How much fruit do fruit-eating frogs eat? An investigation on the diet of Xenohyla truncata (Lissamphibia: Anura: Hylidae)

This paper presents the results of a 22-month survey and the examination of the intestinal content of 356 specimens of Xenohyla truncata (Anura: Hylidae) from Restinga de Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our results confirm prior observations that fruits are intrinsic to the diet of these frogs. In addition, these new data increase our understanding of the relationship between frogs and the plants they feed upon. Plant consumption follows availability of fruits in the area, indicating that the diversity of fruits consumed by the frogs does not represent choice, but rather plant phenology and fruit availability.     

红掌品种亲缘关系SRAP分析

利用相关序列扩增多态性（SRAP）分子标记,从100对引物组合中筛选出 26对多态性高、条带清晰的SRAP引物,对33个红掌品种进行遗传多样性和亲缘关系分析。结果如下：（1）26对引物共扩增出366条条带,其中有314条多态性条带,多态性比率为85.79%。引物组合产生的条带数在9～23之间,平均每对引物组合扩增出14.1条和12.1条多态性条带。（2）根据SRAP扩增结果,利用UPGMA法进行聚类分析,33份材料的遗传相似系数在0.55～0.94之间,在遗传相似系数0.786处可将33个红掌品种分为5个类群。结果表明,供试品种遗传多样性丰富,本研究为品种鉴定和杂交育种提供了参考信息。     

花烛无菌苗液体增殖培养的影响因子

以花烛(Anthurium andraeanum Lind.)品种Sonate无菌苗为材料,研究了液体培养条件下不同植物生长调节剂、蔗糖浓度、培养方式等因子对腋芽增殖的影响,并比较了Sonate、Valentino和Julanba 3个品种间腋芽增殖的差异。结果表明:在液体振荡培养条件下,以Nitsch BA0.5mgL-1 KT1.0mgL-1 蔗糖30gL-1为Sonate品种适宜的增殖培养基;在20μmolm-2s-1弱光下培养25d后转至40μmolm-2s-1正常光照下培养,对Sonate品种的增殖效果较好,腋芽诱导数平均可达11.1个,腋芽平均长度为1.4cm。花烛腋芽增殖能力在品种间存在差异,但3个品种均可在以上培养基和光照条件下快速增殖,其中以Sonate和Valentino品种的增殖较快。     

Making Dry Preparations of Vertebrate Material

A method is presented by which whole embryos, immature animals, parts of organs, or even thick sections, of vertebrate material are very slowly dehydrated, thoroughly cleared, and then dried to show the topography of complicated structures.

A representative photomicrograph is included to show the result obtained.     

Factors affecting plant regeneration from leaf segments of Anthurium scherzerianum Schott (Araceae) cultured in vitro

Regeneration from Anthurium scherzerianum leaf segments was found to be highly dependent on genotype and leaf age. Of the various medium factors tested, the NH₄NO₃ level had the most significant effect on callus and shoot formation from leaf tissue. A low level of NH₄NO₃ (200 mg/l) proved beneficial to the induction of regeneration in all genotypes investigated. As compared to induction, multiplication of callus and shoots in subcultures was less susceptible to the action of various medium factors. After isolation from callus, shoots readily formed roots in the absence of growth regulators. High NH₄NO₃ level (720 mg/l) strongly accelerated root formation. Rooting ability progressively decreased as a consequence of repeated shoot multiplication in the presence of benzyladenine (BA) as sole growth regulator. The advantages and limitations of different micropropagation schemes are discussed.     

Regeneration of t Anthurium adventitious shoots using liquid or raft culture

This study was initiated to regenerate t Anthurium adventitious shoots, singly or in loose aggregates, by culturing homogenised inoculum in liquid or on the medium surface supported by a raft. The culture methods as compared to solid culture did not affect the time required for inoculum to regenerate. The regeneration rate was affected mainly by inoculum size, and it also influenced the regeneration frequency. All regenerated shoots were normal, without any sign of hyperhydricity. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.