Long-term stock assessment and growth changes of the Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea from 1953 to 2006

We estimated the stock size of Japanese sardine ( Sardinops melanostictus ) in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea since 1953 using cohort analysis based on the changes of growth patterns. Growth of Japanese sardine, estimated by using annual rings on archived scales since 1961, showed that body lengths were extremely stunted in the 1980–1987 year-classes. The body length at age 3 from February to April in the 1980–1987 year-classes, a period when the stock size exceeded 4 million tons, was 180.0 ± 2.6 mm (mean ± SD), and in the other year-classes was 195.1 ± 7.6 mm. The body length at age 3 and wet weight of zooplankton in August in the offshore area of the Sea of Japan had a significantly positive correlation. We assumed three scenarios for maturation ratios, and estimated Ricker's spawner–recruitment relationships. We analyzed the correlations between logarithmic recruitment residuals (LNRR) and environmental factors in winter, represented by the North Pacific index (NPI), Aleutian low pressure index (ALPI), Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO), monsoon index (MOI), Arctic oscillation (AO) and Southern oscillation index (SOI). Significant correlations were observed between MOI and LNRR and between AO and LNRR. A combination of strong MOI and weak AO would increase the biomass of phytoplankton and zooplankton and subsequently increase the recruitment of Japanese sardine.     

Growth of the brittle star Ophiura sarsii sarsii in Funka Bay,Hokkaido, Japan

Fisheries Science - The brittle star Ophiura sarsii with a disc diameter (DD) of less than 9 mm is an important prey item for flathead flounder Hippoglossoides dubius in Funka...     

B细胞亚群与牛白血病发生的关系

对8头流行性白血病病牛,用8种单克隆杭体（McAb）,经过免疫组织化学ABC法和免疫荧光流式细胞检测法,观察了其免疫病理组织变化和外周血及肿瘤组织的B细胞亚群变化。结果7例病牛的BoCD5、BoCD11b和sIgM为阳性反应,表明肿瘤细胞来源于B1a细胞;1例病牛的BoCD11b和sIgM呈阳性反应,而BoCD5则呈阴性反应,说明该肿瘤细胞来源于B1b细胞。另外,在免疫组织化学染色肿瘤组织切片上在浸润的淋巴细胞中不仅见有较多的CD3和CD5阳性细胞,而且也见有较多的CD3和CD5阳性肿瘤细胞。表明流行性牛白血病的肿瘤细胞主要来源于Bla细胞,其他类型的淋巴细胞也有可能突变为白血病的肿瘤细胞。     

女贞种子和幼苗对模拟酸雨的反应

将女贞种子和１年生幼苗置于不同ｐＨ值的模拟酸雨条件下观测和分析其形态和生理变化。结果表明,不同处理间女贞种子发芽率无统计上的显著差异,但ｐＨ２．０和ｐＨ３．５的模拟酸雨对种子发芽显示了一定的抑制作用。在ｐＨ２．０的模拟酸雨条件下,女贞幼苗叶片表现明显的受害症状,叶绿素含量下降,细胞透性增加,叶汁液酸化,从而使幼苗生长严重受阻。在ｐＨ３．５的处理下幼苗没有表现明显的形态和生理变化,但生长量呈现下降趋     

In vitro progesterone production of corpus luteum in pregnant Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

The present study was conducted to determine the in vitro progesterone (P₄) production by Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) corpus luteum (CL) on days 9, 18 and 22 of pregnancy in comparison with rat CL on days 9 and 16. The culture medium of one CL per well of a 96‐well plate was changed after 4 h incubation and the CL were further cultured for 24 h. The P₄ in serum and in the medium were measured by enzyme immunoassay system. Gerbil CL weight measured after 24 h incubation was at the same level for all 3 days of pregnancy and significantly different from that of the rat CL for the 2 days of pregnancy. The serum P₄ level in gerbils was high in early pregnancy and decreased in advanced days of pregnancy. In contrast, the P₄ in rats was higher in the latter half of pregnancy. In vitro P₄ production by a single CL after 4 h incubation decreased significantly during the days of pregnancy in both the gerbil and the rat. P₄ values produced by the gerbil CL for 24 h incubation were significantly higher than after 4 h incubation in all 3 days of pregnancy, however, there was no difference between the two incubation time groups in the rat. In vitro P₄ production by CL correlated well with the serum P₄ level on the 3 days of pregnancy in the gerbil. In the rat, however, the relationship was inversed between the two parameters. The correlation in this experiment suggested that CL is the sole source of P₄ for the maintenance of the gerbil pregnancy, with the result of abortion after an ovariectomy on day 20 of pregnancy as described in our previous report.     

Polyoxin Resistance of Reddish Brown Laboratory Mutants of Cochliobolus heterostrophus

Six reddish brown polyxin-resistant mutants of Cochliobolus heterostrophus were isolated after ethyl methanesul-phonate and N-nitroquinoline oxide mutageneses followed by selection on polyoxin. All the mutants were highly resistant to polyoxin (MIC > 1600 μg/ml). When mutants were crossed with the wild-type strain, all crosses had a 1 : 1 ratio of mutant (reddish brown pigmentation and polyoxin resistance) : wild type (non-reddish brown pigmentation and polyoxin sensitivity), indicating that the phenotypes in these strains were due to alteration at a single gene locus in each strain. Allelism tests revealed the existence of two loci, Pol2 and Pol5. The results of the crossing and mutation-rate studies suggest that the each gene was pleiotropic for the reddish brown color and polyoxin resistance. Received 19 September 2001/ Accepted in revised form 25 December 2001     

A comparison between injection speed and iodine delivery rate in contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) for normal beagles

The purpose of this study was to compare between the injection speed and iodine delivery rate in order to establish a concept for reproducible contrast timing in contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) for small animals. Clinically healthy beagle dogs were administered a nonionic iodinate contrast medium at a dose of 800 mgI/kg; they were divided into 3 groups (n=5, crossover method): in one group, the injection speed was fixed at 1.0 ml/sec, and in the second and third groups, the iodine delivery rate was fixed (the injection durations were 30 and 60 sec, respectively). The variation in scatter of the time to aortic and hepatic peak enhancement in the fixed iodine delivery groups was lower than that in the fixed injection speed group. These results suggest that in contrast-enhanced CT for small animals, the contrast medium should be injected at a fixed iodine delivery rate in order to provide reproducible contrast timing.     

Tori‐lines with weighted branch lines reduce seabird bycatch in eastern South Pacific longline fishery

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