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272. Střevlík uherský - jeho biologie, početnost, ochrana a péče o lokality

Creator:
Lukáš Čížek, Pokluda, Pavel, Kubáň, Vítězslav, Hauck, David, and Elek, Zoltán
Type:
article, články, journal articles, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Zoologie, zoologie, hmyz, střevlíkovití, ekologie, zoology, insects, ground beetles, ecology, Morava jižní (Česko), Moravia, Southern (Czechia), 2, and 59
Language:
Czech
Description:
Střevlík uherský (Carabus hugaricus hungaricus) je druhem dlouhostébelných panonských stepí. Patří mezi zvláště chráněné brouky a je rovněž druhem evropsky významným. V České republice přežívá už pouze na Pouzdřanské stepi a na Pálavě. V článku shrnujeme výsledky výzkumů jeho stanovištních preferencí, demografie a mobility, diskutujeme možnosti jeho ochrany a zároveň se dotýkáme bolestivého tématu ochranářské péče o lokality tohoto druhu., The Carabus hungaricus ground beetle is a highly endangered, dry-grassland specialist listed in the EU Habitats Directive. In the Czech Republic, the beetle survives on the last two sites including the Pouzdřany steppe, and the Pálava hills. Here we report results of extensive mark-recapture studies of this species, including its habitat preference, demography, and dispersal abilities. Furthermore, we discuss the options for its conservation and conservation management of the two inhabited sites., Lukáš Čížek ... [et al.]., and Pokračování čl. na str. CXV kuléru Živy 5/2014
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273. Structure elucidation of Mas-AKH as the major adipokinetic hormone in the butterfly Vanessa cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Creator:
Gäde, Gerd, Hoffmann, Klaus H., Köllisch, Gabriele, Verhaert, Peter D., Lorenz, Matthias W., and Kellner, Roland
Format:
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Type:
article, bibliography, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
zoologie, entomologie, hmyz, motýli, Nymphalidae, Vanessa cardui, corpora cardiaca, adipokinetické hormony, struktura, peptidické složení, hmotnostní spektrometrie, 595.2/.7, and 591.1
Language:
English
Description:
The presence of adipokinetic activity in crude extracts of corpora cardiaca (CC) from the butterfly (Vanessa cardui L., Nymphalidae) was demonstrated by bioassay and Mas-AKH was revealed as the major adipokinetic hormone (AKH) by use of two different technologies of sequence elucidation: HPLC separation of the peptide followed by Edman degradation and Q-TOF mass spectrometry. In contrast to the time- and material-consuming conventional methods of peptide purification and sequencing, substantial structural data of the peptide were confirmed - post factum - from one pCC (pair of CC) by Q-TOF mass spectrometry. Only males of our laboratory colony showed a significant lipid increase in the haemolymph after injection of either crude CC extract (1 pCC equivalent) or 10 pmol of synthetic peptide., Gabriele Köllisch, Peter D. Verhaert, Matthias W. Lorenz, Roland Kellner, Gerd Gäde, Klaus H. Hoffmann, and Lit
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274. Sucho na území České republiky

Creator:
Jaroslav Rožnovský
Type:
article, články, journal articles, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Zoologie, zoologie, ekologie, ecology, životní prostředí, environment, Česko, 2, and 59
Language:
Czech
Description:
Průběh počasí a v dlouhodobém pohledu podnebí patří k limitujícím podmínkám pro výskyt organismů, dokladem je výskyt teplomilných a naopak i chladnomilných nebo suchomilných a mokřadních druhů na našem území. A nejde pouze o přirozená společenstva, rozdíly nacházíme i ve skladbě pěstovaných plodin. Plošnou proměnlivost ovlivňují rozdílné klimatické podmínky - kromě podnebí hrají roli také půdní vlastnosti, které i díky odlišným geologickým podmínkám jsou velmi různorodé. Podnebí je však nejdynamičtější složkou přírodního prostředí. A právě pro území České republiky je typická vysoká proměnlivost podnebí i počasí v čase. Sucho se v po­sledních letech vyskytuje stále častěji, což však není dáno pouze nedostatkem srážek, ale také schopností krajiny zadržet vodu. Označení „sucho“ je výraz v obecném pojetí dosti neurčitý a v různých vědních i hospodářských oborech odlišně definovaný. Sucho meteorologické je nejčastěji vyjádřené časovými a prostorovými deficity srážek, které představují prvotní příčiny výskytu tohoto jevu. Kromě množství a intenzity spadlých srážek vztažených k dlouhodobým srážkovým úhrnům pro dané místo a roční dobu stanovili mnozí autoři různé definice sucha, a to v závislosti i na dalších klimatologických prvcích (teplota vzduchu, výpar, rychlost větru, vlhkost vzduchu aj.). Sucho zemědělské (agronomické) je vyjádřeno nedostatkem vody v půdě pro ze­mědělské plodiny ovlivněným předchozím nebo stále trvajícím výskytem meteorologického sucha. Z hlediska vodních poměrů v krajině je pak důležité sucho hydrologické. Člověk svou činností ovlivňuje krajinu, což platí i pro území ČR, kde může časem nastat nedostatek vody, a proto bychom se při hospodaření v krajině měli zaměřit, Climate has a substantial influence on the occurrence of organisms and thanks to its high variability various communities are to be found on our territory. The last years have seen increasingly frequent extreme climatic events, including the occurrence of serious drought. To assess the occurrence of drought the moisture balance method (difference between total precipitation and potential evapotranspiration) is the most frequently used. The extent and intensity of drought also depend on water retention capacity of the landscape. In view of possible climate change (particularly increase in air temperature), more pronounced drought periods may occcur in the near future., and Jaroslav Rožnovský.
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275. Surveying abundance and stand type associations of Formica aquilonia and F. lugubris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nest mounds over an extensive area: trialing a novel method

Creator:
Borkin, Kerry M., Summers, Ron W., and Thomas, Len
Type:
article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Zoologie, zoologie, entomologie, Hymenoptera, Formicidae, distance sampling, Formica, line transect, old-growth, Pinus sylvestris, Scotland, 2, and 59
Language:
English
Description:
1_Red wood ants are ecologically important members of woodland communities, and some species are of conservation concern. They occur commonly only in certain habitats in Britain, but there is limited knowledge of their numbers and distribution. This study provided baseline information at a key locality (Abernethy Forest, 37 km2) in the central Highlands of Scotland and trialed a new method of surveying red wood ant density and stand type associations: a distance sampling line transect survey of nests. This method is efficient because it allows an observer to quickly survey a large area either side of transect lines, without having to assume that all nests are detected. Instead, data collected on the distance of nests from the line are used to estimate probability of detection and the effective transect width, using the free software "Distance". Surveys took place in August and September 2003 along a total of 71.2 km of parallel, equally-spaced transects. One hundred and forty-four red wood ant nests were located, comprising 89 F. aquilonia (Yarrow, 1955) and 55 F. lugubris (Zetterstedt, 1838) nests. Estimated densities were 1.13 nests per hectare (95% CI 0.74–1.73) for F. aquilonia and 0.83 nests per hectare (95% CI 0.32–2.17) for F. lugubris. These translated to total estimated nest numbers of 4,200 (95% CI 2,700–6,400) and 3,100 (95% CI 1,200–8,100), respectively, for the whole forest. Indices of stand selection indicated that F. aquilonia had some positive association with old-growth and F. lugubris with younger stands (stem exclusion stage). No nests were found in areas that had been clear-felled, and ploughed and planted in the 1970s–1990s. The pattern of stand type association and hence distribution of F. aquilonia and F. lugubris may be due to the differing ability to disperse (F. lugubris is the faster disperser) and compete (F. aquilonia is competitively superior)., 2_We recommend using line transect sampling for extensive surveys of ants that construct nest mounds to estimate abundance and stand type association., Kerry M. Borkin, Ron W. Summers, Len Thomas., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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276. Survival and developmental characteristics of the predatory bug Orius similis (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) fed on Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Acari: Tetranychidae) at three constant temperatures

Creator:
Zhang, Shi-Chang, Zhu, Fen, Zheng, Xia-Lin, Lei, Chao-Liang, and Zhou, Xing-Miao
Type:
article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Zoologie, zoologie, entomologie, Hemiptera, Anthocoridae, Orius similis, Acari, Tetranychidae, Tetranychus cinnabarinus, biological control, development characteristics, functional response, 2, and 59
Language:
English
Description:
Developmental characteristics of the predatory bug Orius similis fed on Tetranychus cinnabarinus were investigated at three constant temperatures (25, 28, and 31°C) under laboratory conditions (75±5% relative humidity and a 14L : 10D photoperiod). The survival of nymphs was highest at 28°C (75.57%) and at this temperature female adults O. similis had the longest oviposition period (21.1 d), the greatest fecundity (40.3 eggs) and the highest potential intrinsic rate of increase (rm: 0.108 d–1). These results suggest that O. similis can maintain greater population densities at 28°C than at the other temperatures tested. In addition, the functional response indicates that the attack rate of O. similis (1.04) and the maximum prey capacity (30.7 spider mites per bug in 24h) are greatest at 28°C. The results of this study provide useful information on the biology and time when to release O. similis in order to reduce the abundance of T. cinnabarinus in cotton fields., Shi-Chang Zhang ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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277. Survival of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) submerged during floods: Field and laboratory studies

Creator:
Kolesnikov, Felix N., Karamyan, Arevik N., and Hoback, W. Wyatt
Type:
article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Zoologie, zoologie, entomologie, Carabidae, survival time, submergence, flooding, hypoxic conditions, 2, and 59
Language:
English
Description:
Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to assess the time ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) survive during actual and simulated flood conditions. The effects of three variants of potential flood conditions were tested: (1) beetles trapped on the surface of flood water; (2) beetles trapped in air pockets; (3) submersion of beetles in flood water without access to air. Ground beetles trapped on the surface of water survived more than two weeks (Carabus granulatus – up to 16 days; Oxypselaphus obscurus – up to 22 days). Carabus granulatus in simulated hibernation chambers that had air-pockets also survived for 15 days. The time for which ground beetles submerged without access to air survived differed significantly among species and was affected by season. They survived longest in mid-spring and late-autumn when water temperature is low. In mid-spring, survival times for C. granulatus and Platynus assimilis were 12 days and 9 days, respectively. During late summer and early autumn all species survived for a shorter period of time. In August, at least half of the individuals tested were dead after three days of immersion (water temperature 16–18°C). Removal of both of the elytra of adult of C. granulatus resulted in them surviving immersion for a shorter period, which indicates that air stored in the sub-elytral cavity is used to prolong the period they can survive immersion. The results of these experiments broaden the knowledge of how adult beetles survive seasonal flooding and are able to persist in floodplain habitats., Felix N. Kolesnikov, Arevik N. Karamyan, W. Wyatt Hoback., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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278. Symbiotic bacteria (Erwinia sp.) in the gut of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) do not affect its ability to transmit tospovirus

Creator:
De Vries, Egbert, Van de Wetering, Fennet, Van der Hoek, Marieke M., Jacobs, Gerrit, and Breeuwer, Johannes A.J.
Type:
article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Zoologie, zoologie, entomologie, Erwinia, TSWV, virus-bacteria interaction, Frankliniella occidentalis, Thripidae, 2, and 59
Language:
English
Description:
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is one of the most harmful plant viruses and one of its most important vectors is the western flower thrips [Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)]. Recently, we reported the close association of Erwinia sp. gut bacteria with this species of thrips. The first instar larvae acquire these bacteria from their food source. A high proportion of adult western flower thrips transmit TSWV after acquiring the virus during the first larval stage when there are no bacteria in their gut. A considerably lower proportion of adults that acquire the virus early in the second instar transmit virus and none of those exposed to virus late on in the second instar do so. The highest prevalence and total number of symbiotic bacteria are recorded in the guts of second instar thrips. This leads to the hypothesis that the build up of bacteria in the gut reduces the acquisition of TSWV, resulting in a lower capacity to transmit the virus. To test this hypothesis, the transmission of this virus by symbiotic and aposymbiotic adult thrips of the NL3 population was studied. Comparison of virus transmission by adult thrips, the larvae of which either had or lacked gut bacteria and were exposed to virus in either the first or second instar, revealed no difference in the ability of symbiotic and aposymbiotic adults to transmit this virus. We conclude that virus transmission is not affected by the number of the symbiotic bacteria Erwinia sp. present in the gut of thrips larvae., Egbert J De Vries ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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279. Synové hrocha a dcery hrošíka aneb o poměru pohlaví hrochovitých v zoologických zahradách

Creator:
Pluháček, Jan and Steck, Beatrice
Format:
print, bez média, and svazek
Type:
article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Biologické vědy, hrochovití, mláďata, etologie, zoologické zahrady, zoologie, Hippopotamidae, young animals, ethology, Zoos, zoology, hroši, hrošíci, hroch obojživelný, hrošík liberijský, pohlaví mláďat, Hippopotamus amphibius, Choeropsis liberiensis, 2, and 57/59
Language:
Czech
Description:
Článek se zabývá studiem poměru pohlaví narozených mláďat u hrocha obojživelného (Hippopotamus amphibius) a hrošíka liberijského (Choeropsis liberiensis) chovaných v zoologických zahradách Evropy (hroch) a celého světa (hrošík). U obou druhů jsme zjistili vychýlení poměru pohlaví od vyrovnaného poměru 1 : 1, přičemž u hrocha je to ve prospěch synů a u hrošíka ve prospěch dcer. U každého z obou zkoumaných druhů ovlivňují poměr pohlaví jiné faktory a zřejmě také podmiňuje jiný mechanismus., We studied the birth sex ratio in captive Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) and Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis). In both species the birth sex ratio differed from 1 : 1. In Common Hippos more sons than daughters were born, whereas the opposite was found in Pygmy Hippos. Various factors affecting the birth sex ratio were analysed and discussed., and Jan Pluháček, Beatrice Steck.
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280. Temperature dependent functional response of Diaeretiella rapae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) to the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Creator:
Moayeri, Hamid R.S., Madadi, Hossein, Pouraskari, Hossein, and Enkegaard, Annie
Type:
article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Zoologie, zoologie, entomologie, Hymenoptera, Aphidiidae, Diaeretiella rapae, Hemiptera, Aphididae, Brevicoryne brassicae, searching, handling time, functional response, biological control, 2, and 59
Language:
English
Description:
Diaeretiella rapae MacIntosh (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) is one of the most common and successful parasitoids of the cabbage aphid. The functional response of D. rapae towards cabbage aphids was examined in laboratory studies at three constant temperatures, 17°C, 25°C and 30°C. D. rapae exhibited a type II functional response at all three temperatures. The search rates were uninfluenced by temperature whereas handling times differed significantly between 17°C and 25°C, and between 17°C and 30°C, but not between 25°C and 30°C. This study is a first-step in the evaluation of the effectiveness of D. rapae as a biocontrol agent of Brevicoryne brassicae at different temperatures., Hamid R.S.Moayeri ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje seznam literarurty
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