Facilities
170 ml swim tunnel respirometer
For measurement of small fish (minnows, zebrafish), or larvae of larger fish, swimming performance and metabolism. Connected via bluetooth to software for automatic recording.
90L swim tunnel respirometer
For measurement of larger fish (500g-1.5kg) swimming performance and metabolism. Can additionally measure in vivo cardiovascular (cardiac function and blood pressure) performance via Transonic flow probes and cannulae. Can also be used to study schooling behavior and metabolism in a variety of freshwater and marine species.
Flow through exposure system
Eoctoxicology flow through testing system for determination of pollutants, pharmaceuticals or PAHs on fish endocrinology, physiology and behavior.
Flow meter and data acquisition system
Transonic flow meter for measurement of in situ and in vivo cardiac output, stroke volume and heart rate. Connected to BioPac data acquisition system that also records pressure changes.
Fish larvae culture
Various culture conditions for physiology and toxicology studies on embryo/larval fishes.
Isolated heart preparation for vertebrates
To study intrinsic cardiac function and pressure development in various vertebrates.
Micro-respirometers for embryo/larval fish metabolism
Measurements of metabolism in embryo or larval fishes exposed to various environmental and/or anthropogenic stressors.
Zeiss microscope and Danioscope software for larval fish cardiac, blood flow and morphological measurements
For measurement of cardiac performance, blood flow and morphology in embryo or larval fishes.
Ethovision XT for behavioral analyses of fish and other organisms
To study behavioral changes in a single or a group of fishes. Can also be used to study other organisms.
Shared analytical chemistry facilities
Shared MARB/MARS facilities for GC-MS and LC-MS/MS analyses. To quantify hormones and contaminants in water, tissues and blood in various animals.
Shared Qiagen Rotor-gene thermocycler for gene expression and DNA methylation
Thermocycler for determination of gene expression or DNA methylation in various tissues.
Culture facilities for fish and alligators
IACUC approved culture facilities for juvenile alligators and small fish. Culture facilities are in collaboration with TAMUG's Sea Life Facility.
