东方田鼠两亚种幼体生长特征参数的比较

在相同驯养条件下同步测定东方田鼠(Microtus fortis)指名亚种和长江亚种幼体的生长特征参数。两亚种初生幼体表型特征无明显差异。采用Von Bertalanffy生长模型对两亚种幼体的体重、体长和尾长,以Logistic生长方程对后足长生长过程进行拟合与描述。指名亚种雄体渐近体重、体长和尾长均大于或显著大于长江亚种,雌体前者小于后者;两亚种在17~20 d体重均已产生性二型分化,长江亚种两性个体渐近体重、体长和尾长差值大于指名亚种。两亚种雌体体重、体长、尾长和后足生长速率均相应地大于雄体,体重生长曲线拐点出现时间、瞬时生长率曲线拐点出现时间较体长、尾长和后足长明显迟缓。两亚种两性个体的后足长生长速率要大于其体重、体长和尾长。结果表明,(1)雌体较雄体早熟;(2)雄性体重指名亚种大于长江亚种,雌体相反,指名亚种性二型现象较长江亚种明显;(3)后足长较体重、体长和尾长较早地达到成熟时的大小;(4)两亚种幼体性二型分化时间早于其性成熟过程。     

微卫星分子标记与松浦镜鲤3个表型性状的相关分析

本文利用SPSS 13.0分析软件对194尾松浦镜鲤的体重、体长和尾长值进行相关分析,并选用扩增效果好的30个微卫星标记,检测新品种松浦镜鲤繁殖群体的有效等位基因数(Ne)、观测杂合度(Ho)、期望杂合度(He)和多态信息含量(PIC)等遗传参数,以卡方检验估计群体Hardy-Weinberg平衡,最后还将30个基因座的不同基因型与个体的体重、体长和尾长进行了相关分析.结果显示,体重与体长高度线性相关,差异极显著;尾长与体重、体长分别呈显著相关,差异显著.多样性指数结果表明共检测到172个等位基因,片段长度在115～432 bp之间,有效等位基因数为1.14～5.32;观测杂合度为0.07～0.92,期望杂合度为0.13～0.91;多态信息含量为0.12～0.79,其中高度多态(PIC≥0.5) 21个,中度多态(0.25≤PIC≤0.5) 7个,表明这个群体的多样性较高,信息含量比较丰富.我们还发现有4个遗传位点:HLJ328、HLJ693、MFW29和MFW48与体长性状显著相关(P<0.05),其中,位点HLJ328、HLJ693和MFW48还与体重性状显著相关(P<0.05),未发现与尾长性状相关的位点.本文获得的这些标记具有生长特性优势,可作为松浦镜鲤分子辅助育种的参考标记.     

GF昆明小鼠主要重量系数及血液生理指标的测定

目的测定无菌KM小鼠体重、体长、尾长、脏器系数、血常规值。方法选取8只全雄无菌KM小鼠,8只SPF级测量体重、体长、尾长;检测红细胞总数(RBC),血红蛋白(HGB),红细胞压积(HCT),平均红细胞体积(MCV),血小板总数(PLT),白细胞总数(WBC),白细胞分类(DLC),平均血红蛋白含量(MCH),平均血红蛋白浓度(MCHC)等血液生理指标;解剖采集小鼠心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺、肾、睾丸、盲肠,称重,计算脏器系数(脏器系数=脏器湿重/体重×100)。结果体长、尾长、心脏、脾脏、肺、肾脏、脑、睾丸、及血液生理指标等项目差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),体重、肝脏、盲肠项目差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论所测数值为研究者提供基础数据,建立国内无菌KM小鼠背景资料。     

东海南部竹筴鱼形态特征参数及其相关性比较分析

2012年4月采集东海南部水域100尾竹筴鱼样本,测量其体长、全长、头长、头高、体高、体厚、吻长、眼径、眼后头长、尾柄长、尾柄高、体重等共12个形态特征指标.采用方差分析、偏相关分析、通径分析及回归分析,研究竹筴鱼东海南部种群各形态特征参数间的相关关系,确定与竹筴鱼体重显著相关的主要形态特征参数.结果表明:东海南部竹筴鱼的头长、头高、体厚、吻长、眼径、眼后头长、尾柄高、体重与体长呈指数相关(P＜0.01);而全长、体高、尾柄长则与体长呈线性相关(P＜0.01).竹筴鱼体长和体重的拟合方程为:y=0.0185x28736 (R2=0.9714);竹筴鱼的b值为2.8736,小于3,为负异速增长,即体长的增长速度要高于体重.头长、头高、体高、眼后头长、尾柄高对竹筴鱼体质量的影响存在显著关系;对竹筴鱼体质量的直接作用影响大小依次为:头长(0.242**)＞尾柄高(0.223**)＞头高(0.197**)＞眼后头长(0.161**)＞体高(0.155**),建立了竹筴鱼体质量的最优回归数学模型:y=-46.845 +3.892x1+9.623 x2+ 12.354x3+7.128x4+ 8.361x5.     

乐山棒花鱼形态特征的两性异形和雌性个体生育力

测定了乐山棒花鱼(Abbottina kiatingensis)繁殖期形态特征包括体长、头长、头宽、头高、吻长、眼后头长、眼径、眼间距、体高、尾柄长、尾柄高、尾鳍长、背鳍基前距、背鳍基长、腹鳍基前距、腹臀间距、体重和去内脏体重的两性异形和雌性个体生育力。繁殖期雄性个体的数量显著多于雌性个体,雌雄两性个体的体长差异不显著。特定体长的雌性个体的头长、头宽、头高、吻长、眼后头长、尾柄高、背鳍基前距、背鳍基长和去内脏体重显著小于雄性个体,其余指标不存在明显的差异。回归分析表明,乐山棒花鱼的怀卵数量与体长和体重回归关系显著,雌性通过个体大小(体长和体重)的增加来提高个体生育力。     

棒花鱼形态特征的两性异形和雌性个体生育力

测定了棒花鱼(Abbottina rivularis)繁殖期形态特征包括体长、头长、头宽、头高、眼间距、鼻间距、背鳍基长、胸鳍长、胸鳍腹鳍间距、尾柄长、尾鳍长和体重的两性异形和雌性个体生育力。结果表明,雄性个体的数量显著多于雌性个体,雄性个体的体长显著大于雌性个体。特定体长的雌性个体的胸鳍腹鳍间距显著大于雄性个体,头长、头宽、头高、眼间距、鼻间距、背鳍基长、胸鳍长、尾柄长和尾鳍长显著小于雄性个体,雌雄两性体重不存在显著差异。棒花鱼的怀卵数量与体长和体重回归关系显著。偏相关分析显示,当控制第三者恒定时,怀卵数量与体长和体重呈正相关但不显著。棒花鱼存在个体大小和其他局部特征显著的两性异形,雌性个体主要通过腹腔容积的增加提高个体生育力。棒花鱼形态特征的两性异形是性选择和生育力选择共同作用的结果。     

休氏壮鼠(Hadromys humei)一新亚种

本文报道了休氏壮鼠一新亚种--休氏壮鼠云南亚种Hadromys humei yun nanensis subsp.nov.。特征:体型较大,尾长短于体长;耳前有一棕色斑;齿隙较长;腭较短。模式标本采自云南瑞丽县,保存在云南省流行病防治研究所标本室。     

笼养0～15周龄黑颈长尾雉生长曲线拟合与分析

为了探讨黑颈长尾雉Syrmaticus humiae雏鸟的生长发育规律,本研究对0~15周龄黑颈长尾雉的体重、跗跖长、嘴峰长、体长和翅长进行了测定,利用Logistic、Gompertz和von Bertalanffy三种非线性模型对黑颈长尾雉的各量度指标进行了拟合和分析。结果表明,体重、跗跖长、嘴峰长和体长的生长过程用Logistic模型拟合效果更佳(R20.97),而翅长更适合用von Bertalanffy模型拟合(R2=0.9899),其生长拐点分别为:体重(16.31 w,439.552 g)、跗跖长(7.70 w,38.519 mm)、嘴峰长(2.52 w,8.810 mm)、体长(5.01 w,180.020 mm)和翅长(1.82 w,81.055 mm)。运用三种模型对黑颈长尾雉雏鸟生长曲线的拟合是可行的,黑颈长尾雉的体重、跗跖长、嘴峰长、体长和翅长之间的相关性均极显著(P0.01),其中跗跖长与其他各指标间的相关性最好(R2均在0.94以上),跗跖长可作为衡量黑颈长尾雉雏鸟生长发育的参考指标。     

太白山溪鲵形态特征测量与分析研究

对太白山溪鲵模式产地进行考察,于陕西周至县厚畛子镇和板房子乡共采得标本28尾。基于28号标本的形态学研究,对太白山溪鲵的形态性状进行测量比较。结果表明,太白山溪鲵头长/头宽≥1.2,头体长/尾长≥1.1,头体长/头长≥4.0。雌雄成体各性状间差异不显著(p0.05),但头长头宽,头体长尾长,鼻间距吻长眼间距眼径,后肢长前肢长,尾高尾宽。体重与全长(包括其他共线性性状)、头宽呈极显著的正相关关系,吻长与体重呈显著的负相关关系,吻长与头长不相关。     

凡纳对虾形态性状对体重的影响效果分析

选择 6月龄凡纳对虾 176只 ,测定了体长、头胸甲长、胸宽、胸高、额剑上刺数、额剑下刺数、尾长和上市体重共 8个性状 ,采用相关分析和通径分析方法 ,剔除了与体长及头胸甲长有共线性的自变量尾长 ,计算了以形态性状为自变量对体重作依变量的相关系数、通径系数、决定系数及相关指数 ,定量地分析了形态性状对体重的影响效果。结果表明 ,凡纳对虾 5个形态性状与体重的相关系数达到极显著水平 (P<0 .0 1) ;通径分析揭示了多元分析中多个自变量与依变量的真实关系 ,体长、头胸甲长、胸宽、额剑下缘刺数目对体重的通经系数达到显著水平 ,它们是直接影响体重的重要指标 ,其中体长对体重的直接影响(0 .4 2 8* * )最大 ,是影响体重的最主要因素 ,其次为头胸甲长 (0 .2 90 * * )和胸宽 (0 .2 4 5 * * ) ,额剑下缘刺数对体重的直接影响(0 .0 70 * )较小 ;胸高与体重的相关程度很大 (0 .792 3) ,但它与额剑上缘刺数对体重的直接影响都非常小 ,主要通过其他性状间接影响活体重 ,是影响体重的次要因素 ,均被剔除 ;决定系数分析结果与通径分析结果有一致的变化趋势 ;所选形态性状与体重的复相关指数为 R2 =0 .92 13,说明影响体重的主要自变量指标已经找到 ;多元回归分析建立了体长 (X1 )、头胸甲长 (X2 )、胸宽(X3)、     

Effect of genetic background on growth of mice hemizygous for wild-type or dwarf mutated bovine growth hormone transgenes

The effects of a high-growth genetic background on the growth of mice hemizygous for one of two growth hormone transgenes were examined. Male mice hemizygous for wild-type (W) and dwarf mutant (M) bovine growth hormone (bGH) transgenes were crossed with females of a high-growth selected (S) and control (C) line as follows: W x S, W x C, M x S and M x C. Body weights of progeny were recorded weekly from 2 to 10 weeks of age. F₁ progeny were classified as carriers (P) or non-carriers (N) of the transgene by assaying tail DNA for bGH using the polymerase chain reaction and agarose gel electrophoresis. A deficiency in the number of f₁ progeny carrying the W (P<0.05) and M (P<0.01) bGH transgene was most likely due to differential prenatal and early postnatal mortality. Bodyweight means of wild-type transgenic mice were larger (P < 0.05) than those of non-transgenic littermates by 3 weeks of age in a C background in contrast to 5 weeks in S. The wild-type bGH transgene increased adult body weights more in the C (155%) than in the S (136%) background, indicating transgene expression by selection background interaction (P < 0.05). However, the growth response to the wild-type transgene in the S background was still large. The dwarf mutant transgene had a greater effect on growth reduction in the S (70%) than in the C (84%) background, thus causing transgene expression by selection background interaction (P < 0.05). Gender by wild-type transgene effect interactions (P < 0.001) for adult body weight were caused by the transgene reducing the gender difference for body weight in C and eliminating it in S. The dwarf mutant caused a larger negative effect on growth in males than in females, resulting in a gender by dwarf mutant transgene interaction (P < 0.001) for adult body weights. Results indicate that the effect of a GH transgene on growth can be affected both by a high-growth genetic background and the gender of progeny.     

人工育幼豚鹿幼仔的生长发育规律初步研究

测定了成都动物园圈养种群中9只人工育幼豚鹿幼仔(2004～2007年)体重和8只豚鹿的体尺,并观察了8只豚鹿的牙齿(0～63 d)的生长情况.结果为:幼仔在0～54 d内体长、肩高、后足长、耳长和尾长以及体重都随日龄呈直线增长趋势,其中体长和肩高与幼仔的日龄显著相关(P<0.01).初生幼仔齿式2(I 0/2, C 0/0, P 0/0),2周龄齿式2(I 0/2,C 0/0, P 2/2),7周龄齿式2(I 0/2,C 0/2或C 1/2, P 2/2).     

Diallel cross analysis of body weight in subspecies of mice.

A complete 4 x 4 diallel cross of CF#1 (C), C57BL/6NCrj (B) C3H/HeNCrj (H) and Yonakuni wild mice (Y, Mus musculus molossinus yonakuni) has been conducted to estimate the effects of sex, degree of heterosis, general combining ability (gca), specific combining ability (sca), maternal ability, and reciprocal cross on body weight at 1 (Wk1), 3 (Wk3), 6 (Wk6) and 10 (Wk10) weeks of age. A least squares analysis was performed on 828 mice and all sources of variation showed significant effects (P < 0.01) on body weight but not sex at Wk1 (P > 0.05). Males were heavier than females (P < 0.01) at Wk3, Wk6 and Wk10. C and Y were the heaviest and lightest in body weight, whereas H and B were intermediate. Differences in body weight were observed between linebred and linecross at all ages studied: 6.57%, 10.22%, 8.70% and 5.89% heterosis for the respective ages. The degree of gca and maternal effects can be ranked as C > H > B > Y. Crossing between C and H had greater sca than other combinations at all ages studied, whereas B x Y had the smallest. Mean body weight of the offspring from two-line reciprocal cross differed according to their dam. A relatively large proportion of additive genetic effects in contributing to the variation in offspring body weight was indicated.     

Thymus, peripheral lymphoid tissues and immunological responsiveness of the pituitary dward mouse (author's transl)]

Snell's pituitary dwarf mice (dw) were used for studies on the relationship between hypophysis and lymphoid organs. The age-dependent changes of thymus or spleen weights of dwarf mice were compared with those of normal littermates. The suppression of growth of the thymus or spleen in dwarf mice was recognized at 5th day of age. Although involution of the thymus varied among animals, a strong positive correlation was demonstrated between relative thymus weight and body weight in 30 approximately 40 days old dwarf mice. Lymphoid organs of dwarf mice were reconstituted by injection of growth hormone and or thyroxin. Relative thymus weight significantly increased in dwarf mice when the treatment with growth hormone started at 7 days of age, but the same treatment at 3 months of age did not show any effect on the increment of relative thymus weight. On the other hand, the antibody-forming capacitiy against sheep erythrocytes of dwarf mice was significantly increased even when the treatment with growth hormone was started at 3 months of age. A marked increase in the number of lymphoid cells in dwarf mice was observed by treatment with thyroxin, even if treatment was started either at 7 days or 3 months of age. Similar changes were also obtained in the antibody-forming capacity.     

The relative importance of prenatal and postnatal maternal influences on growth in mice

Summary The cross-nursing technique was used to assess the relative importance of prenatal and postnatal maternal influences on growth in mice from an unselected population originated from a cross of four highly inbred strains. Body weights were studied at birth, 7-, 14-, 21- and 42-days, in addition to the weight gains between these ages and tail length at 21 and 42 days of age. At littering, each dam in each nursing set retained two of her own offspring and two were transfereed to each of the other dams in the set, so that each nursed litter contained six young representing three mothers. Prenatal influences accounted for 37, 15, 10, 11 and 13 % of the total variation in the respective body weights, while postnatal influences accounted for 0, 64, 65, 49 and 14% at the respective ages. In the case of weight gains, prenatal influences were responsible for 16, 4, 6 and 30%, while postnatal influences were responsible for 66, 66, 31 and 7% of the total variation in gain during the respective four periods examined. Apparently the individual weight gain from 7 to 14 days was a better measure of the lactational performance of the dam than individual 14-day weight. For tail length, prenatal influences accounted for 6 % and 4 % of the total variation in tail length at 21 and 42 days, respectively, while postnatal influences accounted for 60 % and 24 % at the respective ages. Generally, there was no indication of an important interaction between the nurse and the nursed young at any stage studied.     

阿根廷滑柔鱼年间生长及体征变化

阿根廷滑柔鱼(Illex argentinus)的生长发育及体征变化, 可表征其能量积累和生殖投入方面的生活史策略, 并随之影响繁殖成效和资源补充量。为此, 研究根据2012—2014年在西南大西洋索饵育肥场采集的阿根廷滑柔鱼样本, 采用残差指标分析方法和广义线性混合效应模型, 分析了阿根廷滑柔鱼个体的体质量-胴长关系和体征变化的差异性。结果显示, 阿根廷滑柔鱼样本的总体雌雄比例为1.25﹕1; 雌性和雄性个体体型均以2014年的为最大, 分别为(271.7±28.3)和(244.7±17.3) mm; 2012年和2013年样本的胴长差异性不显著, 前者雌性和雄性胴长分别为(207.9±31.0)和(201.1±28.9) mm, 后者雌性和雄性胴长分别为(213.6±18.0)和(203.5±19.0) mm。每个年份雌性和雄性个体的体质量与胴长呈显著的幂函数关系, 且每个年份幂函数关系式的b值与匀速生长b=3存在差异。雌性和雄性个体体征的年间差异明显, 同年度不同月份之间的体征亦存在显著差异(2012年雌性除外)。雌性和雄性个体的体征与胴长密切相关, 胴长×月份作用对不同月份个体体征的影响效应具有一致性, 即个体越大体征较差。以上结果表明, 阿根廷滑柔鱼的生长为异速生长, 体征存在年间和月份差异性, 体征与胴长呈显著的负相关关系。     

鲫耳石重量与年龄的关系及其在年龄鉴定中的作用

耳石重量在年龄组间重叠较少,大小相近的个体,年龄大的,即生长慢的耳石重量比年龄小的,即生长快的大,不同龄组之间耳石重量有显著差异（P＜0．05）,按年龄组在耳石重量与相应的体长作图,可初步判断观测年龄的可靠性,分析耳石重量频率分布能分离出体长相近,年龄不同的个体,其结构与耳石年轮观测的基本一致,耳石重量与年龄呈显著线性正相关（P＜0．05）,用耳石重量与年龄关系估算的年龄从耳石上直接读取的年龄无显著差异（P＞0．05）,文中对耳石重量直接用于确定鱼类年龄的可能性作了分析和探讨。     

Familial resemblance in maximal heart rate, blood lactate and aerobic power

There are considerable interindividual differences in maximal oxygen uptake per kilogram of body weight (VO2 max/kg), maximal heart rate (max HR) and maximal blood lactate (max blood La) measured during a progressive exercise test. The aim of the study was to quantify the familial relationships for these variables. Parents and children of 38 families of French-Canadian descent were submitted to a modified Balke treadmill test. VO2 max/kg and max HR were the highest values reached during the test for 1 min. Max blood La was obtained from a blood sample taken 2 min after the test. The effects of age and sex were significant for max blood La and VO2 max/kg in each generation. Scores were thus adjusted through multiple regression procedures (age + sex + age X sex + age2), yielding residuals which were submitted to further analysis. Intraclass correlations (ri) were significant in pairs of sibs for max blood La and max HR, i.e. 0.28 (p less than 0.01) and 0.43 (p less than 0.05), respectively. For VO2 max/kg, pairs of spouses and sibs were about similarly correlated (ri = 0.20 and 0.15; p less than 0.05). Data suggested that children were more related to their mother than to their father for VO2 max/kg, VO2 max/kg of fat-free weight, and particularly for max HR. It was concluded that familial resemblance and heritability estimates for maximal aerobic power, max HR and max blood La were quite low and generally nonsignificant. Correlations between biological sibs were, however, consistently significant for max HR and max blood La. The suggestion of a maternal effect in maximal aerobic power should be further investigated.     

鱼类的重量-身体维数关系的研究

在运用一元数学公式:W=alb(或W=aLb)来描述鱼类的重量与身体维数关系时存在许多缺陷。作者从确立一条模式鱼的边界曲线方程出发,应用求旋转体体积的方法建立了鱼类重量与长度、体高的多元数学公式: W=alb1Hb2(或W=aLb1Hb2),并推演出鱼类重量与长度、体高、体周长之间的另外两种关系式: W=alb1Sb3(或W=aLb1Sb3) 和W=alb1Hb2Sb3(或W=aLb1Hb2Sb3)。上述几类多元数学公式在用来拟合白鲢、翘嘴红鲌和长春鳊种群及它们的不同生长阶段的观测数据时,都比一元数学公式更接近于实际情况,由多元数学公式进行预报的精度也比一元数学公式高。多元数学公式之所以优于一元数学公式是因为多元数学公式能够较全面地反映不同维数对鱼体重量的综合影响。对于不同体形的鱼类,不同维数对重量影响的程度是不同的,因此在应用时应有所选择。从多元数学公式的组成及应用情况看,真正有使用价值的是考虑了体周长的二元数学公式。由于体高易于测量,为此考虑了体高的二元数学公式更具有实用价值。作者建议,在鱼类生长的理论与应用研究中,可采用: W=alb1Hb2(或W=aLb1Hb2) 和W=alb1Sb3(或W=aLb1Sb3) 来描述鱼类的重量与身体维数之间的关系。       

INTENSE NATURAL SELECTION ON BODY SIZE AND WING AND TAIL ASYMMETRY IN CLIFF SWALLOWS DURING SEVERE WEATHER

Extreme climatic disturbances provide excellent opportunities to study natural selection in wild populations because they may cause measurable directional shifts in character traits. Insectivorous cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) in the northern Great Plains must often endure periods of cold weather in late spring that reduce food availability, and if cold spells last four or more days, mortality due to starvation may result. We analyzed morphological shifts associated with viability selection, and how patterns of bilateral symmetry were affected by survival selection, during a four-day period of cold weather in 1992 and a six-day period in 1996 in southwestern Nebraska. Birds that died during the cold were compared to those still alive when the severe weather ended. The event in 1992 killed relatively few birds, but the cold spell in 1996 killed thousands of cliff swallows and reduced their population by about 53%. Climatological records suggest that mortality events comparable to that of 1996 have occurred in only one other year since 1875. Larger birds were favored in the 1996 event. Selection was more intense in 1996 than in 1992 because of more stressful conditions in 1996. Directional selection gradient analysis showed that measures of skeletal body size (tarsus length, culmen width and length) and wing length were targets of selection in 1996. Survivors had lower wing and outer tail asymmetry, and wing and tail asymmetry were targets of selection in both events. Mortality patterns did not differ by sex, but older birds suffered heavier mortality; morphological traits generally did not vary with age. Nonsurvivors were not in poorer apparent condition prior to the weather event than survivors, suggesting that selection acted directly on morphology independent of condition. Selection on body size in cliff swallows was more intense than in studies of body size evolution in other bird species. Larger swallows were probably favored in cold weather due to the thermal advantages of large size and the ability to store more fat. Swallows with low asymmetry were favored probably because low asymmetry in wing and tail made foraging more efficient and less costly, conferring survival advantages during cold weather. This population of cliff swallows may have undergone relatively recent body size evolution.