三种鹿茸片中氨基酸质量分数的比较

通过对东北梅花鹿茸片、新西兰鹿茸片以及东北梅花鹿茸骨片中氨基酸质量分数的比较测定,结果表明:东北梅花鹿茸片中的氨基酸质量分数高于其余两种茸片中的氨基酸质量分数,从而为合理选购和使用鹿茸片提供科学理论依据。     

中国葡萄科-新组合——狭叶乌蔹莓

将产于中国海南的Cayratia mollissima var.lanceolata C．L．Li．提升为种：Cayratia lanceolata（C．L．Li）J．Wen＆Z．-D．Chen（狭叶乌蔹莓）,本种与产于马来西亚和印度支那的C．mollissima在果实与叶形态上差异显著。     

西藏和云南槭树科新资料

作者在编写Flora of China槭树科的过程中,整理鉴定大量的标本,发现两个西藏分布新记录种以及一个中国分布新记录变种,现记载如下。     

湖北省鸟类新纪录 灰背伯劳

2011年7月 ~ 2012年9月,在神农架国家级自然保护区的坪阡村进行鸟类资源调查时,拍摄到一批鸟类生态照片,经鉴定其中灰背伯劳（Lanius tephronotus）为湖北省新纪录种。     

白顶鹀(Emberiza stewarti)——中国鸟类新纪录

白顶鹀(Emberiza stewarti)为中亚特有物种,比较罕见。2013年5月12日,喀什地区观鸟爱好者与户外摄影人在新疆乌恰县境内膘尔托阔依乡(39°20'N和75°05'E,海拔2 100 m)帕米尔东麓拍摄到一只雄性白顶鹀照片,经过查阅文献,确认是中国鸟类新纪录。     

贵州省荔波发现百花锦蛇

2010年7月～2012年8月,在贵州省荔波南方喀斯特世界自然遗产地进行脊椎动物物种多样性调查时,分别在板寨、瑶山、翁昂和洞塘采集到游蛇科蛇类标本共5条,经分类鉴定为锦蛇属(Elaphe)的百花锦蛇(E.moellendorffi),为该物种在贵州省内首次发现,增加了其在国内的分布点.     

中国兰科二新记录种

报道了中国兰科2新记录种,大花大苞兰(Sunipia grandiflora (Rolfe) P.F.Hunt)及小花石豆兰(Bulbophyllum parviflorum C.S.P.Parish&Rchb.f.).     

馆藏植物标本与iFlora

构建准确、有效的物种遗传信息库并运用其作为主要的物种鉴定检索数据库,是新一代植物志（iFlora）与传统植物志的本质区别。采集并准确鉴定数以万计的植物样品用于建立遗传信息库存在一定困难,随着遗传信息获取技术的快速发展,使馆藏植物标本成为获取遗传信息的重要补充,并具有提升遗传信息库建设速度和可靠性的较大潜能。本文结合已有的研究和实验室多年工作实践,论述了植物标本作为iFlora物种遗传信息提取材料的可行性和不可替代性;总结了标本遗传信息提取过程中的主要困难和存在问题,并提出一些解决方法;阐述了使用馆藏标本特别是利用模式标本材料构建遗传信息标准库对iFlora构建的重要作用和意义。     

A new subfamily and species of Ostracoda (Cylindroleberididae,Myodocopa) from the Chatham Rise (New Zealand)

Abstract

The second species of the genus, Macroasteropteron chathamensis sp. nov. is described in the present paper. It was collected from 1000 m depth during the New Zealand national biodiversity programme Ocean Survey 20/20 to the Chatham Rise and the Challenger Plateau. To accommodate this genus, a new subfamily Macroasteropteroninae is described herein. It is defined by the following autapomorphies: locking system on the shell; very small second segment on the second antenna (bearing no dorsal bristles); square shaped third and fourth segments on the same appendage; absence of dorsal bristles on the third segment of the male clasping organ; reverse position of the alpha and beta bristles on the maxillula; almost square shaped skirt on the sixth limb; and a bulbous terminal part of the seventh limb, which, in addition, does not have any bell-bearing bristles. A key to the four subfamilies of Cylindroleberididae is provided.     

Association between pygmy right whales (Caperea marginata) and areas of high marine productivity off Australia and New Zealand

Abstract

Opportunistic sightings and strandings of Caperea marginata (n=196) from the vicinity of Australia and New Zealand (1884 to early 2007) were used to relate geographic and temporal patterns to oceanographic and broad-scale climatic variability. Records were not uniformly distributed along the coast and more (69%) were from Australia than New Zealand. Seven coastal whale ‘hotspots’ were identified which accounted for 61% of records with locality data. Half of the hotspot records were from southeast (37) and northwest (20) Tasmania—others each had 9–15 events. Upwelling and/or high zooplankton abundance has been documented near all whale hotspots. Records of C. marginata occurred in all months, with 75% in spring and summer. Inter-annual variability showed broad agreement between increased whale records (usually in spring/summer) and strongly positive ‘Niño 3.4’ during 1980–1995 but not thereafter. Coastal upwelling and productivity increase during climatic phenomena such as El Niño and are likely to be quickly beneficial to plankton-feeding whales such as C. marginata.