Regions: South Slave Region
Tags: biology, fish, genetics, stickleback
| Principal Investigator: | Shapiro, Michael D. (4) |
| Licence Number: | 14339 |
| Organization: | University of Utah |
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| Issued: | May 08, 2008 |
| Project Team: | Ross Randall (Field Assistant/Graduate student, University of Utah), Jaci Aldenhoven (Field Assistant/postdoctoral fellow, University of Utah), Matthew Miller (Field Assistant/Undergraduate student, University of Utah), Brittany Bannish (Field Assistant/Graduate student, University of Utah), Sydney Stringham (Field Assistant/Graduate student, University of Utah) |
Objective(s): The objective of this study is to collect stickleback fish from Fox Holes Lakes for laboratory experiments in order to determine the genes that control the number, shapes, and sizes of bones in the skeleton.
Project Description: The objective of this study is to collect stickleback fish from Fox Holes Lakes for laboratory experiments in order to determine the genes that control the number, shapes, and sizes of bones in the skeleton. Minnow traps will be used to collect a maximum of 150 adult ninespine sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) and 150 adult brook sticklebacks (Culaea inconstans). Traps typically will be set in the evening and retrieved the next morning. Specimens will be transported live to the University of Utah to establish genetic crosses in the laboratory. Site access will be by car. Formal and informal presentations of work will be given if the community is interested. Reports will be submitted to ARI. Fieldwork will be conducted from May 20 to June 30, 2008 at Fox Holes Lakes (unnamed water bodies at 60°03'N, 112°27'W), approximately 40 km east of Fort Smith. Research will be based out of Fort Smith.
