崖柏群落优势乔木树种种间关系

采用样方调查法,对组成崖柏群落的乔木树种进行调查。通过计算重要值确定崖柏群落优势乔木树种,研究优势树种的总体联结性、2物种间的联结性和种间协变。结果表明:崖柏群落内的15个优势树种总体间存在负关联;2物种间具有显著正联结的种对有:高山栎-川陕鹅耳枥、高山栎-华中八角、大叶青冈-乌岗栎、铁杉-华西花楸、华千金榆-青榨槭、华千金榆-大叶青冈、大叶青冈-川鄂山茱萸、川陕鹅耳枥-华中八角;呈显著负联结的种对是高山栎-青榨槭;崖柏与其他优势树种的联结性均未达到显著程度;有26个种对表现出明显的正协变,12个种对表现出明显的负协变;种对正协变的存在是由于这些物种对环境资源的利用具有相似性所致。     

Austrobilharzia terrigalensis: A schistosome dominant in interspecific interactions in the molluscan host

Walker J. C. 1979. Austrobilharzia terrigalensis: a schistosome dominant in interspecific interactions in the molluscan host. International Journal for Parasitology9: 137–140. In the estuarine prosobranch Velacumantus australis the avian schistosome Austrobilharzia terrigalensis is always associated with the germinal sacs of other trematodes. In this association the schistosome retards the development of the other trematode, thereby reducing the intensity of interspecific competition for the limited resource, the host's tissues.     

Species-specific song convergence in a moving hybrid zone between two passerines

Moving hybrid zones are receiving increasing attention. However, so far little is known about the proximate mechanisms underlying these movements. Signalling behaviour, by individuals engaged in interspecific sexual and aggressive interactions, may play a crucial role. In this study, we investigated song variation within a moving hybrid zone between two warblers, Hippolais polyglotta and H. icterina . In these species, song is involved in interspecific territoriality and, probably, in mixed pairings. We showed that allopatric populations of the two species are clearly acoustically differentiated. However, interspecific differences faded out in sympatry as a result of an overall pattern of convergence. Unexpectedly, the two species converged for different song parameters, namely temporal parameters for H. icterina and syntax for H. polyglotta . Hybridization and interspecific competition could explain convergence in H. icterina . Instead, in H. polyglotta we suggest that local adaptation to habitat and interspecific learning might contribute to convergence. We particularly stress that cross-species learning, by maintaining high levels of interspecific interactions, may influence the movement of the zone.  © 2003 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , 2003, 80 , 507–517.     

长苞铁杉天然林群落种内及种间竞争关系研究

通过各种竞争指数的比较筛选,得到较能客观反映长苞铁杉种内、种间竞争关系的竞争指数,定量地分析了长苞铁杉种内和种间竞争强度。结果表明:长苞铁杉种内竞争随胸径的增大而逐渐减少;种间与种内竞争关系顺序为:长苞铁杉-长苞铁杉>猴头杜鹃-长苞铁杉>青冈栎-长苞铁杉>其它树种-长苞铁杉。竞争强度与对象木的胸高直径服从双曲线回归关系,利用模型预测了长苞铁杉种内、种间的竞争强度。     

Using competitive and facilitative interactions in intercropping systems enhances crop productivity and nutrient-use efficiency

This paper reviews recent research on the processes involved in the yield advantage in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)/maize (Zea mays L.), wheat/soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], faba bean (Vicia faba L.)/maize, peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)/maize and water convolvulus (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.)/maize intercropping. In wheat/maize and wheat/soybean intercropping systems, a significant yield increase of intercropped wheat over sole wheat was observed, which resulted from positive effects of the border row and inner rows of intercropped wheat. The border row effect was due to interspecific competition for nutrients as wheat had a higher competitive ability than either maize or soybean had. There was also compensatory growth, or a recovery process, of subordinate species such as maize and soybean, offsetting the impairment of early growth of the subordinate species. Finally, both dominant and subordinate species in intercropping obtain higher yields than that in corresponding sole wheat, maize or soybean. We summarized these processes as the `competition-recovery production principle'. We observed interspecific facilitation, where maize improves iron nutrition in intercropped peanut, faba bean enhances nitrogen and phosphorus uptake by intercropped maize, and chickpea facilitates P uptake by associated wheat from phytate-P. Furthermore, intercropping reduced the nitrate content in the soil profile as intercropping uses soil nutrients more efficiently than sole cropping.     

Effect of temperature and roach Rutilus rutilus group size on swimming speed and prey capture rate of perch Perca fluviatilis and R. rutilus

Effects of temperature and group size of roach Rutilus rutilus on foraging behaviour of perch Perca fluviatilis and R. rutilus were tested in two laboratory experiments. A temperature experiment with P. fluviatilis and R. rutilus in aquaria (with either one P. fluviatilis or two R. rutilus) was tested at five temperatures: 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20° C, and showed that P. fluviatilis had a lower swimming speed and capture rate than R. rutilus, especially at 4 and 8° C. The effect of group size was tested at four R. rutilus abundances: 0, 2, 4 and 6, all at 16° C, and revealed that swimming speed and capture rate of P. fluviatilis were lowest at the highest R. rutilus abundance, whereas R. rutilus was relatively unaffected. Perca fluviatilis occupied positions closer to the bottom than R. rutilus, especially when feeding, and this tendency was reinforced at the highest roach abundance.     

秦岭南坡松栎林群落演替过程中种间联结性和相关性研究

为了揭示秦岭南坡松栎林群落动态变化过程中物种间关系与群落演替的相互作用,基于2×2列联表,采用方差比率法、χ2检验、Jaccard指数和Spearman秩相关性系数探讨了油松林→松栎混交林→锐齿栎林演替序列过程中3个演替阶段群落优势种群的种间联结性和相关性。结果表明:(1)油松林、松栎混交林和锐齿栎林群落总体联结性均为显著正联结,各自具有相对的稳定性。(2)油松和松栎混交林群落正负联结性和相关性比例较小,群落稳定性均低于锐齿栎林群落。(3)先锋种间及其与前期过渡种间、顶级种间及其与后期过渡种间竞争较为激烈,过渡种间(包括前期过渡种间、前期过渡种与后期过渡种间、后期过渡种间)正联结占优势,较为稳定。(4)不同演替阶段群落可分别划分为4个、5个、4个生态种组。研究认为,秦岭南坡松栎混交林演替过程中种间关系逐渐趋于稳定共存,实践中及时调整种间关系可促使秦岭南坡松栎林群落趋于健康稳定,有效缩短演替的进程。     

地上-地下植食性天敌对入侵植物空心莲子草与本地种莲子草种间关系的影响

生物入侵是全球生物多样性的主要威胁,外来种与本地种的种间竞争能力会影响其能否成功入侵。本研究选用入侵植物空心莲子草和其本地同属种莲子草为对象,探究其专食性天敌莲草直胸跳甲与南方根结线虫对空心莲子草与莲子草的生长及种间关系的影响。结果表明: 与无天敌胁迫相比,线虫处理显著降低了莲子草的株高(28.1%),但显著增加了空心莲子草的株高(52.8%)和莲子草的地上生物量(63.7%);跳甲处理显著降低了莲子草的株高(40.7%),对空心莲子草无显著影响;而跳甲与线虫的共同胁迫显著降低了莲子草的株高(35.3%)和空心莲子草的地下生物量(62.2%),显著增加了莲子草的地上生物量(69.1%);天敌胁迫对两种植物的茎粗、分枝数和根长均无显著影响。无天敌作用下,两种植物的相对邻体效应指数(RNE)均为正值,且空心莲子草的RNE比莲子草高21.3%;天敌胁迫下,空心莲子草的RNE均为负值,而莲子草的RNE在线虫或跳甲单独胁迫下为正值,在线虫和跳甲共同胁迫下为负值。表明地上-地下天敌互作可以使两种植物的种间关系发生改变,并可能促进空心莲子草的入侵。     

Interaction Between Capuchins and Coatis: Nonagonistic Behaviors and Lack of Predation

We compare the nature of capuchin-coati interactions by Cebus apella in 2 populations under semifree-ranging and wild conditions. We report a similar pattern of interaction at both sites, in spite of their ecological differences. Most frequent capuchin behaviors toward coatis were agonistic, but we noted no predation. Contrarily, the monkeys also exhibited nonagonistic behaviors, such as play and grooming. As tufted capuchins predate other mammalian species, and as the subjects were aggressive towards competitor species, showing their belligerent temperament, we believe the lack of predation can be attributed to 2 different ecological contigencies – the absence of coati pups in a period of food shortage, and the cost of dealing with a dangerous adult coati where other rich resources were available–and also, perhaps, to different traditions in capuchin behavior towards coatis, established via intraspecific social learning.     

木兰科5个种间杂种减数分裂行为观察

对木兰科5个二倍体人工杂交后代的减数分裂行为进行观察。结果表明,各杂交F1代的减数分裂行为基本正常,在减数分裂中期I有个别二价体提前分开形成单体;中期I还存在异型二价体,说明杂交亲本间（种间）都有一定的遗传分化,但这种变异仅停留在基因水平上;后期I偶有染色体桥出现。杂种F1代的减数分裂过程基本正常,能形成生活力正常的生殖孢子。可预期的是自然界中木兰科属内种间的自然二倍体杂种可自行繁衍,经过一定繁衍周期后,即可形成具有相对稳定种群的新种。     

Interspecific competition in Drosophila I. Reversal of competitive superiority due to varying concentration of ethanol

The experiments reported here were designed to investigate the outcome of interspecific competition between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans in environments varying in one factor only. The factor chosen was ethanol concentration in the medium; the strains used were D. melanogaster SM5 (Series I), D. melanogasterw, b , (Series II) and D. simulans v (both Series).
The results of competition over a number of generations, the longest experiment lasting 100 days, showed clear differences in the relative competitive abilities of the two species between the different environments. With no ethanol, D. simulans won in all replicates; with 896 ethanol, D. melanogaster won in all replicates; at intermediate (496) concentration, the winning species was not consistent. Experiments in Series II showed very similar results to their counterparts in Series I despite distinct genetic differences between the strains of D. melanogaster used.
These results tie in with published work, on (i) the relative susceptibility of single–species cultures of D. melanogaster and D. simulans to high ethanol concentrations, and (ii) distributional patterns observed in some field populations exposed to alcohols in their environment.     

Microhabitat use and interspecific associations of introduced topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva and native fishes in a small stream

To address a lack of information on topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva introduced to watercourses, the microhabitat use of this non-native cyprinid and co-existing native species was assessed in a small stream located in southern England. Overall, microhabitat use was size-structured and significant associations were observed between topmouth gudgeon and native species, including brown trout Salmo trutta , chub Leuciscus cephalus , European bullhead Cottus gobio and stone loach Barbatula barbatula . Significant associations with environmental variables, however, were more frequent in native species than in topmouth gudgeon. Topmouth gudgeon demonstrated few habitat preferences, which were weak and limited to small specimens, emphasizing the species broad, plastic breadth of microhabitat use. This is expected to facilitate the species' successful invasion of novel aquatic systems.     

实夜蛾亚科的种间杂交研究进展

本文综述了实夜蛾亚科的种间杂交研究进展 ,包括已进行种间杂交的种类 ,H eliothis virescens和 H eliothis subflexa杂交后的回交雄虫不育现象、机理、杂种后代与其它生物的关系 ,以及在遗传防治上的应用     

Prey selection and functional morphology through ontogeny of Amphiprion clarkii with a congeneric comparison

The relationship between the complexity of the feeding apparatus and prey selection through ontogeny was examined in Amphiprion clarkii larvae. Larvae were reared from 1 to 10 days post-hatch (dph) on a diet of rotifers, wild-caught plankton and newly hatched Artemia sp. nauplii. Results were compared with available data on the relationship between functional morphology and prey selection of Amphiprion frenatus to establish patterns of functional morphology and prey selection between the larvae of two species of coral-reef fishes. Larvae of both species exhibited an increase in selection of larger prey through ontogeny coincident with an increase in the complexity of the feeding apparatus. The first elements to ossify in larvae of both species were the pharyngeal teeth ( A. clarkii : 5 dph, near ± s.d. Standard length, L _S,4· 3 ± 0· 2 mm; A. frenatus : 5 dph, L _S5· 0 ± 0· 4 mm) which, in combination with the development of a more functional feeding apparatus, may have permitted larvae to better process new types and sizes of prey. Prey items, however, were selected differentially between the two fish species, which could not be fully explained by the functional state of the feeding apparatus. While prey selection is influenced by the functional state of the feeding apparatus, all aspects of larval fish biology (morphology, behaviour and physiology) should be considered.     

Competition of insect decomposers over large vertebrate carrion: Necrodes beetles (Silphidae) vs. blow flies (Calliphoridae)

Large carrion is inhabited by highly variable and interactive communities of insects. Positive interactions in carrion insect communities have been recently the focus in carrion ecology. In contrast, competition between carrion insects is rather undervalued. Here we provide evidence that blow flies (Calliphoridae) and Necrodes beetles (Silphidae), dominant decomposers of large carcasses in terrestrial habitats, compete over carrion. By reanalyzing the results from 90 pig carcasses, we demonstrated that the contribution of the flies and the beetles to the decay was negatively related. The greater part of the large carrion pool was monopolized by blow flies, whereas Necrodes beetles abundantly colonized carcasses, on which blow flies were less effective as decomposers. In behavioral assays, we found that adult beetles killed 4 times more frequently feeding than postfeeding third instar larvae of the flies, with the large decrease in the killing frequency after the larvae reached the age of early third instar. Therefore, adult Necrodes beetles preferentially killed the larvae that were before or in their peak feeding. The study provides evidence that the interaction between blow flies and Necrodes beetles is a combination of indirect exploitative effects of the flies and direct interference effects of the beetles (the mixed competition).     

Asymmetric interspecific aggression in New Guinean songbirds that replace one another along an elevational gradient

A common pattern in tropical avifaunas is for closely related species to inhabit largely parapatric elevational distributions such that they replace one another along the elevational gradient. A long‐standing hypothesis for this pattern is that parapatry is maintained by interspecific interference competition mediated by interspecific aggression. However, empirical tests of this hypothesis remain scarce. We used reciprocal playback experiments to measure interspecific aggression in five species‐pairs of New Guinean passerine elevational replacements. We found evidence of interspecific aggression in three species‐pairs. In these three cases, interspecific aggression was asymmetric, with the lower elevation species more aggressive towards the upper elevation species than vice versa. Two patterns suggest that this interspecific aggression is a learned response to the presence of a heterospecific competitor rather than misdirected intraspecific aggression or an evolved response to a competitor. First, when present, interspecific aggression was always strongest at the upper elevation range margin of the lower elevation species (i.e. in the elevational zone in which the two species were found in close proximity and thus interacted with each other), and diminished over very short distances away from this zone. Secondly, the two species‐pairs that did not exhibit interspecific aggression had narrow ‘no man's land’ gaps between their elevational distributions such that heterospecifics did not encounter one another, possibly explaining the lack of interspecific aggression in these examples. Our results support the hypothesis that interspecific aggression is one factor influencing elevational limits in species‐pairs of New Guinean elevational replacements.     

The behavioural ecology of mixed-species troops of callitrichine primates

This review summarizes information on the behavioural ecology of mixed-species troops (interspecific associations) formed by different species of callitrichines, small New World monkeys, in western and central Amazonia. The formation of mixed-species troops is an integral part of the biology of several species of this subfamily. Niche separation between associated species is obtained through vertical segregation which results in differences in the prey spectrum. The degree of niche separation is a predictor for the stability of mixed-species troops. Individuals may benefit from the formation of mixed-species troops through increased safety from predators, increased foraging efficiency, and/or increased resource defence. Costs of mixed-species troop formation are probably very low and mainly relate to patterns of interspecific behavioural interactions. We point to gaps in our knowledge and suggest pathways for future research into mixed-species troops.