Population biology of bryozoans: correlates of sessile,colonial life histories in freshwater habitats

Bryozoans are common, often abundant, sessile, colonial invertebrates of freshwaters. By reviewing what is known of their general ecology and considering in further detail the population biology of specific groups, we provide evidence that 1) populations are locally ephemeral and regional persistence is attained via a dynamic equilibrium between dispersal and colonization, and 2) sex may often be infrequent and a high degree of clonality obtains at both local and regional scales. On the basis of these characteristics we discuss how the group offers exceptional opportunities for investigating a number of fundamentally important ecological and evolutionary questions.The highly curious modification of the Molluscan type which the Polyzoa [=Bryozoa] present... the great beauty of their forms, and the facility with which they can in general be observed in a living state, cannot but render them special favorites for every lover of Nature; and for the more profound student must confer on them a peculiar significance, and invest their study with a scientific interest which is scarcely surpassed by that of any other group of animals.... (Allman 1856)     

Thrombospondin co-localises with TGFβ and IGF-I in the extracellular matrix of human osteoblast-like cells and is modulated by 17β estradiol

Thrombospondin (TSP) is a multifunctional glycoprotein which is synthesised by several cell types including osteoblasts, and incorporated into the extracellular matrix (ECM) of these cells. The function and regulation of TSP in bone is not clear. In this study, using a long term culture model of human osteoblast-like cells, we examined the distribution of TSP in the ECM and its modulation by added estradiol. In this model the osteoblast-like cells form a regular multilayer which continues to increase in depth up to 50 days post confluence. In the ECM of these cultures and in 19-week fetal bone, the bone markers osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase were diffusely distributed in the matrix. In contrast, labelling for TSP was concentrated, confined to the banded collagen and its immediately adjacent ECM. This pattern of labelling resembled that of the growth factors transforming growth factor-I (TGF), and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), with which TSP label co-localised. Labelling intensities were comparable between fetal bone and the in vitro material for TSP, TGF and IGF-I. TSP label was present by 10 days post confluence, reached a maximum by 20 days, and declined slowly thereafter, a time course which was similar to that of IGF-I. Incubation of osteoblast-like cell cultures with 17 estradiol resulted in an increase in multilayer depth and a maximal 3-fold increase in TSP labeling at 30 days as well as approximately 2-fold increases for TGF and IGF-I. The dose-response relationship for these responses to estradiol treatment was biphasic with maximal increases at 10^–10 M–10^–11 M of added estradiol. Treatment with 17 estradiol produced labelling intensities that were not significantly different from controls. Studies with other cell types have suggested that TSP may be involved in modulation of growth factor activity. The similarities between TSP, TGF and IGF-I, in terms of their distribution and regulation by 17 estradiol treatment, may indicate a role for TSP in modulating bone cell proliferation and function through interaction with local growth factors.     

一类一阶线性非齐次方程组的解法

利用二阶线性微分方程的可解定理,给出一阶线性非齐次方程组的一种新解法     

桂东南马尾松工程幼林生长量及其生物量节律研究

１９９１年～１９９６年,对桂东南马尾松工程幼林的生长量及生物量进行连续的定位定期观测。结果表明：马尾松工程林６年生幼林的林木蓄积量和生物量分别为３６．１６ｍ３／ｈｍ２和３６．８６ｔ／ｈｍ２,分别比常规造林１１年生和不施肥同龄林增加３倍～６倍;揭示了马尾松幼林生长量规律及其影响的主要气象因子,马尾松工程幼林各器官生物量随年龄的变化规律,并分别建立与地径逐月生长量的回归预测模型。     

有间隙系统自激振动的近似解析解

对有间隙系统自激振动非线性方程的解析解进行了分析,通常平均法产生误差的重要原因在于假设平均法的解时未考虑间隙的影响,从而提出一种新的方法,即加权平均法。经验证,计算精度符合工程要求,为某些非线性方程提供了一条求其近似解析解的途径。     

唐家河自然保护区扭角羚种群动态及稳定性研究

１９８６年唐家河自然保护区内扭角羚的实际数量为４８０－５２０头,作者通过Ｌｅｓｌｉｅ矩阵的方法,预测了该保护区的内扭角羚种群１９８６－２００４年每隔３年各年份的理论数量分别为７１５,９６４,１３５８,１８４１,２５６４,３５８４头。讨论了该保护区扭角羚最适数量的应控制在１９９２年的９６４头,最大维持量不得超过１９９５年１３５８头。     

大熊猫的放归与保护

根据大熊猫在野外的分布格局,对栖息地的选择及种群生存力的分析,应将大熊猫就地保护,使固有的栖息地的种群得以恢复,并提高其生存值和适应度。另一方面,圈养的大熊猫存活率和净生率都大于野外种群,经过一段时间的增殖,保持其野外生态习性,通过驯化,先在大面积范围内散放,然后放归自然,增加野外种群数量和遗传多样性是可行的。     

稳定非线性动力系统周期的计算机分析

提出采用后继函数法来确定非线性动力系统的周期,并编制计算机程序对Ｖａｎ ｄｅｒ Ｐｏｌ方程实例计算周期和绘制相图,结果表明,该方法计算结果准确且实用性强,本方法不但适合于求解保守系统和具 周期解非线性动力系统的周期,也适合于耗散系统和不稳定系统的分析。     

直线电机瞬态特性的场路耦合分析法

运用磁网络法,进行了单边直线感应电动机的性能分析。提出了此种电机的磁网络模型,由电磁场方程导出了磁网络的参数,从而考虑了直线电机边端效应、绕组不对称分布等结构特点。场路耦合及机电耦合法的运用,使文中提供的分析模型更接近实际情况,适合于动态特性的分析     

Effects of extracellular calmodulin on pollen germination and tube growth

The effects of calmoddin (CaM) antagonist W7-agarose, anti-CaM serum and exogenous purified CaM on pollen germination and tube growth ofForsythia suspensu were studied. The pollen germination and tube growth were inhibited or completely stopped by CaM antagonist W7-agarose. The addition of exogenous purified CaM stimulated pollen germination and tube growth, whereas the same amount of bovine serum albumin (BSA) had no effect. The inhibitory effects caused by W7-agarose and anti-CaM serum could be reversed completely by the addition of exogenous purified CaM. The tube growth of germinated pollen was also inhibited or completely stopped by W7-agarose. The results suggest that endogenous extracellular CaM initiates pollen germination and tube growth, whereas exogenous CaM enhances the above processes.