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    Exaggerated Traits and Breeding Success in Widowbirds
    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- this interrupted case focuses on sexual selection in widowbirds.

    Keywords: Evolutionexperimental designsexual dimorphismsexual selectionNatural SelectionWidowbirdsbirdintrasexual selectionintersexual selectionhandicap hypothesis

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    How Many More Thymes? A Case of Phytochemical Defense
    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- this clicker case addresses several concepts related to the evolutionary ecology of herbivore defenses.

    Keywords: food websgenotypephenotypeHerbivoryherbivoredeterrencemonoterpeneproducerchemotypeThymus vulgaristhymeMediterranean ecosystemchemical defenses

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    The Evolution of Human Skin Color
    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- while the concept of evolution by natural selection is very simple, it is often misunderstood by students.

    Keywords: EvolutionNatural SelectionSkin pigmentationskin colorvitamin Dvitamin B folateultraviolet lightUV light

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    Phylogenetic analysis using collections material: interpreting trait evolution by comparison of morphological and molecular genetic hypotheses
    Exercise spans two weeks, includes homework, and involves some groups of animals as well as plants. Emphasizes re-interpretation of morphological trait evolution following molecular genetic...

    Keywords: Evolutionmorphologyphylogenylaboratoryplantsbiological collectionsmolecular analysis

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    A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping
    In this lab, students will work with messy data to try to answer the question “How do plants inherit cotyledon color?”

    Keywords: geneticsplantsphenotypecotelydon

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    Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity
    In this lab, students perform phylogenetic analyses on morphological and molecular data, and compare.

    Keywords: morphologyphylogenylaboratoryplantsmolecular analysis

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    AIMS- Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics - studying leaf cutter ants to learn linear regression
    This is a teaching resource that uses fascinating images and videos of leaf cutter ants foraging in Panama to provide an engaging context for students to learn about mathematics and statistics.

    Keywords: statisticsmoduleecologydata analysisleaf cutter antsmorphologyforagingallometryeusociallinear regressionimage analysisin-class activitylab protocolproject

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    Using Bioinformatics and Molecular Visualization to Develop Student Hypotheses in a Malate Dehydrogenase Oriented CURE
    Developing student creativity and ability to develop a testable hypothesis represents a significant challenge in most laboratory courses. This lesson demonstrates how students use facets of...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNoncovalent InteractionsEnzyme CatalysisProtein Structure/function

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    Riverbird distributions and habitat use
    Riverbirds are widespread, use diverse riparian habitats, and respond rapidly to changing conditions. Students can apply riverbird data to evaluate hypotheses about these responses, while gaining...

    Keywords: logistic regressionHabitat selectionRiver Field Studies NetworkWaterfowl raptorkingfisherheronfocal speciesmonitorriverbank

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    High technology to measure forest carbon stocks: How can advanced remote sensing improve biomass quantification in the Brazilian Amazon?
    A case study on the estimation of aboveground biomass using advanced remote sensors (LiDAR and hyperspectral) in the Brazilian Amazon. Students explore remote sensing (RS) data and compare RS-based...

    Keywords: climate changeremote sensinghyperspectraltropical forestsLiDAR data analysiscarbon stocks

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    2011-Teleken-EtAl-Mathematical modeling of microbial growth in milk
    A mathematical model to predict microbial growth in milk was developed and analyzed. The model consists of a system of two differential equations of first order. The equations are based on physical...

    Keywords: bacteriadairymilkfood safetymicrobilogy

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    Climate change and Strawberries: A real-life problem-based activity for teaching ANOVA
    This is a real-life lab activity for teaching ANOVA using Problem-Based Learning and formatted for one-day (JMP or R) or two-day (JMP) implementations.

    Keywords: climate changeProblem based learningANOVAplant sciencetwo-way ANOVA

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    Assessing Socioeconomic Trends in Tree Cover and Human Health in Urban Environments
    In this exercise, students use a combination of publicly available data and tree cover data that they generate using iTree Canopy to test whether tree cover is equitably distributed within the city...

    Keywords: social justiceSimple Linear Regressionenvironmental justiceGeographic Information System (GIS)Using ExcelConnection to PlaceredliningEcosystem Servicesurban tree coverurban environments

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    Implementing an online module on microbe-plant interactions in the context of ecological disturbance for Microbiology and Biochemistry courses in India
    This module explores tropical forest gap dynamics and helps students develop hypotheses about climate-related changes in plant-microbial interactions and was implemented in Microbiology and...

    Keywords: data analysisscientific methoddata interpretationdisturbance ecologyexperiential learningCarbon sequestration in tropical rainforestPlant Microbial interactionsCanopy GapUndergraduate MicrobiologyNational Education Policy 2020

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    5-026-Evictions-ModelingScenario
    In this project, students develop two SIS models to study eviction trends in a population of non-homeowner households using an actual eviction rate. Students can calculate solutions, sketch the...

    Keywords: carrying capacitycompartmentevictionhomeownerSIS modelhomelessness

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    6-022-CannibalismPredatorPrey-ModelingScenario
    The Lotka-Volterra model tells us that the prey and predator exhibit a shifted cyclic behavior over time. In this module, we look at modifying this prey-predator model to consider the case when...

    Keywords: stabilitypredator-preyequilibriaoscillationscannibalismphase planesspiral sinks

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    3-100-Ripcord-Toys-ModelingScenario
    This modeling scenario examines the motion of a ripcord-powered toy with the goal of using real data to estimate parameters in a first-order model of the velocity of the toy. Students may conduct...

    Keywords: dataphysicsdynamicsdata collectionrollingslippingripcordtoy

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    3-130-MatterOfSomeGravity-ModelingScenario
    This project introduces the concept of an inverse problem (or parameter estimation), in the context of the simple linearized pendulum ordinary differential equation.

    Keywords: gravityinverse problemacceleration

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    2014-Yahdi-EtAl-Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis of the Role of Biodiversity to Control Pest Damage in Agroecosystems
    The paper provides a mathematical framework for cost-effective and environmentally safe strategies to minimize alfalfa damage from pests in alfalfa agroecosystems with optimal biodiversity levels.

    Keywords: sensitivity analysispredatorsteady statealfalfaShannon diversity indexplant herbivore

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    1-125-DiceyPopulation-ModelingScenario
    We offer students an opportunity to generate data for their team on a death and immigration model using 12 and 20 sided dice and then pass on the data to another student team for analysis with a...

    Keywords: simulationimmigrationdeathdice

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