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1.
Malcolm S. Hill 《Oecologia》1998,117(1-2):143-150
Competition for space is an important process on tropical coral reefs. Few studies have examined the role sponges play in
community structure despite the fact that many sponges are competitively superior to reef-building corals in space acquisition.
Surveys conducted throughout the Florida Keys indicated that Chondrilla nucula was involved in about 30% of all coral-sponge interactions; this sponge has also been observed in 40–50% of coral-sponge
interactions on other Caribbean reefs. C. nucula is also the top prey item of the Hawksbill turtle, and among the preferred prey of several spongivorous fish. I examined
how predation influenced sponge competitive abilities (particularly those of C. nucula), and whether this type of indirect effect had important consequences for community dynamics in the Florida Keys. Exclusion
of sponge predators (primarily angelfish) resulted in increased sponge overgrowth, with a subsequent greater loss of coral
cover, compared to uncaged pairwise interactions. When caged, the corals Dichocoenia stokesii and Siderastrea sideraea lost significantly greater surface area and number of polyps to the sponge C. nucula compared to uncaged interactions. For caged interactions involving the sponge Ectyoplasia ferox, there was a trend for greater loss of S. sideraea surface area and polyps compared to uncaged interactions. Predation had a greater affect on C. nucula than on any of the other sponges examined. Predator exclusion experiments performed with naturally occurring coral-sponge
interactions demonstrated a significant decrease in total coral cover compared to uncaged controls. It is proposed that indirect
effects arising from spongivory (especially consumption of C. nucula) may have large community consequences. Species diversity on Caribbean reefs may be maintained, at least in part, by spongivores.
Received: 28 January 1998 / Accepted: 22 June 1998 相似文献
2.
Bernd Schröder Ina Rittmann Ernst Pfeffer Gerhard Breves 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1997,167(1):43-51
Unidirectional flux rates of Ca2+ across gastrointestinal tissues from sheep and goats were measured in vitro by applying the Ussing-chamber technique. Except for the sheep duodenum, mucosal to serosal Ca2+ flux rates (J
ms) exceeded respective flux rates in the opposite direction (J
sm) in both species and in all segments of the intestinal tract. This resulted in net Ca2+ flux rates␣(J
net = J
ms − J
sm) ranging between −2 and 9 nmol · cm−2 · h−1 in sheep and between 10 and 15 nmol cm−2 · h−1 in goats. In sheep, only J
net in jejunum, and in goats, J
netin duodenum and jejunum were significantly different from zero. Using sheep rumen wall epithelia, significant J
net of Ca2+ of around 5 nmol · cm−2 · h−1 could be detected. Since the experiments were carried out in the absence of an electrochemical gradient, significant net
Ca2+ absorption clearly indicates the presence of active mechanisms for Ca2+ transport. Dietary Ca depletion caused increased calcitriol plasma concentrations and induced significant stimulations of
net Ca2+ absorption in goat rumen. J
net of Ca2+ across goat rumen epithelia was significantly reduced by 1 mmol · l −1 verapamil in the mucosal buffer solution. In conclusion, there is clear evidence for the rumen as a main site for active
Ca2+ absorption in small ruminants. Stimulation of active Ca2+ absorption by increased plasma calcitriol levels and inhibition by mucosal verapamil suggest mechanistic and regulatory similarities
to active Ca2+ transport as described for the upper small intestines of monogastric species.
Accepted: 31 July 1996 相似文献
3.
Light response characteristics of a morphologically diverse group of southern hemisphere conifers as measured by chlorophyll fluorescence 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Unlike northern hemisphere conifer families, the southern family, Podocarpaceae, produces a great variety of foliage forms
ranging from functionally broad-, to needle-leaved. The production of broad photosynthetic surfaces in podocarps has been
linked qualitatively to low-light-environments, and we undertook to assess the validity of this assumption by measuring the
light response of a morphologically diverse group of podocarps. The light response, as apparent photochemical electron transport
rate (ETR), was measured by modulated fluorescence in ten species of this family and six associated species (including five
Cupressaceae and one functionally needle-leaved angiosperm) all grown under identical glasshouse conditions. In all species,
ETR was found to increase as light intensity increased, reaching a peak value (ETRmax) at saturating quantum flux (PPFDsat), and decreasing thereafter. ETRmax ranged from 217 μmol electrons · m−2 · s−1 at a PPFDsat of 1725 μmol photons · m−2 · s−1 in Actinostrobus acuminatus to an ETR of 60 μmol electrons · m−2 · s−1 at a PPFDsat of 745 μmol electrons · m−2 · s−1 in Podocarpus dispermis. Good correlations were observed between ETRmax and both PPFDsat and maximum assimilation rate measured by gas-exchange analysis. The effective quantum yield at light saturation remained
constant in all species with an average value of 0.278 ± 0.0035 determined for all 16 species. Differences in the shapes of
light response curves were related to differences in the response of non-photochemical quenching (q
n), with q
n saturating faster in species with low PPFDsat. Amongst the species of Podocarpaceae, the log of average shoot width was well correlated with PPFDsat, wider leaves saturating at lower light intensities. This suggests that broadly flattened shoots in the Podocarpaceae are
an adaptation to low light intensity.
Received: 15 April 1996 / Accepted: 30 September 1996 相似文献
4.
Ralph Beneke Katharina Meyer 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1997,75(3):246-251
The effect of a 3-week exercise programme on performance and economy of walking was analysed in 16 male patients with chronic
heart failure [mean age 51.8 (SD 6.9) years, height 174.9 (SD 6.3) cm, body mass 75.3 (SD 11.5) kg, ejection fraction 20.8
(SD 5.0)%]. They were submitted to a cardiopulmonary exercise test on a cycle ergometer and a 6-min walking test on a treadmill
before and after the period of exercise training. The training programme consisted of interval cycle (five times a week for
15 min), and treadmill ergometer training (three times a week for 10 min) at approximately 70% cycling peak oxygen uptake
(O2peak) and supplementary exercises (three times a week for 20 min). Compared to the pre values cycling O2peak [11.9 (SD 2.9) vs 14.0 (SD 2.3) ml · kg–1 · min–1], maximal self paced walking speed [0.68 (SD 0.33) vs 1.16 (SD 0.30) m · s–1], and net walking power [2.16 (SD 0.89) vs 2.73 (SD 0.91) W · kg–1] had increased (P < 0.01) while net energy cost [3.31 (SD 0.66) vs 2.33 (SD 0.38) J · kg–1 · m–1] had decreased (P < 0.001) after the training period. Approximately 42% of the increase of walking speed resulted from a higher walking power
output, whereas approximately 58% corresponded to a positive effect on walking economy. The improvement in walking economy
was a function of an increase in walking velocity itself and a result of a more efficient walking technique. These results
would indicate that in patients with marked exercise intolerance, adequate exercise training programmes could contribute to
favourable metabolic changes with positive effects on the economy of motion.
Accepted: 29 August 1996 相似文献
5.
We report on predation on adult females of the parasitoids Aphytis aonidiae and A. vandenboschi (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) foraging in the field. During 89.6 h of observation, we witnessed 18 encounters with predators,
6 of which resulted in parasitoid capture. Three classes of generalist predators attacked Aphytis: spiders (unidentified Salticidae and Thomisidae), workers of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, and nymphs of the assassin bug Zelus renardii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Although observations were conducted during most months of the year, encounters with predators occurred
only during September, October and November. During these months, encounters with predators occurred on average every 3.2 h
of observation, with one in three encounters resulting in parasitoid capture. Peaks in predation coincided with population
peaks of A. aonidiae, but were unrelated to population dynamics of any of the predators. We compare these results with previously published laboratory
studies on longevity of Aphytis parasitoids, and conclude that predation pressure has the potential to severely limit parasitoid fitness in the field.
Received: 1 April 1996 / Accepted: 27 November 1996 相似文献
6.
We examined the response of the birch tube-maker Acrobasis betulella Hulst (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to habitat patch isolation and edges. Density of A.␣betulella larva was higher on distant islands than on islands close to the shore. Following experimental removal of all larvae from
the islands, adults were able to recolonize even the most distant islands, and larval density was again positively correlated
with the degree of isolation. Larval density was not correlated with island size or the amount of birch present on the islands.
Larvae on more distant islands did not have lower mortality than those in less isolated sites. Larvae were found more often
on edges than in the interior of birch stands and developed faster on edges. This positive edge effect, coupled with the ability
of the adults to disperse to even our most distant islands, suggests that A. betulella would be favored in an environment fragmented at the same scale as our island system.
Received: 15 April 1996 / Accepted: 30 September 1996 相似文献
7.
H. Adelsberger J. Dudel 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1996,180(1):53-61
Whereas the inhibitory innervation of the deep extensor abdominal muscle in crayfish is mediated by a weakly acting common
inhibitor, the opener muscle exhibits a stronger inhibition. In the present study the most abundant γ-aminobutyric acid-activated
chloride channel on distal fibers of crayfish opener muscle was characterized by measuring the current responses after applying
pulses of γ-aminobutyric acid to outside-out patches. The results were compared to those obtained earlier with the chloride
channel on the deep extensor abdominal muscle of the same species. The double logarithmic plot of the dose-response relationship
had a slope of n
H = 2.2 in contrast to n
H = 5.3 for the channel on the deep extensor abdominal muscle. The rise time of the current response declined to 1 ms at a
γ-aminobutyric acid concentration of 50 mmol · l−1. With lower concentrations the rise time increased to a maximal value of 280 ms. No peak of the rise time at low γ-aminobutyric
acid concentrations, as observed for the channel on the deep extensor abdominal muscle, was obvious. The open and closed times
were similar to those of the channel of the deep extensor abdominal muscle. Different reaction schemes were discussed to describe
the kinetics of the chloride channel of the opener muscle.
Accepted: 12 August 1996 相似文献
8.
A survey of root pressures in vines of a tropical lowland forest 总被引:6,自引:0,他引:6
Pre-dawn xylem pressures were measured with bubble manometers attached near the stem bases of 32 species of vines on Barro
Colorado Island, Panama, to determine if pressures were sufficient to allow for possible refilling of embolized vessels. Of
29 dicotyledonous species 26 exhibited only negative xylem pressures, even pre-dawn during the wet season. In contrast, three
members of the Dilleniaceae exhibited positive pre-dawn xylem pressures, with a maximum of 64 kPa in Doliocarpusmajor. A pressure of 64 kPa is sufficient to push water to a height of 6.4 m against gravity, but the specimens reached heights
of 18 m. Thus, in all 29 dicotyledons examined, the xylem pressures were not sufficient to refill embolized vessels in the
upper stems. In contrast, two of the smaller, non-dicotyledonous vines, the climbing fern Lygodiumvenustrum and the viny bamboo Rhipidocladumracemiflorum, had xylem pressures sufficient to push water to the apex of the plants. Therefore, a root pressure mechanism to reverse
embolisms in stem xylem could apply to some but not to most of the climbing plants that were studied.
Received: 18 March 1996 / Accepted: 24 October 1996 相似文献
9.
Michael J. Webster Timothy P. Scheett Matthew R. Doyle Matthew Branz 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1997,75(6):520-524
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a thiamin derivative, thiamin tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide (TTFD),
on oxygen uptake (˙VO2), lactate accumulation and cycling performance during exercise to exhaustion. Using a randomized, double-blind, cross-over
design with a 10-day washout between trials, 14 subjects ingested either 1 g · day−1 of TTFD or a placebo (PL) for 4 days. On day 3, subjects performed a progressive exercise test to exhaustion on a cycle ergometer
for the determination of ˙VO2submax, ˙VO2peak, lactate concentration ([La− ]), lactate threshold (ThLa) and heart rate ( f
c). On day 4, subjects performed a maximal 2000-m time trial on a cycle ergometer. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with
repeated measures was used to determine significant differences between trials. There were no significant differences detected
between trials for serial measures of ˙VO2submax, [La−] or f
c. Likewise, ˙VO2peak [PL 4.06 (0.19) TTFD 4.12 (0.19) l · min−1, P = 0.83], ThLa [PL 2.47 (0.17), TTFD 2.43 (0.16) l · min−1, P = 0.86] and 2000-m performance time [PL 204.5 (5.5), TTFD 200.9 (4.3) s, P = 0.61] were not significantly different between trials. The results of this study suggest that thiamin derivative supplementation
does not influence high-intensity exercise performance.
Accepted: 19 December 1996 相似文献
10.
S. J. Brown R. B. Child S. H. Day A. E. Donnelly 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1997,75(4):369-374
Indirect indices of exercise-induced human skeletal muscle damage and connective tissue breakdown were studied following
a single bout of voluntary eccentric muscle contractions. Subjects (six female, two male), mean (SD) age 22 (2) years performed
a bout of 50 maximum voluntary eccentric contractions of the knee extensors of a single leg. The eccentric exercise protocol
induced muscle soreness (P < 0.05 Wilcoxon test), chronic force loss, and a decline in the 20:100 Hz percutaneous electrical myostimulation force ratio
[P < 0.01, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA)]. Serum creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities
were elevated (P < 0.01, repeated measures ANOVA) following the bout. The mean (SD) CK and LDH levels recorded 3 days post-exercise were 2815
(4144) IU · l–1 and 375 (198) IU · l–1, respectively. Serum alkaline phosphatase activity showed no changes throughout the study, and a non-significant increase
(P = 0.058, repeated measures ANOVA) in pyridinoline was recorded following the bout. Urinary hydroxyproline (HP) and hydroxylysine
(HL) excretion, expressed in terms of creatinine (Cr) concentration, increased after exercise (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively, repeated measures ANOVA). An increased HP:Cr was recorded 2 days post-exercise and HL:Cr was increased
above baseline on days 2, 5, and 9 post-exercise. This indirect evidence of exercise-induced muscle damage suggests that myofibre
disruption was caused by the eccentric muscle contractions. Elevated urine concentrations of indirect indices of collagen
breakdown following eccentric muscle contractions suggests an increased breakdown of connective tissue, possibly due to a
localised inflammatory response.
Accepted: 9 October 1996 相似文献
11.
Cold tolerance and dehydration in Enchytraeidae from Svalbard 总被引:4,自引:1,他引:3
L. Sømme T. Birkemoe 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1997,167(4):264-269
When cooled in contact with moisture, eight species of arctic Enchytraeidae from Svalbard were killed by freezing within
minutes or hours at −3 and −5 °C; an exception was Enchytraeus kincaidi which survived for up to 2 days. When the temperature approached 0 °C the enchytraeids apparently tried to escape from the
moist soil. The supercooling capacity of the enchytraeids was relatively low, with mean supercooling points of −5 to −8 °C.
In contrast, specimens of several species were extracted from soil cores that had been frozen in their intact state at −15 °C
for up to 71 days. Compared to freezing in a moist environment, higher survival rates were obtained during cooling at freezing
temperatures in dry soil. Survival was recorded in species kept at −3 °C for up to 35 days, and in some species kept at −6 °C
for up to 17 days. Slow warming greatly increased survival rates at −6 °C . The results strongly suggest that arctic enchytraeids
avoid freezing by dehydration at subzero temperatures. In agreement with this, weight losses of up to ca. 42% of fresh weight
were recorded in Mesenchytraeus spp. and of up to 55% in Enchytraeus kincaidi at water vapour pressures above ice at −3 to −6 °C. All specimens survived dehydration under these conditions.
Accepted: 12 December 1997 相似文献
12.
Post-dispersal seed predation and the establishment of vertebrate dispersed plants in Mediterranean scrublands 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Philip E. Hulme 《Oecologia》1997,111(1):91-98
The post-dispersal fate of seeds and fruit (diaspores) of three vertebrate-dispersed trees, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus mahaleb and Taxus baccata, was studied in the Andalusian highlands, south-eastern Spain. Exclosures were used to quantify separately the impact of
vertebrates and invertebrates on seed removal in relation to diaspore density and microhabitat. The three plant species showed
marked differences in the percentage of diaspores removed, ranging from only 5% for C. monogyna to 87% for T. baccata. Although chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) fed on diaspores, rodents (Apodemus sylvaticus) were the main vertebrate removers of seed and fruit. Two species of ant (Cataglyphis velox and Aphaenogaster iberica) were the only invertebrates observed to remove diaspores. However, the impact of ants was strongly seasonal and they only
removed P. mahaleb fruit to any significant extent. While removal of seed by rodents was equivalent to predation, ants were responsible for
secondary dispersal. However, their role was limited to infrequent, small-scale redistribution of fruit in the vicinity of
parent trees. Rodents and ants differed in their use of different microhabitats. Rodents foraged mostly beneath trees and
low shrubs and avoided open areas while the reverse was true of ants. Thus, patterns of post-dispersal seed removal will be
contigent on the relative abundance and distribution of ants and rodents. Studies which neglect to quantify separately the
impacts of these two guilds of seed removers may fail to elucidate the mechanisms underlying patterns of post-dispersal seed
removal. The coincidence of both increased seed deposition by the main avian dispersers (Turdus spp.) and increased seed predation with increasing vegetation height suggested that selection pressures other than post-dispersal
seed predation shape the spatial pattern of seed dispersal. Rather than providing a means of escaping post-dispersal seed
predators, dispersal appears to direct seeds to microhabitats most suitable for seedling survival. Nevertheless, the reliance
of most vertebrate-dispersed trees on regeneration by seed and the absence of persistent soil seed banks imply that post-dispersal
seed predators may exert a strong influence on the demography of the plants whose seeds they consume. Even where microsites
are limited, the coincidence of the most suitable microhabitats for seedling establishment with those where seed predation
is highest provide a means by which selective seed predators can influence community composition.
Received: 19 August 1996 / Accepted: 25 January 1997 相似文献
13.
Isabelle Sendowski Gustave Savourey Yves Besnard Jacques Bittel 《European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology》1997,75(6):471-477
To study the physiological responses induced by immersing in cold water various areas of the upper limb, 20 subjects immersed
either the index finger (T1), hand (T2) or forearm and hand (T3) for 30 min in 5°C water followed by a 15-min recovery period.
Skin temperature of the index finger, skin blood flow (Qsk) measured by laser Doppler flowmetry, as well as heart rate (HR) and mean arterial blood pressure (ˉBPa) were all monitored during the test. Cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) was calculated as Qsk / ˉBPa. Cold induced vasodilatation (CIVD) indices were calculated from index finger skin temperature and CVC time courses. The
results showed that no differences in temperature, CVC or cardiovascular changes were observed between T2 and T3. During T1,
CIVD appeared earlier compared to T2 and T3 [5.90 (SEM 0.32) min in T1 vs 7.95 (SEM 0.86) min in T2 and 9.26 (SEM 0.78) min
in T3, P < 0.01]. The HR was unchanged in T1 whereas it increased significantly at the beginning of T2 and T3 [+13 (SEM 2) beats · min−1 in T2 and +15 (SEM 3) beats · min−1 in T3, P < 0.01] and then decreased at the end of the immersion [−12 (SEM 3) beats · min−1 in T2, and −15 (SEM 3) beats · min−1 in T3, P < 0.01]. Moreover, ˉBPaincreased at the beginning of T1 but was lower than in T2 and T3 [+9.3 (SEM 2.5) mmHg in T1, P < 0.05; +20.6 (SEM 2.6) mmHg and 26.5 (SEM 2.8) mmHg in T2 and T3, respectively, P < 0.01]. The rewarming during recovery was faster and higher in T1 compared to T2 and T3. These results showed that general
and local physiological responses observed during an upper limb cold water test differed according to the area immersed. Index
finger cooling led to earlier and faster CIVD without significant cardiovascular changes, whereas hand or forearm immersion
led to a delayed and slower CIVD with a bradycardia at the end of the test.
Accepted: 26 November 1996 相似文献
14.
Large floral displays should theoretically provide advantages to plants through increased pollinator visitation and resulting
fruit and seed set. However empirical tests of the response of pollinators to floral display size have been limited by a lack
of direct experimentation, and the results of such studies have been equivocal. In addition, other selective agents such as
pre-dispersal seed predators might modulate effects of floral display on pollination. By artificially altering flower number,
we examined the direct effects of floral display in the monocarpic herb, Ipomopsis aggregata (Polemoniaceae), on visitation rates by broad-tailed and rufous hummingbird pollinators, as well destruction of fruits by
a pre-dispersal seed predator (Hylemya: Anthomyiidae). In addition, we quantified the ultimate effects of flower number on female reproductive success. Plants with
larger floral displays were most likely to be visited first in any given foraging bout (P < 0.01). As expected, plants with more flowers received more total flower visits. However, we found no gain in the proportion
of flowers visited for many- versus few-flowered plants, or the total number of approaches/hour. In fact, a significantly
greater percentage of flowers were visited on few-flowered plants. Plants did not compensate for our reduction in flowers
by increasing investment in the number or proportion of flowers that set fruit, the number of seeds/fruit, or seed weight.
Pre-dispersal seed predation was greater for many- than for few-flowered plants (P < 0.001), but this did not offset the potential fitness gains of producing large displays. Our data support the hypothesis
that large floral displays function primarily in long-distance attraction of pollinators, and enhance maternal success.
Received: 21 March 1996 / Accepted: 24 October 1996 相似文献
15.
B. Jongsareejit R. N. Z. A. Rahman S. Fujiwara T. Imanaka 《Molecular & general genetics : MGG》1997,254(6):635-642
The gltA gene encoding a glutamate synthase (GOGAT) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus sp. KOD1 was cloned as a 6.6 kb HindIII-BamHI fragment. Sequence analysis indicates that gltA encodes a 481- amino acid protein (53 269 Da). The deduced amino acid sequence of KOD1-GltA includes conserved regions that
are found in the small subunits of bacterial GOGAT: two cysteine clusters, an adenylate-binding consensus sequence and an
FAD-binding consensus sequence. However, no sequences homologous to the large subunit of bacterial GOGAT were found in the
upstream or downstream regions. In order to examine whether GltA alone can act as a functional GOGAT, GltA was overexpressed
in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells using an expression plasmid. GltA was purified to homogeneity and shown to be functional as a homotetramer
of approximately 205 kDa, which is equivalent to the molecular weight of the native GOGAT from KOD1, thus indicating that
KOD1-GOGAT is the smallest known active GOGAT. GltA is capable of both glutamine-dependent and ammonia-dependent synthesis
of glutamate. Synthesis of glutamate by KOD1-GltA required NADPH, indicating that this enzyme is an NADPH-GOGAT (EC 1.4.1.13).
The optimum pH for both activities was 6.5. However, GltA exhibited different optimum temperatures for activity depending
on the reaction assayed (glutamine-dependent reaction, 80° C; ammonia-dependent reaction, 90° C).
Received: 30 October 1996 / Accepted: 13 January 1997 相似文献
16.
Dagmar Vogel Horst Bleckmann 《Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology》1997,180(6):671-681
The surface-feeding fish Aplocheilus lineatus uses its cephalic lateral line to detect water surface waves caused by prey insects. The ability of Aplocheilus to discriminate between surface waves with aid of the lateral line system was tested by go/no-go conditioning. Our results
show that Aplocheilus can distinguish between single-frequency surface wave stimuli with equal velocity or equal acceleration amplitudes which
differ only in frequency. Frequency difference limens were about 15%, i.e. fish distinguished a 20-Hz wave stimulus from a
23-Hz stimulus in 100% of the trials. Aplocheilus can also discriminate between pure sine-wave stimuli and sine waves which show abrupt frequency changes. In contrast, fish
were unable to distinguish amplitude-modulated wave stimuli (carrier frequency 20, 40 and 60 Hz, modulation frequency 10 and
20 Hz) from pure sine waves of the same frequency, even if amplitude modulation depth was 80%.
Accepted: 27 December 1996 相似文献
17.
S. B. Chaplin M. M. Munson S. T. Knuth 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1997,167(3):197-203
The effect of various activity regimes on metabolism of pigeon pectoralis was examined by measurement of blood lactate following
exercise, total lactate dehydrogenase activity of pectoral muscle, and proportions of specific isoenzymes of pectoral muscle
lactate dehydrogenase. Sprint-trained birds had the highest pectoral muscle lactate dehydrogenase activity (1409 IU · g−1 wet tissue), while endurance-trained birds had the highest peak lactate levels (287 mg · dl−1, extrapolated from decay curves) and fastest half-time of the lactate response (4.8 min) following exercise, but the lowest
lactate dehydrogenase activity (115 IU · g−1 wet tissue). Immobilization of one wing for 3 weeks following endurance training produced a marked increase in lactate dehydrogenase
activity of the immobilized muscle, compared to that in the contralateral pectoralis and endurance-trained muscle. Aerobic
forms of the lactate dehydrogenase enzyme (that favor conversion of lactate to pyruvate) predominated in pectoral muscle of
endurance-trained birds, while cage-confined birds exhibited primarily the anaerobic isoenzymes. These results demonstrate
that conversion of pectoral muscle lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes, total lactate dehydrogenase activity, and half-time of
lactate response after exercise is dependent on activity regime in pigeons. In this respect, pigeon pectoral muscle responds
to training and disuse in a manner similar to that of mammalian skeletal muscle.
Accepted: 10 September 1996 相似文献
18.
Photoperiodic time measurement regulating larval diapause in the pitcher-plant mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii, varies in a close relationship with latitude. The critical photoperiod mediating the maintenance and termination of diapause
is positively correlated with latitude (r
2 = 0.977) among six populations from southern (30–31° N), intermediate (40° N), and northern (46–49° N) latitudes in North
America. The developmental response to unnaturally short and to unnaturally long photoperiods declines with increasing latitude,
so that longer critical photoperiods are associated with a downward rather than a lateral shift in the photoperiodic response
curve. Exotic light and dark cycles of varying period (T) with a short (10 h) photophase and a scotophase ranging from 14
(T = 24) to 62 (T = 72) h, reveal two geographic patterns: a decline in perturbability of the photoperiodic clock with increasing
latitude, and no change with latitude in the 21-h period of rising and falling development with increasing T. These results
show (1) that there is a rhythmic component to photoperiodic time measurement in W. smithii, (2) that the period of this rhythm is about 21 h in all populations, and (3) that more northern populations show decreasing
responsiveness to photoperiod and increasing stability against perturbation by exotic period lengths (T > 24). Previous studies
on W.␣smithii indicate that this single temperate species of a tropical and subtropical genus has evolved from south to north. We therefore
conclude that the evolution of increasing critical photoperiod in W. smithii during its adaptive radiation into North America has more likely involved the amplitude and not the period of the underlying
circadian pacemaker.
Received: 22 July 1996 / Accepted: 30 September 1996 相似文献
19.
In this study we used pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) in field experiments to examine linkages between intertidal saltmarsh and adjacent subtidal habitats. Pinfish are more
than twice as abundant in intertidal marshes adjacent to seagrass beds than in those adjacent to the unvegetated subtidal
bottom. Movement of pinfish between the marsh edge and the adjacent subtidal habitat was greater for fish captured in areas
with both intertidal and subtidal vegetation than in those with intertidal vegetation and adjacent unvegetated mudflats. This
movement provides an important link between habitats, allowing transfer of marsh-derived secondary production to subtidal
seagrass beds and vice versa. Pinfish held in enclosures with both intertidal and subtidal vegetation were, on average, approximately
90% heavier than fish held in enclosures with intertidal vegetation and unvegetated subtidal bottom. Because saltmarshes and
seagrass beds contribute to the production of living marine resources, active measures are being taken to preserve and restore
these habitats. The results from this study have direct application to decisions concerning site selection and optimal spatial
proximity of saltmarsh and seagrass habitats in the planning of restoration and mitigation projects. To maximize secondary
production and utilization of intertidal marshes, managers may opt to restore and/or preserve marshes adjacent to subtidal
seagrass beds.
Received: 31 May 1996 / Accepted: 23 October 1996 相似文献
20.
Axillary bud banks of two semiarid perennial grasses: occurrence, longevity, and contribution to population persistence 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
The occurrence, longevity, and contribution of axillary bud banks to population maintenance were investigated in a late-seral
perennial grass, Bouteloua curtipendula, and a mid-seral perennial grass, Hilaria belangeri, in a semiarid oak-juniper savanna. Axillary buds of both species were evaluated over a 2-year period in communities with
contrasting histories of grazing by domestic herbivores. A double staining procedure utilizing triphenyl tetrazolium chloride
and Evan's blue indicated that both viable and dormant axillary buds remained attached to the base of reproductive parental
tillers for 18–24 months which exceeded parental tiller longevity by approximately 12 months. Bud longevity of the late-seral
species, B. curtipendula, exceeded bud longevity of the mid-seral species, H. belangeri, by approximately 6 months. Younger buds located on the distal portion of the tiller base were 3.2 and 1.4 times more likely
to grow out than older proximal buds of B. curtipendula and H. belangeri, respectively. The percentage of older proximal buds, which included comparable portions of viable and dormant buds, that
grew out to produce tillers following mortality of parental tillers was 6.0% for B. curtipendula and 8.4% for H. belangeri. In spite of the occurrence of relative large axillary bud banks for both species, the magnitude of proximal bud growth did
not appear sufficient to maintain viable tiller populations. We found no evidence to support the hypothesis of compensatory
bud growth on an individual tiller basis for either species. Grazing history of the communities from which the buds were collected
did not substantially affect the number, status, longevity, or outgrowth of axillary buds on an individual tiller basis for
either species. However, long-term grazing by domestic herbivores influenced axillary bud availability by modifying population
structure of these two species. Bud number per square meter for B. curtipendula was 25% lower in the long-term grazed compared to the long-term ungrazed community based on a reduction in both tiller number
per plant and plant number per square meter. In contrast, bud number per square meter for H. belangeri was 190% greater in the long-term grazed than in the long-term ungrazed community based on a large increase in plant density
per square meter. Minimal contributions of axillary bud banks to annual maintenance of tiller populations in this mid- and
late-seral species underscores the ecological importance of consistent tiller recruitment from recently developed axillary
buds. Consistent tiller recruitment in grasslands and savannas characterized by intensive grazing and periodic drought implies
that (1) bud differentiation and maturation must be remarkably tolerant of adverse environmental conditions and/or (2) tiller
recruitment may resume from buds that mature following the cessation of severe drought and/or grazing, rather than from mature
buds that survive these disturbances. These scenarios warrant additional research emphasis given the critical importance of
this demographic process to tiller replacement in species populations and the maintenance of relative species abundance in
grasslands and savannas.
Received: 12 August 1996 / Accepted: 30 December 1996 相似文献