Chiasma frequency variation inCepaea hortensis (Müll.) and a comparison withC. nemoralis (L.)

Chiasma frequency variation has been studied in 12 populations ofCepaea hortensis and the results compared with those previously obtained forC. nemoralis from the same populations. Variation in chiasma frequency is effectively restricted to a single large bivalent. In both species there are significant differences between populations in chiasma frequency. Although mean population mean chiasma frequencies are similar inC. hortensis andC. nemoralis, C. hortensis is less variable thanC. nemoralis. This can be seen, to a greater or lesser extent, at several levels-(i) within cells, (ii) between cells, (iii) between snails, and (iv) between populations-and is most noticeable when interstitial chiasmata are considered separately from terminal chiasmata. Data from 6 populations suggest that chiasma frequency remains stable between successive years. It is suggested that, since sympatric populations were studied, the most likely explanation for differences in chiasma frequency statistics between the two species is thatC. hortensis andC. nemoralis are responding differently to similar selective pressures.     

γ-Protein,a sulphur amino acid rich protein from pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.)

A globulin protein comparatively rich in sulphur amino acids has been isolated from the seeds of pigeon pea. This protein termed γ-protein has a sedimentation coefficients of 7S and a molecular weight of about 90,000. Antibodies were raised against pure γ-protein. Using rocket immunoelectrophoresis it was observed that γ-protein was synthesised in the developing seeds, 21 days after flowering     

红树(Rhizophora a piculata Bl.)的花粉形态与多态现象

通过光学显微镜(LM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察表明,红树(Rhizophora apiculata)花粉粒赤道面的形状为球形-近球形,极面观为圆三角形,偶见圆四方形,3-4孔沟,具有连续的环赤道内孔,花粉外壁的典型纹饰为细网状-皱纹状(microreticulate-rugulate)。作者首次报道红树花粉的多态现象,其花粉外壁纹饰和萌发孔数量存在显著的变异,SEM观察到花粉外壁纹饰的变异主要是孔状(perforate)、皱纹状(rugulate)和穴状(foveolate)等类型,LM观察发现4个萌发孔的花粉变异类型。花粉形态的观察与描述为化石花粉的鉴别提供了不可或缺的对比依据。研究红树的花粉形态和发现多态现象有助于了解红树科红树属的花粉外壁演化。花粉的多态现象表明单个花粉形态特征并不能完全代表种的特征。花粉的分类也应该充分考虑花粉性状的间断和连续性,以期正确认识花粉性状在种群内的变异和变异式样,达到客观认识和正确划分植物种下等级的目的。花粉的多态现象为化石花粉的种类鉴定增加了新的参考信息,作者也讨论了花粉多态现象在植物系统演化和古生态学等研究中的可能价值与意义。     

应用白僵菌(Beauveria bassiana(Bals.) Vuill.)防治大豆食心虫(Grapholitha glycinivorella Mats.)的初步研究

1.白僵菌(Beauveria bassiana(Bals.)Vuill.)是大豆食心虫幼虫的寄生性真菌。自然寄生率5—10％,有时可达30％以上,是造成大豆食心虫幼虫自然死亡的有力因素之一。 2.白僵菌的发育及孢子发芽温度是18—28℃,其中以25—28℃最为适宜。适宜的发芽湿度要在99％以上。在土壤中如果温度适宜(25—28℃)土壤含水量10％以上就可以引起幼虫显著寄生。 3.幼虫体沾着一定数量的病菌孢子可以引起大量死亡,如果幼虫体上沾着孢子数4944个以上则可致100％寄生,不足此数的,寄生率成比例地降低。菌粉在太阳光照射下6天后寄生力受到影啊,30天以后寄生作用已极小。病菌对于带菌的幼虫虽可同样寄生,但寄生能力要比直接使幼虫接触孢子要小得多。 在室温下的菌粉中,病菌的生活力(致病力)可以保持一年左右。 4.利用白僵菌防治大豆食心虫的效果是:室内不论菌粉浓度及用量多少,寄生率均达100％。小区试验可致幼虫寄生70.19—100％,田间防治可以提高幼虫寄生30.15—36.11％,降低成虫羽化49.83—69.8％。 5.作者认为:利用白僵菌防治大豆食心虫是有希望的。今后是对于大量繁殖病菌的方法,施用药剂时期及与农药混用以提高效果有进一步研究之必要。     

Is the yak (Poephagus grunniens L.) really a seasonal breeder?

Yaks are considered to be seasonally polyestrous and breeding occurs from July to November. Here we show that some yaks in peak non-breeding season do exhibit cyclic luteal activity without exhibiting any behavioral signs around expected estrus. A total of eight non-lactating yaks were selected from the Yak Farm belonging to National Research Centre on Yak for various sets of experiments. The animals were maintained as per semi range system of management. They were allowed to graze during daytime and fed concentrate mixture @2 kg/animal/day as per standard farm practices of the center. Blood samples were collected on alternate days for 30 days by jugular venipuncture from the yaks during peak breeding season (July to November) and from the same yaks in non-breeding season (February to March). The plasma samples were analysed for progesterone and estradiol-17beta by RIA and EIA procedures, respectively. During breeding season, the mean plasma progesterone at estrus was basal (相似文献   

假俭草(Eremochloa ophiuroides(Munro.)Hack.)种质资源改良研究进展

假俭草(Eremochloa ophiuroides(Munro.)Hack.)是主产于中国的世界著名的暖季型草坪草.全面系统地研究假俭草在遗传多样性和抗性生理等各方面的变异变化规律对于开发利用假俭草种质资源具有十分重要的意义.在综述假俭草种质资源的收集、整理和初步评价的基础上,重点介绍了近年来国内外在其遗传多样性(包括形态水平、细胞水平和分子水平)、抗性生理、育种进程和栽培管理措施等方面的研究进展.     

云南栘(木衣)(Docynia delavayi(Franch.)Schneid.)黄酮成分研究

本文首次对采自云南西双版纳的栘(木衣)树皮的主要成分进行了研究,从其乙醚提取物中分离出四种黄酮类化合物,通过NMR、MS和IR等波谱手段,鉴定出它们分别为:白杨素(Chrysin,Ⅰ),柚皮素(Naringenin,Ⅱ),槲皮素(Quercetin,Ⅲ)和广寄生甙(Avicularin,Ⅳ)     

ПРИСПОСОБЛЕНИЯ К ПЛАНИРОВАНИЮ ПЕРЕДНИХ КОНЕЧНОСТЕЙ У ЛЕТЯГИ(Pteromys volans L.)

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苹果蠹蛾Cydia pomonella(L.)

<正>苹果蠹蛾Cydia pomonella(L.)是世界重要的苹果害虫,原产于欧洲中南部,现在已经入侵世界5大洲71个国家。该入侵昆虫1953年首次报道在中国新疆发现,目前已入侵新疆、甘肃、宁夏、内蒙古、黑龙     

假俭草(Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro.)Hack.)种质资源改良研究进展

假俭草(Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro.)Hack.)是主产于中国的世界著名的暖季型草坪草。全面系统地研究假俭草在遗传多样性和抗性生理等各方面的变异变化规律对于开发利用假俭草种质资源具有十分重要的意义。在综述假俭草种质资源的收集、整理和初步评价的基础上,重点介绍了近年来国内外在其遗传多样性(包括形态水平、细胞水平和分子水平)、抗性生理、育种进程和栽培管理措施等方面的研究进展。     

Macluralisin — a serine proteinase from fruits of Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.

A serine proteinase was isolated from fruits of Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. by affinity chromatography on bacitracin-containing sorbents and gel-filtration. The enzyme, named macluralisin, is a glycoprotein with a molecular mass of 65 kDa; its protein moiety corresponds to a molecular mass of 50 kDa. The substrate specificity of macluralisin towards synthetic peptides and insulin B-chain is similar to that of cucumisin, a subtilisin-like proteinase from melon fruit. The enzyme is completely inhibited by diisopropylfluorophosphate. Its amino-acid composition resembles that of a serine proteinase isolated from the Cucurbitaceae. The N-terminal sequence has 33% of its residues identical to those of the sequence of fungal subtilisin-like proteinase K. Hence, Maclura pomifera serine proteinase belongs to the subtilisin family, which seems to be broadly distributed in the plant kingdom.Abbreviations DFP diisopropylfluorophosphate - PMSF phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride - Glp pyroglutamyl - NHC₆H₄NO₂ p-nitroanilide This work was supported in part by a grant from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.     

Micropropagation of Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew. — a tree of arid horticulture

A method for micropropagation of mature trees of Capparis decidua was developed. Multiple shoots were obtained from nodal explants on Murashige and Skoog's (1962) medium+0.1mgl^–1 NAA+5.0mgl^–1BAP+additives (50mgl^–1 ascorbic acid and25 mgl^–1 each of adenine sulphate, L-arginine and citric acid) at 28 ± 2°C, 12 h/dphotoperiod and 35–40 mol m^-2s^–1 photon flux density. The shoots were multiplied by (i) subculture of nodal shoot segments onto MS +0.1 mgl^-–1 IAA+1.0mgl^–1 BAPH+additives, and (ii) repeated transfer of original explant onto MS+ 0.1mgl^–1 IAA+mg l^–1 BAP+additives, at intervals of 3 weeks. Sixty to 70% of the shoots rooted when pulse treated with 100 mg l^–1 IBA in half strength MS liquid medium for 4h, and then transferred onto hormone-free half-strength agar-gelled MS basal saltmedium. Incubation in dark at 33 ± 2°C for 6d favoured root induction. In vitro hardened plants were transferred to pots.Abbreviations IAA Indole-3-aceticacid - IBA Indole-3-butyric acid - NAA -naphthaleneacetic acid - BAP 6-benzylaminopurine - Kn 6-furfurylaminopurine - 2-ip Isopentenyl adenine - B₅ Gamborg et al. (1968) medium - MS Murashige and Skoog's (1962) medium - WP Woody plant medium (Lloyd and McCown 1981)     

The barbs (Barbus spp.) of Lake Tana: a forgotten species flock?

Synopsis All living species occupy an ecological niche, and are positioned within a trophic hierarchy. Extinct organisms presumably held similar behavioral and coevolutionary characteristics in the past, and were susceptible to the same kinds of natural ecological pressures operating today. Paleoecological investigations are limited by the incompleteness of the fossil record, and particularly by a lack of behavioral data that are so fundamental to ecological studies of living communities and habitats. Opportunities to examine the coevolutionary structure of ancient communities from empirical data are extremely rare. One such opportunity is provided by the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation of north-eastern Brazil, a series of richly fossiliferous strata approximately 110 million years old. Many fossil fishes from the Santana Formation contain identifiable prey, including decapod crustaceans and fishes. A trophic hierarchy of these organisms is reconstructed here, and their ecological relationships are discussed. Comparison is made with a similar fish fauna from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Germany. Low-level, intermediate and high-level predators are identified in each fauna. Predator-prey relationships in the Santana fauna are strongly hierarchical, and are more focussed at the intermediate predator level than in Solnhofen. Comparison with a model of predator-prey relationships between fishes and benthic fauna of the Baltic Sea (which like the Araripe Basin represents a semi-enclosed environment) suggests that heavy predation on teleosts such asRhacolepis, occupying an intermediate trophic level, may have permitted benthic decapods to proliferate and exclude other benthic organisms. Less intense predation on fishes at the intermediate trophic level would allow their numbers to increase, thereby increasing the intensity of predation on the benthos at the base of the trophic hierarchy.     

Peculiar tooth renewal in a Jurassic ray-finned fish (Lepisosteiformes, †Scheenstia sp.)

Tooth replacement in vertebrates is extremely diverse, and its study in extinct taxa gives insights into the evolution of the different dental renewal modes. Based on μ-CT scans of a left lower jaw of the extinct fish †Scheenstia (Actinopterygii, Lepisosteiformes), we describe in detail a peculiar tooth replacement mode that is, as far as we could ascertain from the literature, unique among vertebrates. The formation of the replacement teeth comprises a 180° rotation of their acrodin cap that occurs intraosseously within bony crypts, and their setting up appears to be synchronous. We propose a model for the dental renewal process and identify complementary anatomical features visible in the tomography such as the junction between the different tooth-bearing bones (prearticular–coronoid and dentary), as well as cavities corresponding to intraosseous crypts, nervous and/or vascular canals. The location of the cavities and their subsequent identification (e.g. Meckel's cavity, mandibular sensory canal) help us to identify the function of pores visible on the bone surface and understand their relation to internal anatomical features. Finally, recognition of this tooth replacement mode raises the question of whether it is specific to †Scheenstia or related to a particular dentition type and thus potentially occurs in other lineages.     

Genetic structure of a rare European conifer, Serbian spruce (Picea omorika (Panč.) Purk.)

Genetic variation in 13 populations of a Balkan endemic, Serbian spruce (Picea omorika (Panč.) Purk.), was investigated using 16 isozyme loci. Serbian spruce is characterized by low levels of genetic variation (average proportion of polymorphic loci was 20.9% and average expected heterozygosity was 0.067). In most populations, a significant surplus of heterozygotes was observed, indicating a strong selection against inbreds. In the largest populations, fixation indices were positive, probably due to within-population differentiation and the associated Wahlund effect. Despite a strong overall differentiation (F_ST=0.261), no geographical trends in the genetic variation could be identified. Genetic drift caused by small effective population sizes and a strong fragmentation is the most plausible explanation for such variation patterns. A Bayesian analysis of population structure revealed the existence of two clusters, which are supposed to be possible remnants of ancient differentiation within a large range of the predecessor of Serbian spruce, Picea omoricoides Weber. Ex situ conservation measures, namely establishing seed orchards from trees of mixed origin, are proposed as a necessary complement to in situ protection of natural stands.     

Creating a saturated reference map for the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) genome

The availability of a high quality linkage map is essential for the detection and the analysis of quantitative traits. Such a map should cover a significant part of the genome, should be densely populated with markers, and in order to gain the maximum advantage should be transferable to populations or cultivars other than the ones on which it has been constructed. An apple genetic linkage map has been constructed on the basis of a segregating population of the cross between the cultivars Fiesta and Discovery. A total of 840 molecular markers, 475 AFLPs, 235 RAPDs, 129 SSRs and 1 SCAR, were used for the two parental maps constructed with JoinMap and spanning 1,140 cM and 1,450 cM, respectively. Large numbers of codominant markers, like SSRs, enable a rapid transfer of the map to other populations or cultivars, allowing the investigation of any chosen trait in another genetic background. This map is currently the most advanced linkage map in apple with regard to genome coverage and marker density. It represents an ideal starting point for future mapping projects in Malus since the stable and transferable SSR frame of the map can be saturated quickly with dominant AFLP markers.     

水稻(Oryza sativa L.)×狼尾草(Pennisetum sp.)胚胎发育的细胞学观察

1.狼尾草花粉可以在水稻柱头上萌发并能长入胚囊,但受精过程缓慢而且不正常,单受精现象经常出现。2.胚胎发育滞缓,长时间停留在球状胚阶段,很难进一步分化,而且不时败育,只在传粉后16—24天的一些胚囊中看到有简单分化的胚胎。3.胚乳发育异常,由游离核形成细胞的时间推迟到传粉后第八天。整个胚乳组织由形状及功能上均有很大差异的细胞团块组成。其中一部分细胞缺乏合成淀粉的能力,胚乳在发育过程中不时出现解体现象。4.在反足细胞附近的一些珠心细胞中出现多量淀粉积累,反映因杂交而出现的胚囊代谢上的某些变化。讨论了胚和胚乳发育困难的原因和得到杂种种子的可能性。     

红花(Corthamus tinotorius L.)和党参(Codonopsis pilosula Nannf.)的核型研究

本试验采用常规压片技术,对两种应用较广的中药材——红花和党参的染色体核型进行了分析,其结果报道如下: 1.红花(图1):淋细胞染色体数为2n=24,有10对染色体具中部着丝点,1对具随体(表1),2对染色体为亚中部着丝点。核型公式为:2n=24=20m(2SAT)+4sm。染色体绝对长度介于1.990μm-3.483μm之间,相对长度变动幅度为3.663—4.649。     

山东湖北海棠(Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehd.)两新变种

记载了分布于山东省的两个湖北海棠的地理变种,泰山海棠与原变种区别于叶缘锯齿较钝较小,果实紫红色,直径约0.6 cm,花较小,直径不足2 cm;平邑甜茶与原变种区别于叶片较大,平展,锯齿大而钝,叶脉较多,较直行, 花萼齿披针形,长于萼筒。