Facilities

Greenhouse

Fish stocks are maintained in the Aquatic Research Facility of OU. Tanks of different sized are available outdoor and indoor in a greenhouse. Stocks are also maintained in two huge outdoor ponds. The greenhouse offers space for experiments.

 

Greenhouse

Cave lab

For the housing of the Cave fish, a darkroom is available.

 

Parasite lab

An isolated room with 120 tanks for individual housing of fish is available for parasitological challenge experiments. Water and air flow as well as temperature can be regulated for each tank. Microscopes are equiped with a digital imaging system.

 

Parasite lab

Behavior lab

The Behavior lab provides four experimental setups for the observation and quantification of fish behavior. The setup includes a computer-mediated individual tracking system, which can be operated from seperate room, as well as interactive playback of video images.

Behavior lab


 
 
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