金纹细蛾的发育起点温度和有效积温

在自然变温条件下,研究金纹细蛾LithocolletisringoniellaMatsumura各虫态发育历期。结果表明,成虫产卵前期、卵、幼虫、蛹及全世代的发育起点温度分别为7.5,5.2,10.4,11.3和7.1℃,有效积温分别为40.6,59.7,102.2,15.4和203.1日.度。根据有效积温法则,预测该虫在山东省1年发生4~6代,第1、2代成虫发生期分别为5月下旬和6月下旬。     

Diet composition of the endangered giant water bug Lethocerus deyrolli (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) in the rice fields of Japan: Which is the most important prey item among frogs,fish, and aquatic insects?

The food habits of the endangered giant water bug, Lethocerus deyrolli, were studied in the rice fields of Nose, in the north of Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Field observations revealed that frogs were the most important prey item. Frogs represented 86.4% and 78.6% in the diet of L. deyrolli in spring and summer, respectively. Among seven species of three families (Hylidae, Rhacophoridae, and Ranidae) exploited by L. deyrolli, the most important food item was adult Hyla japonica in spring and juvenile Rana nigromaculta in summer. Fish and aquatic arthropods were not considered important foods for L. deyrolli. The frog‐dependent food habits indicate that the recovery and conservation of frogs should be prioritized to protect L. deyrolli from extinction.     

The Waste Input-Output Approach to Materials Flow Analysis

Abstract: A general analytical model of materials flow analysis (MFA) incorporating physical waste input-output is proposed that is fully consistent with the mass balance principle. Exploiting the triangular nature of the matrix of input coefficients, which is obtained by rearranging the ordering of sectors according to degrees of fabrication, the material composition matrix is derived, which gives the material composition of products. A formal mathematical definition of materials (or the objects, the flow of which is to be accounted for by MFA) is also introduced, which excludes the occurrence of double accounting in economy-wide MFAs involving diverse inputs. By using the model, monetary input-output (IO) tables can easily be converted into a physical material flow account (or physical input-output tables [PIOT]) of an arbitrary number of materials, and the material composition of a product can be decomposed into its input origin. The first point represents substantial saving in the otherwise prohibitive cost that is associated with independent compilation of PIOT. The proposed methodology is applied to Japanese IO data for the flow of 11 base metals and their scrap (available as e-supplement on the JIE Web site).     

Effects of circadian rhythms of fluctuating temperature on growth and biochemical composition of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ulva pertusa</Emphasis>

The marcoalga Ulva pertusa was cultured under (20 ± 2)°C, (20 ± 4)°C, (20 ± 6)°C, (20 ± 8)°C and (20 ± 10)°C circadian rhythms of fluctuating temperature conditions, and constant temperature of 20°C was used as the control. The growth rate of macroalga at (20 ± 2)°C, (20 ± 4)°C and (20 ± 6)°C were significantly higher than that at constant temperature of 20°C, while growth rate at (20 ± 8)°C and (20 ± 10)°C were significantly lower than that at constant temperature of 20°C. The growth rate of macroalga was a quadratic function of the thermal amplitude. Such a growth model can be described by G = β ₀ + β ₁(TA) + β ₂(TA)², where G represents the relative growth rate, TA is thermal amplitude in degree Celsius, β ₀ is the intercept on the G axis, and β ₁ and β ₂ are the regression coefficients. The optimal thermal amplitude for the growth of thallus at mean temperature of 20°C was estimated to be ± 3.69°C. Analysis of biochemical composition at the final stages of thaulls growth revealed that diel fluctuating temperature caused various influences (P < 0.05). The content of chlorophyll, protein and total solute carbohydrate at (20 ± 2)°C and (20 ± 4)°C were slightly higher than those at constant temperature of 20°C, however no statistically significant differences were found among them (P > 0.05). While osmolytes (total solute carbohydrate and free proline) at (20 ± 10)°C were significantly higher than that at 20°C (P < 0.05). Therefore, more chlorophyll and carbohydrate production might account for the enhancement in the growth of macroalga at the diel fluctuating temperatures in the present study. Handling editor: S. M. Thomaz     

α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the early postnatal mouse superior cervical ganglion

Heteropentameric nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) mediate fast synaptic transmission in ganglia of the autonomic nervous system. It is undisputed that α3 and β4 are the predominant subunits in the superior cervical ganglion (SCG); however, reports on the presence of receptors that contain α4 have been controversial. Here, we have searched for the presence of α4-containing nAChRs in the postnatal rat and mouse SCG. We now show by immunoprecipitation combined with radioligand binding that α4-containing receptors constitute about 20% of hetero-oligomeric nAChRs in postnatal Day 3 (P3) mice. However, already by P9, the level of α4 approaches zero. In contrast, the number of α4-containing receptors is close to zero in the rat SCG at all times investigated. Deletion of the β2 subunit by using α5β2-double knockout (KO) mice removes all α4-containing receptors, suggesting that in the postnatal mouse SCG, α4 co-assembles only with β2 but not with β4. α4β2 receptors are, on the other hand, up-regulated in the SCG of P3 α5β4-double KO mice, where they make up about 50% of receptors that bind [(3) H]-epibatidine. Nonetheless, receptors on the surface of SCG neurons from α5β4-double KO mice maintained for one to two days in culture comprise <10% of α4β2 and >90% of α3β2, as determined by patch clamp recordings with α4β2- and α3β2-specific ligands. We propose that in the P3 SCG of wild type mice, α3β4 (±α5) represent about 62% of receptors, whereas 17% are α3β2β4, and 21% are α4β2 (±α5) receptors.     

三门湾海域冬夏季口足目和十足目虾类的种类组成、时空分布及多样性分析

根据2007年12月和2008年6月三门湾海域的2个航次的渔业资源调查资料,研究三门湾海域口足目与十足目中虾类在冬季和夏季的密度、优势种及多样性的时空分布,并结合该调查海区的地形地貌和水文等因素对虾类的分布进行分析.结果表明,三门湾海域虾类以广温、广盐种为主,其夏季种类数高于冬季,且夏季虾类质量和尾数密度均值亦高于冬季...     

615小鼠染色体组型与G带带型分析

目的建立615小鼠标准染色体组型与G带染色体核型,提供可靠的细胞遗传学背景资料。方法成年615小鼠8只,雌雄各半,提取骨髓细胞,制片,镜检。确立615小鼠体细胞染色体数目。选择10个典型细胞测量染色体基本数据。G带染色。结果615小鼠的染色体数目为40条,XX为雌性,XY为雄性。所有染色体均为中部着丝点。X染色体相对长度仅次于第1对染色体,Y染色体的相对长度在第4对染色体和第5对染色体之间。G显带条数与小鼠有很大差异,接近于大鼠。结论615小鼠的核型为2n=40=2×19m＋（x）m＋（y）m,G显带共262条。     

G protein-coupled receptor systems and their lipid environment in health disorders during aging

Cells, tissues and organs undergo phenotypic changes and deteriorate as they age. Cell growth arrest and hyporesponsiveness to extrinsic stimuli are all hallmarks of senescent cells. Most such external stimuli received by a cell are processed by two different cell membrane systems: receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). GPCRs form the largest gene family in the human genome and they are involved in most relevant physiological functions. Given the changes observed in the expression and activity of GPCRs during aging, it is possible that these receptors are directly involved in aging and certain age-related pathologies. On the other hand, both GPCRs and G proteins are associated with the plasma membrane and since lipid-protein interactions regulate their activity, they can both be considered to be sensitive to the lipid environment. Changes in membrane lipid composition and structure have been described in aged cells and furthermore, these membrane changes have been associated with alterations in GPCR mediated signaling in some of the main health disorders in elderly subjects. Although senescence could be considered a physiologic process, not all aging humans develop the same health disorders. Here, we review the involvement of GPCRs and their lipid environment in the development of the major human pathologies associated with aging such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and cardiovascular pathologies.     

保护性耕作对紫色水稻土团聚体组成和有机碳储量的影响

通过长期定位试验,研究了保护性耕作对四川盆地紫色水稻土耕层团聚体组成和有机碳储量的影响.结果表明,保护性耕作显著影响耕层团聚体组成及其有机碳含量.油菜免耕、厢作免耕、绿肥免耕、垄作翻耕和厢作翻耕0～10 cm土壤大团聚体分别比对照(12%)增加23%、69%、9%、36%和28%,而10～20 cm土壤大团聚体比对照低9%～38%.冬水免耕、油菜免耕和绿肥免耕0～10 cm土壤大团聚体中有机碳含量分别比对照增加13%、31%和32%,而10～20 cm土壤各处理有机碳含量低于对照28%～54%,其土壤大团聚体和微团聚体中碳浓度差异低于0～10cm土壤.各处理0～10 cm土壤总有机碳储量比对照增加8%～28%,而10～20 cm土壤总有机碳储量低于对照4%～22%.传统耕作转变为保护性耕作13年后0～10和10～20 cm土壤有机碳固定率分别为53和25 g·m^-2·a^-1,传统耕作有机碳固定率分别为26和33 g·m^-2·a^-1.保护性耕作有利于紫色水稻土表层大团聚体的形成和土壤总有机碳储量的提高.     

Microbial fuel cells meet with external resistance

The influence of external load on the composition of the anodic biofilm microbial community and biomass yield was investigated in a microbial fuel cell fed with glucose and domestic wastewater was used as source of electrogens. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplified 16S rRNA gene fragments revealed distinct differences in anodic bacterial communities formed at the anode of each MFC operated under a different external load. These results implied that in an MFC, electrogenic bacteria were enriched under higher current densities, i.e., low external load, and were able to sustain better current and effluent quality. The influence of the external resistance applied to the MFCs during formation of the bacterial communities from sewage wastewater was shown to have no significant effect on power performance of the MFCs nor to have a significant influence on their anodic activity with both glucose and brewery wastewater as fuel. As expected, current generation, COD removal and the biomass yield were all directly influenced by the external load. Significantly, when operated under lower external load, the biomass yield in the MFC was less than that in conventional anaerobic digestion (i.e., control).