at 5℃ for up to 60 days.