Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Mount Saint Vincent University
$36,800.00
Independent fish housing rack
EF 2009-10
Résumé
This proposal is to add one independent fish rack housing system to our fish facility. We currently have two racks, one housing zebrafish and one housing the Mexican tetra. Both fish species are used extensively in my research which investigates skeletal development and variation. The tetra is a unique model organism in that it exists naturally as two morphs, one is blind (with eyes) and one is sighted (without eyes). Our tetra rack is full to capacity, largely due to these fish being aggressive at body lengths greater than 1 cm. In addition, the two morphs need to be kept apart for breeding purposes otherwise they will inter-breed. This proposal is to add one rack with 5 shelves, and 51 small (two to six litre) tanks. These tanks will be used to raise juveniles prior to collecting specimens for bone development analyses and to keep surgery (one-eyed) fish apart from normal (two-eyed) fish. Our existing tetra rack with 18 large (twelve litre) tanks will then be used to house our breeding stocks. At present we have 75 tetra fish and only 18 tanks.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Nova Scotia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
375308-2009
Name nom
FranzOdendaal, Tamara
Department département
Biology
Organization id
80
Institution établissement
Mount Saint Vincent University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2009
Competition year année de concours
2009
Award amount
36800
Program id
EQPEQ
Program nane en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1011
Committee name en
Integrative Animal Biology
Committee name fr
Biologie Animale Intégrative
Area of application code
1201
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Life sciences (including biotechnology)
Area of application fr
Sciences de la vie (y compris biotechnologie)
Research subject code
5509
Research subject group en
Animal biology
Research subject group fr
Biologie animale
Research subject en
Animal morphology
Research subject fr
Morphologie animale
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Independent fish housing rack
Keyword
NA
Application summary
This proposal is to add one independent fish rack housing system to our fish facility. We currently have two racks, one housing zebrafish and one housing the Mexican tetra. Both fish species are used extensively in my research which investigates skeletal development and variation. The tetra is a unique model organism in that it exists naturally as two morphs, one is blind (with eyes) and one is sighted (without eyes). Our tetra rack is full to capacity, largely due to these fish being aggressive at body lengths greater than 1 cm. In addition, the two morphs need to be kept apart for breeding purposes otherwise they will inter-breed. This proposal is to add one rack with 5 shelves, and 51 small (two to six litre) tanks. These tanks will be used to raise juveniles prior to collecting specimens for bone development analyses and to keep surgery (one-eyed) fish apart from normal (two-eyed) fish. Our existing tetra rack with 18 large (twelve litre) tanks will then be used to house our breeding stocks. At present we have 75 tetra fish and only 18 tanks.
