疣螈属一新种和一新亚种(蝾螈目,蝾螈科)

在研究中国的疣螈属中,发现海南岛和甘肃文县的疣螈标本与广西瑶山的细痣疣螈在形态和头骨特征上不同,已分别描述为新种和新亚种。它们被命名为海南疣螈(新种)和细痣疣螈文县亚种(新亚种)。     

PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF SUBGENUS ΥAOTRITON ( CAUDATA, SALAMANDRIDAE, TΥLOTOTRITON) BASED ON PARTIAL MITOCHONDRIAL DNA GENE SEQUENCES

对疣螈属Υaotriton亚属5个已知物种23个个体的mtDNA序列数据(ND2、tRNATrp、tRNAAla、tRNAAsn、tRNACys和tRNATyr,1 421 bp),使用贝叶斯(BI)和最大似然(MP)方法重建了疣螈属Υaotriton的系统发育关系.结果表明:1)Υaotriton亚属的所有物种形成1个单元群;2)海南疣螈T.hainanensis是Υaotriton亚属的1有效物种,不是细痣疣螈T.asperrimus的同物异名;3)文县疣螈T.wenxianensis雷山种群应是细痣疣螈的地理种群,细痣疣螈绥阳种群应是文县疣螈的地理种群;4)6个文县疣螈地理种群和3个细痣疣螈地理种群分别形成单系群,文县疣螈是Υaotriton亚属的1有效物种.     

中国疣螈属一新亚种

对采自河南省大别山区商城县的一种蝾螈科标本进行形态特征比较,发现与文县疣螈Tylototriton wenxianensis 相似,但存在明显差异;经与文县疣螈等4种蝾螈进行12S mt DNA部分序列比对,显示其与文县疣螈的遗传分化已达亚种级水平,因此定为1新亚种,文县疣螈大别亚种Tylototriton wenxianensis dabienicus ssp.nov..新亚种的主要鉴别特征为:头长远大于头宽;4肢较短,前后肢贴体相对指、趾端不相遇;前肢前伸,指末端达眼前角;泄殖腔孔周缘橘红色.     

基于部分线粒体DNA序列的疣螈属亚属(有尾目,蝾螈科,疣螈属)系统发育关系

对疣螈属Yaotriton亚属5个已知物种23个个体的mtDNA序列数据(ND2、tRNATrp、tRNAAla、tRNAAsn、tRNACys和tRNA Tyr,1421bp),使用贝叶斯(BI)和最大似然(M P)方法重建了疣螈属Yaotriton的系统发育关系。结果表明:1)Yaotriton亚属的所有物种形成1个单元群;2)海南疣螈T.hainanensis是Yaotriton亚属的1有效物种,不是细痣疣螈T.asperrimus的同物异名;3)文县疣螈T.wenxianensis雷山种群应是细痣疣螈的地理种群,细痣疣螈绥阳种群应是文县疣螈的地理种群;4)6个文县疣螈地理种群和3个细痣疣螈地理种群分别形成单系群,文县疣螈是Yaotriton亚属的1有效物种。     

文县疣螈早期胚胎发育

对湖南省怀化市黄岩地区的文县疣螈(Tylototriton wenxianensis)早期胚胎发育进行了观察。整个胚胎发育分为21个时期,在实验室19～21℃下,受精卵完成胚胎发育历时(513.30±7.93)h(n=8);本文描述了各时期的形态特征,并讨论了与其他有尾类胚胎发育的异同,以及怀化产文县疣螈与甘肃产文县疣螈的主要区别。     

文县疣螈资源现状、威胁因素及保护对策

文县疣螈Tylototriton wenxianensis分布在文县、平武、青川、阆中、奉节和雷山,但只有文县、青川、平武3县相连成片,为岷山栖息地,面积约1800km2,数量约30000条。文县疣螈对海拔1000～1400m的潮湿陆地森林或泥底的水域环境选择较强,以森林或林缘地带积水不深、植被良好、基底多泥的小水塘为繁殖发育场所。文县疣螈面临茶园扩张、薪柴、干旱和分布区狭窄的威胁。调整茶叶发展战略,加强林地保护,推动茶叶集约化加工,研制并推广小型节能炒茶炉,人工增建小泥塘,保护和扩大最适栖息地,资助社区保护组织是缓解这些威胁的有效对策。     

文县疣螈繁殖初探

2006年4～9月、2007年4～9月,在四川青川初步观察了文县疣螈(Tylototriton wenxianensis)的繁殖习性,并研究了其主要特点,包括繁殖期雌雄差异、繁殖迁徙、交配与产卵、幼体发育等,同时在甘肃文县观察了其幼体的生长发育过程.结果表明,文县疣螈的繁殖期一般为4月上旬至9月上旬,繁殖期成体性比不断变化.该螈具有繁殖迁徙现象,迁徙及求偶行为由雄性占主动.求偶、交配及产卵均在水塘周围岸边的陆地上进行,产卵集中在5月初至7月末,雌螈平均产卵数为42.8枚(n=6),卵的平均孵化期为26.8 d(n=119).卵群的平均孵化率为46.3%(n=6).随着气温的升高、相对湿度和降水量的增加,雌螈产卵量和孵化率升高,卵的平均孵化期缩短.     

文县疣螈消化道和肝脏的形态学及组织学观察

利用生物显微技术对文县疣螈的消化道和肝脏进行了观察.结果 表明:文县疣螈的消化道管壁由粘膜层、粘膜下层、肌层和外膜组成.食管粘膜为复层扁平柱状上皮,胃、小肠和直肠上皮为单层柱状上皮.各段皱褶丰富.胃有发达的腺体,肠的各段无多细胞腺体分布.杯状细胞丰富,其中十二指肠最少,直肠部最多,胃的各部无杯状细胞.肝小叶分界不清,肝...     

甘肃白水江国家级自然保护区有尾两栖动物资源现状及保护对策

2007年6月～2009年5月对甘肃白水江国家级自然保护区有尾两栖动物进行了为期两年的调查研究,了解白水江自然保护区现存有尾两栖动物西藏山溪鲵Batrachuperus tibetanus、大鲵Andrias davidianus和文县疣螈Tylototriton wenxianensis的分布状况和资源现状.分析了大鲵和文县疣螈栖息地环境存在问题的原因,针对原因从加强宣传教育、加强科学研究、严格执法、加强社区发展项目和合理开发5个方面提出了相应的对策.     

保护珍稀两栖动物-文县疣螈

文县疣螈是中国特有的有尾两栖动物,发现于甘肃省文县,还分布于四川、重庆、贵州、湖南、安徽等地.它是目前世界上最稀少的两栖动物之一,生境的丧失和破碎化、环境质量的急剧恶化、遗传多样性丧失等诸多因素导致其种群数量迅速减少.它还是被关注和研究最少的濒危动物之一,人类的活动是其栖息地丧失和种群数量迅速减少的罪魁祸首.作为一种古老的有尾两栖动物,文县疣螈的进化潜力已经较小,对环境变迁的适应能力较差.以目前的种群数量来看,很可能会在短期内灭绝,对其进行有效的保护已迫在眉睫.     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.