Reproductive roles predict sexual dimorphism in internal and external morphology of lake whitefish,Coregonus clupeaformis

Abstract – The different reproductive roles of the sexes can predict the direction and magnitude of sexual dimorphism of external and internal morphology. Males should have enlarged structures that enhance the acquisition of mating opportunities, whereas females are predicted to have enlarged organs that are associated with the production of eggs. We tested these predictions in male and female lake whitefish, a species in which both sexes have similar overall body size and shape. After controlling for body size, male lake whitefish had significantly longer jaws and pectoral and pelvic fins, larger hearts, and more muscle than females. Sexual dimorphism in relative muscle mass may be one of the most fundamental morphological differences between males and females. Females had relatively heavier livers than males. Because the liver is important for the breakdown of fats and vitellogenesis, selection should favour an enlarged liver in females for the processing of energy and the production of large numbers of eggs.     

家兔选育性状典型相关分析

选择日本大耳白和新西兰两个品种家兔的生长、繁殖、以及体尺3组共17个性状，应用多元统计方法进行了典型相关分析，结果表明；日本大耳白兔的初生重、初生窝重、21日龄重、泌乳力、胸围等5个性状，新西兰兔的产活仔数、初生重、21日龄重、泌乳力、断奶窝重、母兔体重等6个性状为主要性状。     

褐藻羊栖菜繁殖生物学特征和生活史流程的补充研究

以温州市洞头区人工养殖羊栖菜和野生羊栖菜为研究样本,详细描述了羊栖菜成熟孢子体有性生殖,假根与侧生枝无性生殖的繁殖生物学特征和生活史流程。详细记录了羊栖菜卵、精子和受精卵的减数分裂和有丝分裂过程,假根、茎(主茎和侧生茎)、叶(气囊)和生殖托(雌托和雄托)等4类器官生长、发育和分化过程,胚、幼孢子体和成熟孢子体形态结构特征。在此基础上对现有羊栖菜繁殖生物学特征及生活史流程进行了补充和修正,增加了羊栖菜侧生枝无性生殖和羊栖菜幼孢子体期有性生殖的相关内容,并重新绘制了羊栖菜生活史流程图。该研究结果将为开展羊栖菜养殖生态学研究,深层次解析羊栖菜生殖节律、种群繁衍与环境关系奠定基础。     

环境因子对珍稀濒危植物裸果木种子萌发特性的影响

为研究濒危植物裸果木的有性繁殖,通过分析其结实率、种子大小、千粒质量及种子萌发对光照、温度、PEG胁迫的响应,探讨其种子萌发阶段的生态适应性。结果表明：裸果木的结实率为6.37%,种子长(2.03 ± 0.01) mm,宽(1.37 ± 0.01) mm,千粒质量为1.68 g;种子萌发阶段对光照和温度的要求不高,适宜温度下种子萌发迅速,平均萌发时间不到2 d;水分是限制裸果木种子萌发的一个主要因素,渗透压- 0.6 MPa是裸果木种子萌发的拐点,低于这个渗透势种子的萌发力显著降低;干旱胁迫下未萌发种子进入休眠状态,解除胁迫后迅速萌发。因此,裸果木种子在结实率低、种子小的条件下,形成了迅速有效地利用有限的水分以实现有性繁殖的繁殖机制。     

温盐环境突变对海蜇幼体生存的影响

为配合2005年辽东湾渔场海蜇人工增殖放流项目,笔者对人工放流过程中,海蜇幼体由于从育苗室人海而引起的温盐环境突变以及在长途运输过程中引起的死亡率进行实验研究,其死亡率直接影响到海蜇的回捕率,进而对辽东湾渔场海蜇的资源量造成影响。实验中发现,在超出海蜇生存最佳盐度范围（20～30）,海蜇在高温（30℃、35℃）条件下,较高盐度组（35、40）较较低盐度组（15、20）的海蜇幼体的生存状态好、成活率高。同时,在低温（10℃、15℃）条件下,较低盐度组（15、20）较较高盐度组（35、40）的海蜇幼体的生存状态好、成活率高。     

精准定时输精对后备母猪早期胚胎发育与繁殖性能的影响

为探讨精准定时输精(fixed-time artificial insemination,FTAI)对后备母猪早期胚胎发育和繁殖性能的影响,试验1选取自主培育的金乌猪后备母猪43头,随机分为2组,其中,对照组24头,为自然发情,观察后人工配种(artificial insemination,AI);试验组19头,为精准...     

养殖达氏鳇人工繁殖的初步研究

于2008年4月13—16日,对4尾人工养殖初次性成熟的雌性达氏鳇Huso dauricus进行人工繁殖试验。结果表明:有2尾达氏鳇成功产卵,2尾达氏鳇没有产卵,产卵率为50%;共采集卵19.5 kg,其中对8 kg卵(24万粒)进行授精,受精率为83.3%,孵化率为85.2%,共出鱼苗17.2万尾。通过对没有产卵的2尾达氏鳇解剖发现,达氏鳇卵巢中均有部分不同程度的退化卵。     

Application of time-resolved fluorometry to immunoassays for bovine reproductive hormones

The principle of time‐resolved fluorometry with lanthanide chelates was established in the 1980s, but in the field of animal sciences it has not been widely applied to immunoassays. However, immunoassays that utilize time‐resolved fluorometry are possible alternatives to radioimmunoassays, since they can attain high sensitivity without safety risks. In this short review, we introduce the development of time‐resolved immunoassays for inhibin A, inhibin B and follicle‐stimulating hormone (FSH), and describe their application to the investigation of FSH regulation in male and female cattle. The results obtained using these newly developed immunoassays indicate that inhibin A acts as a feedback regulator for FSH secretion in female cattle, whereas inhibin A, and probably inhibin B, do so in male cattle.     

Thermal Biology of Liorhyssus hyalinus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) and Nysius simulans (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), Fed on the Milky Stage of Maize Grains

When quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa Willd., is cultivated in South America outside of its Andean origin, the heteropterans Liorhyssus hyalinus (Fabricius) and Nysius simulans Stål may emerge as important pests. Here we studied the development and reproduction of both species at different constant temperatures in the laboratory. Egg and nymphal development were investigated at 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, and 36°C. For both species, egg incubation time significantly decreased as the temperature increased. Nymphs did not successfully develop at 18°C and the total nymphal time significantly decreased as the temperature increased from 22 to 36°C. Based on a linear day-degree (DD) model, the lower developmental threshold (LDT) temperatures for eggs and nymphs were estimated to be 16.0 and 17.9°C for L. hyalinus, and 16.1 and 19.7°C for N. simulans, respectively. Thermal requirements for egg and nymphal development were 68.6 and 114.8 DD for L. hyalinus, and 77.7 and 190.3 DD for N. simulans, respectively. Reproduction and adult longevity were studied at 22, 26, 30, and 34°C. For both species preoviposition time decreased as temperature increased, and the oviposition period was longest at 26°C. The highest fecundity and egg viability were observed at 30°C, whereas longevities were higher at 22–26°C than at 30–34°C. As the lowest tested temperatures were not suitable to both heteropterans and 30°C was found to be the optimal temperature for development and reproduction, peak densities are expected in warm areas and seasons.     

笼养东方白鹳的繁殖生态研究

主要描述并分析了笼养东方白鹳的营巢及产卵时间、试巢、整巢、异步孵化、育雏等五个繁殖生态现象,同时总结出管理对策。