Factors influencing anuran distribution in coastal dune wetlands in southern Brazil

We investigated the potential role of hydroperiod and habitat structural complexity as explanatory factors defining richness, abundance and spatial and temporal distribution of anurans in wetlands of coastal dunes. This survey was performed in 15 wetlands along the Atlantic coastal zone of southern Brazil. We identified 10 anuran species (nine in the adult and eight in the tadpole stage) distributed in seven genera from five families. The adult richness and abundance varied among the hydroperiod classes, but without temporal variations. Both tadpole richness and abundance varied temporally and both were influenced by hydroperiod. Adult anuran composition was associated with dry months and wetland area, whereas tadpole composition was associated with emergent and floating macrophytes, wetland area and vegetation cover. This study identified the importance of habitat structural complexity and hydroperiod in spatial–temporal distribution models of anurans.     

Behavioural and morphological dimorphism of the sexes: an account of two primitively eusocial wasps

In social Hymenoptera, foraging, nest building, brood care and all other colony maintenance functions are carried out by the females while males function solely as reproductives. This asymmetry in social roles of the two sexes has led social insect researchers to focus almost exclusively on the females whereas males have remained relatively neglected. We studied two sympatric, primitively eusocial wasps, Ropalidia marginata and Ropalidia cyathiformis, and compared the morphological and behavioural profiles of males and females. Males of both species are smaller in size and weigh less compared to females. Males of the two species live in the nest for different durations. Borrowing from the ecological literature we use novel methods to compute and compare behavioural diversity and behavioural richness and show that females of both species are behaviourally richer and more diverse than the males.     

New species of Monstrilloida (Crustacea: Copepoda) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Monstrilloid copepods were collected from the oceanic island Isla del Coco in the Eastern Tropical Pacific; two undescribed species were found, one of Cymbasoma and one of Monstrillopsis. The first species, represented by females only, is distinguished by the structure of its fifth legs, the antennular armature and the position of the ovigerous spines. The new Monstrillopsis, represented by male specimens, is distinguished by its genital lappets and details of the antennule armature. The isolation of this island, 532 km from the mainland, and the limited dispersal means of monstrilloids suggest potential endemism of these species. A recent record of Cymbasoma tumorifrons from the Mexican Pacific was found to represent a new species of Cymbasoma. It can be distinguished from C. tumorifrons, probably a Mediterranean form, by its body shape and antennular armature. These findings double the number of monstrilloid species known from the Eastern Tropical Pacific.     

投影系统多独立光源散斑抑制

在激光投影系统中,散斑问题造成图像质量的严重下降。基于光源角度多样性散斑抑制原理,分析了多颗独立光源实现最有效散斑抑制的条件。通过理论计算得到某条件下多颗独立激光光源间的最小相对空间夹角,并搭建实验平台验证了多独立光源实现角度多样性散斑抑制的效果。实验结果表明,多颗独立光源在合理分布空间相对位置的情况下,可有效降低屏幕上的散斑对比度、实现散斑抑制。     

在高盐碱地区利用微区改土进行城市绿化

在盐碱地利用微区改土植树技术，对微区的土壤环境进行有效改良，创造有利于植物生长的立地条件，是在高盐碱地区进行城市绿化的一种行之有效地新方法。     

一种将AutoCAD图形插入Word文档的方法

介绍了一种将AutoCAD绘制的图形插入Word文档的方法,利用该方法可消除通过Windows的剪贴板将AutoCAD图形插入到Word文档后所产生的空白区域,制作出效果良好,精致美观的高水平图文混排文稿。     

Genotypic variation in foraging responses to environmental stimuli by honey bees,Apis mellifera

We experimentally tested a model predicting that colony-level genotypic diversity contributes to colonylevel foraging flexibility in honey bees. We established a colony into which we placed individually marked workers from three genetically distinct groups. The colony was placed in an enclosure that contained feeding stations with pollen and sugar syrup. Foraging resources, stores of pollen and the quantity of brood within the colony were varied temporally. Individual foragers switched between resource types in response to changes in relative resource quality and colony need, demonstrating flexibility in resource choice at the individual level. However, genetic groups within the colony varied in their tendency to collect pollen versus nectar, and in lability of response to changes in foraging stimuli. Our data suggest that within-colony genotypic diversity contributes to a resilient foraging response to environmental variation.     

昆明地区扁铲侧胀实验与静力触探实验相关性的研究

本文结合扁铲侧胀试验在某工程中的应用, 对所获得的扁铲侧胀参数与静力触探试验进行了深入对比分析,得到了了扁铲侧胀参数与静力触探参数之间的相关关系及其公式。分析表明,扁铲侧胀参数和静力触探参数之间具有良好的相关性, 在此基础上, 可进一步拓展扁铲侧胀试验在昆明地区岩土工程勘察工作中的应用领域。     

北京市古树多样性研究

根据2007年北京市古树名木调查统计数据,全市现有古树28科47属66种(含变种、变型、品种)39 408株.通过对古树数量、种类构成、地理成分、珍稀濒危及重点保护树种和特色古树进行分析研究,表明北京市古树具有以下特征:种类丰富,数量众多;地理成分多样,温带特征明显;珍稀树种和特色古树占相当比例.     

攀枝花苏铁自然保护区野生居群遗传多样性ISSR分析

采用ISSR分子标记技术对四川省攀枝花苏铁自然保护区的攀枝花苏铁自然居群进行了遗传多样性分析.对采集的48个体的基因组DNA进行PCR扩增,筛选出13个扩增条带清晰的引物,共检测到104个清晰位点,其中多态位点94个,多态位点百分率为90.38%.平均每个引物扩增条带为8条.结果表明,攀枝花苏铁在居群内水平上仍保持较高的遗传多样性.对其居群遗传多样性和遗传结构进行分析,可为攀枝花苏铁的保护和利用提供理论基础.