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Typescript. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1977. / Bibliography: leaves 266-273. / ix, 273 leaves ill. (some col.)

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-121). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-121). Also available on the Internet.

Backcross populations (BC) from Medicago sativa L. x M. dzhawakhetica Bordz. hybrids were analyzed for chromosome number, fertility and morphological characteristics. Previously obtained F1 hybrids were recovered when diploid (2n = 2x = 16) M. sativa was crossed with tetraploid (2n = 4x = 32) M. dzhawakhetica. Resulting F1 hybrids were triploid (2n = 3x = 24), completely male sterile and had low levels of female fertility. Subsequent populations were obtained by successive backcrossing to unrelated (4x) M. sativa clones. The BC1 plants were pentaploid (2n = 5x = 40) and both male and female fertile. BC2 populations had chromosome numbers ranging from 2n = 32 to 48, and most plants (94% were male and female fertile. BC3 populations were tetraploid (2n = 32) or near tetraploid (2n = 33) and were morphologically similar to M. sativa. Preliminary analysis of mitochondrial nucleic acids by agarose gel electrophoresis, indicated biparental inheritance of this organelle in the F1 hybrids; however, further analysis provided inconclusive results.

Ações antrópicas, como a construção de reservatórios, alteraram a migração de peixes que afeta a função normal do eixo hipotalamo-hipófise-gônadas. Para atenuar o impacto ambiental sobre a biota, existem programas de repovoamento com objetivo de reproduzir as espécies de peixes atingidas pelas barragens. Na piscicultura de Ponte Nova, na Bacia do Alto Tietê, o peixe migratório Astyanax fasciatus é rotineiramente produzido para o repovoamento com protocolos de reprodução artificial convencionais, mas o seu sucesso varia entre as fêmeas. Um estudo de citogenética detectou que o número de cromossomos foi diferente entre os reprodutores, uma característica comum em A. fasciatus. O objetivo do presente estudo foi estudar a fisiologia reprodutiva de Astyanax fasciatus com diferentes números de cromossomos, em ambiente natural (AN) e em cativeiro (Cat) e as possíveis alterações que possam explicar diferentes resultados de resposta à reprodução induzida em cativeiro. Fêmeas adultas de cada grupo experimental (G1-46 cromossomos; com baixa resposta à reprodução induzida; e G2 - 48 cromossomos; com boa resposta à reprodução induzida) foram coletadas em Cat e em AN ao longo de um ano. Amostras de sangue foram retiradas para análise plasmática de estradiol (E2), e os ovários para o cálculo da fecundidade relativa (FR), diâmetro oocitários, Índice Gonadossomático (IGS) e análises histológicas para identificação do estágio de maturação. As fêmeas do G1 nos dois ambientes iniciaram a fase vitelogênica do ciclo reprodutivo no inverno com o aumento da concentração de E2 plasmático. Nas fêmeas de AN, neste mesmo grupo, a maior porcentagem de oócitos vitelogênicos foi mantida nos ovários desde a primavera até o verão, período no qual a concentração de E2 continuou elevada no plasma. Por outro lado, no Cat, as concentrações de E2 não se mantiveram elevadas nas demais estações do ano, limitando-se apenas ao pico do inverno. Mesmo assim, as fêmeas confinadas mantiveram a FR significativamente mais elevada quando comparadas àquelas de AN, assim como maiores porcentagens de oócitos vitelogênicos, evidenciando a ausência de desova e lentidão no processo de reabsorção do vitelo. Já as fêmeas do G2, em AN iniciaram a fase vitelogênica do seu ciclo reprodutivo no outono, com o aumento progressivo dos níveis de E2 que atingiram seu pico na primavera, com a desova ocorrendo no verão. Por outro lado, a permanência no Cat, de alguma forma, alterou a sensibilidade às dicas ambientais do ciclo sazonal, e os níveis de E2 e a FR se mantiveram altos praticamente o ano todo. Estes dados sugerem que A. fasciatus com números diferentes de cromossomos têm padrões reprodutivos diferentes tanto em Cat como em AN e que em cativeiro fêmeas do G1 terão maior sucesso na indução quando manipuladas logo após o inverno, já fêmeas do G2 em Cat parecem ter sucesso na indução praticamente o ano todo / Anthropic actions, such as the construction of reservoirs, alter fish migration affecting the normal function of the brain-pituitary-gonads axis. To mitigate the environmental impact on the biota, fish restocking programs aim to reproduce fish species affected by dams. In the Ponte Nova Fish Farm, in the Upper Tietê River Basin, the migratory fish Astyanax fasciatus is routinely produced for restocking with a conventional artificial breeding protocol, but its success varies among the females. A cytogenetic study detected that the number of chromosomes was different among the broodstocks, a common feature in A. fasciatus. The purpose of this study was to study the reproductive physiology of Astyanax fasciatus with different numbers of chromosomes in a natural environment (AN) and captivity (Cat) and the possible changes that might explain different results in the success of induced reproduction in captivity. Adult females of each experimental group (G1-46 chromosomes; with low response to induced reproduction, and G2 - 48 chromosomes, with good response to induced reproduction) were collected in Cat and AN over one year. Blood samples were taken to analyze plasma estradiol (E2), and samples of ovaries to calculate the relative fecundity (FR), oocyte diameter, gonadosomatic index (GSI) and histological analyzes to identify the maturation stage. Females of G1, in both environments, started the vitellogenic phase of the reproductive cycle in the winter, with an increase in E2 levels. In the wild animals, the highest percentage of vitellogenic oocytes was maintained in the ovaries from spring to summer, a period in which E2 levels remained high. On the other hand, in captivity, a higher level of E2 was observed only in winter. Even so, the females in captivity maintained the fecundity significantly higher when compared with the wild ones, and also a higher percentage of vitellogenic oocytes, evidencing the absence of spawning and a delay in the yolk absorption. In G2, the vitellogenic stage of oocytes in wild females started in the fall, with a progressive increase in E2 levels, reaching its peak in spring, with the spawning in summer. On the other hand, remaining in the captivity, somehow altered the availability to the environmental tips of the seasonal cycle, and E2 levels as well as the FR virtually remained high throughout the year. These data suggest that A. fasciatus with different numbers of chromosomes have different reproductive patterns, both in a Cat and AN. G1 females could succeed in induced reproduction when handled immediately after winter, while G2 females seem to succeed the artificial reproductive induction throughout the year

The chromosome numbers of the eight following species of freshwater diaptomid copepods were examined to elucidate relationships between species: Aglaodiaptomus clavipes, A. leptoups, Leptodiaptomus ashlandi, A. minutus, A. sicilis, A. siciloides, Skistodiaptomus oregonensis, and S. pallidus. The specimens evaluates were collected from various lakes in Wisconsin including Lake Michigan. Squash mounts were prepared from female individuals for microscopic evaluation. Comparisons of chromosome numbers and chromosome morphology indicated that the species considered are not as closely related as might be suspected based on external morphological considerations. The chromosome numbers varied greatly between species and no consistant numbers within subgenera were observed, substantiating the idea that the species are clearly well separated phylogenetically. A technique for preparing chromosome squash mounts from formalin preserved specimens in presented.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306