Limited phylogeographic structure for five bathyal ophiuroids at continental scales     

《Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers》2014

There have been comparatively few large-scale studies on spatial genetic structure of bathyal seafloor fauna, despite the importance of these data to the successful management of the world's oceans. We use a comparative analysis of mitochondrial DNA from five bathyal (200–3500 m) species of brittle-stars (Ophiuroidea) to assess phylogeographic structure along an extensive (8000 km) longitudinal gradient at temperate latitudes (28–56°S) from south-west Australia (113°E) to seamounts east of New Zealand (175°W). We found no evidence of a genetic discontinuity between Australia and New Zealand, either across the temperate Tasman Sea or across the Southern Ocean between the South Tasman Rise and the Macquarie Ridge. However, there were latitudinal phylogeographical breaks between tropical, temperate and polar regions; longitudinal breaks across the eastern Indian Ocean; and a bathymetric break at approximately 1700 m. Although there was limited regional structure in the frequency of haplotype distributions within the major clades, and no clade appeared to be strictly panmictic, the regional structure in general was not concordant with a simple isolation-by-distance model. Demographic structure varied with three clades having a simplified haplotype network, low effective population sizes and no evidence of significant population expansion, and two clades having a high diversity of haplotypes, relatively high effective population sizes and signs of recent population expansion. These results are discussed with respect to putative dispersal strategies. We hypothesise that the ‘brooding’ species produce both brooded young and pelagic larvae, allowing for both the maintenance of local populations and long-distance dispersal.  相似文献   

Analysis of coprolites from the extinct mountain goat Myotragus balearicus     

Frido Welker  Elza Duijm  Kristiaan J. van der Gaag  Bas van Geel  Peter de Knijff  Jacqueline van Leeuwen  Dick Mol  Johannes van der Plicht  Niels Raes  Jelle Reumer  Barbara Gravendeel 《Quaternary Research》2014

Humans colonized the Balearic Islands 5–4 ka ago. They arrived in a uniquely adapted ecosystem with the Balearic mountain goat Myotragus balearicus (Bovidae, Antilopinae, Caprini) as the only large mammal. This mammal went extinct rapidly after human arrival. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the extinction of M. balearicus. For the present study ancient DNA analysis (Sanger sequencing, Roche-454, Ion Torrent), and pollen and macrofossil analyses were performed on preserved coprolites from M. balearicus, providing information on its diet and paleo-environment. The information retrieved shows that M. balearicus was heavily dependent on the Balearic box species Buxus balearica during at least part of the year, and that it was most probably a browser. Hindcast ecological niche modelling of B. balearica shows that local distribution of this plant species was affected by climate changes. This suggests that the extinction of M. balearicus can be related to the decline and regional extinction of a plant species that formed a major component of its diet. The vegetation change is thought to be caused by increased aridity occurring throughout the Mediterranean. Previous hypotheses relating the extinction of M. balearicus directly to the arrival of humans on the islands must therefore be adjusted.  相似文献   

Fast tidal cycling and the origin of life     

Richard Lathe 《Icarus》2004,168(1):18-22

Replicating prebiotic polymers are thought to predate the emergence of true life-forms. The initial mode of replication, a prerequisite for Darwinian selection, is unknown, but demands an explanation based on local physicochemistry. Dual consideration of the conditions of the early terrestrial surface, with the unusual physicochemical properties of nucleic acids like DNA, could explain the emergence of nucleic acids as key biomolecules. The early impact that produced the Moon, and fast terrestrial rotation, subjected coastal areas 3.9 Ga ago to rapid tidal flooding (dilution) and drying (concentration), with a likely periodicity in the range of 2-6 h, and could have provided a driving force for cyclic replication of early biomolecules. Such a mechanism applies only to molecules capable of association/polymerization at high salt concentration, and of dissociation at low salinity. Nucleic acids meet these criteria. It is suggested that tidal cycling, resembling the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) mechanism, could only replicate and amplify DNA-like polymers. This mechanism suggests constraints on the evolution of extra-terrestrial life.  相似文献   

The genotoxic effects of benzo[a]pyrene and methamidophos on black porgy evaluated by comet assay     

刘日先洪华生  王新红王克坚 王春光 《中国海洋湖沼学报》2005,23(4):455-460

In this study, two common pollutants （benzo[a]pyrene and methamidophos） in marine environment were tested by comet assay for their inducement of in vivo genotoxic effect to the blood cells of black porgy （ Acanthopagrus schlegeli）. The fish was exposed to 2 μg/L of benzo[a]pyrene （BaP） and methamidophos, and their mixture. The assay was performed on whole blood at 2 h, 5 h, 24 h and 96 h exposure intervals. A significant increase in DNA damage was observed in each treatment with the pollutants. Additive effect of BaP and methamidophos was also found in the experiment. However, the decrease ratios of DNA damage for 5 h and 96 h exposure interals compared with 2 h and 24 h exposure ones, respectively, were noticed. This phenomenon may be explained by the function of repairing process via enzyme cytochrome P450 in the animal. Evidence of the genotoxicity of organophosphorus pesticides （OPs） and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons （PAHs） on marine fish are discussed in this paper.  相似文献   

RAPD分析中最适样本量和位点数的研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

刘丽  刘楚吾  曾健民 《广东海洋大学学报》2005,25(4):1-4

用25个引物,对40个样本扩增,研究了勒氏笛鲷随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)分析中的最适样本量和位点数。结果显示:在样本量达到20且位点数达到70个以上时,遗传距离趋于一个稳定的数值,即在RAPD分析中,样本数应达到20且位点数应达到70才能保证结果的可靠性。  相似文献   

双链DNA片段的碱基空间模式BSP——基因组调控区的一种可能的信息编码方式     

李许卿 《天文研究与技术》2002,(1)

生物体可看作是一种特殊的信息处理系统 ,论文的第二章从这种观点出发讨论了生物细胞内最大的信息源基因组DNA序列的信息编码问题。首先探讨了基因组蛋白质编码区的信息编码问题 ;简要回顾转录水平的基因表达调控后 ,讨论了基因组基因表达调控区的信息编码问题。第三章介绍了我们利用internet上可获取的开放的生物信息学资源 ,对基因组DNA调控区的一种可能的编码方式所进行的理论研究。这种可能的编码方式我们称之为双链DNA上的碱基空间模式BSP (BaseSpatialPattern)。首先 ,我们发现了由三联体BSP介导的一种 4与 2 0的关系 ,称为 4 -BSP -2 0关系。并推测 4 -BSP -2 0关系也许是某些DNA—蛋白质相互作用中的一种识别密码 ;第二 ,研究真核细胞转录调控中的DNA—蛋白质相互作用的实验数据表明 :某些DNA结合蛋白质对双螺旋核酸的专一性识别可能与BSP有关。并找到了 7组由其他生物学家公开发表的实验数据支持这一猜测 ;第三 ,研究了BSP的形式化描述问题 ,找到了一种基于等价类的BSP描述方法 ,并开发了相应的计算机处理算法。该描述方法简明且便于用计算机进行处理 ,更重要的是它提供了一种研究途径 ,可把BSP和 4 -BSP -2 0关系推广到单链DNA (ssDNA)和ssDNA -蛋白质相互作用的研究中 ,从而可进一步推广到RN  相似文献   

Methods for extraction of microorganism DNA from glacier surface snow     

PeiYing Yan  ShuGui Hou  Tuo Chen  ShuHong Zhang  WeiJun Sun 《寒旱区科学》2012,4(6):0484-0489

In order to thoroughly investigate the diversity of glacier microorganisms, four DNA extraction methods with different lysis patterns were tested and two screened methods (the Bosshard-Bano method and the Zhou method) were optimized for the most effective form of the filter membrane (cut vs. uncut), the DNA extraction method, and the precipitation method. The two optimized methods were then compared with the commercial Mo-Bio DNA extraction kit, and the results showed that the kit was generally suitable for extraction of microorganism DNA from glacier surface snow. Procedurally, it was found that a modified Bosshard- Bano method (i.e., cutting the filter membrane into pieces, using a specific lysis pattern [lysozyme (5 mg/mL)-protease K (1 mg/mL)-CTAB (1%)-SDS (1%)], performing the extraction only once by chloroform-isoamyl alcohol (24:1), and conducting DNA precipitation by pure ethanol) was also an effective and less expensive method for extraction of microorganism DNA from glacier surface snow.  相似文献   

洱海沉积物中有机质和DNA的分布特征   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

魏中青  刘丛强  梁小兵  汪福顺 《沉积学报》2004,22(4):672-675

测定了洱海沉积物中有机碳、氮,提取了沉积物中的DNA。有机碳氮呈现相同的变化趋势降解主要发生在表层10cm;7cm前后氧化-还原条件变化,微生物电子受体改变,所以有机质的降解方式不同,出现不同的特征。利用分子生物学和地球化学相结合的方法,能更全面的认识和理解早期成岩过程。  相似文献   

东北亚地区M_S6.0以上地震异常电磁波动研究     

杨牧萍  钱庚  张学民  申旭辉  张萌  金艳铭 《大地测量与地球动力学》2022,42(7):669-674

利用2005-01~2009-12 DEMETER电磁卫星详查模式下磁场与电场的极低频（ELF）三分量波形数据,选取东北亚地区（38°~58°N,105°~145°E）6个M_S≥6地震,对震前30 d震中上空±10°的6 000余条1130和1135轨道数据进行波矢分析和坡印廷矢量分析。结果发现,2005-08-16日本本洲东岸近海M_S7.2地震和2009-06-05日本北海道地区M_S6.6地震震前在质子回旋频率以下记录到来源于地球的异常电磁波扰动;2005-11-10俄罗斯西伯利亚东南部M_S6.4地震和2007-08-02俄罗斯萨哈林岛(库页岛)M_S6.8地震震前在质子回旋频率以下没有记录到异常电磁波扰动;2007-02-17日本北海道地区M_S6.2地震和2008-06-13日本本州东岸近海M_S7.3地震震前在质子回旋频率以下记录到异常电磁波扰动,但并非来源于地球。  相似文献   

A Comparison of Growth Biomarkers for Assessing Sublethal Effects of Cadmium on a Marine Gastropod, Nassarius festivus     

K. T. WO  PAUL K. S. LAM  RUDOLF S. S. WU 《Marine pollution bulletin》1999,39(1-12):165-173

The effect of cadmium on the growth of an intertidal marine gastropod, Nassarius festivus, was investigated using a number of biomarkers namely conventional measurements in terms of increase in shell length or body weight, scope for growth (SfG) and RNA/DNA ratio. After eight days of cadmium exposure, the no observable effect concentration (NOEC) and lowest observable effect concentration (LOEC) for the rate of increase in wet weight were 1.00 and 1.38 mg/l, respectively, while those for shell length did not show any significant difference from the control until day 16. After 16 days of cadmium exposure, the LOEC for both shell length and wet weight measurements was 0.22 mg/l. The 8-day SfG test was sensitive to cadmium stress, showing a significant decrease at 0.16 mg/l cadmium when compared to the control. The NOEC and LOEC of RNA/DNA ratio determination were 0.52 and 0.93 mg/l, respectively. An assessment based on sensitivity and technical complexity suggests that Scope for Growth is the most sensitive growth biomarker, followed by the RNA/DNA ratio, and then the conventional growth measurement based on shell size and body weight.  相似文献