草原沙蜥幼体的形态两性异形

于2011年9月在内蒙古库布齐沙漠捕获118条草原沙蜥(Phrynocephalus frontalis)幼体,测量其部分身体指数并对其两性异形进行研究。结果表明,雄性幼体和雌性幼体的平均体长分别为36.3 mm和34.0 mm,雄性的体长显著大于雌性。两性异形表现为雄性幼体有较大的头部和尾部,雌性幼体具有较大的腋胯距。草原沙蜥幼体的局部形态特征皆与体长成正相关。     

温度对南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥消化酶活性的影响

为探究不同温度对南疆沙蜥Phrynocephalus forsythii和密点麻蜥Eremias multiocellata消化酶活性的影响,本研究测定了不同温度下南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥的肝脏、胃及十二指肠的消化酶——淀粉酶(碘-淀粉比色法)、脂肪酶(比浊法)及胰蛋白酶(紫外线吸收法)的活性。结果显示,南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥消化酶活性在4～45℃随着温度升高呈现先上升、后下降的趋势;40℃驯化的南疆沙蜥、35℃驯化的密点麻蜥肝脏、胃及十二指肠的淀粉酶、脂肪酶及胰蛋白酶活性最高。南疆沙蜥和密点麻蜥消化酶活性具有温度依赖性,这与机体在不同温度下的生理机能是密切相关的。同时,2种蜥蜴的消化酶活性最大时的驯化温度明显不同,这与它们偏好的环境温度密切相关。     

内蒙古贺兰山国家级自然保护区荒漠沙蜥春秋季生境选择

为更好的了解及保护荒漠沙蜥(Phrynocephalus przewalskii)资源,于2017年5—6月和9—10月,在内蒙古贺兰山国家级自然保护区采用样线调查法对其春、秋2季的生境选择进行研究。春季测定了92个荒漠沙蜥生境利用样方和64个对照样方、秋季测定了71个荒漠沙蜥生境利用样方和76个对照样方的共13种生态因子。利用拟合优度卡方检验、VanderploegScavia′s选择指数、 Mann-White U检验和逐步判别分析确定影响其春秋季生境选择的关键因子。结果表明,荒漠沙蜥的生境选择存在季节性差异。春季一般选择食物丰富度高,隐蔽性好,光照强,地表温度高、湿度低的生境,既保证安全因素又利于达到最适体温,满足繁殖需求;秋季偏好选择土壤质地疏松,食物丰富度高和中的草甸地区,便于隐蔽及累积食物,以满足其躲避天敌、储存越冬能量的需要。     

On the distribution of four species of agama (Agamidae) in Turkey

Abstract

The distribution of the Hardun, Agama stellio, the Caucasian Agama, Agama caucasia, the Syrian Agama, Agama ruderata, and Phrynocephalus helioscopus, in Turkey is presented with dot maps A. stellio and A. caucasia are sharply separated both horizontally and vertically. The area of A. stellio is defined by the March isotherm of 8°C and the July and August isotherms of 24°C. A. ruderata occurs in the large steppe areas of Inner and South-east Anatolia, but not in those of Eastern Anatolia.     

Sexual Dimorphism of Head Size in Phrynocephalus przewalskii: Testing the Food Niche Divergence Hypothesis

Sexual size dimorphism （SSD） is a general phenomenon in lizards, and can evolve through sexual selection or natural selection. But natural selection, which was thought to operate mainly through reducing the competition be- tween the two sexes （niche divergence hypothesis）, gave rise to a lot of controversy. We tested the niche divergence hypothesis in the toad-headed lizard Phrynocephalus przewalskii by comparing diet composition and prey sizes between males and females. The species was found to be sexual dimorphic, with males having relatively larger snout-vent length, head width, head length, and tail length, while females have relatively larger abdomen length. Based on analysis of 93 studied stomachs, a total of 1359 prey items were identified. The most common prey items were formicid, lygaeid and tenebrionid. The two sexes did not differ in the relative proportions of prey size categories they consumed and the dietary overlap based on prey species was high （O = 0.989）. In addition, the meal size, the volume or any maximal dimension of the largest prey item in the stomach was not explained by the sexes. According to our results, food niche divergence might not play an important role in the SSD evolution ofP. przewalskii.     

Microsatellite DNA markers for three toad-headed lizard species (Phrynocephalus vlangalii, P. przewalskii and P. guttatus)

To assess the impact of natural landscapes on the population structure of lizards, 10 polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers were developed for the Qinghai toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii. The number of alleles at these informative loci ranged from four to 28. The novel markers and those previously developed for Phrynocephalus przewalskii were cross-tested among three toad-headed lizard species P. vlangalii, P. przewalskii and P. guttatus. A high cross-utility rate of more than 58% was observed among these three species. These markers are expected to be useful tools for taxonomic considerations as well as population genetic analysis and future conservation management.     

三种荒漠蜥蜴空间和营养生态位研究

同一荒漠蜥蜴群落中,荒漠沙蜥（Ｐｈｒｙｎｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓｐｒｚｅｗａｌｓｋｉｉ）和虫纹麻蜥（Ｅｒｅｍｉａｓｖｅｒｍｉｃｕｌａｔａ）,密点麻蜥（Ｅｒｅｍｉａｓｍｕｌｔｉｏｃｅｌｌａｔａ）占不有同的空间生态位,其间几乎不存在竞争。两个近缘种虽然占有相同空间生态位,但个体大的密点麻蜥食物种类特化,个体小的虫纹麻蜥偏重于利用较小的食物资源。占有相同空间生态位的近缘种,营养生态位向不同方向特化,利用不同的食物资源,从而在竞争中共存,保持群落结构的稳定性。     

温度对蜥蜴腓肠肌ATP酶活性影响的研究

本文研究了荒漠沙蜥（ｐｈｒｙｎｏｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓ Ｐｒｚｅｗａｌｓｋｉｉ Ｓｔｒａｕｃｈ）和密点麻蜥（Ｅｒｅｍｉａｓ　ｍｕｌｔｉｏｃｅｌｌａｔａＧｕｅｎｔｈｅｒ）腓肠肌肌球蛋白钙激活ＡＴＰ酶活性对温度的依赖关系。结果表明，荒漠沙蜥腓肠肌ＡＴＰ酶的最适温度为３７℃，密点麻蜥腓肠肌ＡＴＰ酶的最适温度为３５℃。两种蜥蜴ＡＴＰ酶最适温度的不同与它们所喜好的温度有很好的相关性。ＡＴＰ酶活性在同种个体大小之间也存在差异。ＡＴＰ酶的生化调节可能在蜥蜴对温度适应上起重要作用。     

Age and annual growth rate cause spatial variation in body size in Phrynocephalus przewalskii (Agamid)

Whether or not biogeographic rules dealing with spatial patterns of animal body sizes are valid for ectotherms is controversial. As the ectotherms grow all their lives, we explored the role of age and annual growth rate in body size variation in Phrynocephalus przewalskii in northern China. Morphological data were collected from 11 populations across a broad geographic gradient. Correlations between age, sex, climatic factors, and body size were analyzed using generalized linear model (GLM) and generalized linear mixed model (GLMM). GLM analysis indicated that the general body size of both sexes and the appendage size of females increased significantly with increasing temperature; however, the coefficient of determination was very small. GLMM analysis indicated that body size only correlated with age, whereas appendage size was affected by age, temperature, rainfall, and sunshine. Annual growth rates were positively correlated with temperature. We concluded that body size variation was mainly caused by age structure and plasticity of the growth rate in P. przewalskii and did not follow Bergmann''s rule; however, females followed Allen''s rule. Future studies to investigate the effect of energy restriction are needed to further understand the relationship between growth rate and body size. We also suggest that further studies on thermal advantage and sexual selection may be helpful to understand appendage size variation in P. przewalskii.     

贵南沙蜥洞穴空间分布与昆虫资源分布特征的关系

贵南沙蜥分布在青海省贵南县的一片长×宽约为30 km×20 km的连续沙丘,该沙丘被周缘草地隔离,贵南沙蜥主要在沙地与草地接触带的沙地一侧活动。采用3条样线共150个陷阱研究贵南沙蜥在草地与沙地交界线两侧的活动洞穴空间分布特征与潜在的可利用性昆虫食物资源多样性,并分析洞穴空间分布特征与昆虫种类以及数量分布的关系。研究共捕获1236个昆虫个体,隶属于2纲10目26科42种,其中昆虫纲有7目21科37种978个,蛛形纲有3目5科5种258个;草地采集的昆虫有2纲9目22科37种570个,沙地有2纲9目21科33种666个。草地昆虫的Shannon-Wiener,Simpson多样性指数与均匀度指数均大于沙地,表明草地的昆虫食物资源较丰富且分布均匀。研究表明贵南沙蜥在沙地环境活动洞穴数量较多,且离交界线越近洞穴分布数量越多;草地生境活动洞穴空间分布与离交界线距离无相关性,相对沙地数量较少且空间上分布较均匀。草地样方捕获的昆虫种类和数量以及沙地样方捕获的昆虫数量都与离分界线的距离无关,但沙地上昆虫种类与离分界线的距离呈高度负相关。研究表明贵南沙蜥沙地活动洞穴空间分布与昆虫种类分布特征显著相关。