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    Association between growth and Pan I genotype within Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) full sib families

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    Studies of the pantophysin (Pan I*) locus in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua and other marine gadoids indicate that the locus is under positive selection; in Atlantic cod, genotypic variation at this locus has been linked to differences in growth. Here, we present preliminary data comparing the growth and condition of different Atlantic cod Pan I* genotypes within families held under seminatural mesocosm conditions. Larvae from three full-sibling families carrying Pan I*bb or Pan I*ab genotypes were reared for 10 weeks in two mesocosms. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated that larvae carrying the Pan I*ab genotype exhibited significantly higher standard length, dry weight, and RNA: DNA ratio (condition factor) than did larvae that carried the Pan I*bb genotype, potentially indicating selection. The influence of linked loci cannot be excluded; indeed, the absence of a significant correlation between genotype and growth in one family may substantiate this. The lack of differences in survival among genotypes indicates that moderate selective effects are acting primarily through size-specific mortality and fecundity. The proposed putative fitness effects, together with documented marked geographic differentiation in the wild, have implications for Atlantic cod population structure, effective migration rates, recruitment, and local adaptation, which are of particular relevance in a species threatened by continuing exploitation and rising sea temperatures

    Assembling procedure for the Si Inner-Tracker

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    This note deals with the assembly of the silicon ladders of the Inner Tracker. It describes the procedure adopted to assemble the silicon sensors onto their support; the procedure that was chosen will allow to reliably build the ladders within a tight alignment tolerance

    Asymmetric architecture is non-random and repeatable in a bird’s nests

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