Below we have linked our collection protocols, in google docs and as
a pdf. We have also linked google spreadsheets which should be copied
for data entry and pdf datasheets if paper entry is easier in the field.
Get in touch at gall.size@utoronto.ca if you
have any questions. Collected data should be submitted with the form
under the submit data header, and samples should be mailed to the Zhang
Lab with the tracking number emailed to o.bronzomunich@gwu.edu.
Zhang Lab Mailing Address:
Zhang Lab
George Washington University
800 22nd St. NW
Suite 6000
Washington, DC 20052-0021
USA
Below we’ve linked the datasheets for Spring gall measurement and dissection. Data entry is done in two phases: 1) manual data entry while collecting data using the attached datasheet and 2) entering this data into the excel file linked below. An image of your paper data sheet and the digital file is then emailed to gall.size@utoronto.ca and submitted to us through the data submission form. Samples sorted by size and type are then shipped to the Zhang Lab for verification and genomic work.
If you are shipping from Canada, please email o.bronzomunich@gwu.edu to ensure all proper customs forms are submitted prior to shipment.
If you are dissecting galls after emergence, likely after rearing
them out, we have also linked the key and datasheets below.
Protocol to
dissection after emergence
After you have collected your gall data, please use this form to submit your data file (.csv or .xls), an image of your paper datasheet, and necessary information on your samples (including tracking number for shipping) . If you have issues with the form, please email gall.size@utoronto.ca and o.bronzomunich@email.gwu.edu.
Below is linked a google doc and a pdf of the protocol for selecting an appropriate site, collecting leaves, and if interested, dissecting out and collecting insects from galls.
Site
selection and leaf collection protocol
Site selection
and leaf collection protocol PDF
Before mailing collected leaf samples and optional insects with the prepaid shipping envelope, please submit this form so we have neccesary information on your samples.