In PRIMER, is it possible to downweight certain taxa in multivariate community datasets to reflect uncertainty around identification??

I have a dataset with about 80 different species. As usual, some species are very easy to identify with certainty whereas others are more difficult, which means that I am less certain of my...

03 March 2021 8,066 4 View

Which database would give me this list of chemical components?

Dear colleagues: I would like to know if anyone knows of a database that gives me the parameters pH, K, K, Mg, P, C, N, Zn, Cu, Ni and Cd of common foods. I find a lot of information of proteins,...

26 February 2021 5,525 3 View

When I mix oil and NaOH solution, Why solid layer in the surface is formed?

During my trial for lubricant oil re-refinery process, I use NaOH as coagulant agent. After overnight of gravity settling, a solid layer in the surface was form. what product is that? since the...

22 February 2021 2,116 4 View

Rearranging abbreviation list in LaTeX ?

Hi, I'm trying to rearrange an abbreviation list for a manuscript such that it would be listed in alphabetical order. Is there a function that does this automatically or is manual my only option?...

18 February 2021 4,870 2 View

Person-Codes for questionnaires in longitudinal studies: Is there an easy solution for better matching-rates?

Hi, I have a problem regarding matching of longitudinal data in my field of research (university students). We have a Person-Code for matching data measured in different time points, but 30%+ of...

17 February 2021 3,075 4 View

Do you know a good FGFR4 antibody for PDX IHC?

Dear all, I've tried many FGFR4 antibodies I saw in the literature but some of them are not useful for IHC and some are only useful for patients slides not for PDX. Do you know a FGFR4 antibody...

14 February 2021 900 0 View

How to fix weka classification errors?

I have two datasets, one been the training set and the other the supplied test data. I'm trying to predict the rogue clients using the datasets provided. I have classified the data by initializing...

08 February 2021 5,900 6 View

How to measure the concentration of a labeled protein with no tryptophan or tyrosines?

Hey I'm trying to measure the concentration of a protein I've purified and then labeled with Atto 647 flourescent dye. The protein has no tryptophans or tyrosines (although does have...

04 February 2021 4,482 4 View

Is the use of "multivariate " or "multivariable" was correct in multiple responses study ?

In statistics most of the time, we use these two-term exchangeable, but in my opinion, there is a difference between them. Please suggest your opinion

04 February 2021 7,407 7 View

How do microbes tell the presence of an inorganic minaral in the soil?

Due to their ubiquitous nature, there is a tendency of the presence of microbes in a given mineral(s). For instance, if microorganisms that love the of pH less than 6 in the pH value, is isolated...

03 February 2021 4,630 10 View

Why do I receive the sae mesage several times?

26 October 2020 409 1 View

I need to do a research project on how human action impacts zooplankton. Any ideas from brilliant minds?

I need to do a research project on how human action (e.g. climate change, ocean acidification, plastic, pollution, HAB, etc), impacts zooplankton and the zooplankton response. I'm struggling on...

23 March 2020 2,081 5 View

How do I best determine the energy content of gelatinous zooplankton?

Hi! I am trying to measure the energy content of various gelatinous zooplankton organisms using a semi-micro bomb-calorimeter. Because of the low expected energy content, I am mixing my sample...

19 November 2019 2,566 4 View

Which microparticles to use as food competitor for zooplankton?

Hi everyone, We are looking for non-toxic microparticles that could be handled and ingested by zooplankton. We would like to use them as an external perturbation impacting the functional response...

06 October 2019 2,877 1 View

How is the isolation and diagnosis of zooplankton laboratory?

The samples have been isolated in the field, but I have difficulty in isolating the laboratory and diagnosing it.

06 July 2019 8,309 1 View

Are you interested in contributing a book chapter (review) in our forthcoming book entitled FRESHWATER ZOOPLANKTON (Biodiversity and Ecology) ?

We are bringing out a book entailed FRESHWATER ZOOPLANKTON (Biodiversity and Ecology). The book related to Freshwater Zooplankton of the Indian sub-region. In case you are interested to...

05 June 2019 1,103 1 View

Do you know Body weight (mass) of Antarctic mesozooplankton for conversion of abundance into Carbon mass?

I am looking for the volume/body mass ratios for Antarctic mesozooplankton in order to convert Volume/ind (determined by microscope investigation) into Carbon mass (biomass). I learnt this could...

23 April 2019 9,082 1 View

Any one who can give me how to collect zooplankton,phytoplankton, macro invertebrate, and macrophytes..... types of research design (sampling design)?

Sampling techniques for study river biotic community like zooplankton, phytoplankton and macrophytes.

23 March 2019 5,205 6 View

Any one who can give me how to collect zooplankton,phytoplankton, macro invertebrate, and macrophytes..... types of research design (sampling design)?

Sampling techniques for study river biotic community like zooplankton, phytoplankton and macrophytes.

02 March 2019 1,823 7 View

Is there an effect on the isotopic signatures of zooplankton, if there is salt on some of the dried samples?

16 January 2019 3,850 1 View