Further
Background
Equipment and Materials
Field
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EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
This research system requires no expensive equipment or materials.
Therefore, most biology departments should have sufficient resources to
support it. Sources for equipment can be found on the References
page.
Field supplies
Laboratory supplies
| Thermometer(s) |
Forceps |
| pH meter(s) and probe(s) |
Pipettes |
| pH buffers |
Small plastic jars |
| Oxygen meter(s) |
Shallow pans for sorting specimens |
| Conductivity meter(s) |
Dissecting microscopes |
| Measuring tape |
CO2 gas for making carbonated spring water |
| Meter stick |
Micropins (e.g., insect pins) |
| Float(s) for estimating water velocity |
Dental wax sheets |
| Sieves and dipnets |
Metric rulers |
| Collection containers |
Taxonomic keys |
| Jug(s) for spring water |
Graph paper |
| Boots or waders |
Statistical tables |
| Research notebooks |
Research notebooks |
| Field guides |
PC computers with statistical software (e.g., MINITAB) and phylogenetic
analysis software (e.g., PAUP*) |
* PAUP 4.0 (Mac, Windows, and UNIX versions) is now available from
Sinauer Associates (http://www.sinauer.com). Other phylogenetic analysis
software is also available (e.g., MacClade, Phylip, Component, Hennig 86,
and MEGA). For further information, see the following web sites:
http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/programs/programs.html
http://www.vims.edu/~mes/hennig/software.html
http://helix.nih.gov/science/phylo.html
http://taxonomy.zoology.gla.ac.uk/rod/treeview.html
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