North-West University

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Environment

Protocol for Acute and Chronic Ecotoxicity Testing of the Turquoise Killifish Nothobranchius furzeri

Charlotte Philippe^1,2, Arnout F. Gregoir¹, Eli S. J. Thoré¹, Gudrun De Boeck², Luc Brendonck^1,3, Tom Pinceel^1,4

¹Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, University of Leuven, ²Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, University of Antwerp, ³Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, ⁴Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State

In this work, we describe an acute, chronic and multigenerational bioassay to study the effects of single and combined stressors on the Turquoise killifish Nothobranchius furzeri. This protocol is designed to study life-history traits (mortality, growth, fecundity, weight) and critical thermal maximum.

Biology

Collecting Marine Gnathiid Isopod Fish Parasites with Light Traps

Mary O. Shodipo¹, Ranelagh Yzabelle Lauguico¹, Klaus M. Stiefel^1,2, Paul C. Sikkel^3,4

¹Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences, Silliman University, ²Neurolinx Research Institute, ³Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, University of Miami, ⁴Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University

We present a method to collect marine gnathiid isopod fish parasites using light traps placed at field sites via breath-hold diving or scuba diving.