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Genoveva Trejo-Macías Alejandro Estrada Miguel Ángel Mosqueda Cabrera 《International journal of primatology》2007,28(4):931-945
The 2 howler species that occur in southern Mexico, Alouatta palliata mexicana and Alouatta pigra are endangered, mainly as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation from human activity. Little is known about the gastrointestinal
parasite communities affecting their populations, and lack of baseline information for populations of howler species in continuous
forest habitats, makes evaluations of gastrointestinal parasite prevalence in populations in fragmented landscapes difficult.
We report the results of a one-time broad survey of gastrointestinal parasites in fecal samples of individuals from several
demographically stable populations of Alouatta palliata mexicana and A. pigra existing in continuous and/or protected forests. We further report similar data for populations of both species in human-fragmented
landscapes. We detected 6 parasites for each howler monkey species, but only 3 of them (Trematode I, Controrchis biliophilus, Trypanoxyuris sp.) were common to both species. While parasitic prevalence in populations of both howler species was, in general, higher
in the fragmented habitat than in continuous and/or protected forests. The difference is only marginally significant in Alouatta pigra. Some parasites (Coccidia and Strongylid) only appeared in populations in fragmented landscapes. Preliminary data suggest
that adult males tended to have higher parasite prevalence values than those of adult females in both howler species. Parasite
prevalence is associated to average group size, but not to population density in Alouatta pigra. 相似文献
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We study apical dominance in Alstroemeria, a plant with an architecture very different from the model species used in research on apical dominance. The standard explant
was a rhizome with a tip and two vertically growing shoots from which the larger part had been excised leaving ca. 1 cm stem. The axillary buds that resumed growth were located at this 1-cm stem just above the rhizome. They were released
by removal of the rhizome tip and the shoot tips. Replacement of excised tips by lanolin with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)
restored apical dominance. The auxin transport inhibitors 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) and N-1-napthylphthalamic acid (NPA) reduced apical dominance. 6-Benzylaminopurine (BAP) enhanced axillary bud outgrowth but the
highest concentrations (> 9 μM) caused fasciation. Thidiazuron (TDZ) did not show improvement relative to BAP. Even though
the architecture of Alstroemeria and the model species are very different, their hormonal mechanisms in apical dominance are for the greater part very similar. 相似文献
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An experiment was taken up to find out possibilities of manipulating the in vitro flowering in moth bean. Abscisic acid (ABA) and proline both alone and in combination influenced days to flower induction,
number of flowers per plant, number of pods per plant and seeds per pod. Frequency of flowering plants approached 100 % at
1 and 3 μM ABA and 800 μM proline. The range of flowering period (3 to 23.6 d) has also been influenced by various treatments. 相似文献
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Jens Dauber Susannah Cass Doreen Gabriel Kate Harte Sandra Åström Erin O'Rourke Jane C. Stout 《Global Change Biology Bioenergy》2015,7(3):455-467
Increasing crop productivity to meet rising demands for food and energy, but doing so in an environmentally sustainable manner, is one of the greatest challenges for agriculture to date. In Ireland, Miscanthus × giganteus has the potential to become a major feedstock for bioenergy production, but the economic feasibility of its cultivation depends on high yields. Miscanthus fields can have a large number of gaps in crop cover, adversely impacting yield and hence economic viability. Predominantly positive effects of Miscanthus on biodiversity reported from previous research might be attributable to high crop patchiness, particularly during the establishment phase. The aim of this research was to assess crop patchiness on a field scale and to analyse the relationship between Miscanthus yield and species richness and abundance of selected taxa of farmland wildlife. For 14 Miscanthus fields at the end of their establishment phase (4–5 years after planting), which had been planted either on improved grassland (MG) or tilled arable land (MT), we determined patchiness of the crop cover, percentage light penetration (LP) to the lower canopy, Miscanthus shoot density and height, vascular plants and epigeic arthropods. Plant species richness and noncrop vegetation cover in Miscanthus fields increased with increasing patchiness, due to higher levels of LP to the lower canopy. The species richness of ground beetles and the activity density of spiders followed the increase in vegetation cover. Plant species richness and activity density of spiders on both MT and MG fields, as well as vegetation cover and activity density of ground beetles on MG fields, were negatively associated with Miscanthus yield. In conclusion, positive effects of Miscanthus on biodiversity can diminish with increasing productivity. This matter needs to be considered when assessing the relative ecological impacts of developing biomass crops in comparison with other land use. 相似文献
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Nieves Ortega Daniel Apaza Fernando Gonzalez Jesus Salinas Maria Rosa Caro 《European Journal of Wildlife Research》2012,58(1):351-355
Few studies have investigated the role of raptors as natural reservoirs of Chlamydiaceae spp. and the preferred anatomical sites where these bacteria can be detected in non-symptomatic wild birds. We investigated
the occurrence of Chlamydiaceae in 54 non-symptomatic adult free-living birds belonging to 14 species sampled upon reception in a raptor rehabilitation centre
in Spain, and ten juvenile birds from five species born and reared in the centre for subsequent release into the wild. Swabs
from conjunctivae, choanae and cloacae were taken to detect Chlamydiaceae DNA by a family-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a nested genus- and species-specific PCR. Chlamydiaceae DNA was detected in adult raptors belonging to 12 species (85.7%), mainly in conjunctival (40.6%) and, to a lesser extent,
choanal (17.2%) swabs, but never in cloacal samples. Neither the genus nor the species of Chlamydiaceae could be confirmed by the nested PCR assay. Our results suggest that most of the raptor species investigated, especially
the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) and Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus), can be natural reservoirs of Chlamydiaceae spp. in the wild. Failure to identify the organisms at genus and species level might have been due to the poor quality and
low concentration of DNA in the samples or to the presence of hitherto unclassified Chlamydiaceae species. 相似文献
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Recent studies suggest that evergreen plants may maintain their photosynthetic capacity through the winter. Since mild winters
are predicted to be more frequent in the future, the metabolic activity of plants is also likely to increase. The aim of the
present study was to assess how various environmental factors, such as temperature, photoperiod and preceding frost, affect
the recovery of photosynthesis during a mild spell in winter. The recovery of photosynthesis was studied in a series of growth
chamber experiments where the overwintering of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) was interrupted by an intermittent warm spell of 1 week during different phases of winter. Rapid activation was observed
in all the experiments during the first 3–4 days. No obvious effects of the phase of winter or photoperiod on the recovery
of photosynthesis were observed, but a severe freezing treatment prior to the warm spell retarded the recovery significantly.
Once recovered, however, lingonberry was able to maintain high rates of photosynthesis even at near-freezing temperatures,
which prevail in their natural sub-nivean environment. The apparent quantum yield of photosynthesis remained high through
the winter for lingonberry. This may prove advantageous for evergreen dwarf shrubs which overwinter in dim environments under
snow. 相似文献
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We studied the oviposition performance of Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) attacking eggs of four fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha Schiner (Diptera: Tephritidae) under laboratory conditions. The complete process of oviposition on an individual egg of Anastrepha ludens (Loew) lasts in average 85.4 ± 2.9 s, including a tremor (25.8 ± 1.03 s) observed in the middle of this process related to
the egg’s descent. The average parasitism of A. ludens egg was 60.9 ± 7.5%, with only 1.2% of superparasitized eggs. During individual acts of oviposition, we noted that F. arisanus possesses a highly flexible ovipositor that curves easily as it searches for additional suitable eggs, which may be of particular
benefit when a female finds large clutches of eggs. The individual oviposition of F. arisanus in host fruits attacked by Anastrepha spp. varies with the egg clutch size of each fruit fly species: A. serpentina laid the biggest egg clutches (21.3 ± 1.4), followed by A. ludens (14.2 ± 0.9), and A. striata (1.0 ± 0.0) (=A. obliqua). The time spent by F. arisanus in individual ovipositions was parallel to these findings, reinforcing the idea that F. arisanus attacks several eggs in each individual insertion of its ovipositor. Neither formal oviposition acts, nor adult emergences
of F. arisanus were registered in A. obliqua. We discuss the potential of F. arisanus as natural enemy of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha, and explore the eventual developing of its mass rearing.
Handling Editor: Torsten Meiners. 相似文献
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2′,3′-Dihydroxydihydrosuberosin its acetonide derivative and 7-hydroxycoumarin has been isolated from the extracts of Eremocitrus glauca. The s 相似文献
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Kanako Ishihara Toshio Takahashi Ayako Morioka Akemi Kojima Mayumi Kijima Tetsuo Asai Yutaka Tamura 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2009,51(1):35
A total of 518 fecal samples collected from 183 apparently healthy cattle, 180 pigs and 155 broilers throughout Japan in 1999
were examined to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella. The isolation rates were 36.1% in broilers, 2.8% in pigs and 0.5% in cattle. S. enterica Infantis was the most frequent isolate, found in 22.6% of broiler fecal samples. Higher resistance rates were observed against
oxytetracycline (82.0%), dihydrostreptomycin (77.9%), kanamycin (41.0%) and trimethoprim (35.2%). Resistance rates to ampicillin,
ceftiofur, bicozamycin, chloramphenicol and nalidixic acid were <10%. CTX-M-2 β-lactamase producing S. enterica Senftenberg was found in the isolates obtained from one broiler fecal sample. This is the first report of cephalosporin-resistant
Salmonella directly isolated from food animal in Japan. 相似文献
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L. S. Mel’nikova I. V. Krivega P. G. Georgiev A. K. Golovnin 《Doklady biological sciences》2007,415(1):313-316
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O. V. Preobrajenskaya E. S. Starodubova V. L. Karpov J. Rouviere-Yaniv 《Molecular Biology》2005,39(4):585-592
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We investigated the relevance of the relationship between the compactness of β-galactosidase inclusion bodies (β-gal IBs)
and their enhanced enzymatic activity with or without the addition of D-fucose (inducer analog) or methyl α-D-glucopyranoside
(α-MG, catabolite repressor) after induction in the araBAD promoter system of Escherichia coli. Experiments conducted to evaluate the solubilization of β-gal IBs in guanidine hydrochloride as well as their trypsin degradation
and temperature stability revealed that β-gal IBs expressed in response to the addition of D-fucose or α-MG had a looser structure.
Additionally, β-gal IBs expressed when D-fucose or α-MG was added were more quickly solubilized in guanidine hydrochloride
or degraded by trypsin-treatment than those produced when these compounds were not added. Moreover, the activity of β-gal
IBs expressed when D-fucose or α-MG were added was less stable at various temperatures. Consequently, we deduced that the
looser structure of β-gal IBs resulted in enhanced enzymatic activity of β-gal IBs upon addition of D-fucose or α-MG after
induction. 相似文献
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Aneesh Kumar Nair Naik Dhiraj Dilip Pandit Sagar Subhash 《Journal of Plant Biology》2007,50(3):374-377
High-frequencyin vitro flowering is reported here fromin vitro regenerated shoots ofin vitro-raised seedlings of rare and endemicCeropegia lawii, Ceropegia maccannii, Ceropegia oculata, andCeropegia sahyadrica, as well as the widely distributedCeropegia bulbosa var.bulbosa andCeropegia hirsuta. In our first set of experiments, the MS medium contained 87 mM sucrose and was supplemented with varying concentrations of
BAP (4.4 to 26.6 μM). For the second set of trials, varying concentrations of sucrose (87 to 233 mM) were tested in MS media
containing a constant 4.4 p.M BAP. Sub-cultured apical as well as axillary buds flowered with similar frequencies after 30
d of incubation. For all six species, the highest percentage of flowering shoots was obtained with either 26.6 μM BAP or 175
mM sucrose. Although smaller in size, theirin vitro flowers were morphologically comparable within wVo-derived flowers. Variations among species were noted for the number of flower buds per shoot and the percentage of flower
formation. Because all six species showed similar responses in both experiments, we can suggest that this protocol is applicable
across the wide range ofCeropegia species. 相似文献