Folks I have a problem and am sure that it is something that many of you will also face. I'm part of a large multidisciplinary project where we will use the same protocol to sample fish, inverts, physiochemistry, contaminants etc from a range of locations over time. Each individual sample (e.g. a fish) will then provide a wide range of different tissues for a range of analyses (genetics, stomach contents, scales, otoliths, parasites, blood/liver/muscle/eye lens for stable isotopes/metals/etc)
Traditionally, I've used a code that includes project, site, date, species, individual, sample type, but this is getting ridiculous, especially when writing on 1.5 ml Eppendorf tubes in the cold early hours. I'd love to go down the barcode route, but think it might be overkill. Does anyone have a neat solution to this problem? How do you folks get max info into a min code that allows a tube's contents to be understood a year down the line without too much problem? Cheers from N Chile Chris ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Professor Chris Harrod (Fish & Aquatic Ecology) Email: ch...@harrodlab.net Twitter: @chris_harrod www.harrodlab.net HarrodLab: Fish and Stable Isotope Ecology Laboratory Instituto de Ciencias Naturales Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad de Antofagasta, Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile Chile Mobile: +56 9 7399 7792 Chile Office: +56 55 2637400 <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><
