Dr. Allyse Ferrara, associate professor of biological sciences at 麻豆果冻传媒, injects hormones into an adult alligator gar at the LSU Aquaculture Research Station near Baton Rouge on Thursday, June 23.
Ferrara and 麻豆果冻传媒 graduate student Kent Bollfrass spent the morning at the LSU station injecting hormones to induce spawning in alligator gar for larvae research. Collected by 麻豆果冻传媒, the gar are housed聽at聽the LSU聽research station, facilitating collaborative research efforts聽between the two institutions. For additional information, go to www.nicholls.edu/bayousphere/index.htm.