Luther van der Mescht

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Does anyone know of an analyte extraction protocol for very small insect eggs?

We would like to extract analytes from flea eggs to analyze using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The eggs are about 0.5 mm in size (maximal length) and we have 20-100 eggs in a...

03 March 2018 3,570 4 View

How to remove flea eggs from a petri dish in order to measure nutrient composition?

We would like to measure the nutrient composition of flea eggs laid in a petri dish. However, we have two main problems: 1) Three of the four flea species we work with lay sticky eggs which makes...

11 November 2017 4,850 3 View

How can I store insect eggs to measure their nutrient composition in future studies?

We would like to measure protein, sugar, glycogen and lipid levels in flea eggs in future studies.

10 October 2017 5,027 2 View

Any examples of modern technology used in conservation science?

I would appreciate any examples of the use of modern technology in conservation science which I can use for an undergraduate lecture. The course is titled Conservation Censusing and I would like...

09 September 2015 6,209 0 View

Does anyone know of a fossil calibration that I can use to estimate the relative rates of evolution among fleas?

I would like to estimate the relative evolutionary rates among fleas using the program BEAST. I have searched the literature for the oldest known flea fossils but I can't seem to find any. I would...

06 June 2014 2,556 1 View