The effects of temperature on the physiological response to low oxygen in Atlantic sturgeon

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), which are bottom dwelling and migratory fish, experience environmental hypoxia in their natural environment. Atlantic sturgeon, acclimated to either 5 or 15°C, were subjected to a 1 h severe (<10 mm Hg) hypoxia challenge in order to document their physiological responses. We measured hematological parameters, including O₂ transport (hemoglobin, hematocrit), ionic (chloride, osmolality), and metabolic (glucose, lactate) variables under normoxic conditions (~160 mm Hg), immediately following a 1 h exposure to hypoxic water, and following a further 2 h of recovery from this challenge in normoxic water. In a second experiment, we assessed the opercular beat frequency before, during, and after hypoxic exposure. Hemoglobin concentrations and hematocrit were significantly different between fish held at 5°C vs. 15°C and also significantly different between normoxia prior to hypoxia and following recovery. Plasma lactate concentrations increased following hypoxia at both temperatures, indicative of an increase in anaerobic metabolism. In contrast, a significant increase in plasma glucose concentrations in response to hypoxia only occurred at 5°C, suggesting different fuel demands under different temperatures. Changes in opercular beat frequency (OBF) were dependent on temperature. At 5°C, OBF increased upon exposure to hypoxia, but returned to pre-exposure levels within 35 min for the remainder of the experiment. During hypoxia at 15°C, OBF increased very briefly, but then rapidly (within 20 min) decreased to levels below control values. Following a return to normoxia, OBF quickly increased to control levels. Overall, these findings suggest that Atlantic sturgeons are relatively tolerant to short-term and severe hypoxic stress, and the strategies for hypoxia tolerance may be temperature dependent.     

Growth,absorption and assimilation efficiency by mature cuttlefish (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Sepia officinalis</Emphasis>) fed with alternative and artificial diets

The effects of feeding three natural frozen diets, grass shrimp (Palaemonetes sp.), crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and fish (Sardina pilchardus) and two semi-humid artificial diets (based on fish powder) to mature cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis, were analysed. Growth and feeding rates (GR and FR, % BW day⁻¹), food conversions (FC, %), and total protein and lipid composition of the diets were determined. Digestive gland to body weight ratio and absorption efficiency were calculated for each diet. Cuttlefish fed shrimp and crayfish grew larger (1.5 and 1.1% BW day⁻¹, respectively) compared to the other diets. Shrimp promoted the highest FC, followed by crayfish, and sardine. The highest FR was obtained for cuttlefish fed crayfish (8.4% BW day⁻¹). Although both artificial diets were accepted, none produced growth. A positive correlation (r = 0.96) between cuttlefish ingestion rate and digestive gland weight was obtained. Some cannibalism occurred among cuttlefish fed the artificial diets during the last week of the experiment. According to the results obtained, P. clarkii could be used as an alternative prey to shrimp for rearing adult mature (>50 g) S. officinalis.     

梨形环棱螺11个地理种群遗传多样性和遗传分化

为了解国内梨形环棱螺(Bellamya purificata)群体的遗传特征,利用7对微卫星引物对山东微山湖、江苏高邮湖、上海明珠湖、浙江淳安、安徽黄陂湖、湖北长湖、江西仙女湖、湖南耒水、贵州夜郎湖、广西千亩湖、广东榕江11个群体的遗传多样性和遗传结构进行了分析.结果显示:观察杂合度(Ho)为0.434～0.674,期...     

Life history traits of the sharpbelly Hemiculter leucisculus in a dammed tributary of the middle Yangtze River,China

In this study, we collected 709 specimens of the sharpbelly Hemiculter leucisculus from the Yuanjiang River at monthly intervals between May 2017 and January 2019. An increment was formed annually in the lapillar otoliths, with the formation of annuli occurring between May and August, and peaking in June. Fish spawned from April to October, with a peak period between May and June. The radius of the first annulus varied apparently among individuals, reflecting differences in the duration of the growth period prior to annulus formation owing to extended spawning seasons. Three types of first annulus observed could reflect differences in the periods when the fish were born. The age of sampled fish ranged from 0 to 4 years, among which 1- and 2-year age classes predominated. The mean standard length (SL) at age and growth rate of this population did not differ significantly from those of other native populations. Analysis of life history traits indicated no obvious correlation with either latitude or habitat, whereas SL distribution and age composition were found to vary along a latitudinal gradient. Furthermore, mean SL at age and growth rate showed differences between native and invasive populations. Relatively stable life history traits of this species may explain its dominant status in diverse ecosystems, with plasticity in terms of body size and growth contributing to its successful invasion of different habitats.

     

灰飞虱在水稻田空间分布格局及抽样技术研究

为了提高对灰飞虱在稻田的监测预报与持续控制水平,应用聚集度指标法、Iwao法和Taylor幂法则,研究了浙西北水稻田灰飞虱的空间分布格局和抽样技术。结果表明,灰飞虱在水稻田呈聚集分布为主,聚集强度随虫口密度增加而增强。其聚集原因经Blackith种群聚集均数(λ)测定,当成虫、成若虫平均虫口密度分别在1.3978头/丛、1.4883头/丛以下时,λ<2,聚集是由周边环境、移栽期、生育期等某种环境因素所引起的;当成虫、成若虫平均虫口密度分别在1.3978头/丛、1.4883头/丛以上时,λ≥2。而若虫：λ均≥2。其聚集因素是由灰飞虱自身特性与环境因子共同作用所引起。以此为基础,提出了理论抽样数和序贯抽样模型：n=(1.96)2/D2(1.35595/m+0.41366)和T(n)= 5n±4.13778 。研究结果为稻田灰飞虱的准确抽样调查和有效防治提供了科学依据。     

Antigenic relationship of turkey coronavirus isolates from different geographic locations in the United States

The purpose of the present study was to examine the antigenicity of turkey coronavirus (TCV) isolates from various geographic areas with antibodies to different viruses. Seventeen isolates of TCV were recovered from intestinal samples submitted to Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University, from turkey farms located in different geographic areas. The prototype TCV Minnesota isolate (TCV-ATCC) was obtained from the American Type Culture Collection. Intestinal sections were prepared from turkey embryos infected with different TCV isolates and reacted with polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies to TCV, infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), bovine coronavirus (BCV), transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), reovirus, rotavirus, adenovirus, or enterovirus in immunofluorescent antibody staining. All 18 TCV isolates have the same antigenic reactivity pattern with the same panel of antibodies. Positive reactivity was seen with polyclonal antibodies to the TCV Indiana isolate, the TCV Virginia isolate, TCV-ATCC, and the IBV Massachusetts strain as well as monoclonal antibodies to the TCV North Carolina isolate or the membrane protein of IBV. Antibodies to BCV or TGEV were not reactive with any of the TCV isolates. Reactivity of antibodies to unrelated virus, rotavirus, reovirus, adenovirus, or enterovirus with different TCV isolates was all negative, except positive response was seen between enterovirus antibody and a TCV western North Carolina isolate, suggesting coinfection of turkeys with TCV and enterovirus in that particular case. The results indicated that the TCV isolates from these geographic locations in the U.S. shared close antigenicity and were antigenically related to IBV.     

家蚕滞育卵长期保存的研究

调查了不同温度保存的９个原种及２对杂交种的滞育性及多元醇量的变化，对长期保存卵进行了养蚕试验。结果表明：５℃保存卵在产卵１００日后滞育开始解除，１５０日左右孵化率达到最高峰，２００日后急剧下降。不同品种间无明显差异。１℃保存卵在产卵后１８０日左右开始解除滞育，原种在２００－３００日之间孵化率最高，３００日后显著降低，而杂交种产卵后４５０日孵化率仍在８０％以上。－１．５℃保存卵在产卵后５００日仍呈滞育状态，但转入５℃保存８０日后可获得孵化能力，到产卵后７００日孵化率大致在６０％左右。不同温度保存卵滞育的解除，与卵内山梨醇及甘油量的减少呈相同趋势。养蚕结果表明，用１℃保存４１０日以及－１．５℃保存７００日的杂交种，除孵化率比当年生产的冷藏浸酸种低外，其它饲育成绩无明显差异。     

江黄颡鱼人工繁殖的初步研究

对江黄颡鱼（Pseudobagrus uachelli Richardson)的人工繁殖进行了初步试验，先用LRH-A2预备针催熟，再用1mgPG 2.5mgDOM 3.5μgLRH-A2混合催产，水温24-27℃下，效应时间为20-24h，产卵率可达97%，采用等渗液稀释磨碎的精巢，经人工授精，受精率达70%，采用塑料网片粘卵，在卵化环道内孵化，孵化率达94%，此外，对江黄颡自然繁殖的生态条件进行了探讨。     

Beware of changes: Conservation of Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins in disturbed habitats

1. Protecting critical habitats of the Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis, is a hot topic of discussion for marine biodiversity conservation in China and many Southeast Asian countries. In practice, sound habitat protection action (HPA) planning often suffers from information gaps in macroscopic habitat configurations and changes in the habitat conditions of humpback dolphins.
2. Recent publications in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (AQC) have served to advance humpback dolphin conservation in Chinese waters by resolving such habitat configurations and indicating significant changes in distribution patterns and habitat characteristics under intense coastal anthropogenic activity.
3. We highlight an integrative research framework to investigate habitat configuration and long‐term habitat changes when planning a holistic HPA programme for humpback dolphins. When constructing habitat configuration baselines, field surveys should be designed and conducted in a systematic manner to ensure survey efforts cover diverse environments equally, in either a spatially stratified or gridded pattern, to minimize potential spatial sampling biases. Long‐term habitat changes can be revealed by comparing satellite images from different decades. Changes in habitat preferences and habitat characteristics can be explored through questionnaire surveys on local ecological knowledge, associating historical occurrences with coastline features and projecting historical habitat configuration by species distribution modelling exercises.
4. A lack of good communication and sharing of information between research and management sectors can still be an obstacle to the implementation of sound conservation practices, however, even though there is robust scientific evidence to fill knowledge gaps in distribution and habitat baselines. We have addressed the need to establish a mechanism to improve and streamline information sharing between research teams, management sectors, and stakeholder groups.