Rejoinder     

Peters HN  Murphree OD 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1954,119(3097):657-658

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Influence of agricultural soils on the growth and reproduction of the bio-indicator Folsomia candida     

Karen Lindsey Nelson  Gilles Boiteau  Rick Daniel Peters 《Pedobiologia》2011,54(2):79-86

Soil organisms have been recommended as bio-indicators of soil quality due to their sensitivity to anthropogenic influences and their high degree of site-specificity. The objectives of this study were to determine if the relationship between the soil Collembola, Folsomia candida, and forest soil could be extended to other soils and, if not, to determine the relationship between its life parameters and soils from the different phases of an agricultural rotation sequence. A comparison of growth, reproduction and survival of 1 day old neonates and 10 day old juveniles subjected to a series of different soils (composted manure, pasture soil, forest soil, sand alone, and sand supplemented with yeast) established that the association between F. candida and forest soil quality cannot be automatically transferred to soils from other ecosystems. The test also showed that neonate (1 d) individuals were more sensitive to the different soil treatments than 10 d old juveniles and should be used in future tests. On this basis, neonate F. candida individuals were used to determine if the species could be employed to characterize the agricultural soils from the different phases of an organic or conventional rotation sequence. Results demonstrated that changes in body growth and reproduction constituted suitable criteria to characterize the soil quality of these different phases. The research required to develop these results as a standard bio-indicator test of agricultural soil quality is discussed.  相似文献   

Selenium Removal from Irrigation Drainage Water Flowing Through Constructed Wetland Cells with Special Attention to Accumulation in Sediments     

Gao  Suduan  Tanji  Kenneth K.  Peters  Douglas W.  Lin  Zhiqing  Terry  Norman 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2003,144(1-4):263-284

A flow-through experimental wetland system has been under investigation since 1996 to remove selenium (Se) fromagricultural drainage water in the Tulare Lake Drainage Districtat Corcoran, California, U.S.A. The system consists of ten cellswhich have dimensions of 15 × 76 m continuously flooded andvarious substrates planted. The objectives of this article are topresent the overall performance in Se removal after establishingthe wetland for three years, and to examine factors affecting Seremoval with special attention to accumulation in the sediments.In 1999, The wetland cells reduced Se from inflow water by 32 to65% in concentration and 43 to 89% in mass. Vegetationplays an important role in Se removal as non-vegetated cellshowed the least removal of Se. The inflow drainage water wasdominated by selenate (Se(VI), 91%) with smaller percentages ofselenite (Se(IV), 7%) and organic Se (org-Se(II-), 2%). Theoutflow water from the cells contained an average of 47% Se(VI),32% Se(IV) and 21% org-Se indicating reduction processesoccurring in the wetland cells. The surface sediment appears as alarge sink of Se removal. The highest Se concentration was foundin fallen litter, followed by the fine organic detrital layer onthe sediment surface. The sediment Se concentration dramaticallydecreased with increasing sediment depth. The mass distribution of Se, however, was sediment (0-20 cm) > fine detrital matter >fallen litter. Fractionation of surface sediment (0-5 cm) reveals that elemental Se was the largest fraction (ave. 47%) followedby organic matter-associated Se (34%). Soluble, adsorbed, and carbonate-associated Se accounted for 1.2, 3.1 and 2.5% ofthe total sediment Se, respectively. The major Se sink mechanism in the cells is the reduction of selenate to elemental Se andimmobilization into the organic phase of the sediments.  相似文献   

Evidence of molecular heterogeneity for generalised glycogenosis between and within breeds of cattle   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

PJ HEALY  PJ NICHOLLS  F. MARTINIUK†  S. TZALL†  R. HIRSCHHORN†  JMcC HOWELL† 《Australian veterinary journal》1995,72(8):309-311

SUMMARY Northern analyses revealed normal levels of acidic α-glucosidase mRNA in cultured fibroblasts from a Shorthorn calf affected with glycogenosis but a gross deficiency in an affected Brahman calf. Analyses of acidic α-glucosidase activity, relative to that of other lysosomal enzymes, in blood mononuclear cells revealed greater variation within and between Brahman herds than Shorthorn herds. A Msp1 restriction fragment length polymorphism associated with glycogenosis in Brahmans was not found in Shorthorns. These results are considered in relation to molecular heterogeneity for AAG deficiency in cattle and its implications for disease control programs.  相似文献   

Disease of geese caused by a new herpesvirus   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

PJ KETTERER  BJ RODWELL  HA WESTBURY†  PT HOOPER†  AR MACKENZIE‡  JG DINGLE§  HC PRIOR 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(12):446-448

A goose flock farmed outdoors in south-eastern Queensland suffered an outbreak of peracute disease with high death rate (97%). Small button ulcers and large plaques overlying lymphocyte aggregates were present on the mucosa of the small intestine of affected birds. Small white foci of necrosis and focal haemorrhages were seen in the livers. Numerous intranuclear inclusion bodies were observed microscopically in hepatocytes and a herpesvirus which grew rapidly in chicken kidney cells was isolated from tissues. Duck virus enteritis (DVE) was suspected but DVE antiserums failed to neutralise the virus. Further serological studies with a limited range of known avian herpesviruses have failed to identify the virus. Experimental transmission resulted in high mortality in geese (100%), lower mortality in ducklings and nil mortality in chickens. Surveillance studies showed no evidence of infection in domestic and wild birds beyond the original farm and the infection appears not to have been established in the area. Wild ducks, which were frequent visitors to the farm dam, were considered the most likely source of the infection.  相似文献   

John Malcolm Keep     

PJ Mylrea 《Australian veterinary journal》1996,74(6):482-482

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Gonadotrophin secretion in ewes with bilateral gonadal hypoplasia     

PJ WRIGHT  DB GALLOWAY  IJ CLARKE 《Australian veterinary journal》1996,73(4):157-158

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BOOK REVIEW: Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals     

PJ Duignan 《Australian veterinary journal》2003,81(1-2):80-80

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The effect of combinations of anthelmintics on parasite populations in sheep     

PJ WALLER  RJ DOBSON  KG HAUGHEY 《Australian veterinary journal》1990,67(4):138-140

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Effects of pig removal and oxytocin injections on ovarian and pituitary changes in mammillectomized postpartum sows     

J B Peters  N L First  L E Casida 《Journal of animal science》1969,28(4):537-541

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