| Analytical Research Services Available at | ||
| The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute | ||
| Analysis Service / Contact Information | Description of Service | |
| Mass Spectrometry | Solid sample analysis of carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition | |
| Patty Garlough (361) 749-6812 | ||
| garlough@utmsi.utexas.edu | ||
| Hydrography | Current meter measurements: acquisition and reduction only | |
| Anthony F. Amos (361) 749-6720 | Current meter measurements: acquisition, reduction and analysis | |
| afamos@utmsi.utexas.edu | 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 | ||
| Gamma Spectrometry | Preparation of manganese absorber cartridges for dissolved thorium sampling | |
| Henrietta Edmonds (361) 749-6772 | Preparation of manganese acrylic fiber for dissolved radium sampling | |
| edmonds@utmsi.utexas.edu | Ashing and preparation of Mn cartridge samples for gamma counting | |
| Radionuclide analysis by gamma spectrometry-preprocessed sediment or water samples | ||
| Phytoplankton Ecology | Flow injection Analysis: Inorganic nutrients (no sample collection included) | |
| Tracy Villareal (361) 749-6732 | Flow injection Analysis: Organic nutrients and Urea (no sample collection included) | |
| tracy@utmsi.utexas.edu | 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 | ||
| Algae & Seagrass Photosynthesis | Photosynthetic Chamber: Spectrometic analysis - Class I Sediment Ammonium | |
| Ken Dunton (361) 479-6744 | Photosynthetic Chamber: Spectrometic analysis - Class II Nitrate + Nitrite | |
| dunton@utmsi.utexas.edu | 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 available radiation | ||
| Benthos | Benthic Sediment Sample Collection: Smith McIntyre grab or Tom-Tom Corer samples & hydrographic data | |
| Paul Montagna (361) 749-6779 | Benthic Sediment Sample Collection: 0.1 m2 Hessler-Sandia Boxcore samples & hydrographic data | |
| paul@utmsi.utexas.edu | 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) | ||
| Benthic Invertebrate Sample Analysis: Core Sample (2.0 cm I.D., 3.1 cm2, 4 cm depth, meiofauna) | ||
| 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 | ||
| Reproductive Physiological Analysis | Steroid Hormones by RIA-Radioimmunoassy of Estradiol | |
| and Toxicity Testing in Fish | Steroid Hormones by RIA-Secretory capacity of gonads | |
| Peter Thomas (361) 749-6768 | Vitellogenin Measurements-By RIA for Sciaenid Species | |
| thomas@utmsi.utexas.edu | 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 | ||
| Toxicity Testing in Fish: | ||
| Acquisition of Fish (Batch of 50): Commercially available Species Weight to 50 grams/fish | ||
| Acquisition of Fish (Batch of 50): Commercially available Species Weight 50-250 grams/fish | ||
| Acquisition of Fish (Batch of 50): Capture of Wild Species Weight to 50 grams/fish | ||
| Acquisition of Fish (Batch of 50): Capture of Wild Species Weight 50-250 grams/fish | ||
| Acquisition of Fish (Batch of 50): Capture of Wild Species Weight >250 grams/fish | ||
| Testing of Fish (Batch of 50): Weight to 50 grams/fish | ||
| Testing of Fish (Batch of 50): Weight to 50 - 250 grams/fish | ||
| Testing of Fish (Batch of 50): Weight to >250 grams/fish | ||
| Embryolarval Toxicity: Broodstock Acquisition per batch of 50 fish | ||
| Embryolarval Toxicity: Embryolarval Testing per batch of 100 embryos: 30-day test | ||
| DNA Sequencing: | ||
| Genetic Analysis using the ABI Prism 310 sequencer without operator assistance | ||
| Ichthyofaunal Collection, | Fish Collection & Enumeration: Standard sample collection and transport | |
| Enumeration and Analysis | Fish Collection & Enumeration: Sample processing | |
| Scott Holt (361) 749-6715 | Microstucture of Calcium Carbonate Structures: Full Service | |
| sholt@utmsi.utexas.edu | Microstucture of Calcium Carbonate Structures: Self Service (plus $40 for one-time training) | |
| Fish Early Life History Analysis: | Bioassays: | |
| Embryo through Juvenile | Assessment of Embryonic Viability: One assay of up to 4 conditions and a control, with replicates | |
| Physiological Ecology | Assessment of Growth: One assay of up to 4 conditions and a control, including 3 replicates of 1,000 | |
| G. Joan Holt (361) 749-6716 | fish each in 150-liter conical tanks | |
| joan@utmsi.utexas.edu | 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 | ||
| Plankton Processes & Characterization | Measurement of Zooplankton Grazing: Gut Pigment Technique | |
| Ed Buskey (361) 749-6794 | Enumeration of Plankton Samples: Phytoplankton &/or Microzooplankton Samples, Utermohl's Technique | |
| buskey@utmsi.utexas.edu | Enumeration of Zooplankton Samples | |
| CHNOS Analyzer | Elemental Analysis of Carbon and Nitrogen | |
| Tamara Pease (361) 749-6746 | ||
| tamara@utmsi.utexas.edu | ||
| Fish Ecology and Behavior | Fish Behavior: Fish Rearing-Laboratory Hatchery | |
| Lee Fuiman (361) 749-6730 | Fish Behavior: Video Tape Recording and Analysis | |
| lee@utmsi.utexas.edu | Fish Behavior: Video Measurement | |
| Fish Behavior: Quantitative/Statistical Analysis | ||