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Development Of A High Throughput, Whole Organism Assay For Studying Metabolic Capacity In Crassostrea Virginica, Avuntaura Gulledge
Development Of A High Throughput, Whole Organism Assay For Studying Metabolic Capacity In Crassostrea Virginica, Avuntaura Gulledge
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Genetic improvement of commercial lines has been a key component in the increased production of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica). One form of genetic improvement, induced triploidy, is commonly used to produce sterile oysters with faster growth and higher meat quality. However, the details of the physiological advantage provided by triploidy are poorly understood. Whole animal respiration is an important indicator of an individual’s capacity to meet increased energetic demands for growth and stress response. I have developed an assay for the Agilent’s XFe96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer to measure metabolic capacity (i.e., rates of basal, maximal, mitochondrial, and non-mitochondrial oxygen consumption) …
Genetic Analysis Of Yellowtail (Seriola Lalandi) For Aquaculture In Maine, Sydney Avena
Genetic Analysis Of Yellowtail (Seriola Lalandi) For Aquaculture In Maine, Sydney Avena
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Aquaculture is a growing industry in Maine, and identifying new species with potential for aquaculture is crucial for its continuing success. The University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) currently holds a stock of California yellowtail (Seriola lalandi). Similar in taste to tuna or mackerel, yellowtail are wild-caught as well as aquacultured in net pens and recirculating aquaculture systems worldwide. The fish presently at CCAR originally came from Great Bay Aquaculture and their genetic makeup is unknown. Recent research on S. lalandi suggests that this circumglobal fish has enough genetic difference between populations in the Northeast Pacific, Northwest …