Abstract Carotenoids are determinants of reproductive fitness and egg quality. Here we studied the accumulation of astaxanthin (AX), canthaxanthin (CA) zeaxanthin (ZX), lutein (LU), retinol (RX) and dehydroretinol (DR) during vitellogenesis comparing previtellogenic and vitellogenic pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) eggs (n = 5 each), as well as selected tissues (liver, fat and muscles) in first süawning females (1176-1450 g). Futhermore, we compared egg batches with high (88-99% hatching rate, n = 5) or low (40-67% hatching rate, n= 5) egg quality. Vitellogenic follicles revealed higher concentrations of DR, RX, ZX and LU compared to previtellogenic follicles. Neither CA nor AX was detectable. In parallel, DR and RX were mobilized in the liver. In adipose and muscle tissue, comparing previtellogenic and vitellogenic females, no significant differences in carotenoid/retinoid content were observed. In high quality egg batches, both DR and RX were increased. LU was lower in high quality than in low quality eggs. In a conclusion, the amount of retinoids seems suboptimal in low quality egg batches and increased DR and RX are desirable in pikeperch. Since hypervitaminosis of retinoids can be problematic though, supplementation of the food with carotenoids, which can serve as precursors for retinoids, has to be carried out carefully. AX, , (AX) (CA ZX, (ZX) LU, (LU) (RX (DR Sander lucioperca each, each each) liver, liver (liver muscles 11761450 1176 1450 (1176-145 g. g . g) Futhermore 8899% 8899 88 99% 99 (88-99 rate 4067% 4067 40 67% 67 (40-67 detectable parallel tissue carotenoidretinoid carotenoid retinoid observed conclusion though carotenoids carefully (AX (ZX (LU 1176145 117 145 (1176-14 889 8 9 (88-9 406 4 6 (40-6 117614 11 14 (1176-1 (88- (40- 11761 1 (1176- (88 (40 (1176 (8 (4 (117 ( (11 (1

Desde que a antropologia se tornou uma disciplina, o trabalho de campo e a pesquisa in situ, bem como os estudos de objetos materiais guardados/exibidos em museus tornaram-se ambos parte da produção de conhecimento antropológico. O colecionismo científico/acadêmico tornou-se cheio de premissas teóricas e procedimentos metodológicos concebidos sob o paradigma da "história natural". Lidar com essa herança é tão importante quanto e não menos difícil do que responder aos desafios pós-coloniais enfrentados pelos museus etnográficos em qualquer lugar. O renascimento dos estudos de cultura material desempenhou um papel crucial nessas reorientações e desenvolvimentos e foi pelo menos tão significativo quanto a "virada literária" da antropologia na direção do movimento da cultura como texto. A criação de arquivos de textos virtuais pode ser (e provavelmente já é) relevante para a documentação de coleções.

Ever since anthropology became a discipline, fieldwork and in situ research, combined with the study of material objects stored/displayed in museums, both formed an integral part of the way anthropological knowledge is produced. Scientific/academic collectionism became stocked with theoretical premises and methodological procedures conceived under the paradigm of ‘natural history.' Dealing with this heritage is as important as it is difficult to respond to the post-colonial challenges faced by ethnographic museums wherever they are located. The rebirth of material culture studies played a crucial role in these reorientations and developments and was just as significant as anthropology's ‘literary turn' towards reading culture as a text. The creation of virtual archives of texts can be (and probably already is) a significant element in any documentation of collections.