Regulation of worker reproduction in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris): workers eavesdrop on a queen signal

In the annual bumblebee Bombus terrestris, the onset of queen-worker conflict over male production is seasonally and socially constrained. Workers will do better if they start to reproduce (the so-called competition phase) only after ascertaining that larvae are committed to gyne development but before the season ends because they gain more by rearing sister-gynes than their own sons. Here, we tested two nonmutually exclusive hypotheses as to what triggers the onset of worker reproduction: Workers can directly monitor larval development and/or workers eavesdrop on the queen signal that directs gyne development. Exposing workers to gyne larvae through a double mesh did not advance the competition phase compared to control colonies. However, when workers, but not the queen, were allowed contact with gyne larvae, both the competition phase and gyne production were advanced. Thus, while larvae do not emit a volatile pheromone that discloses their developmental route, the physical contact of workers with such larvae triggers early competition phase. However, workers exclusively exposed to worker larvae (colonies prevented from producing gyne larvae) started to reproduce at the same time as control colonies. Replacing the resident queen with an older queen (from gyne-rearing colonies) advanced the competition phase, irrespective of worker age. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that workers eavesdrop on the queen pheromones. This is adaptive because it allows workers a broader time-window for reproduction and thus to gain fitness from rearing both sister-gynes and sons before the season ends without affecting colony development.     

基于DDS技术的双通道信号发生器设计研究

为了调节两路相同频率正弦信号之间的相位差,采用DDS技术设计了相位关系可调的双通道信号发生器.该信号发生器的输出频率范围为0H z-150MH z,频率分辨率为1μH z,相位调节范围为0°~360°,分辨率为0.022°.它不仅可输出两路相同频率、相位差可调的正弦信号,而且可分别作为两路独立的可调频、调幅、调相的信号发生器使用.     

飞行装备ARMA滤波的电磁防护方法分析

在复杂电磁环境下,飞行装备很容易受到电磁脉冲的干扰而偏离航线或坠毁,为了增加其抗干扰能力,提出了基于ARMA滤波的电磁防护方法.该方法在装备受到电磁干扰无法控制的情况下,根据先期的轨迹和指令,通过ARMA滤波器算法,自动产生控制指令,用来剔除并更换掉无效的控制指令,使飞行装备在复杂电磁环境下,继续沿着航线飞行避免发生坠...     

基于虚拟仪器技术的振动台模型试验98通道动态信号采集系统研制

土工结构振动台模型试验除了需采集常规的加速度、位移、应变信号外,还需采集模型场地土中振动孔隙水压力、动土压力等信号,由于同步采集的动态信号的多样性和复杂性,一般的振动台信号采集系统难以满足这样的多种动态信号同步采集要求。基于传感器融合技术和虚拟仪器技术,研发了一套适用于多种类型信号输入的动态信号同步采集系统,可实现80通道动态信号、18通道数字信号的同步采集、回放和频谱分析等功能,并具有界面友好、使用维护方便等特点。     

套管损伤磁记忆检测信号定量研究

在油气生产过程中,井下套管损伤会造成井况恶化,致使正常井转变为套损井。为了防止套损井的出现和安全事故的发生,有必要对套管进行早期损伤检测。采用金属磁记忆检测技术,开展了实验研究。实验中,通过对套管内壁环切,将套管壁厚设计为等值递增和不等值递增两种形式;根据实验数据,对磁记忆检测信号梯度值、信号梯度波峰值及信号梯度峰宽值等特征参量与壁厚、壁厚变化量的定量关系进行拟合。结果表明:磁记忆检测信号梯度值、信号梯度波峰值及信号梯度峰宽值等特征参量,可以很好的表征套管壁厚的变化情况;信号梯度值与套管壁厚呈线性递增关系;信号梯度波峰值和信号梯度峰宽值均与套管壁厚变化量呈线性递增关系。该试验结果有助于完善磁记忆检测技术的定量化研究和利用磁记忆原理检测套管损伤的评价体系。     

受限空间瓦斯爆炸冲击波压力信号小波包去噪研究

由于受限空间瓦斯爆炸冲击波压力信号具有突变性和瞬态非平稳性特点,采用小波包分析进行去噪处理。选取典型的Daubechies小波包系和Symlets小波包系各小波包基对信号的重构均方根误差,并计算了原始信号与重构信号的相关系数,确定Sym8为处理瓦斯爆炸冲击波压力信号的最佳小波包基。去噪结果显示:小波包分析在降低噪声的同时,仍然保留信号突变部分的信息,能尽可能不失真得重现有效信号,受限空间瓦斯爆炸冲击波压力信号小波包去噪能够得到更可靠地结果。     

倒计时信号灯绿灯间隔时间设置研究

就保障倒计时信号交叉口交通安全而言,适当设置倒计时信号灯绿灯间隔时间具有重要意义。选择南京一个道路交叉口,利用交通冲突理论,分析产生严重交通冲突的条件,考虑车流不饱和与饱和2种情况,得到在不发生严重交通冲突条件下的绿灯间隔时间,并通过实例说明。研究结果显示,在车流饱和状态下,头车与尾车均为大车时,头车以初速度零开始加速进入交叉口时绿灯间隔时间应最短;在不饱和状态下,头车与尾车均为大车时,头车以一定速度通过交叉口时绿灯间隔时间应最长;车流饱和时绿灯间隔时间应较短,车流不饱和时绿灯设置间隔时间应较长。     

高速铁路牵引回流对信号电缆的电磁影响测试与分析

近年来我国高速铁路运营速度不断提高,牵引供电系统对信号系统的电磁影响问题也相应加剧。以牵引回流对信号电缆产生的电磁影响为对象,分析并计算了高速铁路牵引回流在信号电缆上产生的纵向感应电动势,结合对大量实测数据的统计和总结,分析了列车正常运行与特殊工况下牵引回流对信号电缆产生的电磁影响,以及不同条件下信号电缆感应电动势的特性关系。     

基于Hilbert谱信息熵的煤矸放落振动特征分析

针对煤矿安全生产中的综放工作面煤矸界面探测问题,提出利用煤矸下落冲击钢板的振动特征来探测煤矸界面的方法。煤矸振动信号表现出非平稳特征,采用经验模态分解方法将复杂矿井环境下的煤矸振动信号分解成固有模态分量。选择包含煤矸振动特征的前7个本征模函数(IMF)分量,通过Hilbert变换得到Hilbert谱。分析不同放煤状态下钢板振动信号的Hilbert谱发现,顶煤下落时的Hilbert谱分布较均匀,而煤矸混放时的Hilbert谱呈现不均匀分布。根据信息熵理论,提出了基于Hilbert谱信息熵的煤矸振动特征提取方法。试验结果表明,顶煤下落时的Hilbert谱信息熵要大于煤矸混放时的Hilbert谱信息熵,因此,煤矸振动的Hilbert谱信息熵特征能够准确地反映放煤状态。     

Pheromone-based female mate choice and its effect on reproductive investment in a spitting spider

Numerous studies have focused on whether organisms can signal or perceive pheromones and use chemical signals in species and mate recognition. Recently, there have been an increasing number of studies investigating whether pheromones are used in mate choice. Yet, little attention has been paid in exploring the effects of pheromone-based mate choice on reproductive investment. We first tested this hypothesis by providing virgin Scytodes sp. females with a choice between two virgin males in the presence of chemical signals alone and found strong evidence of an odor-based mate preference. We then examined the consequences of the odor-based mate choice by allowing female Scytodes sp. that had previously made an odor-only mate choice to mate with preferred and non-preferred males, respectively. We measured the success of copulation, mortality of male, pre-oviposition interval, egg-sac weight, egg weight, fecundity, fertility, embryonic period, and size of offspring at hatching. Females that mated with the preferred males produced significantly heavier egg sacs that contained more and larger eggs with a greater fertility. Significantly more non-preferred males than preferred males were killed by spitting. However, pre-oviposition interval, embryonic period, and hatchling size were not affected by female mate choice. This study is the first to demonstrate that female spiders are able to regulate their highly valuable reproductive investment based solely on chemical signals.