Evolution and biogeography of talpid moles from continental East Asia and the Japanese islands inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences

We sequenced the cytochrome b gene from two little-studied mammal species from the highlands of Southwest China, the long-tailed mole Scaptonyx fusicaudus and the gracile shrew-like mole Uropsilus gracilis. This data was used to examine the phylogenetic r

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Oriental voles: genus Eothenomys (Muridae, Mammalia)

Oriental voles of the genus Eothenomys are predominantly distributed along the Southeastern shoulder of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Based on phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (1143 bp) obtained from 23 specimens (eight species)

KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION OF SHREW MOLES (SORICOMORPHA: TALPIDAE)

The Chinese long-tailed mole (Scaptonyx fusicaudus) closely resembles American (Neurotrichus gibbsii) and Japanese (Dymecodon pilirostris and Urotrichus talpoides) shrew moles in size, appearance, and ecological habits, yet it has traditionally been classified either together with (viz subfamily Urotrichinae) or separately (tribe Scaptonychini) from the latter genera (tribe Urotrichini sensu lato). We explored the merit of these competing hypotheses by comparing the differentially stained karyotypes of S.fusicaudus and N. gibbsii with those previously reported for both Japanese taxa. With few exceptions, diploid chromosome number (2n = 34), fundamental autosomal number (FNa = 64), relative size, and G-banding pattern of S. fusicaudus were indistinguishable from those of D. pilirostris and U. talpoides. In fact, only chromosome 15 differed significantly between these species, being acrocentric in D. pilirostris, subtelocentric in U. talpoides, and metacentric in S. fusicaudus. This striking similarity is difficult to envisage except in light of a shared common ancestry, and is indicative of an exceptionally low rate of chromosomal evolution among these genera. Conversely, the karyotype of N. gibbsii deviates markedly in diploid chromosome and fundamental autosomal number (2n = 38 and FNa = 72, respectively), morphology, and G-banding pattern from those of Scaptonyx and the Japanese shrew moles. These differences cannot be explained by simple chromosomal rearrangements, and Suggest that rapid chromosomal reorganization Occurred ill the karyotype evolution of this species, possibly due to founder or bottleneck events.

江苏安徽淡水沙壳纤毛虫的调查报告

<正> 一.引言沙壳纤毛虫亚目(Tindnnoinea)是一类披有外壳的浮游寡毛类(Oligotricha)原生动物,种类极为繁多。根据郭甫德与肯培尔(Kofoid & Campbell,1929)的统计,此类动物在文献上的记录已超出了1750个种、亚种、变种或型的描述。又据羽田(Hada,1939)的报告,淡水裹的沙壳纤毛虫主要是包括筒壳虫(Tintinnidium)和似铃壳虫(Tintinnopsis)两属,而这两属在科学上有过记录的淡水种类,还祇有10种左右。由此可见,海洋与淡水里的沙壳纤毛虫的种类

Experimental study on tunable external cavity photodetectors

In this paper, an experiment on tunable resonant cavity enhanced (RCE) photodetector with external cavity is reported. It is the first time to realize a tunable RCE photodetector in China. A tuning range about 10 nm has been obtained and further extension is expected. Corresponding theoretical analysis and discussions are presented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Experimental study on tunable external cavity photodetectors

In this paper, an experiment on tunable resonant cavity enhanced (RCE) photodetector with external cavity is reported. It is the first time to realize a tunable RCE photodetector in China. A tuning range about 10 nm has been obtained and further extension is expected. Corresponding theoretical analysis and discussions are presented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

This article documents the addition of 512 microsatellite marker loci and nine pairs of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) sequencing primers to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database. Loci were developed for the following species: Alcippe morrisonia morrisonia, Bashania fangiana, Bashania fargesii, Chaetodon vagabundus, Colletes floralis, Coluber constrictor flaviventris, Coptotermes gestroi, Crotophaga major, Cyprinella lutrensis, Danaus plexippus, Fagus grandifolia, Falco tinnunculus, Fletcherimyia fletcheri, Hydrilla verticillata, Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus, Leavenworthia alabamica, Marmosops incanus, Miichthys miiuy, Nasua nasua, Noturus exilis, Odontesthes bonariensis, Quadrula fragosa, Pinctada maxima, Pseudaletia separata, Pseudoperonospora cubensis, Podocarpus elatus, Portunus trituberculatus, Rhagoletis cerasi, Rhinella schneideri, Sarracenia alata, Skeletonema marinoi, Sminthurus viridis, Syngnathus abaster, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis, Verticillium dahliae, Wasmannia auropunctata, and Zygochlamys patagonica. These loci were cross-tested on the following species: Chaetodon baronessa, Falco columbarius, Falco eleonorae, Falco naumanni, Falco peregrinus, Falco subbuteo, Didelphis aurita, Gracilinanus microtarsus, Marmosops paulensis, Monodelphis Americana, Odontesthes hatcheri, Podocarpus grayi, Podocarpus lawrencei, Podocarpus smithii, Portunus pelagicus, Syngnathus acus, Syngnathus typhle,Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) duvauceli and Verticillium albo-atrum. This article also documents the addition of nine sequencing primer pairs and sixteen allele specific primers or probes for Oncorhynchus mykiss and Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; these primers and assays were cross-tested in both species.

Biolog方法在区分城市土壤与农村土壤微生物特性上的应用

通过利用环境微生物研究中比较可靠有效的Biolog方法研究了英国阿伯丁市城市土壤与邻近农村土壤的微生物群落结构和功能多样性，结果表明在重金属元素胁迫下，城市土壤的微生物群落结构与农村土壤相比已经发生了显著的改变，从而导致城市土壤微生物在利用能源碳方面包括消耗量、消耗速度、能源碳的利用种类等发生了一系列改变，使城市土壤显著区别于农村土壤。

城市土壤中重金属元素的积累及其微生物效应

与农村土壤相比，阿伯丁市城市土壤（路边土、公园土）的微生物特征发生了显著的改变，微生物基底呼吸作用明显增强，但微生物生物量却显著降低，微生物生理生态参数Cmic/Corg、qco2值明显升高，Biolog数据显示城市土壤对能源碳的消耗量和速度显著升高。对重金属元素研究表明，与农村土相比城市土壤中重金属Pb、Zn、Cu、Ni已经有明显积累，化学形态研究表明Pb主要与氧化铁有关，Ni、Zn以残渣态为主，Cd以有效态为主，而Cu除有效态外，其它结合形态基本具有同等重要的意义。主成分分析表明，有效态Pb是控制城市土壤与农村土壤微生物特征差异的主要因素，其次为Zn，Cu和Ni的有效态和有机态亦有一定的作用效应。

用微生物对单—碳源利用方法探讨重金属在城市土壤中积累的环境效应

Biolog研究表明，英国阿伯丁市城市土壤的微生物群落结构显著有别于农村土壤，并使微生物对碳源的消耗量增加，消耗速度加快。城市土壤中不仅重金属Cu,Pb,Zn,Ni的含量明显高于农村土壤，而且其化学形态的主成分分析表明，有效态Pb,Zn,Cu及有机态Ni和Cu是导致城市土壤区分于农村土壤的主要因子。相关性分析表明，Biolog的这种变化规律与重金属的上述化学形态密切相关；典型变量分析表明，重金属对城市土壤微生物群落结果的这种损伤具有长期性效应及不可恢复性。

重金属Cu的土壤微生物毒性研究

Cu进入土壤后的早阶段，低浓度对土壤微生物生物量有刺激作用，而高浓度则起抑制作用；表现在微生物呼吸强度升高，微生物生理生态参数代谢商qCO2增大，微生物生物量碳与有机碳的比值（Cmic/Corg）降低；但土壤对Cu高强的结合容量导致该效应随时间而变得不显著；Biolog数据表明，在Cu的胁迫下，不仅微生物的群落结构有所改变，而且对碳源的优先利用种类发生了转移，碳源消耗量增加，消耗速度变快，同时这样的损伤效应具有长期性。