黄瓜花粉母细胞减数分裂及其雄配子体发育的细胞学研究

以南方型和北方型两个生态型黄瓜为材料,用改良的染色和制片方法,较为系统的研究了黄瓜花粉母细胞(PMC)减数分裂及其雄配子体的发育过程。结果表明：①黄瓜减数分裂属于同时型胞质分裂,双线期染色体具有明显的交叉节并呈现出较易识别的棒状或环状形态,在末期Ⅰ和末期Ⅱ有多核仁和核仁融合现象;②在四分体时期的小孢子成十字交叉形(decussate type),而非四边形(isobilateral type);③雄配子体发育过程中观察到两核居中期的特殊现象,在核居中期小孢子只有一层壁,而在核靠边期小孢子出现了两层壁;④黄瓜的成熟花粉粒属于两核花粉粒。     

不同社群序位布氏田鼠的繁殖行为

在实验室条件下观察了捕自内蒙古草原的不同序位布氏田鼠的繁殖行为特征。结果表明, 雌鼠对雄性配偶存在着激烈的竞争, 高序位雌鼠获得被选择、交尾及产仔的机会最多, 较低序位雌鼠若被选择并且产仔, 则其序位将随之上升; 高序位雄鼠对各个序位雌鼠均可选择, 且在繁殖期间对同性个体表现很强的攻击性, 以获得更多的交配机会。在社群繁殖中高序位雌、雄个体的作用明显高于低序位个体, 这是布氏田鼠种群长期选择进化的生存策略。实验支持了布氏田鼠为混交制、一雄多雌的婚配制度推论。     

低温敏核不育水稻go543S育性对温、光的反应

以新型光温敏核不育（PTGMS,Photo-thermo sensitive genic male sterile)水稻go543S为材料,通过自然生态条件下和人工温、光处理条件下的育性观察,对其育性转换与温度和光周期的关系进行了研究。结果表明：go543S育性主要受温度控制,表现为低温条件下不育,高温条件下可育,育性转换的不育临界温度值为29．5℃,对温度传感的部位是幼穗,敏感时期为花粉母细胞形成致减数分裂,对应的剑叶叶枕距变化范围为－12．2－＋0．7cm;育性敏感期在人工恒温28．0℃条件下,无论长日（14－16h）或短日（10－12h）处理均表现不育,其不育性不受光周期影响,在人工恒温31.5℃条件下,无论长日还是短日处理均表现可育,但短日可明显提高其可育性。     

不同地位克氏原螯虾对社会环境改变的行为反应

为探究不同社会地位的亚成体克氏原螯虾(Procambarus clarkii)对利益的分配,以及对社会环境改变(体型较大的入侵同类)各自做出的行为反应,本文统计已确立等级序列的成对同性别螯虾对隐蔽所的占有情况,并视频拍摄同性别螯虾入侵时,入侵者及不同地位的原居者的格斗行为,分析格斗次数、格斗时间、首次攻击及被首次攻击对象多个参数。在隐蔽所占有实验中,71%为优势者占有隐蔽所,7%为从属者占有,共同占有或没有占有的各11%。在入侵-反入侵实验中,雄性入侵者对2只原居虾之间的攻击选择无显著差异,雌性入侵者首次攻击显著选择与原优势者格斗;雄性原居者中优势者对入侵者和原从属者的攻击无显著差异,雌性优势者则显著选择与入侵者格斗;雄性原居者中从属者显著选择与入侵者格斗,雌性从属者对入侵者和原优势者的攻击无显著差异。上述结果表明,优势者优先占有资源;雌雄螯虾在入侵和面临入侵时有各自不同的策略;不同地位的螯虾在反入侵时行为反应也各有不同。     

中国特产2种濒危水韭雄性发育的比较研究

采用透射电镜和光镜比较观察了中华水韭和云贵水韭雄配子体及其精子的发育特征。结果显示:(1)2种水韭的雄配子体的寿命只有15~30d,终生都在小孢子壁内发育。(2)雄配子体只含有1个原叶体细胞、1个精子器壁细胞和4个精细胞,前2个细胞内含有丰富的营养物质。(3)精子由精核、微管带、鞭毛、细胞质等4部分构成。(4)中华水韭雄配子体发生率为4.5%,平均每个雄配子体产生0.46个精子,精子游动速度约53μm/s,寿命8min;云贵水韭雄配子体发生率和产精量略高于中华水韭,但精子游动速度和寿命略低于中华水韭。研究认为,中国水韭濒危的主要原因之一是雄配子体产精率低、受到生殖生态限制、水污染对精子的危害等;雄性特征表明水韭在石松类中占有较高的进化地位;结合前人的研究成果绘出了水韭雄配子体的发育模式。     

水稻ＣＭＳ—ＷＡ育性恢复基因的定位

在由227个组合组成的珍汕97A×（珍汕97B×密阳46）F     

Male Condition, Female Choice, and Extreme Variation in Repeated Mating in a Scaly Cricket, Ornebius aperta (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Mogoplistinae)

Mating in the scaly cricket Ornebius aperta often includes the transfer of many spermatophores to individual females during extended copulatory interactions. We manipulated male condition in staged matings to determine whether this could explain variation in the number of repeated copulations seen across pairs. Males on a high nutrient diet were in good condition, were more likely to mate repeatedly, and transferred more spermatophores on average than low-diet males (in poor condition). High-diet males were more likely to produce a vibratory signal that increased female receptivity to repeated mating attempts. Courtship and copulatory interactions were always terminated by females, and in every case males had already formed a spermatophore when deserted by females. We conclude that variation in male repeated mating success may be due to female choice rather than an inability or unwillingness of low-diet males to produce spermatophores.     

层次分析法在粤北高速公路沿线绿化树种选择中的运用

以广东省仁化至博罗高速公路(仁化至新丰段路)为例,通过对该路段沿线乡土植物调查,运用层次分析法(AHP)对388种乡土植物的环境适应性、培植特性、功能特性和经济效应进行评价和综合分析。结果表明,在一级指标中,环境适应性权重最大(0.5476);其次是功能特性(0.2051)。在选取的14个二级指标中, 耐贫瘠权重最大(0.1642),耐旱能力和耐寒性的权重相对也比较大,分别为0.1533、0.0916。根据AHP模型,对所调查的388种乡土植物进行评价,其中评分80分以上适宜高速公路绿化的有64种。结合观赏性、耐寒性评价和市场苗木供应情况最终筛选出20种乡土植物作为仁新高速沿线绿化的建议树种。     

5-HT<Subscript>1A</Subscript> receptor expression in pyramidal neurons of cortical and limbic brain regions

We studied expression of the 5-HT_1A receptor in cortical and limbic areas of the brain of the tree shrew. In situ hybridization with a receptor-specific probe and immunocytochemistry with various antibodies was used to identify distinct neurons expressing the receptor. In vitro receptor autoradiography with ³H-8-OH-DPAT (³H-8-hydroxy-2-[di-n-propylamino]tetralin) was performed to visualize receptor-binding sites. In the prefrontal, insular, and occipital cortex, 5-HT_1A receptor mRNA was expressed in pyramidal neurons of layer 2, whereas ³H-8-OH-DPAT labeled layers 1 and 2 generating a columnar-like pattern in the prefrontal and occipital cortex. In the striate and ventral occipital cortex, receptor mRNA was present within layers 5 and 6 in pyramidal neurons and Meynert cells. Pyramid-like neurons in the claustrum and anterior olfactory nucleus also expressed the receptor. Principal neurons in hippocampal region CA1 expressed 5-HT_1A receptor mRNA, and ³H-8-OH-DPAT labeled both the stratum oriens and stratum radiatum. CA3 pyramidal neurons displayed low 5-HT_1A receptor expression, whereas granule neurons in the dentate gyrus revealed moderate expression of this receptor. In the amygdala, large pyramid-like neurons in the basal magnocellular nucleus strongly expressed the receptor. Immunocytochemistry with antibodies against parvalbumin, calbindin, and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) provided no evidence for 5-HT_1A receptor expression in GABAergic neurons in cortical and limbic brain areas. Our data agree with previous findings showing that the 5-HT_1A receptor mediates the modulation of glutamatergic neurons. Expression in the limbic and cortical areas suggested an involvement of 5-HT_1A receptors in emotional and cognitive processes.This work was supported by the German Science Foundation (SFB 406; C4 to G.F.).     

No evidence for a pleiotropic relationship between male sterility and cyanide-resistant respiration in Plantago lanceolata

Gynodioecy, the coexistence of hermaphrodites and male steriles, is frequent in populations of Plantago lanceolata L. A condition for the maintenance of gynodioecy in an obligatory outbreeding species like this is an increase in female fitness in male steriles compared with hermaphrodites. One of the possible underlying mechanisms, a lower cyanide-resistant respiration in male steriles, which could lead to a higher metabolic efficiency, was investigated. For the experiments adult plants were used, because the effects which compensate for male sterility have been found in characters like seed production and longevity. No general correlation between sex phenotype and cyanide-resistant respiration capacity, or with any other respiration component, was found. Only in a single cross a strong correlation between cyanide-resistant respiration activity and sex phenotype was established, male steriles possessing the higher activity. The conclusion from these experiments is that there is no pleiotropic relationship between respiration levels and sex phenotype. The strongly significant correlation mentioned is ascribed to chromosomal linkage.