中国西南高黎贡山绿僵菌物种多样性及其垂直分布特征

云南高黎贡山具有多样化的生态系统和生物资源。为探清该地区绿僵菌属(Metarhizium)真菌的物种多样性及其不同海拔的垂直分布特征, 沿海拔梯度(600-3,800 m)在7种典型植被类型(I: 干热河谷; II: 季风常绿阔叶林; III: 暖性针叶林; IV: 中山暖性常绿阔叶林; V: 山地苔藓矮林; VI: 寒温性灌丛或草甸; VII: 流石滩稀疏植被)中调查绿僵菌资源。从生境土壤中分离菌株, 通过多基因(nrSSU、nrLSU、EF-1α、RPB1和RPB2)系统发育分析进行物种鉴定。结果表明, 高黎贡山绿僵菌物种资源丰富, 获得的161株菌株分属于12个物种(Metarhizium rileyi, M. viridulum, M. lepidiotae, M. brunneum, M. pingshaense, M. anisopliae, M. robertsii, M. guizhouense, M. indigoticum, M. pemphigi, M. campsosterni和Metacordyceps neogunnii), 其中M. indigoticum为中国新记录种, M. anisopliae complex中的物种(8种)较集中; 同时还采集到了绿僵菌的近缘属Nigelia属物种N. martiale。高黎贡山绿僵菌广泛分布于除类型VII (海拔3,600-3,800 m)外的6种植被类型(海拔600-3,400 m)中。中低海拔植被类型(I-IV)中菌株数量较多(≥23株)、物种多样性较高(4-9种), 而高海拔植被类型(V-VI)中菌株数量较少(2-8株)、物种较单一(1-2种)。中海拔的常绿阔叶林中绿僵菌资源最丰富, 其中季风常绿阔叶林(植被类型II)中的菌株数量(52株, 占总数的32.3%)和物种数(9种)最多; 中山湿性常绿阔叶林(植被类型IV)为其次(47株, 占总数的29.2%; 7种)。高黎贡山绿僵菌优势种现象明显, M. brunneum为最优势物种, 其菌株数占总数的46.6%, 在生境条件差异很大的6种植被类型(I-VI)中都存在, 说明该物种生态适应能力最强。     

凉山山系大熊猫和黑熊适宜生境预测及重叠分析

研究同域物种的分布格局及重叠状况对物种的区域整合保护管理及区域生物多样性保护具有重要实践价值。本研究基于全国第四次大熊猫调查及长期野外调查数据, 利用MaxEnt模型预测了凉山山系两种同域分布的熊科动物——大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)和黑熊(Ursus thibetanus)的适宜生境, 基于适宜生境预测结果, 分析了两个物种的生境需求因子、生境破碎化现状及重叠状况。结果显示: (1)大熊猫和黑熊的适宜生境分布格局相似, 主要分布在凉山山系的山脊地带, 适宜生境面积分别为1,383.84 km²和2,411.49 km²; (2)两个物种的适宜生境都较为破碎, 且存在一些隔离分布区, 相较而言, 黑熊适宜生境的连通性要优于大熊猫; (3)两个物种生态位重叠度较高(D = 0.654, I = 0.901), 适宜生境重叠面积为958.29 km², 分别占大熊猫和黑熊适宜生境总面积的69.25%和39.74%; (4)两个物种对环境因子的选择和响应表现出了相似性和差异性。相似性在于对两个物种生境分布影响最大的两个因子均为距居民点距离和海拔; 差异性在于对大熊猫生境分布影响次之的因子是植被类型和最冷季均温, 而黑熊的是年最大EVI指数和距道路距离。为了更有效地保护两个物种, 应加强对人类干扰的控制和植被的恢复, 对栖息地实行连通管理, 并建立多物种保护规划。     

Pollen morphology of Pedicularis sect. Cyathophora, a group endemic to the Eastern Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region

Pedicularis sect. Cyathophora is a distinctive group endemic to the eastern Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region. It was regarded as a ＇grex＇ or section and included all four general corolla types of Pedicularis. A unique feature of it is that the leaf and bract bases are fused together to form a cup-like structure around the stem at each node. Pollen morphology of seven species in sect. Cyathophora was investigated by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and light microscopy （LM）. Two different pollen apertures could be distinguished （i.e. trisyncolpate and bisyncolpate） using LM, while examination with SEM made it possible to recognize three types of exine ornamentation （i.e. microscabrate, microfoveolate and microreticulate）. The microfoveolate exine ornamentation was found in trisyncolpate pollen grains for the first time. Possible relationships between pollen data and the corolla types were discussed. Comparisons of floral and phyllotaxy characters of the genus Pedicularis, together with the pollen characters of sect. Cyathophora, could help us to better understand the evolutionary trends in Pedicularis.     

PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Isolation and characterization of 10 tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in an enigmatic East African bird, the spot-throat (Modulatrix stictigula)

We describe the isolation of 10 tetranucleotide microsatellites from the spot-throat using an enrichment protocol. All loci were highly variable with the number of alleles ranging from six to 20 and observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.410 to 0.940. Although all loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, locus Mst95 showed significant homozygote excess in both surveyed populations, possibly a consequence of the presence of null alleles at this locus. These loci will be used to determine the extent to which spot-throat populations are isolated in order to help set conservation priorities for this ancient African lineage.     

Cytological studies on the Sino-Himalayan endemic Solms-laubachia (Brassicaceae) and two related genera

The karyotypes of six species of Solms-laubachia and one each of Parrya and Desideria (Brassicaceae) from the Himalayan-Hengduan Mountains (Tibet, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces) were investigated. Chromosome counts of S. xerophyta , S. lanata, S. platycarpa and D. baiogoinensis are reported for the first time and found to be diploid with 2 n  = 14. Diploid counts were also made of S. retropilosa , a species previously known to be a tetraploid. The karyotype formulae of D. baiogoinensis , S. eurycarpa , S. pulcherrima , S. retropilosa , S. xerophyta and S. platycarpa are 2 n  = 14 = 6 m + 6sm + 2st, whereas those of S. lanata and P. nudicaulis are 2 n  = 14 = 6 m + 2sm + 6st and 2 n  = 14 = 8 m + 4sm + 2st, respectively. Karyotypes and counts of S. eurycarpa and S. pulcherrima are in agreement with prior studies. The relationships within Solms-laubachia and among the three genera are discussed. Speciation within Solms-laubachia may have been the result of primarily intrachromosomal variation at the diploid level, and the genus probably evolved within the Himalayan-Hengduan Mountains instead of migrating from other regions.  © 2004 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2004, 145 , 77−86.     

高黎贡山北段植物群落TWINSPAN 数量分类研究

采用TWINSPAN 数量分类方法对高黎贡山北段植物群落进行研究, 将研究区68 个样地归并为18 个聚组, 并参照《云南植被》和《中国植被》的分类原则和系统将研究区植物群落划归为6 个植被型、7 个植被亚型、7 个群系组、10 个群系和18 个群落; TWINSPAN 数量分类反映了群落分布随海拔和干扰变化的规律。     

点地梅属的分子系统学、生物地理学和垫状形态的趋同进化

报道了青藏高原地区的点地梅属Androsace L.及羽叶点地梅属Pomatosace Maxim.共14种29个居群的ITS与trnL-F DNA序列各27与25条;并结合已报道相关种类的有关序列,构建了“点地梅群”的分子系统发育树。研究发现“点地梅群”的4个属为一单系类群,含有两个稳定的分支：一支全部由点地梅属的种类组成,另一支分别由羽叶点地梅属、Douglasia Lindley、Vitaliana Sesler和9种点地梅属植物组成;点地梅属裂叶组sect. Samuelia Schlechtd.的3个种与点地梅组sect. Androsace的2个种在3套序列分析中位于不同的系统位置。各分支基部的种都分布在中国东南部及青藏高原东部,分子地理标记的结果支持形态学提出该地区为“点地梅群”植物起源地的假设。从青藏高原东部地区向欧洲及其他北半球地区存在不同时期内多个进化支的多次扩散。粗略的时间估算表明该群植物可能是在第三纪的中新世以来才开始发生的。垫状种类分别在青藏高原和欧洲独立起源,而在青藏高原地区的分化要早于在欧洲的分化,在前一地区可能与青藏高原自中新世开始发生的造山运动、形成高海拔的山地有关,而在后一地区则是与第三纪末至第四纪的冰期气候反复波动有关。垫状植物在青藏高原上的大规模分布则可能较晚,与冰期结束后全新世晚期气候再次变冷有关。一些物种种内的遗传分化也可能部分反映了气候来回波动中它们在高原上的退缩和再扩张过程     

中国砂壳虫属新纪录(肉鞭门,根足总纲,叶足纲,表壳目,砂壳科)

记述了首次在中国横断山区各种淡水中鉴定出隶属肉鞭门根足总纲叶足纲表壳目砂壳虫属中国12新纪录种:球水瓶砂壳虫Difflugia amphoralis globosa Gauthier-Liever et Thomas、坛状砂壳虫D.ampullula Playfair、窄巧砂壳虫 D.efegans angustata Deflandre、双角巧砂壳虫 D.elegans bicornis Jung、盖氏砂壳虫D.gassowkii(Gassowsky)Ogden、黑氏砂壳虫 D. hiraethogii Ogden、湖泊砂壳虫 D.lacustris(Penard)Ogden、袖砂壳虫 D.mancata Penard、片口墙砂壳虫 D.muriformis crucilobata Gauthier-Lievre et Thomas、节长圆砂壳虫 D.obfonga nodosa Leidy、斯氏砂壳虫D.stoutn Ogden和瘦砂壳虫D.tenuis(Penard)Ogden.     

基于叶绿体DNA变异研究高山植物偏花报春的种内谱系地理结构

横断山地区是许多温带植物的冰期避难所。为揭示该地区分布物种的亲缘地理结构, 检测了该地区特有、分布相对较为普遍的偏花报春Primula secundiflora的叶绿体trnL-trnF和rps16区序列变异。研究了11个居群109个个体, 一共发现了15种单倍型。只有一种单倍型为3个居群所共有, 其他单倍型都只存在于单个居群内。总的遗传多样性较高(HT=0.966), 但居群内遗传多样性较低(HS=0.178)。尽管种内形态十分一致, 居群间却存在高水平的遗传分化(FST=0.976)。NST (0.982)显著高于GST (0.816), 表明偏花报春在居群间存在明显的亲缘地理结构。单倍型聚成四个主要的分支: 三个分支的单倍型分布在北部, 而另一分支的单倍型分布在南部。四个分支的隔离分布表明该物种在冰期存在多个避难所。未发现在其他温带物种中广泛存在的间冰期或者冰期后物种分布范围的统一扩张现象。但是, 在气候变迁过程中由于居群增长-缩小反复发生, 多数居群的遗传多样性降低。这些推断也被巢式分支分析所证实, 距离隔离而导致的限制性基因流以及异域片断化被认为是该物种现有单倍型分布格局形成的主要原因。这种独特的谱系地理结构主要是由于气候变迁与该地区复杂的地质环境相结合造成的。     

First wild evidence of neonate nipple preference and maternal cradling laterality in Old World monkeys: a preliminary study from Rhinopithecus roxellana

Although captive or free-ranging settings offer a more controlled environment for assessing non-human primate laterality, research on wild populations provides evidence of how laterality is affected by natural environmental conditions and, thus may yield potential insights into the evolution of laterality. This study of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) constitutes the first report on asymmetric patterns of early mother-infant interactions among Old World monkeys in the wild. It was found that neonate nipple preference and maternal cradling laterality are both evident on the individual level. Although there is no significant group-level preference direction, the group preference strength on both measures is evident. Moreover, neonate nipple preference is not significantly correlated with maternal cradling laterality on either LBI scores or the direction (LBI scores: r=0.174, p=0.632; direction: r=0.624, p=0.054). Taken together, it is possible to suggest that wild R. roxellana show independent orientation laterality from the first week of life.