广义LESLIE矩阵模型的渐近分析

考虑昆虫种群的不等时间间隔的虫态历期和不同个体的历期差异,沈嘉骥等提出了广义Leslie矩阵模型。这是把Leslie矩阵模型推广到昆虫种群动态研究中一个很有意义的新进展。本文拟对该模型从数学理论上进行较深入的讨论。我们将看到,它是Leslie模型数学理论的一个自然推广。先将模型转述如下,我们用年表时间单位。设考虑的昆虫种群有m个虫态。N_i(k)=(n。(k),…,nτdi(k))(τ=1,…,m;k=1,2,…)。表示第七年的第i个虫态的年龄结构,d_i是第i虫态的最长历期。第k年的种群向量为n~T(k)=(n_1~T(k),…,n_m~T(k)),它的维数     

温度对党参害虫烟草甲实验种群生长发育的影响

以中药材党参(Codonopsis pilosula)为寄主食料,在人工气候箱内,研究了温度对烟草甲(Lasioderma serricorne)卵、幼虫和蛹的生长和发育的影响;计算了烟草甲各虫态的发育起点温度和有效积温;通过Logistic模型及"王-兰-丁"模型对温度与烟草甲各虫态之间的关系进行拟合,优化拟合温度与烟草卵和幼虫发育关系的Logistic方程6个,温度与烟草甲幼虫发育关系的"王-兰-丁"方程5个。结果表明,烟草甲卵、幼虫、蛹及卵-蛹期的发育起点温度分别为16.51℃、11.07℃、11.78℃和12.20℃,其卵、幼虫、蛹及卵-蛹期的发育有效积温分别为89.59、669.53、137.12和912.72日度;温度的升高有利于烟草甲的各虫态的生长和发育;"王-兰-丁"模型拟合对研究较宽温度幅度的昆虫发育与温度之间的关系拟合效果优于Logistic模型。本研究结果可为危害储藏期中药材的烟草甲种群数量控制技术提供技术支撑。     

昆虫种群动态模拟方法的一点改进──三化螟种群动态模拟模型的研究

以Ｒｕｅｓｉｎｋ（１９７６）的模型为基础,根据昆虫个体一般不同步地进入下一发育阶段的状况,当昆虫各虫态发育到完成该虫态发育所需要的最低年龄级数后,假定各年龄级的昆虫种群均以一定的概率分布函数值进入下一个发育阶段,同时根据有效积温向前推进。据此,对昆虫种群动态模拟方法作了一点改进。该方法综合了已有的种群模型的优点,因而较Ｒｕｅｓｉｎｋ（１９７６）和ＣｈｉＨｓｉｎ等（１９８５）提出的方法更真实地反映了昆虫种群动态的变化规律。根据三化螟自然种群生命表的资料,分析和确定逐日存活率、逐日发育率和逐日生殖率,对三化螟种群进行逐日动态模拟和预测,同时引入环境因素对种群的控制作用,研究不同环境条件下的种群动态,经验证,模型基本能够反映田间三化螟的发生规律。     

多异瓢虫与七星瓢虫、大草蛉不同虫态间的集团内捕食

多异瓢虫、七星瓢虫和大草蛉是控制蚜虫重要的广谱捕食性天敌昆虫,为明确这些昆虫间的集团内捕食效应与个体发育阶段的关系,观察了多异瓢虫与七星瓢虫、大草蛉各虫态(蛹除外)之间的集团内捕食效应。设置30个虫态(虫龄)组合处理,于温室盆栽棉花(无蚜虫)上接种等量的试虫,观察24 h后的存活数量。结果表明,当参与双方的虫态不同时,晚期虫态的存活数量显著大于早期虫态;当参与双方的幼虫龄期不同时,高龄幼虫的存活数量显著大于低龄幼虫;成虫对卵、1龄和4龄幼虫的捕食程度随虫龄增大而呈抛物线增大,存在显著的二次函数关系。当参与双方的虫态(龄)相同时,多异瓢虫成虫的存活数量显著小于七星瓢虫,但大于大草蛉成虫;多异瓢虫幼虫(1龄和4龄)的存活数量显著小于大草蛉,而与七星瓢虫没有显著差异。研究结果说明,在没有集团外猎物(蚜虫)存在的情况下,多异瓢虫与七星瓢虫、大草蛉之间的集团内捕食效应只在参与者的虫态或虫龄不同时取决于发育阶段,而当参与者虫态或虫龄相同时,还取决于其他因素。     

金边土鳖生殖系统的解剖

<正> 金边土鳖Opisthoplatia orientalis Burm.为药用昆虫,近年来因药源供不应求而大量进行人工饲养。该虫为卵胎生。当雌土鳖受精后因受惊或其他原因产下的卵鞘,则不能孵出若虫(即使产下卵鞘内之卵已发育至胚胎后期,可见复眼及附肢亦不能孵化)。在正常情况下,土鳖卵必需在母体内发育成熟,才能产下若虫。产仔前一天,雌虫体内卵鞘常从阴门伸出一半(俗称拖炮),然后又缩回体内,第二天即产出若虫。雌虫产下若虫后即把卵鞘吃光。我们对这种卵胎生昆虫的生殖系统进行解剖,现介绍如下。 雌性生殖系统(图Ⅰ)由卵巢,中、侧输卵     

温度对以白茶为寄主的米缟螟生长发育的影响

为探明温度对以白茶为寄主植物的产虫茶昆虫米缟螟生长发育的影响,分别设置5个温度条件(31、28、25、22、19℃),研究温度对米缟螟各虫态平均发育历期、发育速率和存活率的影响,计算各虫态发育起点温度和有效积温.结果表明:温度对米缟螟各虫态平均发育历期影响显著,除卵的发育历期随温度的升高而缩短外,幼虫、蛹及未成熟期的发育历期均在25℃达到最小值,分别为(249.53±23.83)d、(12.94±1.27)d和(273.00±24.19)d;除蛹外米缟螟各虫态发育速率与温度呈极显著相关,其中卵的发育速率与温度呈线性相关,幼虫、蛹和未成熟期则呈抛物线相关;温度显著影响各虫态存活率,卵、幼虫、蛹及未成熟期各虫态存活率均在25℃最高,分别为94.0％、73.8％、91.3％和63.4％,22和19℃次之,31℃最低;幼虫及蛹存活率在31℃均为0,表明米缟螟不耐高温;卵、幼虫、蛹及未成熟期的发育起点温度分别为13.21、17.12、14.76和16.47℃,有效积温分别为117.94、870.88、149.70和1442.75日·度.研究结果与米缟螟在贵州息烽地区一年发生2至3代的事实大致相符.     

鸽血变虫（Haemoproteus columbae Kruse,1980）生活史研究

本文首次报告我国鸽血变虫的生活史。自然和人工感染实验证明虱蝇是其昆虫媒介。本虫的配子体进入虱蝇体内6—10天后完成孢子有性增殖。 实验观察了本虫在鸽体内无性增殖期的形态、部位及在末梢血液中配子体的发育过程,并证明其潜隐期(prepatent period)为28—30天。 本工作亦对羽虱体腔中的卵囊和子孢子作了描述,提示羽虱也可能是本虫的媒介昆虫,有待今后研究证实。     

李拭库蠓生活史的研究(双翅目:蠓科)

在重庆地区所作有关李拭库蠓生活史的研究,观察在实验条件结合自然情况下进行。设计了虫尸培养法,在虫尸培养内幼期处于严格控制的条件下,可以确切地观察卵的孵化、幼虫蜕皮、化蛹和羽化等现象,解决了库蠓变态发育的规律。 李拭库蠓的主要动物宿主是牛和家猪,雌虫吸取血液后糖类对卵巢的发育并不是必需的。9—11.5℃时胃血消化和卵巢发育仍能缓慢地进行。雌虫在20—28℃时一般在吸血后第3—4日间产卵,产卵数为40—213。 幼期发育的时间随温度和食物而改变。虫尸培养,在27±1℃时自卵至成虫为28—44天(卵期3天:第一龄幼虫6—8天:第二龄幼虫5—10天;第三龄幼虫6—9天:第四龄幼虫5一11天;蛹期3天)。当6.8—22℃时,共需101—212天(卵期3—8天;第一龄幼虫9—31天;第二龄幼虫27—35天;第三龄幼虫34—48天:第四龄幼虫25—80天:蛹期3—10天)。夏季室温条件下泥土培养基内自卵至成虫为22—32天。     

松毛虫赤眼蜂的个体发育观察法

<正> 为了掌握松毛虫赤眼蜂Trichogramma dendrolimiMatsumura的发育规律,以保证出蜂期和田间害虫产卵盛期相吻合,提高防治效果;我们在25℃恒温下系统地观察了松毛虫赤眼蜂寄生于柞蚕卵中各虫态发育情况。结果卵至成虫经12天可发育为一个世代,需有效积温235日度(松毛虫赤眼蜂发育起点温度为5℃)。为便于判断其发育情况和温度的关系,经镜检把其发育进度分为十二个等级(见表1及图)。 参照表1和图,我们就可从实际记录的有效积温中知道松毛虫赤眼蜂虫态的发育进度,或者通过显微镜下挑检观察其虫态特征,即可判断出虫态的级别,根据害虫产卵盛期及天气情况,便可算出出峰期,必要时作不同温度的调节,使出蜂与害虫产卵盛期相吻合。为了验证松毛虫赤眼蜂的发育与温度的关系,我们对5月中旬几批寄生卵进行自然温度下系统观察,证明是可行的(表2)。     

低温对小菜蛾实验种群的影响

研究了低温(<8℃)对小菜蛾的发育、存活和繁殖的影响.结果表明,卵和蛹在4℃和6℃下死亡率随处理时间的延长而增加,在分别处理55d和70d后,卵和蛹全部死亡;经4℃和6℃处理的蛹,在16℃下羽化成虫的平均产卵量随处理时间的延长而减少,处理45d时,产卵量均为0.小菜蛾幼期各虫态在0℃以下,死亡率随低温强度加大和处理时间的延长而增高.就耐寒力而言,3龄幼虫和蛹最强,其次是2龄和4龄幼虫,卵和1龄幼虫的耐寒力最弱.不同低温和时间处理小菜蛾幼期虫态对其后继虫态的发育历期有较大影响,总体说来,经过处理的小菜蛾幼期虫态,其后继虫态的发育历期普遍延长,一般处理某一虫态对其相邻虫态发育历期的影响最大.小菜蛾蛹经低温处理后其羽化成虫的产卵量随着蛹期所经历低温强度的增强和时间延长而减少.     

Egg quality of Japanese quail depends on layer age and storage time

The aim of the study was to analyse egg quality changes of Japanese quail during the reproductive season and after several days of storage. A significantly higher egg weight was recorded in week 9 than in week 25 and week 31 of age ofbirds. The egg specific gravity value of eggs also decreased with the age of quails. The smallest yolk weight and its percentage proportion in egg mass were observed in week 25. Eggs laid in weeks 9 and 25 were characterised by similar and lower (P < or = 0.05) white weight in comparison to those examined on the last date. The highest white proportion in egg weight was recorded during the 25th week. The value of this trait was similar or smaller on the remaining dates. Similar and lower values of the white index and Haugh units, in comparison with the first date, were determined in eggs laid on weeks 25 and 31, whereas similar and greater eggshell thickness than in the 9th week of age was recorded on the last two dates of examination. Lower (P < or = 0.05) egg weight was observed after 5 and 8 than after 0 (measured on the day of laying) days of storage. Likewise, smaller egg specific gravity was recorded after three consecutive periods of storage in comparison with the eggs examined on the day of laying. Eggs examined after 3, 5 and 8 days of storage, in comparison with those stored for 0 days, were characterised by lower yolk index. Significantly smaller weight and white index than after 0 days were determined in eggs stored, respectively, for 5 and 8 as well as for 3, 5 and 8 days. Similarly, smaller numbers of Haugh units were determined after 3 consecutive storage periods in comparison with the eggs examined on the day of laying. Eggs stored for 0 and 3 days were characterised by a greater eggshell weight than those examined after 5 and 8 days. The weight of Japanese quail eggs decreased significantly from day 5 onwards, whereas the egg specific gravity-- from the 3rd day of storage. Yolk and white quality began to deteriorate already after 3 days of egg storage. It appears, therefore, that egg storage of Japanese quails before hatching lasting more than 3 days in the analysed conditions deteriorated the eggshell quality and internal egg traits.     

Long-term intake of egg white hydrolysate attenuates the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats

This paper evaluates the effect of the long-term intake of a hydrolysate of egg white with pepsin (HEW), with a potent angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity, on the development of hypertension of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). After being weaned, male 3-week-old SHR were randomly divided into five groups that were given until the 20th week of life the following drinking fluids: (1) tap water, (2) non-treated egg white 1 g/kg/day, (3) captopril 100 mg/kg/day, (4) HEW 0.5 g/kg/day, and (5) HEW 1 g/kg/day. From the 20th to 25th week of life, animals from all groups were given tap water. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured weekly in the rats, from the 6th to 25th week of life, by the tail cuff method. Development of hypertension was attenuated in the groups treated with captopril and HEW (P<0.001 vs. the group that drunk tap water). At the 20th week of life, the arterial blood pressure values of the different groups of rats were: tap water (SBP = 219.5 +/- 5.7, DBP = 167 +/- 3.7), non-treated egg white (SBP = 206.4 +/- 1.43, DBP = 166.4 +/- 4.9), captopril (SBP = 131.7 +/- 2.74, DBP = 91.5 +/- 1.62), HEW 0.5 g/kg/day (SBP = 182.9 +/- 4.64, DBP = 127.5 +/- 2.1) and HEW 1 g/kg/day (SBP = 177.7 +/- 4.72, DBP = 120.1 +/- 2.4). SBP and DBP increased in the treated SHR when the corresponding antihypertensive treatment was removed. In spite of this, SBP remained lower in the SHR that had received captopril and HEW than in the SHR of the control groups (P<0.05). The present results suggest that HEW could be used as a functional food with antihypertensive activity.     

Steroidogenic activity of chicken ovary during pause in egg laying

The present study was designed (i) to assess the changes in the activity of 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD) and cytochrome P450 aromatase (P450arom) in the ovaries of hens which are subjected to a pause in egg laying by fasting, and (ii) relate these changes with progesterone (P(4)) and estradiol (E(2)) production in the ovary. Hy-Line Brown laying hens (n=90) were fasted for 5 days with water deprivation only on day 3 and subsequently fed every second day up to day 13 and then ad libitum. Birds were euthanized (n=18) on day 0, 3, 6, 9 and 16 of the experiment. The activities of 3beta-HSD and P450arom were evaluated in stroma with cortical follicles (<1mm) and in the wall of white non-hierarchical (1-8 mm) and yellow hierarchical follicles (>8 mm) by histochemical and immunohistochemical method, respectively. Ovarian P(4) and E(2) were measured radioimmunologically. Hens stopped egg laying on day 4 of the experiment and pause in egg laying lasted up to day 12. The hens then began to gradually resume egg laying and on day 16 all hens laid eggs. It was found that during the pause in egg laying: (i) the activity of 3beta-HSD in stroma and normal white follicles was slightly decreased while P450arom activity was significantly increased; (ii) in yellow hierarchical follicles which became atretic and regressed, activity of both enzymes were markedly decreased; (iii) ovarian P(4) production dramatically decreased, whereas ovarian E(2) production after an initial decrease significantly increased. In white atretic follicles the activity of 3beta-HSD and P450arom was very weak during the whole experiment. In conclusion, the present results indicate that during a pause in egg laying white follicles become resistant to atresia.     

天蚕卵黄原蛋白的合成、运转与沉积

系统测定了天蚕Antheraea yamamai吐丝结茧至成虫期脂肪体、血淋巴和卵巢中卵黄蛋白和可溶性蛋白总含量的动态变化。结果表明,脂肪体是卵黄原蛋白(Vg)合成场所,Vg合成始于吐丝结茧后第4天;脂肪体、血淋巴中Vg滴度在吐丝结茧后第4天开始上升,化蛹后第6天或第8天达高峰,成虫羽化第1天则明显下降。卵巢对Vg摄取始于化蛹第1天,此后随蛹日龄逐渐上升,并渐趋平稳。同一卵巢管中卵黄蛋白(Vt)含量自顶端至基端随卵室增大而逐渐升高,不同日龄蛹中相应序号卵室的Vt含量以日龄大者为高;卵室中Vt含量与卵室体积大小呈正线性关系。电镜观察表明,Vg被卵母细胞摄入后以卵黄体形式存在,不同发育阶段卵巢中卵母细胞内卵黄体大小不同,以早期者为小;同一卵巢管中不同卵母细胞内卵黄体以顶端为小,基端明显增大,且卵黄体呈网状。     

Esters hydroxycinnamiques et induction photopériodique florale in vitro chez Cichorium intybus

Hydroxycinnamic acid esters and photoperiodic flowering induction in vitro of Cichorium intybus.
In root tissues of Cichorium intybus L. cv. Witloof cultured in vitro, the photoinductive period occurs between the 8th and the 16th day after the start of the culture. The promotive light conditions are either long days (16 h photoperiod) or daily cycles of 9 h white + 15 h red light applied during the photoinductive period in an otherwise short day treatment. During the photoinductive period and under suitable irradiation conditions, the endogenous hydroxycinnamic acid esters (especially chlorogenic acid) show a regular development as from the 8th day, reaching a maximal level by the 16th day. The amount of these molecules then decreases rapidly, preceding the external expression of floral induction. When we apply non-inductive conditions [short days (9 h) or daily cycles of 9 h white + 15 h (far-red + red) light supplied from the 8th to the 16th day in otherwise short day conditions], the metabolic changes indicate the same pattern during the inductive period as mentioned above. However, a fundamental difference exists between the inductive and non-inductive conditions, so that the production of hydroxycinnamic acid esters is particularly high towards the end of the second week of in vitro development in the induced state. This increase is not primarily due to increased photosynthetic activity in long day conditions, since it occurs both in the long day treatments and in the treatments with daily cycles of 9 h white + 15 h red light, thus revealing the morphogenetic action of light via phytochrome. This accumulation of hydroxycinnamic acid esters is correlated with floral induction, which appears to be ineffective unless there is a certain minimum amount of these molecules in the tissues.     

Effects of ionic substances on the adsorption of egg white proteins to a stainless steel surface

The surface fouling of food processing equipment by proteins was studied by investigating the adsorption of egg white proteins to the surface of stainless steel (SS) at pH 7.4 and 30 °C, and particularly the effects of different types of ionic substances. Ovalbumin and ovomucoid, acidic egg white proteins, were less adsorbed in the presence of phosphate (P(i)), a multivalent anion, than in the presence of HEPES, an amphoteric ion. On the other hand, lysozyme, a basic egg white protein, was more adsorbed in the presence of P(i) than in the presence of HEPES. Citrate as another multivalent anion and taurine as another amphoteric ion affected the respective adsorption of those egg white proteins similarly to P(i) and HEPES. The adsorption of an egg white protein to an SS surface therefore depended on the combination of the type of protein and the effective charge of the coexisting ionic substance. This behaviour can be well explained by assuming that a small ionic substance precedes a protein in attaching to an SS surface, resulting in an alteration to the effective surface charge. Pretreating SS with a P(i) buffer lowered the amount of ovalbumin adsorbed with the HEPES buffer, demonstrating that P(i) can attach to and remain on the SS surface to affect the subsequent protein adsorption.     

Rapid induction of atherosclerosis in rabbits.

Japanese white rabbits fed a restricted amount (100 g/head/day) of an atherogenic diet (AD) containing 0.2% cholesterol and 6% peanut oil showed mild and persistent hypercholesterolemia (338 +/- 79 mg/dl). They developed atherosclerotic lesions 4 weeks after deendothelialization of aorta carried out at the 4th week of AD-feeding. This rabbit model of atherosclerosis has such advantages as being able to be produced in a short period and having similar biochemical and pathological characteristics with those in human atherosclerosis.     

Estimating cladoceran birth rate: use of the egg age distribution to estimate mortality of ovigerous females and eggs

The birth rate of natural cladoceran populations can change rapidly (during 2–3 days), reflecting rapid changes in their environment. If the egg ratio is calculated on the basis of egg age distribution, the birth rate can be estimated at short sampling intervals (shorter than egg stage duration) by modified Paloheimo's (1974) formula. When female size structure and age of eggs in clutches at the beginning and the end of a sampling interval are known, death rates of ovigerous females and eggs in separate size classes can be determined and incorporated in birth rate estimates. All these methods have been employed using the data on the population of Diaphanosoma brahyurum from the lake Obsterno (North-Western Belarus) in July–August, 1992. The birth rate values computed by the proposed methods and Poloheimo's formula differed significantly in many cases. The accuracy of birth rate estimations from various calculation methods was tested using a computer simulation. The model contains the essential features of cladoceran life history: distinct egg, juvenile and adult stages, development of eggs and reproduction. The population was divided into 25 age classes, each of 1 day duration. Durations of the egg, juvenile and adult stages were set at 3, 6 and 20 days, respectively. The embryogenesis was divided into three egg stages, each of 1 day duration. Survivorship was set from 0.2 up to 1.0 for each age class. The survivorship and brood size were changed through each of five time intervals (days) that allowed to simulate an increase or reduction of population density. Fecundity, survivorship and egg stage duration remained constant during each of 5 days that assumed stability of an environment (this does not occur in nature). Nevertheless, the egg ratio, proportion of juveniles and birth rates were variable even under these circumstances. Computer simulations showed that Poloheimo's formula evaluates birth rate with the relative error of 62% and usually overestimates its values. We propose methods to decrease errors of birth rate estimations by 3.5–5.5 times.     

THE EFFECT OF EGG WEIGHT ON THE SUBSEQUENT GROWTH OF NESTLING GREAT TITS PARUS MAJOR

Eggs of known fresh weight were removed from Great Tit nests shortly before hatching and artificially incubated. Four to eight chicks were returned to each nest-box on their hatching day and reared by foster parents. The effect of egg weight on subsequent growth was studied for 81 nestlings (13 broods), 50 of them (8 broods) up to the 17th day.
Hatching success of 275 eggs in the incubator was 67·6% and was not correlated with egg weight.
Egg weight had a significant effect on nestling weight up to the 14th day. Young hatched from lighter eggs grew more slowly at the beginning, but recovered before fledging. Mortality after fledging seemed not to be influenced by egg weight.
Maximum weight (mean 19 g) was attained between the 12th and the 17th day and was positively correlated with egg weight.
The effect of brood-size (small in the experiments) on growth increased significantly with age. The range of egg weight for a nest had a significant effect on growth at the beginning, but a small and not significant effect after the 10th day.
The growth of each brood on any particular day was expressed as a deviation from mean growth. These growth deviations, plotted against date, were similar in all nests and were not correlated with any weather data.
The fledging success of 260 early broods was independent of egg weight, but it was positively correlated with egg weight in 78 late broods (data from 1965–71).
The ecological importance of egg weight at different times of the breeding season is discussed.     

Influence of copper on the early post-implantation mouse embryo: An in vivo and in vitro study

Summary Female mice were injected intravenously with copper sulphate on either the 7th day (early egg cylinder stage of development), the 8th day (late egg cylinder stage), or the 9th day (early somite stage of development), and examined on the 10th day of gestation. Injection on the 7th day was found to be embryo-lethal; when females were injected on the 8th day, the majority of the surviving embryos exhibited anomalies of the neural tube and/or the heart, while injection on the 9th day resulted in a very low incidence of anomalies. The most common malformations seen on the 10th day involved failure of closure of the neural tube in the head region of the embryo, and various types of anomalies of cardiac rotation and shape. When additional females injected on the 8th day were examined on the 12th day, a high proportion of the fetuses examined had developed exencephaly.A further group of embryos from untreated females were explanted on the 9th day and cultured in vitro in various concentrations of copper sulphate. The lowest levels tested had little obvious effect on neural tube closure. Intermediate doses resulted in, retarded and anomalous embryonic development, while the highest levels employed resulted in neural tube and cardiac anomalies similar to those produced in vivo.The results demonstrate both the direct toxic effect of copper on embryonic development and that the stage of embryonic development at the time of exposure determines both the nature and the extent of the effect.