Intersexual plasticity in aspects of the biology of the mudskipper Periophthalmus barbarus (Gobhdae) in the mangrove swamps of IMO Estuary, Nigeria

Between April 1992 and March 1993,intersexual plasticity in aspects of the biology of the mudskipper,Periophthalmus barbarus was studied.Sec was differentiated on the basis of the genital papillae,it was broader in females than males.Sexually active females were slightly heavier than similarly-sized males.Sex ratio was strongly female-biased.Length-weight relationship of the sexes was isometric.There was no significant difference in the feeding intensity of both sexes;uniformity was also apparent in diet breadth.There was no named sex-based difference in hepatosometic index but condition index was higher in males than females.the uniformity in intersexual plasticity of P.barbarus is consequent upon homogeneity of the mangrove ecosystem,which can only be altered anthropogenically.     

低纬高原城市区域冬季的大气环境与不同波长辐射特征

本文以低纬高原城市昆明市为研究对象，利用城市内外不同波长辐射的实测资料，分析了颥人、外不同波长辐射的分布特征、变化规律及共差异以及与大气环境的相互关系，探讨了城市及大气环境对太阳辐射的影响为城市气候的深入研究以及城市建筑的规划、设计、环境污染防治提供依据，并可为其它地区的同类研究提供参考。     

植被对风沙土风蚀作用的影响

以植物模型、风沙土为实验材料，以风洞模拟实验为研究手段得出初步结论：地表粗糙度为植被特征参数的函数，随植被盖度的增加呈幂函数增加；随植被作用区面积蛎呈线性增加；与行状植物的排列方向和主风向夹角的平方根成正比。在盖度相同的条件下，均匀分布较丛状分布可产生较大的粗糙度。风蚀率随植被盖度的减少呈指数增加。植被盖度对风沙土风蚀作用的影响可划分为３种程度类型：大于６０％为轻度风蚀和无风蚀。６０％￣２０％为中     

Length of index and ring fingers differentially influence sexual attractiveness of men’s and women’s hands

Humans show intra- and intersexual variation in second (2D) relative to fourth (4D) finger length, men having smaller 2D:4D ratio, possibly because of differential exposure to sex hormones during fetal life. The relations between 2D:4D and phenotypic traits including fitness components reported by several studies may originate from the organizational effects that sex hormones have on diverse organs and their concomitant effect on 2D:4D. Evolutionary theory posits that sexual preferences are adaptations whereby choosy individuals obtain direct or genetic indirect benefits by choosing a particular mate. Since sex hormones influence both fitness and 2D:4D, hand sexual attractiveness should depend on 2D:4D, a hypothesis tested only in one correlational study so far. We first presented hand computer images to undergraduates and found that opposite-sex hands with long 2D and 4D were considered more sexually attractive. When we experimentally manipulated hand images by increasing or decreasing 2D and/or 4D length, women preferred opposite-sex hands that had been masculinized by elongating 4D, whereas men avoided masculinized opposite-sex right hands with shortened 2D. Hence, consensus exists about which hands are attractive among different opposite-sex judges. Finger length may signal desirable sex hormone-dependent traits or genetic quality of potential mates. Psychological mechanisms mediating hand attractiveness judgments may thus reflect adaptations functioning to provide direct or indirect benefits to choosy individuals. Because the genetic mechanisms that link digit development to sex hormones may be mediated by Hox genes which are conserved in vertebrates, present results have broad implications for sexual selection studies also in nonhuman taxa.     

阻塞条件下地铁隧道坡度对烟气逆流长度影响研究

在隧道纵向通风系统设计中,烟气逆流长度是至关重要的参数,传统的理论预测模型多适用于公路隧道,对阻塞条件下有坡度的地铁隧道烟气逆流长度的研究较少。通过理论分析、缩尺寸实验和FDS数值模拟,推导了适用于阻塞条件下有坡度的地铁隧道的无量纲烟气逆流长度模型,得到了烟气逆流长度随坡度的变化规律。研究结果表明,基于FDS模拟的水平地铁隧道烟气逆流长度与实验结果变化规律基本一致,该FDS模型可以研究不同坡度工况,且逆流长度随着坡度的增加呈增加趋势。     

露天矿采空区爆破合理孔底填塞长度与起爆位置确定

为研究孔底填塞长度与起爆位置对露天矿采空区上覆岩石台阶爆破的影响,进行了数值模拟和工业试验。运用ANSYS/LS-DYNA软件构建了爆破模型,分析了存在采空区时台阶的爆破机理,通过对比分析不同孔底填塞长度、不同起爆位置下爆破时岩石拉应力及动能变化,揭示其对采空区爆破效果的影响,确定了采空区上覆岩石台阶的合理爆破方法,并通过工业试验进行了验证。结果表明:采空区的存在导致爆破能量的利用效率降低;中间起爆技术适合采空区上覆岩石爆破;孔底填塞长度在一定临界范围内时,爆破能量的利用效率是最佳的;确定了武家塔露天煤矿采空区上覆岩石台阶爆破采用中间起爆技术且孔底填塞长度为2 m。     

Intraspecific differences in effects of co-contamination of cadmium and

A hydroponic experiment was carried out to study intraspecific differences in the effects of different concentrations of cadmium (Cd)(0-10 mg/L) and arsenate (As(V)) (0-8 mg/L) on the growth parameters and accumulation of Cd and As in six wheat varieties Jing-9428, Duokang-1, Jingdong-11, Jing-411, Jingdong-8 and Zhongmai-8. The endpoints of wheat seedlings, including seed germination,biomass, root length and shoot height, decreased with increasing the Cd and As concentrations. Significant differences in seed germination, biomass, root length, shoot height and the accumulation of Cd and As were observed between the treatments and among the varieties (p ＜ 0.05). The lethal dosage 50% were about 20, 80, 60, 60, 80 and 20 mg As/L for Jing-9428, Duokang-1, Jingdong-11,Jing-411, Jingdong-8 and Zhongmai-8, respectively, and the corresponding values for Cd were about 30, 80, 20, 40, 60 and 10 mg Cd/L, respectively. Among the six varieties, Duokang-1 was found to be the most resistant to Cd and As toxicity, and Zhongmai-8 was the most sensitive to Cd and As co-contamination. The resistance of the six varieties was found dependant on the seedling uptake of Cd and As. Duokang-1 was the most suitable for cultivation in Cd and As co-contaminated soils.     

离子液体对三种农作物发芽和生长的毒性研究

为了考察离子液体的生态毒性,研究了5种离子液体及其浓度变化对3种农作物发芽及生长状况的影响。结果表明：就种子发芽这一生态毒理指标而言,不同作物对离子液体毒性的敏感程度不同,其次序为黄瓜>玉米>白菜;在一定浓度下,离子液体对白菜、黄瓜和玉米均具有一定的毒害作用;对于所考察的5种离子液体,阴离子为卤素的［EMIM］Br和［BMIM］Cl对植物发芽和生长的抑制作用远大于阴离子为烷基硫酸酯和烷基磷酸酯的同类离子液体 ［EMIM］［ES］、［EMIM］［DEP］和［MMIM］［DMP］。这种毒性顺序可能与卤素离子对细胞膜较强的穿透能力和由于离子液体的稳定性所造成的阴阳“离子对”的共迁移有关。