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Rogan N Serafimovski T Dolenec M Tasev G Dolenec T 《Environmental geochemistry and health》2009,31(4):439-451
This research focuses on the heavy metal contamination of the paddy soils and rice from Kočani Field (eastern Macedonia) resulting
from irrigation by riverine water impacted by past and present base-metal mining activities and acid mine drainage. Very high
concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn were found in the paddy soils (47.6, 6.4, 99, 983 and 1,245 μg g−1) and the rice (0.53, 0.31, 5.8, 0.5 and 67 μg g−1) in the western part of Kočani Field, close to the Zletovska River, which drains the mining facilities of the Pb–Zn mine
in Zletovo. In terms of health risk, the observed highest concentrations of these elements in the rice could have an effect
on human health and should be the subject of further investigations. 相似文献
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The life cycle of Lychnorhiza lucerna (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae) and the settlement preferences of its larvae were studied using laboratory-based rearing experiments.
Mature medusae of L. lucerna were collected from the beach of the Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina. This species displayed the typical metagenetic,
(i.e. medusoid and polypoid), life cycle reported for other rhizostomes. The fertilized eggs developed into motile and short
lived planulae. The majority of planulae settled on the air-water interface (p < 0.001). Of those that settled on the settlement plates provided, no significant differences were observed between styrene
slides, glass slides and shells of the bivalve Mactra isabelleana (p > 0.05). No planulae settled on stones. Several hours after planulae settled, they metamorphosed into sessile four-tentacled
scyphistomae. Most scyphistomae attached onto the air-water interface. At 19–22°C, the scyphistomae grew up to 22 tentacles
and reached 1,500 μm height. The scyphistomae increased their numbers by means of formation of podocysts from which new polyps
emerged and strobilated. Strobilation occurred 46 days after settlement. Only polydisk strobilation was observed and each
strobila always produced three ephyrae. After releasing ephyrae, strobilae returned to normal scyphistomae and were capable
of repeating strobilation. A single founder polyp was estimated to produce up to 60 ephyrae over 4 months. Ephyrae developed
into metephyrae 15 days after release at 19–22°C. In this paper we describe the morphological and some behavioural features
of L. lucerna in the polypoid and early medusoid stages. 相似文献
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For the first time, gender-related differences in some important functional parameters of haemocytes from the clam Ruditapes philippinarum have been studied. Clams were collected during the pre-spawning phase, when sex can be distinguished by microscopic observation
of gonadal smears, in order to ascertain whether the two sexes reach the stressful spawning period with different degrees
of immunosurveillance. Total haemocyte count (THC), haemocyte size frequency distribution, capability of haemocytes to assume
the vital dye neutral red (NR, indicative of endocytotic activity), lysozyme-like and acid phosphatase activities in both
haemocyte lysate (HL) and cell-free haemolymph (CFH), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities in HL were
all evaluated. No differences in THC values were found between the two sexes, but differing haemocyte size frequency distributions
were observed: the fraction of larger haemocytes (7–9 μm diameter, 200 fl volume) was markedly increased in females and that
of smaller haemocytes (<5 μm diameter, <200 fl volume) markedly increased in males. Interestingly, when haemocytes were observed
under the light microscope, a significantly higher percentage of granulocytes was found in haemolymph from females, compared
with that of males. Significantly increased NR uptake was recorded in female haemocytes. No significant variation in lysozyme-like
activity was observed in HL, whereas in CFH, enzyme activity was significantly higher in females. HL acid phosphatase activity
was significantly higher in males with respect to females; no significant variations in enzyme activity were observed in CFH.
HL SOD and CAT activities were significantly higher in females than in males. Overall, on the basis of the cell parameters
studied here, gender-related differences in immune parameters were found in R. philippinarum, indicating that females have more active haemocytes than males during the pre-spawning period. 相似文献
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Reproduction patterns of four Antarctic octocorals in the Weddell Sea: an inter-specific,shape, and latitudinal comparison 总被引:1,自引:1,他引:0
C. Orejas J. M. Gili P. J. López-González C. Hasemann W. E. Arntz 《Marine Biology》2007,150(4):551-563
The reproductive patterns of four Antarctic gorgonian species have been investigated. Two of them, Dasystenella acanthina and Thouarella sp., present the bottle-brush-shape type; the other two, Fannyella rossii and Fannyella spinosa, are fan-shaped. Two different reproductive patterns have been observed in D. acanthina and Thouarella sp., which point to two size classes in the frequency distribution of oocytes. This feature indicates a reproduction cycle
with overlapping generations, being each of them of more than one year, probably with seasonal spawning. F. rossii and F. spinosa show only one size class of oocytes, which could point towards an annual reproductive cycle. The presence of larvae in the
gastrovascular cavities in both Fanyella species and Thoaurella sp. is a sign of a possible larvae release during austral summer. The number of oocytes per polyp ranges from 1.1 ± 0.10
SE to 1.5 ± 0.06 SE, and the size ranges from 50 to 1200 μm. The number of spermatic cysts ranges from 2.6 ± 0.19 SE to 5.0 ± 0.21SE,
and their sizes range from 50 to 800 μm. These values are comparable to the reproductive trends and features found in gorgonians
from other latitudes, which correspond in some cases with similar morphotypes. These coincident strategies could be related
to morphological similarities rather than with latitude or water temperature. The results of this study indicate that octocoral
morphology may play a crucial role in determining the reproductive output of these organisms. 相似文献
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Alecos Demetriades Xiangdong Li Michael H. Ramsey Iain Thornton 《Environmental geochemistry and health》2010,32(6):529-552
In the Lavrion urban area study, Hellas, a five-step sequential extraction method was applied on samples of ‘soil’ (n = 224), affected by long-term mining and metallurgical activities, and house dust (n = 127), for the purpose of studying the potential bioaccessibility of lead and other metals to humans. In this paper, the
Pb concentrations in soil and house dust samples are discussed, together with those in rocks and children’s blood. Lead is
mainly associated with the carbonate, Fe–Mn oxides and residual fractions in soil and house dust. Considering the very low
pH of gastric fluids (1–3), a high amount of metals, present in soil (810–152,000 mg/kg Pb) and house dust (418–18,600 mg/kg Pb),
could be potentially bioaccessible. Consequently, children in the neighbourhoods with a large amount of metallurgical processing
wastes have high blood-Pb concentrations (5.98–60.49 μg/100 ml; median 17.83 μg/100 ml; n = 235). It is concluded that the Lavrion urban and sub-urban environment is extremely hazardous to human health, and the
Hellenic State authorities should urgently tackle this health-related hazard in order to improve the living conditions of
local residents. 相似文献
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Combining field and laboratory work, this study investigated the reproductive cycle, aggregative behavior, spawning periodicity,
development and early growth of the sea star Henricia lisa living at bathyal depths off eastern Canada. Marked differences were found between individuals from ~1,300 and ~600 m deep.
The former had a male biased sex ratio and an aperiodic reproductive cycle, whereas the latter displayed an equal sex ratio
and a biannual breeding pattern. Furthermore, the maximum size was larger and female fecundity roughly five times higher in
shallower compared to deeper populations. In the tanks, aggregative behavior was recorded twice a year during the summer and
winter breeding periods. The onset of aggregations and spawning coincided with a temperature of 3–4°C. Males spawned first
and females typically responded inside 30–60 min. Between 12 and 20 eggs were retained to be brooded under the arched arms
of the female, whereas the remainder were broadcasted and developed without parental care. The fertilized eggs underwent a
first cleavage after 12 h, reached the brachiolaria stage in 1 month, became juveniles within 3–4 months and reached ~ 4 mm
in diameter after 14–17 months of growth. The embryos and juveniles developed at the same rate whether brooded or not, and
development of winter cohorts was typically slower due to lower prevailing temperatures. This study of H. lisa provides the first evidence of lecithotrophy in a seasonally breeding deep-sea echinoderm and of brooding in a deep-sea asteroid. 相似文献
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Combining field and laboratory work, this study investigated the reproductive cycle, aggregative behavior, spawning periodicity,
development and early growth of the sea star Henricia lisa living at bathyal depths off eastern Canada. Marked differences were found between individuals from ~1,300 and ~600 m deep.
The former had a male biased sex ratio and an aperiodic reproductive cycle, whereas the latter displayed an equal sex ratio
and a biannual breeding pattern. Furthermore, the maximum size was larger and female fecundity roughly five times higher in
shallower compared to deeper populations. In the tanks, aggregative behavior was recorded twice a year during the summer and
winter breeding periods. The onset of aggregations and spawning coincided with a temperature of 3–4°C. Males spawned first
and females typically responded inside 30–60 min. Between 12 and 20 eggs were retained to be brooded under the arched arms
of the female, whereas the remainder were broadcasted and developed without parental care. The fertilized eggs underwent a
first cleavage after 12 h, reached the brachiolaria stage in 1 month, became juveniles within 3–4 months and reached ~ 4 mm
in diameter after 14–17 months of growth. The embryos and juveniles developed at the same rate whether brooded or not, and
development of winter cohorts was typically slower due to lower prevailing temperatures. This study of H. lisa provides the first evidence of lecithotrophy in a seasonally breeding deep-sea echinoderm and of brooding in a deep-sea asteroid. 相似文献
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Chitobiase activity in the epidermis and hepatopancreas of the fiddler crab Uca pugilator during the molting cycle 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
The activity of chitobiase, also known as N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase, in the epidermis and hepatopancreas of the fiddler crab Uca pugilator (Bosc, 1802), during the molting cycle, was investigated. A pH optimum of 5 to 6 was found for the enzymatic activity in
both the epidermis and hepatopancreas. The temperature optimum for epidermal and hepatopancreatic chitobiase activities was
50 to 60 °C. The K
m values for epidermal and hepatopancreatic chitobiase activities at 19 °C were 0.190 ± 0.027 and 0.203 ± 0.016 mM 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-β-glucosaminide, respectively. Hepatopancreatic chitobiase activity was significantly higher than epidermal enzymatic
activity in all the molt cycle stages tested except Postmolt Stage A-B. Chitobiase activity varied significantly during the
molting cycle, with the epidermal enzymatic activity in Premolt Stage D3–4 significantly higher than in Stage C (intermolt) and Premolt Stage D0, whereas hepatopancreatic chitobiase activity in Premolt Stage D3–4 was significantly higher than in all other molt stages tested. The patterns of chitobiase activity in the epidermis and hepatopancreas
correlate well with the hemolymph titer of ecdysteroids in U. pugilator during the molting cycle; this suggests that chitobiase activity in both tissues is regulated at least in part by the steroid
molting hormones.
Received: 6 May 1998 / Accepted: 12 September 1998 相似文献
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Stock heterogeneity was investigated in albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga, Bonnaterre 1788), a commercially important species in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Twelve polymorphic
microsatellite loci were examined in 581 albacore tuna from nine locations, four in the north-east Atlantic Ocean (NEA), three
in the Mediterranean Sea (MED) and two in the south-western Pacific Ocean (SWP). Maximum numbers of alleles per locus ranged
from 9 to 38 (sample mean, 5.2–22.6 per locus; overall mean, 14.2 ± 0.47 SE), and observed heterozygosities per locus ranged
from 0.44 to 1.00 (overall mean: 0.79 ± 0.19 SE). Significant deficits of heterozygotes were observed in 20% of tests. Multilocus
F
ST values were observed ranging from 0.00 to Θ = 0.036 and Θ′ = 0.253, with a mean of Θ = 0.013 and Θ′ = 0.079. Pairwise F
ST values showed that the SWP, NEA and MED stocks were significantly distinct from one another, thus corroborating findings
in previous studies based on mitochondrial DNA, nuclear DNA (other than microsatellites) and allozyme analyses. Heterogeneity
was observed for the first time between samples within the Mediterranean Sea. GENELAND indicated the potential presence of
three populations across the NEA and two separate populations in the Mediterranean Sea. Observed genetic structure may be
related to migration patterns and timing of movements of subpopulations to the feeding grounds in either summer or autumn.
We suggest that a more intensive survey be conducted throughout the entire fishing season to ratify or refute the currently
accepted genetic homogeneity within the NEA albacore stock. 相似文献
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Geographic patterns of non-carpeted floor dust loading in Syracuse, New York (USA) homes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Johnson DL Hunt A Griffith DA Hager JM Brooks J Stellalevinsohn H Lanciki A Lucci R Prokhorova D Blount SL 《Environmental geochemistry and health》2009,31(3):353-363
Residential floor dust loading was measured on the smooth floor surface of 488 houses in Syracuse, New York, during the summers
of 2003 and 2004. Using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wipe methods, pre-weighed Ghost Wipes, Lead Wipes, or Whatman
Filters were employed to collect duplicate samples from (predominantly) kitchens. The collection efficiency of the various
media was determined from multiple wipe tests and side-by-side comparisons. The results were normalized and aggregated at
the census tract level to determine whether spatial patterns of dust loading could be observed. Loading was found to be log-normally
distributed, with a geometric mean value of 0.311 g m−2 (29 mg of dust per square foot of floor); 95% of the observations fell in the range of 0.042–2.330 g m−2 (4–216 mg foot−2). The sampling for floor dust loading shows some bias for day of the week in which visits to the residential properties were
made. After a first-order correction for this effect, results were aggregated by census tract and mapped in a geographic information
system (GIS); strong spatial patterns can be identified in an inverse distance weighted mapping. The geographic patterns exhibit
a strong correlation with socio-economic/demographic covariates extracted from the 2000 census summaries. Dust mass on the
floors is positively correlated with renter-occupied properties and family size; it is negatively correlated with measures
of household income. 相似文献
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Erin A. Falcone Gregory S. Schorr Annie B. Douglas John Calambokidis Elizabeth Henderson Megan F. McKenna John Hildebrand David Moretti 《Marine Biology》2009,156(12):2631-2640
The relationship between beaked whales and certain anthropogenic sounds remains poorly understood and of great interest. Although
Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) are widely distributed, little is known of their behavior and population structure throughout much of their range. We conducted
a series of five combined visual-acoustic marine mammal surveys from 2006 to 2008 in the southern San Nicolas Basin, a site
of frequent naval activity off the southern California coast, west of San Clemente Island. The study area was defined by a
1,800 km2 array of 88 bottom-mounted hydrophones at depths up to 1,850 m. The array was used to vector visual observers toward vocalizing
marine mammal species. Thirty-seven groups of Cuvier’s beaked whales were encountered during the study period. The overall
encounter rate was one group for every 21.0 h of survey effort, and was as high as one group per 10.2 h of effort during the
October 2007 survey. Whales were encountered in the deepest portion of the study area, at a mean bottom depth of 1,580 m (SD
138). The average group size was 3.8 individuals (SD 2.4), which was higher than has been reported from other studies of this
species. Twenty-four groups were observed over multiple surfacings (median = 4 surfacings, range 2–15). The mean encounter
duration of extended sightings was 104 min (SD 98, range 12–466 min) and the mean distance moved over the course of sightings
was 1.66 km (SD 1.56, range 0.08–6.65 km). Temporal surfacing patterns during extended encounters were similar to dive behavior
described from Cuvier’s beaked whales carrying time-depth recording tags. Seventy-eight photographic identifications were
made of 58 unique individuals, for an overall resighting rate of 0.26. Whales were sighted on up to 4 days, with duration
from first to last sighting spanning 2–79 days. For those whales sighted on subsequent days, the mean distance between subsequent
sightings was 8.6 km (SD 7.9). Individuals resighted over 2–3 days were usually in association with previous group members.
Approximately one-third of groups contained more than one adult male, and many of the repeated associations involved adult
males. These observations suggest the basin west of San Clemente Island may be an important region for Cuvier’s beaked whales,
and also one which affords an unusual opportunity to collect detailed data on this species. Given its status as an active
military range, it can also provide the ability to monitor the behavior of individuals in the presence of naval sonar, a critical
step in the management of this and other beaked whale populations worldwide. 相似文献
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Virginia E. Villafañe Paul J. Janknegt Marco de Graaff Ronald J. W. Visser Willem H. van de Poll Anita G. J. Buma E. Walter Helbling 《Marine Biology》2008,154(6):1021-1029
During austral summer 2006, experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR, 280–400 nm)
on carbon fixation of natural phytoplankton assemblages from Patagonia (Argentina). Surface water samples were collected (ca.
100 m offshore) at mid morning using an acid-cleaned (1 N HCl) dark container. The short-term impact of UVR (measured as radiocarbon
incorporation) was immediately assessed by exposing samples to three artificial illumination treatments: PAR (400–700 nm),
PAR + UV-A (320–700 nm), and PAR + UV-A + UV-B (280–700 nm). Pico-nanoplankton characterized the assemblages, and taxon-specific
pigment fingerprinting combined with CHEMTAX and supplemented with microscopic observations showed varied proportions of diatoms,
chlorophytes, and cyanobacteria throughout January–February 2006. Photosynthetic efficiency, as assessed through assimilation
numbers, was high [between 4.4 and 10.4 μg C (μg chl-a)−1 h−1], and it was probably favored by the supply of inorganic nutrients from the Chubut River. UVR-induced photoinhibition appeared
to be related to the taxonomic composition: in general, higher photoinhibition was observed when diatoms dominated, whereas
this was lower when samples were dominated by chlorophytes. Our data suggest that xanthophyll pigments might have provided
only limited protection in these already highlighted acclimated assemblages. 相似文献
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Sarcophyton elegans is a common symbiotic (zooxanthellate) octocoral species in the shallow waters of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Study of
a population at Lizard Island (14°40′S, 145°28′E) on the GBR from October 1991 to January 1994 revealed that, as is typical
of tropical alcyonarian corals, S. elegans is a gonochoric broadcast spawner with a 1:1 sex ratio. Sexual reproduction was closely correlated with colony size, with
first reproduction at 13-cm basal stalk circumference for females and 12 cm for males. Oogenesis took 19–24 months, with a
new cycle commencing every year, and spermatogenesis took 10–12 months. The majority of gametes were released during the annual
austral mass coral spawning event after the full moon in November, but gametes were also released after the full moon in each
month between August and February. All autozooid polyps participated in reproduction, but those at the outer edge of a colony
released their gametes first. During subsequent months, the polyps closer to the center of the colony released their gametes.
This is a novel strategy of gamete release, reported here for the first time, which accommodates the demands of feeding and
reproduction in a different way than other corals where individual polyps have separate feeding or reproductive roles. Colonies
upstream in the prevailing current spawned up to 1 month earlier than those downstream and ceased 1 month earlier. The mechanism
controlling this spatial differentiation in spawning time, repeatedly observed over three seasons, is unknown. Sarcophyton elegans appears to have a dual strategy of providing protection for its gametes by releasing most of them concurrently with the single,
annual mass spawning of a large number of cnidarians, while also hedging its bets by individual colonies spawning a fraction
of their gametes over an extended period of 6 months. 相似文献
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Ami Schlesinger Rotem Goldshmid Michael G. Hadfield Esti Kramarsky-Winter Yossi Loya 《Marine Biology》2009,156(4):753-761
Spurilla neapolitana from the Eastern Mediterranean was cultured in a self-sustained, temperature-controlled laboratory culture system, and its
life cycle is described. Adults were collected from three field sites situated 120 km apart, along the Israeli Mediterranean
coastline, between March 2006 and August 2007. Cultures of the life-cycle stages were raised at 24°C. S. neapolitana deposited white, coiled, spiral egg masses containing zygotes. Veliger larvae hatched 3.0 ± 0.4 days post oviposition. The
veliger larvae are obligatory planktotrophs, with a minimal larval phase of 22 days. In the lab, larvae settled and metamorphosed
following exposure to metabolites derived from distinct prey sea anemone species. Reproductive maturity was reached 42 ± 5 days
post metamorphosis, resulting in a laboratory generation time of 67 days (egg to egg). The average life span of reproductive
specimens in this study was 157 ± 13 days post-oviposition and they reached a length of 7–10 cm. During this period, an average
adult deposited ca. 40 × 106 zygotes. This species has several characteristics that suggest it will be a useful model for laboratory-oriented research.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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Bacterial abundance, production, and extracellular enzyme activity were determined in the shallow water column, in the epiphytic
community of Thalassia
testudinum, and at the sediment surface along with total carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in Florida Bay, a subtropical seagrass estuary.
Data were statistically reduced by principle components analysis (PCA) and multidimensional scaling and related to T. testudinum leaf total phosphorus content and phytoplankton biomass. Each zone (i.e., pelagic, epiphytic, and surface sediment community)
was significantly dissimilar to each other (Global R = 0.65). Pelagic aminopeptidase and sum of carbon hydrolytic enzyme (esterase, peptidase, and α- and β-glucosidase) activities
ranged from 8 to 284 mg N m−2 day−1 and 113–1,671 mg C m−2 day−1, respectively, and were 1–3 orders of magnitude higher than epiphytic and sediment surface activities. Due to the phosphorus-limited
nature of Florida Bay, alkaline phosphatase activity was similar between pelagic (51–710 mg P m−2 day−1) and sediment (77–224 mg P m−2 day−1) zones but lower in the epiphytes (1.1–5.2 mg P m−2 day−1). Total (and/or organic) C (111–311 g C m−2), N (9.4–27.2 g N m−2), and P (212–1,623 mg P m−2) content were the highest in the sediment surface and typically the lowest in the seagrass epiphytes, ranging from 0.6 to
8.7 g C m−2, 0.02–0.99 g N m−2, and 0.5–43.5 mg P m−2. Unlike nutrient content and enzyme activities, bacterial production was highest in the epiphytes (8.0–235.1 mg C m−2 day−1) and sediment surface (11.5–233.2 mg C m−2 day−1) and low in the water column (1.6–85.6 mg C m−2 day−1). At an assumed 50% bacterial growth efficiency, for example, extracellular enzyme hydrolysis could supply 1.8 and 69% of
epiphytic and sediment bacteria carbon demand, respectively, while pelagic bacteria could fulfill their carbon demand completely
by enzyme-hydrolyzable organic matter. Similarly, previously measured T. testudinum extracellular photosynthetic carbon exudation rates could not satisfy epiphytic and sediment surface bacterial carbon demand,
suggesting that epiphytic algae and microphytobenthos might provide usable substrates to support high benthic bacterial production
rates. PCA revealed that T. testudinum nutrient content was related positively to epiphytic nutrient content and carbon hydrolase activity in the sediment, but
unrelated to pelagic variables. Phytoplankton biomass correlated positively with all pelagic components and sediment aminopeptidase
activity but negatively with epiphytic alkaline phosphatase activity. In conclusion, seagrass production and nutrient content
was unrelated to pelagic bacteria activity, but did influence extracellular enzyme hydrolysis at the sediment surface and
in the epiphytes. This study suggests that seagrass-derived organic matter is of secondary importance in Florida Bay and that
bacteria rely primarily on algal/cyanobacteria production. Pelagic bacteria seem coupled to phytoplankton, while the benthic
community appears supported by epiphytic and/or microphytobenthos production. 相似文献
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This study investigated the utility of microsatellite markers for providing information on levels of population connectivity
for a low dispersing reef fish in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, at scales ≤400 km. It was hypothesized that the temperate
damselfish Parma
microlepis, which produces benthic eggs and has limited post-settlement dispersal, would exhibit spatial genetic structure and a significant
pattern of isolation-by-distance (IBD). A fully nested hierarchical sampling design incorporating three spatial scales (sites,
location and regions, separated by 1–2, 10–50 and 70–80 km respectively) was used to determine genetic variability at seven
microsatellite loci. Broad-scale genetic homogeneity and lack of IBD was well supported by single and multi-locus analyses.
The proportion of the total genetic variation attributable to differences among regions, locations or sites was effectively
zero (Φ/R-statistics ≤0.007). The geographic distribution of genetic diversity and levels of polymorphism (H
E 0.21–0.95) indicate high mutation rates, large effective population sizes, and high rates of gene flow. Significant gene
flow may be driven by factors influencing pre-settlement dispersal, including the East Australian Current (EAC) and habitat
continuity. Genetic connectivity may not reflect demographically important connectivity, but does imply that P. microlepis populations are well connected from an evolutionary perspective. Total observed genetic diversity was accounted for within
1–2 km of reef and could be represented within small Marine Protected Areas. Reef fishes in NSW which have life histories
similar to P. microlepis (e.g. pre-settlement durations ≥2 weeks) are also likely to exhibit genetic homogeneity. Genetic markers are, therefore,
most likely to provide information on demographically relevant connectivity for species with lower dispersal capabilities,
small population sizes, short life spans, and whose habitats are rare, or patchily distributed along-shore.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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The ability to forage at low light intensities can be of great importance for the survival of fish larvae in a pelagic environment.
Three-dimensional silhouette imaging was used to observe larval cod foraging and swimming behaviour at three light intensities
(dusk ~1.36 × 10−3 W/m2, night ~1.38 × 10−4 W/m2 and darkness ~3.67 × 10−6 W/m2) at 4 different ages from 6 to 53 days post-hatch (dph). At 6 dph, active pursuit of prey was only observed under dusk conditions. Attacks, and frequent orientations, were observed from 26 dph under night conditions. This was consistent with swimming behaviour which suggested that turn angles were the same under dusk and night conditions, but lower in darkness. Cod at 53 dph attacked prey in darkness and turn angles were not different from those under other light conditions. This suggests that larvae are still able to feed
at light intensities of 3.67 × 10−6 W/m2. We conclude that larval cod can maintain foraging behaviour under light intensities that correspond to night-time at depths
at which they are observed in the field, at least if they encounter high-density patches of prey such as those that they would
encounter at thin layers or fronts. 相似文献
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Most social primates live in cohesive groups, so travel paths inevitably reflect compromise: decision processes of individuals
are obscured. The fission–fusion social organisation of the chimpanzee, however, allows an individual's movements to be investigated
independently. We followed 15 chimpanzees (eight male and seven female) through the relatively flat forest of Budongo, Uganda,
plotting the path of each individual over periods of 1–3 days. Chimpanzee movement was parsed into phases ending with halts
of more than 20 min, during which individuals fed, rested or engaged in social activities. Males, lactating or pregnant females
and sexually receptive females all travelled similar average distances between halts, at similar speeds and along similarly
direct beeline paths. Compared to lactating or pregnant females, males did travel for a significantly longer time each day
and halted more often, but the most striking sex differences appeared in the organisation of movement phases into a day's
path. After a halt, males tended to continue in the same direction as before. Lactating or pregnant females showed no such
strategy and often retraced the preceding phase, returning to previously visited food patches. We suggest that female chimpanzee
movements approximate an optimal solution to feeding requirements, whereas the paths of males allow integration of foraging
with territorial defence. The ‘continually moving forwards’ strategy of males enables them to monitor their territory boundaries—border
checking—whilst foraging, generally avoiding the explicit boundary patrols observed at other chimpanzee study sites. 相似文献
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Sharmishtha Dattagupta Meredith Redding Kathryn Luley Charles Fisher 《Marine Biology》2009,156(4):779-786
Lamellibrachia luymesi and Seepiophila jonesi are co-occurring species of vestimentiferan tubeworms found at hydrocarbon seepage sites on the upper Louisiana slope of
the Gulf of Mexico. Like all vestimentiferans, they rely on internal sulfide-oxidizing symbiotic bacteria for nutrition. These
symbionts produce hydrogen ions as a byproduct of sulfide oxidation, which the host tubeworm needs to eliminate to prevent
acidosis. The hydrothermal vent tubeworm Riftia pachyptila uses a high activity of P- and V-type H+-ATPases located in its plume epithelium to excrete protons. Unlike R. pachyptila, the seep species grow a posterior root, which they can use in addition to their plumes as a nutrient exchange surface. In
this study we measured the ATPase activities of plume and root tissues collected from L. luymesi and S. jonesi, and used a combination of inhibitors to determine the relative activities of P- and V-type H+-ATPases. We found that the total H+-ATPase activity of their plumes was approximately 14 μmol h−1 g−1 wet weight, and that of their roots was between 5 and 7 μmol h−1 g−1 wet weight. These activities were more than ten times lower than those measured in R. pachyptila. We suggest that seep tubeworms might use passive channels to eliminate protons across their roots, in addition to ATP-dependant
proton pumps located in their plumes and roots. In addition, we found strong differences between the types of ATPase activities
in the plumes of L. luymesi and S. jonesi. While the H+-ATPase activity of L. luymesi plumes is dominated by P-type ATPases, S. jonesi has an unusually high activity of V-type H+-ATPases. We suggest that S. jonesi relies on its high V-type H+-ATPase activity to drive carbon dioxide uptake across its plume surface. L. luymesi, on the other hand, might rely partially on bicarbonate uptake across its root. 相似文献