Effect of testicle storage temperature on motility and viability of stallion epididymal spermatozoa     

G. Mari  B. Merlo  D. Asta  Giovanni Rizzato  Beatrice Misley  C.C. Love 《Journal of Equine Veterinary Science》2014

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Biodiversity,ecology, fisheries,and use and trade of Tetraodontiformes fishes reveal their socio‐ecological significance along the tropical Brazilian continental shelf     

Leandro Nole Eduardo  Arnaud Bertrand  Thierry Frdou  Alex Souza Lira  Rayssa Siqueira Lima  Beatrice Padovani Ferreira  Frdric Menard  Flvia Lucena‐Frdou 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2020,30(4):761-774

1. Tetraodontiformes fishes play a critical role in benthic and demersal communities and are facing threats due to anthropogenic impacts and climate change. However, they are poorly studied worldwide. To improve knowledge on the socio‐ecological significance and conservation of Tetraodontiformes a review of literature addressing the diversity, ecology, use and trade, conservation, and main threats of Tetraodontiformes combined with a comprehensive in situ dataset from two broad‐range multidisciplinary oceanographic surveys performed along the Tropical Brazilian Continental Shelf was undertaken.
2. Twenty‐nine species were identified, being primarily found on coral reefs and algal ecosystems. At these habitats, tetraodontids present highly diversified trophic categories and might play an important role by balancing the marine food web
3. Coral reef ecosystems, especially those near to the shelf break, seem to be the most important areas of Tetraodontiformes fishes, concentrating the highest values of species richness, relative abundance and the uncommon and Near Threatened species.
4. Ninety per cent of species are commonly caught as bycatch, being also used in the ornamental trade (69%) and as food (52%), serving as an important source of income for artisanal local fisheries.
5. Tetraodontiformes are threatened by unregulated fisheries, overexploitation, bycatch, and habitat loss due to coral reef degradation and the potential effects of climate change. These factors are more broadly impacting global biodiversity, food security, and other related ecosystem functions upon which humans and many other organisms rely.
6. We recommend the following steps that could improve the conservation of Tetraodontiformes along the tropical Brazilian Continental shelf and elsewhere: (i) data collection of the commercial, incidental, ornamental and recreational catches; (ii) improvement of the current legislation directed at the marine ornamental harvesting; (iii) increase efforts focused on the education and conservation awareness in coastal tourism and communities; and, most important, (iv) creation of marine reserves networks in priority areas of conservation, protecting either the species and key habitats for its survival.

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Comparing the Impact of a Neonicotinoid and Biorational Agroneem on Herbivorous and Beneficial Arthropods on Cowpea and Tomato     

Jude Akamu Ewunkem  ;Louis Ernest Ndiva Jackai  ;Henry Osofuhene-Sintim  ;Beatrice Nuck Dingha 《农业科学与技术》2014,(7):585-596

Cowpea （Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.） and tomato （Lycopersicum esculentum L. Karst） are attacked by a wide range of insect pests worldwide. In many cases, pesticides are used to control the pests. In 2010 and 2011, we conducted field experiments to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of a biorational （Agroneem~） and conventional pesticide （imidacloprid or thiamethoxam） on insect pests of these crops. In the first year, two varieties of cowpea （Mississippi Silver and Pinkeye Purple Hull） and two of tomato （Mariana and German Johnson） were used; in the second year, the better performing of each group （Mississippi Silver and Mariana） were used for the study. A split-plot design with four replications in Year 1, and a randomized complete block design with six treatment combinations in Year 2. In the first year, both pesticide groups were applied following manufacturer＇s recommendation （10-14 d cycles）; and in the second year, the application of the pesticides was driven by economic thresholds level （ETL） of insect pests. The most prevalent species of insects recorded in both crops were in the families： Chrysomelidae, Pentatomidae, Cicadellidae, Vespidae, Sarcophagidae, Thripidae and Sphingidae. In both years, the diversity of insects on cowpea was greater than on tomato and more insects were observed in the second year compared to the first, despite the absence of significant difference （P 〉 0.05） between varieties in the treated plots. The yield of cowpea and tomato was comparable in all sprayed plots.  相似文献   

The Importance of the Bolivian Wild Potato Species in Breeding for Globodera pallida Resistance     

M. T. Jackson    J. G. Hawkes    Beatrice S  Male-Kayiwa N. W. M. Wanyera 《Plant Breeding》1988,101(4):261-268

Screening for resistance to the potato cyst nematode, Globodera pallida, in potatoes from. Bolivia, was carried out in 1983 and 1984, using a mixture of four nematode populations representing pathotypes Pa₁, Pa₂ and Pa₃ From the 66 accessions of 17 species and subspecies evaluated, highly resistant genotypes were identified in 21 accessions from seven species. All had Pf/Pi values of 2 or less, whereas the susceptible control, Solanum tuberosum cv. ‘Disiree’ had Pf/Pi values of more than 2G in both tests. Two diploid wild species, S. brevicaule and S. leptophyes, showed the best resistant. The geographical distributional of resistant populations and the evolution of resistance in wild potato populations are discussed.  相似文献   

策勒沙漠-绿洲过渡带土壤种子库的基本特征   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

马坚  杨远昭  李利  王纯利  张希明 《新疆农业大学学报》2007,30(3):53-59

通过室外萌发法对策勒沙漠-绿洲过渡带土壤种子库的研究发现:该区域土壤中活性种子从总储量上来看较为丰富,其中有12种植物,分属8科,但各植物种的种子数量分配极不均匀,仅有多枝柽柳的种子数量丰富,其它植物种的土壤种子储量相对匮乏,甚至严重匮乏;种子库的生活型组成以多年生草本占优(53.85%),一年生草本植物次之(30.77%);不同群落与地貌类型的种子库间保持着较高的相似性。  相似文献   

Diversity considerations in HIV-1 vaccine selection     

Gaschen B  Taylor J  Yusim K  Foley B  Gao F  Lang D  Novitsky V  Haynes B  Hahn BH  Bhattacharya T  Korber B 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2002,296(5577):2354-2360

Globally, human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) is extraordinarily variable, and this diversity poses a major obstacle to AIDS vaccine development. Currently, candidate vaccines are derived from isolates, with the hope that they will be sufficiently cross-reactive to protect against circulating viruses. This may be overly optimistic, however, given that HIV-1 envelope proteins can differ in more than 30% of their amino acids. To contend with the diversity, country-specific vaccines are being considered, but evolutionary relationships may be more useful than regional considerations. Consensus or ancestor sequences could be used in vaccine design to minimize the genetic differences between vaccine strains and contemporary isolates, effectively reducing the extent of diversity by half.  相似文献   

Statement on scientific publication and security     

Atlas R  Campbell P  Cozzarelli NR  Curfman G  Enquist L  Fink G  Flanagin A  Fletcher J  George E  Hammes G  Heyman D  Inglesby T  Kaplan S  Kennedy D  Krug J  Levinson R  Marcus E  Metzger H  Morse SS  O'Brien A  Onderdonk A  Poste G  Renault B  Rich R  Rosengard A  Salzburg S  Scanlan M  Shenk T  Tabor H  Varmus H  Wimmer E  Yamamoto K;Journal Editors  Authors Group 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2003,299(5610):1149

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Public health. A sound rationale needed for phase III HIV-1 vaccine trials     

Burton DR  Desrosiers RC  Doms RW  Feinberg MB  Gallo RC  Hahn B  Hoxie JA  Hunter E  Korber B  Landay A  Lederman MM  Lieberman J  McCune JM  Moore JP  Nathanson N  Picker L  Richman D  Rinaldo C  Stevenson M  Watkins DI  Wolinsky SM  Zack JA 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2004,303(5656):316

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Aesthetic preferences of non-farmers and farmers for different land-use types and proportions of ecological compensation areas in the Swiss lowlands   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Xenia Junge  Petra Lindemann-Matthies  Marcel Hunziker  Beatrice Schüpbach 《Biological conservation》2011,(5):1430-1440

Beyond its traditional function of food production, agricultural land offers public amenities such as the protection of natural resources and landscape scenery. This study investigates the preferences of non-farmers and farmers for nine landscape scenarios in the Swiss lowlands. The nine landscapes were the result of a photo editing process combining three land-use types (arable crops, grassland and a mixture of both) and three proportions of ecological compensation areas (0%, 10% and 30%). The landscape photographs were randomly arranged on one page of a paper-based questionnaire which was sent to a random sample of 4000 Swiss households (non-farmers) and 500 farmers. The respondents (1376 non-farmers and 276 farmers) rated each landscape by attractiveness. Both non-farmers and farmers preferred a mixed land-use type or one dominated by arable crops over one dominated by grassland. Non-farmers’ preference ratings were highly influenced by the proportion of ecological compensation areas (ECAs) in the rated landscape: Non-farmers rated a landscape with a mixed land-use type and 30% ECAs highest, whereas farmers rated a landscape dominated by arable crops and 10% ECAs highest. The results indicate that heterogeneous landscapes (mixed land use, high proportion of ECAs) influence scenic beauty positively. Thus, farming practices and agro-environment schemes such as ECAs can have an impact on the visual attractiveness of a landscape.  相似文献   

The newly proposed EU risk assessment concept for the sediment compartment     

Caroline Riedhammer  Beatrice Schwarz-Schulz 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2001,1(2):105-110

Within the frame of the EU Existing Chemicals Regulation (793/93/EEC), a new concept for the assessment of the sediment compartment has been developed. During the assessment process it has become clear that for substances that strongly adsorb or bind to sediment the equilibrium partitioning method (EPM) presently employed is not sufficient. The new approach is therefore based on long-term sediment tests with benthic organisms. A testing strategy has been developed which considers species which represent different habitats and feeding strategies in order to adequately address all possible routes of exposure. The new concept has proven to be valuable in risk assessments, two examples (3,4-DCA, DODMAC) of which are shown in more detail.  相似文献