Hi Cynthia,
Sorry about the delay. I have some frozen S. plicata & will process &
and send accordingly.
Cheers,
Mike
Marine Ecologist
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
P.O. Box Nelson, New Zealand
Ph +64-3-548 1715, DDI +64-3-545 7743, Fax +64-3-548 1716
>>> Cynthia Riginos <[log in to unmask]> 16/02/2009 12:14 p.m. >>>
Dear Mike -
Thanks so much for your kind offer!
What I often do with samples is pop out the gonads from each
individual (so each gonad chunk is one individual) and soak the whole
lot in EtOH for several days, then pour off the ethanol and wrap the
moist tissues in damp paper and place within multiple layers of
plastic bags or a plastic bottle. Alternatively, I could send you
tubes filled with DMSO which will preserve them fine. What would work
best for you?
If you can send them DHL or FEDEX and tick the box, "recipient pays"
and use the appropriate account number then the charges will come
straight to me. Also, the attached documents should be printed out and
included in the package.
Thank you so very much!! Is there anything we can do in return for
you?
Best wishes,
Cynthia
DHL – 961143565
Fedex – 261613719
On 16/02/2009, at 8:57 AM, Mike Page wrote:
> Dear Cynthia,
>
> We have field staff out on fieldwork in Auckland Harbour. I will get
> them to collect 20 fresh individuals for you. I presume you need
> them fixed in 90% ethanol?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike Page
>
> Marine Ecologist
> National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
> P.O. Box Nelson, New Zealand
> Ph +64-3-548 1715, DDI +64-3-545 7743, Fax +64-3-548 1716
>
>
>>>> Cynthia Riginos <[log in to unmask]> 12/02/2009 3:33 p.m. >>>
> My lab group has recently become interested in Styela plicata and
> trying to infer worldwide genetic patterns.
>
> We are looking for ethanol preserved tissue from as many global
> locations as possible - 20 individuals per location would be ideal
but
> 5-10 helpful as well. We have good coverage in Australia and samples
> from NC, USA. Western Pacific samples would be especially helpful as
> this may be the native range. (The ascidian tissue bank does not
seem
> to have S. plicata).
>
> We would be happy to do a tissue exchange or some other form of
> barter!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Cynthia
>
>
>
> Cynthia Riginos
> Lecturer
> School of Integrative Biology
> University of Queensland
> St. Lucia, QLD 4072
> Australia
>
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> fax: +61 7 3365 1655
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>
>
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