藏马鸡分类地位和马鸡属系统进化问题的探讨

藏马鸡的分类地位问题以及马鸡属内各物种的系统进化关系,一直存在着较大的争议。本文以线粒体DNA细胞色素b基因的部分序列作为遗传标记,对藏马鸡的分类地位和马鸡属的系统进化问题做了进一步探讨。结果表明：藏马鸡更适合作为白马鸡的一个亚种;蓝马鸡与褐马鸡亲缘关系相对较近,而与白马鸡较远;白马鸡是马鸡属内较为原始的类型。     

贺兰山蓝马鸡越冬期栖息地的选择

2003年11～12月,在贺兰山采用样带法对蓝马鸡(Crossoptilon auritum)的栖息地选择进行了研究。共测定了25条样带上的62个蓝马鸡栖息地利用样方和50个任意样方的13个生态因子,结果表明,蓝马鸡偏好利用山地针叶林带,避免选择山地草原带、山地疏林草原带、亚高山灌丛和草甸带;偏好利用油松和青海云杉占优势的生境,避免选择山杨、杜松占优势和无树的生境;偏好阳坡和阴坡,避免利用半阳坡和半阴坡。对利用样方和任意样方进行Mann—Whitey U检验,发现利用样方以乔木密度高、灌木密度高、坡度大、隐蔽程度高、雪覆盖浅、高海拔为主要特征。逐步判别分析表明,隐蔽级、灌木密度、乔木密度、距水源距离和坡度具有重要作用,由这5个变量构成的方程对利用样方和任意样方进行正确区分的概率达到91．7％。蓝马鸡的栖息地选择主要与食物条件和隐蔽性有关。     

Winter foraging habitat selection of brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) and the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in Huanglong Mountains, Shaanxi Province

The foraging habitat selections of brown-eared pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) and the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) were studied in Huanglongshan Nature Reserve Shaanxi, China. Foraging habitat characteristics were measured on the basis of expected differences between species at 183 sites from November to December 2006 and January 2007. The results showed that both species selected foraging habitats with altitude (<1200 m), conifer forest, half sunny and half shady slope, sunny slope, density of trees (<5 individuals/100 m²), cover of shrub (>50%), visibility class (<10%) and distance to water source (<300 m). However, the brown-eared pheasant selected habitats with cover of trees (30–50%), middle or lower slope location, distance to edge of woods (<300 m) and human disturbance (<500 m), and the selection on density of shrub was not observed, compared to the selections on cover of trees (<30%), lower slope location, distance to edge of woods (<500 m) and human disturbance (<300 m), and density of shrub (>500 individuals/100 m²) for common pheasant. We also found that the common pheasant avoid predators by concealment whereas brown-eared pheasant evade predations by running away strategy.     

白马鸡繁殖早期栖息地选择和空间分布

2003年1-6月和2004年4-6月考察了分布于四川省稻城县著杰寺周围的白马鸡(Crossoptiloncrossop-tilon)种群,分析繁殖早期白马鸡繁殖对的栖息地选择和空间分布特征。雌雄个体配对前,对整个研究区域进行系统取样并测量若干环境变量的参数。配对后,利用随机样线调查繁殖对出现的位置和数量。有繁殖对出现的栅格定义为探测栅格,反之为非探测栅格。水源距离、灌木盖度、灌木高度和草本高度等变量在探测和非探测栅格间差异显著。将显著差异变量及这些变量间的一级互作经单变量逻辑斯蒂回归进行筛选,以保留变量为自变量进行向前筛选的逐步逻辑斯蒂回归,最后选择具有最小AICC值的回归等式为最佳的回归模型。模型表明繁殖对的栖息地选择与水源距离负相关,与灌木盖度正相关。2004年进行了重复调查,获得实际的探测和非探测栅格与模型预测值之间无显著差异。计算繁殖对在0°(东-西),45°(东北-西南),90°(南-北)和135°(西北-东南)4个方向上的变异函数。结果表明:繁殖对的方向性变异函数可用球状模型来拟合,拟合曲线和实验曲线间的拟合程度达到显著水平,繁殖对呈明显的各向异性聚集分布[动物学报51(3):383-392,2005]。     

马鸡属鸟类的系统发育关系

马鸡属（Crossoptilon）为我国鸟类的特有属,隶属于鸡形目（Galliformes）雉科（Phasianidae）（郑作新等,1978）。其中褐马鸡（C．mantchuricum）为我国Ⅰ级重点保护动物和全球易危物种,藏马鸡（C．harmani）、白马鸡（C．crossoptilon）及蓝马鸡（C．auritum）为国家Ⅱ级重点保护动物（郑光美、王岐山,1998;I-UCN,2004）。就分布而言,藏马鸡生活于喜马拉雅山东北麓和念青唐古拉山之间;白马鸡见于云南西北部、四川西部、西藏东部以及青海南部;蓝马鸡分布于青海东部、东北部、甘肃西北部及南部、四川西北部以及宁夏贺兰山地;褐马鸡分布于山西西北部、陕西省黄龙山、河北西北部及北京门头沟地区（郑作新等,1978;徐振武等,1998）。     

Nest-site selection of the White Eared pheasant in southwestern Sichuan Province,China

From April to July 2003 and 2004,we surveyed the nest-site selection of the White Eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) in the Zhujie Monastery and in the mountain facing it in Sichuan Province,China.In this paper,we studied the nest characteristics and the clutch size of the pheasant.Habitat sampling method was used to determine the variables that might affect the nest-site selection of the White Eared pheasant.Chi-square test was used to identify which habitat type was likely to be preferred by the bird.Independent-samples t test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to find which variables were important for the birds'nest-site selection.A total of 13 nests were found.Oak shrub was greatly preferred as nest sites (84.62%).Nests under a rock wall (7.69%) and a fallen tree (7.69%) were also found.The average clutch size of a White Eared pheasant is 7.33±0.54 (range,5-11;n=12).Laying period was between April 27 and May 21.In the Zhujie area,1 nest was in the forest and 11 nests were in oak shrubs.The species preferred oak shrub as its nesting habitat (X2=8.333,dr=l,P＜0.05).The bird was more likely to place its nest in sites with a high coverage,I.e.0.5,1,and 2 m above the ground (independent-samples t test,P＜0.05),and with a large shrub diameter (Mann-Whitney U test,P＜0.05).The species are more likely to prefer sites with plant cover,shrub cover (independentsamples t test,P＜0.05),and shrub height (Mann-Whitney U test,P<0.05) in a relatively small range.     

褐马鸡雏鸟的换羽研究

对我国特产珍禽——褐马鸡雏鸟的羽毛生长及脱换即“稚后换羽”进行了观察研究。褐马鸡有小翼羽4枚,初级飞羽10枚,次级飞羽13枚,三级飞羽4枚,尾羽22枚。稚后换羽是飞羽和尾羽全部脱换,仅第一枚初级飞羽当年保留。 褐马鸡羽毛的脱换规律是:飞羽是先生长者先脱换;尾羽是由外向内的“向心型”。     

Intra-specific relationships among Tibetan Eared-pheasants based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis

The Tibetan Eared-pheasant Crossoptilon harmani is a rare species native to China. A captive population has been established in the Beijing Zoo since 1999. In order to determine the kinship of the offsprings in 2001, randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to examine the parenthood of seven Tibetan Eared-pheasants in the Beijing Zoo. To amplify the genomic DNA of each individual, 53 arbitrary primers were selected. The results of amplifications showed that 14 primers had clear and distinct RAPD patterns. Totally, 226 amplified fragments were generated by RAPD in this study. Cluster analysis of the seven Tibetan Eared-pheasants indicated that all the four young birds had the same father (No.5 male). This study provides a practical method to determine the relationship of offsprings whose parents are unknown in birds. __________ Translated from Journal of Beijing Normal University (Natural Science), 2005, 41(5): 507–509 [译自: 北京师范大学学报 (自然科学版), 2005, 41(5): 507–509]     

藏马鸡卵壳的扫描电镜观察

利用扫描电镜对我国特有珍禽──藏马鸡的卵壳进行了超微结构观察。电镜下显示：藏马鸡卵壳从内向外由壳膜层、锥体层、海绵层和表层等组成。壳膜层内层致密、含少量纤维,外层为纵横交错成网状的纤维结构,锥体层由许多乳头状突起密集排列组成,海绵层为似沉积岩层的层状结构,表层在卵壳最外面,上由具保护性的透明蛋白质薄膜覆盖。与同属的褐马鸡的卵壳进行比较,其超微结构存在差异。     

用等电聚焦技术对三种马鸡亲缘关系的研究

本文用0.5mm薄层等电聚焦电泳技术对三种马鸡的卵清蛋白进行了比较分析。电泳谱和扫描结果表明,藏马鸡和蓝马鸡的亲缘关系比褐马鸡更近些。而且地理分布、骨骼和化石材料方面的分析结果和等电聚焦的结果是一致的。