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    Sin Nombre Hantavirus in the US
    A module guiding students through the review of different biodiversity data sources to identify patterns in the distribution of the Sin Nombre Hantavirus in the United States. English, Spanish, and...

    Keywords: Resources @ AIM-UP!infectious diseasespublic healthnatural history collectionsWildlife Diseasedigitized natural history collectionsenglishSpanishzoonotic diseaseshantavirusMEPAPortuguesetranslated

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    Sounds of the Tropics: Part 3. Can you hear me? How do dolphins in Bocas del Toro, Panama communicate in a noisy habitat?
    This online module provides background information on dolphin communication and explores how a dolphin population responds to dolphin-watching activities in Panama.

    Keywords: Dolphin-watchingecotourismdolphin acousticshuman/nature interactions

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    STEM as Culture: Exploring exclusion and inclusion in mathematics and biology
    This is a paper given as a plenary lecture at the second CalcConf in Bergen, Norway, June 2023. The paper explores how marginalization in society & living between worlds becomes a superpower in...

    Keywords: calculusbiocalculusrule of fivemarine biologyco2Microagressionsmauna keamauna loafeministtestimonioindigenous epistomologyanzalduagutierrezdisciplinary microaggressions

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    Data on Dead Zones and a Scientist Spotlight Featuring Benjamin Negrete, Jr.
    In this lesson, students plot data and interpret graphs of the metabolic responses of fish to hypoxic conditions. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with fish ecophysiologist Benjamin...

    Keywords: fishgraphinggraph interpretationhuman-environmental interactionsdata literacysocial justicemarineCODAP

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    Oyster Restoration Success and Water Quality in the James and Rappahannock Rivers of Virginia
    This QUBES lesson uses statistical analysis to test whether or not oyster restoration sites in Virginia are successfully increasing the number of oysters and whether or not water quality is...

    Keywords: aquatic ecologymarine ecologyggplot2Pearson correlation coefficientSimple Linear RegressionnitrogenJames Rivertidyversechesapeake baywater qualityphosphorusharmful algae bloomsvirginia

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    Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem
    In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics.

    Keywords: ecologyecosystemsfood chainalgae

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    Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem
    In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics. It was implemented with limited alteration for an Introductory...

    Keywords: ecologyecosystemsfood chain

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    Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem
    In this lab, students will construct simple experiments with algae and brine shrimp to learn about food chains and population dynamics.

    Keywords: ecologyecosystemsfood chainalgaebrine shrimp

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    Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem
    In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics.

    Keywords: ecologyecosystemsfood chain

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    Teaching Biodiversity with Museum Specimens in an Inquiry-Based Lab
    In response to the growth of biology datasets and broad efforts to digitize data, an increasingly important skill for science students is the management and analysis of large datasets. We designed...

    Keywords: data analysisnatural historyphylogenyBiodiversitymammalsAllen's RuleBergmann's Ruleecogeographymuseum research

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    A new approach to course-based research using a hermit crab-hydrozoan symbiosis
    There are few feasible models for marine-focused inquiry laboratory activities, a notable shortcoming for instructors seeking to engage their students in meaningful, course-based research...

    Keywords: behaviorparasitismSymbiosismutualismcommensalism

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    Responses to Climate Change in California Chipmunks: Move, Adapt, or Die
    A series of three modules using data from natural history museum collections to examine responses to climate change in multiple chipmunk species. Elevation and morphological data, beginner skills...

    Keywords: statisticsmodelingmodulemorphologysummary statisticsmodulesclimate datamuseumsclimate changeundergraduate educationR programming languageprogrammingelevationnatural history museumsmammalssmall mammals community dynamicsmuseum collectionsVertebrate Morphologyopen educational resourceR programming environment

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    Sleep and Learning Lab
    Students use sleep and exam data from Introductory Biology students to investigate the question: Does a circadian rhythm, the sleep-wake cycle, influence an important mammalian adaptation, the...

    Keywords: animal behaviorlab activitycircadian biologysmall group workthink-pair-shares

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    Hypoxia in Coastal Marine Ecosystems (Project Eddie) - Modified
    Aquatic ecosystems are home to a complex intersection of physical and biological factors and an intersection of natural and anthropogenic factors. In the Chesapeake Bay, low oxygen events have...

    Keywords: OceanographyProject EDDIEEutrophication

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    Hypoxia in Coastal Marine Ecosystems (Project Eddie)
    Aquatic ecosystems are home to a complex intersection of physical and biological factors and an intersection of natural and anthropogenic factors. In the Chesapeake Bay, low oxygen events have...

    Keywords: OceanographyProject EDDIEEutrophication

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    Wind and Ocean Ecosystems (Project EDDIE)
    This module introduces students to the concepts of Ekman transport, eastern boundary currents, and upwelling, while learning how to find a location on a map using latitude and longitude, how to...
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    Ethics in ecological forecasting: four case-based teaching modules
    Working with ecological data often involves ethical considerations, particularly when data are applied to address societal needs. However, data science ethics are rarely included as part of...

    Keywords: data scienceremote sensingethicsuncertaintyecological forecastingindigenous knowledgetropical forestscultural competenceconflicts of interestmarine fisheriesflying foxesfreshwater qualityinequities

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    Wind and Ocean Ecosystems (Project EDDIE)- adapted to provide greater autonomy for students in an upper level class
    This module adaption focuses on the interplay between winds, ocean upwelling, and marine productivity. Students are able to select and download their own data and compare results among different...
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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: The Biocultural Labels Initiative
    The Biocultural (BC) Labels initiative is focused on accurate provenance, transparency and integrity in research engagements with Indigenous communities. ...

    Keywords: dataEquitynatural history museumsAttributionBiocultural LabelsTraditional Knowledge LabelsIndigenous data sovereigntyIndigenous rights

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    The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior
    Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through three different quantitative modules. In this module students create graphs, generate statistics, draw...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEforagingfmnbehavioral ecologyDIGtrophic cascadesAntarctic foodd webs

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