水热环境对白条草蜥孵化卵和孵出幼体表型特征的影响

用4×2(温度×湿度)八种水热环境孵化安徽滁州琅琊山白条草蜥(Takydromus wolteri)卵,观测孵化卵重量变化、胚胎利用卵内物质和能量以及孵出幼体的特征。卵从孵化环境中吸水导致重量增加,卵重量的增加与入孵卵重量、孵化温度和基质湿度有关。两种孵化基质湿度对孵化期、孵化成功率、孵出幼体性比和大小都无显著影响。孵化期随恒定孵化温度的升高而缩短,27℃、30℃和33℃孵化期分别为32.5、24.9和23.0d,波动温度孵化期为31.1d。33℃孵化成功率最低(42.8%)。温度对孵化成功率和孵出幼体的性别无显著影响,但显著影响胚胎对卵内物质的动用、幼体的大小和重量。33℃不适宜孵化白条草蜥卵,该温度下孵出的幼体躯干小,剩余卵黄多,运动能力差。27℃和波动温度中孵出幼体躯干发育良好,各项被测定的特征指标极其相似。     

不同经度地区北草蜥的喜好体温和热耐受性

在外温动物热生理特征的进化理论中,“静态”和“易变”是两个持续争论的对立观点。热生理学特征的种内变异是检验此类假设的最有力证据。本研究比较了不同经度地区北草蜥的热环境和热生理特征,以检验“静态”和“易变”假设。东部沿海地区(宁德)的环境温度高于内陆地区(贵阳),与之相适应,沿海地区北草蜥的喜好体温也高于内陆地区。然而,两地区蜥蜴的上临界温度和下临界温度无显著差异。尽管这些热生理学特征的种群间变异趋势并不一致,但是喜好温度随环境温度变化而改变的结果符合“易变”假设的预测。此外,本研究表明蜥蜴的喜好体温存在沿经度方向的地理变异。     

Highly polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Gran Canarian skink (Chalcides sexlineatus) and their applicability in other Canarian Chalcides

The scincid lizard Chalcides sexlineatus is endemic to the island of Gran Canaria, within which it shows a pronounced phylogeographical pattern. Understanding the maintenance of this pattern requires knowledge of nuclear DNA structuring. Eleven polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite loci were isolated from a library constructed from genomic DNA enriched for AAAG repeat sequence. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 12 to 19, and expected heterozygosities spanned from 0.738 to 0.933 (n = 30). The majority of these could be cross‐amplified in other endemic Canarian Chalcides. The loci will be used to investigate gene flow between the principal mitochondrial clades within C. sexlineatus.     

北草蜥主要贮能部位的研究

研究了北草蜥越冬时期腹脂肪体、去尾躯干、尾、肝脏等主要能量贮存部位。结果表明 ,尾、肝脏和腹脂肪体能值的组间差异显著 ,入眠组的去尾躯干能值显著高于出眠组和禁食组。尾、腹脂肪体、肝脏能量贮存和动用活跃 ,为该种动物最主要能量的贮存部位。     

黑龙江省产两种草蜥染色体组型研究

采用常规骨髓细胞制片法,对黑龙江省产黑龙江草蜥和白条草蜥的染色体组型进行分析.结果表明,两种草蜥二倍体染色体的数目均是38,由18对常染色体和1对性染色体组成.常染色体中17对为端部着丝点染色体,1对为点状染色体;性染色体为ZW 型,从核型特征看来,二者都为蜥蜴目较原始的类型.     

基于12S rRNA基因序列探讨崇安地蜥的分类地位

为探讨崇安地蜥Platyplacous sylvaticus的分类地位,测定了崇安地蜥线粒体12S rRNA基因全序列,并从GenBank中下载了东亚产10种草蜥、3种地蜥的同源序列进行分析,采用Mega V2.1软件的NJ法和ME法、PAUP4.0软件的MP法构建分子系统树.结果表明:崇安地蜥线粒体12S rRNA基因全序列(952 bp)中T、C、A、G碱基含量分别为23.1%、22.9%、35.9%、18.1%;与其它同源序列比对后有978 bp,发现321个位点出现变异,占总位点数32.8%,其中199个简约信息位点,为总变异位点的62%;转换/颠换之比平均为2.16.构建的分子系统树中,NJ树和ME树完全一致,与MP树略有差异.3种构树法中崇安地蜥与南台草蜥Takydromus sauteri、峨眉地蜥P.intermedius、先岛地蜥P.dorsalis均聚为一支,崇安地蜥与先岛地蜥亲缘关系最近.本实验结果支持将地蜥属并入草蜥属和取消地蜥亚属的观点.     

崇安草蜥舌的显微和超微结构

采用显微技术观察了崇安草蜥(Takydromus sylvaticus)舌的显微和超微结构.舌腹面黏膜光滑;背面黏膜粗糙,由丝状乳头和轮廓乳头组成.丝状乳头锥体形,数量较多,排列成行,分布于舌体背面两侧和侧翼的腹面.在舌的横切片上有3～7个轮廓乳头,其表面平整,周围有环形沟,舌腺开口于环形沟中.舌肌肉发达.超微结构显示,舌上皮细胞问具有紧密连接,舌乳头细胞表面具有丰富的微绒毛.舌腺为单管泡状腺,分泌管由单层柱状上皮构成.柱状上皮细胞有两种,一种为分泌细胞,一种为暗细胞.分泌细胞内有典型的分泌颗粒,可协助食物的吞咽.暗细胞内无分泌颗粒,是否与离子分泌以及渗透压调节有关,尚需进一步证实.     

Partial tail loss has no severe effects on energy stores and locomotor performance in a lacertid lizard, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Takydromus septentrionalis</Emphasis>

Many species of lizards use caudal autotomy as a defense strategy to avoid predation, but tail loss entails costs. These topics were studied experimentally in the northern grass lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis. We measured lipids in the three-tail segments removed from each of the 20 experimental lizards (adult females) initially having intact tails to evaluate the effect of tail loss on energy stores; we obtained data on locomotor performance (sprint speed, the maximal length traveled without stopping and the number of stops in the racetrack) for these lizards before and after the tail-removing treatments to evaluate the effect of tail loss on locomotor performance. An independent sample of 20 adult females that retained intact tails was measured for locomotor performance to serve as controls for successive measurements taken for the experimental lizards. The lipids stored in the removed tail was positively correlated with tailbase width when holding the tail length constant, indicating that thicker tails contained more lipids than did thinner tails of the same overall length. Most of the lipids stored in the tail were concentrated in the proximal portion of the tail. Locomotor performance was almost unaffected by tail loss until at least more than 71% of the tail (in length) was lost. Our data show that partial tail loss due to predatory encounters or other factors may not severely affect energy stores and locomotor performance in T. septentrionalis.     

白条草蜥多态性微卫星位点的分离与鉴定

白条草蜥(Takydromus wolteri)是一种年产多窝卵的蜥蜴。为了对其婚配制度、同一雌性个体所产卵的窝内和窝间的父权状况、种群的遗传结构和物种的进化历史等研究内容进行探讨,本研究筛选出白条草蜥的9个具有高度多态性的微卫星位点。微卫星位点筛选自包含(AC)n和(ATAG)n重复片度的微卫星富集文库。在白条草蜥安徽滁州种群的16～32个个体中对上述位点进行检测后发现,上述座位的等位基因数目范围为12～20个,期望杂合度范围为0.894～0.955,观测杂合度范围0.565～0.938,表明这些微卫星标记具有良好的遗传多样性,它们将在白条草蜥的种群遗传结构、基因流水平、种群分化和婚配制度的研究中发挥重要作用。     

北草蜥种群间生活史变异的成因分析:热环境、食物可利用性和体温的岛屿间差异

比较浙江温州北麂岛与洞头岛的热环境、食物可利用性以及动物体温,以辨析北草蜥岛屿种群间生活史特征差异中环境因子的作用。通过测定岛屿上北草蜥栖息地植被和环境温度,比较岛屿热环境的差异。野外测定活动蜥蜴的体温、环境温度和活动规律,实验室温梯板中测定动物喜好体温。用陷阱法测定无脊椎动物多样性和丰度,以比较岛屿蜥蜴种群的食物可利用性。岛屿植被存在差异导致热环境的差异。洞头岛植被高于北麂岛,地表层光线透入率则低于北麂岛。因而,洞头岛郁闭地表的平均温度和最高温度显著低于北麂岛,但两岛裸露地面的温度无显著差异。热环境的岛屿间差异进而影响北草蜥的野外体温。在春季,洞头岛的野外有效温度和基底温度显著大于北麂岛,而两岛北草蜥的体温无显著差异;在夏季,洞头岛的北草蜥体温、有效温度和基质温度均显著高于北麂岛;到秋季,北麂岛蜥蜴体温和环境温度高于洞头岛。地面无脊椎动物多样性和丰度的岛屿间差异表明北麂岛食物可利用性大于洞头岛。岛屿间北草蜥日活动规律和喜好体温无显著差异。本研究表明:(1)温度和食物可利用性存在岛屿间差异,岛屿种群间生活史特征差异可能与之有关;(2)两岛屿北草蜥主要采取行为调节对策来适应自然界的热环境变化,尚未发现热生理学特征的进化性漂移[动物学报51(5):797-805,2005]。