贵南沙蜥洞穴空间分布与昆虫资源分布特征的关系

贵南沙蜥分布在青海省贵南县的一片长×宽约为30 km×20 km的连续沙丘,该沙丘被周缘草地隔离,贵南沙蜥主要在沙地与草地接触带的沙地一侧活动。采用3条样线共150个陷阱研究贵南沙蜥在草地与沙地交界线两侧的活动洞穴空间分布特征与潜在的可利用性昆虫食物资源多样性,并分析洞穴空间分布特征与昆虫种类以及数量分布的关系。研究共捕获1236个昆虫个体,隶属于2纲10目26科42种,其中昆虫纲有7目21科37种978个,蛛形纲有3目5科5种258个;草地采集的昆虫有2纲9目22科37种570个,沙地有2纲9目21科33种666个。草地昆虫的Shannon-Wiener,Simpson多样性指数与均匀度指数均大于沙地,表明草地的昆虫食物资源较丰富且分布均匀。研究表明贵南沙蜥在沙地环境活动洞穴数量较多,且离交界线越近洞穴分布数量越多;草地生境活动洞穴空间分布与离交界线距离无相关性,相对沙地数量较少且空间上分布较均匀。草地样方捕获的昆虫种类和数量以及沙地样方捕获的昆虫数量都与离分界线的距离无关,但沙地上昆虫种类与离分界线的距离呈高度负相关。研究表明贵南沙蜥沙地活动洞穴空间分布与昆虫种类分布特征显著相关。     

饥饿对中华倒刺鲃幼鱼代谢、个性和集群的影响

在自然界中,环境变化、季节更替和人为因素造成食物资源时空分布的不均一性,导致鱼类经常面临食物资源短缺的环境胁迫,对其能量代谢和行为造成一定影响。为考察食物资源短缺下暖水性鲤科鱼类能量代谢、个性与集群行为的应对策略及其可能的内在关联,选取中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)幼鱼为实验对象,分别测定饥饿组(2周)和对照组(维持日粮)在处理前后实验鱼的标准代谢率(Standard metabolic rate,SMR)、个性行为(勇敢性、探索性和活跃性)以及实验处理后的集群行为(凝聚力和协调性)。研究发现:(1)饥饿组和对照组实验过程中实验鱼SMR均显著下降,但仅饥饿组实验鱼SMR具有重复性;(2)饥饿导致中华倒刺鲃幼鱼勇敢性、探索性、活跃性均显著增加;(3)饥饿导致群体成员间距离缩短,游泳速度及其同步性上升。研究表明:饥饿后的中华倒刺鲃不仅适应性降低SMR以减少能量消耗,而且呈现出更高的勇敢性、探索性和活跃性以利于获取食物资源;饥饿迫使中华倒刺鲃群体提高凝聚力和协调性,可能有助于提高群体的生存能力。     

新疆阜康地区家麻雀巢址的空间分布格局及其影响因素

2013年和2014年5—7月,在新疆阜康地区,对家麻雀(Passer domesticus)巢址的空间分布格局和种群繁殖密度进行了调查,对影响其巢址空间分布的生态因子进行了分析。结果表明:家麻雀在研究区内为优势鸟种,平均种群繁殖密度为299.8±163.6只·km~(-2);其中,在白杨(Populus tomentosa)防护林中的种群繁殖密度最高,达491.9±87.8只·km~(-2);家麻雀在研究地区巢址的空间分布距离指数I=4.77,为集聚分布格局;农田、防护林带以及荒漠伯劳(Lanius isabellinus)的巢址分布对家麻雀巢址的空间分布格局和巢址利用具有重要影响;影响家麻雀巢址分布格局的主要生态因子是食物资源利用和种间巢址竞争。     

个性对中华倒刺鲃群体运动特征和食物占有能力的影响

为了探讨鱼类个性特征(勇敢性和社会性)对集群行为的影响及其与食物占有能力之间的关联, 实验选取中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)幼鱼为实验对象, 分别测定其勇敢性、社会性和单尾饲养条件下的食物占有能力(摄食率)和生长、集群时每尾鱼个体运动特征及其食物占有能力(摄食率)。研究发现: (1)中华倒刺鲃的勇敢性和社会性具有较好的重复性, 且两者呈显著负相关, 但均与食物占有能力无关联; (2)社会性高的个体集群时运动时间比和速度同步性较低。(3)集群时较为活跃且距离鱼群质心距离较远的个体往往具有较高的食物占有能力。研究表明: (1)中华倒刺鲃的社会性在集群运动时能够很好的保留, 且个性差异会对集群运动特征产生重要影响。(2)在集群行为中, 群体成员运动特征的异质性会导致其食物占有能力出现差异, 这进一步表明个性分化对鱼类的集群生活具有重要的影响。     

蚜虫种群时空分布动态模型

种群空间格局是昆虫种群的重要属性,是为害虫防治提供动态信息的重要前提。关于种群空间格局的时空动态,前人曾建立了富立叶模型和有阻尼自由震荡模型,但忽略了生境资源和空间资源的限制,不能很好地描述昆虫种群在自然界摆布状况的动态行为。因此,在前人研究的基础上,根据蚜虫在自然界的聚集扩散行为逐步建立了描述蚜虫种群聚集扩散规律的变幅、变周期时空分布动态模型,即:y=Ae-nt[sin(w0emtt+φ)+b]+c,并应用该模型对麦长管蚜(Sitobion avenae Fabricius)、麦二叉蚜(Schizaphis graminum Rondani)、禾缢管蚜(Rhopalosiphum padi Linnaeus)和玉米蚜(Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch)的实验数据进行了拟合。结果表明,麦蚜种群和玉米蚜种群呈现出不同的规律,3种麦蚜均为减幅减周期的变化趋势,玉米蚜则表现为减幅增周期的变化趋势。此外,该模型的拟合效果较好(R20.942,SSE2.6)、生物意义明确,不仅可用于描述蚜虫以及蚜虫以外的其他昆虫和螨类种群的时空动态,还可准确描述不同年龄阶段和不同空间位置上种群的动态,具有普遍适用性。应用该模型考察不同种蚜虫在同一作物上的竞争情况和蚜虫与其天敌的空间分布动态,可为害虫的综合防治奠定基础;对不同小麦抗性品种上同一种蚜虫的聚集扩散行为进行刻画、分析,还可为小麦的抗性育种提供参考依据。     

四川省石渠县高山血雉繁殖初期的集群和生境需求及其相互关系

2004年4月,在四川省石渠县西南部,对高山血雉(Ithaginiscruentus)进行调查研究发现,该处的高山血雉仅分布于海拔3400—3700m的范围内。从观察到的36群381只高山血雉来看,平均每群(10·67±5·17)只,最大集群19只,最经常的集群形式是每群8—16只。影响高山血雉生境需求的主要因子,按重要性大小排列依次为坡位、离水源距离、离公路距离、植被郁闭度、植被高度和坡向。高山血雉的生境偏好性表现在下坡位、离水源较远(>100m)、稀灌(15%—30%)、低灌(1·50—2·50m)和半阴半阳坡。其中,集群大小与坡位和离水源距离相关,即在繁殖初期,高山血雉的集群大小变化趋势是随着坡位的升高而减小,随着离水源距离的减小而增大。这一现象产生的原因可能与在不同生境类型中食物资源的可用性相关。     

两类不同玉米田蚜虫发生动态数学模型与空间分布型测定

蚜虫是我国各地玉米植株上的重要刺吸类害虫。为了进一步阐述该虫的发生与环境之间的关系,以及其在转基因抗性玉米上的空间分布,本文在田间系统调查蚜虫种群动态的基础上,使用多元回归分析法、Iwao回归分析法和5种常用指标参数法,探明了玉米田蚜虫发生与环境因素之间相关的数学模型,以及在常规玉米和抗性玉米植株上的空间分布。结果表明:江苏扬州地区两类不同玉米植株上发生的蚜虫以玉米蚜为主,玉米蚜虫的发生与当日最低气温关系最密切;玉米蚜虫在玉米植株上部的分布数量可达70%～80%,其全株玉米上的蚜量(y)与玉米植株上部1/3上的蚜量(x)关系为y=1.33x;玉米蚜虫在植株上的分布为聚集分布,其聚集由自身特性和环境因素共同确定。本研究为开展转基因玉米田蚜虫的测报防控提供了重要依据。     

领燕■繁殖群体的集群觅食(英文)

集合点假说(Assembly-point hypothesis)认为动物局部地区聚群数量的增加有助于不同的繁殖地的个体聚集成群体,然后一起寻找食物斑块觅食,这种聚群有助于个体从集群觅食中获得利益。本文通过领燕■(Glareola pratincola)离开和回到繁殖地的先后顺序来验证以上假说。我们在29天的观察中,发现有4天该群中个体离开繁殖地的先后顺序不是随机分布的,尽管这种策略会随着环境条件而改变,但仍然表明领燕■的觅食群体在繁殖地就已经聚集形成了。食物资源(飞虫)的短暂性和波动性以及由繁殖地到觅食地的距离均与所验证的假说的假设相一致。     

四川省石渠县高山血雉繁殖初期的集群和生境需求及其相互关系

2004年4月，在四川省石渠县西南部，对高山血雉(Ithaginis cruentus)进行调查研究发现，该处的高山血雉仅分布于海拔3 400—3 700 m的范围内。从观察到的36群381只高山血雉来看，平均每群(10.67±5.17)只，最大集群19只，最经常的集群形式是每群8—16只。影响高山血雉生境需求的主要因子，按重要性大小排列依次为坡位、离水源距离、离公路距离、植被郁闭度、植被高度和坡向。高山血雉的生境偏好性表现在下坡位、离水源较远(＞100 m)、稀灌(15%—30%)、低灌(1.50—2.50 m)和半阴半阳坡。其中，集群大小与坡位和离水源距离相关，即在繁殖初期，高山血雉的集群大小变化趋势是随着坡位的升高而减小，随着离水源距离的减小而增大。这一现象产生的原因可能与在不同生境类型中食物资源的可用性相关。     

基于MaxEnt模型的生态系统服务需求及其簇的空间分异——以陕西省米脂县为例

从微观土地利用主体视角量化并明确生态系统服务需求的空间格局对于改善资源依赖地区农户福祉具有重要意义。以地处黄土丘陵沟壑区的米脂县为例,基于参与式制图与MaxEnt模型实现10类生态系统服务需求空间评估;同时,采用K-means聚类识别村域服务需求簇,并探究环境变量对服务需求及其簇空间分布的影响。结果如下：(1)各类服务需求空间分异明显。供给服务中粮食和肉类供给均呈现中部高东西低的空间格局,水果供给空间分布规律相反;调节服务中土壤保持和空气净化高需求区均分布于高海拔区域,水源涵养高需求区分布于无定河流域;4类文化服务均呈现高、中、低需求区相间分布的空间格局但各等级需求区面积占比差异明显。(2)研究区有食物供给需求簇、文化娱乐需求簇和生态保育需求簇等3类。其中,食物供给需求簇是当地主导的需求簇,主要分布在研究区北部和南部;文化娱乐需求簇主要集中在无定河两岸;生态保育需求簇在研究区南部紧邻文化娱乐需求簇,在北部则较为分散。(3)影响各类服务需求空间分布的主导环境因子各不相同;影响食物供给需求簇的环境变量排序为：土地利用>海拔>距水体距离,影响文化娱乐需求簇的环境变量排序为：距居民...     

Semiochemicals for aphid control

The ‘Inclusion of Nature in Self' scale (INS) was applied to monitor shifts in reported connectedness with nature within the framework of a school-based environmental education programme. One hundred and twenty-three German students (sixth-graders) participated in a one-day module, which included hands-on indoor (classroom) and outdoor (nearby woods) implementation. Additionally, a control group (n?=?116) did not participate in our intervention at all. Seven types of shifts in students' subjective connectedness with nature before and after project participation were analysed and discussed. Individual initial connectedness and a variety of short- and long-term connectedness shifts indicate the necessity of a needs-oriented environmental education. The reliability of the INS scale as a rapid assessment for improving school-based fieldwork settings is confirmed.     

An improved aphid electroantennogram

Excised antennae have been used to record aphid electroantennograms (EAGs) but these preparations have small, rapidly declining responses and a short usable life. An improved EAG technique is described and evaluated using alate virginoparae of the black bean aphid, Aphis fabae, and a series of plant volatiles. EAG recording with fine-tip glass electrodes inserted into the surface of the intact antenna of a whole insect preparation gave stable EAG peaks of a few mV and EAG peak amplitude decreased by only 22% over an 8 hour recording period. The EAG responses showed typical dose-dependent characteristics. There was variation in EAGs from different preparations, so normalisation of the EAG responses against a standard stimulus is still necessary. The thirty compounds tested elicited an EAG response profile largely similar to that reported previously from excised antennae. EAG responses recorded with the electrode at three different positions, between the 5th-6th (A), 4th-5th (B), and 3rd-4th (C) antennal segments, were smaller when recorded closer to the head. Position B produced larger EAG responses than those at C although there was no olfactory receptor between position B and C.     

Effects of pea aphid secondary endosymbionts on aphid resistance and development of the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi: a correlative study

In order to reduce parasite‐induced mortality, hosts may be involved in mutualistic interactions in which the partner contributes to resistance against the parasite. The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris (Hemiptera: Aphididae), harbours secondary bacterial endosymbionts, some of which have been reported to confer resistance against aphid parasitoids. Although this resistance often results in death of the developing parasitoid larvae, some parasitoid individuals succeed in developing into adults. Whether these individuals suffer from fitness reduction compared to parasitoids developing in pea aphid clones without symbionts has not been tested so far. Using 30 pea aphid clones that differed in their endosymbiont complement, we studied the effects of these endosymbionts on aphid resistance against the parasitoid Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae), host–parasitoid physiological interactions, and fitness of emerging adult parasitoids. The number of symbiont species in an aphid clone was positively correlated with a number of resistance measurements but there were also clear symbiont‐specific effects on the host–parasitoid interaction. As in previous studies, pea aphid clones infected with Hamiltonella defensa Moran et al. showed resistance against the parasitoid. In addition, pea aphid clones infected with Regiella insecticola Moran et al. and co‐infections of H. defensa–Spiroplasma, R. insecticola–Spiroplasma, and R. insecticola–H. defensa showed reduced levels of parasitism and mummification. Parasitoids emerging from symbiont‐infected aphid clones often had a longer developmental time and reduced mass. The number of teratocytes was generally lower when parasitoids oviposited in aphid clones with a symbiont complement. Interestingly, unparasitized aphids infected with Serratia symbiotica Moran et al. and R. insecticola had a higher fecundity than unparasitized aphids of uninfected pea aphid clones. We conclude that in addition to conferring resistance, pea aphid symbionts also negatively affect parasitoids that successfully hatch from aphid mummies. Because of the link between aphid resistance and the number of teratocytes, the mechanism underlying resistance by symbiont infection may involve interference with teratocyte development.     

Experimental simulation of transmission of an obligate aphid pathogen with aphid flight dispersal

The wide dispersal of Entomophthorales-caused mycoses that usually regulate aphid populations is most likely to be associated with the flight of infected alates. This hypothesis was examined via simulated flight and postflight colonization of Myzus periscae alates exposed to spore showers of Pandora neoaphidis, a common obligate aphid pathogen prevalent world wide. A total number of 407 alates were showered in different batches, then individually flown in a computer-monitoring flight mill system and reared on cabbage leaves for 14-day free reproduction and contagious infection within progeny colonies at 20-23 degrees C. On average, 80.6% of them flew 2.6 km in 1-5 h, survived 3.2 days, produced 5.3 nymphs, and transmitted their infection to progeny successfully. However, 9.8% of the flown alates left no progeny although they survived at least 1 day prior to mycosis while the rest were not mycosed, producing significantly more nymphs during the first week. The flight distances of the infected (0.01-10.2 km) or uninfected alates (0.1-8.3 km) were exponentially correlated to the flight time (r( 2) >or= 0.98). When grouped by the flight ranges of <1.0, 1.0-3.0, 3.0-5.0 and >5.0 km, the number of live aphids and the proportion of mycosed individuals per progeny colony over colonization days fit well to a complex logistic model (r( 2) = 0.984) and modified Gompertz model (r( 2) = 0.978) respectively. Both models included flight distance, postflight survival time, premycosis fecundity and primary infection rate as independent variables to affect the developmental rates. The results highlight the significant role of infected alates in the wide dispersal of P. neoaphidis-caused mycoses among aphids.     

烟蚜茧蜂对蚜虫信息素及烟草挥发物的触角电位反应

利用触角电位(EAG)技术测定了烟蚜茧蜂(Aphididius gifuensis)对蚜虫性信息素(荆芥醇和荆芥内酯)和报警信息素(反-β-法尼烯)以及烟草挥发性物质的电生理反应.结果表明:雌蜂和雄蜂对蚜虫性信息素、报警信息素、烟草挥发物均有反应,但雌雄蜂对这些化学信息物质的嗅觉敏感性存在差异,雌蜂对荆芥醇、荆芥内酯、顺-3-己烯-1-醇、反-2-己烯醛、水杨酸甲酯和里那醇的EAG反应都大于雄峰,证明雌雄蜂在利用寄主栖境中信息化学物质方面存在不同的策略,它们分别识别了不同的有关寄主的化学指纹图;烟蚜茧蜂对烟草气味组分具有不同的敏感性,对绿叶气味组分的EAG反应要强于对萜类化合物的反应,绿叶气味组分很有可能在其寻找桃蚜的过程中发挥远距离定向作用.     

蚜虫诱导的植物免疫反应

在植物与昆虫长期的互作过程中,植物建立起一系列精密而又复杂的防御机制以应对昆虫取食为害,并且能够识别不同取食类型昆虫的效应因子作出不同的防御应答。最近研究揭示了许多植物与蚜虫之间相互抗争的分子机制,这不仅包括植物激素介导的诱导防御途径、植物先天免疫系统和基于gene-for-gene的R抗性识别和作用机制,而且还包括蚜虫在取食过程中分泌的唾液成分,它有助于蚜虫取食韧皮部组织,抑制植物病原相关分子模式激活的免疫反应(Pathogen-associated molecular patterns triggered immunity,PTI)防御,以及被植物核苷酸结合位点区-亮氨酸重复序列区(NBS-LRR)膜受体识别激活效应因子免疫反应(ETI)防御等方面。本文综述了蚜虫诱导的植物防御途径、蚜虫诱导的植物免疫反应、蚜虫效应因子的鉴定与功能分析三方面的最近研究进展,提出了未来发展的研究方向。这些基于病原微生物提出的"zig-zag"模型为进一步理解植物先天免疫、诱导防御系统和蚜虫唾液腺组分的互作提供新理论支撑,为揭示了植物与蚜虫抗性互作的分子机制及有效安全地防治害虫提供了新思路。     

Intergenerational acclimation in aphid overwintering

Abstract.  1. When first instar nymphs and adults of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Aphidiae) were maintained in long-term cultures (>6 months) at 20 °C and 10 °C, the LT₅₀ decreased from −8 and −8.8 °C to −16.0 and −13.5 °C, respectively.
2. When aphids from the 20 °C culture were transferred to 10 °C, there was a progressive increase in cold tolerance through three successive generations. Transfer of newly moulted pre-reproductive adults reared at 10 °C for three generations back to 20 °C resulted in a rapid loss of cold hardiness in their nymphal offspring.
3. In all generations reared at 10 °C, first born nymphs were more cold hardy than those born later in the birth sequence. The LT₅₀ of nymphs produced on the first day of reproduction in the first, second and third generations maintained at 10 °C were −14.8, −17.0 and −16.6 °C, respectively. Thereafter, nymphal cold hardiness decreased over the subsequent 14 days of reproduction in each generation at 10 °C with mean LT₅₀ values of −10.3, −12.6 and −14.8 °C, respectively. By contrast, the cold tolerance of first born nymphs of aphids reared continuously at 20 °C did not differ in comparison with later born siblings. The LT₅₀ of adult aphids was also unaffected by ageing.
4. The ecological relevance of these findings is discussed in relation to the overwintering survival of aphids such as S. avenae .     

Intraguild interactions in aphid parasitoids

We reviewed the literature on aphid parasitoids to determine the occurrence, nature and outcome of intraguild interactions. Intraguild interactions were described for larval, pupal and adult aphid parasitoids and by the type of natural enemy (fungus, predator, or parasitoid). They appear to be prevalent in most aphid parasitoid systems and, except for parasitoid-parasitoid interactions, they are mostly asymmetric, with aphidophagous predators and pathogens killing parasitoids. The limited experimental evidence from field studies is insufficient to provide a comprehensive pattern of the consequences of intraguild interactions for aphid parasitoid populations in general and, more specifically, for the efficacy of biological control. However, because intraguild interactions are widespread in aphid-natural enemy communities and mostly detrimental to aphid parasitoids, we conclude that intraguild interactions have a primary effect in driving fluctuations in aphid parasitoid populations. Drawing on case studies, we further argue that intraguild interactions can substantially alter the effectiveness of aphid parasitoids as biological-control agents.     

Predatory hoverflies select their oviposition site according to aphid host plant and aphid species

The hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus De Geer (Diptera: Syrphidae) is an abundant and efficient aphid‐specific predator. Several aphidophagous parasitoids and predators are known to respond positively to aphid‐infested plants. Semiochemicals from the latter association usually mediate predator/parasitoid foraging behavior toward sites appropriate for offspring fitness. In this study, we investigated the effect of aphid host plant and aphid species on foraging and oviposition behavior of E. balteatus. Behavioral observations were conducted using the Noldus Observer v. 5.0, which allows observed insect behavior to be subdivided into different stages. Additionally, the influence of aphid species and aphid host plant on offspring fitness was tested in a second set of experiments. Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris and Megoura viciae Buckton were equally attractive for E. balteatus whereas Aphis fabae Scopoli (all Homoptera: Aphididae) were less attractive. These results were correlated with (i) the number of eggs laid, which was significantly higher for the two first aphid species, and (ii) the fitness of hoverfly larvae, pupae, and adults. Two solanaceous plant species, Solanum nigrum L. and Solanum tuberosum L. (Solanaceae), which were infested with Myzus persicae Sulzer (Homoptera: Aphididae), were also compared using the same approach. Discrimination between these two M. persicae host plants was observed, with S. tuberosum being preferred as an oviposition site by the predatory hoverfly. Larval and adult fitness was correlated with the behavioral observations. Our results demonstrated the importance of the prey–host plant association on the choice of the oviposition site by an aphid predator, which is here shown to be related to offspring fitness.