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West Indian Herping has assisted both lecturers and students from the University of the West Indies in various research projects throughout Trinidad.
The research included:
Location and collection of various frog species to analyze the peptides from their skin secretions.
Location and collection of various scorpion species to acquire venom for analysis.
Assistance offered:
Locating specimens
Collecting specimens
Handling specimens
Returning specimens back into the wild
Transportation
Lab assistance
Publications that resulted from our assistance
Peptidomic Analysis of Skin Secretions of the Caribbean Frogs Leptodactyuls insularum and Leptodactylus nesiotus (Leptodactylidae) Identifies an Ocellatin with Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity
Peptidomic Analysis of Skin Secretions of the Caribbean Frogs Leptodactyuls insularum and Leptodactylus nesiotus (Leptodactylidae) Identifies an Ocellatin with Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity
Peptidomic Analysis of host-defense peptides in skin secretions of the Amazon River frog Lithobates palmipes (Ranidae)
Peptidomic Analysis of host-defense peptides in skin secretions of the Amazon River frog Lithobates palmipes (Ranidae)
Photos from various field and lab work
Scorpion venom extraction
In lab setup for scorpion venom extraction and analysis
In lab setup for scorpion venom extraction and analysis
Trinidad Thick-tailed scorpion
(Tityus trinitatis)
Trinidad Thick-tailed scorpion
(Tityus trinitatis)
Trinidad Thick-tailed scorpion
(Tityus trinitatis)
In field testing
Retrieving biopeptides from a frog
In field setup
Leptodactylus validus
In field setup
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