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    Constructing Phylogenies using Herbarium Specimens
    This lab is intended as an introduction to a plant systematics course. Students work in groups of two to apply what they have learned about plant structures to develop a character matrix based on a...
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    Cladistic Analysis Lesson Using Bats
    Phylogenetic analysis can be a challenging concept to grasp for undergraduate biology students. This cladistic analysis lesson utilizes the amazingly diverse Order Chiroptera as a model to...
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    Balancing Chemical Equations Using Matrix Algebra
    This Excel workbook introduces using matrix algebra to balance chemical reactions. The workbook allows the user to set up their own matrices for chemical reactions involving 2-7 elements.
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    Leslie/Lefkovitch Matrix Models for Age or Stage-structured Populations
    This Excel workbook uses the Leslie matrix model for population projection of age-class structured populations, and also allows Lefkovitch matrix models for stage-class structured populations.
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    Sequence Similarity: Introducing Biological Databases to Community College Biology Students
    This laboratory module, published on CourseSource, leads introductory biology students in the exploration of a basic set of bioinformatics concepts and tools.
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    Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and "under the hood" approach for incorporating molecular sequence alignment in introductory undergraduate biology courses
    This laboratory module, published on CourseSource, leads introductory biology students in the exploration of a basic set of bioinformatics concepts and tools.
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    Sequence Similarity: A Quick Introduction to Bioconductor
    Following the Sequence Similarity exercises by Kleinschmit, et al., this tutorial will guide students in using the Bioconductor suite of R packages to likewise compute sequence similarity.
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    Performing a Population Viability Analysis from Data Students Collect on a Local Plant
    Experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 9
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    Linkage Analysis
    This Excel workbook simulates a linkage analysis problem with up to four alleles. Based on the offspring produced by a multihybrid testcross, the user builds a model of the gene order,...
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    Discrete Math Modeling with Biological Applications (Course Materials)
    These are the materials for Math 214 offered at Rhodes College.
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    Developing a phylogram from computational resources.
    This laboratory module, published on CourseSource, leads introductory biology students in the exploration of a basic set of bioinformatics concepts and tools.
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    Bioinformatics: Investigating Sequence Similarity - A Plant Biology Approach
    This laboratory module is a modification of the original published on CourseSource with a focus on plant biology. In the final activity, students conduct a BLAST to compare histone protein...
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    Discrete Math Modeling with Biological Applications (Course Materials)
    These are the materials for Math 214 offered at Rhodes College.
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    Discrete Modeling and Structures (Course Materials)
    These are the materials for DCS course offered at Bates College. This is a sampler of structures and ways they are used to model biological and social phenomena.
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    Interpreting the Pseudocot Phylogeny
    Students use physical characteristics, genetics, and a fossil record of hypothetical flowering plants to develop fundamental phylogenetic tree-building skills.
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    Introductory Video and worksheets on Module 1 and 2 on "Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and under the hood..."
    The video walks the students to complete Module 1 and 2 on Sequence Similarly and Alignment adapted from Tapprich (2019) and Hudson Alpha that teaches these modules within the context of the...
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    A CURE in traits and species distributions: Reproductive modes, range sizes, and natural history collections
    This course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) focuses on developing hypotheses about how traits influence the range sizes of species. Topics with substantive content include symbioses,...
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    Evaluating Local Adaptation and Conservation with Life Tables
    This module contains a sequence of activities designed for an undergraduate ecology lesson on stage-structured population models or life tables that use published data. Two versions are provided:...
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    Computational Biology using R
    This is an introductory level course on computational biology.
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