云南8种树蛙的染色体组型比较研究

本文报道了云南８种树桂的染色体组型,并对目前所已知的树蛙种类的染色体组型进行了比较。锯腿小树蛙Ｐｈｉｌａｕｔｕｓｃａｖｉｒｏｓｔｒｉｓ（Ｇｕｅｎｔｈｅｒ）的２ｎ＝２６,５对大染色体和８对小染色体,９Ｍ＋４ＳＭ,ＮＦ＝５２,Ｎｏ．７长臂近着丝粒处和Ｎｏ．８短臂端部备有一个次缢痕;白颊小树蛙Ｐｈｉ．ｐａｌｐｅｂｒａｌｉｓＳｍｉｔｈ的２ｎ＝２６,５对人染色体和８对小染色体,８Ｍ＋５ＳＭ,ＮＦ＝５２,Ｎｏ．６短臂近着丝粒处有一个次缢痕。白颌大树蛙Ｒｈａ．ｍａｘｉｍｕｓＧｕｅｎｔｈｅｒ的２ｎ＝２６,５对大染色体和８对小染色体,９Ｍ＋４ＳＭ,ＮＦ＝５２;棕褶树蛙Ｒｈａ．ｆｅａｅＢｏｕｌｅｎｇｅｒ的２ｎ＝２６,５对大染色体和８对小染色体,９Ｍ＋４ＳＭ,ＮＦ＝５２;黑蹼树蛙Ｒｈａ．ｒｅｉｎｗａｒｄｔｉｉ（Ｂｏｉｅ）的２ｎ＝２６,５对大染色体和８对小染色体,９Ｍ＋４ＳＭ,ＮＦ＝５２,Ｍｏ．１短臂近着丝粒处有一个次缢痕;红蹼树蛙Ｒｈａ．ｒｈｏｄｏｐｕｓＬｉｕｅｔＨｕ的２ｎ＝２６,５对大染色体,１对中染色体和７对小染色体,９Ｍ＋４ＳＭ,ＮＦ＝５２;斑腿泛树蛙Ｐｏｌｙｐｅｄａｔｅｓｍｅｇａｃｅｐｈａｌｕｓ的２ｎ＝２６,５对大染色体     

云南省可培养丝孢真菌资源的调查研究Ⅲ

本文报道曲霉属及其相关的有性型属、即散囊菌属和裸胞壳属的分类群共１５个,其中新变种１个,我国新记录３个。它们是：日本曲霉小囊变种（新变种）,赭曲霉,蜂蜜曲霉,孔曲霉,埋藏曲霉（新记录）,佩特曲霉（新记录）、亮白曲霉,阿姆斯特丹散囊菌,谢瓦散囊菌,腊叶散囊菌,赤散囊菌,匍匐散囊菌原变种,构巢裸胞壳,无冠裸胞壳和刺孢裸胞壳（新记录）     

Description of four new species in the hard coral genus Acropora Oken, 1815 (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniina: Acroporidae) from south-east Africa

Four new species in the hermatypic scleractinian coral genus Acropora art described from southeast Africa. Two species, A. natalensis sp. nov. and A. mossambica sp. nov. , occur in both South Africa and Mozambique. Two species, A. sordiensis sp. nov. , and A. branchi sp. nov. , are only known from northern Natal in South Africa. A. branchi sp. nov. and A. mossambica sp. nov. are intertidal species and were collected from permanent tidal pools. A. sordiensis sp. nov. and A. natalensis sp. nov. are strictly subtidal species.     

Altitudinal distribution of tropical planktonic Cladocera

The altitudinal distributions of planktonic Cladocera in Africa in three latitudinal bands: 0–10 °, 10–20 ° and 28–31 ° are described. Some species have altitudinal ranges of 2000 m within a latitudinal band of 10 °. It is possible to distinguish tropical species which do not extend up to high altitudes, particularly at higher latitudes. At the lowest latitudes, some species are found only at high altitudes, but occur at progressively lower altitudes with increasing latitude: Daphnia pulex and D. obtusa are good examples. A study in South America, with a smaller database, gives similar results.     

Review of Colombian Conchostraca (Crustacea) — ecological aspects and life cycles — families Lynceidae,Limnadiidae, Leptestheriidae and Metalimnadiidae

This study gives an overview of our current knowledge of the ecology and distribution patterns of Colombian conchostracans. Colombian euphyllopods are generally restricted to the warm tropical lowlands. OnlyCyclestheria hislopi can be found year-round in larger semipermanent waters and living sympatrically with abundant predators, such as planktivorous fish. The other conchostracans are restricted to the typical habitat of temporary waters.Eulimnadia magadalenensis is especially adapted to very short-term temporary ponds in relatively arid zones andE. colombiensis prefers somewhat cooler ponds of a longer duration. The two species can be found sympatrically in intermediate climatic conditions. A third form,Eulimnadia cf. geayi cohabits with the two other species in the lower Magdalena Valley, its ecological role is not clear.Limnadia orinoquiensis is the selvatic substitute of the open savannah conchostracan fauna (mainlyEulimnadia forms) living in pools in forest clearings in the vicinity of the Upper Orinoco.Four species of Lynceidae were found, twoLynceus and twoParalimnetis. Their distribution patterns are not yet clear, they prefer smaller temporary ponds of moderated temperatures. Two undescribed species ofLeptestheria were found, one restricted to the banks of the Orinoco and the other to one locality in the upper Magdalena Valley, living in ponds with a muddy bottom.Metalimnadia serratura was found in special rock pools of the Guiana Shield in the vicinity of the Orinoco, cohabiting with several other conchostracan species, with differential adaptations to very high water temperatures.     

Paleopediatrics: Or when did human infants really become human?

Modern human children take about twice as long as their closest biological relative, the chimpanzee, to mature. One standard explanation for the evolution of “delayed maturation” at an early stage of human evolution is that it provided the time necessary for immature individuals to learn complex skills, most notably those relating to tool-making abilities. However, after comparing dental maturational profiles of early hominids from South Africa (who apparently did make and use stone tools) (Susman [1994] Science 265:1570–1573) to those of extant humans and chimpanzees, we find no evidence to document an association between “delayed maturation” and tool-making abilities in the early stages of human evolution. This also suggests that the assumed association between prolonged childhood dependency and other behaviors often associated with the advent of tool-making such as cooperative hunting, food sharing, home bases, sexual division of labor, etc., is also suspect. Instead, we must look for other, or additional, selective pressures for the evolution of “delayed maturation,” which may postdate the australopithecine radiation. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

广西九万山藓类植物区系分析及其对划分热带,亚热带分界线的意义

九万山位于广西北部的中央(25°10’～25°25’N,108°27’E),界于泛北极植物区和古热带植物区的交汇处。其主要植被为亚热带常绿阔叶林。最高海拔为1693m,最低处仅170m。经对1850号标本的鉴定,共计有藓类植物35科、101属和189种。本文分析了九万山的藓类植物区系成分,将其划分为 10种类型。其中东亚成分最为丰富(39.33％),热带、亚热带成分次之(38.20％),而温带成分居第三位(18.54％)。本文选择了九万山临近的五个地区加以比较。其中,金佛山与九万山藓类植物的属和种的相似性系数分别为60.68％和36.87％,神农架为57.29％和33.13％。尖峰岭为48.83％和22.29％,西双版纳为57.29％和29.63％。而我国东部的武夷山则为69.86％和39.57％,其相似性系数在相比较的五个山区中为最高。九万山区有4个特有属并明显受喜马拉雅的影响。特别值得注意的是,在九万山区藓类区系中约有7％的种类是典型的热带成分。根据定量和定性的分析,笔者认为九万山的藓类区系表现出由热带向亚热带过渡的特性,其分界线可能位于九万山的南侧。     

Pflanzenvergesellschaftungen mit Riccia-Arten in Südwestafrika (Namibia)

Three associations of the Nanocyperion teneriffae Lebrun 1947 (Sporoboletalia festivi Lebrun 1947) are described. They are physiognomically and ecologically similar to associations of the Mediterranean Isoeto-Nanojuncetea Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1943 and Helianthemetalia guttati Br.-Bl. 1940. They are rich in very specialized therophytes and resurrection plants.

Meinem Lehrer H. Walter, Stuttgart gewidmet.     

Cryopreservation of Plasmodium chabaudi. II. Cooling and warming rates

Various cooling and warming rates were investigated to determine the optimum conditions for cryopreserving the intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium chabaudi. Infected blood, equilibrated in 10% v/v glycerol at 37 degrees C or in 15% v/v Me2SO at 0 degree C for 10 min, was cryopreserved using cooling rates between 1 and 5100 degrees C min-1. After overnight storage in liquid nitrogen the samples were warmed at 12,000 degrees C min-1. Warming rates between 1 and 12,000 degrees C min-1 were investigated using samples previously cooled at 3600 degrees C min-1. After thawing, the glycerol and Me2SO were removed by dilution in 15% v/v glucose-supplemented phosphate-buffered saline. Survival was assayed by inoculation of groups of five mice each with 10(6) infected cells and the time taken to reach a level of 2% parasitemia estimated. The optimum cooling rate was 3600 degrees C min-1 for parasites frozen using either 10% glycerol or 15% Me2SO; the pre-2% patent periods were 0.90 and 1.01 days above control values (representing survival levels of 21 and 17.5%, respectively). The optimum warming rate was 12,000 degrees C min-1; the pre-2% patent periods were 1.01 and 1.32 days above control values, respectively (18 and 10% survival), for glycerol and Me2SO. With ethanediol (5% v/v) and sucrose (15% w/v) as cryoprotectants the optimum warming rates were also 12,000 degrees C min-1 while the optimum cooling rates were 330 and 3600 degrees C min-1, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Prostaglandin receptors in rat kidney

The physiological effects of prostaglandins (PGs) are mediated through their interactions with specific binding sites (receptors) on effector cells. Since such receptors potentially regulate the action of PGs on the kidney, the distribution and properties of renal PG receptors in the rat were examined. The distribution of PGE2, PGE1, and PGF2 alpha receptors along the nephron was not uniform; the outer medulla had by far the greatest density of sites, followed by the inner medulla and cortex. Receptors were found exclusively in the particulate fractions, of which the 40,000g pellet had the highest specific activity. In the outer medulla, receptor density calculated from Scatchard plots was 2.12 pmol/mg for PGE2, 1.12 for PGE1, and 0.44 for PGF2 alpha; the KD's were similar for all prostaglandins. The conditions for optimal in vitro binding of PGE2 and PGF2 alpha by outer medullary membranes were investigated. In vivo administration of 16,16'-dimethyl-PGE2 resulted in a dose-dependent "down" regulation of PGE2 binding to outer medullary membranes due to changes in both the number and affinities of receptors. Changes in the numbers and/or properties of PG receptors may be an important mechanism for regulating the effects of PGs and renal function under normal and pathologic conditions.