Living on the edge: morphological and behavioral adaptations to a marginal high-elevation habitat in an arboreal mammal

Habitats are characterized by different local environmental conditions that influence both behavior and morphology of species, which can result in habitat-dependent phenotypic differences among animals living in heterogeneous environments. We studied 3 alpine populations of Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), 1 living in a marginal high-elevation habitat at the edge of the species’ altitudinal distribution, and 2 occurring in higher-quality habitats. Here, we investigated whether squirrels living in the marginal area differed in 2 morphological parameters (body size and body mass) and/or in the expression of 4 personality traits estimated with an open field test and a mirror image stimulation test (activity, exploration, activity-exploration, and social tendency). Furthermore, we tested whether within-individual variance of the traits (behavioral plasticity) was higher in the edge habitat. Male squirrels in the edge habitat were smaller and weighed less than in the other study areas, while among females, size–habitat relationships were less marked. These sex-specific patterns were explained by a strong association between body mass and reproductive success in female squirrels. Squirrels in the marginal habitat were more active, explorative, and had a more social personality than in the other habitats. However, in contrast to our predictions, behavioral plasticity was smaller in the marginal habitat, but only for the trait exploration. Our results suggest that animals choose the habitat that best fits their personality, and that habitat-related differences in selective pressures may shape animals’ morphology.     

植被砼生境下狗牙根叶表皮细胞的比较研究

通过对生长在植被砼上的5个狗牙根栽培种叶上表皮细胞观察,比较不同栽培种的长细胞、短细胞和气孔的长、宽、长宽比及密度.结果表明:南京狗牙根的长细胞最长,宽最短,气孔的长宽和气孔密度最大,佳宝最小且均存在显著差异;短细胞长和宽分别以佳宝和040459/680最大;5个栽培种气孔的长宽比差异均不显著.     

黄帚橐吾叶片气孔特征及对高寒环境的响应

为探讨黄帚橐吾（Ligularia virgaurea）对高寒环境的适应机制,对青藏高原的优势物种黄帚橐吾的叶表皮气孔特征进行观察,分析其对气候生态因子的响应。结果表明：黄帚橐吾叶片上、下表皮均分布有气孔,气孔分布无规律,随机散生排列,气孔器为无规则型,气孔密度与气孔指数相对较高。地理分异变量对黄帚橐吾叶表皮气孔长度的效应极其显著（P<0.01）。8个温度因子对黄帚橐吾叶片上、下表皮气孔长度效应极其显著（P<0.01）,ABT（年生物温度）、MTWM（最热月温）、MTGS（生长季温度）与WI（温暖指数）对上表皮气孔指数效应显著（0.01 < P < 0.05）;水分因子会影响黄帚橐吾叶片上表皮的气孔密度与气孔指数,而对下表皮气孔密度、气孔指数以及上、下表皮气孔长度无影响。黄帚橐吾叶表皮气孔特征在形态、数量及与环境关系的这些特点,反映了其对高寒极端环境的适应。     

“青大1号”紫花苜蓿叶蛋白提取条件优化

为了开发新的食用蛋白质资源,本试验以“青大1号”紫花苜蓿新品系青干草为原料,采用酸化加热法配合加盐法提取叶蛋白.单因素试验设计,分别考察料水比、加盐量、絮凝时间、pH、预浸时间、絮凝温度6个因素对粗蛋白质提取率的影响,并以单因素试验结果为依据,采用四因素（料水比、加盐量、絮凝时间、pH）三水平L9（34）正交试验设计进行提取工艺优化.试验结果表明：影响粗蛋白质提取率的因素,从大到小依次为料液比、絮凝时间、pH、加盐量.当絮凝温度为70℃、料液比为1∶10、加盐量1％、絮凝时间5min、pH为4时是叶蛋白提取的最优提取条件.     

南荻衰老的形态和生理生化特征的研究

为探讨南荻(Miscanthus lutarioriparius)衰老的形态与生理生化特征间的关系,以5种基因型的南荻为试材料,利用目测分级法对其衰老程度进行分级,并测定了旗叶、倒二叶和倒三叶生理生化指标.结果表明:南荻叶片的衰老等级与叶绿素含量成显著负相关,丙二醛(MDA)含量从孕穗期至果实成熟期逐渐增加,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性从孕穗期到抽穗期处于上升阶段,抽穗后到成熟期呈下降趋势;南荻衰老程度在空间上并无规律,但衰老速度在不同基因型间存在差异.     

几种杀菌剂对猕猴桃主要真菌性叶斑病菌的室内毒力测定

猕猴桃假尾孢Psedocercospora actinidiae Deighton和叶点霉菌Phyllosticta sp．是引起猕猴桃生长期的两种主要真菌病害。为了能筛选到对猕猴桃假尾孢和叶点霉菌具有高效抑制作用的杀菌剂,本文采用茵丝生长速率法测定了几种杀菌剂的毒力,结果表明,除腈菌唑外其余几种杀菌剂均可作为猕猴桃主要叶斑病的田间药效试验的首选药剂。     

澳洲坚果叶斑病新病原及生物学特性

摘 要：在澳洲坚果园进行病样采集时,发现一种叶部病害,为明确该病害的病原菌种类,将采集的病叶进行分离,并运用科赫法则测定致病性,根据病原菌的形态学特征和rDNA-ITS序列分析对病原菌进行鉴定。结果表明,分离菌株的菌落形态和分生孢子形态都与小孢拟盘多毛孢（Pestalotiopsis microspora）一致,经分子生物学鉴定,其ITS序列与小孢拟盘多毛孢的ITS序列的同源性为99%,将引起澳洲坚果叶斑病的病原菌鉴定为小孢拟盘多毛孢。生物学特性结果表明：PDA培养基最有利于病原菌生长,培养3天后,菌落直径达62.9 mm,最佳碳源为葡萄糖,最佳氮源为硫酸铵,病原菌在15-30 ℃均能生长,最适生长温度为28℃,病原菌在pH为4-11范围内均可生长,pH为7时生长最佳,全光照有利于病原菌生长。本文首次报道Pestalotiopsis microspora引起澳洲坚果叶斑病。     

Adoption of leaf color chart for nitrogen use efficiency in rice: Impact assessment of a farmer-participatory experiment in West Bengal,India

Unbalanced and excessive use of N-fertilizers causes environmental pollution, lodging of plants and increased pest pressure, in addition to increased cost to farmers from excessively applied fertilizers and pesticides. N application at the right time and in right amount is critical for healthy plant and environment. Rice leaf color intensity is directly related to leaf chlorophyll content and leaf nitrogen status. The concept for the use of leaf color as an indicator to apply N in rice was crystallized during 1990s. The International Rice Research Institute and the Philippine Rice Research Institute developed a leaf color chart (LCC) that helps guide farmers for real-time nitrogen management in rice farming. The technology is inexpensive, and easily affordable by most resource poor rice farmers. In 2003 we initiated a farmer-participatory research to validate real-time N management in rice by the use of LCC in West Bengal state of India. After 3 years of validation research, a survey was conducted to assess the adoption and impact of LCC. The survey was conducted in both intervention and adjacent control villages and data were collected from 20% farm households selected randomly. In this paper, we report findings of the study on the determinants of adoption of LCC, and its effect on fertilizer and pesticides use.     

棉花冠层叶面积的动态模拟

根据试验资料,在系统分析棉花冠层叶面积时空分布规律的基础上,充分考虑叶面积空间垂直分布的异质性,以生育期内累积的每日相对热效应为预报因子,构建了棉花叶面积垂直分布和叶面积指数的动态模拟模型。利用不同年份不同播期的试验资料对模型进行了验证,累积叶面积指数L（z）的模拟结果与1∶1直线之间的R^2和均方根误差分别为0.969和0.257,叶面积指数LAI的模拟结果与1∶1直线之间的R^2和均方根误差分别为0.936和0.305。结果说明模型具有较好的预测性和实用性。模型的模拟结果可作为冠层结构参数,用于冠层辐射传输模型和光合作用模型。     

变截面板簧轧机电液伺服系统性能分析

设计了变截面板簧轧机电液伺服系统,该系统采用了工控机和PLC组成的两级计算机控制方式。建立了由电液伺服阀、伺服液压缸和轧辊组成的伺服控制系统数学模型。在分析系统的稳态性能和动态性能基础上,采用PID校正方式,进一步增大了系统的剪切频率,缩短了调节时间,降低了稳态误差。结果表明轧机电液伺服系统的稳定性好、控制精度高,达到了设计目的。