中国宁夏图属一新种(弹尾纲,等节科)(英文)

记述了采自中国西北部宁夏省六盘山自然保护区的图姚属1新种,六盘山图姚Tuvia liupanensis sp.nov..文中给出了图姚属已知种类检索表.模式标本保存于中国科学院上海生命科学研究院植物生理生态研究所昆虫标本馆.     

Dietary influence on the biology and metabolism of Isotoma viridis (Collembola)

(1) Two groups of individually cultured Isotoma viridis were studied. They were given a diet of Tetramin fishfood and Pleurococcus algae respectively, in order to monitor individual changes in oxygen uptake during culture. (2) Growth rate, moulting frequency and the maximal live weight reached were higher when fed on Tetramin. (3) Egg production in the culture fed Pleurococcus was twice that fed on Tetramin, due to the more fertile intermoult periods without oviposition in animals fed Tetramin. The egg quality seemed to be lowered in the algae-fed animals rather less than in those fed with fishfood. (4) In both cultures, an increase of 35–40% of the metabolic rate at the start of the experiment was observed. This increase was maintained with a Tetramin diet, whilst it disappeared in cultures fed Pleurococcus. The F₁ generation of both groups showed an increased metabolic rate, that from Tetramin-fed being significantly higher than that from Pleurococcus-fed animals. (5) It is suggested that the initial increase in metabolism is a result of excess food, and the increased level of oxygen uptake in animals on a Tetramin diet the result of inadequacy of the composition of the fishfood for egg production, thus channelling the energy uptake mainly into growth and metabolism. (6) Neither Tetramin nor Pleurococcus are considered to provide an adequate diet for I. viridis, as reproductive success differed considerably from field conditions.     

Survey of gene expression in winter rye during changes in growth temperature,irradiance or excitation pressure

Previous comparisons of winter rye plants (Secale cereale L. cv. Musketeer) grown in a combination of specific temperature (degrees C)/irradiance (micromol m(-2) s(-1)) regimes (20/50; 20/250; 20/800; 5/50; 5/250) revealed (1) that photosynthetic acclimation to low temperature mimics photosynthetic acclimation to high light because both conditions result in comparable reduction states of photosystem II (PSII), that is, comparable PSII excitation pressure; (2) that the relative redox state of PSII also appears to regulate a specific cold acclimation gene, Wcs19. In order to identify additional genes regulated differentially by either low temperature, irradiance or excitation pressure, we initiated a detailed analysis of gene expression. We identified and characterized 42 differentially expressed genes from wheat and rye. Based on their patterns of regulation under the five growth conditions employed, 37 of the cDNAs could be classified into four groups: genes regulated by PSII excitation pressure, low temperature, growth irradiance and interaction between growth temperature and irradiance. Partial sequence analyses revealed that several of these genes encode known chloroplastic proteins such as ELIPs, transketolase, carbonic anhydrase and Mg-chelatase. However, five of the genes could not be classified unambiguously into any one of these four categories. The implications of these results and the limitations of the experimental design are discussed in terms of larger-scale genomic studies designed to understand the interactions of multiple abiotic stresses to which a plant may be exposed when examining regulation of gene expression.     

新疆等节跳科七新种记述（弹尾目：节腹亚目）

本文这新疆乌鲁木齐及其附近地区弹尾目节腹亚目等节跳科的７新种,７新种是昌吉缺弹跳,乌鲁木齐裔符跳,北疆隐跳,新疆原等跳,尹氏德跳,天山德跳,尹氏德跳,天山德跳和丘陵德跳。     

Proceedings of the SMBE Tri-National Young Investigators' Workshop 2005. Southern hemisphere springtails: could any have survived glaciation of Antarctica?

Throughout the Southern Hemisphere many terrestrial taxa have circum-Antarctic distributions. This pattern is generally attributed to ongoing dispersal (by wind, water, or migrating birds) or relict Gondwanan distributions. Few of these terrestrial taxa have extant representatives in Antarctica, but such taxa would contribute to our understanding of the evolutionary origins of the continental Antarctic fauna. Either these taxa have survived the harsh climate cooling in Antarctica over the last 23 Myr (Gondwanan/vicariance origin) or they have dispersed there more recently (<2 MYA). In this context, we examined mtDNA (COI) sequence variation in Cryptopygus and related extant Antarctic and subantarctic terrestrial springtails (Collembola). Sequence divergence was estimated under a maximum likelihood model (general time reversible+I+Gamma) between individuals from subantarctic islands, Australia, New Zealand, Patagonia, Antarctic Peninsula, and continental Antarctica. Recent dispersal/colonization (<2 MYA) of Cryptopygus species was inferred between some subantarctic islands, and there was a close association between estimated times of divergences based on a molecular clock and proposed geological ages of islands. Most lineages generally grouped according to geographic proximity or by inferred dispersal/colonization pathways. In contrast, the deep divergences found for the four endemic Antarctic species indicate that they represent a continuous chain of descent dating from the break up of Gondwana to the present. We suggest that the diversification of these springtail species (21-11 MYA) in ice-free glacial refugia throughout the Trans-Antarctic Mountains was caused by the glaciation of the Antarctic continent during the middle to late Miocene.     

Effects of weather during leaf development on photosynthetic characteristics of soybean leaves

Net photosynthetic rates and mesophyll conductances at 25 °C at light saturation and air levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen were measured on recently fully expanded leaflets of second trifoliolate leaves of soybeans (Glycine max cv. Kent). Plants were grown outdoors in pots at Beltsville, Maryland with 14 planting times from May through August, 1983. Air temperature and humidity, and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) were measured for the expansion periods of the second trifoliolate leaves. Rates of net photosynthesis ranged from 24 to 33 mol m^–2 s^–1, and mesophyll conductances from 0.24 to 0.35 cm s^–1 for the different planting dates. Mean 24-h air temperatures ranged from 20.6 to 29.0 °C, and mean daily PAR ranged from 29.4 to 58.4 mol m^–2 d^–1 for the leaf expansion periods. There was a positive relationship between photosynthetic characteristics and PAR during leaf expansion, and a negative relationship between photosynthetic characteristics and leaf expansion rates, with 96% of the variation in photosynthetic characteristics accounted for by these two variables. Leaf expansion rates were highly correlated with air temperature.     

Evaluation of freezing injury and freeze-thaw injury to membranes of Saskatoon serviceberry twigs by measuring HCN release

The influence of thawing on freeze-injured Saskatoon serviceberry ( Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) twigs was evaluated by refreezing freeze-thawed twigs and comparing the HCN release at -5°C fro these twigs to the HCN release at -5°C from twigs that had not been thawed. An effect of thawing depended on the physiological state of the twigs, on the degree of freezing stress, or on both. Manifestation of membrane injury does not have an absolute dependence on thawing. Post-thaw temperature influences manifestation of injury, since twigs warmed to 30°C released more HCN than twigs warmed to 1°C when refrozen to -5°C. Although thawing and post-thaw conditions can influence the magnitude of membrane injury, the critical event leading to injury occurs while plants are frozen.     

Development of freezing tolerance in different altitudinal ecotypes of <Emphasis Type=Italic>Salix paraplesia</Emphasis>

Salix paraplesia was used as an experimental model to investigate the effect of short day photoperiod (SD) and low temperature (LT) on development of freezing tolerance and on endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) contents. We characterized differences in SD and LT-induced cold acclimation in three ecotypes from different altitudes. The results demonstrated that cold acclimation could be triggered by exposing the plants to SD or LT alone, and that a combination of the different treatments had an additive effect on freezing tolerance in all ecotypes studied. However, the high altitudinal ecotype was more responsive to SD and LT than the low altitudinal ecotype. Development of freezing tolerance induced by SD and LT was accompanied by changes in ABA contents which were ecotype-dependent. Although the stem had higher initial freezing tolerance, the leaves developed freezing tolerance more quickly than the stem and thus leaves may provide an interesting experimental system for physiological and molecular studies of cold acclimation in woody plants.     

Heterosis in the freezing tolerance, and sugar and flavonoid contents of crosses between Arabidopsis thaliana accessions of widely varying freezing tolerance

Heterosis is defined as the increased vigour of hybrids in comparison to their parents. We investigated 24 F(1) hybrid lines of Arabidopsis thaliana generated by reciprocally crossing either C24 or Col with six other parental accessions (Can, Co, Cvi, Ler, Rsch, Te) that differ widely in their freezing tolerance. The crosses differed in the degree of heterosis for freezing tolerance, both in the non-acclimated state and after a 14 d cold acclimation period. Crosses with C24 showed more heterosis than crosses with Col, and heterosis was stronger in acclimated than in non-acclimated plants. Leaf content of soluble sugars and proline showed more deviation from mid-parent values in crosses involving C24 than in those involving Col, and deviations were larger in acclimated than in non-acclimated plants. There were significant correlations between the content of different sugars and leaf freezing tolerance, as well as between heterosis effects in freezing tolerance and sugar content. Flavonoid content and composition varied between accessions, and between non-acclimated and acclimated plants. In the crosses, large deviations from the mid-parent values in the contents of different flavonols occurred, and there were strikingly strong correlations between both flavonol content and freezing tolerance, and between heterosis effects in freezing tolerance and flavonol content.     

低温锻炼对冰温贮藏牡丹切花抗冷性的影响

以牡丹品种‘玉面桃花’、‘清香白’和‘凤丹’切花为试验材料,测定室温对照(15~18℃保湿贮藏3d,RTS)、低温锻炼[(4±1)℃保湿贮藏3d,CAS]、冰温贮藏[(4±1)℃保湿贮藏3d,然后转入(-4±1)℃保湿贮藏3d,ITS]3种处理的牡丹切花花枝不同器官(花瓣、花药、子房、萼片、叶柄、叶片、茎杆)的过冷点(SCP)和冰点温度(FP),以及花瓣和叶片束缚水与渗透调节物质含量变化,明确低温锻炼对其切花抗冷能力的影响,为牡丹切花储运及销售过程中冰温贮藏温度控制提供参考依据。结果表明:经4℃低温锻炼3d的牡丹切花与室温对照相比,低温锻炼处理使3个牡丹切花不同组织的SCP和FP显著降低,但花瓣和叶片的束缚水、可溶性蛋白质、可溶性糖和脯氨酸含量均得到提高;冷锻炼后转入冰温贮藏处理进一步提高了牡丹切花花瓣和叶片的束缚水和可溶性蛋白质含量。研究发现,4℃低温锻炼显著提高了牡丹切花的抗冷性,使花枝能够更好地适应30~150d长期贮藏的-3~-4℃冰温环境。