越南铁线莲属一新种

本文描述的产于越南的毛茛科Ranunculaceae铁线莲属Clematis一新种C. hagiangensis N. T. Do是欧亚大陆第一个具单性花的种, 在花构造方面与单性铁线莲组单性铁线莲亚组sect. Aspidanthera Spach subsect. Dioicae (Prantl) W. T. Wang的种类近缘, 但叶均为单叶, 萼片呈卵形或宽卵形而不同。在单性铁线莲亚组的种, 叶通常为复叶, 只在C. dimorphophylla W. T. Wang和C. variifolia W. T. Wang同时为单叶和复叶, 此外萼片呈长圆形、倒披针形或狭卵形。     

Phylogenetic Analysis of Heterothallic Neurospora Species

We examined the phylogenetic relationships among five heterothallic species of Neurospora using restriction fragment polymorphisms derived from cosmid probes and sequence data from the upstream regions of two genes, al-1 and frq. Distance, maximum likelihood, and parsimony trees derived from the data support the hypothesis that strains assigned to N. sitophila, N. discreta, and N. tetrasperma form respective monophyletic groups. Strains assigned to N. intermedia and N. crassa, however, did not form two respective monophyletic groups, consistent with a previous suggestion based on analysis of mitochondrial DNAs that N. crassa and N. intermedia may be incompletely resolved sister taxa. Trees derived from restriction fragments and the al-1 sequence position N. tetrasperma as the sister species of N. sitophila. None of the trees produced by our data supported a previous analysis of sequences in the region of the mating type idiomorph that grouped N. crassa and N. sitophila as sister taxa, as well as N. intermedia and N. tetrasperma as sister taxa. Moreover, sequences from al-1, frq, and the mating-type region produced different trees when analyzed separately. The lack of consensus obtained with different sequences could result from the sorting of ancestral polymorphism during speciation or gene flow across species boundaries, or both.     

Chromosome numbers and meiotic analysis in the pre-breeding of <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Brachiaria decumbens</Emphasis> (Poaceae)

A total of 44 accessions of Brachiaria decumbens were analysed for chromosome count and meiotic behaviour in order to identify potential progenitors for crosses. Among them, 15 accessions presented 2n = 18; 27 accessions, 2n = 36; and 2 accessions, 2n = 45 chromosomes. Among the diploid accessions, the rate of meiotic abnormalities was low, ranging from 0.82% to 7.93%. In the 27 tetraploid accessions, the rate of meiotic abnormalities ranged from 18.41% to 65.83%. The most common meiotic abnormalities were related to irregular chromosome segregation, but chromosome stickiness and abnormal cytokinesis were observed in low frequency. All abnormalities can compromise pollen viability by generating unbalanced gametes. Based on the chromosome number and meiotic stability, the present study indicates the apomictic tetraploid accessions that can act as male genitor to produce interspecific hybrids with B. ruziziensis or intraspecific hybrids with recently artificially tetraploidized accessions.     

Isolation of polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite markers for the large‐billed scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostris)

We isolated 12 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the large‐billed scrubwren Sericornis magnirostris from genomic libraries enriched for (AAGG)_n and (AACC)_n repetitive elements and characterized them in 11 individuals. The number of alleles ranged from four to 15 per locus with the observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.14 to 0.91. These markers will be useful to address questions concerning population genetic structure and models of speciation.     

Genomic organization and chromosomal localization of three members of the UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine: polypeptide N- acetylgalactosaminyltransferase family

A homologous family of UDP- N -acetylgalactosamine: polypeptide N - acetylgalactosaminyltransferases (GalNAc-transferases) initiate O- glycosylation. These transferases share overall amino acid sequence similarities of approximately 45-50%, but segments with higher similarities of approximately 80% are found in the putative catalytic domain. Here we have characterized the genomic organization of the coding regions of three GalNAc-transferase genes and determined their chromosomal localization. The coding regions of GALNT1 , -T2 , and -T3 were found to span 11, 16, and 10 exons, respectively. Several intron/exon boundaries were conserved within the three genes. One conserved boundary was shared in a homologous C. elegans GalNAc- transferase gene. Fluorescence in situ hybridization showed that GALNT1 , -T2 , and -T3 are localized at chromosomes 18q12-q21, 1q41-q42, and 2q24-q31, respectively. These results suggest that the members of the polypeptide GalNAc-transferase family diverged early in evolution from a common ancestral gene through gene duplication.      

Rhizobium Strain Effects on Nitrogen Transport and Distribution in Soybeans

Neves, M. C. P, Didonet, A. D., Duque, F. F. and Dobereiner,J. 1985. Rhizobium strain effects on nitrogen transport anddistribution in soybeans.—J. exp. Bot. 36: 1179–1192. The role of six Rhizobium strains in the nitrogen metabolismof soybeans (Glycine max Merril) was studied under glasshouseand field conditions. The strains could be divided into twogroups, group I which produced a large nodule mass with relativelylow efficiency and group II which produced less nodule massbut which fixed the same amount of nitrogen. Plants inoculatedwith group I strains remobilized nitrogen faster from leavesbut also lost more nitrogen in senesced leaves. Although thetotal nitrogen transported in the xylem was similar for allstrains, plants inoculated with group I strains contained lessnitrogen in ureides in the xylem sap during the whole growthcycle. This difference was reflected in the nitrogen partitioningwithin the shoot, and smaller nitrogen harvest indexes wereobserved in these plants than in those inoculated with strainsof group II. The role of ureides in the nitrogen partitioningand grain yield was confirmed by the significant correlationbetween mean ureide content in xylem sap and nitrogen partitioningor yield. Further, nodules formed with group I strains evolvedmore hydrogen than those formed with group II strains and thepossible significance of this is discussed. Key words: Ureides, hydrogen evolution, grain yield, grain yield, harvest index, nitrogen fixation     

1895-1950年间的中国体质人类学研究与教学活动述略

1895-1950年间的中国体质人类学活动,既注重研究和教学相结合,又注重体质调查和文化调查相结合,生物与考古并重,其研究目的在于揭示各族群的体质差异,以及人类的演化问题.先期主要由外国学者进入并开展研究和教学活动,后期则主要由中国本土人类学家推动这一工作.另外,此一阶段后期体质人类学发展深受中日战争影响,战争前主要分布于北方、华东和华南,战争爆发期间主要集中于西南,战争后则主要集中于东南和华南.