Morphometry, length-weight relationship and food and feeding habits of Otolithoides biauritus (Cantor, 1850) of Bombay waters

Thirteen morphometric and seven meristic characters, length-weight relationship and food and feeding habits of Otolithoides biauritus of Bombay coast (Maharashtra, India) were studied. Compared morphometric characters revealed positive allometric growth and high correlation ("r" ranging 0.898 - 0.996) between each other. Meristic characters were observed to be B sub(vii), D sub(1) 8-10, D sub(2) 27-31, P 17-20, V 5-7 and 7-10. Number of gill rackers on the first left gill arch ranged from 15 to 19. Length-weight relationship for both sexes together worked out to be W = 0.026, L super(2.646). The species is a predator, feeding mainly on motile Acetes, small fish and Loligo in order of preference.

Non-monophyly of Rhacophorus rhodopus,Theloderma and Philautus albopunctatus Inferred from Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene Sequences

测定了4个种(红蹼树蛙、黑蹼树蛙、白斑小树蛙和红吸盘小树蛙)共11个种群的16S rRNA基因片段.双斑树蛙、马来棱皮树蛙、越南棱皮树蛙以及日本溪树蛙的同源序列通过GenBank检索获得.去除所有插入、缺失及模糊位点后,比对序列长度为500 bp,其中变异位点115个,简约信息位点92个.以日本溪树蛙为外群,运用Bayesian法、MP法和ML法构建了系统发育树.结果表明红蹼树蛙和白斑小树蛙在种级水平上均不是单系.红蹼树蛙海南种群与双斑树蛙亲缘关系更近,并且来自云南不同地理种群的红蹼树蛙可以分为两大支系;越南棱皮树蛙与红吸盘小树蛙聚为一支,马来棱皮树蛙嵌套在白斑小树蛙不同地理种群中.进而认为白斑小树蛙是马来棱皮树蛙的同物异名,建议将红吸盘小树蛙并入棱皮树蛙属.

Motor control is decision-making.

Motor behavior may be viewed as a problem of maximizing the utility of movement outcome in the face of sensory, motor and task uncertainty. Viewed in this way, and allowing for the availability of prior knowledge in the form of a probability distribution over possible states of the world, the choice of a movement plan and strategy for motor control becomes an application of statistical decision theory. This point of view has proven successful in recent years in accounting for movement under risk, inferring the loss function used in motor tasks, and explaining motor behavior in a wide variety of circumstances.

Micromachining of glassy carbon toolsets for micro embossing applications

Laser micro machining is fast gaining popularity as a method of fabricating micro scale structures. Lasers have been utilised for micro structuring of metals, ceramics and glass composites and with advances in material science, new materials are being developed for micro/nano products used in medical, optical, and chemical industries. Due to its favourable strength to weight ratio and extreme resistance to chemical attack, glassy carbon is a new material that offers many unique properties for micro devices. The laser machining of SIGRADUR® G grade glassy carbon was characterised using a 1065 nm wavelength Ytterbium doped pulsed fiber laser. The laser system has a selection of 25 preset waveforms with optimised peak powers for different pulsing frequencies. The optics provide spot diameter of 40 μm at the focus. The effect of fluence, transverse overlap and pulsing frequency (as waveform) on glassy carbon was investigated. Depth of removal and surface roughness were measured as machining quality indicators. The damage threshold fluence was determined to be 0.29 J/cm2 using a pulsing frequency of 250 kHz and a pulse width of 18 ns (waveform 3). Ablation rates of 17 < V < 300 μm3/pulse were observed within a fluence range of 0.98 < F < 2.98 J/cm2. For the same fluence variation, 0.6 μm to 6.8 μm deep trenches were machined. Trench widths varied from 29 μm at lower fluence to 47 μm at the higher fluence. Square pockets, 1 mm wide, were machined to understand the surface machining or milling. The depth of removal using both waveform 3 and 5 showed positive correlation with fluence, with waveform 5 causing more removal than waveform 3 for the same fluence. Machined depths varied from less than 1 μm to nearly 40 μm. For transverse overlap variation using waveform 3, the best surface finish with Rz = 1.1 μm was obtained for fluence 0.792 J/cm2 for transverse overlap of 1 μm, 6 μm, and 9 μm at machined depths of 22.9 μm, 6.6 μm, and 4.6 μm respectively. For fluence of 1.426 J/cm2, the best surface finish with Rz = 1.2 μm was obtained for transverse overlap of 6 μm, and 9 μm at machined depths of 12.46 μm, and 8.6 μm respectively. The experimental data was compiled as machining charts and utilised for fabricating a micro-embossing glassy carbon master toolsets as a capability demonstration.

抚仙湖子陵吻鰕虎鱼繁殖策略的可塑性研究

通过比较子陵吻鰕虎鱼的一个入侵种群(抚仙湖)和两个原产种群(巢湖和洞庭湖)的繁殖策略的异同,研究了该物种在被引入抚仙湖后所作出的繁殖策略上的变化。入侵种群的产卵时间为7—10月份,产卵持续时间长达4个月;而两个原产种群的产卵时间均为7—9月份,产卵持续时间达3个月。三个种群的个体相对繁殖力分别为2826.5±827.4(抚)、3657.9±366.5(巢)和3592.2±1160.5(洞)粒/g,两个原产种群之间无显著差异(p>0.05),而入侵种群的相对繁殖力显著下降(p<0.05)。另外,入侵种群的月

聚合物整体柱微萃取与高效液相色谱联用检测水性化妆品中的性激素

建立了水性化妆品中睾酮、甲基睾酮和孕酮的聚合物整体柱微萃取和高效液相色谱联用检测方法。聚(甲基丙烯酸-乙二醇二甲基丙烯酸酯)毛细管整体柱作为萃取介质,表现出较大的萃取容量。实验优化了影响萃取效率的参数,包括萃取流速、样品溶液pH值、盐浓度以及有机相含量。样品经过磷酸盐溶液稀释和过滤后便可直接进行萃取分析。睾酮、甲基睾酮和孕酮在10～1000μg/L的浓度范围内具有良好的线性关系,相关系数均大于0.996;它们的检出限分别为2.3,2.8和4.6μg/L;日内及日间相对标准偏差分别小于7.7%和7.5%。本

Optical properties of silicon rich oxides

Thermally treated silicon rich oxides (SRO) used as starting material for the fabrication of silicon nanodots represent the basis of tunable bandgap nanostructured materials for optoelectronic and photonic applications. The optical modelization of such materials is of great interest, as it allows the simulation of reflectance and transmittance (R&T) spectra, which is a powerful non destructive tool in the determination of phase modifications (clustering, precipitation of new phases, crystallization) upon thermal treatments. In this paper, we study the optical properties of a variety of as-deposited and furnace annealed SRO materials. The different phases are treated by means of the effective medium approximation. Upon annealing at low temperature, R&T spectra show the precipitation of amorphous silicon nanoparticles, while the crystallization occurring at temperatures higher than 1000 °C is also clearly identified, in agreement with structural results. The existing literature on the optical properties of the silicon nanocrystals is reviewed, with attention on the specificity of the compositional and structural characteristics of the involved material. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

梁子湖水生植被1955—2001年间的演替

为建立自然保护区 ,保护湖北梁子湖丰富的生物多样性资源 ,并为梁子湖湿地生态系统的恢复与重建提供科学依据 ,对梁子湖主体湖 1955— 2 0 0 1年以来 45年间水生植被的演替进行了研究 .结果表明 :①水生植被覆盖率下降到 54 2 7% ,近 5年内保持稳定 ;植被分布差异极为显著 ,东梁子湖为草型湖 ,前江大湖植被较少 ,中湖基本上无水生植被 .②水生植被单位面积生物量和总生物量继续恢复 ,分别达到 3 4 96g m2 和 7942 0 3t ,但仍未恢复到历史最高水平 ;群落单位面积生物量迅