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    Digital Atlas of Ancient Life | Exploring the Diversity and History of Fossil Life
    The Digital Atlas project include field guides to fossils (including a mobile app), an online paleontology textbook, and a collection of over 500 virtual 3D models of fossil specimens.

    Keywords: Evolutionbiologyidigbiopaleontologytaxonomynatural history collectionsgeologySPNHC2020

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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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    Number Sense
    In this activity, students demonstrate their own innate number sense by playing an online game that asks them to estimate quantities that are flashed on screen for only milliseconds. Research...

    Keywords: number sensemath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Managing Prairie Dogs for Ferret Reintroduction
    This case study explores the ecological relationship between black-tailed prairie dogs and black-footed ferrets.

    Keywords: case studysocio-environmental data

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    Do urban yards serve as a refuge for native land snail species?
    This module contains a series of take-home activities to prepare students to analyze their own dataset collected in lab.

    Keywords: urban ecosystemsrefugia from habitat lossgroup homework

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    Monkey Opsins
    This case will examine the evolution of trichromatic vision in old world monkeys.

    Keywords: modulephylogeneticsecologycell biologymolecular geneticsResources @ EvoEd

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    PhyloCards: a fun approach to exploring the local Wissahickon biodiversity, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
    PhyloCards are educational trading cards that teach people about biodiversity, conservation, and ecosystem relationships. We used this educational tool to explore the Wissahickon Valley's...

    Keywords: species richnessPokemon Gobiodiversity literacytrophic chain

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    Island biogeography, spatial ecology, and macroinvertebrate species diversity in Richmond’s rock pools
    Students investigate questions of community ecology and biogeography using data from an urban rock pool ecosystem. Using ArcGIS 10, students learn to create effective maps, calculate landscape...

    Keywords: aquatic macroinvertebratesCommunity Ecologyspecies diversityGeographic Information System (GIS)spatial analysisJames River

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    Prosecutor’s Fallacy and Mammograms Case Study
    An introduction to Prosecutor’s Fallacy, and False Positives/Negatives. By Dr. Diaz Eaton, Bates College, for use in DCS 105A, and inspired by Calling Bull & Calculated Risks.

    Keywords: ProbabilityExcelcalling bullMammogramsData UnderstandingVisualizing Outcomes

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    Module 1: Discovering Your Family's “Botanical History.”
    We all know that understanding family history is important to understanding our place in the world. To help students learn to appreciate plants, this activity will connect family memories to...

    Keywords: botanyherbariumPlant awareness disparityfamily history

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    Redlining and Climate Change
    Redlining was a racist, legal practice and its impacts are measurable in terms of environmental variables in US cities today. This resource examines redlining, urban environments, and climate change.

    Keywords: Connection to Place

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    Chi-squared test of independence between two categorical variables
    In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to work through a chi-squared test of independence between two categorical variables.
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    Introduction to Phylogenetic Trees for Comparative Genomic Analysis
    In this activity, students are introduced to phylogenetic trees and networks as tools for analyzing evolutionary relationships.
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    Morphological identification of mosquitoes through microscopic observation
    Scientific research is integrated into various stages of student learning, but hands-on involvement in the research process typically begins at the university level. This module aims to engage high...

    Keywords: modulebiologyproject based learningmosquitoScientific researchMicroscope usedigital accessibility

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    Polyploidapalooza: Exploring the diversity and evolution of polyploid plants and animals
    This series of modules explores the complex world of polyploidy, including species formation, cell division, evolution, conservation, and economic importance. We focus on polyploidy across the...

    Keywords: Evolutionconservationnatural historyCell DivisionhybridizationPolyploidygenome duplicationallopolyploidyautopolyploidy

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    2011-Yanyu_Xiao-Study of Malaria Transmission Dynamics by Mathematical Models
    The novelty lies in the fact that different distribution functions are used to describe the variance of individual latencies. The theoretical results of this project indicate that latencies reduce...

    Keywords: infectious diseaseinfectionmalarialatencyspatial dispersalmulti-species

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    2011-Lucas_Pulley-Analyzing Predator-Prey Models Using Systems of Ordinary Linear Differential Equations
    This research focused on applying biological mathematics to analyzing predation relationships, especially the relationship between the Canadian Lynx and the Snowshoe Hare.

    Keywords: simulationpredator-preyLotka-VolterrapopulationCanadian LynxSnowshoe Harecritical values

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    Research and Teaching Opportunities with a Large-scale Salamander Collaboration Network (SPARCnet): TWS Poster
    Poster presented at the 2020 virtual meeting of The Wildlife Society (TWS) on research and teaching opportunities with the Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network...

    Keywords: salamandercourse-based research experiences (CUREs)research network

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    Data is the New Science - Modified and combined with Following the Data Module
    In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply...

    Keywords: data in the classroombiodiversity informaticsnatural history collection

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    Testing hypotheses about the role of wildfire in structuring avian communities
    This module assesses the role of wildfire in the eastern US and its impact on bird communities using NEON bird survey data from pre- and post- a major wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National...

    Keywords: data manipulationspecies richnessANOVAspecies diversitybirdswildfireBACI design

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