缙云山不同生境蝴蝶花(Iris japonica Thumb.)分株种群格局及对草本多样性的影响

运用空间格局、生态位及多样性分析,探讨了重庆缙云山自然保护区林缘旷地(OAFE)、竹林(BF)及常绿阔叶林(EBF)3类生境蝴蝶花(Iris japonica Thumb.)自然种群分株格局特征及对草本多样性的影响机制.结果表明:方差均值比(V/m)和Moristia指数(Iδ)的格局判别分析表明,3类生境中蝴蝶花分株种群从0.5 m×0.5 m至2 m×2 m尺度均为聚集分布;从林缘旷地-竹林-常绿阔叶林,种群分株密度逐渐降低,总体格局规模与格局强度(PI)在各尺度均呈下降趋势.林缘旷地与竹林生境中,蝴蝶花的分布,降低了原优势种的优势度,并显著降低草本层物种多样性(p<0.05),但在常绿阔叶林生境中对原优势种的优势度及草本物种多样性的影响很小.不同生境中蝴蝶花种群格局对草本多样性的影响机制各不相同:林缘旷地生境,通过强的更新生态位(地上空间与根生态位)与营养生态位(获取水分与养分资源)竞争,降低草本物种丰富度尤其是偶见种丰富度;竹林生境,通过更新生态位(根生态位)与营养生态位(获取光与养分资源)竞争,降低了草本偶见种丰富度;常绿阔叶林生境,物种间生态位重叠较低,表现一定的资源竞争,但对草本多样性影响很小.林冠决定蝴蝶花分株种群格局强度、克隆生长的强弱及林下土壤状况,从而影响蝴蝶花与草本层其它物种之间生态位竞争的强弱是决定蝴蝶花种群对草本层物种多样性影响机制的重要因素.     

Embryonic origin of skeletal muscle cells in the iris of the duck and quail

Summary The origin of skeletal muscle cells in avian iris muscle was investigated by quantitative analysis of heterochromatin profiles at the electron-microscopic level in irides of six types of quail-duck chimeras. Each of the following tissues was transplanted into the head region from quail to duck between stages 9 and 10: cranial neural crest; trunk neural crest; midbrain and adjacent mesoderm; forebrain; forebrain without neural crest; and forebrain without neural crest and mesoderm. The average ratio of heterochromatin profile to nucleus profile in iris skeletal muscle cells was high (quail type) in the dorsal iris, but low (duck type) in the ventral iris of the chimeras resulting from isotopic transplantation of cranial neural crest. Heterotopic transplantation of trunk neural crest to cranial position resulted in failure of development of skeletal muscle cells in the dorsal iris, but not in the appearance of skeletal muscle cells in the ventral iris. The average ratio of heterochromatin profile to nucleus profile in iris skeletal muscle cells was high in the chimeras resulting from transplantation of midbrain region and the chimeras resulting from transplantation of forebrain region, intermediate in the chimeras resulting from transplantation of forebrain region without neural crest, and low in the chimeras resulting from transplantation of forebrain region without neural crest and mesoderm. These results indicate that the skeletal muscle cells in the dorsal iris are of cranial neural crest origin while those in the ventral iris are not, and could possibly arise from cranial mesoderm.     

Horseradish peroxidase: a reliable or a misleading tool for the investigations on the origin of the proteins of the aqueous humor?

The concept of the blood-aqueous barrier is largely based on the use of horseradish peroxidase (HRP). The present investigation was designed to check its reliability as a macromolecular tracer, especially with regard to the transport of plasma proteins. Rabbits were killed 5 min to 24 h after being intravenously injected with HRP. The tracer diffused rapidly, reaching the aqueous humor of the eye in 3 min or less and was detected at high concentration in the narrow space between the outer epithelial layer of the ciliary epithelium and the wall of the pervious capillaries in the stroma of the processes. HRP appeared to migrate from the blood to the posterior chamber, permeating the tight junctions, viz., the anatomical basis of the blood-aqueous barrier. It was detected at higher concentration at the anterior surface of the iris, at short time intervals; this was interpreted as penetration of the tracer from the aqueous humor of the anterior chamber. The choroid was also labeled in continuation with the reaction in the stroma of the pars plana of the ciliary body which, in turn, sometimes reached the iris root. Therefore, the pervious blood vessels of the choroid could be a source of macromolecules for the iris root. HRP also induced the formation of lysosomes in the ciliary epithelium. This can hardly be accepted as the way in which plasma proteins are physiologically transported to the aqueous humor. However, the pathway of HRP migration over short time intervals seems to be in agreement with previous research indicating that the entrance of serum albumin into the posterior chamber is the first step of its incorporation into the aqueous humor. Received: 7 June 1996 / Accepted: 15 January 1997     

Distribution of Oriental and German cockroaches, Blatta orientalis and Blattella germanica (Dictyoptera), in the United Kingdom

Results are presented of a survey carried out by Rentokil Ltd on the distribution of the Oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis L. and the German cockroach Blattella germanica L. in the United Kingdom. The known ranges of both species are increased considerably by the findings of the survey, with several new vice-county records for Scotland (including the Western Isles), England and Wales. The frequency at which Blatta orientalis was observed in outdoor habitats may indicate that this species sometimes spreads to new areas without human assistance.     

Improved detection of iris severe mosaic virus in secondarily-infected iris bulbs

The influence of wounding and high-temperature treatment on the detection of iris severe mosaic virus (ISMV) in secondarily ISMV-infected iris bulbs was studied. Wounding of the bulbs just after lifting, followed by storage for 3 wk at 17°C or 20°C, increased the detectability of ISMV to 100% reliability. High-temperature treatment and consecutive storage at 17°C induced a similar improvement of detection. It is concluded that a certain degree of stress, such as wounding or high-temperature treatment, ultimately leads to an increase in viral antigens and thus to improvement of detection. It is hypothesised that the virus titre increases by the altered metabolism during the repair reactions as a response to stress applied to the bulbs.     

鸢尾属（Iris）植物叶片表皮微形态特征的研究

对12种鸢尾叶片的表皮特征进行了观察和研究，结果表明野鸢尾、单花鸢尾、北陵鸢尾3种鸢尾各自的上下表皮细胞的形状及气孔密度等有明显区别，而其余9种鸢尾叶片各自上下表皮形态均无明显差异。12种鸢尾的气孔类型均属于横列型，且气孔均是随机分布，气孔保卫细胞的长轴与叶脉平行,叶脉处无气孔分布。不同种鸢尾之间叶片表皮特征具有显著差异，可为鸢尾属植物的分类提供依据。     

An electron microscopic study of the permeability of iris capillaries to horseradish peroxidase in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops)

Summary Anesthetized vervets were given intravenous injections of horseradish peroxidase. Subsequent studies of iris capillaries with the electron microscope showed peroxidase reaction product within the lumen of the vessels and in endothelial vesicles, but no peroxidase had penetrated the vascular endothelium. The normal ultrastructure of the vascular wall was retained.     

土壤养分对蝴蝶花的花形态可塑性的影响

为了研究土壤养分对蝴蝶花的花形态可塑性的影响,在田间实验中对蝴蝶花进行了高、中、低养分（N、P、K）水平处理。实验表明,随着土壤养分水平的增加,外轮花瓣长和宽、内轮花瓣长和宽、雌蕊长、雄蕊长、花冠直径均逐渐增加。花各组成部分的形态大小间相关性显著（P=0．05）。结合花部形态特征对环境异质性的生态适应意义,对实验结果进行了讨论。     

不同光周期对德国鸢尾‘Royal touch’的花芽分化和光合作用的影响

以德国鸢尾‘Royal touch’为试验材料,研究了5种光周期对其花芽分化和光合作用的影响。结果表明:(1)短日照加速了植株花芽分化的进程,而长日照促进了单花序上花芽数目的增加;(2)长日照下植株单位叶面积的光合能力较强(;3)植株的花芽分化与其叶面积、叶干重、地上部分与地下部分的干重比值之间呈显著的正相关关系。这些结果说明了光周期对德国鸢尾‘Royal touch’花芽分化时间和数量的影响与光周期对其植株生物量和光合作用的影响有关。