人为干扰对传粉昆虫群落物种多样性及其优势类群生态位的影响

物种多样性是群落功能复杂性和稳定性的重要量度指标,不同干扰强度下物种多样性和生态位特征不同,人为干扰对传粉群落的影响可以通过群落结构和物种多样性的变化直接表现出来。在巩义市选取24个采样点,3种景观类型(农田、灌丛、林地)进行取样,共捕获传粉昆虫18576头,分属于14目,147科,双翅目、膜翅目、鞘翅目、鳞翅目、半翅目与缨翅目6个传粉功能群。为了解研究区人为干扰对传粉昆虫类群传粉类群及其生态位的影响,本研究选取双翅目、膜翅目、鞘翅目3类主要传粉昆虫作为研究对象,在景观类型分类与实际情况的基础上,依据人为干扰指数赋值表和干扰强度计算公式,分析不同干扰强度下传粉昆虫优势种群生态位特征情况,结果表明:各传粉类群在不同的干扰条件下物种多样性不同;作为优势类群的蠓科、胡蜂科,生态位宽度和生态位重叠均均值高于其他几个类群,且中度干扰强度下值最大,但其生态宽度值与生态重叠值之间没有明显的相关关系。     

Genetic assessment of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) collection with microsatellite markers acquired via pyrosequencing method

A genetic evaluation of safflower germplasm collections derived from different geographical regions and countries will provide useful information for sustainable conservation and the utilization of genetic diversity. However, the molecular marker information is limited for evaluation of genetic diversity of safflower germplasm. In this study, we acquired 509 putative genomic SSR markers for sufficient genome coverage using next‐generation sequencing methods and characterized thirty polymorphic SSRs in safflower collection composed of 100 diverse accessions. The average allele number and expected heterozygosity were 2.8 and 0.386, respectively. Analysis of population structure and phylogeny based on thirty SSR profiles revealed genetic admixture between geographical regions contrary to genetic clustering. However, the accessions from Korea were genetically conserved in distinctive groups in contrast to other safflower gene pool. In conclusion, these new genomic SSRs will facilitate valuable studies to clarify genetic relationships as well as conduct population structure analyses, genetic map construction and association analysis for safflower.     

Antixenosis,tolerance and genetic analysis of some rice landraces for resistance to Nilaparvata lugens (Stål.)

Twenty-six rice landraces from West Bengal, India were evaluated for antixenosis and tolerance against brown planthopper (BPH) biotype 4 at the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), West Bengal. High levels of resistance were observed in six landraces, namely Badshabhog, Gamra, Haldichuri, Janglijata, Kalabhat and Khara. These phenotypically resistant rice landraces including Ptb33 exhibited lowest feeding rate, fecundity, nymphal and adult preference, survival, plant dry weight loss per mg of BPH dry weight produced (PDWL), and higher functional plant loss index (FPLI), more days to wilt and unhatched eggs compared with the susceptible check Swarna. All the landraces were classified into four major clusters at 10 unit distance by the scale of similarity during genetic diversity analysis through 21 gene-linked SSR markers of BPH resistance. Some phenotypically resistant landraces were gathered under the major cluster I indicating their analogous genetic history, while some were grouped with susceptible landraces exhibiting their genetic variation. The resistant landraces can be used as potential donors in the breeding programme for the development of rice varieties with resistance to BPH.     

西双版纳勐宋哈尼族的传统文化与生态系统多样性管理

世界各地的原住民族 (ｉｎｄｉｇｅｎｏｕｓｐｅｏｐｌｅ) ,在悠久的历史发展过程中 ,与当地的动植物和森林结成了极其密切的关系 ,他们之间互相作用、互相影响 ,形成了多样化的原住民知识体系 (ｉｎｄｉｇｅ ｎｏｕｓｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅｓｙｓｔｅｍ)和传统文化信仰 (ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ)。这些知识体系和传统文化包含着丰富的认识、利用与保护动植物以及生态系统的知识与实践 ,因而也就成为这些原住民族与当地生态环境、生物多样性相互协调和持续发展的社会基础和技术保障[3 ,8,1 0 ,1 1 ] 。在全球性环境变化和生物多样性迅…     

云南茶树地方品种农艺性状与品质性状遗传多样性分析

为发掘具有优异农艺性状与品质性状的茶树品种资源,对51份云南茶树地方品种进行农艺和品质性状遗传多样性分析。结果表明,云南茶树地方品种农艺和品质性状存在丰富的遗传变异,农艺性状变异系数平均为25.84%,多样性指数平均为1.94;生化成分变异系数平均为16.53%,多样性指数平均为1.88;茶叶感官审评红茶品质总分达87.5分～94.2分,绿茶品质总分达78.8分～91.5分,茶树品种红、绿茶适制性的多样性指数平均为0.92和0.94;聚类分析将供试材料分为3类：第Ⅰ类品种主要适合制作红茶,第Ⅱ类品种主要适合制作绿茶,第Ⅲ类为生化成分特异性品种。并从中筛选出18份优异品种资源,为今后的生产和育种提供利用。     

Issues of cost and efficiency in the design of reliability studies

Reliability of continuous and dichotomous responses is usually assessed by means of the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). We derive the optimal allocation of the number of subjects k and the number of repeated measurements n that minimize the variance of the estimated ICC. Cost constraints are discussed for the case of normally distributed responses. Tables showing optimal choices of k and n are given, along with guidelines for the design of reliability studies in light of our results and those reported by others.     

我国特有植物青檀遗传结构的ISSR分析

青檀是我国特有的第三纪残遗植物,是宣纸纤维来源的重要原材料,现已被列入国家Ⅲ级保护植物。采用简单序列重复区间扩增多态性(ISSR)标记技术,对采自27个地理种群的628个青檀个体的遗传多样性和遗传结构进行了检测。8对引物共得到66个清晰的扩增位点,其中多态性位点63个,多态性位点百分率为95.45%。分析结果表明,青檀在物种水平上具有很高的遗传多样性(PPB=95.45%、Ao=1.9545、Ae=1.5729、He=0.3335、I=0.4980、Hb=0.3437)。在种群水平上的遗传多样性(PPB=69.98%、Ao=1.6998、Ae=1.4449、He=0.2561、I=0.3793、Hb=0.2656)和种群间遗传分化水平(Gst=0.23,Ф_ST=0.25)均处于中等水平。华北地区(30°-42°N)和华南地区(22°-30° N)青檀的遗传多样性和遗传结构的差异并不显著。古老的起源历史、较广的分布范围、异交的繁育系统、风媒种子、长命的生活史以及华南和华北地形和植被的差异可能是导致青檀目前遗传格局的主要原因。结合叶绿体序列(cpDNA)序列的遗传结构特征对青檀的保护策略进行了探讨。     

枫香叶片变色期全长转录组测序及分析

枫香因其树形优美,入秋后叶色红艳或橙黄,极具观赏价值,是优良的景观生态树种。为了解枫香叶片变色及其次级代谢过程的遗传基础,该文以枫香5个叶片变色期叶片混合样品为材料,利用单分子实时测序技术(PacBio平台)对其进行全长转录组测序。结果表明:(1)全长转录组测序共获得41.04 Gb的高质量数据,从中鉴定出全长非嵌合序列563 180条,通过聚类和去冗余,获得27 269条高质量全长转录本。在27 269条全长转录本中预测到2 035条长链非编码RNA(lncRNA),并检测出14 892个简单重复序列(SSR)位点和1 856个转录因子。(2)基因注释结果表明,NR、GO、COG、KEGG 等8个数据库共注释了24 857条转录本,KEGG数据库共获得了124个条代谢途径,主要有核糖体、碳代谢、氨基酸生物合成等,在类黄酮和叶绿素代谢途径中分别有49和71个转录本参与。上述结果初步揭示了枫香叶片变色期转录组信息以及功能特性,为后续研究枫香叶片变色分子机制、色素代谢合成途径和调控、相关功能基因克隆以及叶色改良提供基础数据。     

ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN RACE OF THE LITTLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER

Discriminant analysis functions have previously been determined for sexing Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis michahellis from the western Mediterranean basin. However, data from eastern Mediterranean populations are lacking. In this work, we used morphometric data from a sample of 81 Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gulls (39 males and 42 females) breeding in the Gulf of Gabès in south-eastern Tunisia to (1) determine a discriminant function useful for sex discrimination, and (2) assess the accuracy of previously published functions in sexing Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gulls from our study area. Our results showed marked sexual differences in all morphological measurements, with males being significantly larger than females. The best discriminant function included head length, bill depth and wing length, and accurately classified 93% of sampled birds. We also found that Mediterranean Yellow-legged Gulls from the Gulf of Gabès could accurately be sexed using discriminant functions determined for another North African population, but not with a function determined for a South European population, although distances between sites are almost the same.