Home range and seasonal movement of taimen,Hucho taimen,in Mongolia     

D. J. Gilroy  O. P. Jensen  B. C. Allen  S. Chandra  B. Ganzorig  Z. Hogan  J. T. Maxted  M. J. Vander Zanden 《Ecology of Freshwater Fish》2010,19(4):545-554

Gilroy DJ, Jensen OP, Allen BC, Chandra S, Ganzorig B, Hogan Z, Maxted JT, Vander Zanden MJ. Home range and seasonal movement of taimen, Hucho taimen, in Mongolia.
Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2010: 19: 545–554. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S Abstract –  Taimen, Hucho taimen, is the world’s largest salmonid and a prized sport fish. We used radio and acoustic telemetry to characterise movements of adult taimen in an extensive river system, the Eg–Uur, in north‐central Mongolia. Forty‐six taimen were tagged with transmitters (27 radio, 17 acoustic and 2 radio‐acoustic combined) and tracked from 2004 to 2008 using mobile surveys and fixed receivers. The mean home range of individual taimen tracked for an average of 2.4 years was 23 km (N = 41, range = 0.5–93.2 km). Of the fish with over 10 relocations (N = 16), 90% remained within a range of 38 km. Four distinct movement patterns were observed: (i) restricted core home range, (ii) core range with seasonal departures, (iii) core range with separate seasonal range and (iv) home range transfer. Movement was greatest in May and June (spawning and postspawning period) with another peak period of movement in September and October (water temperature cooling).  相似文献   

The source of autumn and spring downstream migrating juvenile Atlantic salmon in a small lowland river     

Anton T. Ibbotson  William D. Riley  William R.C. Beaumont  Alastair C. Cook  Mark J. Ives  Adrian C. Pinder  Luke J. Scott 《Ecology of Freshwater Fish》2013,22(1):73-81

Over 3 years, 32,444 age‐0 group Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) parr tagged with passive integrated transponder tags throughout the River Frome catchment were assigned to one of three groups, nonmigrants, autumn migrants and spring smolts, depending on the detection and the timing of detection at downstream tag readers (situated 8.6 km above the tidal limit). We examined the effect of density at the time of tagging (n·m^?2), distance upstream from the tidal limit (km), fish length (mm), Fulton condition index, habitat type (divided into two types, main river and carrier), days after 1 September that each fish was tagged and year (replication) on the proportions of fish in each of the migration groups. Distance upstream from tidal limit was strongly negatively related to the proportion of autumn migrants and positively related to the proportion of spring smolts. Nonmigrants had a lower average body size than migrants, although there were no differences in the sizes of autumn migrants and spring smolts in September prior to migration. Fish density had no effect on migration strategy. A lower proportion of fish migrated as autumn migrants from the smaller carrier habitats than the main river channel. There is some evidence that those parr destined to become autumn migrants underwent a lower mortality rate during September before tagging than those destined to become spring migrants indicating possible physiological or behavioural differences between these two groups of fish at that time. More research into the factors responsible for initiating the autumn migration is required.  相似文献   

Organization and promoter analysis of the zebrafish (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Danio rerio</Emphasis>) chemokine gene (CXC-64) promoter     

Li-Chen Chen  Jen-Leih Wu  Chyuan-Yuan Shiau  Jyh-Yih Chen 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2010,36(3):511-521

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VEN 2009. Karl Hammer—ein Leben als Kulturpflanzenforscher. Festschrift zur Emeritierung. [K. H.—a Life Dedicated to Cultivated Plants. In German]. In: Schriften des Vereins zur Erhaltung der Nutzpflanzenvielfalt [VEN]. 8. Cremlingen-Schandelah. 132 pp     

A. T. Szabó 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2010,57(3):471-472

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Identification of molecular markers linked to the genes for purple grain color in wheat (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Triticum aestivum</Emphasis>)     

Xing-Pu Li  Su-Que Lan  Ye-Lun Zhang  Yu-Ping Liu 《Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution》2010,57(7):1007-1012

Pericarp color in wheat is an important trait related to nutrients and health benefits. Identification of molecular markers closely linked to the grain color genes will help utilize pericarp trait in wheat breeding. Genetic studies involving F₁, F₂, and F₃ populations from the cross Jizi 439 (purple grain)/Gao8901 (white grain) showed that the purple grain color was controlled by two genes. By using the bulked segregant analysis (BSA) approach, two DNA pools were established from the dark purple-grain and white-grain plants respectively. Among the 230 pairs of microsatellite primers used in this study, two markers showed polymorphism in DNA pools, parents, F₁ and F₂ populations. Linkage analysis indicated that the two markers Xgwm47 and Xgwm155 were linked with two purple pigment genes. One of the purple pigment genes is located on chromosome 2AS and is 34.7cM away from the marker Xgwm47, whereas another gene is mapped on 3AL with 14.7cM away from marker Xgwm155.  相似文献   

C. Clare Hinrichs and Thomas A. Lyson (eds.): Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability     

Molly D. Anderson 《Agriculture and Human Values》2009,26(3):251-252

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Analysis of leaf shedding and dry matter recycling in sweetpotato     

Zana C. Somda  M. T. M. Mahomed  S. J. Kays 《Journal of plant nutrition》2013,36(11):1201-1212

During a normal growing season, sweetpotatoes shed a substantial number of leaves (Somda and Kays, 1990b). To ascertain the potential cost of leaf loss to the plant, the sequential loss of leaves over the entire growing season was monitored and related to losses of dry matter and individual elements when leaf shedding was induced via leaf shading. The number of leaves produced increased as the season progressed, but missing leaves outnumbered by 21% those remaining on the plant by the end of the growing season. Average dry weights of individual leaves increased progressively to a maximum 14 weeks after planting, and then declined until harvest. After the 6th week, leaf area decreased relative to plant dry weight for the remainder of the growing season. Mature leaves remobilized nearly 37% of their total dry matter prior to abscission; the remaining 63% was lost from the plant, representing an estimated dry matter loss of approximately 2.8 MT/ha during the growing season. A significant portion of P, K, and Mg that had accumulated in mature leaves was recycled into the plant prior to abscission. However, remobilization of Ca, Fe, Zn, Mn, B, Na, and Al was not significant. Leaf shedding in field populations of ‘Jewel’ sweetpotatoes was extensive, and while significant dry matter was recycled out of the leaves prior to abscission, leaf drop represented a substantial loss of P, K, and Mg and dry matter from the crop.  相似文献   

Chronology of plaggic deposits; palynology,radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating of the Posteles (NE-Netherlands)     

J.M. Van Mourik  R.T. Slotboom  J. Wallinga 《CATENA》2011,84(1-2):54-60

Plaggic agriculture was the dominant land use system on Pleistocene sandy soils in Northwest Europe before the introduction of chemical fertilizers. In the today's landscape plaggic deposits are still recognizable as characteristic soils and landforms, related to this historical land use system. They are also important constituents of the soil archives in Northwest Europe. In preliminary studies of plaggic anthrosols, the reconstruction of the development of the plaggic deposits was based on palynological and historical data and radiocarbon dates. Disagreement appeared between palaeopedological and historical explanation of the evolution of plaggic anthrosols. Application of OSL dating improves the knowledge of chronology of plaggic deposits. The soil organic matrix, including pollen grains, consists of a complex mix of compounds of different ages and sources. Pollen diagrams of plaggic anthrosols show a palynological registration of the Late Holocene landscape evolution, but the palynological signal is not consequently correlated with the age of the plaggic sediments. An older soil organic matrix is suspended in the voids of a younger mineral soil skeleton.  相似文献   

Evaluation of unconstrained and constrained mathematical functions to model girth growth of rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) using young age measurements     

T. R. Chandrasekhar 《林业研究》2012,23(3):365-375

No attempt has been made to date to model growth in girth of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliansis). We evaluated the few widely used growth functions to identify the most parsimonious and biologically reasonable model for describing the girth growth of young rubber trees based on an incomplete set of young age measurements. Monthly data for girth of immature trees (age 2 to 12 years) from two locations were subjected to modelling. Reparameterized, unconstrained and constrained growth functions of Richards (RM), Gompertz (GM) and the monomolecular model (MM) were fitted to data. Duration of growth was the constraint introduced. In the first stage, we attempted a population average (PA) model to capture the trend in growth. The best PA model wasfitted as a subject specific (SS) model. We used appropriate error variance-covariance structure to account for correlation due to repeated measurements over time. Unconstrained functions underestimated the asymptotic maximum that did not reflect the carrying capacity of the locations. Underestimations were attributed to the partial set of measurements made during the early growth phase of the trees. MM proved superior to RM and GM. In the random coefficient models, both Gf and G0 appeared to be influenced by tree level effects. Inclusion of diagonal definite positive matrix removed the correlation between random effects.The results were similar at both locations. In the overall assessment MM appeared as the candidate model for studying the girth-age relationships in Hevea trees. Based on the fitted model we conclude that, in Hevea trees, growth rate is maintained at maximum value at t0, then decreases until the final state at dG/dt ≥ 0, resulting in yield curve with no period of accelerating growth. One physiological explanation is that photosynthetic activity in Hevea trees decreases as girth increases and constructive metabolism is larger than destructive metabolism.  相似文献   

Artificial soil-like bodies of a river valley and their evolution in an urban environment (Based on the example of the Moscow River valley)     

F. A. Ivannikov  T. V. Prokofieva 《Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin》2010,65(4):145-150

Technogenic soil-like bodies and raw soils on technogenic sediments in the valley of the Moscow River in the city territory were investigated. Soil destruction and the accumulation of techogenic sediments, as well as their remediation, result in the formation of soil-like bodies called replantozems. Spontaneous overgrowth and the formation of raw soils that gradually evolve into mature urban soils result in soils called urbanozems. It is shown that the best foundation for replantozems in river valleys is in situ alluvium with relatively favorable physical and physical-chemical properties.  相似文献