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    GEA Introductory lesson on RNA-Seq
    This RNA-Seq lesson uses the CyVerse VICE Platform and Jupyter notebooks to examine the expression of the leptin gene in samples from a mouse experimental design evaluating diet (high-fat vs....

    Keywords: data sciencebioinformaticsGenome BrowserRNAseqhigh throughput sequencingmRNAAlignmentNCBI Sequence Read Archive

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    Improving Civic and Scientific Literacy through Scaffolded Thematic Classroom Research Experiences
    Poster on encouraging civic and scientific literacy presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: scientific literacyauthentic researchcivic literacySummer Workshop 2018

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    Characterizing the Quantitative Biology Curricula from Institutions Across the United States
    Undergraduate research poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Pittsburgh in 2015.

    Keywords: Mathematical Biologycurriculumundergraduate researchinterdisciplinaryPresentation

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    Coyote Habituation and a Scientist Spotlight on Dr. Christopher Schell
    Dr. Christopher Schell is an ecologist who uses a variety of techniques to study mammalian carnivores in urban areas. This scientist spotlight uses graphs from his study on parental habituation to...

    Keywords: conservation ecologyanimal behaviorurban ecologyInterpreting GraphsBLACK SCIENTISTS IN STEMcoyotes

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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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    Ground Spider Survey QUBES Resource Draft (1)
    This QUBES Module aims to introduce students to standardized ecological field methods, measures of diversity, ArcGIS Online, and Excel. This is achieved through nocturnal survey of ground spiders.

    Keywords: Community EcologyspidersMicrosoft ExcelShannon diversity index

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    Using Grassy Narrows in a Live Classroom with Clicker Questions and Interactive Histogram: Sampling Distributions, Probability, and Hypothesis Testing
    Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions, p-values, and hypothesis testing. Using both simulated and real data for methylmercury level in fish populations, students will...

    Keywords: statisticsmathematicsbiostatisticsecologybiologygraphingp-valuest-testshypothesis testingin-class activityZoologymercury biogeochemistrybiostatistics - generalfish populationqbccBiogeochemical cyclesInterpret graphsConcepts in StatisticsElementary Hypothesis TestingMethylmercurydamsBioaccumulationtraditional dietsmercurymercury poisoningnative peopleindigenous populationCanadahydroelectricexplaining statisticsusing statisticsMake probability calculations

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    Web Popgen
    A Hardy-Weinberg simulation program.

    Keywords: Hardy-Weinbergpopulation geneticscomputer simulationsGenetic DriftmutationNatural Selection

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    Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests
    In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.

    Keywords: ecologyResources @ HHMI - BioInteractivecommunityplantsdiversityScientific Process

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    A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Evolution of the CRYAA Gene Across Vertebrates
    Although the divergence of the aA-crystallin protein from other heat shock proteins has been examined, the extent to which the CRYAA gene controlling it has evolved across vertebrate species...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsvertebrates

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    2009-Das-EtAl-Bioeconomic harvesting of a pre-predator fishery
    This paper deals with the problem of non-selective harvesting of a prey–predator system by using a reasonable catch-rate function instead of usual catch-per-unit-effort hypothesis.

    Keywords: predator-preyharvestingPontryagin’s maximum principlebioeconomicbionomic equilibriumbiotechnical productivitycatch-rate functionoptimal equilibrium

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    The Effect of Different Fertilizer Treatments on the Sprouting Time and Growth of Cosmos seeds, seeds of the genus Myosotis Forget-Me-Not seeds, and Cruciferae Brassica nigra Mustard seeds
    During the past decade, climate change has become an important topic. A few ramifications include an excess amount of carbon dioxide and rising temperatures. It is predicted that ecosystems may...

    Keywords: agriculture

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    Leaf cutter ant foraging
    This module introduces students to leaf-cutter ants in the rainforests of Panama. Students derive their own research hypotheses regarding ant foraging or allometric scaling relationships.

    Keywords: leaf cutter antsforagingallometrylinear regressiongraphingdata visualizationResources @ AIMSbody size

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    Using CREATE in the Undergraduate Ecology Classroom
    Poster on using the CREATE (Consider, Read, Elucidate the Hypothesis, Analyze and Interpret the Data, and Think of the Next Experiment) approach pioneered in molecular and cellular biology classes...

    Keywords: primary literatureCREATEjournal articlesSummer Workshop 2018

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    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Practice module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

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    Developing Data Literacy Skills and Connecting the Student Experience in the Classroom to the Community Through Biodiversity Projects
    Undergraduate education and long-term science literacy are enhanced by integrating data projects with public datasets and creating analysis summaries. Underutilized public datasets are often...

    Keywords: species richnessBiodiversitydisturbanceHabitat rangePopulation abundance

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    QB@CC: An interdisciplinary network model for developing and disseminating OER to support pedagogical change
    Presentation given at the Northeast OER Summer 2022 We describe the interdisciplinary network that has been developing and sharing quantitative skills-based OER in biological sciences. The...

    Keywords: Resources @ BioQUESTqbccNortheast OER Summit

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    1-105-AnimalFall-ModelingScenario
    This project uses Newton's Second Law of Motion to model a falling animal with a resistance term proportional to cross sectional area of the animal, presumed to be spherical in shape.

    Keywords: animalNetwon's Second Law of Motionfalling bodyterminal velocityair resistanceNewtonair frictionfall

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    Exploring multiple approaches to engage underrepresented students in research with natural history collections.
    The iDigBio team has leveraged natural history collections in a 3-pronged approach designed to engage undergraduates from underrepresented groups in collections-based research.

    Keywords: idigbionatural historynatural history museumsnatural history collectionsunderrepresented students

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    Breaking Bricks: A Hands-On Model of Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition
    Enzyme kinetics and the impacts of inhibitors on the enzyme's maximal velocity and ability to bind substrates are important topics in cell biology and biochemistry. However, these topics can be...

    Keywords: kineticsEnzymecompetitive inhibition

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