中国刺蕊草属(唇形科)植物一新记录种

报道了中国唇形科(Lamiaceae)刺蕊草属一新记录种--香薷状刺蕊草(Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth.),该种在中国产于西藏墨脱县,凭证标本保存在PE。该种在喜马拉雅地区分布广泛,与特产于云南西北部地区的狭叶刺蕊草(P. dielsianus Dunn)的主要区别为：花萼钟形,长3~3.5 mm,花萼齿长为花萼筒的1/3~1/2,花冠长约4.5 mm。     

Combining DNA sequences and morphology in systematics: testing the validity of the dragonfly species Cordulegaster bilineata

Morphological and molecular techniques are rarely combined when answering questions of taxonomic validity. In this study, we combine morphological techniques with DNA sequences to determine the validity of the dragonfly species Cordulegaster bilineata. The two dragonfly species C. bilineata and C. diastatops are very similar in size, body color, and morphological characters, and due to these similarities, the status of C. bilineata as a valid species is in question. In this study we compare morphological measurements of males and internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) sequences of rDNA between the two taxa. The hamule measurements (where copulation occurs) of males show little difference between the taxa in question, but the anal appendage measurements (where the male first contacts the female) show marked divergence between the two taxa. Cluster analysis with these anal appendage measurements correctly assigns almost all individuals measured into their respective taxon. PCR amplification products of ITS-1 display a approximately 50 bp size difference between C. bilineata (n = 4) and C. diastatops (n = 5) regardless of collection site. Sequence data for these amplifications show 51 bp missing in one locus in the ITS-1 of C. bilineatarelative to C. diastatops. A lone population of C. diastatops from Wisconsin has three individuals with ITS-1 products that match the size of both C. bilineata and C. diastatops. One individual from this population appears to yield two ITS-1 amplification products that match both C. bilineata and C. diastatops. Although this population may be evidence for hybridization between the two taxa, such hybridization is not necessarily sufficient to disqualify the validity of a separate species designation for C. bilineata. Morphology and ITS-1 sequences depict a high degree of divergence that is consistent with species-level differences.     

Sex-determination gene and pathway evolution in nematodes

The pathway that controls sexual fate in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been well characterized at the molecular level. By identifying differences between the sex-determination mechanisms in C. elegans and other nematode species, it should be possible to understand how complex sex-determining pathways evolve. Towards this goal, orthologues of many of the C. elegans sex regulators have been isolated from other members of the genus Caenorhabditis. Rapid sequence evolution is observed in every case, but several of the orthologues appear to have conserved sex-determining roles. Thus extensive sequence divergence does not necessarily coincide with changes in pathway structure, although the same forces may contribute to both. This review summarizes recent findings and, with reference to results from other animals, offers explanations for why sex-determining genes and pathways appear to be evolving rapidly. Experimental strategies that hold promise for illuminating pathway differences between nematodes are also discussed.     

皮肤刺激实验替代模型的研究新进展

皮肤刺激性是日常使用化妆品最常见的不良反应之一。人类健康相关产品危险性评价常做皮肤刺激性实验,皮肤刺激性试验是化妆品原料及产品安全性评价的主要项目。传统皮肤刺激试验采用实验动物进行,2013年3月11日欧盟已经禁止销售基于动物实验研发的化妆品原料及产品.随着组织工程技术和现代生物技术的发展,多种替代动物试验的体外模型被开发和应用,新的的皮肤刺激物陆续被发现。欧盟多采纳重组人表皮实验方法作为新体外皮肤实验指南(包括模型Episkin和模型Epiderm),随着体外模型重建技术的不断改善,不仅拓展了皮肤模型的临床应用范围,也必然推动新的敏感而特异的皮肤标志物的发现和应用。     

不同利用方式土地秋季大型土壤动物群落结构

为了解不同利用方式土地的大型土壤动物群落结构,于2004年10-11月对浙江省金华市市区北部7种土地,即农田(P)、菜园(K)、果园(O)、荒地(W)、庭院(Y)、草皮绿地(L)和建筑工地(B)进行垂直(上、中、下3层)取样,共获得大型土壤动物1 161只,隶属3门8纲20目.分析表明大型土壤动物群落优势类群为近孔寡毛目、膜翅目,常见类群为蜘蛛目、双尾目、正蚓目、等足目、柄眼目、鞘翅目、鳞翅目和双翅目,其他均为稀有类群.大型土壤动物群落的群落复杂性指数(C)为O>K>W>B>L>P>Y,Shannon-Weiner指数(H′)为L>B>W>K>O>P>Y,C比H′更好体现了群落的复杂性与多样性.垂直分布显示大型土壤动物具明显的表聚现象.根据大型土壤动物群落聚类和排序的结果,可将7种土地分为3组,即强干扰无植被组、草本种植组和果园组,显示了大型土壤动物对不同土地利用方式的响应情况.     

中国主栽香蕉品种和INIBAP引进品种的SSR分析研究

利用10对SSR引物对中国14个主栽香蕉(Musa spp.)品种和从INIBAP引进的33个香蕉品种进行了遗传多样性分析。10个多态性位点共揭示出92个等位基因,每个位点的等位基因数从5到15不等,平均每个位点的等位基因数是9.2,产物片段大小在75 bp到310 bp之间。用Jaccard系数计算品种间的相似性,相似性数值在0.1到1之间;用UPGMA进行聚类分析,结果显示,14个主栽品种的遗传变异小,而供试的33个引进品种遗传多样性高。本研究所用的10对引物不能把所有的品种区分开。     

四照花物种分布格局模拟及冰期避难所推测

气候是影响物种多样性的重要自然因素,同时也影响生物的生长发育及其分布。该文以广泛分布于中国的观花植物四照花为研究对象,通过植物标本库查询和野外实地调查确定四照花在中国的分布情况,利用MaxEnt模型和ArcGIS软件模拟四照花的历史分布格局、当前分布格局及未来的分布趋势,计算不同时期物种分布面积的变化并分析物种分布变化产生的原因。研究结果显示:四照花当前的分布主要受降水量变异系数、最冷月份最低温、最冷季节平均温度和温度季节变化4个生物气候因子影响。此外,基于四照花在末次盛冰期、全新世中期和当前的分布格局的变化推测:冰期来临时,中西部的大巴山地区和东部天目山地区是四照花潜在分布的核心区,为四照花的冰期避难所。     

烟粉虱热点问题研究进展

重大农业害虫烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)在世界各地广泛分布传播,对农业生产造成了极大的经济损失。为了准确掌握烟粉虱研究的国际、国内状况和前沿动态,基于Web of Science引文数据库及中国知网CNKI数据库,对烟粉虱相关文献进行了分析,结果表明:国际、国内的烟粉虱发文量总体不断增长,研究队伍规模不断增大、基金项目不断增多,烟粉虱研究日益受到重视。纵观烟粉虱相关文献,国内外科学家的研究主要集中在烟粉虱的入侵与扩散、生物型/隐种、共生菌、抗药性、传播植物病毒、天敌等方面,本文就这些热点问题进行综述,以期为烟粉虱的进一步研究提供参考信息。