Countercurrent separation: a new method for studying behavior of small aquatic organisms
Journal Article
·
· Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States)
A new method for the analysis of behavior in small free-swimming aquatic organisms is described. In this procedure, called countercurrent separation, a dense solution flows down along the bottom of an inclined chamber while a light solution flows in the opposite direction, upward along the top of the chamber. The attraction of animals (injected into the center of the chamber) to one solution or the other is then determined by observing the proportion of animals that emerges from the chamber in that solution. When used with the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, it is estimated that the apparatus is equivalent to at least nine theoretical plates.
- Research Organization:
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 7100239
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States), Vol. 70:5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Estimation of the Risks of Collision or Strike to Freshwater Aquatic Organisms Resulting from Operation of Instream Hydrokinetic Turbines
Establishment of quality assurance procedures for aquatic toxicity testing with the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Characterization of the effects of methylmercury on Caenorhabditis elegans
Technical Report
·
Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010
·
OSTI ID:7100239
Establishment of quality assurance procedures for aquatic toxicity testing with the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
Conference
·
Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1998
·
OSTI ID:7100239
Characterization of the effects of methylmercury on Caenorhabditis elegans
Journal Article
·
Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009
· Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
·
OSTI ID:7100239
+1 more