群翔于花丛中的红衫小老虎

<正>英气逼人的红衫小老虎2006年五一的前几天,我在成都文殊院第一次看到了红头长尾山雀,一群,大约二十几只。红头长尾山雀一边觅食一边"吱吱吱"鸣叫——像银喉长尾山雀以及其他长尾山雀的尖细叫声。     

小可爱——银喉长尾山雀

长尾山雀是山雀大家族中的一个小小类群,全世界共有7种,分布于欧亚大陆,留鸟;与山雀家族其他成员的明显区别在于：腹部没有黑色的纵带。它们尾长而体形娇小,尽管没有冠羽,但头顶的羽毛丰满、蓬松,看起来就像是戴着一顶＂帽子＂。我国常见的有4种,即：银喉长尾山雀、红头长尾山雀、银脸长尾山雀、黑眉长尾山雀。     

小可爱——银喉长尾山雀

长尾山雀是山雀大家族中的一个小小类群,全世界共有7种,分布于欧亚大陆,留鸟;与山雀家族其他成员的明显区别在于:腹部没有黑色的纵带。它们尾长而体形娇小,尽管没有冠羽,但头顶的羽毛丰满、蓬松,看起来就像是戴着一顶"帽子"。我国常见的有4种,即:银喉长尾山雀、红头长尾山雀、银脸长尾山雀、黑眉长尾山雀。     

北京小龙门林区夏季鸟类群落物种组成及多样性变化

本文研究了小龙门林区夏季鸟类群落物种组成和多样性及其在 1999年～ 2 0 0 3年时间段内的变化。通过野外设置8块样地 ,采用网捕环志、望远镜观察、鸣叫识别三种方法统计 ,得到了以下结论 :山雀科 (Paridae)、长尾山雀科 (Aegithalidae)、翁鸟科 (Muscicapidae)为该地区的优势科 ,银喉长尾山雀 (Aegithaloscaudatus)、大山雀 (Parusmajor)、褐头山雀 (Parusmontanus)、冠纹柳莺 (Phylloscopusreguloides)为该地区的优势种 ;林区鸟类物种及生物多样性丰富 ,且在研究阶段内呈现逐渐增长的趋势 ;另外 ,通过分析也发现林区内空间距离是决定不同森林生境类型间鸟类群落相似程度的主要因素 ,这些结论对于太行山生态恢复工程如何继续实施有重要意义。     

吉林珲春2002～2005年鸟类环志监测报告

2002～2005年在吉林省珲春市马川子乡依力南沟开展了鸟类环志研究工作。这里为长白山低山丘陵区,是候鸟经长白山脉、乌苏里江迁徙途中重要的停歇地和食物补给站。4年共环志鸟类126种63386只,其中春季103种9761只,秋季113种53625只,隶属13目37科。春季以黄喉鸦（Emberiza elegans）为迁徙鸟类的优势种,环志2467只,占春季环志数量的25．3％;秋季以黄喉鸦、红胁蓝尾鸲（Tarsiger cyanurus）、黄眉柳莺（Phylloscopus inornatus）、大山雀（Parus major）、白眉鸦（E.tristrami）、极北柳莺（P.borealis）等6种为迁徙鸟类的优势种,累计33586只,占秋季环志数量的62．6％;通过环志研究发现,被认为是留鸟的大山雀、银喉长尾山雀（Aeghhalos caudatus）、沼泽山雀（P.palustris）、长尾雀（Uragus sibiricus）具有定期的迁徙行为。     

黑龙江省嫩江高峰林区2004年度鸟类环志监测报告

2004年在黑龙江省嫩江县高峰林场开展了鸟类环志研究工作,共环志鸟类100种22 194只,其中春季84种10 256只,秋季82种11 938只,隶属10目30科。春季以棕眉山岩鹨(Prunella montanella)、田(Emberiza rustica)、红胁蓝尾鸲(Tarsiger cyanurus)、燕雀(Fringilla montifringilla)、小(E.pusilla)、黄眉柳莺(Phylloscopus inornatus)、栗(E.rutila)等7种为迁徙鸟类的优势种(数量大于500只),环志7534只,占春季环志数量的73.5%;秋季以黄眉柳莺、燕雀、田、银喉长尾山雀(Aegithalos caudatus)、黄雀(Carduelis spinus)、白腰朱顶雀(C.flammea)等6种为迁徙鸟类的优势种,环志8764只,占秋季环志数量的73.4%;通过环志,发现两种黑龙江省鸟类新记录———姬鹬(Lymnocryptes minimus)、棕眉柳莺(P.armandi-i),高峰林场环志的白腰朱顶雀、红喉姬(Ficedula parva)分别被挪威、俄罗斯回收。这是欧洲国家...     

银喉长尾山雀繁殖行为与食性的研究

银喉长尾山雀(Aegithalos caudatus caudatus Linnaeus)为山林重要益鸟。关于它的繁殖行为,国内曾有过报导(范忠民,1965),但综合性的,比较全面、系统地研究尚缺。为此,笔者于1963—1965年,在长白山北坡,按阶段做了近乎年周期的调查;1979年6—9月和1980年5—7月,又做了一些补充观察,结果如下。     

天津发现北长尾山雀

正2016年2月10日,笔者于天津古海岸与湿地国家级自然保护区七里海东海核心区(39°17′56″N,117°35′11″E,海拔6 m)观察到2只北长尾山雀(Aegithalos caudatus)活动于林下的灌草丛中(图1)。观察到的北长尾山雀头纯白色,背黑色,肩羽葡萄红色,尾上覆羽和尾羽黑色,外侧尾羽白色,下体白色,腹和两胁沾淡葡萄红色,尾下覆羽暗葡萄红色。同区域还记录到棕头鸦雀(Sinosuthora webbiana)、震旦鸦雀(Paradoxornis heudei)、苇鹀(Emberiza pallasi)等雀形目鸟类。     

红头长尾山雀繁殖习性的初步观察

红头长尾山雀(Aegithalos concinnus)繁殖习性方面的资料,以往记载较少。现将观察结果作一报道,供进一步研究时参考。一、繁殖期观察工作是1956年3-5月在成都北外原昭觉寺内进行的。3月17日发现一个鸟巢内有8只羽毛丰满的雏鸟,受惊后全部飞出巢外。5月12日发现另一巢开始产第一枚卵。由此可以推知,红头长尾山雀在成都地区的繁殖期当为2-6月。另外,从上述雏鸟离巢和5月中旬仍见产卵的情况判断,红头长尾山雀在成都地区,一年内很可能繁殖两次。二、鸟巢工作期间,共发现5个鸟巢(表1),均筑在庭院内的柏树侧枝上,距地高3.08-8.42米。一般呈椭圆(4…     

湖南省雀形目鸟类新纪录4种

2011年5月～2012年6月,作者在湖南壶瓶山国家级自然保护区进行鸟类资源调查和种群监测的过程中,拍摄到4种雀形目鸟类,经分类鉴定为灰翅鸫(Turdus boulboul)、蓝喉仙鹟(Cyornis rubeculoides)、灰眉岩鹀(Emberiza godlewskii)和银脸长尾山雀(Aegithalos fuliginosus),均为湖南省鸟类新纪录。     

Role for dopamine in malonate-induced damage in vivo in striatum and in vitro in mesencephalic cultures

Defects in mitochondrial energy metabolism have been implicated in the pathology of several neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, the reactive metabolites generated from the metabolism and oxidation of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) are thought to contribute to the damage to neurons of the basal ganglia. We have previously demonstrated that infusions of the metabolic inhibitor malonate into the striata of mice or rats produce degeneration of DA nerve terminals. In the present studies, we demonstrate that an intrastriatal infusion of malonate induces a substantial increase in DA efflux in awake, behaving mice as measured by in vivo microdialysis. Furthermore, pretreatment of mice with tetrabenazine (TBZ) or the TBZ analogue Ro 4-1284 (Ro-4), compounds that reversibly inhibit the vesicular storage of DA, attenuates the malonate-induced DA efflux as well as the damage to DA nerve terminals. Consistent with these findings, the damage to both DA and GABA neurons in mesencephalic cultures by malonate exposure was attenuated by pretreatment with TBZ or Ro-4. Treatment with these compounds did not affect the formation of free radicals or the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation resulting from malonate exposure alone. Our data suggest that DA plays an important role in the neurotoxicity produced by malonate. These findings provide direct evidence that inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase causes an increase in extracellular DA levels and indicate that bioenergetic defects may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic neurodegenerative diseases through a mechanism involving DA.     

Scurvy in capybaras bred in captivity in Argentine

In order to determine if the absence of vitamin C in the diet of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) causes scurvy, a group of seven young individuals were fed food pellets without ascorbic acid, while another group of eight individuals received the same food with 1 g of ascorbic acid per animal per day. Animals in the first group developed signs of scurvy-like gingivitis, breaking of the incisors and death of one animal. Clinical signs appeared between 25 and 104 days from the beginning of the trial in all individuals. Growth rates of individuals deprived of vitamin C was considerably less than those observed in the control group. Deficiency of ascorbic acid had a severe effect on reproduction of another population of captive capybaras. We found that the decrease in ascorbic acid content in the diet affected pregnancy, especially during the first stages. The results obtained suggest that it is necessary to supply a suitable quantity of vitamin C in the diet of this species in captivity.     

Changes in lactate dehydrogenase activity in chicken tissues in hyperthyreosis in ontogenesis

The lactate dehydrogenase activity in reactions of lactate oxidation and synthesis was studied in subfractions of the chicken brain, heart and liver at the embryonal, early postembryonal and adult stages of development after thyroxine administration. It has been shown that during embryogenesis thyroxine predominantly enhanced the rate of lactate oxidation in the mitochondrial tissues. A marked increase in the lactate synthesis was found in cytoplasm of the adult chicken tissues. Specificity of enzyme activity alterations was detected in the chicken brain during ontogenesis after thyroxine administration.     

SSTR5 ablation in islet results in alterations in glucose homeostasis in mice

Somatostatin (SST) peptide is a potent inhibitor of insulin secretion and its effect is mediated via somatostatin receptor 5 (SSTR5) in the endocrine pancreas. To investigate the consequences of gene ablation of SSTR5 in the mouse pancreas, we have generated a mouse model in which the SSTR5 gene was specifically knocked down in the pancreatic beta cells (betaSSTR5Kd) using the Cre-lox system. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that SSTR5 gene expression was absent in beta cells at three months of age. At the time of gene ablation, betaSSTR5Kd mice demonstrated glucose intolerance with lack of insulin response and significantly reduced serum insulin levels. Insulin tolerance test demonstrated a significant increase of insulin clearance in vivo at the same age. In vitro studies demonstrated an absence of response to SST-28 stimulation in the betaSSTR5Kd mouse islet, which was associated with a significantly reduced SST expression level in betaSSTR5Kd mice pancreata. In addition, betaSSTR5Kd mice had significantly reduced serum glucose levels and increased serum insulin levels at 12 months of age. Glucose tolerance test at an older age also indicated a persistently higher insulin level in betaSSTR5Kd mice. Further studies of betaSSTR5Kd mice had revealed elevated serum C-peptide levels at both 3 and 12 months of age, suggesting that these mice are capable of producing and releasing insulin to the periphery. These results support the hypothesis that SSTR5 plays a pivotal role in the regulation of insulin secretion in the mouse pancreas.