Responses of three mouse species to deterrent chemicals in the monarch butterfly. II. Taste tests using intact monarchs

Summary Peromyscus melanotis is the only one of three mouse species that eats monarch butterflies at their overwintering sites in Mexico. I tested two hypotheses: 1)P. aztecus avoids monarchs because of a bitter taste aversion to cardiac glycosides (CGs) and an inability to reject CG-rich body parts; 2)Reithrodontomys sumichrasti avoids monarchs principally because of a bitter taste aversion to the CGs. None of the species are sensitive to the toxic effects of ingested CGs. Feeding responses of laboratory-reared mice of each species to monarchs with low, medium and high CG concentrations were compared. BothP. aztecus andR. sumichrasti ate significantly fewer of all three types of monarchs thanP. melanotis. ForP. aztecus andR. sumichrasti, the number of monarchs eaten decreased with increasing CG concentration, whereas forP. melanotis, the number remained constant.Peromyscus melanotis andR. sumichrasti developed a feeding technique for rejecting the CG-laden cuticular material, which reduced the bitterness of ingested monarch material. However,R. sumichrasti displayed the technique significantly less often thanP. melanotis; andP. aztecus never developed it. I conclude that high taste sensitivity to CGs and less versatile food handling preventP. aztecus andR. sumichrasti from overcoming the monarch's chemical defenses.     

Allelochemical effects of ergoline alkaloids fromIpomoea parasitica onHeliothis virescens

Lysergol, elymoclavine and three other van Urk-positive alkaloids were identified by 2D chromatography in the seed extract ofIpomoea parasitica. The presence of the same ergoline alkaloids was also demonstrated in vegetative tissue ofI. parasitica. Heliothis virescens larvae reared on a diet containing an alkaloid extract ofI. parasitica showed an increase in the consumption index and a reduction in the effiency of conversion of food. No difference was observed in the approximated digestibility. The percentages of pupation and emergence were reduced and the malefemale ratio was altered in insects fed on a diet containing the alkaloid extract ofI. parasitica or lysergol. The increases in the concentration of ergoline alkaloids inI. parasitica at the seedling stage and at flowering support the theory that these compounds play a defensive role against herbivory in the plant.     

火力发电厂灰渣场地理化性质对植物生长的影响

经实地考察分析 ,对芜湖火力发电厂灰渣场地理化性质和植物生长的关系进行了研究。结果表明 ,芜湖发电厂灰渣场地自然定居的植物仅 30种 ,大部分定居物种是适于风力传播的繁殖体 ,它和渣场周边的植物繁殖体源有重要关系。灰渣场地物理性质不良、养分不平衡而贫瘠和重金属浓度过高是限制植物定居的主要因素。     

利用垃圾堆肥改良水稻土I:对水稻土物理化学性状的影响

根据上海市农业产业结构调整过程中对土质的要求，本文从资源化利用上海市城市生活垃圾的角度出发，将自然堆置多年的垃圾堆肥应用于土壤改良．由于垃圾堆肥质地粗松，含有较高的营养成分，同时考虑到水稻土对垃圾堆肥的承纳量，本实验设计了0、7．5、15、22．5kgm^-2 4个垃圾堆肥施用剂量，经过一个完整的生长季节后采集土壤样品进行理化分析．结果表明，相较对照小区(0kg m^-2)，施用垃圾堆肥可以有效地改良水稻土的物理化学性状：有机质、全N、全P、碱解N和速效P的含量分别提高5％—240％，土壤中细砂含量升高，粘粒含量下降．而且这种改良的效果随着垃圾堆肥施用量的增加而增加．在不同耕作深度上，以0-10cm土层的效果最佳，10—20cm次之，20—40cm最低．本实验结果表明，垃圾堆肥不仅是上海市水田旱作土壤的有效改良添加剂，而且是解决城市生活垃圾出路的一条有效途径．表2参7     

植物次生代谢:功能、调控及其基因工程

植物次生代谢物具有多种重要的生物学功能 ,在工农业生产和人们日常生活中具有广阔的应用前景 .随着可持续农业的发展 ,植物次生代谢物的化学生态学功能及其对农产品品质的影响倍受关注 .植物次生代谢调控的生物化学、分子生物学和基因工程已成了当今国际生物界十分活跃的前沿研究领域 .本文仅就植物次生代谢物功能、代谢调控及基因工程研究进行简要的概述 .1　植物次生代谢物的功能1.1　植物次生代谢物的化学生态学功能植物次生代谢物按其合成方式可分为组成型和诱导型两种类型 ,它们在植物与植物、植物与微生物及植物与昆虫之间的关系中行…     

不同类型土壤镉含量对香芋镉吸收的影响

为探明香芋(Colocasia esculenta)镉(Cd)超标的关键原因,在湖南临武香芋主产区分别选择紫色页岩和第四纪红壤发育的Cd污染水稻土,研究土壤Cd含量、Cd活性及土壤基本理化性质对香芋Cd吸收的影响,以期为香芋的安全种植提供技术支撑。结果表明,两个试验点所有香芋Cd质量分数皆超过食品安全国家标准(0.1 mg·kg^-1),且各试验点内田块间土壤Cd含量、pH差异显著,而土壤有机质和阳离子交换量变异较小;紫色页岩发育的中碱性水稻土壤Cd活性、Cd在土壤-香芋系统中的转移系数(TFstem/taro、TFtaro/soil)皆低于第四纪红壤发育的酸性水稻土;紫色页岩发育的中碱性水稻土中,香芋Cd含量主要受土壤全Cd、TFtaro/soil的正调控;而第四纪红壤发育的酸性水稻土壤中,香芋Cd含量既受土壤全Cd、DTPA-Cd、TFtaro/soil的正调控,还受土壤pH的负调控。为实现香芋的安全生产,紫色页岩发育的中碱性水稻土中,应优先选择Cd吸收能力较低的香芋品种,或选择土壤全Cd低于0.65 mg·kg^-1的土壤进行种植;而在第四纪红壤发育的酸性水稻土壤中,则可优先选择Cd吸收能力较低的香芋品种,或选择土壤全Cd含量低于0.41 mg·kg^-1的土壤,或调理土壤pH至6.26以上,以及钝化土壤DTPA-Cd至0.19 mg·kg^-1以下的技术措施,抑制土壤Cd向香芋的迁移转运。     

芒苞草的化学成分

从芒包草（Ａｃａｎｔｈｏｃｈｌａｍｙｓ ｂｒａｃｔｅａｔａ Ｐ． Ｃ． Ｋａｏ）全草的甲醇撮物中分离出６个晶体,经波谱分析和与标准品对照,将它们分别鉴定为：豆甾醇（Ⅰ）、豆甾醇葡萄糖甙（Ⅱ）、７α－羟基豆甾醇（Ⅲａ）和７β－羟基豆甾醇（Ⅲｂ）的混晶、棕榈酸（Ⅳ）、ｅｕｓｃａｐｈｉｃ ａｃｉｄ（Ⅴ）、和槲皮素－３’,４’７－三甲醚（Ⅵ）。实验表明甾醇类化合物是该植物的主要次主代谢产物。这是该单种属科     

Antennal responses of the western pine beetle, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dendroctonus brevicomis</Emphasis> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), to stem volatiles of its primary host, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinus ponderosa</Emphasis>, and nine sympatric nonhost angiosperms and conifers

Summary. Stem volatile extracts from ten trees that are sympatric with the western pine beetle, Dendroctonus brevicomis LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) were assayed by gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection analysis (GC-EAD). The extracts were from the primary host, ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws. (Pinaceae); two nonhost angiosperms, California black oak, Quercus kelloggii Newb. (Fagaceae), and quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx. (Salicaceae); and seven nonhost conifers, white fir, Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. (Pinaceae), incense cedar, Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin (Cupressaceae), Sierra lodgepole pine, P. contorta murrayana Grev. & Balf. (Pinaceae), Jeffrey pine, P. jeffreyi Grev. & Balf. (Pinaceae), sugar pine, P. lambertiana Dougl. (Pinaceae), Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco (Pinaceae), and mountain hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. (Pinaceae). Sixty-four compounds were identified from the ten trees, 42 of which elicited antennal responses in D. brevicomis, usually in both sexes. In addition, several synthetic compounds, including a number of the antennally-active compounds from the extracted trees and some bark beetle pheromone components, elicited antennal responses in a manner similar to that observed with the extracts. Of the antennally-active compounds known to be present in trees sympatric with D. brevicomis, only geraniol was unique to its host. Four antennally-active compounds were found in the host and in other conifers; five compounds were found only in nonhost conifers; eight compounds were found in either or both of the nonhost angiosperms; eight compounds were found in either or both of the angiosperms and in nonhost conifers, but not in the host; and 19 were found in both the host and in angiosperms and/or nonhost conifers. Several bark beetle pheromone components were found in the stem volatile extracts. Conophthorin was identified from both nonhost angiosperms; exo-brevicomin was identified in A. concolor; verbenone was identified from a number of nonhost conifers; and chalcogran was identified from P. tremuloides. The number of nonhost volatile chemicals that D. brevicomis encounters and is capable of detecting, and the diversity of sources from which they emanate, highlight the complexity of the olfactory environment in which D. brevicomis forages. This provides a basis for further work related to chemically-mediated aspects of foraging in this insect and perhaps other coniferophagous bark beetles, and highlights the need to consider foraging context in the design and implementation of semiochemical-based management tactics for tree protection.     

德务淫羊藿的化学成分研究

德务淫羊藿地上部分提取物经硅胶柱色谱、硅胶制备薄层色谱等方法反复分离纯化,用各种波谱数据分析、鉴定化合物的结构.从德务淫羊藿的氯仿部分和正丁醇部分分离和鉴定了7个化合物,分别为二十烷醇(Ⅰ)、正十八酸(Ⅱ)、β谷甾醇(Ⅲ)、γ谷甾醇(Ⅳ)、20Hydroxydammar24en3one(Ⅴ)、桂木宁U(artoninU)(Ⅵ)、胡箩卜甙(Ⅶ).化合物Ⅰ～Ⅶ均首次从该植物中分离得到.参6     

废弃鸡毛化学降解工艺研究

研究了酸、碱条件下不同化学药品对鸡毛降解的影响,从而筛选出有效的助剂以提高复合氨基酸的产率;并在水解温度恒定、水解剂硫酸3mol·L-1或氢氧化钾6mol·L-1及常压条件下,采用正交试验研究了固液比、助剂用量、水解时间对水解率的影响。结果表明:酸、碱处理条件下不同处理间差异显著,酸处理条件下以金属盐作用效果最好,增产率18. 0%;碱处理条件下以硫化钠作用效果最好,增产率达39. 8%。在水解温度115~120℃及常压条件下,水解剂为3mol·L-1硫酸处理的最佳水解工艺为固液比1∶3、助剂用量120g·kg-1、水解时间10h; 6mol·L-1氢氧化钾作为水解剂时的最佳水解工艺为固液比1∶3、助剂用量120g·kg-1、水解时间12h。