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Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry
Patty Garlough
(361) 749-6812
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- Solid sample analysis of carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition
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Hydrography
Anthony F. Amos
(361) 749-6720
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- Current meter measurements: acquisition and reduction only
- Current meter measurements: acquisition, reduction and analysis
- Tides: acquisition and reduction of data from instrumentation
- Conductivity/Temperature/Depth: reduction and analysis of CTD profiler data
- Weather: acquisition and reduction only of data from meteorological system instrumentation
- Data for DODS System
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Phytoplankton Ecology
Tracy Villareal
361) 749-6732
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- Segmented Flow Analysis: Inorganic nutrients (no sample collection included)
- Segmented Flow Analysis: Organic nutrients and Urea (no sample collection included)
- Flow injection Analysis: Sample Collection
- Manual methods: Chlorophyll a by fluorometry, non-acidification technique
- Manual methods: Chlorophyll a, b, c by dual beam spectrophotometry
- Manual methods: Sample Collection
- Microalgal Taxonomy: Inverted Microscopy
- Pam Fluorometry
- Particulate Phosphate Measurement
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Algae & Seagrass Photosynthesis
Ken Dunton
(361) 479-6744
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- Photosynthetic Chamber: Spectrometric analysis - Class I Sediment Ammonium
- Photosynthetic Chamber: Spectrometric analysis - Class II Nitrate + Nitrite
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class I - Red Algae Chlorophyll a and carotenoids
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class II - Green Algae Chlorophyll a and b
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class III - Brown Algae Chlorophyll a only with wavelength scan
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class III - Brown Algae Chlorophyll a only without wavelength scan
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class III - Brown Algae Chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids, fucoxanthin
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class IV-Photo plankton Chlorophyll a, spectrophotometric or fluorometric
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class V - Vascular Plants Chlorophyll a and b
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class V - Vascular Plants Soluble carbohydrates
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class V - Vascular Plants Biomass, density and percent coverage
- Tissue Constituent Analysis: Class V - Vascular Plants Sediment grain size
- Par Measurement:L1-1000 Datalogger measurement of photo syntheitcally active radiation (PAR)
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Benthos
Ken Dunton
(361) 749-6744
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- Benthic Sediment Sample Collection: Smith McIntyre grab & hydrographic data
- Benthic Sediment Sample Collection: Three cores by diver and hydrographic data
- Benthic Invertebrate Sample Analysis: Smith McIntyre Grab (0.1 m2)
- Benthic Invertebrate Sample Analysis: Core Sample (6.7 cm I.D., 35.3 cm2, 10 cm depth, mud or sand)
- Benthic Invertebrate Sample Analysis: Core Sample (6.7 cm I.D., 35.3 cm2, 10 cm depth, seagrass)
- Sediment Analysis: Sediment Sand-Silt-Clay Content
- Sediment Analysis: Sediment Grain size distribution
- Sediment Analysis: Carbon and Nitrogen
- Sediment Analysis: Total Organic Carbon, Carbon and Nitrogen, acidified sample
- Epibenthos/Necktonic Analysis: Trawl
- Chlorophyll Analysis: Chlorophyll a by fluorometry, non-acidification technique
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Reproductive Physiological Analysis
Peter Thomas
(361) 749-6768
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- Steroid Hormones by RIA-Radioimmunoassy of Estradiol
- Steroid Hormones by RIA-Secretory capacity of gonads
- Vitellogenin Measurements-By RIA for Sciaenid Species
- Vitellogenin Measurements-By Measurement of Protein-bound Phosphorus for Other Species
- Gonadotropic & Thyroid Hormones by RIA
- Hormonal Control of Fish-egg Maturation
- Hormonal Induction of Spawning Testing
- Estogen Receptor Assay
- Secretory Capacity of Pituitary and Response to LHRH
- Estrogen Receptor Competition Assay with PCB and DDTs
- Assessment of Spawning Readiness
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Ichthyofaunal Collection, Enumeration and Analysis
Scott Holt
(361) 749-6715
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- Fish Collection & Enumeration: Standard sample collection and transport
- Fish Collection & Enumeration: Sample processing
- Microstucture of Calcium Carbonate Structures: Full Service
- Microstucture of Calcium Carbonate Structures: Self Service (plus $40 for one-time training)
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Fish Early Life History Analysis: Embryo through Juvenile Physiological Ecology
G. Joan Holt
(361) 749-6716
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Bioassays:
- Assessment of Embryonic Viability: One assay of up to 4 conditions and a control, with replicates
- Assessment of Growth: One assay of up to 4 conditions and a control, including 3 replicates of 1,000 fish each in 150-liter conical tanks
- Effect of Condition or Treatment on Larval Fish Feeding Rate: One assay of 1-2 conditions and a control, with 3 replicates of 10 fish each in 1-liter beakers.
- Juvenile Marine Ornamental Fish and Shrimp Grow-out: Fingerling production for experiemental use and marketability studies
Biochemical Assays:
- Fluorometric Determination of RNA and DNA: Minimum of 4 samples
- Micro-protein Determination: 12 samples with 2 replicates of each sample
- Fatty-acid Analysis of Total Lipids: 1-10 samples/batch with 2 replicates of each sample
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Plankton Processes & Characterization
Ed Buskey
(361) 749-6794
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- Measurement of Zooplankton Grazing: Gut Pigment Technique
- Enumeration of Plankton Samples: Phytoplankton &/or Microzooplankton Samples, Utermohl's Technique
- Enumeration of Zooplankton Samples
- Fluorometric analysis of chlorophyll a
- Cuturing of marine protozoa
- Collection of wild zooplankton
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Fish Ecology and Behavior
Lee Fuiman
(361) 749-6730
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- Fish Behavior: Fish Rearing-Laboratory Hatchery
- Fish Behavior: Video Tape Recording and Analysis
- Fish Behavior: Video Measurement
- Fish Behavior: Quantitative/Statistical Analysis
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