金丝猴属的DNA序列变异及进化与保护遗传学研究

金丝猴的分类及系统发育存在许多争议。本文测定了２只川金丝猴、８只滇金丝猴、１只越南金丝猴和１只灰叶猴的２５３ｂｐ的线粒体细胞色素ｂ基因的序列。其中４７个位点（１９％）检出变异。我们采用简约法、最大似然法和距离法构建了一系列的分子系统树,得到相同的拓扑结构,从而可能在分子水平澄清了金丝猴属的系统发育。结果表明,云南金丝猴与越南金丝猴间的关系较与川金丝猴的为近。金丝猴属的分化大约发生在２～６百万年以前。这３种金丝猴均是独立的种,且都应归入金丝猴属。对８只来自野外的滇金丝猴（其中包括了昆明动物研究所圈养群体的所有６只创立者）的非损伤性遗传分析提示,编号为ＹＫ２的母猴是维持该圈养群体遗传多样性的关键猴。我们建立的这种非损伤性遗传分析方法广泛适用于珍稀濒危动物的遗传多样性及遗传管理研究。     

滇金丝猴的随机扩增多态DNA与遗传多样性分析

对6只笼养滇金丝猴(Rhinopithecus bieti)进行了随机扩增多态DNA(RAPD)及遗传多样性分析.用45个10bp随机短引物对每只滇金丝猴的基因组DNA进行了扩增,平均每个个体观察到的RAPD标记约为130个左右,单个引物获得的标记在1～7个之间.80%的RAPD标记表现为无多态的单型性.个体间的遗传距离为0.052,表明笼养滇金丝猴群体的遗传多样性很低.此研究结果与在蛋白多态研究中得到的一致.贫乏的遗传多样性一方面使目前处于濒危境地的滇金丝猴生存情况更加危险,同时其本身也可能是造成目前滇金丝猴濒危的原因之一.另外,通过成对的遗传距离分析,构建了这一群滇金丝猴的谱系关系图,提出了让遗传距离较远的个体间进行交配的笼养繁育计划.     

环境丰容对笼养川金丝猴日常行为以及粪便皮质醇水平的影响

在笼养条件下,由于有限的空间和单调的笼舍结构,川金丝猴行为和生理指标发生变化,包括出现刻板行为和产生较高的粪便内应激激素。本论文旨在研究环境丰容对笼养川金丝猴日常行为以及粪便皮质醇水平的影响。于2013年8月1日至11月1日对杭州动物园内7只川金丝猴进行环境丰容后的行为观察。采用瞬时扫描法记录上午08:30-10:30和下午14:00-16：00的动物行为,并统计15种行为的发生频率。比较丰容前后每种行为的发生频率,结果表明环境丰容降低了川金丝猴的不活跃行为（P=0.021）和刻板行为（P=0.034）,增加了其活跃行为频率（P=0.018）。环境丰容后,动物表现出更多的攀爬（P = 0.012）、探究（P = 0.014）和环顾行为（P = 0.010）。粪便皮质醇激素的结果表明,除1只雄性个体激素上升外,其余6只个体的粪便皮质醇含量显著下降（P=0.028）。以上结果提示环境丰容可改善川金丝猴的福利状况。     

滇金丝猴血液学和血液生物化学的研究

捕自云南维西,德钦县的６只滇金丝猴（Ｒｈｉｎｏｐｉｔｈｅｃｕｓ ｂｉｅｔｉ）,其中雌性４只,雄性２只,在昆明饲养了６－１２个月,饲料以新鲜树叶和水果为主。结核菌素试验阴性,细菌培养无致病菌生长。于早晨喂食前自上肢取血,用ＴｅｃｈｎｉｃｏｎＲＡ－１００型全自动血液生化分析仪测定了１４个血液生化值和血象。结果发现,尿素氮、肌酐、谷草转氨酶、乳酸脱氢酶、谷氨酰转肽酶比人和猕猴正常参数高,尿酸、甘油三脂     

雌性川金丝猴尿中生殖激素变化的研究

用人促黄体生成素／绒毛膜促性腺激素诊断药盒及雌激素诊断药盒,定期测定４只雌性川金丝猴尿中黄体生成素和绒毛膜促性腺激素的活性及其与雌激素含量的关系。实验证明,两种人用诊断药盒可以测出金丝猴尿中的促黄体生成素（ＬＨ）／绒毛膜促性腺激素（ＣＧ）及雌激素（Ｅ）的变化情况。基本上反映了金丝猴的卵泡形成、排卵和黄体生成的时间以及妊娠的情况。ＬＨ／ＣＧ及Ｅ,每月有一个大的峰值,其后１－４天内有月经或尿潜血出现。妊娠初期ＬＨ／ＣＧ急剧上升,持续一个月达到最高峰后即急剧下降。Ｅ在ＬＨ／ＣＧ下降后开始升高,持续３－４个月达到最高峰,高峰下降后半个月左右分娩,分娩后重新升高,但低于原水平。金丝猴的繁殖行为,主要表现为邀配和交配,９－１２月频率最高。根据ＬＨ／ＣＧ曲线的变化可以推断受精的大约日期。     

生态旅游活动中游客噪声对滇金丝猴的影响

生态旅游被视为解决保护和发展的最有效手段之一,但现阶段的生态旅游开展对野生动物造成影响的程度和方式还缺乏研究。为研究生态旅游活动开展过程中产生的噪声是否会对滇金丝猴（Rinopithecus bieti）产生影响,2017年7月5日至2018年2月8日,在云南香格里拉滇金丝猴国家公园,采用10 min间隔的瞬时扫描取样法记录游客噪声、观赏距离、可见滇金丝猴总数量及其不同年龄-性别组滇金丝猴个体数量。结果显示,生态旅游行为显著增加了环境噪声值,向游客开放时段的噪声值（52.42 dB）显著高于非开放时段（47.51 dB）,且游客数量越多噪声值越大;游客的观赏距离越近可见的滇金丝猴个体数量越少,且不同观赏距离下可见的滇金丝猴个体数存在显著差异,当观赏距离在11 ~ 15 m时,游客可见滇金丝猴总数量最多（2 046只）;在1 ~ 5 m的观赏距离内,不同年龄-性别组猴的理论可见数量不同,成年雄性猴的理论可见数量最高（2.9只）,其次是青少年猴（2.2只）,成年雌猴（1.8只）和婴猴（1.6只）最低。推测,不同年龄-性别组滇金丝猴个体抵抗干扰的能力不同,成年雄性猴抗干扰能力最强,其次是青少年猴个体,成年雌性猴和婴猴抗干扰能力较弱。由此,本研究认为,现阶段香格里拉滇金丝猴国家公园的生态旅游活动增加了环境噪声,且对滇金丝猴的行为产生了一定的干扰;游客观赏距离越近、游客数量越多,干扰越大。建议在未来的生态旅游过程中,严格设立游客观赏距离,且观赏距离应在10 m以上;设立标语,提醒游客保持安静,减少噪音,从而减少对滇金丝猴的干扰。     

洞庭湖区东方田鼠繁殖特性研究

１９９２年１月～１９９４年１２月,作者在东洞庭湖区岳阳县麻塘区调查,３年捕获并剖检东方田鼠１３９２只,其中雌鼠５９９只,雌性比♀／（♂＋♀）＝４３．０％。该鼠全年繁殖,盛夏５～７月怀孕率较低,冬季１２～２月怀孕率比同域其它鼠种显著偏高。３年合计总怀孕率为２９．２％．平均胎仔数（ｘ±ＳＥ）为５．１３±０．１２只,平均窝仔数４．６０±０．２７只,雌鼠和雄鼠的繁殖强度随年龄增长而递增。室内饲养的东方田鼠妊娠期约２０天,窝仔数４．３３±０．３３只,雌鼠５０～６０天成熟,雄鼠稍迟。枯水期（１１月～翌年４月）东方田鼠主要栖息于湖洲草地,汛期（５～１０月）主要栖息于过垸内稻田。在不同栖息地其繁殖力差别较大,湖洲的繁殖强度最高,稻田区次之,岗地最低,反映它在各栖息地生态适合度不同。文中还对全国４个亚种的繁殖参数作了比较。     

川金丝猴遗传多样性的蛋白电泳及其保护生物学意义

利用同功酶粉凝胶电泳技术检测了严自甘肃摩天岭和陕西秦岭两个地区的１９只川金丝猴（Ｒｈｉｎｏｐｉｔｈｅｃｕｓｒｏｘｅｌｌａｎａｅ）的４４个遗传座位,没有发现多态座位。其平均遗传杂合度为０。这与滇金丝猴的平均遗传杂合度处于同一水平。     

福建省鸟类分布新纪录--攀雀

攀雀（Ｒｅｍｉｚｐｅｎｄｕｌｉｎｕｓ）隶属于雀形目攀雀科攀雀属,１９９７年１２月１８日笔者在福州郊区浦下采到２只（１♀１♂）,经鉴定为东北亚种（Ｒｅｍｉｚｐｅｎｄｕｌｉｎｕｓｃｏｎｓｏｂｒｉｎｕｓ）［１］,系福建省鸟类新纪录,此次发现,使得此亚种的...     

川金丝猴社会行为节目及其动作模式

正确区分和定义川金丝猴各项社会行为节目及其动作模式是研究川金丝猴社会行为的重要基础。本文的目的是按照现代习性学的基本观点,探讨川金丝猴在演化过程中所形成的物种典型行为以及它们的固定动作模式。数据收集时间为1988～2005 年,采用焦点动物取样法和随意取样法,对川金丝猴笼养条件下的繁殖群、半笼养条件下的繁殖群和全雄群、以及其自然栖息地神农架林区的野生猴群进行观察,总计观察约3 000 h。初步确定了川金丝猴54 项物种典型行为节目及其动作模式,其中45 项是群内个体之间用以进行社会交往的社会行为节目,包括8 种在其他灵长类物种中目前还没有报道或比较少见的。     

Social recognition in male rats: age differences and modulation by MIF-I and Alaptide.

Social investigatory behaviour was used as a measure of olfactory recognition in two experiments to assess social memory in adult male rats. In Experiment 1, time spent in social investigation of juvenile males by 3-month-old adults was significantly higher than time spent by 7- and 11-month-old animals. Furthermore, a reexposure to the same juvenile male 30 min after the initial exposure elicited significantly less social investigation in adult males aged 7 and 11 months but not in those aged 3 months. If the reexposure occurs 2 h later, the same juvenile is thoroughly investigated by adult males irrespective of the age. The age-related differences in social recognition are discussed in terms of the internal readiness of adult males. While the social recognition was confirmed in older adult males, it is suggested that an ability to recognize the same juvenile may be masked in young animals by a high sexual arousal. Behavioural phenomenon of the social recognition was used in Experiment 2. An administration of hypothalamic MIF-I or its synthetic derivative Alaptide to adult males 7 or 11 months old immediately after their 1st exposure to a juvenile male resulted in decreasing the time spent in social investigation of the same juvenile during a reexposure performed 120 min later. Both drugs were ineffective if adult males were reexposed to a novel juvenile. The results suggest that both MIF-I and Alaptide improved an animal's capacity to store information received through olfactory cues.     

Size and experience matter: diving behaviour of juvenile New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri)

The diving ability of juvenile animals is constrained by their physiology, morphology and lack of experience, compared to adults. We studied the influences of age and mass on the diving behaviour of juvenile (2–3-year-old females, n = 12; 3–5-year-old males, n = 7) New Zealand (NZ) sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) using time–depth recorders (TDRs) from 2008 to 2010 in the NZ subantarctic Auckland Islands. Diving ability (e.g. dive depth, duration and bottom time per dive) improved with age and mass. However, the percentage of each dive spent at the bottom, along with percentage time at sea spent diving, was comparable between younger and lighter juveniles and older and heavier juveniles. These suggest that younger and older juveniles expend similar foraging effort in terms of the amount of time spent underwater. Only, 5-year-old male juveniles dove to adult female depths and durations and had the highest foraging efficiency at depths >250 m. It appears that juvenile NZ sea lions attain adult female diving ability at around 5 years of age (at least in males), but prior to this, their performance is limited. Overall, the restricted diving capabilities of juvenile NZ sea lions may limit their available foraging habitat and ability to acquire food at deeper depths. The lower diving ability of juvenile NZ sea lions compared to adults, along with juvenile-specific constraints, should be taken into consideration for the effective management of this declining, nationally critical species.     

Do juvenile gape-limited predators compensate for their small size when feeding?

When juvenile and adult animals occur syntopically, juveniles are at a distinct performance disadvantage due to their absolutely small size. Yet, optimal foraging theory predicts that juvenile predators should feed efficiently in order to compete with adults for food, and to minimize their exposure to predators. Previous authors have suggested that one way for juvenile animals to accomplish these ecological tasks is by increasing their overall feeding performance relative to adults (compensation hypothesis). Nonetheless, only a handful of studies have tested whether juvenile animals have increased feeding performance (e.g. decreased ingestion and/or handling times relative to body size) compared with adults. We tested this hypothesis by examining the ontogeny of head dimensions and feeding performance (ingestion time and number of mandibular protractions) on fish prey for broad-banded water snakes Nerodia fasciata . Individuals were fed fish scaled in a 1:1 ratio to their head width. All head dimensions scaled with significant negative allometry versus body size, and thus smaller snakes had relatively larger heads for their body size compared with larger snakes. By contrast, most head variables (except head volume) exhibited positive allometry versus head length, demonstrating that larger snakes had larger head dimensions relative to head size compared with smaller snakes. In the performance trials, smaller snakes had worse feeding performances when feeding on similarly sized fish prey (relative to their head width) compared with larger snakes. Therefore, these data show that smaller water snakes do not compensate for their size through increased feeding performance.     

Bifurcation of gill filaments in winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus Walbaum) from Long Island Sound

Morphological and histological examinations of gills excised from adult winter flounder, Pleuronectes americanus Walbaum, collected at clean and contaminated areas of Long Island Sound were undertaken to assess possible biological consequences of contamination. On the basis of previous studies, three collection sites were chosen: Shoreham, New York, a relatively clean, unindustrialized area, and New Haven Harbor, Connecticut and Hempstead Harbor, New York, both industrialized and heavily populated.
Gill samples were taken monthly at all three sites for light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examination. Results from both techniques suggest a relationship between contamination of the sediments and the prevalence of bifurcated gill filaments, the condition being most severe at New Haven Harbor. The bifurcations were not consistently associated with any parasitological or pathological conditions when examined by light microscopy.
Gill samples were subsequently taken from juvenile winter flounder caught in New Haven Harbor to determine how early in the life cycle gill bifurcations develop. The data show that the majority of these anomalies begin in juvenile flounder rather than in embryos, larvae, or adults. Gill bifurcations were found in 27% of the 2-year-old flounder, compared to 12% of the 1-year-old fish and 15% of the adults from the same area.     

Anorexic effect of peripheral cholecystokinin (CCK) varies with age and body composition (short communication)

Obesity of middle-aged mammals is followed at old age by anorexia and cachexia leading to sarcopenia. Complex age- and body composition-related alterations in the regulation of energy homeostasis may be assumed in the background. We aimed to test the possible contribution of age- and body composition-related changes of satiety responses to catabolic brain-gut-axis peptide cholecystokinin (CCK) to these alterations in energy balance during aging. Male Wistar rats (6-8 animals/group) aged 2 months (juvenile), 3 months (young adult), 6 or 12 months (early or late middle-aged), and 24 months (old) were injected intraperitoneally with 5 μg CCK-8 prior to re-feeding after 48-h food-deprivation. CCK suppressed re-feeding in young adult (26.8%), early middle-aged (35.5%), and old (31.4%) animals, but not in juvenile or late middle-aged rats (one-way ANOVA). CCK-resistance of 12 months old rats was prevented by life-long calorie-restriction: CCK suppressed their re-feeding by 46.8%. Conversely, in highfat diet-induced obese 6 months old rats CCK failed to suppress re-feeding. In conclusion, age-related changes in satiety responsiveness to CCK may contribute to the age-related obesity of middle-aged as well as to the anorexia of old animals. CCK-responsiveness is also influenced by body composition: calorie-restriction prevents the resistance to CCK, pre-existing obesity enhances it.     

Metabolic changes in the nucleus of the optic tract after monocular enucleation as revealed by cytochrome oxidase histochemistry

The histochemistry for the mitochondrial enzyme cytochrome oxidase (CO) was used to evaluate the levels of metabolic activity in neurons of the nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) and dorsal terminal nucleus (DTN) in the opossum (Didelphis aurita). The observations were performed in four groups: normal juveniles (4 months old), monocularly enucleated juveniles analysed when adults, normal adults (8 to 18 months old) and monocularly enucleated adults. CO labeled cells were observed to have a similar distribution along the NOT-DTN anteroposterior axis in both juvenile and adult normal animals. Monocular enucleation performed in adults produced a significant reduction of the reactive neuropil but not of the number of CO labeled cells in the deafferented NOT-DTN: the number of labeled neurons per section in the deafferented side matched those of the ipsilateral complex. In juveniles, however, this procedure caused a systematic reduction of the number of CO labeled cells in the contralateral NOT-DTN in comparison to the spared complex. The lack of reduction in the number of neurons found on the deafferented side of the NOT-DTN of monocularly enucleated adult opossums compared with the ipsilateral side might result from the presence of compensatory inputs to maintain their metabolic equivalence. However, when the monocular enucleation was performed in juvenile opossums, a statistically significant asymmetry of CO neurons in the NOT-DTN was observed. In other words, the compensatory mechanisms proposed for the adults were either absent or insufficient to achieve symmetry in juveniles, suggesting a more heavily reliance in the retinal input.     

Early‐life foraging: Behavioral responses of newly fledged albatrosses to environmental conditions

In order to survive and later recruit into a population, juvenile animals need to acquire resources through the use of innate and/or learnt behaviors in an environment new to them. For far‐ranging marine species, such as the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans, this is particularly challenging as individuals need to be able to rapidly adapt and optimize their movement strategies in response to the highly dynamic and heterogeneous nature of their open‐ocean pelagic habitats. Critical to this is the development and flexibility of dispersal and exploratory behaviors. Here, we examine the movements of eight juvenile wandering albatrosses, tracked using GPS/Argos satellite transmitters for eight months following fledging, and compare these to the trajectories of 17 adults to assess differences and similarities in behavioral strategies through time. Behavioral clustering algorithms (Expectation Maximization binary Clustering) were combined with multinomial regression analyses to investigate changes in behavioral mode probabilities over time, and how these may be influenced by variations in day duration and in biophysical oceanographic conditions. We found that juveniles appeared to quickly acquire the same large‐scale behavioral strategies as those employed by adults, although generally more time was spent resting at night. Moreover, individuals were able to detect and exploit specific oceanographic features in a manner similar to that observed in adults. Together, the results of this study suggest that while shortly after fledging juvenile wandering albatrosses are able to employ similar foraging strategies to those observed in adults, additional skills need to be acquired during the immature period before the efficiency of these behaviors matches that of adults.     

Social influences on the acquisition of sex-typical foraging patterns by juveniles in a group of wild tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus nigritus)

Foraging traditions in primates are becoming the subject of increasing debate. Recent evidence for such a phenomenon was recently provided for wild Cebus capucinus [Fragaszy & Perry, 2003]. To better understand the bases of animal traditions, one should examine intrapopulation behavioral variability and the influence of social context on within-group transmission of specific foraging patterns. We studied the variability of foraging patterns across age and sex classes, and the proximity patterns of juveniles to adults of both sexes in a group of wild tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus nigritus) living in the Iguazu National Park, Argentina. Foraging activity was examined for a period of 9 months in terms of proportions of focal samples devoted to foraging on certain food targets, microhabitats, and supports, and using specific foraging patterns. Proximity analyses were performed to reveal patterns of association between juveniles and adults. Sex differences in foraging behavior were present and overrode age differences. Overall, males ate more animal foods, foraged more for invertebrates on woody microhabitats (especially large branches), palms, and epiphytes, and used lower and larger supports than females. Females ate more fruits, foraged more on leaves and bamboo microhabitats, and used smaller supports than males. Juveniles were similar to adults of the same sex in terms of food targets, foraging substrates, and choice of supports, but were less efficient than adults. Proximity patterns indicated that juvenile males stayed in close spatial association with adult males and preferentially focused their "food interest" on them. This phenomenon was less evident in juvenile females. The degree to which juveniles, especially males, showed some of the sex-typical foraging patterns correlated positively with their proximity to adults of the same sex. These findings suggest that the acquisition of foraging behaviors by juvenile males is socially biased by their closeness to adults of the same sex.     

Chronic pretreatment with methylphenidate induces cross-sensitization with amphetamine

Consequence of the long-term use of psychostimulants as treatment for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is unknown, particularly whether treatment with psychostimulants at an early age increases an individual's potential for cross-sensitization to other stimulants exposed at a later age. Cross-sensitization occurs when pretreatment with one stimulant leads to greater sensitivity to another stimulant. The aims of this study were to investigate whether chronic treatment with methylphenidate (MPD; Ritalin) in both juvenile and adult rats induced cross-sensitization to amphetamine at a later time and whether this cross-sensitization to amphetamine was age-dependent. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four treatment groups: (1) group treated intraperitoneally (i.p.) with saline as juveniles and adults, (2) group treated with 0.6 mg/kg amphetamine, i.p., as juveniles and adults, (3) group treated with 2.5 mg/kg MPD, i.p., as juveniles and adults, and (4) group treated with saline, i.p., as juveniles and 2.5 mg/kg MPD, i.p., as adults. All of the animals received an amphetamine (0.6 mg/kg, i.p.) challenge on the last experimental day. We examined the effects of chronic MPD treatment in juvenile and adult rats on their locomotor response to an acute amphetamine exposure. Three different locomotor indices were studied using an automated activity monitoring system. Changes in the locomotor responses to amphetamine of these animals were compared to those of control rats that were pretreated with saline as juveniles and as adults. It was found that prior chronic treatment with MPD produced cross-sensitization to the locomotor response to amphetamine as observed in the horizontal activity and total distance traveled. It also appears that this cross-sensitization to amphetamine may not be dependent on the age of the subjects, i.e., whether subjects were juvenile or adult rats when they received drugs, but rather it depended on the behavioral index examined.     

An integrated approach to life-cycle evolution using selective landscapes

A model which defines fitness in terms of the intrinsic rate of increase of phenotypes is used to analyse which life cycles are appropriate to which ecological circumstances. The following predictions are made for asexual animals and those sexual animals producing on average more than one daughter per brood. If there are no behavioural or physiological interactions between variables, then number of offspring per breeding should be maximized, survival until first/next breeding should be maximized, and time to first/next breeding should be minimized. If interactions occur such that altering one life-cycle variable affects another, then there are trade-offs between variables and the optimum trade-off will maximize fitness.Number of offspring per breeding will generally affect adult survivorship until next breeding. Given certain reasonable assumptions about this trade-off, high juvenile survivorship selects towards semelparity (many offspring per brood), low juvenile survivorship selects towards iteroparity (few offspring per brood). If juvenile survival depends on adult feeding, as in altricial birds, then juvenile survivorship declines as clutch size is increased. Optimal clutch size maximizes the number of surviving offspring per brood.Two trade-offs involve parental care. If parents guard their offspring they should take more risks if brood size is larger. The amount that parents feed their offspring should depend on how effective feeding is in enhancing growth. Growth may also be enhanced by taking risks, in juveniles or adults. The extent of risk-taking should depend on how effective risk-taking is in enhancing growth.If the number of offspring per brood is related to growing conditions for offspring, the prediction is that more offspring per brood should be produced if growing conditions for offspring are better. If the adult can protect the offspring, for example by encapsulating them, the amount of protection provided should depend on how effective the protection is in increasing offspring survivorship.