Hi,
I am a masters student doing some work on the invase Styela clava (clubbed
tunicate). My work is dealing with the pathophysiology of death in this
species, in particular, the effects of acetic acid on the tunic. If anyone
is aware of any articles related to the tunic of Styela, or related
treatments trials, your insight would be greatly appeciated. Also, I am
having a hard time determining when the tunicates are actually dead. I
have tried using ECG to determine this, however this was unsuccessful. I
worry that the tunicates are dead immediately after treatment, although I
can't tell for sure until they rot a week or so later. If anyone is aware
of any method to determine death in tunicates, that would also be extremely
helpful for my project. Thanks a lot.
Mike
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