The UTA Center for Electron Microscopy
is located in the Life Sciences Building.
This facility houses scanning electron, transmission electron, and con-focal
microscopes and provides a state-of-the-art research opportunity for
studying the systematics, morphology, and the evolution of microstructures
among reptiles and amphibians. Previous SEM investigations by UTA affiliated researchers has
involved horned lizards, pitvipers, and xenosaurid lizards.
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Above Left: This is the surface of a Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) scale at a magnification of 1200 times. (Right), This is the surface of a single scale from a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) when magnified 1200 times. Utilizing technology such as the scanning electron microscope can allow researchers the opportunity to document a vast array of differences between various species.
