The contents of the pygidial gland of the primitive antNothomyrmecia macrops (Hymenoptera:Formicidae)

Summary The principal constituent of the pygidial gland ofNothomyrmecia macrops is 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-2-one, a substance not previously identified in insects. Also identified were 2,6-dimethylhept-5-enal, 2-nonanone, indole, -dodecalactone, and the hydrocarbons pentadecane, heptadecane, heptadecene and heptadecadiene, all in low nanogram quantities.     

Bicuculline and picrotoxin block γ-aminobutryic acid-gated Cl− conductance by different mechanisms

Summary Using isolated, internally perfused bullfrog dorsal root ganglion cells we have studied the dose-response curves for -aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the presence of internally or externally applied GABA antagonists. With external application of antagonists the inhibition of the GABA current by bicuculline was competitive and that by picrotoxin was noncompetitive. Picrotoxin but not bicuculline blocked when internally perfused.To whom reprint requests should be addressed.Acknowledgments. We thank Drs S. Minakami and S. Yasui for helpful discussions and comments.     

Quantitative genetic models of sexual selection

Summary Quantitative genetic models of sexual selection have disporven some of the central tenets of both the handicap mechanism and the sexy son hypothesis. These results suggest that the good genes approach to sexual selection may generally lead to erroneous results.Runaway sexual selection seems possible under a wide variety of circumstances. Quantittive genetic models have revealed runaway processes for sexually selected attributes expressed in both sexes and for attributes of parental care. Furthermore, the runaway could occur simultaneously in a series of populations that straddle an environmental gradient. While the models support the feasibility of runaway processes, empirical studies are needed to evaluate whether runaways actually happen. Estimates of critical genetic parameters are particularly needed, as well as measures of natural and sexual selection acting on the same population.The models also show that sexual selection has tremendous potential to produce population differentiation, particularly in epigamic traits. Differentiation is promoted by indeterminancy of evolutionary outcome, transient differences among populations during the final slow approach to equilibrium, sampling drift among equilibrium populations, and the tendency of sexual selection to amplify geographic variation arising from spatial differences in natural selection. Recent work with two- and three-locus models of sexual selection has produced results that parallel the results of the polygenic models^36–38,58. Thus the feature of indeterminate equilibria (outcome dependent on initial conditions) is common to both types of model.     

A major metabolite of Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol reduces its cataleptic effect in mice

Summary The results described here demonstrate that THC-induced catalepsy in mice can be substantially inhibited by the prior administration of ¹-THC-7-oic acid, the major metabolite of THC in most species including humans. This raises the possibility that the intensity and duration of action of THC may depend to a large degree on the levels of this metabolite at the sites of action.We thank the National Institute on Drug Abuse for supporting this project by grants DA-02043 and DA-02052 and for supplying all of the cannabinoids. One of us (S.B.) is also the recipient of a Research Scientist Award from NIDA. We are grateful to Kristen Carlson and Thomas Honeyman for helpful suggestions in preparing this report.     

非谐振多光子过程的原子压缩效应

考虑非谐振情况下的多光子跃迁过程,在ｋ≥ｒ⊥,ｒ∥的条件下,利用绝热近似方法,由线性Ｆｏｋｋｅｒ－Ｐｌａｎｃｋ方程导出此过程的原子压缩表示式。     

两个不相交集合分组测试的最优过程

讨论了两台装置搜索两个坏硬币分组测试模型的（ｍ,ｎ）一问题,给出了最优测试过程,其测试次数从实质上 改进了测试次数的信息论界。     

杯芳烃-硝基氯苯包络物的电化学行为研究

研究了pH =5 .74的 0 .3mol·L-1KCl底液中杯芳烃与硝基氯苯包络物在汞电极上的极谱行为 ,测定了他们的包络比 ,用电流法测定了它们的包络常数 ,研究了温度对它们的影响 ,结果表明杯芳烃的结构对包络常数有影响 ,所形成的包络物在一定的温度范围内稳定。     

一类n阶差分方程特征值问题的正解

利用锥上的不动点定理对一类n阶差分方程的特征值问题进行了讨论，得到了存在一个及两个正解的特征值的范围。     

M/M/n排队模型主算子本征值的应用

文章针对M/M/n排队模型的六个指标：系统平均等待队长，平均接受服务的顾客数，系统队长的均值，顾客在系统内逗留时间的均值，顾客排队等候服务时间的均值，顾客必须排队等待的概率，在文献[1]M/M/n排队模型稳定性讨论的基础上，应用主算子本征值的性质，得到了与经典结果相符合的6个指标的表达式。