Oviposition Site Selection by the Regal Fritillary, Speyeria idalia, as Affected by Proximity of Violet Host Plants

Selection of oviposition sites by female regal fritillary butterflies, Speyeria idalia (Drury), in relation to the location and abundance of their larval food plant, Viola pedatifida G. Don, was studied in Kansas tallgrass prairie. To identify potential cues that females use to select oviposition microsites, we compared plots in which eggs were laid with paired control plots in terms of violet abundance, distance from plot center to the nearest violet plant, plant species composition and relative abundance, plant diversity (Shannon's index), and average plant canopy height. No significant differences occurred between control and oviposition sites for any of these variables (P > 0.15). Violets were present in only 30% of the 1-m-diameter oviposition plots, compared with 24% of the corresponding controls. Furthermore, eggs were never laid directly on violets even when they were present nearby. These data imply that S. idalia females do not preferentially orient to or oviposit on their larval food plant. Nevertheless, female S. idalia did not oviposit randomly, for they invariably chose microsites near the ground that were shaded by the grass/forb overstory and usually deposited eggs on the underside of dead vegetation. We speculate that environmental stresses such as high temperatures and intense solar insolation during the egg stage or harsh overwintering conditions experienced by first-instar larvae impact survival and influence choice of oviposition sites. High fecundity (more than 2000 eggs in some individuals) may allow this species to use a conditional, sweepstakes strategy, i.e., producing and spreading many eggs over prairie that harbors host plants to compensate for low egg and larval survivorship.     

Genetic effects of habitat fragmentation in Viola pubescens (Violaceae), a perennial herb with chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers

The reproductive biology of a plant species is important in the response of populations to habitat fragmentation, especially if plant-pollinator interactions are disrupted. The genetic effects of forest fragmentation were examined in the common understorey herb Viola pubescens, a species that produces self-pollinated cleistogamous (CL) flowers and potentially outcrossing chasmogamous (CH) flowers. Using allozymes, we measured genetic variation in different sized populations. These were located in woodlots of various sizes (0.5-40.5 ha) and distances from one another (0.3-46 km) within the agricultural landscape of central Ohio in the Midwestern United States. Changes in forest cover of each woodlot within the past 180 years were determined from historical sources and aerial photographs. Woodlot and population sizes were significantly and positively correlated with measures of genetic variation (A, P, HO and HE), with variation highest in populations in the largest woodlot population and lowest in the smallest woodlot population. Most large woodlots resulted from fluctuations in forest cover over the past 60 years, while smaller fragments remained the same size. Overall, populations in Crawford County were genetically differentiated from one another (theta = 0.34), but there was no relationship between genetic and geographical distance. Preliminary evidence for a single year indicated a high rate of outcrossing in most populations. Despite the CH/CL reproductive advantage and apparent outcrossing, populations of V. pubescens in small woodlots remain susceptible to potentially detrimental effects of fragmentation such as genetic drift and reduced levels of genetic variation.     

蚕豆监测大气SO2污染的指标筛选研究

熏气和暴露试验表明,蚕豆叶片可见伤害症状不宜作为监测指标,超氧化物歧化酶（ＳＯＤ）活性、抗坏血酸（ＡＳＡ）含量和游离氨基酸（ＡＡ）含量作为监测指标,其指示效果优于过氧化物酶（ＰＯＤ）活性和叶绿素含量,其中又以ＳＯＤ活性为最好,而根据以上５个指标综合评价的效果又要优于任何单个指标．     

地丁化学成分的研究

从紫花地丁中首次分得四个有机酸,一个酰胺和一个黄酮甙,其中二十四酰对羟基苯乙胺为一新化合物。     

Patterns of flower morphology and structural changes during interconversion between chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers in Viola philippica北大核心CSCD

Aims: Viola philippica is a species with a typical chasmogamous-cleistogamous (CH-CL) mixed breeding system. It provides a flower model system to investigate floral organs development under different photoperiods. Morphological changes of intermediate cleistogamous (inCL) flowers have been observed, the trends in variation of changes from CH flowers to CL flowers or from CL flowers to CH flowers have been analyzed, the localized effects of poorly developed stamens and petals in CL and inCL flowers have been identified. This research provided morphology and structural changes with implication for the evolutionary significance of the dimorphic flower formation for further study in dimorphic flower development. Methods: We used methods of anatomy and structural analysis to observe the morphological structures of flowers under different photoperiods. Important findings: Photoperiod played an important role in the development of CH and CL flowers in V. philippica. Under short-day light and intermediate-day light, both CH and inCL flowers developed simultaneously. Most of the floral buds were CH flowers under a photoperiod of short-day light, but most of the floral buds were inCL flowers under mid-day light. Complete CL flowers formed under long-day lights. However, there were a series of transitional types in the number and morphology of stamens and petals among inCL flowers, including five stamens with three petals related to CH flowers and two stamens with one petal related to CL flowers. The former type was dominant under short-day light conditions, and the latter type was dominant under mid-day light. Further more, there were localized effects in stamen and petal development for CL and inCL flowers. The development of ventral lower petal (corresponding to the lower petal with spur of CH flower) and the adjacent two stamens in inCL flowers were best, and the back petal was similar to that of CL flowers, an organ primordium structure. The adjacent stamens with the back petals tended to be poorly developed. In extreme cases, these stamens in inCL flowers had no pollen sac, only a membranous appendage or even a primordium structure. When the plants with CL or CH flowers were placed under short-day light or long-day light, the newly induced flowers all showed a series of inCL flower types, finally the CL flowers transformed into CH flowers, and the CH flowers transformed into CL flowers. This result indicates the gradual effects of different photoperiods on dimorphic flowers development of V. philippica. A long photoperiod could inhibit the development of partial stamens and petals, and a short photoperiod could prevent the suppression of long-day light and promote the development of stamens and petals.     

Studies on the Chemical Constituents of Viola yedoensis Mak

The lipophilic and alcoholic fractions of V. yedoensis Mak., Six constituents were isolated and identified: palmitic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, trans-p-hydroxycinnamic acid, butanedioic acid, violyedoenamide (tetracosanoyl-p-hydroxyphenethylamine) and afzelin (kaempferol-3- O-rhamnopyranoside). They were all isolated for the first time from V. vedoensis Mak., vio- lyedoenamide is a new compound.     

农杆菌介导白藜芦醇合酶基因转化蔓茎堇菜的研究

目的:通过农杆菌介导法将白藜芦醇合酶基因转化蔓茎堇菜,并对转化条件进行优化.方法:以蔓茎堇菜叶柄为受体材料,采用叶盘法进行遗传转化,实验过程中对影响转化的一些主要因素进行筛选研究.结果:最佳的侵染条件为OD6000.3的菌液侵染10min,头孢霉素的适宜浓度为250mg/L.转化后的蔓茎堇菜外植体经3.0mg/L潮霉素筛选,最终得到9株抗性再生苗,转化频率为0.98%.结论:该研究为建立一个农杆菌介导白藜芦醇合酶基因转化蔓茎堇菜的遗传体系提供了基础.     

长萼堇菜多倍体复合体种群的分布格局研究

采用常规压片方法观察了长萼堇菜Viola inconspicua Blume多倍体复合体18个种群的染色体数目,发现其中4个种群的染色体为2n=4x=24,14个种群的染色体为2n=8x=48.讨论了长萼堇菜四倍体和八倍体种群的分布,并推测其可能的起源和造成目前分布格局的原因.     

堇菜属组间的系统发育与亲缘关系：基于trnL-trnF、psbA-trnH、rpL16、ITS序列,细胞学以及形态学证据

以鼠鞭草（Hybanthus enneaspermus）、鳞隔堇（Scyphellandra pierrei）、雷诺木（Rinorea benga-lensis）作为外类群,对堇菜属（Viola）20个类群的trnL-trnF序列,17个类群的psbA-trnH、rpL16序列以及1个类群的nrDNAITS序列进行了测定,并从GenBank下载相应的序列,运用最大简约法以及贝叶斯推论法进行系统分析,构建系统发育树。结果表明：堇菜亚属（subgen. Viola）不是一个单系类群,并明确了堇菜属部分组间类群的亲缘关系。本文还结合形态与细胞学证据对堇菜属进行性状演化的推测。结果表明：1）直立茎较匍匐茎、莲座状茎（叶基生）原始;2）托叶边缘长流苏状与托叶1/2～3/4合生分别是鸟嘴柱头堇菜组（sect. Trigonocarpae）和合生托叶组（sect. Adnatae）演化路线的重要性状标志;3）花柱样式从柱头无喙演化至柱头有喙,并由柱头简单演化至柱头复杂,再趋向于柱头简化。