Biology and Population Dynamics of Donax trunculus L. (Bivalvia: Donacidae) in the South Adriatic Coast (Italy)

Biology and population dynamics of the suspension-feeding wedge clam Donax trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) were studied for 13 months (November 1994–April 1996) along the Italian Southern Adriatic coast near the Lagoon of Lesina. Specimens were found at depths between 0 and 2 m, mainly in fine grain bottoms. The spatial coastal distribution showed an intraspecific segregation between young and adult wedge clams. A unimodal recruitment (length >4 mm) occurred in winter (December–February). Length frequency distributions were used to determine age and growth rate. Three year classes were regularly observed and their growth pattern defined. The population showed a maximum length of 37 mm and a longevity of 4 years. Analysis of seasonal variations in the reproductive cycle showed that gametogenesis occurred in spring in females. After the spawning season (March–July) females of D. trunculus remained in a resting stage from August to January.     

云南思茅盆地东南部上三叠统歪古村组双壳化石的新资料及其地质意义

广泛分布于云南思茅盆地的上三叠统歪古村组为一套含化石稀少的红色磨拉石沉积,1∶5万区调中在思茅盆地东南部的该组中采获了丰富的双壳类化石,共有21属52种。该双壳化石组合的发现对歪古村组沉积时期双壳动物群的面貌是一个补充。根据双壳化石群的时代属性,认为歪古村组应属卡尼—诺利期的沉积,并对图区晚三叠世沉积环境的演变作了简要分析。     

山东近海褐牙鲆自然与养殖群体生化遗传结构及其遗传变异的比较分析

山东近海褐牙鲆自然群体活样本共 79尾 ,分别于 1 996年 5月、1 997年 1月和 1 998年 4月采自青岛近海 ;养殖群体活样本 5 2尾于 1 997年 1 2月采自山东荣成寻山养鱼场。采用水平淀粉胶和垂直聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳方法及 3种缓冲系统 (TC、EBT和TG)分别对自然和养殖群体的 1 5种同工酶进行生化遗传分析。结果表明 ,山东近海牙鲆自然群体的多态基因座位比例 ( 31 .0 % )和群体平均杂合度 ( 0 .0 80 2 )都明显高于养殖群体 ( 2 4 .1 % ,0 .0 788) ;在自然群体的 9个多态基因座位、养殖群体的 7个多态基因座位中 ,除了Cat(P <0 .0 5 )和Idhp - 1(P <0 .0 5 ,养殖群体中 )有显著差异、Ldh -C(P <0 .0 1 )完全偏离Hardy -Weinberg定律外 ,其余多态座位基因频率均符合Hardy-Weinberg遗传平衡定律     

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The brackish-water bivalve Waagenopema Tokuyama,1959 is reported from the Lower Jurassic Badaowan Formation at four localities,along the southern margin and western margin of the Junggar Basin. Taphonomic features recorded in the field indicate that it occurs in autochthonous or parautochthonous assemblages.The autecology of Waagenopema therefore yields information on the palaeoenvironment of the area.The restriction of Waagenopema to marine and brackish-water settings suggests that the sea water once reached these areas during the Sinemurian.This paper discusses the palaeogeographic implications and suggests an ingression of the sea water from the west to the western and southern part of the Junggar Basin.Additionally,the two Waagenopema species collected from the Haojiagou section in the Junggar Basin are taxonomically documented.     

双壳类精子发生的研究

双壳类精子发生过程中,细胞核因染色质的浓缩而体积减小,核形状的变化是染色质浓缩时DNA与蛋白质相互作用的结果。在精原细胞形成精子的过程中,一般认为顶体由高尔基体形成,线粒体的数量和分布与细胞的机能状态有关,其变化有一定的规律性,经历了从分散到聚集,从多到少,从小到大,内含物逐渐丰富的变化过程。细胞质大部分在精子形成中成为多余的物质而被抛弃。     

High-resolution trace element profiles in shells of the mangrove bivalve Isognomon ephippium: a record of environmental spatio-temporal variations?

The shell chemistry of Isognomon ephippium from three Kenyan sites (Tudor, Gazi and Mida) has been investigated to determine whether these bivalves record environmental parameters. The Mg, Sr, Ba and Mn distributions in the calcite shell layer were determined by using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). In addition, whole-shell analyses were made to evaluate inter-site differences. While some variability is observed for mean Mg concentrations, the mean Sr concentrations were similar for the three sites. The decreasing mean Ba and Mn concentrations, following the order Tudor > Gazi > Mida, are related to distinct regimes of freshwater and nutrient supply. The Mg profiles, determined by LA-ICP-MS, displayed a close to regular sinusoidal pattern, depending on specimen and sample site. For the Tudor shells, an arbitrary fitting of the Mg profiles to sea-surface temperature (SST) variations emphasised the good relationship between these two parameters and allowed for the calculation of mean annual growth rates. In most of the shells, Sr partly co-varied with Mg and Ba, highlighting the complexity of Sr incorporation. The Ba and Mn profiles of the Tudor shells displayed several sharp maxima. With a time scale deduced from the Mg–SST relationship, the Ba and Mn maxima of the Tudor shells closely followed periods of maximal rainfall associated with the southeast monsoon. These Ba and Mn maxima were tentatively associated with algal bloom events known to succeed these periods of high rainfall. The less clearly marked seasonality of the Ba and Mn maxima for the Gazi and Mida specimens is thought to result from weaker seasonal variations in nutrient supply and reduced nutrients inputs. This study highlights the potential of I. ephippium as a recorder of spatio-temporal environmental variations in tropical coastal ecosystems.     

哈密晚二叠世双壳类化石发现及地质意义

哈密路白山地区黄岗一带原划为大热泉子组中,发现时代属晚二叠世的Palaeanodonta castor,P.fischeri,Palaeomutela urumqiensis,Pneglecta P.verneuili,Oligodon keerjiensis,等淡水双壳类化石,其动物群面貌与乌鲁木齐和吐鲁番上二叠统梧...     

The potential of ocean acidification on suppressing larval development in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and blood cockle Area inflata Reeve

We evaluated the effect of pH on larval development in larval Pacific oyster(Crassostrea gigas) and blood cockle(Arca inflata Reeve).The larvae were reared at pH 8.2(control),7.9,7.6,or 7.3beginning 30 min or 24 h post fertilization.Exposure to lower pH during early embryonic development inhibited larval shell formation in both species.Compared with the control,larvae took longer to reach the D-veliger stage when reared under pH 7.6 and 7.3.Exposure to lower pH immediately after fertilization resulted in significantly delayed shell formation in the Pacific oyster larvae at pH 7.3 and blood cockle larvae at pH 7.6 and 7.3.However,when exposure was delayed until 24 h post fertilization,shell formation was only inhibited in blood cockle larvae reared at pH 7.3.Thus,the early embryonic stages were more sensitive to acidified conditions.Our results suggest that ocean acidification will have an adverse effect on embryonic development in bivalves.Although the effects appear subtle,they may accumulate and lead to subsequent issues during later larval development.     

三倍体和二倍体合浦珠母贝育珠比较初步研究

利用人工诱导培育的三倍体合浦珠母贝Pinctada martensii(D.)进行插核育珠试验,并同处理组内的二倍体同胞进行比较。结果表明:三倍体合浦珠母贝的留核率和正圆珠比率分别为81.0％和58.8％,而二倍体则为71.3％和37.8％;在非正圆珠中两者的污珠率差别不大,但三倍体的尾巴珠和素珠的比率明显低于二倍体;三倍体的正圆珠珍珠层平均厚度和平均重量分别为381μm和163mg,二倍体分别为265μm和105mg,两者差异极显著(P<0.01)。初步表明,利用三倍体合浦珠母贝培育珍珠,能缩短育珠期,提高珍珠的产量和质量。     

Metabolic effects on stable carbon isotopic composition of freshwater bivalve shell Corbicula fluminea

The stable isotopic composition of the bivalve shell has been widely used to reconstruct the pa-laeo-climate and palaeo-environment. The climatic and environmental significance of carbon isotopic composition of the bivalve shell is still in dispute, and incorporation of metabolic carbon can obscure carbon isotope records of dis-solved inorganic carbon. This study deals with freshwater bivalve, Corbicula fluminea aragonite shell. The results indicated that the δ13C values of bivalve shells deposited out of equilibrium with the host water and showed an onto-genic decrease, indicating that there are metabolic effects and more metabolic carbon is incorporated into larger shells. The proportion of metabolic carbon of shells varies between 19.8% and 26.8%. However, δ13CS can still be used as qualitative indicators of δ13CDIC and environmental processes that occurred during shell growth.