蜂访花与不同品种紫花苜蓿花部特征的相关性

紫花苜蓿Medicago sativa L.为严格的异花授粉植物,其授粉主要由蜂类进行。作者对10个不同品种紫花苜蓿的花萼直径、花冠长度、花朵密度、花蜜量及花蜜糖组成等花部特征与访花蜂数的关系进行了研究。结果表明,花部特征对访花蜂数的影响依次为： 单位面积花蜜量(r=0.93,P<0.01) >花朵密度(r=0.92,P<0.01) > 蔗糖含量(r=0.82,P<0.05) > 花冠长度(r=0.77,P<0.05) > 单花花蜜量(r=0.71,P<0.05)。对不同品种紫花苜蓿分别利用花部特征和访花蜂数进行聚类分析,结果显示小组划分虽然有所不同,但都能分为相同的两大组,即：阿尔冈津、陕北、L173、WL323和拉达克聚为一大组,而三得利、德福、赛特、Prime和德宝聚为另一大组。作者认为,花朵的大小是造成紫花苜蓿各品种间的蜜蜂拜访数量差异的首要因素,再次是花蜜量的多少,最后是花朵的颜色。     

南京郊区小菊访花昆虫的行为与活动规律

2006年6-10月对中国菊花种质资源保存中心内栽培小菊的访花昆虫进行了观察.结果表明:小菊的访花昆虫有32种,多数隶属于膜翅目、鳞翅目、双翅目和半翅目;不同月份访花昆虫的种类不同;不同种类访花者的形态特征、访花目的及访花行为有所不同,在植物传粉中的作用有很大差异;西方蜜蜂(Apis mellifera)为小菊的主要传粉者,其种群数量大,平均访花频率达16朵·min-1;晴天,西方蜜蜂和大红蛱蝶(Vanessa indica)的访花蜂数与温度的变化呈显著正相关(r=0.876,0.887);气温骤降、阴天及降雨会影响访花昆虫的种类和数量;同一天内不同时间,访花昆虫的访花频率有差异,一般每天11:00-13:00的访花频率最高.     

便秘型肠易激综合征患者血清神经肽Y、P物质和5-羟色胺水平与焦虑抑郁的相关性

为探讨便秘型肠易激综合征(constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, C-IBS)患者血清神经肽Y (neuropeptide Y, NPY)、P物质(substance P, SP)以及5-羟色胺(5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT)水平与焦虑抑郁的相关性,本研究选取确诊为C-IBS的患者35例,健康对照组35例,采用焦虑自评表(self-rating anxiety scale, SAS)和抑郁自评表(self-rating depression scale, SDS)评定C-IBS患者和健康对照组的焦虑和抑郁状况。酶联免疫吸附法(enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA)检测C-IBS患者和健康对照组血清NPY、SP以及5-羟色胺含量变化。结果表明,IBS-C中出现抑郁、焦虑或者无抑郁、焦虑的患者在各方面(性别,年龄以及病程)无统计学意义。与健康对照组相比,C-IBS组NPY和SP水平显著降低(t=7.96, p<0.01; t=5.63, p<0.01),5-HT则表现出显著性升高(t=8.06, p<0.001)。C-IBS组SAS和SDS评分结果与健康对照组相比有着显著性的升高(t=12.13, p<0.001; t=11.34, p<0.001)。C-IBS患者血清NPY与SAS和SDS评分均呈负相关(r=-0.62, p<0.001; r=-0.69, p<0.001)。C-IBS患者血清SP水平与SAS和SDS评分均呈负相关(r=-0.63, p<0.001; r=-0.57, p<0.001)。C-IBS患者血清5-HT与SAS和SDS评分均呈正相关(r=0.74, p<0.001; r=0.68, p<0.001)。本研究初步表明,C-IBS患者血清中NPY和SP水平降低,并与焦虑、抑郁评分呈负相关性,5-HT在C-IBS患者血清中升高,与焦虑、抑郁评分呈正相关性,NPY、SP以及5-HT可能在便秘型肠易激综合征出现焦虑、抑郁的过程中发挥重要作用。     

托桂型菊花花型和花色性状遗传规律分析

以一个白色非托桂型小菊为父本,两个红色托桂型小菊为母本,设计两个杂交组合,测定了杂交F₁的11个花型性状。遗传分析表明,花径、舌状花长、舌状花宽和管状花数均符合无主基因控制的0MG模型;心花直径、舌状花数、管状花长、管状花宽和最深齿裂长均符合由两个加性-显性-上位性效应的主基因控制的2MG-ADI模型,其中管状花长和最深齿裂长的主基因遗传率均约70%,属于高度遗传力。相关性分析表明,托桂型菊花管状花长、管状花宽和最深齿裂长两两之间呈极显著的正相关。根据舌状花的花色值(L~*,a~*,b~*)将F₁聚类为5个不同色系,两个杂交组合舌状花花色的香农-威纳指数(H)分别为1.12和1.23,花色变化丰富。此外,测定了亲本及F₁共30个不同花色的托桂型菊花管状花内侧表皮和舌状花上表皮的花色值(L~*,a~*,b~*),发现两者的L~*,a~*,b~*值分别呈极显著正相关;对5个色系共10个托桂型菊花做切片观察,发现管状花内侧与舌状花上表皮、管状花外侧与舌状花下表皮的色素种类相同且细胞形态大小相似,因而花色相近。本研究结果为菊花托...     

雄貉睾丸宽度和血清睾酮水平的季节性变化及其与某些繁殖特性的关系

作者测定并分析了43只雄貉睾丸宽度、血清睾酮水平的季节性变化。结果表明:睾丸宽度和血清睾酮水平呈明显的年周期季节性变化(p<0.01)。秋分(9月)时,睾丸宽度开始增大(p<0.05 );血清睾酮水平在10月开始升高(p<0.05)。各月雄貉的平均睾酮水平与平均睾丸宽度是极显著的正相关(r=0.83,p<0.01 n=11)。雄貉繁殖季节初期,血清睾酮水平与其首、末次的交配日期呈显著负相关(r=-0.525和r=-0.476,p<0.05,n=19)。     

紫花苜蓿的花蜜量和访花蜜蜂数量对种子产量的影响

对10个紫花苜蓿品种的花萼直径、花蜜量、访花蜜蜂数量和种子产量进行了研究,结果表明,紫花苜蓿的单位面积花蜜量与访花蜜蜂数量呈极显著正相关(r=0.93**),访花蜜蜂数量与种子产量呈显著正相关(r=0.87*);紫花苜蓿的花蜜量与花萼直径呈极显著正相关(r=0.99**);紫花苜蓿品种赛特(Sitel)和德宝(Derby)在兰州地区能获得高产、优质的种子。     

浙江千岛湖浮游动物群落多样性研究

1999年1～12月对浙江千岛湖浮游动物的群落结构,包括密度多样性和生物量多样性进行了 系统研究。轮虫类的多样性指数最高,并且当湖泊在一定的营养水平范围内（贫营养型向中 营养型过渡）时,轮虫的密度多样性与湖泊的营养水平呈现相同的变化趋势。以时间和空间 为参照,对千岛湖两种浮游动物多样性指数与群落因素之间进行了相关分析,得到相关关系 如下：月变化密度多样性＝-0.922+4.521×密度均匀度,n=12, r=0.872, p<0.001;生物量多样性=1.99-0.348×透明生物量,n=12, r=-0.868, p<0.01;水平变化密度多样性＝2.35+0.008×种类数, n=10, r=0.672, p<0.05;生物量多样性=2.88-1.739×生物量优势度, n=10, r=-0.826, p<0.01。     

大花黄牡丹的开花特性与繁育系统

2019-2020年观察河南省栾川县引种栽培的西藏特有植物大花黄牡丹(Paeonia ludlowii)开花过程和访花昆虫,计算花粉-胚珠比(P/O)和杂交指数(OCI),检测花粉活力与柱头可授性并结合人工控制授粉试验,探究其开花特性和繁育系统类型.结果表明:(1)大花黄牡丹花朵昼开夜合,花朵随花冠展开下垂,伴花冠闭合...     

冠心病合并代谢综合征患者的冠状动脉病变特点及与 代谢综合征组分的相关性研究

目的:探讨冠心病合并代谢综合征(metabolic syndrome,MS)患者的冠脉病变特点及冠心病与MS各组分的相关性。方法:选取540例冠心病患者为研究对象,其中合并MS患者164例,非合并MS患者376例,并将所有患者根据MS的组分个数进行分组,比较冠心病合并MS的病变特点、MS组分个数对冠状动脉病变程度的影响及冠状动脉病变程度与代谢综合症各组分的相关性;结果:①冠心病合并MS组BMI、FBG、TG、LDL-C、TC、UA、FIB、高血压分级等指标较非MS组高,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01),HDL-C、LVEF较非MS组低,差异有显著性(P<0.01);②MS组冠脉Gensini积分较高,三支病变、主干病变发生率高,差异有显著性(P<0.01);③随着合并MS组分个数的增加,冠脉Gensini积分也逐渐增加,各组间比较有显著性差异(P<0.01);④冠脉Gensini积分与MS组分BMI、高血压分级、TG、TC、LDL-C、UA等指标存在正相关(P<0.05),与性别、HDL-C存在负相关(p<0.01);调整传统危险因素后,Gensini积分与MS的组分数显著相关(r=0.739、P<0.01)。结论:冠心病患者有较高的MS患病率,冠心病合并MS患者冠脉病变程度更重,且以多支病变、主干病变为主;随着合并MS组分个数的增加,冠脉病变程度也呈加重趋势;MS的各个组分均与冠状动脉病变程度显著相关,可以作为冠心病严重程度的预测指标。     

小峰熊蜂访花偏爱性

传粉昆虫在访花时,通常会表现出对某一类型花的偏爱性。本研究利用人工制作的大小、颜色、形态和气味不同的9种类型的花来研究小峰熊蜂Bombus hypocrita的访花偏爱性。结果表明：当增加花的大小、形态、气味等附加特征数时,小峰熊蜂的偏爱性程度与花朵附加特征数有显著相关性（P<0.01）。当花朵颜色由2种增加到4种,熊蜂对紫色花的偏爱性程度降低,但花朵颜色的种类与小峰熊蜂的访花偏爱性没有相关性（P>0.05）,花颜色的种类对熊蜂访紫色花的偏爱性影响不大。大小为5 cm的紫花被访次数（108±9次）明显高于大小为3 cm的紫花被访次数（40±4次）（P<0.01）,说明熊蜂明显喜欢访大花瓣的紫花。完全盛开的紫花被访次数（129±13次）显著高于刚绽放的花被访次数（26±3次）（P<0.01）,说明熊蜂喜欢访盛开的紫花。柠檬味的紫花被访次数（63±8次）明显低于草莓味的紫色花被访次数（88±2次）（P<0.05）,说明熊蜂喜欢访草莓味的花朵。     

The flower and blossom morphology of Asteraceae correlates with composition of their pollinators

The correlation between flower morphology and share of different insect groups visiting them was studied for 15 Asteraceae species. We measured length and width of corolla tube of 100 flowers of each plant species and determined proportions of main groups of anthophilous insects during all blooming period. According to corolla length species under study ranged more or less uniformly from 2.16 mm (Tripleurospermum inodorum) up to 21.06 mm (Cirsium heterophyllum). The correlation between share of long-tongued bees (mainly bumblebees) among all visitors of inflorescens and corolla length was positive (r = 0.737, P < 0.01) while for short-tongued flies (Syrphidae, Muscidae, Calliphoridae) it was negative (r = -0.869, P < 0.01). It is interesting, that the point of crossing of regression lines (12 mm) approximately coincides with change in inflorescences coloration. Plants with corolla length less than 10 mm have yellow or white inflorescences that are visited primarily by flies, while the plants with longer corolla have violet or dark blue inflorescences, by bumblebees. The dependence of proportion of short-tongued solitary bees (Andrenidae, Halictidae) on a corolla length was non-linear. It increased with increase in corolla length in an interval of 2.16-6.26 mm (r = 0.930, P < 0.1), but decreased for longer corollas (r = -0.680, P < 0.05). The correlation between corolla length and proportions of beetles and butterflies were insignificant.     

Association between floral traits and rewards in Erysimum mediohispanicum (Brassicaceae)

Background and Aims

Floral rewards may be associated with certain morphological floral traits and thus act as underlying factors promoting selection on these traits. This study investigates whether some traits that are under pollinator-mediated selection (flower number, stalk height, corolla diameter, corolla tube length and corolla tube width) in the Mediterranean herb E. mediohispanicum (Brassicaceae) are associated with rewards (pollen and nectar).

Methods

During 2005 the phenotypic traits and the visitation rate of the main pollinator functional groups were quantified in 720 plants belonging to eight populations in south-east Spain, and during 2006 the same phenotypic traits and the reward production were quantified in 400 additional plants from the same populations.

Key Results

A significant correlation was found between nectar production rate and corolla tube length, and between pollen production and corolla diameter. Visitation rates of large bees and butterflies were significantly higher in plants exhibiting larger flowers with longer corolla tubes.

Conclusions

The association between reward production and floral traits may be a factor underlying the pattern of visitation rate displayed by some pollinators.Key words: Erysimum, floral traits, nectar, pollen, pollinator visitation rate, reward     

Is floral morphology a good predictor of floral visitors to Antirrhineae (snapdragons and relatives)?

• The association between plants and flower visitors has been historically proposed as a main factor driving the evolutionary change of both flower and pollinator phenotypes. The considerable diversity in floral morphology within the tribe Antirrhineae has been traditionally related to pollinator types. We used empirical data on the flower visitors from 59 Antirrhineae taxa from the literature and our own field surveys, which provide an opportunity to test whether flower phenotypes are reliable predictors of visitors and pollinator niches.
• The degree of adjustment between eight key floral traits and actual visitors was explored by testing the predictive value of inferred pollinator syndromes (i.e. suites of floral traits that characterise groups of plant species related to pollination). Actual visitors and inferred pollinator niches (categorisation of visitors’ association using a modularity algorithm) were also explored using Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA).
• The bee pollinator niche is correctly classified for flowers with dull corolla colour, without nectar guides, as the most important predictor. Both predictive value and statistical classification prove useful in classifying Antirrhineae taxa and the bee pollinator niche, mostly as a consequence of the high proportion of genera and taxa with occluded corollas primarily visited by bees. Our predictive approach rendered a high Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of floral traits in the diagnosis of visitors/pollinator niches. In particular, a high PPV was found for bees as both visitors and forming pollinator niches. In addition, LDA showed that four pollinator niches are well defined based on floral traits.
• The large number of species visited by bees irrespective of pollinator syndromes leads us to hypothesise their generalist pollinator role, despite the phenotypically specialised flowers of Antirrhineae.

     

Butterfly species diversity and their floral preferences in the Rupa Wetland of Nepal

Floral attributes often influence the foraging choices of nectar‐feeding butterflies, given the close association between plants and these butterfly pollinators. The diversity of butterflies is known to a large extent in Nepal, but little information is available on the feeding habits of butterflies. This study was conducted along the periphery of Rupa Wetland from January to December 2019 to assess butterfly species diversity and to identify the factors influencing their foraging choices. In total, we recorded 1535 individuals of 138 species representing all six families. For our examination of butterfly–nectar plant interactions, we recorded a total of 298 individuals belonging to 31 species of butterfly visiting a total of 28 nectar plant species. Overall, total butterfly visitation was found to be significantly influenced by plant category (herbaceous preferred over woody), floral color (yellow white and purple preferred over pink), and corolla type (tubular preferred over nontubular). Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between the proboscis length of butterflies and the corolla tube length of flowers. Examining each butterfly family separately revealed that, for four of the families (Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, and Pieridae), none of the tested factors (flower color, plant category, and corolla type) were shown to significantly influence butterfly abundance at flowers. However, Hesperidae abundance was found to be significantly influenced by both flower color (with more butterflies observed at yellow flowers than purple) and flower type (with more butterflies observed at tubular flowers than nontubular flowers). Our results reveal that Rupa Lake is a suitable habitat for butterflies, providing valuable floral resources. Hence, further detailed studies encompassing all seasons, a greater variety of plants, and other influential factors in different ecological regions are fundamental for creating favorable environments to sustain important butterfly pollinators and help create balanced wetland ecosystems.     

Flower visitor communities are similar on remnant and reconstructed tallgrass prairies despite forb community differences

One common goal of habitat restoration and reconstruction is to reinstate the biodiversity found at intact reference sites. However, few researchers have examined whether these practices reinstate communities of flower‐visiting insects. This is unfortunate, as anthropogenically mediated declines in flower visitors, including bees (the primary pollinators for most terrestrial ecosystems), beetles, flies, and butterflies, have been reported worldwide. Biodiversity declines may be especially severe in North America's tallgrass prairie, a once‐vast grassland that has experienced severe destruction and degradation due to agricultural conversion. As such, we assessed the structure of forb and flower‐visiting insect communities as a whole and two subsets of the flower visitor community—bees and phytophagous beetles—across five tallgrass prairie remnants and five reconstructed prairies (former crop fields) in Kansas from 2013 to 2015. Remnant prairies had significantly higher forb diversity and differed significantly in forb composition, compared to reconstructed prairies. Despite the dissimilarities in forb community structure, there were no differences in flower visitor diversity or abundance between remnants and reconstructed prairies. However, when considered separately, bee communities exhibited significantly greater variability in composition on reconstructed prairies, likely due to the abundance of generalist bee species visiting non‐native legumes at two reconstructed prairies. Our work provides evidence that prairie habitat reconstruction is a valuable tool for reestablishing flower‐visiting insect communities and also emphasizes the considerable role that non‐native species may play in structuring grassland plant–bee interactions.     

The importance of bees as pollinators in the short corolla bromeliad Aechmea caudata in southern Brazil

The majority of bromeliad species are pollinated by vertebrates, mainly hummingbirds and bats. However, bees are among the most frequent visitors in some short-corolla species with ornithophilous features, but only few studies identified insects as pollinators of these bromeliads. The importance of visitors for pollination success in Aechmea caudata (Bromeliaceae) was determined through the frequency and pollination effectiveness (measured as seed set/single visit) of its visitors in a secondary Atlantic forest area in southern Brazil. Aechmea caudata is self-incompatible and therefore pollinator-dependent. A total of 16 species were recorded visiting their flowers. Bees were the most rich and frequent taxon (91% of 647 visits). Bombus morio was the most frequent species (41%). Although the floral features of A. caudata, such as scentless, tubular corollas, yellow and red flowers, and nectar secretion during the whole diurnal anthesis, are related to ornithophily, the single hummingbird species Thalurania glaucopis failed to pollinate the flowers. Its low frequency (2.5%) apparently did not promote the pollen flux between conspecific bromeliads. Pollination tests showed that no seeds developed after hummingbird visits. Seeds were formed only at flowers visited by B. morio. We discuss our findings by contrasting them with the results on the similar and sympatric A. lindenii and by emphasizing the importance of bees for pollination of bromeliads with short corolla. Our results show that pollination effectiveness together with frequency data are necessary to analyze the complex interactions between plants and their flower visitors.     

Interaction between oil-collecting bees and seven species of Plantaginaceae

Oil-bee/oil-flower mutualism evolved through multiple gains and losses of the ability to produce floral oil in plants and to collect it in bees. Around 2000 plant species are known to produce floral oils that are collected by roughly 450 bee species, which use them for the construction of nests and for the larval food. The Plantaginaceae contain several Neotropical species that produce floral oils, the main reward offered by these plants. In the genera Angelonia, Basistemon, Monopera and Monttea, mainly associated with Centris bees, the floral oil is produced in trichomes that are located in the inner corolla. The pollinators of a few species in this neotropical clade of Plantaginaceae are known, and the role of flower morphology as well as the requirements from pollinators and the role of other groups of bees in the pollination of these flowers remains unclear. In this paper we provide a list of the flower visitors of seven Plantaginaceae species (six Angelonia species and Basistemon silvaticus) analyzing their behavior to highlight the legitimate pollinators and illustrating little known aspects of flower morphology and oil-collecting apparatuses of the bees. Two general morphological patterns were observed in the Angelonia flowers: deep corolla tube with short lobes, and short corolla tube with long lobes. Corolla tubes of different length result in pollen adherence to different parts of the insect body. The six Angelonia species and B. silvaticus flowers were visited by 25 oil-collecting bee species (10 Centris, 11 Tapinotaspidini and 4 Tetrapedia species), the majority acting as legitimate visitors. The flowers were also visited by illegitimate bee pollinators, which collected pollen but do not transfer it to the female organ. Specialized collectors of Plantaginaceae floral oils present modifications on the first pair of legs, mainly in the basitarsi but also extended to the tarsomeres. The new records of Tapinotaspidini and Centridini species acting as specialized pollinators of Plantaginaceae suggest that there is a geographic variation in the pollinators of the same plant species, and that the evolutionary scenario of the historical relationships between oil-collecting bees and floral oil producing plants is more complex than previously considered.     

Bee- to bird-pollination shifts in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Penstemon</Emphasis>: effects of floral-lip removal and corolla constriction on the preferences of free-foraging bumble bees

Plants might be under selection for both attracting efficient pollinators and deterring wasteful visitors. Particular floral traits can act as exploitation barriers by discouraging the unwelcome visitors. In the genus Penstemon, evolutionary shifts from insect pollination to more efficient hummingbird pollination have occurred repeatedly, resulting in the convergent evolution of floral traits commonly present in hummingbird-pollinated flowers. Two of these traits, a reduced or reflexed lower petal lip and a narrow corolla, were found in a previous flight-cage study to affect floral handling time by bumble bees, therefore potentially acting as “anti-bee” traits affecting preference. To test whether these traits do reduce bumble bee visitation in natural populations, we manipulated these two traits in flowers of bee-pollinated Penstemon strictus to resemble hummingbird-adapted close relatives and measured the preferences of free-foraging bees. Constricted corollas strongly deterred bee visitation in general, and particularly reduced visits by small bumble bees, resulting in immediate specialization to larger, longer-tongued bumble bees. Bees were also deterred—albeit less strongly—by lipless flowers. However, we found no evidence that lip removal and corolla constriction interact to further affect bee preference. We conclude that narrow corolla tubes and reduced lips in hummingbird-pollinated penstemons function as exploitation barriers that reduce bee access to nectaries or increase handling time.     

谁是腊梅的主要传粉者:昆虫行为与传粉作用

访花昆虫不同的访花与飞行行为导致其访花频率小同,进而对植物传粉产生不同的影响.意大利蜜蜂(Apis mellifera ligustica)、苍蝇和食蚜蝇是腊梅(Chimonanthus praecox)最常见的访花类群(或种类),但是它们的访花行为却有很大不同.意大利蜜蜂主要以快速飞行为主,偶见爬行,苍蝇访花时主要以快速飞行、爬行和跳跃为主,而食蚜蝇以长时间单花访问和悬空飞行以及间歇性休息为主.根据访花类群(或种类)在一朵花上的访花时间和花间飞行时间进行推算,每只意大利蜜蜂、苍蝇和食蚜蝇每分钟分别可以访问4.57、2.65和0.53朵花.结合每种(类)昆虫的访花数量推算出意大利蜜蜂、苍蝇和食蚜蝇每分钟分别可以访问498.19、1,089.74和99.78朵花.传粉效力(相同条件下单位时间内相同数目访花者能够授粉的花朵数)实验结果证明苍蝇和意大利蜜蜂分别是93％、100％(n=30),而食蚜蝇只有13％(n=30).苍蝇和意大利蜜蜂可携带大量花粉且具有很高的传粉效力,因此,访花速度的快慢是二者访花能力强弱的主要限制因素.由此,我们认为苍蝇可能是腊梅最主要的传粉者,意大利蜜蜂次之(数量偏少),食蚜蝇再次(访花与飞行行为的影响以及访花效力较低是限制其访花能力的主要因素).