본 연구는 맹꽁이 포접쌍의 개체별 크기와 연령을 확인하기 위하여 수행하였다. 맹꽁이는 2013년 6월 제주도 성산읍과 대정읍에 위치한 습지에서 총 23쌍을 포획하였으며, 각 개체별 크기를 측정하고 연령을 확인하였다. 채집한 23쌍의 체장(SVL, snout-vent length), 체중, 앞다리 길이, 뒷다리 길이를 분석한 결과 암컷이 수컷보다 체중이 더 나가며 체장과 뒷다리의 길이도 더 긴 것으로 나타났다. 앞다리 길이는 암수 사이에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 맹꽁이 포접쌍 가운데 수컷의 평균 연령은 5.17±0.26살, 암컷은 6.22±0.28살로 나타났으며, 암컷이 수컷보다 평균연령이 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 포접한 맹꽁이의 연령은 최소 3살부터 최대 10살까지 분포하였다. 맹꽁이 수컷은 연령과 체장이 양의 상관관계를 보였지만 암컷은 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 본 연구결과는 멸종위기종인 맹꽁이의 보호 및 복원전략 수립에 있어 중요한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

갈색여치는 최근 대발생으로 과수농가에서 피해가 급격히 증가하고 있다. 갈색여치의 종령 약충과 미성숙 성충, 성숙 성충에 대한 교미행동 및 일일행동패턴에 대하여 조사하였다. 일일행동패턴은 휴식, 이동, 섭식을 반복하였다. 종령 약충과 미성숙 성충의 일일행동패턴은 유사했다. 종령 약충은 평균 10:06에 활동을 시작하고 21:12에 휴식을 취한다. 미성숙 성충은 평균 11:30에 활동을 시작하고 20:08에 휴식을 취한다. 그러나 성숙 성충의 경우 15:30에 활동을 시작하는 차이를 보였다. 성숙 성충은 특정시간(약 20:00)대에 교미행동을 보인다. 갈색여치의 교미행동은 암컷의 spermatophylax를 섭취하게 되는데 다 섭취하기까지 270-360분이 소요된다. 갈색여치의 행동패턴은 이들의 발생양상과 생태를 알 수 있어 갈색여치를 방제하기 위한 기초자료로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

복숭아순나방과 복숭아심식나방의 방제를 위해 교미교란제 MD-IKR (Isomate-KR)과 MD-CR (Confuser-R)의 효과를 무농약 유기재배 사과원에서 평가하였고 관행방제 사과원과 비교하였다. 2011년 칠곡지역의 복숭아순나방에 대한 두 종의 교미교란제에 대한 교미저해율은 99.8%였고, 상대적으로 청송지역의 교미저해율이 각각 99.8과 92.8%로 칠곡지역과 차이가 있었다. 2012년 칠곡지역의 교미저해율은 각각 92.4와 96.7%였다. 청송지역에서 교미저해율은 99.6%로 가장 높은 교미저해율을 보였다. 2011년 2012년의 복숭아심식나방에 대한 교미저해율은 두 교미교란제 모두 100%로 높게 나타났다. 두 교미교란제는 복숭아순나방과 복숭아심식나방이 방제효과에 대하여 무방제구 대비 방제효과가 월등하였고, 관행방제와 비교했을 때 통계적으로 유의성 없이 방제효과가 대등하였다. 두 종의 교미교란제와 관행재배구의 새순과 과실피해율은 무방제구 대비 유의성있는 방제효과를 보였다. 두 종의 교미교란제 간에는 효력의 차이가 없어 MD-IKR이 MD-CR을 충분히 대체할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

The adzuki bean borer, Ostrinia scapulalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is one of serious insect pests against the red bean, Vigna angularis. Adult emergence, mating and oviposition behaviors of the insect were investigated in a constant condition of 25±1℃, 15L:9D (light: dark) photoperiod, and 60±10% relative humidity, for the purpose of collecting fundamental data for elucidation of adult biology and female sex pheromone. The circadian rhythmic behaviors were observed at 30-min interval during the experiments, and the data was analyzed at one-hour interval. Adult emergence was observed for 15 hours from 2 hours before lights-off to 4 hours after lights-on in a row, and ca. 90% emerged in scotophase. Adults did not mate within the emerged scotophase and the following photophase. Mating was observed only in the scotophase, and ca. 95% of mating occurred for 5 hours from 2 hours after lights-off to 2 hours before lights-on. The result was different from the main mating time in the previous reports. Mean mating rate at 0- to 4-day-old pairs was ca. 50%. It took almost one day from mating to oviposition, but oviposition 2 days after mating was observed in 0-day-old adult pairs. Adult pairs older than 7-day-old could not mate.

팥나방(Matsumuraeses phaseoli, (Matsumura))은 팥의 꽃과 꼬투리를 가해하는 해충이다. 본 연구에서는 팥나방 성충 우화와 교미 시간대, 성충 나이 및 더듬이 제거가 교미에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 성충 우화는 16L:8D 광 조건에서 불이 켜지고 4시간 이내에 대부분 이뤄졌다. 대부분의 교미가 암 기간 동안 이뤄졌으나, 불이 켜진 직후에도 교미하는 개체들이 일부 관찰되었다. 우화 당일의 성충은 교미를 하지 않았으나 우화 후 4일된 성충의 교미율이 가장 높았다. 더듬이가 제거된 수컷 또는 암컷은 더듬이가 제거되지 않은 반대 성의 정상 성충과 교미를 하지 못하였다.

Bovine coat color is decided by the melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) genotype mutation and melanogenesis. Specially, in the various cattle breeds, dominant black coat color is expressed by dominant genotype of ED, red or brown is expressed in the frame shift mutation of recessive homozygous e by base pair deletion and wild type of E+ is expressed in various coat colors. However, not very well known about the effected of MC1R genotype mutation on the coat color through family lines in KBC. Therefore, this study were to investigate effect of MC1R genotype mutation on the coat color, and to suggest mating breed system in accordance with of MC1R genotype for increased on brindle coat color appearance. Parents (sire 2 heads and dam 3 heads) and offspring (total : 54 heads) from crossbreeding in KBC family line with the MC1R genotype and phenotype records were selected as experimental animals. The relationship between melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) genotypes expression verified by PCR-RFLP, and brindle coat color appearance to the family line of the cross mating breed from MC1R genotype pattern was determined. As a result, 4MC1R genetic variations, E+/E+ (sire 1), E+/e (sire 2 and dam 3), E+/e with 4 bands of 174, 207 and 328 bp (dam 1) and E+/e with 3 bands of 174, 207, 328 and 535 bp (dam 2) from parents (sire and dam) of KBC. However, 3 genetic variations, e/e (24%), E+/E+ (22%) and E+/e (56%) were identified in offspring. Also, brindle coat color expressrated was the e/e with the 0%, E+/E+ with 67% and E+/e with 77% from MC1R genotype in offspring on the cross mating of KBC. Furthermore, when the sire had E+/e genotype and the dam had E+/E+ with the 3 bands or E+/e genotype, and both had whole body-brindle coat color, 62% of the offspring had whole body-brindle coat color. Therefore, the seresults, the mating system from MC1R genotype patterns of the sires (E+/e) and dams (E+/E+ with the 3 bands or E+/e) with brindle coat color may have the highest whole body-brindle coat color expression in their offspring.

In Hymenoptera, thanks to its haplodiploid sex determination, arrhenotokous parasitoid females are able to control offspring sex ratio by determining whether to use sperm or not at the time of oviposition. However, the offspring sex ratio may also be influenced by the mating behavior of a male. When a male searches females, he will have more chances to encounter with other males in a high male density population than low male density population. If the male is competitive, the male can find females faster and may have longer copulation time, and eventually transfer more sperm than other males. In this study, we investigated mate searching time, copulation duration and offspring sex ratio as a function of the male density. Although the results show difference between searching time and copulation duration, they are not statistically significant. We will discuss the statistical consequence, male density dependent offspring sex ratio and its evolutionary implications.

The objective of this experiment was to assess the relationship between electrical resistance of the vaginal mucosa and plasma progesterone for optimal mating time in the bitch. Eight mature beagle bitches were examined, and we observed eight times of estrus. Vaginal electric resistance was recorded weekly using a Draminski ovulation detector in anestrus, and daily in estrus. Plasma progesterone concentration was estimated by radioimmunoassay. In the bitch, incline in vaginal electric resistance (376.20 ± 105.63 units) showed a closely association with the onset of proestrus. Ovulation day was determined as the first day when plasma progesterone concentration increased above 5.0 ng/ml (Day 0). On Day 0, vaginal mucous electric resistance was 438 ± 132 units. Vaginal mucous electric resistance showed a slight decrease or was maintained until Day 0. However, it showed an explosive increase, and peaked on Day 1~3, which was above 600 units. Two of eight cases peaked on Day 1, three of eight cases were revealed on Day 2, and others were revealed on Day 3. After Day 4, resistance showed a rapid drop to below 600 units and reached 200 units on Day 8. The optimal mating time was determined when vaginal mucous electric resistance was above 600 units.

A Pleurotus ostreatus strain ‘CM0109068’ showing gray and semispherical in color and shape of pileus were examined in its tetrapolarity of mating types. Single basidiospores were isolated from its fruiting body and monokaryotic mycelia were obtained from each isolate. Mating experiments were performed using 22 monokaryons to provide mating compatibility data. Pairings were performed in the petri dishes on PDA and they were allowed to grow at 25℃ until two fronts of the advancing mycelia met and developed a conspicuous contact zone. The contact zone and the outer edges of paired colonies on each plate were examined for clamp connections and the crosses were considered dikaryotized when clamp connections were found at the growing margin of either side of the interacting monokaryons. The tested monokaryons resulted in tetrapolar incompatibility in intrastrain crosses. Compatible matings were distinguished from incompatible ones by the rapid growth and gross morphology. The dikaryotic mycelium colony was also confirmed microscopically by the presence of clamp connections from incompatible pairings. The four classes of tester strains representing the four incompatibility types were chosen from intrastrain mating tests. The mating tests with the tester strain were performed for the determination of the rest monokaryons and as a result of these tests it was found that the strain share the same A and B incompatibility factors showing tetrapolar incompatibility characteristics.

Pleurotus ostreatus ‘Miso’ is a mutant strain showing white color in pileus from the known parent strain ‘Wonhyeong 1’. Shape and several other characters also vary with culture conditions. Mating experiments were performed to understand interstrain mating relationship using monokaryons of the parent and the mutant strains. All monokaryons were grown from single spores isolated from freshly collected fruit bodies. Pairings were performed in 90 mm petri dishes on PDA. They were allowed to grow at 25 until two fronts of the advancing mycelia met and developed a conspicuous contact zone. The contact zone and the outer edges of paired colonies on each plate were examined for clamp connections. The parent and the mutant resulted in tetrapolar incompatibility in intrastrain crosses. In interstrain crosses, each monokaryotic tester strain of the parent strain was out-crossed to monokaryotic tester strains of the mutant. As a result of these crosses it was found that both strains share the same A and B incompatibility factors yielding 25% compatibility.

일부 고주파 음파 처리가 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua)의 생리변화를 유발시킨다. 이 연구는 초음파( 20 kHz) 처리가 파밤나방 유충 섭식, 용 발육 및 성충 교미행동에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 초음파 처리는 5령충의 섭식 활동을 억제시켰다. 특별히 30 kHz 또는 45 kHz 초음파 처리를 받은 유충은 50% 이상의 섭식활동이 감소하였다. 이러한 초음파 처리를 받은 유충은 혈장의 주요 영양물질 함량이 변동되었다. 혈장 단백질은 처리 초음파의 주파수 증가에 따라 감소하였다. 그러나 혈당은 처리 초음파의 주파수 증가에 따라 증가하였다. 지질 함량은 30 kHz 처리까지는 증가하다가 이후 감소하였다. 파밤나방 5령의 혈구, 지방체 및 표피세포의 세 조직은 스트레스 관련 유전자들인 세 종류의 열충격단백질과 apolipophorin III를 발현시켰다. 그러나 초음파를 처리할 경우 일부 스트레스 관련 유전자들의 발현을 크게 억제시켰다. 초음파 처리는 또한 용발육을 억제시켜, 용기간을 연장시키고 성충으로 우화를 현격하게 낮추었다. 끝으로 초음파 처리는 성충의 교미행동을 억제시켜 암컷의 산란력을 뚜렷하게 낮추었다. 이러한 결과는 초음파가 파밤나방의 생리적 스트레스로 작용하고 있다는 것을 제시하고 있다.

본 연구의 목적은 보조공학서비스와 삶의 질과의 관련성을 알아보고 작업치료사들이 임상현장에서 보조공학 서비스를 제공할 때 필요한 보조공학의 주요 모델 및 이론의 틀을 제공하고자 함이다. 문헌연구를 통해 보조공학이 장애인의 만족도와 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 탐색하고 재활 모델(rehabilitation model), 욕구-중심 모델(need-based model), 보조공학의 전체론적 접근인 인간 활동 보조공학 모델(Human Activity Assistive Technology model; HAAT), 보조공학에 대한 사용자의 개인적 관점인 인간-공학 대응 모델(Matching Person and Technology; MPT)을 고찰하였다. 작업치료사는 휠체어, 스플린트, 일상생활 보조기기 등을 활용하여 신체기능을 보완 및 개선하고 성공적인 작업에의 참여를 통해 삶의 질을 향상시키는 작업치료사 고유의 업무를 발전시켜왔다. 따라서 보조공학에서 작업치료사의 역할과 비중이 더욱 커지도록 보조공학에 더 많은 관심과 열정 가지고 이론의 틀을 바탕으로 근거중심의 보조공학 적용연구가 활발히 일어나야 할 것이다.

버섯은 세계적으로 양송이, 표고 느타리버섯류 재배가 주류를 이루고 있으며, 한국의 시중에서 재배하고 있는 버섯품종이 1969년 이후 꾸준히 증가하여 약 24품목 224품종이 신고되거나 품종보호등록되어 농가에 보급되었다. 그 중에서 느타리와 큰느타리가 전체 생산 및 소비가 약 50%를 차지하고 있다. 이러한 상황에 비춰 하나의 품종이 다른 이름으로 신고되거나 등록되는 경우가 존재하여 먹는 버섯만 해도 구별하기가 쉽지 않은 상황이다. 과거에는 일반인이 외국에서 품종을 수집하여 그대로 판매신고를 하여 상품으로 판매하는 사례도 있는 실정이다. 지금은 품종등록을 한 종균을 허가없이 사용할 경우 로열티를 지불하거나 소송이 진행될 수 있음을 간과해서는 안된다. 일례로 새송이버섯 사건이 대표적인 예라 할 수 있다. 이 사건의 품종판별 방법으로 유전자 식별법을 사용하였다고 한다. 이것은 형태적 형질만으로는 품종구분 방식에 한계가 있음을 보여주고 있다. 우리는 미토콘드리아 유전자를 이용하여 품종구분을 하였는데 느타리에서 원형느타리, 수한1호, 춘추2호 등이 뚜렸한 차이를 보여주어 품종을 구분할 수 있는 마커로서의 가능성을 보여주었다. 그리고 교배육종된 교잡주의 모본유래를 확인함으로서 육종 마커로 사용할 수 있으리라 판단된다. 또한 육종효율 증진을 위해 mating type을 결정하는 homeodomain 및 pheromone receptor 유전자를 이용하여 교배형을 결정함으로서 교배육종 시 시간과 경비를 절감할 수 있으리라 사료된다.

Single basidiospores were isolated from a Pleurotus ostreatus strain collected in Boryeong, Korea showing gray and semispherical in color and shape of pileus. Mycelial growth and several other characters were good to be a breeding material. Mating experiments were performed using 23 monokaryons to provide mating compatibility data. Pairings were performed in 90 mm petri dishes on PDA. They were allowed to grow at 25℃ until two fronts of the advancing mycelia met and developed a conspicuous contact zone. The contact zone and the outer edges of paired colonies on each plate were examined for clamp connections and the crosses were considered positive when clamp connections were found at the growing margin of either side of the interacting monokaryons. The collected strain resulted in tetrapolar incompatibility system in intrastrain crosses. Compatible matings could be visibly distinguished from incompatible ones by the rapid growth and gross morphology. The dikaryotic colony was also confirmed microscopically by the presence of clamp connections from incompatible pairings. The four classes of tester strains representing the four incompatibility types were chosen from intrastrain mating tests as expected. The mating tests with the tester strain were performed for the determination of the rest monokaryons. As a result of these tests it was found that the strain share the same A and B incompatibility factors showing tetrapolar incompatibility system.

On January 6, 2010, two months earlier than normal breeding season, a red fox vixen was implanted with synthetic GnRH analogue, Deslorelin. Blood was sampled every 2~3 days from the day of implant to identifying spermatozoa on stains of epithelial cells. Estradiol and progesterone were examined. Even though the vixen was in non-breeding season, she was mated by a male fox. Pregnancy was confirmed by canine pregnancy detection kit that detect relaxin released from placenta. Four healthy pups were born on March 9, 2010. This is the first report showing synthetic GnRH can activate ovarian function and lead to fertile estrus of red fox in non-breeding season.

The mating-type genes control formation of the dikaryon from two haploid strains. These genes are now used in mating-type-assisted breeding programs for economically important mushrooms, especially the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, aiming at high-yield and high-quality standard mushroom production. However, it improves the breeding program when the breeder is able to quickly identify compatible strains in a given set of progeny. The two mating factors with their mating-type loci are used as markers for breeding and have been incorporated in a chromosome mapping investigation. The linkage maps include not only genetic markers such as the mating types that can be cored, but also molecular markers such as PCR-assisted approaches, e.g. RAPD analyses, or RFLP markers. Once mating-type genes within progeny may be more easily identified by the use of PCR-directed cloning of partial mating-type genes. We analyzed homeodomain (HD1 and HD2) and pheromone receptor(rcb1, 2 and 3) genes as molecular markers for breeding using mating type A and B of Pleurotus eryngii and Pleurotus ferulae by direct PCR.

Lentinula edodes is an important cultivated mushroom in China. The development of Lentinula edodes production promotes more studies on it. In our previous work, degenerate PCR and chromosome walking technologies were used to obtain one pheromone receptor gene and one pheromone precursor gene from Lentinula edodes. In this study, four pairs of specific primers were designed according to the whole genome sequencing of the protoplast monokaryon of Lentinula edodes strain 135, to amplify STE3-like pheromone receptor gene and its flanking conserved genes in the protoplast monokaryon strain SUP2 derived from Lentinula edodes strain Suxiang and 33655bp DNA sequence was obtained. By BlastX search, seven putative genes were identified, and three of them are pheromone receptor encoded genes. Furthermore, near to two pheromone receptor genes, four genes encoding proteins with conserved motifs of pheromone precursors were found. This study firstly reveals the molecular organization of the B mating type locus of Lentinula edodes.

Flammulina velutipes, amongst others known as Winter Mushroom or Enokitake is an important economic crop in Asia. The tetrapolarity (having four mating types) of this mushroom obligates mating and results in self-sterile progeny that carries unique genetic traits, making understanding of the genetic base desirable for breeding. Moreover, mating type genes are significant for evolutionary studies as their high polymorphism benefits phylogenetic comparisons. This polymorphism further makes mating type genes interesting candidates for genetic markers that allow identification of specific strains. Mating type loci in Agaricomycotina are classically termed A and B and control two different developmental pathways [for a review see 1]. They consist of tightly linked subloci that encode multiallelic genes. MatA loci contain two groups of divergently transcribed homeodomain proteins (HD1 and HD2) and heterodimerization of HD1 with a non-self HD2 protein forms a functional transcription factor that activates the A pathway. MatB loci hold pheromones and pheromone receptors. Pheromone genes encode small precursor proteins that are characterized by a C-terminal CAAX motif. Pheromone receptors typically contain 7 membrane spanning regions and are coupled to G-proteins. Binding of a pheromone to a receptor, triggers splicing of the (trimeric) G-protein, which activates the B pathway. New genetic data from recent genome sequences is challenging the strict concepts of old mating type models in fungi. MatB loci turn out to be rather diverse and contain considerable varying numbers of pheromone receptors and associated pheromones. To this, pheromone receptors which are not linked to matB loci have now been reported for C. cincerea, S. commune and L. bicolor [2, 3]. Also the organization of the matA locus is less strictly conserved than anticipated. Though far more tightly maintained than the matB locus, substantial differences in HD gene numbers and overall organization are reported [2, 3]. These differences stress the importance of determination of the individual mating type systems from industrially important mushrooms to assist breeding. Our analysis of F. velutipes strain 4019-20 uncovered 7 pheromone receptors together with 3 pheromones. The matB-3 locus of this strain however, is defined by only a single pheromone receptor and pheromone gene and our data strongly indicates that a 2nd pheromone receptor recently lost its function. The other receptor genes are non mating type specific. Finally, we detected three homeodomain genes distributed over two distant subloci. These subloci have been separated by two large inversions. Strikingly the distant matA subloci in S. commune seem to be separated by inversions as well. Synthenic mapping of a large regions from Coprinus cinerea, Laccaria bicolor, S. commune and F. velutipes shows that the matA loci originate from a single locus in a common ancestor of S. commune and F. velutipes that is represented by L. bicolor and C. cinerea. [1] U Kües. Micr Mol Biol Rev 64, 316 (2000) [2] H Niculita-Hirzel, J Labbé, A Kohler, F le Tacon, F Martin, IR Sanders and U Kües. New Phytol 180, 329 (2008). [3] RA Ohm, JF de Jong, LG Lugones, A aerts, E Kothe, JE Stajich, RP de Vries, E Record, A Levasseur, SE Baker, KA Bartholomew, PM Couthino, S Erdmann, TJ Fowler, AC Gathman, V Lombard, B Henrissat, N Knabe, U Kües, WW Lilly, E Lindquist, S Lucas, JK Magnuson, F Piumi, M Rausdaskoski, A Salamov, J Schmutz, FWMr Schwarze, PA van Kuyk, JS Horton, IV Grigoriev and HAB Wösten. Nat. Biotechnol ISSN: 1087-0156 (2010).