湖北双蝴蝶的胚胎发生

对湖北双蝴蝶大孢子发生、雌配子体形成、受精、胚及胚乳发育过程进行了解剖学观察研究.结果显示:(1)子房2心皮,1室-侧膜胎座,薄珠心,单珠被,倒生胚珠,胚珠列数为4列;大孢子母细胞减数分裂形成的4个大孢子多呈直线形排列,少数为"T"形四分体,合点端的大孢子具功能;胚囊发育为蓼型;3个反足细胞宿存至8-细胞原胚.(2)珠孔受精;胚乳发育为核型;胚发育为茄型.(3)果实成熟时,种子发育至球形胚阶段.     

中国重楼属(延龄草科)一新变种——攀西直瓣重楼

描述了延龄草科一新变种--攀西直瓣重楼(Paris polyphylla Smith var.panxiensis J.L.Liu),并绘制了形态图.新变种以其叶片狭长、条形而与狭叶重楼(Paris polyphylla Smith var.stenophylla Franch.)和小重楼(Paris polyphylla Smith var.minor S.F.Wang)相近似,但又以花瓣线状圆柱形、直立、不弯曲、远短于萼片、向上逐渐增粗呈棒状、先端圆形或钝圆,花药药隔明显头状突起而有明显区别.     

A field assessment of the success of moorland restoration in the rehabilitation of whole plant assemblages

Question: How successful is restoration that is focused on a single dominant plant at enabling the reassembly of the whole vegetation assemblage and what factors affect the relative success of such restoration? Location: Moorlands in England and Scotland, UK. Methods: Vegetation composition was sampled in grassdominated (degraded), restored and long established Calluna vulgaris‐dominated (target) areas within eight moorland restoration sites. Additional soil and biogeographic data were collected. Data were analysed by Canonical Correspondence Analysis, which allowed the impact of moorland management to be examined. Results: All sites showed good restoration success when the dominant managed species (Calluna vulgaris, Molinia caerulea and Nardus stricta) were considered. Restoration success of the remainder of the plant assemblage, disregarding these dominant species, was lower with restored samples at some sites differing little from their respective degraded samples. Moors restored solely by grazing exclusion were more similar to their respective targets than were those restored by more intensive mechanical means. The most important factors in explaining vegetation assemblages were management status (i.e. whether samples represented degraded, restored or target parts of the moor) and latitude. Conclusions: The project demonstrates that, where possible, restoration should be attempted by grazing exclusion alone. Furthermore the importance of applying local restoration targets and of monitoring the whole plant assemblages when assessing the success of moorland restoration is highlighted.     

峨眉山2种重楼属植物同域分化的分子遗传学及其形态学证据初探

对峨眉山2种重楼－小重楼（Paris polyphylla Smith var. minora S.F.Wang）、黒籽重楼（P. thibetica Franch）DNA进行了AFLP (扩增的限制性片段长度多态性)分析和形态上的差异分析。AFLP分析可知小重楼和黑籽重楼在DNA分子水平上表现出极为丰富的遗传多样性,每个种内个体间的相似性很大,但有明显种间的遗传差异。形态对比分析可知小重楼和黑籽重楼在花部性状上有明显的差异。AFLP和形态分析结果表明小重楼和黑籽重楼无论是在形态还是遗传上均有明显差异。它们之间已经有了明显的分化。     

针毛收获蚁贮食行为及贮藏对种子活力的影响

针毛收获蚁Messoraciculatus(F .Smith)是我国西北荒漠草原生态系统中的种子收获性优势蚁类 ,收获、贮藏和取食多种 1年生荒漠植物种子 ,其中狗尾草、地锦、猪毛菜、雾冰藜最为典型 ,冬贮量分别为 1 92 ,1 1 2 ,0 5 1和 0 2 5g 1 0 0工蚁 ,分别占土壤种子库总量的 5 4 3 5 %～ 78 2 6% ,1 6 85 % ,1 1 7%和1 0 0 % ,占种子年产量的 79 5 6% ,1 6 73 % ,4 91 %和 3 1 49%。嗜于收获和贮藏的种子大小为 1 2～ 2 7mm ,重量为 0 8～ 2 0g 千粒。贮藏格局表现在不同穴巢深度所贮藏的种子种类和贮量不同 ;不同类型种子在贮藏小室中的堆放和混合方式不同 ;总贮量与社群总蚁量和蚁后数正相关。贮藏引起种子萌发能力显著降低。此外 ,对贮藏格局与种子形态特征的关系及该蚁在荒漠草原生态系统中的功能与地位进行了讨论。     

毛茛科金莲花族和升麻族细胞学的比较研究

对毛茛科金莲花族Trolliese和升麻族Cimicifugeae的细胞学进行了比较研究。发现驴蹄草Caltha palustris L．在云南西北部形成一个多倍体系列(2n=32,48,64),四倍体细胞型(2n=4x=32)较为常见,其核型有明显的居群间变异。驴蹄草属Caltha、鸡爪草属Calathodes、Megaleranthis以及金莲花属Trollius的染色体在大小上基本相似,都属于中等大小的R-型染色体。细胞学和花粉学证据都支持鸡爪草属与Megaleranthis和金莲花属有较近的亲缘关系。铁破锣属Beesia、Anemonopsis、黄三七属Souliea、升麻属Cimicifuga以及类叶升麻属Actaea的核型彼此基本相似,在染色体大小和形态上都与驴蹄草属、鸡瓜草属、Megaleranthis以及金莲花属的核型明显有别。细胞学证据表明铁破锣属应是升麻族中的成员。     

Smith degradation of the O-antigenic polysaccharide of Salmonella Dakar: structural studies of the products

Two different oligosaccharides were obtained from the Smith degradation of the O-polysaccharide isolated from the lipopolysaccharide of Salmonella Dakar. The structures of these oligosaccharides were investigated by chemical analysis, NMR spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The following structures of these products were determined: alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1-->4)-alpha-D-Quip3NAc-(1-->3)-alpha-L-Rhap-(1-->2)-threitol and [FORMULA: SEE TEXT] where Quip3NAc is 3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxyglucose. The reaction products confirmed the structure of the repeating unit of the Salmonella Dakar O-polysaccharide reported previously [Kumirska, J.; Szafranek, J.; Czerwicka, M.; Paszkiewicz, M.; Dziadziuszko, H.; Kunikowska, D.; Stepnowski, P. Carbohydr. Res. 2007,342, 2138-2143].     

Failure of an iterative curve-fitting procedure to successfully estimate two organic N pools

Fitting a double negative exponential function to N mineralization data can be used to characterize two organic nitrogen pools; an easily decomposable (N_dpm) and a resistant one (N_rpm). The relevance of those two calculated N mineralization pools was investigated by adding easily decomposable organic material to soils. Soil amended with crop residues of sugar-beet or bean was mixed with an equal amount of coarse sand, incubated at 35 °C and leached at specific time-intervals. Upon leaching, NH₄ ⁺ and NO₃ ^- were measured in the extracts. A double negative exponential function was fitted to the data and two organic N pools were defined. Fitting a double negative exponential function to N mineralization data to characterize an active and resistant organic N pool was sometimes impossible; the N mineralization data did not always resemble a negative exponential function. Additionally, the size of the two pools calculated were not constant with time and were often meaningless; the N_rpm pool was greater than the soil organic N content, the size of the N_rpm pool was smaller than the N_dpm pool or one of the N pools was negative. Relevant values for both N_rpm and N_dpm which were consistent with incubation time were only obtained when excessive amounts of organic material, normally not dealt with in the field, were applied.     

凹纹胡蜂与黑尾胡蜂生物学初步研究：膜翅目：胡蜂科

本文首次介绍了凹纹胡蜂Vespa velutina auraria Smith与黑尾胡蜂V.tropica ducalis Smith在实验室内饲养和自然条件下的生物学习性观察情况。结果表明,两种胡蜂在室内温度14—25℃,相对湿度43—89％条件下完成一代发育所需时间为33—53天,其中卵期9—15天,幼虫期10—18天,蛹期15一20天,全年可发生三代。工蜂寿命为24—142天,雄蜂4—60天。 凹纹胡蜂可在人工控制条件下越冬和自行营巢。 两种胡蜂的主要天敌是蜂蝙科Stylopidae和寄绳科Tachinidae昆虫。     

Estimation of efficacy functions for products used to manage corn rootworm larval injury

Maize, Zea mays L., is an economically important crop grown throughout the world. Corn rootworm, Diabrotica spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), larvae constitute a significant economic threat to maize production in the United States, where yield losses and management costs associated with corn rootworm species exceed $1 billion annually. Furthermore, the introduction of the western corn rootworm, D. virgifera virgifera LeConte, into maize‐producing regions of Europe has made managing corn rootworm larval injury an international concern. Larvae injure maize plants by feeding on root tissue and are the primary target of management activities. Products commonly used to protect root systems from injury include chemical insecticides (seed or soil applied) and genetically modified maize hybrids expressing toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt). The confirmation of field‐evolved resistance to various Bt toxins in populations of the western corn rootworm presents a significant management challenge. We performed a meta‐analysis to provide a broad understanding of the relative efficacy of the primary products currently being used to manage corn rootworm larval injury, including insecticidal seed treatments, soil insecticides and Bt hybrids (with and without the addition of soil insecticide). Our analysis is unique in the breadth of locations and years included – we analysed 135 individual trials conducted from 2003 through 2014 at multiple sites in both Illinois and Nebraska. Panel data were produced by pairing the mean node‐injury rating for each treatment of a given trial with the mean node‐injury rating for untreated maize. Linear regression models were developed to estimate the relationship between the potential for corn rootworm larval injury and product performance. For a given level of injury potential, the parameters estimated reveal differences in the degree of root protection offered by the various product categories analysed. Implications for developing long‐term, integrated, and sustainable practices for managing this important pest of maize are discussed.