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    • MARBIO
  • Research +
    • Biodiversity lab >
      • ECO-EVO-DEVO
      • Evolution of cognition: A study of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr
      • Microevolutionary processes in small populations
      • The importance of egg size for phenotypic variations and divergence in wild populations
    • Aquaculture lab >
      • Egg quality and growth in selected Arctic charr
      • Enhanced Soy Protein for Salmonid Aquafeeds
      • Breeding program
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      • Research Policy of the Department of Aquaculture & Fish Biology >
        • Appendix 1 - Focus of Research
        • Appendix 2 - Storage and access to databases
        • Appendix 3 - Storage and registration of samples
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    • Verið research station
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Facilities at our Verið Research station
   Library, offices and meeting rooms
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Meeting room
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Break room
Library
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Seminar room
   The laboratory
This lab has been mainly used for sampling fish (from egg and embryo stage up to adult fish) and ecological studies of aquatic organisms:
  • Classic phenological measurements: body weight, length, maturity, aging of fish
  • Tissue sampling for DNA and RNA analysis, stable isotope analysis
  • Analysis of shape using geometrics morphometrics (landmarks)
  • Water samples for eDNA
  • Diet composition of fishes from fixed and in vivo samples
  • Anatomy of the brain and brain development
  • Staining and characterization of ossification and cartilages in fishes
  • Feces analysis
  • Gross energy measurements using calorimetry
  • Tagging of fishes (Visible Implant Elastomer tag and PIT-tags)
  • Blood sampling on small fishes
  • Histology
  • Measurements of oxygen consumption through respirometry
Other than fish there has been work done on identifying invertebrates from fresh water systems, looking snail parasites and ammonia measurements for the aquaculture facilities. The lab has been running practices for aquaculture and international students.

Our newly molecular lab has facilities for:
  • Isolating and quantifying DNA 
  • Running PCR 
  • Gel electrophoresis
It is currently being used for isolating DNA from thousands of wild-caught stickleback as well as genetically assigning sex of charr in the breeding program.
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Ecology lab
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Molecular lab
   The station
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   Field work
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Fish sampling inside a lava cave in Mývatn
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Stream enclosures experiment
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Fish sampling in a stream
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Fish processing next by a lava cave in Mývatn

Where we are located
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  • Home
  • People +
    • Stefán Óli Steingrímsson
    • Bjarni Kristófer Kristjánsson
    • Camille A. Leblanc
    • David Benhaim
    • Skúli Skúlason
  • Education
    • MARBIO
  • Research +
    • Biodiversity lab >
      • ECO-EVO-DEVO
      • Evolution of cognition: A study of sympatric morphs of Arctic charr
      • Microevolutionary processes in small populations
      • The importance of egg size for phenotypic variations and divergence in wild populations
    • Aquaculture lab >
      • Egg quality and growth in selected Arctic charr
      • Enhanced Soy Protein for Salmonid Aquafeeds
      • Breeding program
    • Research policy >
      • Research Policy of the Department of Aquaculture & Fish Biology >
        • Appendix 1 - Focus of Research
        • Appendix 2 - Storage and access to databases
        • Appendix 3 - Storage and registration of samples
  • Publications
  • Facilities+
    • Verið research station
    • Breeding station
  • Contact
  • Studying opportunities
  • Stickleback 2022
  • Link Page