藏鸡对高原环境的适应

藏鸡是我国青藏高原地区特有的地方品种,高原地区特有的高寒低压缺氧的地理环境,使其在高原适应性和机体抵抗力方面更胜于其他鸡种。本文综述了藏鸡对高原环境适应的研究现状,提出分子水平上探究藏鸡对高原环境的适应机制研究,为其标记辅助选育提供借鉴。     

Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population

Genetic susceptibility to scrapie, a fatal disease of sheep and goats, is modulated by polymorphisms in the prion protein (PrP). Neither the frequency of the PrP genotypes nor their association with animal performance has been investigated in a large multibreed Irish sheep population. Scrapie genotypes were available on 16 416 animals; the breeds represented included purebred Belclare (733), Charollais (333), Suffolk (739), Texel (1 857), Vendeen (191), and crossbreds (12 563). Performance data on lambing, lamb and ewe performance as well as health traits were available. The association between alternative approaches of describing the PrP genotype (i.e. 15 individually called PrP genotypes, five genotype classes representing susceptibility to scrapie, or number of ARR haplotypes) and animal performance were quantified using animal linear mixed models. All 15 of the possible scrapie genotypes were detected, although the frequency differed by breed. The frequency of the five PrP haplotypes in the entire population were 0.70 (ARR), 0.15 (ARQ), 0.11 (ARH), 0.02 (AHQ) and 0.01 (VRQ); the most susceptible haplotype (VRQ) was only detected in purebred Texels and crossbreds. No association was detected between the PrP genotype of either the animal or dam and any of the lambing traits (i.e. lambing difficulty score, perinatal mortality and birth weight). With the exception of ultrasound muscle depth, no association between the PrP genotype and any of the lamb performance traits (i.e. lamb BW and carcass) was observed. Lambs carrying the category four PrP genotype (i.e. ARR/VRQ) had 1.20 (SE = 0.45) mm, 1.38 (SE = 0.12) mm, 1.47 (S = 0.25) mm shallower ultrasound muscle depth relative to lambs of the less susceptible scrapie categories of 1, 2, 3, respectively (P < 0.05). Nonetheless, no association between PrP genotype and lamb carcass conformation, the ultimate end goal of producers, was detected. Ewe litter size, body condition score or lameness did not differ by PrP genotype of the ewe (P > 0.05). For ewe mature BW, ARH/VRQ ewes differed from most other ewe PrP genotypes and were, on average, 3.79 (SE = 1.66) kg heavier than ARR/ARR genotype ewes. Lamb dag score differed by dam PrP genotype (P < 0.05), although the differences were small. Results from this study show that scrapie is segregating within the Irish sheep population, but the PrP genotype was not associated with most traits investigated and, where associations were detected, the biological significance was minimal. This suggests minimal impact of selection on PrP genotype on performance, at least for the traits investigated in the present study.     

Fisher discriminant analysis method applied in drought detection: an instance in an alpine meadow ecosystem

Fisher判别法在识别干旱中的应用——以高寒草甸生态系统为例 Fisher判别法可综合考虑事物的多重属性特征,进而分辨事物类型。若能将其应用于对干旱的识别,或将成为一种准确而有效的干旱识别方法。本研究以高寒草甸生态系统为研究对象,基于9年碳通量和小气候观测数据,以土壤含水量(soil water content, SWC)和饱和水汽压差(vapor pressure deficit, VPD)作为判别因子,利用Fisher判别法识别干旱。Fisher判别法可用于对高寒草甸生态系统干旱的识别。因其综合考虑了土壤水分匮缺和大气水分匮缺,故可以更合理准确地判断干旱的开始和结束时间。基于干旱样本和非干旱样本的特征,构建判别方程为：y = 24.46SWC − 4.60VPD。当y > 1时,样本点位于临界线上方,若持续10天以上,则判定为发生干旱。两次干旱过程间隔2天以内,可认为是一次干旱过程。随着研究年限的增加和观测数据的积累,该临界线方程尚有优化空间,其对干旱识别的准确度可进一步提高。     

Keystone status of plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae): effect of control on biodiversity of native birds

The plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) of the Qinghai–Xizang (Tibetan) plateau, People's Republic of China, has been considered a pest because it putatively competes with native livestock for forage and contributes to rangeland degradation. As a result the plateau pika has been poisoned across vast areas of the high alpine meadows of the plateau. The plateau pika has also been considered a keystone species for biodiversity on the plateau. As one test of the keystone species hypothesis, we investigated the effects of poisoning plateau pikas on avian species richness and abundance. We conducted standardized censuses of birds on a number of sites across the alpine grassland of Qinghai province on which pikas either had or had not been poisoned. Avian species richness and abundance were higher on non-poisoned sites, in particular for species that nest in pika burrows such as Hume's groundpecker (Pseudopodoces humilis) and six species of snowfinch (Montifringilla spp., Pyrgilauda spp.), and species that prey on pikas (upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius; black-eared kite, Milvus lineatus). The plateau pika thus appears to be both an allogenic engineer and a keystone species. Poisoning pikas reduces biodiversity of native species on the Qinghai–Xizang plateau, therefore management decisions concerning plateau pikas should reflect caution and careful assessment.     

青藏高原高寒草原碳排放及其迁移过程研究

采用箱式法通过对青海省五道梁地区高寒草原生态系统表层土壤含碳温室气体的研究发现 ,该地区高寒草原系统表层土壤 CO2 和 CH4 在 7～ 8月份的平均排放通量分别为 0 .46μmol· m- 2 · s- 1和 - 0 .43× 1 0 - 3μmol·m- 2 ·s- 1,此两种气体的排放通量随时间都有明显的变化特征 ,它们的日变化均为明显的单峰型 ,而且其中 CO2 排放通量的变化明显受大气温度变化的影响。地下土壤中 CO2 和 CH4 气体浓度随深度的增加呈递减趋势 ,进一步的分析表明这两种气体浓度在土壤中与相邻层次的气体浓度有很明显的相关关系 ,尤以永久冻土上层边界附近最为显著。     

青藏高原5种牧草木质素含量及其体外消化率研究

在海拔高度3200m的中国科学院海北高寒草甸生态系统定位站选取羊茅 Festucaovina 、早熟禾 Poaannua 、艹洽草 Koeoeriacristata 以及莎草科的矮嵩草 Kobresiahumilis 、黑褐苔草 Carexalrofusca 5种青藏高原重要牧草品种,分别测定羊茅、早熟禾、艹洽草、矮嵩草茎、矮嵩草叶、黑褐苔草茎和黑褐苔草叶的木质素含量,并采用二级离体培养法测定其体外消化率,比较不同牧草间木质素含量及消化率差异.1999和2000年两年的实验结果表明,牧草木质素含量与其体外消化率之间为极显著负相关 P<0.01 ;就同种牧草不同器官而言,牧草茎的木质素含量明显高于叶,其降解率较低;3种禾本科牧草及2种莎草科牧草不同牧草品种间木质素含量和体外消化率差异不显著.     

小尾寒羊微卫星与RAPD标记的研究

小尾寒羊是世界上具有非季节性发情和多胎特性的高繁殖率绵羊品种之一。选择4个位于绵羊6号染色体上且与FecB基因紧密连锁的微卫星标记,对小尾寒羊基因组进行PCR扩增后,采用最小二乘法估计各等位基因片段对产羔数的影响。分析结果表明,等位基因OarJIA-5、OarJIA-10、BM143-12和OarHH55-11可以作为小尾寒羊多胎位点的分子标记。从100条随机引物中筛选出18条引物,对小尾寒羊、大尾寒羊、洼地绵羊、滩羊等4个绵羊品种和鲁北山羊的基因组进行扩增,共扩增出146条带,其中94条表现出多态性,占64．60%,同时扩增出每个品种的特异性条带。采用Nei氏标准距离和NJ聚类分析对不同品种的遗传关系进行分析,结果表明,4个绵羊品种亲缘关系很近,提示它们可能起源于共同的原始祖先。     

云南4个少数民族8个Y-STR位点的多态分布

对云南蒙古族、纳西族、普米族和藏族4个少数民族共183份样本进行了8个Y—STR位点的多态性分析。结果显示：4个民族都保留着较高的Y—STR遗传多态性,在测出的55个等位基因中共构建了101种单倍型,其中蒙古族有29种,纳西族有17种,普米族有26种,藏族有45种。Rst距阵表明,云南蒙古族与普米族和纳西族的遗传距离最远,分别为0．28945和0．25862;云南藏族与普米族的遗传距离较远,为0．20109;云南藏族与纳西族的遗传距离最近,比其他民族两两之间的距离小1个数量级,仅为0．09475。结合历史学和民族学对4个民族父系遗传的亲缘关系进行了初步的比较分析。     

BMPR-IB和BMP15基因作为小尾寒羊多胎性能候选基因的研究

以控制BooroolaMerino羊多胎性能的BMPR IB基因 ,以及影响Invedale和Hanna羊排卵数的BMP15基因作为候选基因 ,从分子水平上对小尾寒羊的多胎机制进行研究 ,分析突变位点的特性 ,并通过大规模的群体检测统计推断其遗传效应。实验结果表明 :多胎品种小尾寒羊在BMPR IB基因的相应位置上发生了与BooroolaMerino羊相同的突变 (A74 6G) ,该基因的BB基因型在小尾寒羊群体内为优势基因型 ,且小尾寒羊初产和经产母羊的BB基因型比 ++基因型分别多产 0 97羔 (P <0 0 5 )和 1 5羔 (P <0 0 1) ,推测BMPR IB基因与控制小尾寒羊多胎性能的主效基因存在紧密的遗传连锁。而BMP15基因在小尾寒羊中不存在V31D或Q2 3Ter突变 ,说明小尾寒羊的多胎遗传机制与Romney羊不同 ,因此排除了BMP15突变影响小尾寒羊排卵数的可能性。     

1961-2005年西藏飞蝗潜在分布的变化

青藏高原是气候变暖的敏感地区, 温度是影响青藏高原昆虫分布的重要因素。作为青藏高原的本地物种的蝗虫, 西藏飞蝗Locusta migratoria tibetensis Chen对高原升温的反应就是获得的有效积温增加, 分布范围扩大。为了准确估计西藏飞蝗发生面积, 以期为西藏飞蝗监测、 预警及控制提供依据, 本研究以1961－2005年90个高原气象站点地面温度资料计算了西藏飞蝗的有效积温(accumulated degree-days, ADD), 建立了1961－2005年有效积温与地理位置的模型; 并根据这些模型利用GIS技术, 计算了各年西藏飞蝗的潜在分布面积(area of potential distribution, APD)。结果表明： 温度升高能明显增加西藏飞蝗获得的有效积温, 西藏飞蝗的分布主要沿高原河谷分布。1961－2005年, 西藏飞蝗平均潜在分布面积为91 081 km², 约占高原面积3%; 次热年1998年西藏飞蝗的潜在分布面积最大, 达142 988 km², 是最冷年1968年的1.9倍。相关分析表明： 西藏飞蝗潜在发生面积与年平均地面温度显著相关。趋势线分析表明： 45年间青藏高原每年平均增温0.0301℃, 而西藏飞蝗潜在发生面积平均每年增加504.38 km², 两者之比为16 756.8, 温度的增加能够引起西藏飞蝗潜在分布面积大幅上升。本文为全球气候变暖对青藏高原生态的影响提供了事例依据。