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Fish & Invertebrate Husbandry |
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Department Function
The Department of Fish and Invertebrates is responsible for conducting field and in-house research, system maintenance, animal feeds and reserve holding systems. This is accomplished through daily maintenance of systems, detailed analysis of specimens, data records and a combination of field and in-house research projects related to all fish and invertebrates.Daily Duties
- Food preparation
- Feeding of the fish and invertebrate collection
- Maintenance of aquariums (algae scrubbing, water changes, water monitoring, filter maintenance, H2O chemical analysis etc.) under aquarist supervision
- Food-prep and cleaning other back-up areas
- Assistance with new-exhibit construction and collection of specimens
- Animal behavioral training
- Exhibit plumbing and life support operation
Recent Projects
- Analysis of trace elements in a live coral reef exhibit
- Operant conditioning of an octopus, Octopus dofleini
- The relationship between water temperature and food intake in mummichogs
- The effects of temperature on embryonic development and egg-laying behavior in chain dogfish
- Conditions inducing sex change in the bluehead wrasse
- Early growth and development of horseshoe crabs
- Elasmobranch gut transit study
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