Population dynamics of Plutella xylostella (Lep., Yponomeutidae) and its parasitoids in the region of Brasilia

Abstract: The diamond back moth Plutella xylostella (L.) is the most serious pest of Brassicaceae in the world. It is resistant to many insecticides which has led to a search for alternative techniques of control, principally biocontrol-based pest management. The impact of P. xylostella and its parasitoids was analysed in a 6-month study of cabbage crops in the Brasilia region of Brazil, from June to November 1998. The population of the pest and its guild of parasitoids were quantified on two experimental plots at the Embrapa-Hortaliças research station by weekly samplings. In the first cropping (June to early September), populations of P. xylostella followed a logistic growth curve leading to the destruction of the crops. In the second cropping, rains prevented the development of P. xylostella . Seven species of parasitoids were observed, Diadegma leontiniae (Brethes) and Apanteles piceotrichosus (Blanchard) being dominant. Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov) and Actia sp., previously more abundant, became very minor parasitoids. Significant differences were observed in specific parasitism rates between the plots. The combined parasitism rates were identical on both plots (around 23%) and were insufficient to regulate the populations of P. xylostella . Six species of hyperparasites were reared from Diadegma leontiniae and Apanteles piceotrichosus , showing a high diversity of natural enemies in this region of recent colonization by P. xylostella .     

Interference with the mate-finding communication system of the Chinese tortrix Cydia trasias (Lep., Olethreutidae) using synthetic sex pheromones

Abstract: Interference with the mate-finding communication system of Cydia trasias (Meyrick) using sex pheromone dispensers (60% E8,E10-dodecadienyl acetate and 40% E8,E10-dodecadien-1-ol, 0.5 mg/dispenser) was investigated in three plots of the Chinese scholar-tree, Sophora japonica L., in Beijing, China, in 2000. Treatments were evaluated by pheromone-baited traps, caged virgin females, pupating and hibernating populations on tree trunks, and assessment of larval damage in petioles and seed pods. Six to eight natural rubber septum dispensers were placed in each tree at the pheromone-treated plots at three separate periods: at the beginning of overwintering generation flight, the first- and the second-generation flights. Application of pheromone dispensers reduced the incidence of mating of virgin females in treated plots relative to those in the control plots. Pheromone-baited trap catches were lowered on average by 96%, suggesting a high level of disruption. Average larval density on tree trunks was significantly lower in the pheromone-treated plots than in the untreated control plots. The mean percentage of Chinese scholar-tree petioles infested with first- and second-generation larvae, and seed pods infested with third-generation larvae was significantly greater in untreated control plots than in pheromone-treatment plots. These results suggest that disruption of pheromone-based communication in C. trasias is prospective, with synthetic sex pheromone on trees in urban environments.     

麝,獐,麂和鹿间线粒体DNA的差异及其系统进化研究

用PCR技术和序列测定方法从线粒体DNA上得到367bp的细胞色素b基因片段序列。分析得出,麝与獐、麂和鹿的遗传差异在12．53％～14．44％之间,处在科间变化范围之内,在分子水平上进一步表明麝应作为一独立科;獐、麂和虎间序列的平均差异为10．28％,属于业科间的差异,与形态研究结果一致。麝、獐、麂和鹿的系统进化中,麝约在600万年前与鹿科分歧,而鹿科的三个亚科是在350～500万年开始分歧;麝、獐、麂和鹿共同组成一单系群．在600万年前具有一共同祖先。     

股骨上部骨松质的X线测量及其年龄判定

为积累国人资料,本文对１６７例１０－８３岁正常人的股骨上部和３６套已知性别２与年龄的股骨标本进行了摄片测量。经统计学分析,得出股骨上部骨松质长度、指数与年龄的回归方程４个。结果表明,股骨上部骨松质的长度和指数均与年龄呈高度负相关,对年龄的判定准确、可靠。     

关于中国国家自然地图集中的中国植被区划图

 本文将中国植被区划的原则、依据、指标和标志作了明确说明和区分。将中国植被区划系统分为4级：超级单位为植被带,全国分为森林带、草原带和荒漠带。第一级单位为14个植被区域,第二级单位为植被地带,第三级单位为植被区。对这些区划单位的划分,充分吸取了以往历次中国植被区划方案的成果,并对很多区域单位的界线,依照新资料作了改动。     

Guinea Pig Histamine H1 Receptor. II. Stable Expression in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Reveals the Interaction with Three Major Signal Transduction Pathways

Abstract: A cDNA encoding a guinea pig histamine H₁ receptor was stably expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. In one resulting clone, named CHO(H₁), the H₁ receptor was found to be coupled to several major signal transduction pathways. In each case the involvement of a G_i/G_o protein with pertussis toxin (PTX) was assessed, as well as the influence of extracellular Ca²⁺ and of protein kinase C activation by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). Histamine induced, in a PTX- and PMA-insensitive manner, a biphasic increase in the intracellular Ca²⁺ level of which only the second sustained phase was dependent on the extracellular Ca²⁺ level. Histamine also caused a threefold elevation of inositol phosphate production, which was PTX-insensitive, but slightly inhibited by PMA and reduced by 75% in the absence of extracellular Ca²⁺. Histamine also caused a massive release of arachidonic acid, which occurred in a Ca²⁺- and PMA-sensitive manner, probably through the activation of a cytosolic phospholipase A₂, which partly involves coupling to a PTX-sensitive G protein. In comparison, in HeLa cells endowed with a native H₁ receptor, the histamine-induced arachidonic acid release was also Ca²⁺- and PMA-sensitive, but totally PTX-insensitive. Finally, in CHO(H₁) cells, histamine in very low concentrations potentiated the cyclic AMP accumulation induced by forskolin. This response appeared to be insensitive to PTX, extracellular Ca²⁺, and PMA. These various observations show that stimulation of a single receptor subtype, the guinea pig H₁ receptor, can trigger four major intracellular signals through coupling to several G proteins that are variously modulated by extracellular Ca²⁺ and protein kinase C activation.     

扬子鳄视神经的研究

本文研究了扬子鳄的视神经。结果明明,视神经中可见有髓纤维和无髓纤维。有髓纤维分布均匀,无髓纤维常聚集成团;胶质细胞核,在视神经中可看到两种类型,有髓纤维总数为２００,０００－３００,０００根,纤维直径范围为０．４１－６．６６μｍ,只有一个峰值,峰直径为１．３１μｍ;纤维轴突径与纤维直径之比（ｄ／Ｄ）约为０．７３－０．７５。经统计分析,同个体左右侧神经纤维数目有差异,同一神经中周围区与中央区数目分布     

中国现代人群两性身高差异分布及其影响因素

本文对中国现代人群的两性身高差异分布状况及其影响因素进行了分析。选用152处中国现代人群（含69处汉族人群和83处少数民族人群）的男、女性身高数据,计算两性身高差异指数,并对比该指数在南、北方汉族和少数民族人群间的分布差异,同时分析纬度、气候、体格大小与城乡环境因素对两性身高差异程度的影响。结果表明,中国男性的平均身高比女性高出约7.16%(4.72%~9.26%）;南、北方汉族和少数民族之间的两性身高差异程度相似,北方汉族和南方汉族两性身高差异程度相似,但北方少数民族的两性身高差异明显大于南方少数民族。此外,两性身高差异程度与纬度、气温年较差和年均风速呈低度线性正相关,与年均气温、年均降水量和年均相对湿度呈低度线性负相关,而与体格大小和城乡环境并无显著关联。这提示遗传和自然环境因素在中国现代人群两性身高差异的区域化演变中更趋主导性,而社会环境因素的影响程度相对较低。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒Erns蛋白的中华仓鼠卵巢细胞表达及免疫原性分析

本研究利用中华仓鼠卵巢(Chinese hamster ovary,CHO)细胞表达系统制备牛病毒性腹泻病毒(bovine viral diarrhea virus,BVDV) E^rns蛋白,并分析其免疫原性。以BVDV-1 NADL标准毒株基因序列为基础,构建BVDV E^rns蛋白重组真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1-BVDV-E^rns,转染悬浮培养的CHO细胞,进行上清分泌表达。SDS-PAGE分析E^rns蛋白的表达和纯化,并用抗His单克隆抗体和BVDV阳性血清进行Western blotting鉴定纯化蛋白;进一步使用纯化的E^rns蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔,通过间接酶联免疫吸附试验(enzyme linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)和细胞间接免疫荧光(indirect immunofluorescence,IFA)实验检测血清抗体水平及其免疫反应活性,用病毒中和实验测定免疫兔血清的中和抗体滴度。BCA蛋白定量试剂盒检测纯化的E^rns     

中国青少年劳累尔指数发育曲线的地区差异分析

在１９８５年全国学生体质与健康调查资料基础上运用多元分析方法作再分析。首先利用因子分析集中概括男女各５６个地区,城乡青少年群体劳累尔指数发育曲线上的主要差异;再利用Ｑ聚类分析,将这些样本按不同发育特点归纳成若干类;利用多项式拟合方程,绘制各类劳累尔指数发育曲线,为不同地区制订营养评价标准提供科学依据。