Breeding and larval rearing of threatened, endemic fish stonesucker, Garra ceylonensis (Bleeker)

This study was aimed to develop captive breeding and nurture the young of stonesucker (Garra ceylonensis, Bleeker), a small threatened freshwater fish species endemic to Sri Lanka. Breeding of stonesucker was possible under indoor conditions without hormonal stimulation. They were single spawners having a fecundity of 562±176 eggs per fish (total length of 7.9±0.6 cm) with an egg size of 770–1877 μm. Duration of development stages were, egg to hatchling 36–48 h, hatchling to postlarva stage 3–4 days, postlarva to juvenile stage 5–64 days and adult stage in 300–365 days at 26–28°C. Juveniles exhibited bottom dwelling habit in 70–75 days. Postlarva fed with formulated feed exhibited the highest growth (P<0.05) compared with live diets, Artemia and microworm (Anguillula sp.). Although the juveniles revealed a significantly high growth performance (P<0.05) with swine liver diet up to day 45 compared with formulated feed and combination of detritus and plankton, formulated feed exhibited an increase in growth from day 50. Therefore, formulated feed could be used for rearing of postlarva and juvenile stages without any live feeds.     

Growth and lipid composition of phyllosomata of the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii, fed enriched Artemia

Newly hatched phyllosoma larvae of Jasus edwardsii were on‐grown to stage V. Using triacylglycerol‐rich marine oil nutrient sources and microalgae, Artemia were enriched with the major polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to ratios similar to that of wild‐caught phyllosomata. Artemia enriched by different methods were fed to cultured phyllosomata. At each stage animals were counted, measured and sampled for lipid analyses. Survival was highest from stages II to III (62–86%), with mean total survival at 3–12%. From stages I to V larvae increased in mass (0.2–2.2 mg) and total length (2.1–5.8 mm), and decreased in total lipid. The major lipid class in all phyllosomata was polar lipid, followed by sterol, with no triacylglycerol detected. The main fatty acids were 18:1(n‐9)c, 18:2(n‐6), 16:0, 18:0, eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA; 20:5(n‐3)], 18:1(n‐7)c, arachidonic acid [AA; 20:4(n‐6)] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA; 22:6(n‐3)]. On‐grown phyllosomata had levels of AA and EPA similar to that of wild phyllosomata, but contained markedly lower levels of DHA. Strategies for enhancement of DHA levels will be needed for culture of rock lobster phyllosomata.     

聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳的一种辅助辨型方法

聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（PAGE）是实验室常用的基本鉴定方法之一。但由于做胶方式以及各实验室仪器设备良莠不齐，经过一系列纷繁复杂的操作，电泳结果未必尽如人意。其中凝胶带型的判断就是一个较为困惑的问题，一般的聚丙烯酰胺胶跑出的条带总体上都有弧度，越是靠近凝胶两侧越是严重。在本实验中，我们设计了一种较为简单易行的方案，即将难以区分的条带样品做成混合样marker来辅助辨型，通过调整电压和凝胶浓度来达到区分条带的目的。我们用该方案可以将相差0～3bp大小的条带区分开来。     

鸡毒支原体特异膜抗原的制备

采用 Ｓ Ｄ Ｓ聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分离纯化鸡毒支原体膜蛋白。选择切取１１０ Ｋ Ｄ、９８ Ｋ Ｄ、６６～６２ Ｋ Ｄ 和５６ Ｋ Ｄ 特异蛋白条带，以 Ｐ Ｂ Ｓ（ｐ Ｈ７．４）浸泡过夜，浸出液置于透析袋封口，透析袋外散布 Ｐ Ｅ Ｇ（ Ｍ ＝ ６ ０００）浓缩膜抗原后获得特异膜抗原，为鸡毒支原体特异诊断方法的建立和单克隆抗体的制备奠定了基础。     

Identification of cultivars of pasture legumes (Centrosema macrocarpum,C. pubescens and C. sp.n.) by acid polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of cotyledons storage proteins

Summary An electrophoretic procedure was developed for storage proteins which can discriminate cultivars of forage legumes, Centrosema macrocarpum, C. pubescens and C. sp.n. Proteins extracted from cotyledons were separated in 10% polyacrylamide gel containing 10% sucrose. Electrophoretic patterns are presented to illustrate the results that can be obtained with the procedure described. Cultivars of all three species were distinguishable based upon the variation in their acid soluble seed proteins.Joint publiccation of the Department of Food Science, University of Manitoba (No 101) and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical-CIAT.     

Prey switching in red-necked phalaropes Phalaropus lobatus: Feeding limitations, the functional response and water management at Mono Lake, California, USA

The ability of red-necked phalaropes Phalaropus lobatus to switch prey under conditions of changing prey abundance at Mono Lake, California, was tested in order to predict the potential effects of continued water diversions there on migratory waterbird populations. Red-necked phaloropes cannot switch prey because they are incapable of surviving on a diet of just the hardier of two invertebrates threatened by salinity increases at Mono Lake. Individuals experimentally limited to brine shrimp Artemia monica as a primary prey source lost mass rapidly until death ensued, or until they were offered other prey. These data show that a marked preference for one prey may indicate important physiological limitations in a predator. Such limitations may partly explain Murdoch's empirically supported prediction (Ecol. Mongr. (196), 39, 335-54) that prey switching will not occur where strong prey preferences exist. These results also indicate that strong prey preferences of migratory birds can, and probably should, help determine water management policy at wetlands of importance to shorebirds, especially in cases where initial prey diversity is low.     

两种聚丙烯酰胺凝胶银染方法的比较

比较了两种聚丙烯酰胺凝胶的DNA染色方法。对小麦SSR扩增产物的染色结果显示,改进的Bassam银染法颜色背景浅,灵敏度较高,能够看到副带染色。改进的Sanguinetti方法对条带的鉴别力稍差,但因省时省力,成本较低可用于大规模引物筛选时的染色。     

孵化液的盐类组成及盐度对巴里坤湖卤虫卵孵化率的影响

本文研究了孵化液的盐类组成及盐度对巴里坤湖卤虫卵孵化率的影响。结果表明．孵化的最适盐度为１０～５０‰；多种盐类的孵化液比单一盐类（Ｎａｃｌ，Ｎａ２ＳＯ４Ｎａ２ＣＯ３）的孵化液更适合于虫卵孵化；含Ｎａ２ＣＯ３的孵化液可得到较理想的孵化效果。     

牙鲆仔鱼在混合饵料期的摄食能力及饵料选择性

研究了牙鲆仔鱼在轮虫、卤虫无节幼体混合饵料期的摄食能力及饵料选择性指标,结果表明,在开口后的第8天、第10天、第11天以轮虫为喜好性饵料,且最适的密度为10ind/mL,在开口后第10天对卤虫无节幼体开始有了一定的摄食能力;在开口后的第13天以后以卤虫无节幼体作为喜好性饵料;在开口后第15天开始放弃对轮虫的选择,可以以卤虫无节幼体作为唯一的食物来源;在轮虫、卤虫无节幼体混合饵料期,轮虫的最适密度是7～10ind/mL,卤虫无节幼体的最适密度是5～7ind/mL。