温度及pH对隆线溞生长和生殖的影响

研究了隆线溞(Daphnia carinata)在不同温度(15、20、25、30℃)和pH(6、7、8、9、10)影响下的内禀增长率(rm)、周限增长率(λ)、平均世代周期(T)、净生殖率(R0)、平均寿命、第一怀卵日、平均生殖间隔期和总生殖量.结果表明,温度对隆线溞的生命参数有显著影响,30℃组的内禀增长率(rm)...     

镰形臂尾轮虫和尾突臂尾轮虫的生活史特征比较

应用单个体培养方法,以浓度为3.0×10⁶ cells·ml^-1的斜生栅藻为食物,在18 ℃、23 ℃、28 ℃和33 ℃的温度梯度下比较了镰形臂尾轮虫和尾突尾轮虫的生活史特征.结果表明：18 ℃和23 ℃下,尾突臂尾轮虫的生殖期和平均寿命均显著长于镰形臂尾轮虫,产卵量也显著大于镰形臂尾轮虫;28 ℃下,2种轮虫的各主要发育阶段历时、平均寿命和产卵量均无显著差异;33 ℃下,镰形臂尾轮虫的生殖期和生殖后期历时以及平均寿命均显著长于尾突臂尾轮虫,产卵量显著大于尾突臂尾轮虫.18 ℃下,尾突臂尾轮虫的生命期望、净生殖率和种群内禀增长率均显著大于镰形臂尾轮虫;23 ℃和28 ℃下,尾突臂尾轮虫的生命期望显著长于镰形臂尾轮虫,而其他种群增长参数间均无显著差异;33 ℃下,镰形臂尾轮虫的世代时间、生命期望、净生殖率和种群内禀增长率均极显著大于尾突臂尾轮虫.2种轮虫的主要发育阶段历时、平均寿命、产卵量、世代时间、生命期望、净生殖率和种群内禀增长率对温度变化的反应也存在差异.研究结果表明,尾突臂尾轮虫更能适应较低的环境温度,而镰形臂尾轮虫则相反.     

印度瓜野螟种群的增长力及其密度制约

在养虫室内群体饲养条件下,对印度瓜野螟种群动态的测定结果表明:第二代和第三代的种群内禀增长力(rm)分别为0.0792和0.0487,它们的累计产卵率随时间而表现出逻辑斯蒂曲线变化。在相同的生活和取食空间内,幼虫的发育速率和存活率随种群密度的增长而下降;每对成虫的每天产卵量随成虫密度的增加而递减,单对成虫密度下的产卵率比17对成虫密度下的产卵率高达18倍左右。     

桑树(Morus alba)朱砂叶螨（Tetranychus cinnabarinus）实验种群的温度效应

采用生命表分析、生存分析、"王-兰-丁"模型及线性模型等分析方法,对15～28℃温区的5个恒温处理朱砂叶螨(Tetranychus cinnabarinus)实验种群进行了系统研究.结果表明,此温区内,种群在生殖、发育和生存3方面,有明显的温度效应:内禀增长力、周限增长力、净增殖力和平均日产卵量、世代平均周期、及种群倍增时间的倒数呈线性增长;而平均寿命、最大死亡年龄,随温度升高而递减;性比和实际产卵天数对温度不敏感.种群在生殖、发育和生存三者之间,采取了较为"折衷"的策略:8℃为发育临界点;13℃左右为生殖和种群增长临界温度;22℃左右为生殖和种群增长最适温度;30℃左右为发育最适温度.     

褐飞虱不同地理种群生物学特性的比较

在实验条件下比较了四个(龙州、九宫山、监利、新会)褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens(Stal)地理种群的发育、繁殖、内禀增长能力等参数的异同。结果表明：1.北迁的迁入当代九宫山种群雌虫降落取食3.6d开始产卵,产卵量平均为522粒,低于其第二代居留型种群的714粒;2.四个种群在若虫l龄、5龄历期上有显著差异(a＝0.05).但决定翅型分化的2、3、4龄历期上无显著差异;成虫寿命、产卵历期无显著差异;新会种群产卵量高于其它三个种群;同龄期若虫的世代存活率,九宫山种群低于其它三个种群;综合反映发育、存活、繁殖等生命信息的内禀增长能力rm差异较小,在0.1874～0.1982间变化。本文还分析了产生上述异同的原因。     

稻纵卷叶螟地理种群的比较研究

本文应用实验种群生命表技术,比较了三个地区不同世代(南宁五代、衡阳四代、南京三代,三地各相距4—6个纬度)和同是第二世代稻纵卷叶螟(Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenee)种群的发育、存活、繁殖、内禀增长力等参数的差异.结果表明,三个地区不同世代的种群,除个别温度外,南京种群的存活率、平均产卵量、内禀增长力、繁殖价大于衡阳种群;衡阳种群大于南宁种群,形成明显的纬度梯度.而同是第二世代,则三个地区种群这些参数差异不显著.对发育历期进行裂区试验的方差分析,种群间均无显著差异.可以用一个公共的发育速率模型.文中分析和讨论了形成种群间这些差异的原因,可能是种群的同型交配效应或迁飞的自然选择效应.     

在CO_2浓度升高条件下西花蓟马和花蓟马的生长发育及繁殖力比较

为明确大气CO2浓度升高对外来入侵害虫西花蓟马Frankliniella occidentalis及其本地近缘种花蓟马F.intonsa的影响,利用两种CO2浓度(800μL/L vs.400!L/L)的人工气候箱研究了西花蓟马和花蓟马未成熟期的发育历期、累积存活率、单雌产卵量及净生殖率等种群参数。结果表明:在CO2浓度倍增条件下(800μL/L),西花蓟马和花蓟马的非成虫历期显著短于对照CO2浓度(400μL/L)下的种群;花蓟马的累积存活率比对照下降了26.30%(P0.05),而西花蓟马的累积存活率与对照差异不显著;西花蓟马的单雌平均产卵量比对照组增加了4.17粒,而花蓟马的雌成虫寿命、成虫平均单雌产卵量和日均单雌产卵量分别降低了1.31 d、4.83粒和0.56粒(P0.05)。与对照相比,高CO2浓度处理下西花蓟马种群的净生殖率(R0)、内禀增长率(rm)和周限增长率(λ)均显著增加,而平均世代周期(T)、种群加倍时间(t)均明显减少;而花蓟马则相反,其种群的R0、rm和λ均显著降低,T和t均明显长于对照(P0.05)。在相同CO2浓度下,西花蓟马的非成虫虫态历期短于花蓟马;两种蓟马非成虫虫态的不同发育阶段存活率由高至低的顺序相同,依次为:蛹期预蛹期2龄若虫期1龄若虫期。研究结果说明入侵种西花蓟马对未来高CO2浓度大气环境的适应性强于本地种花蓟马。     

昆虫抗药性种群相对适合度指标的改进

相对适合度(Relative fitness)是衡量害虫抗药性种群生物学变化的重要指标,用于测度昆虫对杀虫剂的适应性,由抗药性种群和敏感种群净增殖率(R0)相除获得。本文在对多种昆虫抗药性种群相对适合度研究实例分析中发现抗药性昆虫除了后代数量发生变化外,发育时间(如世代历期)也可能会发生变化。因此,提出了基于净增殖率-世代历期(T)、内禀增长率(rm)的2个相对适合度指标模型Rf=R0R/TR/ROS/TS、Rf=rmR/rm S。应用该方法对多个研究实例进行计算,基于净增殖率-世代历期的模型获得的相对适合度值与原模型值相比无显著差异,基于内禀增长率的模型计算出的相对适合度值一般高于原模型值;三个指标之间均极显著相关。改进后的适合度指标包含了抗药性种群发育时间、后代数量或者增殖潜力参数,因此,其结果更具科学性。     

新型杀螨剂丁氟螨酯对土耳其斯坦叶螨亚致死效应

为了解新型杀螨剂丁氟螨酯Tetranychus turkestani对土耳其斯坦叶螨实验种群的亚致死效应,本研究采用叶碟法研究了其亚致死剂量对土耳其斯坦叶螨实验种群成螨和卵生命表参数的影响。结果表明:经丁氟螨酯LC20、LC10亚致死剂量处理成螨后,成螨的平均寿命、产卵量和次代卵的孵化率均显著降低;次代种群除了卵期、LC20幼螨期和LC10若螨期显著延长外,所有处理次代种群成螨期和雌螨寿命均显著缩短,其余处理次代种群幼螨期、若螨期和产卵前期均无显著差异;次代种群的净生殖率(Ro)和平均世代历期(T)均显著降低,内禀增长率(rm)和周限增长率(λ)增加;存活率和平均每雌日产卵率显著降低。丁氟螨酯LC20、LC10亚致死剂量处理卵后,次代种群除了LC10处理卵期明显延长和幼螨期显著缩短外,所有处理次代种群若螨期、成螨期和雌螨寿命均显著缩短,其余处理卵期、幼螨期和产卵前期均无显著差异;净生殖率(Ro)和平均世代历期(T)均显著降低,内禀增长率(rm)和周限增长率(λ)增加;存活率和平均每雌日产卵率显著降低。这些结果表明,新型杀螨剂丁氟螨酯亚致死剂量可以降低土耳其斯坦叶螨种群的发育速率,这对土耳其斯坦叶螨的综合防治策略的制定有积极意义。     

麦长管蚜抗吡虫啉品系和敏感品系的生殖力比较

通过建立抗性品系和敏感品系的种群生命表,比较麦长管蚜Sitobion avenae(Fabricius)抗吡虫啉品系和敏感品系的生殖力差异,结果表明,抗性品系适合度显著下降,世代历期延长,成蚜寿命缩短;在繁殖上表现为产仔量下降,生殖期缩短。以净生殖率(R0)和内禀增长率(rm)来评价抗性品系的相对生物适合度,抗性品系分别是敏感品系的0.5200和0.7481。因此,麦长管蚜对吡虫啉的抗性品系存在显著的生殖劣势。     

Role of granivory and insectivory in the life cycle of the carabid beetle Amara similata

1. The cereal field carabid beetle Amara similata was selected to elucidate the role of seeds and insects as food sources. Three experiments were performed to rank different weed seeds and insects in terms of food value: (i) fecundity in relation to adult diet, (ii) larval survival in relation to diet and (iii) larval survival in relation to parental diet.
2. Seeds were found to be of high value and insects of low value both for adults and larvae. Adding insects to a seed diet gave no significant improvement. The value of single species of seeds varied within adults and larvae, but also between adults and larvae. This is the first report that Amara larvae are granivorous.
3. The value of different insects varied by species. Cereal aphid species were of the lowest value both for adult and larval beetles. On a diet of mixed insects, the adults were able to produce a low number of eggs but the larvae all died before pupation.
4. There was no simple relation between survival of the larvae and the quality of the parents' diet.     

Direct comparison of measured and calculated total knee replacement force envelopes during walking in the presence of normal and abnormal gait patterns

Knee joint forces measured from instrumented implants provide important information for testing the validity of computational models that predict knee joint forces. The purpose of this study was to validate a parametric numerical model for predicting knee joint contact forces against measurements from four subjects with instrumented TKRs during the stance phase of gait. Model sensitivity to abnormal gait patterns was also investigated. The results demonstrated good agreement for three subjects with relatively normal gait patterns, where the difference between the mean measured and calculated forces ranged from 0.05 to 0.45 body weights, and the envelopes of measured and calculated forces (from three walking trials) overlapped. The fourth subject, who had a "quadriceps avoidance" external moment pattern, initially had little overlap between the measured and calculated force envelopes. When additional constraints were added, tailored to the subject's gait pattern, the model predictions improved to complete force envelope overlap. Coefficient of multiple determination analysis indicated that the shape of the measured and calculated force waveforms were similar for all subjects (adjusted coefficient of multiple correlation values between 0.88 and 0.92). The parametric model was accurate in predicting both the magnitude and waveform of the contact force, and the accuracy of model predictions was affected by deviations from normal gait patterns. Equally important, the envelope of forces generated by the range of solutions substantially overlapped with the corresponding measured envelope from multiple gait trials for a given subject, suggesting that the variable strategic processes of in vivo force generation are covered by the solution range of this parametric model.     

Is the composition of phytophagous insects and parasitic fungi among trees predictable?

We explore the relationship between the pairwise similarity of assemblages of exploiters (phytophagous insects and parasitic fungi) and pairwise genetic distance, range overlap, niche overlap as well as habitat overlap of host trees. Presence of exploiters was extracted from published literature for 23 tree genera occurring in central Europe (6164 host records of phytophagous insects and 860 host records of parasitic fungi). Across all pairs of tree genera, we found a strong negative correlation between the pairwise similarity of assemblages and genetic distances of hosts. This close correlation is due to deep differences in the composition of assemblages on coniferous and deciduous tree genera. Range, niche and habitat overlap were always of much less importance than genetic distance to explain the variation of pairwise similarity of assemblages of exploiters, although some correlations were significant. Therefore in general host switches of exploiters between related hosts are more important that host switches between hosts co-occurring in the same habitat. We found a robust relationship of the pairwise similarity of assemblages of insects and the pairwise similarity of assemblages of fungi which points to the possibility that insects are vectors for parasitic fungi which promotes correlated switches of insects and fungi.     

Some ecological parameters of Artemia parthenogenetica Gahai and their use in resource exploitation

The effects of temperature on population characteristics of Artemia parthenogenetica Gahai from the Gahai Salt Lake, Qinghai Province, China, were studied in the laboratory at a salinity of 60‰. The major conclusions are as follows: (1) it was found that the adaptive temperature for the development of brine shrimp ranged from 10℃ to 39℃. The threshold temperature of development (TD) and the effective accumulative tem-perature (TA) for hatching were 9.94℃·d and (22.91±2.08)℃·d, respectively. The TD and TA for the larva were 10.33℃·d and (261.26±24.1)℃·d, respec-tively, and for the whole generation were 10.28℃ and (458.68±57.60)℃·d, respectively. (2) It showed that the population's net reproduction rate (Ro), the intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm), the mean generation time (T), the finite rate of increase (λ), and the days for population to double (t) of the brine shrimp were determined over temperatures ranging from 19℃ to 34℃ by analyzing the life table and numerical model. In the temperature range of 14.3℃ to 37.3℃ for Ro> 1, the optimum temperature (℃) for Ro, rm,λ, and t were 25.8℃, 29.8℃, 30.5℃, and 29.02℃, respectively. The maximum values of Ro, rm and λ were 54.86 ind., 0.106138/d, and 1.1070/d, respectively. The minimum value oft was 4.73 d. The value of T was in a range of 96.77 to 16.10d. (3) Based on the 1993-1994 and 1997 data of the water temperature in the Gahai Salt Lake, Qinghai Province, it was estimated that the number of generation of A. parthenogenetica Gahai and the number of the reproductive peak value were 2.67±0.34 and 4.69±0.43 in a year, respectively. The peak of nauplii of the first generation was on April 20 to 28. The last whole generation began on August 10. The first reproductive peak was on June 18 to 25. The last reproductive peak was on September 12 to 17. The nauplii that hatched after September 1 cannot complete the development from nauplii to adults because of insufficient habitat effective accumulative temperature. During the period from July 11 to September 20, there was a relatively high productivity of the population. In this case, doubling the population would take less than 30 d, and the intrinsic rate of natural increase was over 0.02/d. Therefore, the value of resource exploitation would be maximal during that period annually.     

The effect of gypsy moth metamorphosis on the development of nuclear polyhedrosis virus infection

The development of nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) infection in gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) was studied before, during, and after host metamorphosis, and in larvae and pupae in the subsequent generation, to determine whether NPV ingested by late instars can replicate in host tissues through metamorphosis and whether it can be vertically transmitted to progeny. Individuals that survived sublethal dosages of NPV did not differ from undosed insects in pupal weight, fecundity, larval and pupal weight of progeny, or response of progeny to NPV challenge. No evidence of NPV infection or of abnormal histology was found in adult tissues examined by light microscopy and no virus was detected on the surface of eggs produced by NPV-treated moths. No NPV-caused mortality was recorded among undosed progeny of dosed or undosed parents. The progeny of dosed parents were neither more resistant nor more susceptible to LdMNPV than were progeny of undosed parents and lethal times did not differ between groups. Examination of larval, pupal, and adult tissues by DNA hybridization revealed that insects in which NPV DNA was detected died prior to adult eclosion. NPV was not detected in any hosts surviving to the adult stage. These results suggest that survivors of sublethal dosages of NPV avoid infection and are therefore incapable of vertically transmitting infectious virus to progeny.     

Relating body size to the role of aquatic subsidies for the riparian spider <Emphasis Type="Italic">Nephila clavata</Emphasis>

We examined the relationship between body size of the riparian spider Nephila clavata and the contribution of allochthonous (aquatic insects) and autochthonous (terrestrial insects) sources to its diet using stable isotope analysis. During the study period from July to September, the body size of the females increased remarkably (about 60-fold) but that of males remained small. The biomass of both aquatic and terrestrial insects trapped on the spider webs increased with spider size, with the biomass of the former ranging between 30 and 70% of that of the terrestrial insects. The average relative contribution of aquatic insects to the diet of the spiders, calculated from δ¹³C values, was 40–50% in spiders in the early juvenile and juvenile stages, 35% in adult males and 4% in adult females. There was a significant negative relationship between the relative contribution of aquatic insects and body size of the female spiders. We conclude that aquatic insects might be an important seasonal dietary subsidy for small spiders and that these allochthonous subsidies may facilitate the growth of riparian spiders, which may in turn enable the spiders to feed on larger prey.     

Diuretic hormone in adult Rhodnius prolixus: total store and speed of release

Adult Rhodnius take smaller blood meals than do fifth stage larvae and excrete less fluid afterwards. The total amount of diuretic hormone and active precursors that can be extracted from their nervous system is also smaller. However, more diuretic hormone is released in adult than in fifth stage insects when the hormone release sites are depolarized for short periods with potassium-rich solutions. This shows that the adult can release diuretic hormone at a higher rate than can the fifth stage larva, a feature that can be correlated with the larger volume of haemo-lymph which the adult insect has to load with hormone in order to promote diuresis. In vivo , the concentration of diuretic hormone in the haemo-lymph of adult and fifth stage insects rises at the same rate. Detectable amounts of hormone are found in samples of haemolymph from insects which have been feeding for periods as short as 15 s.     

Cytochrome oxidase activity during diapause and metamorphosis of the Japanese beetle,Popillia japonica Newman

1. Determinations were made on the activity of cytochrome oxidase of individual Japanese beetles during growth, diapause, and metamorphosis. All readings were made on homogenates at a dilution of 1:1,000, except for adult beetles, when the final dilution was 1:10,000. 2. The activity of the enzyme increased during larval growth from a low value of 0.022 in the second instar, to high values ranging from 0.074 to 0.083 in diapause third instar larvae. 3. The high activity of cytochrome oxidase during larval diapause indicates that this condition may be physiologically different from that occurring in the egg or pupal stages of most other insects. 4. During metamorphosis, the activity of cytochrome oxidase follows the characteristic U-shaped curve associated with respiratory metabolism. It thus appears that most of the oxidation occurring in metamorphosing individuals is mediated through the cytochrome system. 5. The activity of cytochrome oxidase is significantly higher in the adult male than it is in the adult female; the values (calculated on the basis of a 1:1,000 dilution) were 0.40 ± 0.028 and 0.25 ± 0.012, respectively.     

When do herbivorous insects compete? A phylogenetic meta‐analysis

When herbivorous insects interact, they can increase or decrease each other's fitness. As it stands, we know little of what causes this variation. Classic competition theory predicts that competition will increase with niche overlap and population density. And classic hypotheses of herbivorous insect diversification predict that diet specialists will be superior competitors to generalists. Here, we test these predictions using phylogenetic meta‐analysis. We estimate the effects of diet breadth, population density and proxies of niche overlap: phylogenetic relatedness, physical proximity and feeding‐guild membership. As predicted, we find that competition between herbivorous insects increases with population density as well as phylogenetic and physical proximity. Contrary to predictions, competition tends to be stronger between than within feeding guilds and affects specialists as much as generalists. This is the first statistical evidence that niche overlap increases competition between herbivorous insects. However, niche overlap is not everything; complex feeding guild effects indicate important indirect interactions.     

Continuity versus split and reconstitution: exploring the molecular developmental corollaries of insect eye primordium evolution

Holometabolous insects like Drosophila proceed through two phases of visual system development. The embryonic phase generates simple eyes of the larva. The postembryonic phase produces the adult specific compound eyes during late larval development and pupation. In primitive insects, by contrast, eye development persists seemingly continuously from embryogenesis through the end of postembryogenesis. Comparative literature suggests that the evolutionary transition from continuous to biphasic eye development occurred via transient developmental arrest. This review investigates how the developmental arrest model relates to the gene networks regulating larval and adult eye development in Drosophila, and embryonic compound eye development in primitive insects. Consistent with the developmental arrest model, the available data suggest that the determination of the anlage of the rudimentary Drosophila larval eye is homologous to the embryonic specification of the juvenile compound eye in directly developing insects while the Drosophila compound eye primordium is evolutionarily related to the yet little studied stem cell based postembryonic eye primordium of primitive insects.