Materials
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Tricaine | Sigma | A5040 | |
Petri dishes | Fischer Scientific | 0875711Z | |
Forceps | Fischer Scientific | 100189-588 | |
Insect pin | Fischer Scientific | S67375 | |
Polarized lenses | Ritz Camera | Quantaray Tristar Optics C-PL 72mm | |
Incubator | Fischer Scientific | Isotemp Incubator Model 630D | |
Microscope | Nikon Instruments Inc. | SMZ 1500 | |
Camera | Diagnostic Instruments Inc. | SPOT RT3 | |
Imaging software | Diagnostic Instruments Inc. | SPOT 5.1 Advanced |
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