Demographic Models and Reality in Reintroductions: Persian Fallow Deer in Israel

Abstract:  Because most reintroduced species are rare, data on their dynamics are scarce. Consequently, reintroduction programs often rely on data from other species or captive populations to project the performance of the reintroduced population in the wild. We compared the reproductive success and survival of a Persian fallow deer ( Dama mesopotamica ) population reintroduced in Israel over the first 5 years of the project with the survival and reproduction parameters estimated while planning the reintroduction. In addition, we compared the actual growth of the wild population with the growth originally projected by a computer model in the original reintroduction program. We monitored 74 radio-collared individuals (57 females and 17 males) released semiannually 1996–2001. Survival during the first year after release was lower than later years (0.90 and 0.82 versus 0.95 and 0.88, for females and males, respectively). Such an impact was not anticipated in the original plan, but overall survival was higher than originally projected. As assumed in the reintroduction program, reproductive success improved significantly with time since release and overall, was higher than expected. The mean number of animals released annually was lower than planned. Overall, the growth of the reintroduced population was slower than projected, but the deviation was close to confidence limits and the pattern similar. After 5 years it appears that the original time frame of 8–10 years for project completion can be met or at worst will cause a 1-year delay. Over the short term of 5 years, projection models in reintroduction programs are useful tools for assessing the sustained use of the breeding core, depicting the dynamics of the population in the wild, providing a relatively accurate time frame for the successful completion of the project, and assessing project success.     

青蒿无性系中青蒿素生物合成的相关因素

通过诱导丛生芽的方法得到青蒿高产无性克隆系S1,并用S1进行了青蒿素生物合成相关因素的研究 .发现在Hoagland培养液中添加 0 .4 4mg/L浓度的ZnSO4或者 5 .72mg/L的HBO3 时 ,能有效提高青蒿素的含量 .研究表明 ,青蒿素含量和青蒿各株系间的遗传差异存在很大关系 ,RAPD分析的结果表明 ,用OPA15能够在青蒿高产株系中扩增到OPA15 10 0 0 这一特异性片段 .另外 ,对青蒿素含量和青蒿生殖生长关系的研究表明 ,青蒿素含量最高的发育时期是现蕾期 .图 7表 1参 19     

基于可靠度约束的高层建筑结构优化设计

本文以文献中提出的结构体系可靠度分析的最弱失效模式法为基础,充分考虑结构体系的造价和结构的损失期望与结构体系可靠度的关系,以及结构构件的可靠度约束,提出了结构体系目标可靠度的优化决策方法;基于优化决策的结果,提出了结构体系的最优设计准则;最后,依所提出的最优设计准则,实现了高层建筑基于构件和结构可靠度约束的结构优化设计。     

Egg adoption can explain joint egg-laying in common eiders

Hypotheses regarding the evolution and maintenance of intraspecific nest parasitism were tested with data collected during a 3-year study of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) breeding near Churchill, Manitoba. The nest parasitism rate was highest (42.4% of nests) during the year with the highest nest density and the best environmental conditions, and lowest (20.2% of nests) in the year with the lowest nest density and the poorest environmental conditions. Over the nesting season, parasitic eggs were laid at the same time as normally laid eggs. Most parasitic eggs (>75%) were laid before the host female laid her third egg. The majority of the parasitic eggs were the first or second egg produced by the parasitic female. When a parasitic egg was laid before or on the same day as the host female initiated her clutch, the probability of her first egg being depredated before incubation was significantly lowered. First- and second-laid eggs suffered a high rate of predation probably because nesting females do not attend their clutch until their second or third egg is laid. Hypotheses that some females use intraspecific nest parasitism to parasitize the parental care of other females were inconsistent with these data. Egg adoption is a likely explanation for the prevalence of females incubating parasitic eggs in this population. Received: 30 September 1997 / Accepted after revision: 6 May 1998     

光电产品可靠性试验常见故障分析

结合型号可靠性试验工作。阐述了光电产品可靠性试验的特点及其故障判据。针对光学器件和光电产品的特点,以光电显示系统、瞄准具及热像仪等产品为例。对光电产品在可靠性试验过程中发生的故障模式、故障机理和故障原因进行了分析。     

高应变率环境下材料的失效机理研究

采用双层约束爆炸方法对高应变率环境下材料的失效模式及其影响因素进行了研究。结果表明：材料存在拉伸断裂和绝热剪切断裂两种模式。碳含量越高,材料对绝热剪切越敏感;同种材料的淬、回火类组织比正火类组织绝热剪切敏感性高。材料的屈导比哕决定了材料的失效模式,哕越大,材料越倾向于以绝热剪切模式失效。     

双酚A联合镉亚慢性染毒对未成年雌性小鼠生殖内分泌干扰作用

目前,针对双酚A(BPA)或镉(Cd)内分泌干扰毒性的研究很多,但是关于其联合作用的研究则较少。将昆明雌性幼鼠分为4组,分别为对照组、BPA组、Cd组及联合组,灌胃染毒5周,观察小鼠动情周期、卵巢组织抗氧化水平、血清性激素及子宫内膜下层α亚型雌激素受体(ERα)免疫组化表达等指标的变化。结果发现,与对照组比较,各染毒组的动情周期均发生变化,体重、子宫系数、血清性激素水平及子宫内膜下层ERα表达降低(P0.05);BPA组及Cd组的卵巢T-SOD及MDA水平与对照组比较无差异(P0.05),但联合组的卵巢T-SOD及MDA水平显著区别于对照组(P0.05);此外,联合组的子宫内膜下层ERα阳性表达率(36%±11.7%)显著低于BPA组及Cd组(P0.05)。BPA及Cd对雌性生殖内分泌系统联合作用毒性较各单剂量组增加,氧化损伤及影响ERα表达可能是联合毒性作用机制之一。     

剩余电流动作保护器在低压电网中的应用

介绍了剩余电流动作保护器的工作原理及其用途,叙述了剩余电流动作保护器的选型、安装及其局限性。     

非洲爪蟾在生态毒理学研究中的应用（Ⅲ）——生殖内分泌干扰作用的评价

两栖动物生殖内分泌系统(如性别分化、性腺发育、第二性特征)对性激素的敏感性,使得该类动物可用于研究内分泌干扰物(Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals,EDCs)对生殖内分泌系统的干扰作用.两栖动物非洲爪蟾是发育生物学研究的经典模型动物,多年来积累的有关其生殖内分泌的资料可以为生殖内分泌干扰的研究提供参考.论文分析了非洲爪蟾作为评价生殖内分泌干扰作用模型动物的理论基础,总结了评价生殖内分泌干扰作用目前使用的几个指标(性别分化、性腺形态、性腺组织学结构、性激素水平、卵黄蛋白原表达等生物标记),综述了非洲爪蟾在评价酚类化合物、阿特拉津、多氯联苯等几种EDCs的生殖内分泌干扰作用中的应用,最后讨论了非洲爪蟾作为一种评价EDCs生殖内分泌干扰作用的模型动物目前存在的问题.毫无疑问,非洲爪蟾是生殖内分泌干扰研究的良好模型动物,为促进该模型动物更好的应用,需要加强非洲爪蟾生殖生物学和内分泌学的研究.