现生毛猬Neotetracus属与Hylomys及Neohylomys属齿系和颅骨的比较(英文)

鼩猬属Neotetracus是毛猬亚科Hylomyinae中一个个体小、对其知之甚少的成员。本文对其齿系(包括乳齿)和颅骨的特征进行了描述,并与毛猬属Hylomys及毛猬类其他近亲的齿系和颅骨形态进行了相应比较。由于现生的鼩猬属为一单型属,其惟一的种Neotetracus sinensis被一些研究者归入毛猬属,本文之所以进行这样的比较,目的是为了弄清楚这种归并是否合理。Neohylomys hainanensis是毛猬类的另一属种,亦有学者将其归入Hylomys属。尽管这一属种的材料不多,在此同样作了比较研究。比较表明,毛猬亚科上述三属间在齿列上的几乎每一颗牙齿和某些头骨形态上都有明显的差别,研究的结果为保留Neotetracus,Neohylomys和Hylomys属的独立存在提供了证据,并根据这三个属在形态上的差异对其相互间的进化水平进行了评估。现代的毛猬亚科动物生活在亚洲东南部一个相对小的地区,总共有5属6种。地史上,特别是在中、晚中新世期间,这一亚科几乎散布整个北半球,从亚洲到欧洲和北非,从旧大陆到新大陆都有其踪迹。那时的种类也比现在的多,迄今描述的化石已有9属47种。因此,有理由认为毛猬亚科是一类孑遗动物。毛猬亚科分布地区缩小的原因还不清楚,为了探讨和认识这一有意思的课题,本文对其历史和分布做了简要的阐述。     

濒危植物华山新麦草育苗复配基质选优

本研究以国家一级濒危植物华山新麦草为试验材料,以园土为对照,设计了3个基质配方(园土:细沙=1:1;园土:草炭=1:2;园土:草炭:珍珠岩=1:2:1),通过测定不同处理下华山新麦草幼苗的各项指标,研究不同基质配方对其幼苗生长发育的影响,结果表明:复配基质的育苗效果要优于单一基质;3个复配基质中,配方3 (园土:草炭:珍珠岩=1:2:1)处理下,华山新麦草的发芽率、苗期各形态指标及生理指标表现较优,可作为华山新麦草的育苗基质配方;配方3处理能够显著促进华山新麦草幼苗的根系发育,显著提高其根系活力,进而显著增加了华山新麦草幼苗叶片中的氮素含量及叶绿素含量,最终使得华山新麦草幼苗生物量的积累表现更优。本研究结果可为濒危植物华山新麦草的迁地保护提供一些技术支撑。     

华山新麦草濒危原因及种群繁殖对策

华山新麦草特产于我国华山,为国家一级保护植物。由于华山新麦草和小麦属于亲缘种,并且具有很强的抗旱性和耐盐性,所以对其的研究就 很有实践意义。从生境特征和繁殖对策的角度对其濒危原因进行了探讨。华山新麦草生长在恶劣和不连续的生境中,每个居群个体数量都很少。极低的繁殖分配造成其有性繁殖水平低下。脆弱的竞争力和沉重的环境压力共同作用使华山新麦草侧重选择了营养繁殖方式,在生活史上策略上选择上偏重于K－策略。     

干旱、半干旱区湖泊周围盐生植物群落的多样性格局及特点

干旱、半干旱地区湖泊周围是盐渍化土壤的主要分布区,盐渍化是荒漠化的主要类型之一。目前,关于盐生植被的分布格局及群落多样性随着盐渍化程度加深的动态变化的研究仍很缺乏, 为阐释这种关系,作者在内蒙古干旱、半干旱地区选择吉兰泰(盐池)、乌梁素海、查干诺尔(碱矿)以及额吉诺尔(盐池)等4个湖泊,研究了其周围盐生植物群落的物种组成、分布特征以及群落结构的差异, 讨论了群落多样性沿盐分梯度的变化特点, 并在此基础上探讨了盐生植物群落对土壤盐分环境的指示意义。为建立群落耐盐值与群落多样性的关系,我们计算了群落耐盐值。结果表明, 盐生植物群落沿盐湖呈明显的环带状分布;随着土壤盐渍化程度的增加, 按照芨芨草群落(Comm. Achnatherum splendens)、盐爪爪群落(Comm. Kalidium foliatum)、盐角草群落(Comm. Salicornia europaea)和碱蓬群落(Comm. Suaeda glauca)的顺序演替, 而且物种种类趋向单一化, 群落结构趋向简单化。群落的物种多样性和群落间物种的替代速率都随土壤盐分的增加而减小, 而群落间物种的相似性则增加。区域性气候特点对盐生植物群落的特征也会产生一定的影响, 特别是在低盐渍化的条件下, 这种影响比较显著, 使得盐生植物群落体现出地带性的特点, 而随着土壤盐渍化程度的提高, 盐生植物群落的隐域性特征更为突出。因此, 这一地区的盐生植被又呈现出非常明显的地带性植被向非地带性植被过渡的特点。     

珍稀濒危植物猬实的开花特性与传粉生物学研究

对迁地保护的珍稀濒危植物猬实的开花动态、花粉活力、柱头可授性、访花昆虫种类、访花频率、花粉与胚珠比(P/O)、异交指数(OCI)进行观测.结果表明：猬实的单花期约为7 d,种群花期约为14 d,花冠展开后2~3 h,花粉活力达到最高,约为90％,3 d后花粉基本不具活力.在整个单花期,柱头一直具可授性,花冠展开后第2天可授性最强.花粉与胚珠比(P/O)为(398．1±63．7),异交指数(OCI)为3,表明猬实是以异交为主,自交亲和的繁育系统,有时需要传粉者完成传粉过程.猬实的访花昆虫有10余种,以膜翅目蜜蜂科和隧蜂科昆虫为主,另外还有少量双翅目食蚜蝇科昆虫,偶见鳞翅目的柑橘凤蝶和长喙天蛾,其中以蜜蜂科蜜蜂属昆虫传粉效率最高.迁地保护的猬实未见结籽,其原因还有待于进一步研究.     

中国植物群落生产力由东向西分布格局及其驱动因素

植物群落生产力是表征植物群落光合生产能力的重要参数,是维护生态系统稳定性与可持续发展的基础。研究沿中国东西样带(WETC)的水热梯度对植物群落展开野外调查,并基于调查数据计算植物群落地上生物量(AGB)及地上净初级生产力(ANPP),结合环境因子对我国植物群落生产力的东西分布格局及其驱动因素进行了探讨。中国东西样带(WETC)沿30°N设置,水热梯度明显,具有良好的植被、气候等环境因素的过渡特征。在该样带上,ANPP和AGB均具有明显的经度地带性和垂直地带性分布特征,并且其空间分布特征能够较好地被环境因子所解释;具体关系为：ANPP、AGB和年降水(MAP)、生长季温度(T_gs)、CO₂分压(Pco₂)呈显著正相关关系,与太阳辐射(SRAD)、风速(WS)、pH为显著负相关关系。由于青藏高原特殊环境的影响,在该样带上除了MAP和T_gs外,Pco₂也成为影响ANPP和AGB空间分布格局的重要因子,该结论为未来研究高海拔地区群落生产力的响应机制提供了新的启示。综上所述,中国东西样带...     

甘肃祁连山国家自然保护区植物群落分布格局及其与环境因子的关系

植物群落分布格局是环境因子和人类活动共同作用的结果,尤其是海拔梯度被认为是植物群落分布格局的决定性因子,为探求甘肃祁连山国家自然保护区植物群落分布格局与环境因子的关系及其驱动机制,该文在野外调查的基础上,运用数量分类和除趋势典范对应分析(DCCA)排序等方法,探讨了研究区内植物群落特征及其与环境因子的关系。结果表明：(1)88个样方共记录物种85种,隶属30科56属,利用双向指示种分析法(TWINSPAN)将其分为9个植物群落。(2)9个植物群落在DCCA排序图上聚集分布,呈现出较好的环境梯度,其中海拔对植物群落分布格局影响最大,其次为降水、温度、坡度、坡向和土壤腐殖质。(3)影响植物群落空间分布格局的变量中,环境因子占25.24%,空间因子占13.21%,空间因子和环境因子交叉作用占9.03%,群落分布格局未被空间因子和环境因子解释部分占52.52%,这部分主要反映了人类活动对研究区植物群落分布格局的影响。该研究成果对区域内植被的生态恢复和生物多样性的稳定维持具有重要意义。     

中国-日本濒危种子植物对比研究

IUCN为全球濒危野生动植物所设立的等级和评价标准已被多个国家采用,也是国家和地区间进行濒危植物对比研究的基础。作者结合植物地理分布,根据中、日物种红色名录,对比分析两国野生种子植物的濒危程度和区系组成。研究发现：（1）中国红色名录中濒危植物的种类占其所有野生种子植物的比例显著低于日本,但裸子植物的濒危程度却极其显著地高于日本;（2）部分水生植物科未列入中国红色名录,但在日本已受到严重威胁;（3）中国红色名录中出现的世界分布属显著少于日本：（4）两国濒危植物中有大量共有种、姊妹种或近缘种。最后作者建议：（1）对水生植物的濒危状况展开全面调查;（2）加强对中日共有植物成分的研究;（3）借鉴日本经验,在中国开展植物群落水平上的调查,对红色名录进行补充。     

湖北万朝山自然保护区珍稀濒危植物优先保护定量研究

该研究采用样线法和样地法,对湖北万朝山自然保护区的珍稀濒危保护植物资源进行了调查,并运用濒危系数、遗传价值系数和物种价值系数,计算出综合评价值,对其优先保护顺序进行了定量分析。结果表明:保护区内共有珍稀濒危保护植物47种,隶属于34科44属;根据综合评价值对珍稀濒危保护植物物种进行优先保护评价排序,其中Ⅰ级优先保护物种有9种,Ⅱ级优先保护物种有23种,Ⅲ级优先保护物种有12种,Ⅳ级优先保护有物种3种。通过分析珍稀濒危保护植物分布特征,发现该保护区珍稀濒危植物分布相对集中,并且在900~1 600 m海拔段,珍稀濒危保护植物物种和数量分布最多。该研究结果更加真实有效地为该保护区管理部门制定该地区珍稀濒危植物保护计划提供了科学依据,使其更加高效有力地指导本保护区的保护工作。     

北方典型沼泽湿地高低土壤水分下植物群落特征

北方沼泽湿地在水源供给、缓解水土流失、遏制草地沙化等方面具有重要作用,明确其植物群落物种组成和多样性特征对提升其生态系统服务功能具有重要意义。目前,在北方地区开展大尺度湿地植被调查的研究仍相对较少。土壤水分是驱动植物群落发展的主导环境因素之一,为了解高低土壤水分背景下湿地植物群落特征差异及关键驱动要素,对我国7个北方典型沼泽湿地的植物群落物种组成及多样性特征进行了调查,分析了植物群落物种组成及多样性特征与环境因子的关系,以及沼泽湿地植物群落内克隆植物的分布特征。研究结果发现不同沼泽湿地的植物群落物种组成和多样性差异显著,但无明显的地带性分布规律,物种分布呈现区域性。群落物种多样性受降水、温度、土壤养分等多种环境因素的共同影响。沼泽湿地高低土壤水分背景下植物群落的物种组成和多样性差异显著,低土壤水分下植物群落物种多样性指数显著高于高土壤水分下植物群落。低土壤水分下物种多样性主要受降水和总氮影响,而高土壤水分下物种多样性主要受温度和总磷的影响。高土壤水分下克隆植物物种数和盖度在沼泽湿地植物中占有较高的比例,表明克隆植物比非克隆植物更适应高土壤水分环境。研究结果表明了7个沼泽湿地植被的区域性...     

Temperature but not rainfall influences timing of breeding in a desert bird, the trumpeter finch ( Bucanetes githagineus )

Reproductive performance in birds depends on several factors, one of the most important being the time of breeding. Birds try to fit offspring birth and growth to peak vegetative production in order to assure fledgling survival. In arid environments, where weather conditions are often extreme, birds must face unpredictable abiotic conditions. This study uses a border population of the trumpeter finch (Bucanetes githagineus) as a model to test whether climate variables (rainfall and temperature) influence breeding parameters by comparing 2 years with very different weather. The study was carried out in the Tabernas desert (southeastern Spain) in 2004 and 2005. A comparison of laying dates in the 2 years shows a 40-day delay in the date of the first clutch in the coldest year (mean minimum temperature 3°C lower in 2005 than in 2004). However, once the breeding season started, the number of clutches, clutch size, duration of the incubation period, nestling phase, fledgling rates and productivity were similar. One likely explanation for this delay is that low temperatures did not allow the germination of Diplotaxis sp., a plant forming the bulk of the trumpeter finch diet during spring. Its absence could prevent onset of breeding, although other temperature-related factors could also be involved. Although rainfall has frequently been reported as a limiting factor for arid bird species, our 2-year study shows that temperature can also influence the breeding biology of arid bird species, by affecting its timing.     

Breeding cereals for Mediterranean conditions: ecophysiological clues for biotechnology application

Water stress is the main environmental factor limiting cereal yield in Mediterranean environments. For particular regions, such as the Mediterranean basin, the agroecological conditions are expected to get worse. In response to this challenge attempts are being made to improve crop yield through farm‐ management practices and plant breeding efforts. Here we examine traits that may be used as selection criteria for breeding C3 cereal crops with improved yield and stability in Mediterranean conditions. Emphasis is made on the potential implications of defining proper selection traits and target environments when adopting biotechnology approaches in breeding programmes.     

Personality-specific carry-over effects on breeding

Carry-over effects describe the phenomenon whereby an animal''s previous conditions influence its subsequent performance. Carry-over effects are unlikely to affect individuals uniformly, but the factors modulating their strength are poorly known. Variation in the strength of carry-over effects may reflect individual differences in pace-of-life: slow-paced, shyly behaved individuals are thought to favour an allocation to self-maintenance over current reproduction, compared to their fast-paced, boldly behaved conspecifics (the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis). Therefore, detectable carry-over effects on breeding should be weaker in bolder individuals, as they should maintain an allocation to reproduction irrespective of previous conditions, while shy individuals should experience stronger carry-over effects. We tested this prediction in black-legged kittiwakes breeding in Svalbard. Using miniature biologging devices, we measured non-breeding activity of kittiwakes and monitored their subsequent breeding performance. We report a number of negative carry-over effects of non-breeding activity on breeding, which were generally stronger in shyer individuals: more active winters were followed by later breeding phenology and poorer breeding performance in shy birds, but these effects were weaker or undetected in bolder individuals. Our study quantifies individual variability in the strength of carry-over effects on breeding and provides a mechanism explaining widespread differences in individual reproductive success.     

Selection on laying date is connected to breeding density in the pied flycatcher

Timing of reproduction and clutch size are important determinants of breeding success, especially in seasonal environments. Several recent bird population studies have shown changes in breeding time and in natural selection on it. These changes have often been linked with climate change, but few studies have investigated how the traits or natural selection are actually connected with climatic factors. Furthermore, the effect of population density on selection has been rarely considered, despite the potential importance of density in demographic processes. We studied variation in natural selection on laying date and on clutch size in relation to measures of spring phenology and population density in a long-term study of pied flycatchers in SW Finland. The phenological stage of the environment at mean egg-laying did not affect the direction of selection on either laying date or on clutch size. There was, however, stronger selection for earlier laying date when the breeding density of the population was high, suggesting that early breeding is not necessarily beneficial as such, but that its importance is emphasized when high population density increases competition. In addition, early breeding was favoured when the pre-breeding period was cool, which may indicate an increased advantage for the fittest individuals in harsher conditions. In the middle of the twentieth century, there was selection for large clutch size, which subsequently ceased, along with an overall decrease in recruit production. Our results indicate that attention should be paid to demographic factors such as breeding density when studying natural selection and temporal changes in it.     

A multifactorial explanation for variation in breeding performance of Brent Geese Branta bernicla

The dramatic differences in annual breeding success of Dark-bellied Brent Geese Branta b. bernicla are generally interpreted as being caused by variable conditions on the arctic breeding grounds. The recently revived discussion on this issue mentions, in particular, the cyclic variation in abundance of lemmings, resulting in cyclic variation of predation pressure on bird nests by arctic foxes, as the main factor determining whether Brent Geese are able to breed successfully or not. New data on the spring condition of Brent Geese in Western Europe and wind conditions during migration from the spring staging areas to the breeding grounds show that these factors also influence breeding output.     

Long- and short-term influence of environment on recruitment in a species with highly delayed maturity

Short-term effects of environmental perturbations on various life history traits are reasonably well documented in birds and mammals. But, in the present context of global climate change, there is a need to consider potential long-term effects of natal conditions to better understand and predict the consequences of these changes on population dynamics. The environmental conditions affecting offspring during their early development may determine their lifetime reproductive performance, and therefore the number of recruits produced by a cohort. In this study, we attempted to link recruitment to natal and recent (previous year) conditions in the long-lived black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) at Kerguelen Islands. The environmental variability was described using both climatic variables over breeding (sea surface temperature anomaly) and non-breeding grounds (Southern Oscillation index), and variables related to the colony (breeding success and colony size). Immature survival was linked to the breeding success of the colony in the year of birth, which was expected to reflect the average seasonal parental investment. At the cohort level, this initial mortality event may act as a selective filter shaping the number, and presumably the quality (breeding frequency, breeding success probability), of the individuals that recruit into the breeding population. The decision to start breeding was strongly structured by the age of the individuals and adjusted according to recent conditions. An effect of natal conditions was not detected on this parameter, supporting the selection hypothesis. Recruitment, as a whole, was thus influenced by a combination of long- and short-term environmental impacts. Our results highlight the complexity of the influence of environmental factors on such long-lived species, due to the time-lag (associated with a delayed maturity) between the impact of natal conditions on individuals and their repercussion on the breeding population.     

Potato glycoalkaloids: true safety or false sense of security?

As one of the major agricultural crops, the cultivated potato is consumed each day by millions of people from diverse cultural backgrounds. A product of global importance, the potato tuber contains toxic glycoalkaloids (GAs) that cause sporadic outbreaks of poisoning in humans, as well as many livestock deaths. This article will discuss some aspects of the potato GAs, including their toxic effects and risk factors, methods of detection of GAs and biotechnological aspects of potato breeding. An attempt has been made to answer a question of vital importance - are potato GAs dangerous to humans and animals and, if so, to what extent?     

菜用甘薯新品系主要品质特征的因子分析与综合评价

菜用甘薯是一种新型蔬菜用甘薯品种,具有重要的营养保健功效。菜用甘薯的品质分析与评价是其品种选育和综合利用过程中的重要环节。本研究的目的是建立一种高效适合的菜用甘薯品质评价方法,探讨影响品质综合评价的重要影响因子,为优质菜用甘薯的选育和综合利用提供依据。本研究测定了11份菜用甘薯新品系的8项指标,通过因子分析的方法筛选影响菜用甘薯品质的关键因子,然后利用筛选出的因子综合评价菜用甘薯的品质特征。结果表明,11份菜用甘薯新品系共提取了3个公因子,前3个公因子累计贡献率达76.671%,其中影响菜用品质的关键因子依次为:蛋白质、总膳食纤维和食味组成的公因子1;灰分、总黄酮和总酚组成的公因子2;可溶性糖组成的公因子3。二维排序图共筛选出6个综合性状表现优良的品系,分别为:EC04、EC05、EC06、EC08、EC12和EC13,这些品系可以用于进一步的品种选育。     

Relative safety factors against global buckling, anchorage rotation, and tissue rupture in wheat.

The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of specific physical and biological factors on the relative likelihood of biomechanical failure in wheat. Wind-related crop damage is a major obstacle to wheat production that costs several billion dollars per year. The four factors varied in this study were breeding line, dwarfing gene dose, soil type, and fertilization. A theoretical model describing the dynamic structural response of living plants was used to define margins of safety against global buckling, anchorage rotation, and tissue rupture. These relative safety factors were defined for each treatment in comparison with a tall wheat variety selected from a breeding line called Seri and grown in sandy soil with low fertilization. Compared to this reference, the relative safety factor against global buckling was increased (+39%, p<0.01), and the relative safety factor against anchorage rotation was decreased (-11%, p<0.025), by one allele of the dwarfing gene. The relative safety factor against tissue rupture was unaffected by the dwarfing gene but was consistently lower (-26%, p<0.01) in a second breeding line called Kauz. Soil type and fertility did not affect the relative safety factors and this negative finding was significant at p<0.05. The key finding was that the strength of wheat was affected more by genetic rather than by environmental factors, which suggests that some varieties are intrinsically more robust than others. Also, the relative safety factor against anchorage rotation was inversely proportional to the relative safety factor against buckling, which suggests that there are competing constraints on the dynamic structural behavior of wheat.     

基于响应面法对香菇原生质体制备条件的优化

香菇Lentinula edodes是我国食用菌年产量最大的单品,优化香菇原生质体的制备条件,获得高质量、高活力的原生质体可以为香菇育种和遗传多样性分析提供技术保障。本研究利用单因素试验对稳渗剂浓度、酶解液类型、酶解时间、酶解温度4个因素的最优作用条件和相关性进行检验和筛选;依据单因素试验的结果,对酶解时间、酶解温度、酶解液种类进行响应面法3因素3水平试验优化分析。单因素试验结果表明,使用2%的溶壁酶+蜗牛酶+纤维素酶混合酶制剂为酶解液、0.6mol/L甘露醇为稳渗剂的效果显著高于其他处理(P<0.05)。经Box-Behnken设计得出香菇原生质体最佳制备条件为酶解时间3.25h,酶解液浓度1.7%,酶解温度30.49℃,获得原生质体产量为14.02×10⁶ CFU/mL,与理论产量(13.862×10⁶ CFU/mL)偏差小,可为后续原生质体融合育种和多样性分析提供重要基础。