The uses and implications of avian vocalizations for conservation planning

There is a growing recognition that animal behavior can affect wildlife conservation, but there have been few direct studies of animal behavior in conservation programs. However, a great deal of existing behavioral research can be applied in the context of conservation. Research on avian vocalizations provides an excellent example. The conspicuous nature of the vocal behavior of birds makes it a useful tool for monitoring populations and measuring biodiversity, but the importance of vocalizations in conservation goes beyond monitoring. Geographic song variants with population-specific signatures, or dialects, can affect territory formation and mate choice. Dialects are influenced by cultural evolution and natural selection and changes can accumulate even during the timescale of conservation interventions, such as translocations, reintroductions, and ex situ breeding. Information from existing research into avian vocalizations can be used to improve conservation planning and increase the success of interventions. Vocalizations can confer a number of benefits for conservation practitioners through monitoring, providing baseline data on populations and individuals. However, the influence of cultural variation on territory formation, mate choice, and gene flow should be taken into account because cultural differences could create obstacles for conservation programs that bring birds from multiple populations together and so reduce the success of interventions.     

安全工程专业英语教学中的文化导入

为激发学生学习安全工程专业英语的兴趣,强化学生对学科专业文化差异的敏感性、宽容性,培养他们的思维灵活性,提出在教学过程中采用文化导入教学方式。基于课程教学内容的专业性,从词汇、语法、语篇教学三个方面探讨了文化导入的内容,导入过程要抓住民族文化和安全专业文化两大特性,实现专业文化导入,丰富和拓宽课程内涵;从教学内容、课堂训练和语言应用角度探索文化导入的方法,注重学生主体作用的发挥,通过引导的方式提高学生专业英语综合应用能力。采用文化导入教学方式,可实现语言教学与专业文化教学的有机结合,提高教学效果,有利于培养出优秀的安全专业人才。     

微生物絮凝剂产生菌的筛选及培养条件优化

从实验室好氧池活性污泥中分离出高效絮凝剂产生菌株Aspergillus M-25,经初步鉴定为曲霉属.通过设计正交实验找出其最大影响因素及最佳条件.实验结果表明,该菌株在查氏培养基培养,初始pH值为5.0,转速为140 r/min和水浴温度为25 ℃的条件下能产生高效絮凝剂,对高岭土悬浊液的絮凝率达到97.15%.