Diving behavior of immature, feeding Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus orientalis) in relation to season and area: the East China Sea and the Kuroshio–Oyashio transition region

Twenty‐four archival tags were recovered from Pacific bluefin tuna previously released off Tsushima Island in the East China Sea. By analysis of the time‐series data of the pressure and the ambient and internal temperature from the 24 tags, we examined the relationship between the tuna's pattern of diving and the thermocline depth. In the East China Sea, diving and feeding events occurred throughout almost the entire day in both winter and summer, suggesting that the purpose of diving is for feeding. In summer, the feeding frequency was greater than that in winter, which corresponds to the fact that growth is more rapid in summer than in winter. During summer in the Kuroshio–Oyashio transition region, on the other hand, feeding events were much more frequent than those in the East China Sea, in spite of a lower diving frequency. The mean horizontal distance traveled was also significantly higher and it seems that in this area they may move horizontally to feed on prey accumulated at the surface. We conclude that, in addition to the ambient temperature structure, the vertical and horizontal distribution of prey species plays an important role in the feeding behavior of Pacific bluefin tuna. One bluefin tuna migrated to the Oyashio frontal area, where both the horizontal and the vertical thermal gradients are much steeper. The fish spent most of the time on the warmer side of the front and often traveled horizontally to the colder side during the day, perhaps to feed. This implies that there is a thermal barrier effect, in this case from the Oyashio front, on their behavior. The frequency of feeding events was low, although all the monitored fish dived every dawn and dusk, irrespective of the seasons or location. It is possible that these twice‐daily diving patterns occurred in response to the change in ambient light at sunrise and sunset.     

Effects of Day Length and Air Temperature on Stem Growth and Flowering in Sesame

Abstract

The effects of day length and air temperature on the growth and flowering of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) were examined to analyze the effect of seeding date on the seed yield. Short day (10-h light/14-h darkness) treatment decreased the final stem-length relative to natural day length (14.1～13.4-h), although it hardly affected the length of the stem-elongation period. The short-day treatment shortened the duration to the first flower and lowered the first flowering-node. It prolonged the flowering period, but decreased the flowering-node number on the main stem resulting from the slower rate of increase in nodes with flowers. Under a low day/night temperature condition (23/18ºC), the stem growth was very slow and flowering did not occur. As compared with a high temperature (30/23ºC), a low temperature (22/15ºC) during 15 days after emergence suppressed the seedling growth temporarily, but the seedlings resumed growth after the temperature treatment. The growth and flowering behavior after the treatment were unaffected by a low temperature during the seedling stage. On the other hand, a low temperature during the flowering period decreased the flowering-node number resulting from the slower rate of increase in nodes with flowers, although it prolonged the flowering period. In this study, the decrease in the flowering-node number by short days and low temperature was smaller than that by delay of seeding date as observed in our previous study. Thus, the effects of day length and air temperature were not the sole factors responsible for the effect of seeding date on the flowering-node number.     

桂牧1号草地内冬种一年生黑麦草的效果(一)

于深秋至晚春，在桂牧1号草地的行间种植一年生黑麦草，观察测定这种种植方式给2种草及草地带来的影响。试验设计3个处理：①在桂牧1号草地内冬种一年生黑麦草，②单种桂牧1号，③单种一年生黑麦草。把处理②的产草量与处理③的首次产量相加作为处理④，以代表桂牧1号与一年生黑麦草轮作时的产量。结果是：处理①与②中桂牧1号的越冬率无显著差异；处理①的单位面积产草量极显著高于②、④；春季，处理①的杂草极显著地少于②。这表明，在桂牧1号草地内冬种一年生黑麦草是可行可取的。     

解放CA10B型汽车功能模型的探讨

本文通过对黑龙江省双丰林业局提供的6台解放CA10B型汽车的使用数据的处理和分析.得出该汽车的单车年周转量及耗油率这两个主要生产参数的影响因素及功能方程.并进一步探讨了该模型对运输企业及木材生产单位的规划、管理、指挥等方面的重要意义.     

催青环境及分段收蚁对原蚕性别调控研究

试验结果表明 ,通过改变催青环境和分段收蚁可以人工调控家蚕的性别比例。在原种催青期中高温干燥处理 ,可使原蚕品种 872和鲁玉 蚕比例分别提高 1 3 %和 2 4% ,达极显著和显著水平 ;对原蚕 795和871品种分段收蚁 ,第 1天可提高♀性比例 1 0 %～ 2 0 % ,最后一天 (第 3天 )提高 蚕比例 ,795品种最高为2 8%～ 3 6% ,达极显著水平。     

一年生油松播种苗药物防寒试验

赤峰市松山区老府林场的一年生油松播种苗越冬时 ,历年都是采取覆土防寒的方法。 1 999年 1 0月苗木越冬前、翌春两次向苗木地上部分喷射不同浓度的自备药物越冬保苗 ,预期达到出圃标准 ,每公顷节省苗木防寒费 45 0元 ,苗木死亡率、损伤率分别降低 3 %、2 %。     

差分分层暗原色先验去雾法

针对烟尘和雾霾等恶劣户外环境下视频图像严重退化的问题,结合大气散射模型和暗原色先验去雾的原理,针对原始算法中暗区域扩张的缺点,提出一种区分图像景深边界的方法。此方法通过对像素求差分能够将不同景深的像素点区分,进而分别求出不同景深图像的透射率,从而达到快速、准确地恢复图像的目的。实验结果表明,这种方法能够具有更高的处理速度和图像细节,更接近实时去雾的要求。     

THE WAYS FOR IMPROVING INDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS IN DANCLING HALLS

Since 1988, air temperature, humidity, air quality, noise level and intensity of illumination in lots of dancing halls in China have been investigated and tested. This paper introduces the present situation of indoor environment and air conditioning systems in dancing halls of China. The design indexes of cooling load for room and ontside air are recommended. The reasons for indoor environment deterioration have been found out. From the actual situation of China, the ways for imoroving indoor environment and approach of energy conservation in air conditioning systems are explored.     

Evaluation of genetic variation among wild rice populations in Cambodia

A total of 448 samples in five natural populations of wild rice (Oryza rufipogon) were collected in Cambodia. They were examined using 12 SSR and two chloroplast markers to evaluate the degree of variation among populations and the genetic structure within populations. In the two annual populations, the number of plants with homozygous alleles at all 12 SSR loci were high (66.3% and 79.5%), suggesting that these plants propagate mainly through self-pollination. In the three perennial populations, no individuals had all homozygous genotypes, but redundant genotypes resulted from clonal propagation were observed. Percentages of the redundant genotypes were highly varied (3.6%, 29.2% and 86.0%). This may be due to the different stable levels of environmental conditions. As for chloroplast genome, most of the wild plants showed the same chloroplast types as most Indica-type cultivars have. However, plants with different chloroplast types were maintained, even in the same population. In tropical Asian countries, many wild rice populations were observed under similar ecological conditions examined in this study. Therefore, the present results concerning population structure will be important to further elucidate genetic features of wild rice, and will also give strong clues to utilize and conserve wild natural genetic resources.     

短光低温不育水稻新种质的花药培养研究

对短光低温不育水稻进行花药培养的结果表明：不同基因型材料的花培力差异较大；同一材料在不同的基本培养基和激素配比中进行培养的效果不同，对宜DIS，以M8附加2,4-D(2mg/L) NAA(2mg/L) Kt(1.5mg/L)的花培力最高；不同时间段所取的材料花培力差异较大，可能与材料生长所处的最适环境不同有关；适当的通气状况有利于绿苗分化率的提高。