Feeding habits and ontogenetic diet shifts of Bombay duck,Harpadon nehereus

Based on two bottom trawl surveys conducted in autumn 2000 and 2001, a total of 1106 stomach samples of Bombay duck Harpadon nehereus between 23–278 mm fork length were collected and analyzed. The results show that Bombay duck prey items consisted of 11 groups or 32 species, of which Apogon lineatus, Leptochela gracilis, Acetes chinensis, and Euphausia pacifi ca were the dominant prey species. Ontogenetic variations were found in feeding habits and feeding activity of Bombay duck. Feeding activity was highest in fi sh smaller than 50 mm, lowest in fi sh between 50 and 99 mm, and then increased with increasing size thereafter. As Bombay duck size increased, fi sh prey increased in importance, whereas euphausiids and decapods decreased in importance. Different trophic guilds were observed in feeding habits across the examined size range. Bombay duck smaller than 50 mm were zooplanktivores, mainly feeding on zooplankton and fi sh larva; those between 50 and 149 mm were generalist predators, mainly feeding on pelagic shrimps, demersal shrimps and fi shes; and those larger than 150 mm were piscivores, mainly feeding on fi shes.     

Broodstock conditioning of New Zealand geoduck (Panopea zelandica) within different temperature and feeding ration regimes

Two-year-old New Zealand geoducks (Panopea zelandica) were conditioned within combinations of three water temperatures (7–8, 11–12 and 16–17 °C) and three feeding rations (10,000, 50,000 and 100,000 cells mL^?1 of Chaetoceros mulleri and Isochrysis galbana) for 73 days. Similar percent matured and dry condition index values were observed among temperatures. However, significantly higher dry gonadosomatic indices (GSI_dw) were recorded at 8 and 12 °C. Although no difference was detected in percentage of spawned individuals and connective tissue occupation indices, a higher percent matured were recorded when fed 10,000 and 50,000 cells mL^?1. A reference group conditioned in pond water became matured 2 months later than the other nine experimental groups, but GSI_dw were similar. To maximise reproductive output, we suggest that 2-year-old P. zelandica may be conditioned in pond water for a month and then in 8 or 12 °C seawater with 50,000 cells mL^?1.     

饲养空间大小对单体筐养养殖系统中三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)的摄食行为与生长特性的影响研究

在三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)的单体筐养养殖(SCBC)系统中,研究了不同的饲养空间大小对梭子蟹(幼蟹与成蟹)摄食行为与生长的影响。试验设置了四个饲养空间处理:空间长度分别为养殖蟹平均壳长的1倍、1.5倍、2倍及3倍,宽为长的一半。经6天试验,结果表明,1倍空间的幼蟹摄食行为发生变化,摄食次数[(1.2±0.45)次/d]和总进食时间[(31.2±6.89)min]比2倍与3倍的空间[(2.6±0.45)次/d,(83.1±13.66)min]明显减少,导致摄食量减少[前者为(0.0835±0.0269)g/g BW,后两者最高为(0.2014±0.0114)g/g BW],至第5天全部死亡。其它处理,随着空间的增大,摄食量增大,幼蟹的生长速率(蜕皮率,体重增长率)增加。其中,在2倍空间以上处理中,幼蟹表现有最高的成活率(100%)、蜕皮率(100%)以及体重增长率(86.5%—97.2%),同时有较低的饵料系数(1.31±0.11)。成蟹的试验结果与幼蟹类似,除1.5倍饲养空间外,该处理中幼蟹表现出对生长的胁迫,而成蟹的摄食行为和生长与2倍及3倍空间无差异。不同空间中梭子蟹的摄食与生长的差异与梭子蟹在这些处理中的保护性酶类(SOD,POD,CAT)和消化酶类(淀粉酶,蛋白酶,脂酶)的活性有密切关系。     

饥饿对条纹锯■仔鱼的存活、摄食及生长的影响

为了确定条纹锯(Centropristis striata)仔鱼的不可逆点(PNR),作者在温度(22.9±0.8)℃、盐度30~32、DO≥5.0mg/L、pH7.8~8.2,光照强度40~100 Lx条件下,对人工孵化的条纹锯仔鱼开展饥饿胁迫对其存活、摄食、生长的变化规律的试验研究及影响。结果显示,仔鱼在孵化后2 d开口摄食,仔鱼体长开始下降,从内源营养期转入混合营养期,持续1 d;3 d时卵黄囊、油球消失,仔鱼体长增加,进入外源营养期,初次摄食率可达到68.25%。3.5 d时初次摄食率最高达到88.24%,之后初次摄食率逐渐下降,5 d时初次摄食率下降为37.5%,可知条纹锯PNR=5 d。6.5 d时试验组仔鱼全部死亡。结果表明,内源营养期对照组与试验组无显著差异,对卵黄囊与油球的利用率相似。混合营养期,仔鱼体长出现负增长,且试验组负增长速率明显高于对照组。外源营养期,试验组仔鱼体长持续下降,至PNR时体长负增长速率加快死亡率增加,直至全部死亡;对照组仔鱼体长开始增长,死亡率逐渐下降并趋于稳定。条纹锯仔鱼孵出后2~5 d为摄食的关键时期。     

无卷扬机液压缸升降式钻机

目前,液压动力头岩心钻机大多采用液压缸给进,液压卷扬机提升。近年来,国外多个国家以液压技术见长的公司,研发了无卷扬机液压缸升降式钻机,它与传统钻机设计理念不同,液压缸不单是给进机构也作为提升机构。这种钻机取消了结构复杂而笨重的卷扬机、天车、游动滑车组。液压缸提升系统井架不承受提升载荷,井架尺寸小,轻便;整个设备体积小、质量轻、成本低、技术经济指标先进。它为研发液压动力头钻机提供了一种新机型。介绍了瑞典山特维克浅钻和挪威MH公司RamRig深孔钻机的结构和其他一些国家研发和应用情况。阐述了双液压缸提升和液压缸-钢丝绳倍速机构两种不同系统的工作原理及应用特点。     

Nematode species distribution patterns at the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano (Norwegian Sea)

The Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano (HMMV) is a methane seep that is densely populated by the bacteria Beggiatoa spp. as well as by tubeworms of the Family Siboglinidae. Analyses of samples from seven stations located in five different habitats (bare sediments, bacterial mats, siboglinid fields, sediments with small patches of siboglinids and areas of ‘normal’ sea floor) revealed differences in the density and species‐level diversity of nematode communities. Total densities increased from stations inside the mud volcano and on its rim towards the ‘normal’ areas outside the volcano. Nematode species diversity was similar in samples from the siboglinid fields and the bare HMMV sediments. However, the sediment with patches of siboglinids collected outside the volcano was characterised by a diverse nematode community comprising 47 species, whereas the control sediments without siboglinids yielded only 27 species. The nematode assemblage at the bacterial mat site included only two identified species, Halomonhystera disjuncta and Sabatieria ornata, with H. disjuncta being strongly dominant. Terschellingia distlamphida, S. ornata and Aponema ninae dominated nematode communities at the siboglinid fields and in bare HMMV sediments. Species dominating at stations inside the caldera were found in comparable low densities in the sediment with siboglinid patches collected outside the volcano, but were missing in the background samples, where species of Endeolophos, Acantholaimus and Desmoscolex were dominant. Species diversity generally decreased with sediment depth. A subsurface‐dwelling nematode community was observed in the siboglinid fields and the bare sediments. Background sediments showed a sharp decline with 18–20 species at 0–2 cm versus three species at 3–5 cm sediment depth. The trophic composition of the nematode fauna at the HMMV showed a prevalence of deposit feeders at almost all stations, whereas background sediments exhibited a uniform distribution of non‐selective and selective deposit feeders and epistrate feeders. The high percentage of deposit feeders inside the mud volcano could be related to the grain‐size distribution and the significantly higher bacterial biomass compared to the control sediments.     

Life strategies of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) in the Tagus estuary: Comparison among different morphotypes

The Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801), is a subtropical sound-producing marine teleost that inhabits estuaries and other brackish water ecosystems in its northern distribution area. The relative isolation of populations within estuaries may cause important modifications in the bio-ecology of this species. The males of this species present two morphotypes which are more accurately distinguishable during the reproductive season. In the Tagus estuary population, the two types of reproductive males were present: type I, the “characteristic” morphotype, and type II, the alternative morphotype. The opportunistic males had more developed testis while type I males had more developed accessory glands. Type I males presented more developed swimbladders and larger body size and live longer than type II males. On the contrary, type II males grew faster and matured earlier. The feeding habits of the two male morphotypes were similar during the reproductive season but differences were found between reproductive specimens and non-reproductive specimens. The diet of reproductive specimens was mainly composed of benthic prey in contrast to predominance of nectobenthic prey in the diet of non-reproductive specimens. The females of H. didactylus generally had an intermediate pattern between the two male morphotypes. The percentage of type II males tended to be higher in denser areas of the estuary. In comparison with populations from different size ecosystems, smaller ecosystems revealed important modifications on the bio-ecology of the species due to the increased competition for nesting sites and mating partners, favouring alternative male tactics.     

MORPHOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF THE FEEDING APPARATUS OF THREE CO-OCCURRING SPECIES OF PONYFISHES (LEIOGNATHIDAE)

ImOUocrON0verevoluti0narytirne,intetspeCiliccomPctitioncanresultincharactedisplacementSthatfadiitateresourcepartitioningamongspedesffeper,l985,Wilirarnanayake,l99O).Fisharenotablyopportunisticintheirfeding,toknowWhereandhowtheybowilloftenprovidemoreinsightintotheirerelogythansbolyknowingtheactUalcomPonentSoftheirdiet(Motta,l988,HUmPhrieS,l993).ArmrdinglymorphologicalcomParisonsamongcoxiccutwspchprovidemportantinfonnationnotonlytosySteInatistsfaedwithtaxonondcprobbo,butaIsot0erelogistS…