The independent origin of a queen number bottleneck that promotes cooperation in the African swarm-founding wasp, Polybioides tabidus

When cooperation is based on shared genetic interests, as in most social insect colonies, mechanisms which increase the genetic similarity of group members may help to maintain sociality. Such mechanisms can be especially important in colonies with many queens because within-colony relatedness drops quickly as queen number increases. Using microsatellite markers, we examined the Old World, multiple-queen, swarm-founding wasp Polybioides tabidus which belongs to the ropalidiine tribe, and found that relatedness among the workers was four times higher than what would be expected based on queen number alone. Relatedness was elevated by a pattern of queen production known as cyclical oligogyny, under which, queen number varies, and daughter queens are produced only after the number of old queens has reduced to one or a very few. As a result, the queens are highly related, often as full sisters, elevating relatedness among their progeny, the workers. This pattern of queen production is driven by collective worker control of the sex ratios. Workers are three times more highly related to females than to males in colonies with a single queen while they are more equally related to males and females in colonies with more queens. As a result of this difference, workers will prefer to produce new queens in colonies with a single queen and males in colonies with many queens. Cyclical oligogyny has also evolved independently in another group of swarm-founding wasps, the Neotropical epiponine wasps, suggesting that collective worker control of sex ratios is widespread in polistine wasps. Received: 22 May 2000 / Revised: 24 August 2000 / Accepted: 4 September 2000     

Source Apportionment and Identification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Sediment Cores of Selected Creeks in Delta State,Nigeria

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) seasonal variation and sources in Ubeji, Ifie, and Egbokodo Creeks of the Niger Delta, Nigeria, were predicted using diagnostic ratios (DRs) of parent PAHs (Phe/Phe + Ant; Flu/Flu + Pyr; BaA/BaA + Chry, and Ind/Ind + BghiP) and principal component analysis (PCA). A total of 222 sediment core samples were collected during the wet (August 2010) and the dry seasons (January 2011). The samples were dried and Soxhlet extracted; sample extracts were fractionated and analyzed by gas chromatography/flame ionization detection (GC/FID) to identify individual PAHs. The diagnostic PAH ratios revealed that PAHs in the sediment cores at the three creeks, in both seasons, mainly stemmed from the combustion process (pyrogenic sources). Principal component analysis further confirmed that wood-burning, coal combustion, diesel, gasoline-powered vehicular emissions, and petroleum combustion were the dominant contributors of PAHs sources at the sampling location. This study provided information on the origin and sources of PAHs in sediment cores, which may be useful for regulatory actions, environmental quality management, contamination history, and environmental forensic studies.     

Birth sex ratios in toque macaques and other mammals: integrating the effects of maternal condition and competition

Mammalian life histories suggest that maternal body condition and social dominance (a measure of resource-holding potential) influence the physical and social development of offspring, and thereby their reproductive success. Predictably, a mother should produce that sex of offspring which contributes most to her fitness (as measured by the number of her grandchildren) and that she is best able to raise within the constraints imposed by her condition, social rank, and environment. Such combined effects were investigated by monitoring variations in body condition (weight) and behavior of female toque macaques, Macaca sinica of Sri Lanka, in a changing forest environment over 18 years. Maternal rank, by itself, had no influence on offspring sex, but did affect maternal body condition. The combined effects of rank and condition indicated the following: mothers in robust condition bore more sons, whereas those in moderate condition bore more daughters, but both effects were expressed most strongly among mothers of high rank. Where the consequences of low rank were felt most acutely, as shown by poor condition, mothers underproduced daughters. Environmental quality directly influenced rank and condition interactions, and thus sex ratios. These relationships, and data from other mammals suggest an empirically and theoretically consistent pattern of sex allocation in mammals. New predictions integrate effects, proposed by Trivers and Willard, that are rooted in male mate competition, which is universal among polygynous mammals, with those of local resource competition (and/or female reproductive competition), which are not universal and differ in intensity between the socioecologies and local environments of different species. Received: 30 May 1998 / Accepted after revision: 29 August 1998     

太湖典型草、藻型湖区有色可溶性有机物的吸收及荧光特性

2004年4月对太湖典型草、藻型湖区东太湖和梅梁湾有色可溶性有机物(CDOM)的吸收和荧光特性进行了研究.通过实验测定方法得到东太湖和梅梁湾CDOM的光谱吸收系数及其荧光值.结果表明,溶解性有机碳(DOC)的浓度在6.3～17.2 mg/L间变化,其均值为9.08±2.66 mg/L;CDOM在280 nm和355 nm的吸收系数分别为11.2～32.6 m^-1(平均值17.46m-1±5.75 m^-1)和2.4m～8.3 m^-1(平均值4.17 m^-1±1.47 m^-1);355 nm波长处CDOM的比吸收系数为0.31～0.64 L·(mg·m)^-1,平均值0.46L·(mg·m)^-1±0.08 L·(mg·m)^-1.355 nm的激发波长、450 nm的发射波长处的荧光值的变化范围0.50～3.91 nm^-1(平均值1.32nm-1±0.84 nm^-1).2类草、藻型湖区的DOC浓度、CDOM吸收系数、355 nm处荧光值均存在显著性差异,但CDOM比吸收系数和指数函数斜率则没有显著性差异,由此则反映了CDOM来源的一致性.CDOM的吸收系数与DOC浓度的相关性随波长的降低而增加,在短波部分存在明显的正相关.355 nm处的荧光值、DOC浓度与CDOM吸收系数存在如下显著性的正相关关系:F_n(355)=0.544(±0.035)a(355)-0.946(±0.152),DOC=1.537(±0.196)a(355)+2.683(±0.862).280～500 nm、280～360 nm、360～440 nm指数函数斜率分别为14.37μm^-1±0.73μm^-1、19.17μm-1±0.84μm^-1、13.38μm-1±0.82μm^-1.     

巢湖水体散射和后向散射特性研究

湖泊水体散射特性的研究对湖泊水色要素遥感反演模型的发展具有重要的意义.本研究利用AC-S和ECO-BB9实测了巢湖水体的散射系数和后向散射系数,在分析光谱变化特性的基础上,构建了悬浮颗粒物散射系数和后向散射系数的幂函数光谱模型,获得的光谱指数分别为0.86和3.24.研究发现悬浮颗粒物散射系数与TSM和ISM都存在较好的线性函数关系,进而提出水体中总悬浮颗粒物的比散射系数为0.6364(10-3m2·mg-1),无机悬浮颗粒物的比散射系数为0.9108(10-3m2·mg-1).同时,分析了悬浮颗粒物后向散射率和折射指数的变化,其变化范围分别为0.003～0.026和1.02～1.06.     

新安江水库夏季CDOM吸收光谱特征及来源分析

为探讨夏季新安江水库有色可溶性有机物(CDOM)吸收光谱特征、空间分布及潜在来源,于2013年7月份在新安江水库采集了53个表层水样,分析了CDOM吸收系数a(350)、比吸收系数a*(350)和光谱斜率S值的空间分布规律及CDOM吸收系数与水质参数的相关关系.结果表明:通过系统聚类分析,夏季新安江水库CDOM吸收系数空间分布可划为3类,吸收系数大小呈现出A类区(西北河流区)>B类区(库心区及东北库区)>C类区(西南库区及东南库区)的规律,空间分布与CDOM比吸收系数相似而与S值相异.CDOM吸收系数a(350)与叶绿素a(Chla)浓度、浮游植物吸收系数及悬浮物浓度存在极显著性正线性相关,表明夏季新安江水库CDOM主要来源于浮游植物新陈代谢及降解产物.     

天目湖流域DOM和CDOM光学特性的对比

对2011年1—12月天目湖流域河流及湖体中DOM(可溶性有机物)、CDOM(有色可溶性有机物)的光学特性进行了研究,对比分析了河流和湖体DOM、CDOM的a₃₅₀(350 nm处的吸收系数)、S280~500(280~500 nm波段指数函数拟合曲线斜率)、S_R(光谱斜率比)以及M(a₂₅₀/a₃₆₅)值. 结果表明,天目湖流域a₃₅₀(CDOM)/a₃₅₀(DOM)的年均值为0.856 4,说明CDOM对光的吸收占主导. 河流DOM、CDOM的a₃₅₀年均值分别为(4.24±1.89)、(3.40±1.48)m-1,明显大于湖体的(2.42±0.84)、(2.22±0.83)m-1,表明外源河流输入是天目湖中DOM的主要来源. 河流DOM、CDOM的S280~500年均值分别为(15.98±0.83)、(17.96±0.81)μm-1,湖体的分别为(19.20±1.65)、(20.34±1.73)μm-1;河流的S280~500及S_R均显著低于湖体,表明天目湖流域河流和湖体中CDOM的组成存在明显差异. 天目湖流域DOM与CDOM的M值与S280~500呈显著线性相关,河流DOM与CDOM的M值年均值分别为(5.54±0.81)、(6.54±0.95),显著小于湖体的(7.54±0.98)、(8.28±1.23),表明湖体中的DOM分子较小. 受人类活动、土地利用、降雨径流等因素影响,天目湖流域DOM、CDOM的丰度及光学特性均呈明显的季节性差异,a₃₅₀与S_R在DOM与CDOM中表现的季节性差异较为一致,可以相互参考.      

渤海中部营养盐季节变化及限制统计分析

根据2013年7月（夏季）,11月（秋季）和2014年5月（春季）渤海中部海域营养盐数据以及温盐等数据,以浮游植物对营养盐的吸收阈值和化学计量关系为判断标准,对研究海域营养盐分布、限制状况以及季节变化特征进行分析,结果表明：调查海域内各营养盐组分变化均呈现明显季节性特征,表现为夏季低秋季上升春季下降的趋势.夏季受冲淡水影响,海水存在层化现象,溶解无机氮（DIN）、PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量分别为（10.33±7.75）、（0.05±0.03）和（3.94±3.19）μmol/L,DIN/P较高,Si/DIN远低于1,其中表层和10m层存在P和Si限制站位分别达93%、93%和40%、20%,限制状况严重.秋季受底层沉积物扰动再悬浮及营养盐矿化释放等因素影响,各种营养盐含量迅速上升,DIN、PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量为（16.44±6.51）、（0.54±0.20）和（16.94±6.37）μmol/L,分别升高了1.6、10.8和4.3倍,垂向分布差异较小,且仅存在P潜在限制现象.春季由于陆源输入相对较少,同时受浮游植物吸收等因素影响,各营养盐含量急剧下降,DIN、PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量分别为（9.04±8.06）、（0.06±0.04）和（2.47±1.90）μmol/L,分别降低了45%、89%和85%,其中部分站位PO₄^3--P和SiO₃^2--Si含量低于阈值,在表层和10m层海水中存在P和Si限制站位分别达70%、65%和55%、50%,对海域内硅藻作为优势种的浮游植物生长和初级生产力产生影响.     

室温Fenton反应过程H2O2有效利用率的影响因素研究

Fenton反应是H2O2在Fe^2＋催化作用下产生氧自由基并氧化污染物的高效方法。但影响Fenton反应过程H2O2分解及其有效利用率的因素是很多的,其中[Fe^2＋]要求控制在3mmol／L以上。酚类体系H2O2的有效利用率不受H2O2浓度变化的影响,但受初始COD的影响,一般表现为随COD的增加,H2O2有效利用率迅速增加。当初始COD一定时,H2O2浓度在600mg／L和1800mg／L时,一元酚与二元酚体系的H2O2有效利用率均出现了两个峰值,前者的峰值分别为11．83gCOD／gH2O2和12．99gCOD／gH2O2,后者的峰值分别为9．01和11．95gCOD／gH2O2。而醇类体系H2O2的有效利用率受H2O2浓度的影响较大,但与初始COD的关系不明显。当H2O2浓度低于300mg／L时,乙醇比对照体系H2O2的分解率高1-3％,而有效利用率仅为0．6gCOD／gH2O2;随H2O2用量的继续增加,其有效利用率趋于0gCOD／gH2O2。而二元醇体系H2O2有效利用率与其浓度间呈“倒U”型规律,H2O2低于300mg／L时,其有效利用率仅为1．25gCOD／gH2O2;H2O2浓度在300mg／L～900mg／L之间时,其有效利用率可达8．96gCOD／gH2O2;其后随着H2O2的增加,有效利用率迅速下降到与乙醇体系相当。在混合体系中,醇羟基和酚羟基所占比例对H2O2有效利用率也有显著的影响,当乙醇比例小于60％时,H2O2有效利用率稳定在13．0gCOD／gH2O2;随乙醇比例的增加,其对H2O2的分解抑制效应表现出剂量依赖关系,H2O2有效利用率也逐渐下降到近于0gCOD／gH2O2,说明这部分H2O2并没有得以有效地分解用于氧化废水中的COD,这在工程实践中应引起高度的重视。     

战术导弹公路机动运输振动环境条件的研究

目的研究战术导弹在公路机动运输环境下振动试验条件的制定。方法根据某型导弹实地跑车试验测量数据,采用时域统计分析和频域功率谱分析的方法,在基于悬挂频率、轮胎频率、导弹约束状态频率或车架大梁频率和弹上设备安装频率或舱段频率等四类主要频率进行修正的基础上,合理地制定了战术导弹公路机动运输振动环境条件。结果利用本文方法预测弹上和车上设备的振动环境条件,并与试验场跑车试验结果对比分析表明,本文方法正确、合理,具有较高的工程应用价值。结论通过与GJB150A和MIL810G的对比分析表明,本文方法灵活、方便,能够适应于不同种类的产品或设备。