16/05/2013:A group led by Dr. Jodie Rummer, a super science research fellow from James Cook University, just published a JEB paper on the importance on respirometric methods and protocol when comparing standard and maximum metabolic rates form different studies...
11/05/2013:We sponsor next weeks annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists in Guelph / Canada, and participate as exhibitors too.
So please come visit us in booth #7 at the trade show for a demo, a talk or to see our many new products.
For mor...
11/05/2013:Last week Dr. Britta Gribsholt joined our team with the job title Technology Sales Scientist. Britta is a marine biologist and spend 15 years in basic research in various labs working with people like Dr Ronnie Glud (Univ Copenhagen), Dr Bo Barker Jø...
01/04/2013:Dear All,
My name is David Jacoby and I am a research intern at the Zoological Society of London. Working with Dr Matt Gollock of the IUCN Anguillid Specialist Sub-Group (ASSG) it is my job to draft IUCN Red List assessments for all sub/species of f...
03/04/2013:We are looking for a PhD in biology with experience in scientific sales or the personal talent and drive to quickly learn this trade. The job is to advertize, demonstrate and support our unique products for animal respiration and behavior measurement...
19/02/2013:German researchers led by professor Michael Ristow from University of Jena, studied human nutrition and aging using nematodes as a model system. Groups of 15 worms were video recorded and single worm movements subsequently tracked with DanioTrack sof...
Microhabitat and flow preference in Australian gobies
31/03/2013:These authors used a Loligo swim tunnel to test water velocity preference in freshwater gobies against.choice of micro habitat.
CITATION
James A. Donaldson, Brendan C. Ebner and Christopher J. Fulton. (2013). Flow velocity underpins microhabitat ...
12/03/2013:These authors used Zebrafish as an animal model for toxicology of selenite testing maximum swimming performance and oxygen consumption rate using a miniature swim tunnel respirometer and AutoResp™ software from from Loligo® Systems.
CITATION...
Mill effluent exposure and minnow swim performance
30/04/2013:A Loligo swim tunnel was used to test swimming performance of juvenile fathead minnow exposed to uranium mill effluent.
CITATION
M.M.Goertzen, M.K.Driessnack, D.M. Janz and L.P. Weber. (2011). Swimming performance and energy homeostasis in juven...
Dietary selenium exposure and zebrafish swim performance
28/02/2013:This toxicology study measured Zebrafish swimming performance and oxygen consumption using Loligo® equipment to test effects of selenomethionine exposure.
CITATION
J. K. Thomas, S. Wiseman, J.P. Giesy and D.M. Janz (2013). Effects of chronic diet...
Thermal acclimation and swimming performance of rainbow smelt
21/02/2013:These authors tested the effects of thermal acclimation on the muscle properties of rainbow smelt, by evaluating swimming performance. Swimming tests were conducted in a Loligo 185 L swim tunnel.
CITATION
J.R. Woytanowski and D. J. Coughlin (201...
18/02/2013:Aquaculture 2013 will be held at the Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee, (USA) February 21-25th, 2013.
World Aquaculture Society organises this largest aquaculture meeting in the world. The Triennial is the largest aquaculture confe...
04/02/2013:The Aquatic Sciences meeting is returning to New Orleans 'the Big Easy' for the first time since 1990!
The Association for the Sciences of Limnography and Oceanography (ASLO) are holding their Aquatic Sciences Meeting on February 17-22, 2013 at t...
Adaptation versus thermal plasticity in tropical killifish
08/03/2013:These authors measured SDA in African killifish investigating the effects of altitude and temperature on different groups of fish using temperature controllers from Loligo Systems.
CITATION
D.J. McKenzie, G. Estivales, J.C. Svendsen, J.F. Steffe...
17/02/2013:The authors used an OXY-REG system to control oxygen levels during hypoxic tests.
CITATION
G. Claireaux, M. Théron, M. Prineau, M. Dussauze, F.-X. Merlin, S. Le-Floch. (2013). Effects of oil exposure and dispersant use upon environmental adaptati...
29/01/2013:We are now able to offer the popular and affordable uEye cameras in a new hi-speed version delivering up to 60 frames per second, without compromising the light sensitivity, image resolution or quality...even the price is kept at the same level.
T...
28/01/2013:Oxygen levels were controlled and recorded using a Loligo Systems OXY-REG instrument and gas control set.
CITATION
J.S. Cameron, J.P. DeWitt, T.Thu Ngo, T. Yajnik, S. Chan, E. Chung, E. Kang. (2013). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part ...
21/01/2013:Respiration of Grass Carp was evaluated using a Loligo intermittent respirometry system.
CITATION
S.A. Bradford. The cost of ethanol synthesis during recovery from exhaustive exercise in Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). MSc Thesis. The Un...
Hypoxia tolerance and metabolic capacity of Greenland Halibut
17/01/2013:The authors used a Loligo Systems’ OXY-REG system for controlling water at hypoxic levels.
CITATION
Aurélie Dupont-Prinet, Marie Vagner, Denis Chabot and Céline Audet. (2012). Impact of hypoxia on the metabolism of Greenland halibut (Reinh...
14/01/2013:The authors measured pore water oxygen in sediment cores using needle-type fiber optic oxygen sensors (optodes) to evaluate water quality implications in an oyster aquaculture stocking system.
CITATION
Shannon L. Meseck, Yaqin Li, Mark S. Dixon, ...
Hypoxia and temperature effects on swimming and growth performance in Rainbow Trout
10/01/2013:The authors tested swimming performance using a Loligo swim tunnel and an OXY-REG system for controlling water at hypoxic levels.
CITATION
Thomas Roze, Felix Christen, Aline Amerand and Guy Claireaux. (2012). Trade-off between thermal sensitiv...
06/01/2013:In this study, authors used a Loligo pCO2 STAT system to regulate water pH by dosing with pure CO2.
CITATION
A.J. Esbaugh, E.M. Mager, K.V. Brix, R. Santore, M. Grosell. (2012). Implications of pH manipulation methods for metal toxicity: not all...
Trout hatchlings respiration and effect of egg size
03/01/2013:Oxygen consumption of individual brown trout hatchlings were assessed in micro respirometry chambers from Loligo Systems.
Citation
Thomas Regnier, Valerie Bolliet, Philippe Gaudin, Jacques Labonne. (2012). Bigger is not always better: egg size ...
02/01/2013:Respirometer chamber and oxygen equipment from Loligo Systems was used to measure oxygen consumption consumption and effects of hypoxia and anoxia in articulated brachiopod and pteriomorph bivalves.
Citation
L. A Ballanti, A. Tullis, P.D. Ward....
21/12/2012:Dear All,
Due to the holidays our office will be closed from December 22nd - 26th but we are open December 27th and 28th.
Around New Year we are closed Dec 31st - Jan 2nd after which we open again.
We wish all of our customers and partner...
20/12/2012:Do you need an event recorder for your behavior analysis work?
The new updated LoliTrack software version 4.1. includes an easy-to-use interface for scoring behavioral events (e.g. drinking) or states (e.g. aggressive) through key strokes and matc...
Test of fish larvae swimming performance in mini flume
10/12/2012:These authors used a Loligo miniature swim flume to determine maximum critical swimming speed of larvae and juveniles of a coregoniod fish species.
To see a video of the swimming larvae click this link.
Citation
Søren Brandt Poulsen, Lasse F...
20/12/2012:Metabolic rates of a range of Bull Trout were assessed using multiple chambers and an automated respirometry system from Loligo Systems.
Citation
Matthew Mesa, Lisa K. Weiland, Helena E. Christiansen, Sally T. Sauter and David A. Beauchamp. (20...
10/12/2012:The authors used LoliTrack software to track and analyze zebrafish behaviour during a novel tank diving test.
Citation
Y.M. Khor, T. Soga, I.S. Parhar. (2012). Caffeine neuroprotects against dexamethasone-induced anxiety-like behaviour in the zeb...
06/12/2012:Larval damselfly metabolism recorded using AutoResp® micro respirometry systems, and implications for ventilation behaviour.
Citation
T.M. Sesterhenn, E.E. Reardon, L.J. Chapman. (2012). Hypoxia and lost gills: Respiratory ecology of a temperat...
Phenological effects of climate change in flatfish
03/12/2012:The authors measured oxygen consumption of juvenile flatfish in a Loligo respirometry chamber, and investigated mortality, metabolic response and growth of S. senegalensis juveniles at different temperatures, reflecting present-day and future tempera...
23/11/2012:
New durable and reliable chillers for demanding environments.
We now offer a range of marine chillers (800 W, 1200 W or 1550 W) that have been developed and tested in collaboration with Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) in Bremen/...
Loligo sponsors 1st Microplastics session at SETAC 2012 Long Beach
14/11/2012:Loligo systems is proud sponsors of the 1st SETAC North America Microplastics session, Long Beach 2012.
The field of Microplastics research and its possible effects on the aquatic environment is an emergent topic in ecotoxicology.
The session at...
12/11/2012:The CapCTRL software is the heart of our system for monitoring and regulating water pCO2, pH or temperature in 1-4 independent tanks, e.g. in holding tanks, aquaria, ocean acidification experiments, exposure to hypercapnia etc.
This new updated ve...
22/11/2012:We are happy to inform you that the forthcoming Summer Meeting of The Crustacean Society (TCS), jointly hosted with the Latin American Association of Carcinology (ALCARCINUS), will be celebrated between Sunday 07 to Thursday 11 July 2013 in San José,...
12/11/2012:
Dan Kates, Matthew D. Noatch & Cory D. Suski from University of Illinois, used a Loligo® CO2 shuttle box system to test if high CO2 levels could be used to prevent invasive species from spreading.
Citation
Dan Kates, Clark Dennis, Matthew R. ...
23/10/2012:Dr Peter Biro from Deaking University in Australia is looking for enthusiastic students interested in studying evolutionary ecology of animal ‘personality’.
Pete writes "I am trying to understand what promotes consistent individual dif...
10/10/2012:NOTICE - APPLICATION DEADLINE IS NOV 1st !!!
Applications are invited for 2 Beate Schuler Scholarships in Marine Science at the University of Auckland. The scholarships consist of a stipend of $25,000 per annum together with University of Auckland f...
29/11/2012:Using PIT tags and readers from Loligo Systems, these authors compared survival of surgically-implanted and control Burbot over a 60 days period.
Citation
E. I. Gardunio and C. A. Myrick (2012).
Short-Term Retention Rates Transponders Surgically...
Individual metabolism of juvenile brown trout drives aggressive behaviour and resultant in growth benefits
19/11/2012:The authors measured Individual oxygen consumption rates in juvenile brown trout using fiber optic sensing technology from Loligo Systems, and looked at growth and aggressive behaviors.
Citation
M.O.Hoogenboom, J.D.Armstrong, T.G.G.Groothuis and ...
Foraging in hypoxia does not affect cod metabolism
26/11/2012:Oxygen consumption of Atlantic cod measured using Loligo Systems AutoResp software.
Citation
J. W. Behrens, M. Axelsson, S. Neuenfeldt, and H. Seth (2012).
Effects of hypoxic exposure during feeding on SDA and postprandial cardiovascular physi...
03/10/2012:For almost a decade we have been distributors of the unique miniature stirrers from German company Variomag.
Due to a recent take over of Variomag, we are now able to reduce list prices by 40% and delivery times got much better too.
The submersib...
Hypoxia impacts on largemouth bass physiology and behaviour.
15/10/2012:The physiological impacts of hypoxia on largemouth bass was evaluated used Loligo systems software, AutoResp in combination with an OXY-4 instrument.
G. L. Gaulke (2012).
Impacts of hypoxia on largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) behaviour, ...
Juvenile jumbo squid survive in oxygen minimum zones (OMZs)
09/11/2012:Respiration rates of juvenile jumbo squid assessed in Loligo Systems chambers.
K. Trübenbach, M.R. Pegado, B.A. Seibel, R. Rosa (2012). Ventilation rates and activity levels of juvenile jumbo squids under metabolic suppression in the oxygen minimu...
10/10/2012:
Loligo is gold sponsor for the 1st Nordic Zebrafish Meeting held in Stockholm/Sweden in November this year, and will be participating as product exhibitors too.
The Nordic Countries Meeting on the Zebrafish as a model for Development and Diseas...
Loligo becomes a patron member of The Crustacean Society
24/09/2012:Loligo Systems is proud to become a patron member of The Crustacean Society (TCS) for 2013.
At Loligo we have a proud tradition of supporting the scientific community, from junior and early-career researchers to senior scientists alike. As such, ...
Loligo sponsors Microplastics session at SETAC Long Beach 2012
18/09/2012:Loligo systems is proud sponsors of the SETAC North America Microplastics session, Long Beach 2012.
The field of Microplastics research and its possible effects on the aquatic environment is an emergent topic in ecotoxicology.
The session at SETA...
11/09/2012:Attention all fish biologists!
For all you fish lovers out there; a new book on the swimming physiology of fish.
Swimming is an innate, essential characteristic of fish behaviour that is inherently linked to the individual's ability and darwini...
04/10/2012:The Gazelle Prize 2012
Today Loligo was officially awarded the Gazelle Prize for the second year in a row by "Børsen" the leading business paper in Denmark.
We are proud of this recognition, but what are the criteria?
The Gazelles
Since 199...
Ocean acidification causes ion loss in the intestines of the Gulf Toadfish
10/08/2012:PCO2 exposure levels regulated using Loligo Systems CapCTRL software.
Ocean acidification leads to counterproductive intestinal base loss in the Gulf Toadfish (Opsanus beta).
R. M. Heuer, A. J. Esbaugh, M. Grosell.
Physiological and Bioc...
Coming up to breathe: the metabolic costs of surfacing in an air-breathing fish
04/10/2012:Bi-phasic swimming respirometry in an air-breathing fish assessed with a Loligo 10 L swim tunnel.
S. Lefevre, T. Wang, D. T. T. Huong, N. T. Phuong, M. Bayley. (2012). Partitioning of oxygen uptake and cost of surfacing during swimming in the air...
Intra-and inter-specific variation of swimming performance between juvenile salmonids
01/10/2012:Swimming performance of juvenile salmon assessed using a Loligo 10 L swim tunnel.
Variability in swimming performance and underlying physiology in rainbow trout (Oncorhychus mykiss) and brown trout (Salmo trutta).
A. I. Ralph, B. I. Berli, P. B...
Habitat complexity may influence dispersal behaviour of North Sea Houting
22/08/2012:Swimming performance of North Sea Houting assessed using a Loligo mini swim tunnel
Ontogenetic differentiation of swimming performance and behaviour in relation to habitat availability in the endangered North Sea houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus).
...
Oxygen uptake assessed in the green shore crab Carcinus maenas
03/09/2012:Oxygen uptake in shore crabs was measured using a Loligo intermittent respirometry system.
Effects of acclimation and acute temperature change on specific dynamic action and gastric processing in the green shore crab, Carcinus maenas.
I. J. Mc...
21/08/2012:Flounder respirometry evaluated using a Loligo intermittent respirometry system.
Metabolic and cardiorespiratory responses of summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus to hypoxia at two temperatures.
K. M. Capossela, R.W. Brill, M.C. Fabrizio and ...
Voluntary movements of mice assessed using LoliTrack 4
21/08/2012:trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid enhances endurance capacity by increasing fatty acid oxidation and reducing glycogen utilization in mice.
J. H. Kim, J.Kim, Y. Park. (2012).
Lipids. doi: 10.1007/s11745-012-3698-6
The supplementat...
16/08/2012:For the second time Loligo is sponsoring the symposium entitled "Physiological Insights into Improving Fish Culture" organized by the AFS Fish Culture-Physiology Section.
The symposium will take place at the Aquaculture 2013 triennial meeting in Nas...
Climate change affects metabolic rates of Antarctic fish
15/08/2012:Metabolic rates of Antarctic fish evaluated using Loligo intermittent respirometry system
High latitude fish in a high CO2 world: Synergistic effects of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide on the metabolic rates of Antarctic notothenioids
La...
15/08/2012:11th International Congress on the Biology of Fish
Edinburgh, Scotland
August 3-7, 2014
Call for Symposia
We are currently seeking proposals for symposia for the 2014 meeting in Edinburgh. Interested parties should send a title, a 200 (max...
14/08/2012:Through a Loligo sponsorship of student presentation awards, 7 students brought back cool cash prizes from the recent 10th International Congress on the Biology of Fish held at Madison/Wisconsin and organized by the AFS Physiology Section.
Poster...
19/07/2012:Prof Holly Shiels and prof Todd Gillis are organizing a symposia sponsored by Loligo and entitled "Remodelling of physiological systems in response to environmental change" at next years SEB meeting in Valencia.
The focus is on the physiological ...
25/06/2012:Loligo staff will exhibit products at the International congress of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) in Madison, Wisconsin (July 15th -19th).
Are you interested in data acquitision systems for your experiments?
Want to know how to measure...
Meet us at the FSBI meeting in Norwich, UK (July 9th-13th)
18/06/2012:Loligo staff will exhibit products at the annual meeting of the Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Norwich (July 9th -13th).
Are you interested in data acquitision systems for your experiments?
Want to know how to measure and quantify or...
18/06/2012:
Please note that the office is closed for our summer holidays from July 16th-27th.
We will reply to your email queries as from Monday 30th July.
Wishing you a pleasant summer from all at Loligo Systems.
New publication on thermal preference of juvenile seabass Dicentrarchus labrax
12/06/2012:Catarina Vinagre and colleagues investigated the metabolic thermal preference of juvenile seabass comparing coastal vs. estuarine nursery grounds by using a Loligo respirometry chamber.
CITATION
C.Vinagre, L. Narciso, H. Cabral, M.J. Costa, R. R...
Meet us in Salzburg, Austria (June 29th - July 2nd)
07/06/2012:Loligo staff will exhibit products at the Society of Experimental Biology main meeting in Salzburg, Austria . Please come visit us in booth #18 at the trade show.
Are you interested in data acquitision systems for your experiments?
Want to kno...
06/06/2012:Loligo Systems is premium sponsor of the XVIth Congress of the Iberian Society of Limnology in Guimarães (Portugal) from 2 to 6 of July 2012. The focal theme of the congress is current threats to freshwater ecosystems: challenges and opportunities.
...
22/05/2012:Carol Bucking, Chris M. Wood and Martin Grosell studied changes in salinity preference in Killifish when fed different diets, using a Loligo Shuttle Box system.
CITATION
C. Buckling, C. M. Wood and M. Grossell. (2012). Diet influences salinity p...
08/05/2012:This week Loligo staff will exhibit products at the 6th SETAC World Congress in Berlin, Germany. Please come visit us in booth #35 at the trade show.
Are you interested in data acquitision systems for your experiments?
Want to know how toxican...
26/04/2012:Prof Keith Tierney from the Department of Biological Sciences at University of Alberta, published a video based paper in JoVE on the use of Loligo swim tunnels, protocols and techniques for capturing a range of swimming modes available to individual ...
10/04/2012:The brand new LoliTrack software version 4.X.X combines all the features from previous versions of Loligo's video analysis programmes adding unique features like tracking multiple unmarked animals inside the same arena and analyzing the behavior in a...
28/03/2012:We are pleased to welcome Ms Krete Kanne to the Loligo® team. Krete will deal with logistics, purchasing and orders to help us handle growth while still offering fast and efficient customer service.
Here is what Krete writes about herself:
I am...
19/03/2012:Loligo Systems welcomes Dr Awantha Dissanayake as a new addition to the team. Awantha is an experienced British scientist with a background in marine biology, including a PhD in marine biology (crustacean ecophysiology) and also, including over ten y...
COURSE: Health and Colony Management of Laboratory Fish
01/03/2012:"Health and Colony Management of Laboratory Fish" at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory Bar Harbor, Maine, Aug 13–17.
Applications are being accepted for this 1-week educational opportunity for individuals with maintenance, managem...
12/12/2011:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society Volume 140, Issue 6, 2011
The Swimming and Jumping Ability of Three Small Great Plains Fishes: Implications for Fishway Design.
DOI:10.1080/00028487.2011.638579
A. D. Fickea, C. A. Myricka & N. Ju...
Excess post-hypoxic oxygen consumption in Rainbow Trout
07/12/2011:In a new paper published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology, Dr. Jon Christian Svendsen and co workers used AutoResp software to investigate the effects of short-term exposure to extreme hypoxia on oxygen consumption rates in Rainbow trout.
Full p...
Zebrafish swimming and toxic effects on sub-adults
15/11/2011:Jordan S. Marit and Lynn P. Weber from the University of Saskatchewan recently published data on sub-adult Zebrafish swimming energetics and endurance using a Loligo miniature swim tunnel and automated respirometry system.
Full paper here:
http:/...
04/11/2011:This brand new versatile software handles video files (.AVI) of any lenght, and will track and analyze the behavior of focal or multiple animals in up to 24 separate arenas, e.g. 24-well micro plates.
We offer free demo software allowing you to t...
25/10/2011:We are looking for a biologist or bio engineer with hands-on research experience and a talent for commercial aspects, for leading our scientific sales and marketing activities. You will be a key driver in filling Loligo’s pipeline with valuable leads...
28/09/2011:On the basis of Loligo's continuos growth and positvie results, we have received the 2011 Gazelle prize from the leading Danish business paper "Børsen".
Loligo is ranking as number 50 out of 45,000 active corporations that is part of this years co...
06/09/2011:Last night Loligo was awarded for the trade show exhibit judged to have the least environmental impact among more than 100 exhibitions at this weeks annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Seattle/WA.
With more than 4,000 thousand atte...
16/08/2011:We decided to give the Loligo logo a face lift, after almost 10 years unaltered.
The new logo and a changed graphical "look" will gradually be implemented on our web site, letters, advertisements, etc. before next years anniversary.
Best wis...
Many new studies using Loligo stuff....find a list here:
15/08/2011:References for OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
C Methling, C Tudorache, PV Skov & JF Steffensen (2011). Pop Up Satellite Tags Impair Swimming Performance and energetics of the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla). PLoS ONE 6(6): e20797. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.00...
02/07/2011:A Danish project on behavioural phenotyping and welfare in transgenic Yucatan pigs carrying a human gene for hypercholesterolemia - looking for potential PhD-candidates.
At the Institute of Animal Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark (www.agrsci...
16/05/2011:This year our office will be closed from July 18 - July 22 2011 (both days included), and during this period we cannot be reached.
We wish everyone a really nice summer.
The Loligo staff
11/04/2011:The latest version of our ShuttleSoft software for preference or avoidance experiments includes many new features. The most important ones are mentioned below:
1. Real-time simulation of fish core body temperature according to Newton´s Law of Coo...
06/04/2011:Two recent publications use Loligo® equipment to test Zebrafish swimming performance and physiological responses to environmental hypoxia and sublethal toxic agents.
Kai Schmidt & Matthias J. Starck (2011). Testing evolutionary hypotheses about ...
25/02/2011:The Education Section of the American Fisheries Society is glad to announce the ‘Young Professional’ travel grant for the 2011 annual meeting in Seattle Washington Sep 4-8.
The award is designed to promote meeting attendance of young professional...
Fish Swimming Course at Friday Harbour Laboratories
31/01/2011:SUMMER GRADUATE COURSE AT FRIDAY HARBOR LABORATORIES, WA, USA.
FISH SWIMMING: Kinematics, Ecomorphology, Behavior & Environmental Physiology
July 25th - August 26th , 2011
5 weeks: M-F 8-5; S 8-12
Fish 565 (9 credits)
Instructor:
Dr. Pao...
Postdoctoral position available at RSMAS (University of Miami)
31/01/2011:Postdoctoral position available at RSMAS (http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/), University of Miami, Florida, USA.
A 1-year position with possibility for 1-year extension to study potential impact of the Deep Water Horizon Oil spill on early life stages o...
More than 20% price reduction on handheld PIT reader
28/01/2011:We are happy to announce, that we are now able to offer our handheld ergonomic PIT reader with USB interface at a significantly lower price. Our manufacturer has lowered their price and this should obviously be in our clients favour too. Hence we hav...
New smaller flow probes for water velocity measurements
14/01/2011:We now offer several new models of flow probes for those applications where are current OD 30 mm probe is too big.
The 16, 18 and 25 mm (outer diameter) vane wheel flow probes are made of stainless steel and with a titanium wheel, and similar in d...
Webshop credit card fee lowered from 2.5% to only 1.4 %
21/12/2010:A new and better deal for secure online transactions, allows us to offer all our webshop users a significantly lower credit card fee.
So instead of charging 2.5%, all webshop purchases with international credit cards will only be charged a 1.4% f...
16/12/2010:Our office is closed December 24th, 27th, 28th and 31st.
We wish all our customers a merry christmas and a happy new year.
Greetings,
Loligo™ staff
25/11/2010:Due to recent changes in the EUR-to-USD exchange rate, we are now able to offer significantly lower list prices on some hi speed cameras.
TroubleShooter HR dropped some 20%, the HiSpec1 cameras dropped +10% and accessories dropped 10-20% in price...
22/11/2010:Some time ago we made a dummy Radiometer electrode to be used as an adapter for use with fiber optic mini sensors.
This adapter makes it possible to enjoy the many advantages of fiber optic pO2, pCO2 or pH sensor spots, and still use your old ves...
New AutoResp™ software package with post analysis tools
12/11/2010:We are proud to present a major upgrade of our AutoResp™ software version 2.0.0 for Windows 7/Vista/XP, including important new functions for post-analysis, multiple chambers/flumes or ambient tanks, etc.
Among the many new features for impr...
01/10/2010:The abstract book and a photo gallery from this summers FitFish meeting in Barcelona sponsored by Loligo, is now available here:
http://www.ub.edu/fitfish2010.
The meeting was organized by
Arjan Palstra
Josep Planas
Dr. Ir. Arjan P. Pals...
30/09/2010:Our new ShuttleBox system for turbidity preference/avoidance measurements in aquatic animals, is compatible with the other three packages for temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen.
Our latest version of the ShuttleSoft software, allows users ...
12/08/2010:Xaymara M Serrano (Univ. of Miami) used a ShuttleBox system from Loligo Systems to determine salinity preference of Grey Snapper in the lab and compare values with field distribution in this species. The interesting results have recently been publish...
07/08/2010:Dr. Martin Grosell from RSMAS / University of Miami, has written the new volume 30 in the excellent Fish Physiology series from Academic Press edited by Farrell & Brauner.
The Multifunctional Gut of Fish provides a comprehensive synthesis and an i...
Loligo prize money for work on social stress in Rainbow Trout
06/08/2010:Phd student Christina Sørensen from University of Oslo in Norway, won a Loligo cash prize for third best oral presentation at the recent ICBF meeting in Barcelona.
ABSTRACT
Social stress and cortisol reduces cell proliferation in the rainbow trou...
Loligo prize money for work on plasmatic growth hormone
05/08/2010:Phd student Eduardo Fuentes Jofré from Andres Bello University in Santiago Chile, won a Loligo cash prize for third best poster presentation at the recent ICBF meeting in Barcelona.
ABSTRACT
PLASMATIC GROWTH HORMONE LEVELS IN THE FINE FLOUNDER ...
17/06/2010:The holidays are about to start (although the weather doesn't look like summer here). The office will be closed July 10 - August 1 (both days included) and during this time we cannot be reached.
However, for urgent matters please try to contact m...
14/06/2010:Dr. Jon Svendsen and co-workers used Loligo equipment for swim tunnel respirometry and published the results in Journal of Experimental Biology. From Inside JEB:
All animals shift gear as they speed up. Horses switch from walking to trotting to g...
07/06/2010:We now offer new and smaller PIT tags for identifying even the smallest animals. Encapsulated in bio compatible glass these transponders have the following dimensions: 10x2, 8x2 and 7x1.5 mm.
For more information, click here, and click "BUY NOW" ...
06/05/2010:We improved our online web shop. Apart from Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and JCB cards, you can also use American Express now.
We also made the online ordering process a lot less complicated, and available from any of the product web pages. Just clic...
21/04/2010:From April 25-27, Loligo staff will exhibit a range of products at Experimental Biology 2010 held in Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.
Please come and visit us in booth #361.
For more information on EB 2010, click here.
Bionergetics of mouth brooding and effects of hypoxia
08/04/2010:Dr. Erin Reardon and Lauren Chapman from McGill University, used automated systems from LoligoSystems to measure oxygen consumption in an african mouth brooding fish and study the effects of hypoxia. The results have just been published in Journal ...
Postdoctoral position at Exeter in Fish Ecophysiology
31/03/2010:The School of Biosciences, Exeter wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Researcher to work under the supervision of Dr. Rod Wilson on a 3-year grant funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to start as early as 1 June 2010. The project co...
25/03/2010:March 27-29 we will exhibit a range of products at the Joint Meeting of the Scandinavian and German Physiological Societies held at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Please come and visit us in booth #26.
For more information on the meet...
15/03/2010:Dr. Cory Suski and co-workers from the University of Illinois used a 4-channel respirometry system from LoligoSystems, to measure oxygen consumption in forced fed and fasted Largemouth Bass.
In a new paper published in J. Comp Physiol. B, the aut...
Paper on fatty acid composition and swimming performance
08/03/2010:Prof. Eva Brännäs and co-workers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, used a 150 litres Loligo swim tunnel to study swimming performance at different temperatures in Arctic Charr fed palm and rapeseed oils.
In the February issue o...
24/02/2010:LoligoSystems are proud sponsors of the symposium "Physiological Insights Towards Improving Fish Culture II" held at Aquaculture 2010 in San Diego March 2-5.
We will exhibit a range of Loligo products at the trade show. Please come and visit us in...
08/02/2010:The new price list for 2010 is now available from our web site, and with 20-40% reductions in prices for products like respirometer chambers, Eheim pumps and video analysis software.
Click here to download a pdf copy of the price list.
LoliTrack 2.0 software for animal behavior analysis
21/01/2010:We now introduce LoliTrack 2.0 for windows, a brand new upgraded version of our popular video tracking software LoliTrack unchanged since 2004.
Apart from making the software much more slick and user friendly, LoliTrack 2.0 will track and analyze ...
05/01/2010:We now offer complete single and multi channel systems for automated respirometric (BOD/OUR) measurements in activated sludge or waste water samples.
Fiber optic oxygen sensing technology, unbeaten temporal resolution and real-time BOD/OUR measure...
Unique video of larvae Houting swimming in mini flume!
23/12/2009:Dr. Jon C. Svendsen, Søren Poulsen and Lasse F. Jensen used a miniature swim tunnel respirometer from LoligoSystems to measure critical swimming speed in juvenile and larvae Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus), while video filming the fish.
Please clic...
17/12/2009:Due to Christmas holidays our office is closed from December 24 - January 3.
We wish all of our customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Greetings,
The Loligo staff
Epithelial O2 consumption with Loligo Ussing chamber
26/11/2009:Prof. Martin Grosell and Josi Taylor from RSMAS University of Miami published a new paper in JEB on O2 consumption and HCO3- secretion in isolated intestine post-feeding in Gulf Toadfish.
The authors used O2 optodes and a custom made glass Ussing ...
19/11/2009:LoligoSystems is now able to offer 12x2 mm implantable PIT tags from a new manufacturer, and the price is 30% lower if ordering minimum 1000 tags.
The tags are FDX-B type passive transponders according to ISO standard 11784, and can be read with a...
03/11/2009:Dave McKenzie and co-workers measured O2 uptake in Atlantic cod using an automated system from LoligoSystems, to investigate chemoreflexive hypoxic bradycardia during progressive hypoxia.
Click here to get the full paper.
Abstract
The function...
30/10/2009:With the new version of our ShuttleSoft software for automated ShuttleBox experiments, it is possible to measure preference salinity as well as water temperature and oxygen saturation.
Apart from making the software and manual much more slick and ...
29/10/2009:This new portable and waterproof (IP64) PIT reader is made for agricultural/aquacultural use in the toughest environments. With the optional stick antennae you can read animals under water or from a distance. There is also an option for wireless Blu...
09/10/2009:Here is your chance of getting quality equipment for much reduced prices - this is what we found in our inventory:
1) Manfrotto 7322-YB camera tripod incl. mounting head, qty. 1
Price 50 EUR
2) Masterflex Easyload L/S roller pump, 0.06-38...
Respiration in Dungeness crabs during hyposaline exposure
30/09/2009:In a newly published study, Daniel L. Curtis and Iain J. McGaw (Bamfield), used Loligo equipment to measure respiration rates in two different species of Dungeness crabs during hypoxic exposure.
Click this link for the full paper.
Abstract
Res...
30/09/2009:Molly E. Cummings and Rose Gelineau-Kattner (University of Texas), published a new paper on Swordtail energetics and different male reproductive strategies. The authors used a system for automated respirometry from Loligo Systems and fiber optic O2 s...
Feeding and cardiac performance during hypoxia in sea bass
30/09/2009:In a new study, Dupont-Prinet and coworkers used Loligo equipment for automated oxygen consumption measurements in european sea bass during exercise.
Click this link for the full paper.
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that if European sea...
25/09/2009:PhD student Marco Schneuer and coworkers from University of Hamburg, received 300 € in cash money for best student presentation, at the recent ICRS meeting held in Bad Honnef/Bonn (Germany).
Click here to get a pdf copy of the poster!
Marc...
21/09/2009:The Student Subsection of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) Education Section (link) would like to thank Loligo Systems for their gracious contribution of $500 USD.
Managing director Jannik Herskin, presented the award to the Subsection at the...
07/09/2009:We now offer a new versatile package for monitoring and regulating water pH, pCO2 and temperature.
The automated system will determine pCO2 indirectly as water pH, and regulate pCO2 (or pH) through injection of CO2 gas.
Applications range from...
27/08/2009:Please visit our trade show booth #18, at AFS' 139th Annual Meeting 2009 held in Nashville/Tenessee from Aug 30 to Sep 3.
For more information on the conference, click this link.
Your Loligo team
17/08/2009:During last weeks ICRS 2009 conference in Bad Honnef (Germany), a new International Society of Respiratory Science (ISRS)
was founded.
It was decided to hold a 3rd International Congress of Respiratory Science (ICRS) in Bahia/Brazil in 2013.
...
30/06/2009:Loligo Systems is a main sponsor of the 2nd International Congress of Respiratory Science (ICRS) held in Bad Honnef/Bonn (Germany) August 9-13.
We will award cash prizes to best student posters, exhibit new and old stuff, and hold a workshop for h...
04/06/2009:List prices just dropped by 25-37% on all TroubleShooter HR and Ranger HR high speed cameras.
For more information on the high speed cameras, click here.
There are also new megapixel lenses from Pentax available here.
New masters programme in Aquatic Science and Technology
03/06/2009:The MSc program in Aquatic Science and Technology is a new program offered by the Technical University of Denmark and University of Copenhagen in cooperation. The program starts in September 2009 and is unparalleled in Denmark (LINK).
The program...
28/04/2009:Post doc Jon C. Svenden, recently defended his PhD dissertation with the title "Factors influencing the migratory behaviour and the migration success of anadromous brown trout and Atlantic salon in freshwater".
To download a pdf copy of the disser...
21/04/2009:We made a new 3D animation to illustrate a typical set up for oxygen consumption measurements. Watch how the respirometer chamber is flushed intermittently and how the oxygen curve changes accordingly.
Click here to view the 3D animation.
18/03/2009:Everybody is looking for a bargain these days and we have a good one for you. We have a limited number of reconditioned TroubleShooter HR high speed video cameras (HI11050) selling for 33% below list price!
For details on the TroubleShooter HR ca...
09/03/2009:Please follow the links below to watch new instructional videos of our swim tunnel respirometers.
Click here to watch a video tutorial of how to set up a swim tunnel respirometer.
Click here to watch a video tutorial of how to take swim tunnel...
02/03/2009:Click here to watch an evening news interview for the Danish channel TV2 MidtVest (in Danish).
Click here to watch a live interview for TV2 MidtVest (in Danish) from March 3rd.
Click here to hear a radio interview for the Danish national radio ...
20/02/2009:LoligoSystems recently developed new video-based software for analysis of sow behavior in experimental housing conditions, at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University.
Dr. Lene Juul Pedersen and coworkers carry out research into the...
PACKAGES FOR SAL%, DO% OR TEMP PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR
16/02/2009:With our three new packages for automated Shuttle Box experiments, it has never been more easy to determine preference water temperature, dissolved oxygen or salinity of aquatic invertebrates or fish.
All our systems are based on real-time video t...
13/02/2009:LoligoSystems participate as sponsors, exhibitors and workshop organizers in the 2nd International Congress of Respiratory Science (ICRS) held in Bonn, Germany, August 9-13.
Please meet us there for a demonstration or a chat.
For more informat...
12/01/2009:We like to invite you to meet us in Nashville Tennessee for the 139th annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society. It will be held at the Renaissance Hotel and the Nashville Convention Center from August 30 through September 3, 2009.
For more...
23/12/2008:Today we launched a brand new piece of software, we call it DanioTrack!
The new software will not only track multiple unmarked animals, but will also log behavioral parameters like distance moved, velocity, times spend in user-defined zones, and ...
28/11/2008:Our new 4-channel temperature system with probes, software and USB instrument, makes it easy to monitor, record, graph and regulate temperature in four independent systems.
As an extra bonus, users of multi channel fiber-optic O2 instruments, can...
New educational system for DO production and consumption
11/11/2008:We now offer an affordable and versatile educational package for measuring oxygen production, transpiration or respiration in aquatic plants and animals.
The complete and automated system is aimed towards biology teaching at high school and under-...
Surf perch MO2 predicted by pectoral fin beat frequency
09/10/2008:Christian Tudorache and coworkers measured kinematic variables and oxygen consumption rates in Striped surf perch during spontaneous activity.
Click here to download the full pdf paper.
Reference
Christian Tudorache, Anders D. Jordan, Jon C. ...
09/10/2008:LoligoSystems provide free and extensive technical, as well as scientific, support and advice.
However, some scientists don't have the time or the background to implement and operate new equipment or software.
Thus, we decided to offer on-site ...
24/09/2008:Dr. Renhai Cao and co-workers from The Karolinska Institute, have published a new paper on the use of Zebra fish as a model system for studying retinopathy.
The authors used OXY-REG systems from LoligoSystems, to create and control hypoxic water c...
26/08/2008:Dr. Yung-Che Tseng was awarded $500 and best student oral presentation, for his talk on fish ion regulation at the recent VIIIth International Congress on the Biology of Fish in Portland/Oregon.
Yung-Che writes:
Energy supply is a limiting factor...
26/08/2008:Tiago's poster on Atlantic Cod genomics won him a 1st prize and a $500 check from LoligoSystems, at the recent VIIIth International Congress on the Biology of Fish in Portland/Oregon.
Tiago Hori writes:
My work as a Ph.D. student with the Genome ...
20/08/2008:Ms. Clarice Hei Lok Fu from the University of British Columbia, was awarded a 3rd prize for best oral presentation and a $200 cash prize sponsored by LoligoSystems, at the recent VIIIth International Congress on the Biology of Fish in Portland/Oregon...
12/08/2008:Mr. Russ Carpenter from Uni South Dakota was awarded a 2nd prize for best oral presentation and a $300 cash prize sponsored by LoligoSystems, at the recent VIIIth International Congress on the Biology of Fish in Portland/Oregon.
Russ kindly writes...
LoligoSystems award students cash prizes at ICBF 2008!
11/08/2008:At the recent VIIIth International Congress on the Biology of Fish in Portland/OR, LoligoSystems sponsored six cash prizes in our continuous effort to support students and the international scientific community.
We will take part as sponsors and ...
27/06/2008:We now offer new and current customers, the benefits of a new tiny yet powerfull pc from Aopen.
This compact machine comes with pre installed windows and Loligo software. Thus, you only need to connect a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse to start ...
Zebra fish swim respirometry to study human obesity
18/06/2008:A team of scientists led by Jay R. Hove, PhD is monitoring fish swimming behavior and metabolic performance in order to better understand how spontaneous (i.e. resting) activity levels affect caloric balance and the resulting risk for developing obes...
29/05/2008:Consider one of our new hard plastic suitcases, supplied with foam material cut out to provide optimum protection for your DAQ, AMP or REG instruments.
Click here for more details…..
New paper on hypoxic avoidance behavior in Atlantic cod.
08/05/2008:The authors used our ChoiceTank, video tracking software and DO controller to determine behavior of two geno types of cod during hypoxic exposure at different temperatures.
Click here to download the paper:
J.E. Skjæraasen,T. Nilsen, J.J. Meage...
07/05/2008:We have finished our newest version of AutoResp™. For downloading the new software, click here.
To read the FAQ for installing the new software click here.
Changes in AutoResp™ 1.6:
• MO2 values is now calculated with as...
New paper on temperature preferences in two species of Trout
06/05/2008:Using Loligo video tracking software these authors determined thermal preferences in Cuttthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout.
Click here to download the paper:
Thomas E. McMahon, Elizabeth A. Bear, and Alexander V. Zale (2008). Use of an annular cha...
23/04/2008:ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A 3-DAYS COURSE IN OCTOBER 2008?
The course will consist of lectures and experimental lab work, and will take place in October or November 2008 at our facility here in Denmark.
Topics will cover aspects of oxygen consumpt...
23/04/2008:NEW REGULATOR SYSTEM FOR MEASURING pH AND pCO2 IN SEA AND FRESH WATER.
Use this new system for measuring pH in sea or freshwater,
and for automated control of pH and pCO2 to setpoint levels using CO2 gas.
Applications range from measurements o...
IMPORTANT NOTE: temp increase in swim tunnels and MO2 data
23/04/2008:CHECK WATER TEMPERATURES INSIDE YOUR SWIM TUNNEL DURING OPERATION - ESPECIALLY IF USING FIBER-OPTIC O2 SENSORS!!!
It is old news that water temperatures inside swim tunnels will rise during operation. We have now found that the use of highly tempe...
04/03/2008:After months of preparation, we are proud to launch a brand new online webshop.
This will allow you to use department credit cards to shop bits&pieces directly and quickly through our webshop.
In other words, avoid those tedious forms and havi...
Two research fellowships at Bergen University in Norway
03/03/2008:Two research fellowships (PhD positions) are now available at Bergen University - the application deadline is March 19!
One it titled "Welfare of farmed fish during transport and storage prior to slaughter". Click here for more details (in English...
New JEB paper on cardiorespiratory control in air breathers
29/02/2008:As part of the study, these authors used one of Loligo Systems' systems for automated oxygen consumption measurements.
D. J. McKenzie, H. A. Campbell, E. W. Taylor, M. Micheli, F. T. Rantin, and A. S. Abe (2007).
The autonomic control and functio...
26/02/2008:We have finished our newest version of AutoResp™ version 1.5. It is now available as update or as an full installer. It can be downloaded here.
To see how to install the newest version check out our FAQ here.
What is new in 1.5??
- No ti...
30/01/2008:In the last six years, California has seen a huge increase in the number of jumbo squid off the coast.
Stanford biologist William Gilly believes the jumbo squid are following the spread of a mid-depth layer of oxygen-poor water.
“There ...
29/01/2008:2007 PRICES FOR ORDERS MADE BEFORE FEBRUARY 15
After three years without changes in list prices, we had to make a general adjustment in most prices due to the higher costs of manufacturing and ever increasing freight charges.
However, if you p...
15/01/2008:We now offer a free upgrade to a new version of the AutoResp™ 1 software, for users of the discontinued LDAQ instruments and LoliResp software.
AutoResp™ 1 LDAQ features:
- Current R2 value for each MO2 calculation
- Fiber Optic ox...
03/01/2008:We are back from vacation and ready for a new an exciting year with lots of new projects and activities.
In Q1/08 we will launch a brand new web shop, allowing you to purchase everything from huge swim tunnels to bits&pieces using international cr...
21/12/2007:Environmental constraints upon locomotion and predator–prey interactions in aquatic organisms.
Papers of a Theme Issue compiled and edited by Paolo Domenici, Guy Claireaux and David J. McKenzie.
Keyword:
Environmental constraints upon lo...
16/11/2007:We welcome all our customers, suppliers and distributors to our new web site.
Apart from a brand new (and rather slick, we think) design, the new site offers some important new features for quick and efficient search for information:
NEWS - ge...
16/11/2007:We welcome our new member of staff Lisbet Vandsø Højgaard, starting November 19.
Lisbet writes:
My name is Lisbet Vandsø Højgaard. On November 19th I take up a post as purchaser/order handler at Loligo Systems ApS.
I’m 33 years of age ...
16/11/2007:For the remainder of 2007 we offer 25% off list price for our 13x2 mm biocompatible glass PIT tags (RFID-BULK).
Click here to get product details.
News about DO acoustic transmitter from LoligoSystems
08/11/2007:Use this new and innovative acoustic dissolved oxygen transmitter for fish telemetry or any other application with a need for limited size, low maintenance and long battery life.
See Danish television station TV-NORD makes news story on DO transmi...
15/10/2007:Primitive Fishes by David J. McKenzie, Anthony P. Farrell & Colin J. Brauner.
Follow this link to the Publishers Website and more information.