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Two Distinct, Geographically Overlapping Lineages of the Corallimorpharian Ricordea Florida (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Ricordeidae)
We examined the genetic variation of the corallimorpharian Ricordea florida; it is distributed throughout the Caribbean region and is heavily harvested for the marine aquarium trade. Eighty-four distinct individuals of R. florida were sequenced from four geographically distant Caribbean locations (Curaçao, Florida, Guadeloupe, and Puerto Rico). Analysis of the ribosomal nuclear region (ITS1, 5.8S, ITS2) uncovered two geographically partially overlapping genetic lineages in R. florida, probably representing two cryptic species. Lineage 1 was found in Florida and Puerto Rico, and Lineage 2 was found in Florida, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, and Curaçao. Because of the multi-allelic nature of the ITS region, four individuals from Lineage 1 and six from Lineage 2 were cloned to evaluate the levels of hidden intra-individual variability. Pairwise genetic comparisons indicated that the levels of intra-individual and intra-lineage variability (\u3c1%) were approximately an order of magnitude lower than the divergence (~9%) observed between the two lineages. The fishery regulations of the aquarium trade regard R. florida as one species. More refined regulations should take into account the presence of two genetic lineages, and they should be managed separately in order to preserve the long-term evolutionary potential of this corallimorpharian. The discovery of two distinct lineages in R. florida illustrates the importance of evaluating genetic variability in harvested species prior to the implementation of management policies
AC transport in graphene-based Fabry-Perot devices
We report on a theoretical study of the effects of time-dependent fields on
electronic transport through graphene nanoribbon devices. The Fabry-P\'{e}rot
interference pattern is modified by an ac gating in a way that depends strongly
on the shape of the graphene edges. While for armchair edges the patterns are
found to be regular and can be controlled very efficiently by tuning the ac
field, samples with zigzag edges exhibit a much more complex interference
pattern due to their peculiar electronic structure. These studies highlight the
main role played by geometric details of graphene nanoribbons within the
coherent transport regime. We also extend our analysis to noise power response,
identifying under which conditions it is possible to minimize the current
fluctuations as well as exploring scaling properties of noise with length and
width of the systems
A distinctive response to concanavalin A-mediated agglutination shown by cells from two different slime strains
Response of slime strains to concanavalin
Mono-parametric quantum charge pumping: interplay between spatial interference and photon-assisted tunneling
We analyze quantum charge pumping in an open ring with a dot embedded in one
of its arms. We show that cyclic driving of the dot levels by a \textit{single}
parameter leads to a pumped current when a static magnetic flux is
simultaneously applied to the ring. Based on the computation of the
Floquet-Green's functions, we show that for low driving frequencies ,
the interplay between the spatial interference through the ring plus
photon-assisted tunneling gives an average direct current (dc) which is
proportional to . The direction of the pumped current can be
reversed by changing the applied magnetic field.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures. To appear in Phys. Rev.
Characterization of glycospingolipids in Neurospora crassa
Characterization of glycospingolipids in Neurospora crass
Search for associations containing young stars (SACY). VI. Is multiplicity universal? Stellar multiplicity in the range 3-1000 au from adaptive-optics observations
Context. Young loose nearby associations are unique samples of close (<150
pc), young (approx 5-100 Myr) pre-main sequence (PMS) stars. A significant
number of members of these associations have been identified in the SACY
collaboration. We can use the proximity and youth of these members to
investigate key ingredients in star formation processes, such as multiplicity.
Aims. We present the statistics of identified multiple systems from 113
confirmed SACY members. We derive multiplicity frequencies, mass-ratio, and
physical separation distributions in a consistent parameter space, and compare
our results to other PMS populations and the field.
Methods. We have obtained adaptive-optics assisted near-infrared observations
with NACO (ESO/VLT) and IRCAL (Lick Observatory) for at least one epoch of all
113 SACY members. We have identified multiple systems using co-moving
proper-motion analysis and using contamination estimates. We have explored
ranges in projected separation and mass-ratio of a [3-1000 au], and q [0.1-1],
respectively.
Results. We have identified 31 multiple systems (28 binaries and 3 triples).
We derive a multiplicity frequency (MF) of MF_(3-1000au)=28.4 +4.7, -3.9% and a
triple frequency (TF) of TF_(3-1000au)=2.8 +2.5, -0.8% in the separation range
of 3-1000 au. We do not find any evidence for an increase in the MF with
primary mass. The estimated mass-ratio of our statistical sample (with
power-law index gamma=-0.04 +/- 0.14) is consistent with a flat distribution
(gamma = 0).
Conclusions. We show further similarities (but also hints of discrepancies)
between SACY and the Taurus region: flat mass-ratio distributions and
statistically similar MF and TF values. We also compared the SACY sample to the
field (in the separation range of 19-100 au), finding that the two
distributions are indistinguishable, suggesting a similar formation mechanism.Comment: 16 Pages, accepted in A&A 28 May 201
Magnetic moments of the low-lying , resonances within the framework of the chiral quark model
The magnetic moments of the low-lying spin-parity ,
resonances, like, for example, ,
, as well as their transition magnetic moments, are
calculated using the chiral quark model. The results found are compared with
those obtained from the nonrelativistic quark model and those of unitary chiral
theories, where some of these states are generated through the dynamics of two
hadron coupled channels and their unitarization
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