Reproductive biology of yellowfin tuna T. albacares in the west-central Indian Ocean     

Guoping Zhu  Liuxiong Xu  Yingqi Zhou  Liming Song 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2008,7(3):327-332

Survey of yellowfin tuna in the west-central Indian Ocean was conducted on board of Chinese longliners during 2003, 2004 and 2005, which is a part of Chinese Tuna Fishery Scientific Observer Program (CTFSOP). The reproductive biology has been investigated. A total of 1 023 samples are collected including 417 ovaries and 606 testes. Spawning activities of yellowfin tuna have been studied for both male and female from January to June. The data showed that the average monthly sex ratio is 0.59, and the minimum length at sexual maturity is 101 cm for female and 110 cm for male respectively. Length at 50% sexual maturity is estimated at 113.77 cm for female and 120.20 cm for male, whereas maturation rate is 0.066 cm⁻¹ for female and 0.091 cm⁻¹ for male. Sex ratio by length class indicates that the proportion of male is higher than female’s along with size increasing; for instance, in the group of the body length longer than 145 cm, some females have their body length from 145 to 160 cm and males have their body length at 160 cm and even longer. Statistically, yellowfin tuna has a significant seasonal reproduction.  相似文献   

A Modified Neural Network for Improving River Flow Prediction/Un Réseau de Neurones Modifié pour Améliorer la Prévision de L'Écoulement Fluvial     

《水文科学杂志》2013,58(2)

Abstract

Artificial neural network (ANN) models provide huge potential for simulating nonlinear behaviour of hydrological systems. However, the potential of ANN is yet to be fully exploited due to the problems associated with improving the model generalization performance. Generalization refers to the ability of a neural network to correctly process input data that have not been used for calibrating the neural network model. In the hydrological context, better generalization performance implies higher precision of forecasting. The primary objectives of this study are to explore new measures for improving the generalization performance of an ANN-based rainfall–runoff model, and to evaluate the applicability of the new measures. A modified neural network model (entitled goal programming (GP) neural network) for modelling the rainfall–runoff process has been developed, in which three enhancements are made as compared to the widely-used backpropagation (BP) network. The three enhancements are (a) explicit integration of hydrological prior knowledge into the neural network learning; (b) incorporation of a modified training objective function; and (c) reduction of network sensitivity to input errors. Seven watersheds across a range of climatic conditions and watershed areas in China were selected for examining the alternative networks. The results demonstrate that the GP consistently outperformed the BP both in the calibration and verification periods and three proposed measures yielded improvement of performance.  相似文献   

水生动物行为生态学研究进展     

张立斌  冯其明  范鑫昊  张双艳 《海洋科学》2020,44(8):85-97

水生动物行为生态学是动物行为生态学的重要分支，对理解水生动物的生存行为机制、指导渔业生产和保护濒危水生动物具有重要意义。近年来，随着新型研究技术和手段的出现，水生动物行为生态学在短时间内得到了迅速发展。水生动物行为多种多样，本文主要综述了水生动物行为生态学的研究方法与手段，探讨了水生动物运动行为、摄食行为、繁殖行为和集群行为等方面的研究进展，并展望了水生动物行为生态学的研究与应用前景，以期为水生动物行为生态学研究与应用提供借鉴和参考。  相似文献   

Comparative reproductive biology of two southwestern Atlantic populations of the hermit crab Pagurus exilis (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguridae)     

Mariana Terossi  Lucas S. Torati  Ivana Miranda  Marcelo A. Scelzo  Fernando L. Mantelatto 《Marine Ecology》2010,31(4):584-591

Pagurus exilis (Benedict, 1892) is an endemic South Atlantic hermit crab with a distribution ranging from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, to Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The present study analyzed the reproduction of two populations at the extremes of this geographical distribution, and compared their reproductive period, fecundity, and changes in egg size and egg volume during the incubation period in order to assess the variability over this latitudinal range. Hermit crabs were collected monthly over a 2‐year period. In total, 108 females were analyzed for Brazil (44 non‐ovigerous and 64 ovigerous), and 141 for Argentina (87 non‐ovigerous and 54 ovigerous). Reproduction in Brazil occurs year‐round, with peaks in the fall and winter seasons; in Argentina reproduction occurs only in spring and summer. The Brazilian ovigerous females were significantly larger than the Argentina ones (Brazil: SL = 5.33 ± 1.45 mm; Argentina: SL = 4.15 ± 0.52 mm; P < 0.001). The fecundity was 1447 ± 831 eggs (317 to 2885) in Brazil and 987 ± 711 eggs (114 to 2665) in Argentina, with a trend towards higher fecundity in Brazil. Eggs in the Argentina population were larger than those in Brazil for all the three stages investigated, and no changes in egg volume were found during egg development for both populations. The reproductive traits of the two populations showed some important differences, which may reflect adaptations to local environmental conditions, demonstrating a high plasticity of reproductive features of the species in Brazilian and Argentine waters. The strategy adopted by the Argentina population involves a lower production of larger eggs compared to the population in Brazil; this lower production is associated with reproduction in cold‐water regions.  相似文献   

Assessment of reproductive potential of different populations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Angelica glauca</Emphasis> Edgew., a critically endangered Himalayan Medicinal Herb     

Anil Kumar Bisht  Arvind Bhatt  R. S. Rawal  Uppeandra Dhar 《山地科学学报》2008,5(1):84-90

Angelica glauca is one of the important medicinal plants and it is widely used by indigenous communities for different purposes. The present study analyzes variability in reproductive characters of A. glauca. The reproductive parts were found having significant positive correlation with altitude （e.g.,number of umbellets /umber r= 0.857,p〈0.05; umbel diameter r=0.735,p〈0.05）.  相似文献   

波纹龙虾雄性生殖系统的解剖学与组织学研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

刘慧玲  李长玲  黄翔鹄  曹伏君 《广东海洋大学学报》2009,29(3):1-5

用解剖学和组织学方法研究了波纹龙虾雄性生殖系统,结果表明,波纹龙虾雄性生殖系统由精巢、输精管及生殖孔三部分组成。精巢横切面一般为圆形,外被一层结缔组织被膜,内部为许多圆形或椭圆形的生精小管,生精小管间充满了网状结缔组织。精子的发生经历精原细胞、初级精母细胞、次级精母细胞、精细胞和精子5个阶段。输精管管壁由外到内依次由结缔组织被膜、结缔组织、肌肉层和上皮细胞组成,管壁上的柱状上皮细胞、肌肉组织及结缔组织一起向管内延伸形成纵褶突。管壁和纵褶突上的柱状上皮细胞向管腔中分泌嗜酸性黏液。精荚呈管状,在中段输精管形成,并储存在管腔的黏液中。  相似文献   

Aggregational behavior of the blue mussels Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus: a potential pre‐zygotic reproductive isolation mechanism     

Guangxu Liu  Erin Stapleton  David Innes  Raymond Thompson 《Marine Ecology》2011,32(4):480-487

The blue mussels Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus occur sympatrically and are able to hybridize in populations on the eastern coast of Newfoundland, Canada, presenting an opportunity to study their aggregational behavior. Aggregation behavior may therefore provide insight into post‐settlement interactions and pre‐zygotic reproductive isolation between the species. Three treatments were designed using M. edulis and M. trossulus to investigate their intraspecific and interspecific spatial distribution patterns. With Ripley’s K‐function and Monte Carlo simulation analysis, we found that in the single‐species treatment, M. edulis aggregated significantly but not M. trossulus. Based on results of two‐way ANOVAs, both the number of aggregations and the moving distance were significantly affected by the treatments (single‐species or mixed‐species treatment) and times (24, 48, 72 and 96 h). In further pairwise comparisons using Tukey’s test, M. edulis aggregated differently with or without M. trossulus occupying the same tank, suggesting that the aggregational behavior of M. edulis could be driven by species‐specific chemical cues. The result that M. edulis aggregates intraspecifically may increase the probability of intraspecific fertilization of the spawned gametes and thus function as a pre‐zygotic reproductive isolation mechanism maintaining the blue mussel hybrid zone.  相似文献   

Impacts of CO₂-driven seawater acidification on survival, egg production rate and hatching success of four marine copepods   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

ZHANG Dajuan  LI Shaojing  WANG Guizhong  GUO Donghui 《海洋学报(英文版)》2011,30(6):86-94

Ecological experiments were conducted to examine the effects of seawater containing elevated par- tial pressure of carbon dioxide (p CO2 800 × 10 -6 , 2 000 × 10 -6 , 5 000 × 10 -6 and 10 000 × 10 -6 ) on the survival and reproduction of female Acartia pacifica, Acartia spinicauda, Calanus sinicus and Centropages tenuiremis, which are the dominant copepods in the southern coastal waters of China. The results show that the effects of elevated p CO2 on the survival rates of copepods were species-specific. C. sinicus, which was a macro-copepod, had a higher survival rate (62.01%-71.96%) than the other three species (5.00%-26.67%) during the eight day exposure. The egg production rates of C. sinicus, A. spinicauda and C. tenuiremis were significantly inhibited by the increased p CO2 and the exposure time duration. There were significantly negative impacts on the egg hatching success of A. spinicauda and C. tenuiremis in the p CO2 2 000 × 10 -6 and 10 000 × 10 -6 groups, and, in addition, the exposure time had noticeably impacts on these rates too. This study indicates that the reproductive performances of copepods were sensitive to elevated p CO2 , and that the response of different copepod species to acidified seawater was different. Furthermore, the synergistic effects of seawater acidification and climate change or other pollutant stresses on organisms should be given more attention.  相似文献   

The reproductive biology of a shallow water morid (Salilota australis Günther, 1878), around the Falkland Islands     

Paul Brickle  Vladimir LaptikhovskyAlexander Arkhipkin 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011,94(1):102-110

The reproductive biology of a shelf morid, red cod (Salilota australis) was investigated in the Falkland Islands, in order to expand our knowledge of the reproductive strategy of this relatively unstudied family of fishes. Red cod spawn to the south and south-west of West Falkland between August and October. Length frequency and sex ratio data suggest that females arrive at the spawning grounds first. The greatest spawning activity occurred in early evening and this timing may be an adaptation to reduce predation on eggs. Ripe egg size varied from 0.95 to 1.26 mm and was not dependant on female size. There was no regulative atresia during maturation and the formation of fecundity and fecundity increased with increasing fish total length (L_T) from 300,000 (42-45 cm L_T) to 4.5-9.0 million eggs (75-83 cm L_T). The fecundity of most of the population was between 2 and 5 million eggs. Red cod releases small batches of eggs over the spawning period. Batch size ranged from 30,000-90,000 (39-42 cm L_T) in smaller animals to 400,000-800,000 (>75 cm L_T) in larger animals and the batch size of first spawners was significantly higher than for advanced spawners. The study allows us to discuss the evolutionary relationships between the Gadiformes.  相似文献   

湛江地区光裸星虫的生殖细胞发育和生殖周期   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

王庆恒  杜晓东  黄洪艳  秦红贵 《广东海洋大学学报》2005,25(1):5-9

采用活体观察和常规石蜡切片技术对湛江地区光裸星虫生殖周期、生殖细胞的发育及形态结构进行研究。结果表明:星虫雌雄异体,无肉眼可见生殖腺结构,原生殖细胞在体腔液中发育;雌性生殖细胞根据其卵膜的形成和卵黄积累情况可以分为4个发育阶段,小生长期、大生长期、成熟前期和成熟期;雄性生殖细胞也分为增殖期、生长期、成熟期和变态期4个阶段;成熟的生殖细胞经肾管排出体外。生殖季节为5~9月,其中7~8月为高峰期。  相似文献