两种麻蜥卵和孵出幼体的特征

研究了山地麻蜥和丽斑麻蜥实验条件下的卵及孵出幼体的特征.山地麻蜥产卵雌体的体长大于丽斑麻蜥,窝卵重小于丽斑麻蜥,但平均卵重和相对窝卵重与丽斑麻蜥相似.两种蜥蜴均通过增加卵长径和卵短径来增加卵重,但卵的外形不同,山地麻蜥卵较长.两种蜥蜴卵孵化过程中均吸水增重.相似孵化条件(波动温度、-12 kPa)下,山地麻蜥的孵化期明显比丽斑麻蜥长.山地麻蜥幼体的尾、头部大于丽斑麻蜥,但体重和SVL相似.     

乌鳢和斑鳢微卫星制备及其对自交与杂交F1代的初步鉴定

通过磁珠富集法分离了乌鳢(Channa argus)和斑鳢(C.maculate)的微卫星DNA序列,根据这些微卫星DNA序列的两翼序列,采用Primer 3.0或Primer 5.O软件设计出乌鳢与斑鳢的微卫星引物各31对.用62对微卫星引物对乌鳢和斑鳢自交与杂交F1代的4个组合进行扩增,10对引物无扩增产物,其余5...     

Phylogeographic structure of the dwarf snakehead (Channa gachua) around Gulf of Tonkin: Historical biogeography and pronounced effects of sea‐level changes

Geological events, landscape features, and climate fluctuations have shaped the distribution of genetic diversity and evolutionary history in freshwater fish, but little attention has been paid to that around the Gulf of Tonkin; therefore, we investigated the phylogeographic structure of the dwarf snakehead (Channa gachua) on Hainan Island and mainland China, as well as two populations in Vietnam. We attempted to elucidate the origins of freshwater fish in South Hainan by incorporating genetic data from DNA markers on both the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cyt b) and the nuclear recombination‐activating gene 1 (RAG‐1). Mitochondrial phylogenetic analysis identified two major lineages (lineages A and B), which may represent separate species. Divergence data suggested that C. gachua populations diverged between 0.516 and 2.376 myr. The divergence of the two cryptic species is congruent with sea‐level rise, which subsequently isolated Hainan from the mainland. During the Pleistocene glaciations, the entire region of the Gulf of Tonkin and the Qiongzhou Strait became part of the coastal plain of the Asian continent, which might have resulted in the current distribution patterns and dispersal routes of C. gachua populations. The formation of three sublineages in lineage A indicated that the Gulf of Tonkin was a geographical barrier between Hainan Island and mainland China but not between Vietnam and Hainan Island. The results of this study may help to elucidate the origins of freshwater fish in South Hainan and the phylogeographic structure of C. gachua.     

华北丽斑麻蜥食物同化和疾跑速的热依赖性

作者研究山西阳泉丽斑麻蜥(Eremias argus)成体的选择体温、热耐受性及食物同化和疾跑速的热依赖性。选择体温、临界低温和临界高温无显著的两性差异,分别为36·0℃、1·0℃和44·9℃。在实验温度范围内,体温显著影响食物通过时间、日摄食量、日粪尿排量、表观消化系数和同化效率。食物通过时间在26 -34℃范围内随体温升高而缩短,在更高的体温下则延长。蜥蜴在30、32、34和36℃体温下明显摄入较多的食物、排出明显较多的粪尿。34℃和36℃下的表观消化系数和同化效率大于其它更低或更高温度下的对应数值,但这两个变量未因体温变化而呈现清晰的规律性变化。疾跑速在18 -36℃范围内随体温升高而加快,在38℃体温下则减缓。36℃或附近体温最适合疾跑速。疾跑速最适体温接近蜥蜴的选择体温,表明蜥蜴疾跑速的最适温度可能与其选择体温密切相关[动物学报52 (2) : 256 -262 , 2006]。     

乌鳢三倍体诱导及其生长

采用热休克抑制第二极体排放的方法诱导乌鳢(Channa argus)三倍体,以探索人工诱导乌鳢三倍体的理想热休克条件。采用DNA含量测定法和红细胞核大小鉴定法对获得的鱼苗倍性进行鉴定,同时对普通二倍体乌鳢群体与三倍体群体的生长差异进行了比较研究。结果表明,(1)热休克法适宜诱导条件为,(28±0.5)℃培育水温授精后4 min,在水温42℃条件下持续处理3 min,三倍体诱导率最高,达到87.69%;(2)三倍体与二倍体DNA含量差异极显著(P0.01),其比值为1.50︰1.00;(3)三倍体和二倍体在红细胞核长径、红细胞核体积、红细胞核面积等6项指标上存在极显著差异(P0.01);与二倍体相比,三倍体红细胞体积和核体积分别是其1.69倍和1.60倍;(4)在4月龄与8月龄,三倍体的体长和体重比二倍体稍高,但两者差异不显著(P0.05)。本实验结果为进一步开展乌鳢倍性育种奠定了基础。     

斑鳢、乌鳢及其杂种细胞核DNA流式含量分析

以斑鳢(Channa maculata)、乌鳢(C.argus)及其正交杂种斑乌鳢(斑鳢♀×乌鳢♂)和反交杂种乌斑鳢(乌鳢♀×斑鳢♂)的红细胞为材料,以鸡(Gallus gallus)血细胞为DNA标准(2.5 pg/2c,2c指2倍体),采用流式细胞仪测定了这4种鱼的细胞核DNA含量。斑鳢、乌鳢、斑乌鳢及乌斑鳢这4种鱼血细胞DNA的绝对含量分别为(1.488±0.035)pg/2c、(1.489±0.034)pg/2c、(1.522±0.077)pg/2c和(1.520±0.033)pg/2c。斑鳢和乌鳢的细胞核DNA含量差异不显著(P0.05),斑鳢和乌鳢与两种杂交鳢的DNA含量差异显著(P0.05),两种杂交鳢之间的细胞核DNA含量差异不显著(P0.05)。杂交鳢细胞核DNA含量显著高于亲本,可以作为杂种鉴定的依据。     

Dietary niacin requirement of fingerling Channa punctatus (Bloch)

A 16‐week experiment was accomplished to determine the dietary niacin requirement of fingerling Channa punctatus (6.8 ± 0.92 cm; 4.65 ± 0.46 g) by feeding seven casein‐gelatin based isonitrogenous (450 g/kg CP) and isoenergetic (18.39 kJ/g GE) diets with graded levels of niacin (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 mg/kg diet) twice a day to apparent satiation to triplicate groups of fish. Significantly best absolute weight gain (AWG; 38.19 g/fish), feed conversion ratio (FCR; 1.42) and protein retention efficiency (PRE; 26.47%) were registered in fish fed 40 mg niacin/kg diet. Also, fish fed above diet exhibited maximum carcass protein. Hemoglobin (Hb), RBCs counts and hematocrit (Hct) were improved with the incremental levels of dietary niacin up to 40 mg/kg. However, liver niacin content showed the positive correlation up to 50 mg/kg niacin and then leveled off. Fingerling C. punctatus fed niacin‐free diet showed retarded growth, poor feed utilization, high mortality, difficult motion and skin haemorrhage. Broken‐line regression analysis of AWG, FCR and PRE indicated that fingerling C. punctatus require niacin in the range of 37.1–42.1, whereas that of liver niacin concentration indicated the niacin requirement at 52.3 mg/kg dry diet.     

不同脊椎动物消化道内5-羟色胺免疫染色细胞的分布

用过氧化物酶——抗过氧化物酶（PAP）法,对乌鳢（Ophiccephalus argus）、中华大蟾蜍（Bufo bufo garaaarizans）、黄喉水龟（Clemmys mutica）、虎皮鹦鹉（Melopsittacus undulatus）和小白鼠（Mus musculus albula）五种脊椎动物消化道内的5-羟色胺（5-hydroxytryptamine,简称5-HT）免疫染色细胞的分布进行了研究。发现各种动物胃肠道（虎皮鹦鹉胃、乌鳢肠及胃贲门除外）均含有5-HT免疫染色细胞,并首次发现黄喉水龟和中华大蟾蜍食道内含有5-HT免疫染色细胞。一般地,各种动物胃内5-HT免疫染色细胞密度最高,十二指肠和大肠次之,小肠最低。5-HT免疫染色细胞位于粘膜上皮或腺上皮细胞间,常有一个或一个以上的细胞突起伸入固有层或肠腔面（或腺腔面）,有些细胞的一端突起伸入固有层,另一端突起伸入肠腔面,表明5-HT免疫染色细胞兼具内分泌或分泌功能。     

Retinofugal and retinopetal projections in the teleost Channa micropeltes (Channiformes)

Summary Retinofugal and retinopetal projections were investigated in the teleost fish Channa micropeltes (Channiformes) by means of the cobaltous lysine and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) tracing techniques. Retinofugal fibers cross completely in the optic chiasma. A conspicious lamination is present in those parts of the optic tract that give rise to the marginal branches of the optic tract. This layering of optic fibers continues in the marginal branches to mesencephalic levels. Retinal projections to the preoptic and hypothalamic regions are sparse; they are more pronounced in the area of pretectal nuclei. The medial pretectal complex and the cortical pretectal nucleus are more fully differentiated than in other teleostean species. Further targets include the thalamus and the optic tectum. The course of major optic sub-tracts and smaller fascicles is described. Retinopetal neurons are located contralaterally in a rostral and a caudal part of the nucleus olfactoretinalis, and in a circumscribed nucleus thalamoretinalis. The present findings are compared with reports on other teleost species.     

Arguside A: a new cytotoxic triterpene glycoside from the sea cucumber Bohadschia argus Jaeger

A new holostane-based triterpene glycoside, arguside A (1), was isolated from the sea cucumber Bohadschia argus, collected in the South China Sea. The structure of the new compound was elucidated by spectroscopic and mass-spectrometric analyses, in combination with chemical transformations. Compound 1 exhibited significant cytotoxicity against different human tumor cell lines, being more active towards HCT-116 cells (IC50 = 0.14 microM) than 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCP) used as positive control.