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    Investigating the ecological value of migratory fishes on stream ecosystems in southern Appalachia
    Using the Ecological Society of America’s Four-Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) framework, students apply ecological concepts such as energy flow, nutrient cycling, migration, and climate...

    Keywords: Stream ecologynutrient cycling4DEE Frameworkfish migration

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    Migration Assay Protocol
    Migration is a key property of live cells and critical for normal development, immune response, and disease processes such as cancer metastasis and inflammation.

    Keywords: migration assay

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    Scratch Assay (Cell Migration) Cell Block
    A video tutorial and pedagogy notes describing how to measure cell migration using a wound/scratch assay. This is an inexpensive and relatively easy experiment. A micropublication that used this...

    Keywords: wound healingcourse-based research experiences (CUREs)Cell culture-based researchScratch AssayCell migrationCancer cell biology

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    2014-Eckhoff-EtAl-Fun with maths-exploring implications of mathematical models for malaria eradication
    . In this note, four examples demonstrate both the effects of model structures and assumptions and also the benefits of using a diversity of model approaches fomalaria eradication strategies.

    Keywords: vaccinemalariamigrationeradicationseasonality

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    Flying With Swallows – a Model for Undergraduate Research-Based Learning
    Moreno Valley College, a two-year community college in Southern California, experiences an annual migration of cliff swallows. The presence of these birds inspired the development of the...

    Keywords: researchresearch-based classroom instruction

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    Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity - Intro Environmental Science
    This activity was adapted for use in an intro non-majors Environmental Science course, with an emphasis on collaborative data collection.

    Keywords: data analysisGenetic Driftquantitative skillsspecies diversityIsland biogeographygamificationgenetic diversityecological driftcolonizationcollaborative data collection

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    Inexpensive Cell Migration Inquiry Lab using Zebrafish
    Cell migration is an important and interesting topic that has the potential to engage students in cell biology by its intrinsically active nature. However, most ways to investigate cell migration...

    Keywords: CytoskeletonCell migrationmodel organisms

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    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    pptx presentation & partially filled out student proposal worksheet

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

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    Web Popgen
    A Hardy-Weinberg simulation program.

    Keywords: Hardy-Weinbergpopulation geneticscomputer simulationsGenetic DriftmutationNatural Selection

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    Bald Eagle Module Introductory Powerpoint and Lab Report Rubric
    Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data." This is a product of the 2016 Faculty Mentoring Network, Data Discovery

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEassessmentpopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecologyPresentation

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    Animal Behaviour Case Study Lessons in Communication, Migration, and Parental Care Using the Jigsaw Approach
    Animal behaviour courses integrate concepts across biological disciplines and are particularly well suited for collaborative, student-focused teaching...

    Keywords: case studycommunicationprimary literatureanimal behaviorjigsawParental CaremigrationAnimal BehaviourProximate mechanisms

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    Assessing River Herring Migration Using Nonparametric Analysis
    In this lesson, users will play the role of a fisheries biologist by tackling a contemporary fisheries research problem by performing data normality tests, data transformations, nonparametric...

    Keywords: testR Markdownfisheries scienceanadromouschesapeake bayriver herringfisheries managementelectronic fish counterblueback herringalewifevirginiachickahominyriverwalker's damnonparametricwilcoxonsignedranknormalityfish migration

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    9-005-InvasiveSpeciesModel-ModelingScenario
    This scenario takes students through the development of an invasive species partial differential equation model. Basic models are discussed first, which lead students to eventually develop their...

    Keywords: Invasive Specieslogisticmigrationtraveling wavesdispersion

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    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data using R
    The purpose of this modification was to take the analyses that were done in Excel and have the students perform them using R. Students were not given any R code for this activity, as R code was...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studyR programming languagepopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecologyggplot2

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    Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
    This module introduces the Hardy-Weinberg model in the context of understanding the population's genotype and allele frequencies. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: genotypeallelesGenetics and EvolutionFrequenciesHardy-Weinberg model

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    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7 Students will identify dependent and independent variables, create graphs of dependent variables plotted against...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecologybald eagle

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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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    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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    Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" module
    This module is a modification of the Beckstead et al. module in TIEE Volume 7. It includes a meta-cognition based model and self reflection, no statistics, and is organized to be done in 1-2...

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

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    Movement: Nature's Flying Machines
    In this lab, you will explore the physics of flight, the adaptations that make powered flight possible, and the evolution of powered flight in vertebrates and invertebrates.

    Keywords: citizen sciencequantitative skillsDigital RepositoryFlight

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