Outstanding Oaks: Quercus phenology at NEON sites

09 Oct 2018 | Software (On-site) | Contributor(s): Jackie Matthes

This app visualizes data from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) observations of oak phenology at three different sites.

Investigating Trade-offs among Mammal Traits

07 Jun 2018 | Software (On-site) | Contributor(s): Jackie Matthes

This app draws on a large species-level dataset with metabolic, life history, and ecological traits of most living and recently extinct mammal species. Users can select and plot traits, fit linear models to the data, and query displayed datapoints.

Modeling the Mechanisms of Evolution

25 May 2018 | Software (On-site) | Contributor(s): Jackie Matthes

Simulate population-level mechanisms of evolution: genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection.

Principles of Biology BI212, Portland State University

28 Mar 2018 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Daniel J. Ballhorn

The uploaded document is the official of the second section of Principles of Biology (BI212, Winter 2018), Portland State University

Introduction to Genome Browser: What is a Gene?

21 Feb 2018 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Joyce Stamm

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/850 Genes encode information that our cells use to carry out their functions. In particular,...

Avida-ED

06 Oct 2017 | Software (Off-site) | Contributor(s): Robert T Pennock, Diane Blackwood

     This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/874Avida-ED is an award-winning educational application developed at Michigan State University...

Citations

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Louise Mead, James Smith, Wendy Johnson, Michael Wiser, Robert Pennock, Amy Lark

We present an inquiry-based curriculum based on the digital evolution platform Avida-ED (http://avida-ed.msu.edu). We designed an instructional sequence and lab book consisting of an introduction to Avida-ED and a set of three lessons focused on specific evolutionary concepts. These served to...

Citations

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Louise Mead, James Smith, Wendy Johnson, Michael Wiser, Robert Pennock, Amy Lark

We present an inquiry-based curriculum based on the digital evolution platform Avida-ED (http://avida-ed.msu.edu). We designed an instructional sequence and lab book consisting of an introduction to Avida-ED and a set of three lessons focused on specific evolutionary concepts. These served to...

Avida-ED Lab Book Summer 2017

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Wendy Johnson, Cory Kohn, Amy Lark, Louise Mead, Robert T Pennock, Jim Smith, Michael James Wiser

The Summer 2017 version of the Avida-ED Lab Manual includes the addition of an exercise that covers genetic drift (Exercise 4: Exploring Population Change Without Selection) 

Avida-ED Lab Book Summer 2017

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Wendy Johnson, Cory Kohn, Amy Lark, Louise Mead, Robert T Pennock, Jim Smith, Michael James Wiser

The Summer 2017 version of the Avida-ED Lab Manual includes the addition of an exercise that covers genetic drift (Exercise 4: Exploring Population Change Without Selection) 

Avida-ED Lab Book Summer 2017

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Wendy Johnson, Cory Kohn, Amy Lark, Louise Mead, Robert T Pennock, Jim Smith, Michael James Wiser

The Summer 2017 version of the Avida-ED Lab Manual includes the addition of an exercise that covers genetic drift (Exercise 4: Exploring Population Change Without Selection) 

Pokemon Go and Ecology

17 Feb 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Elizabeth C Davis-Berg, Joshua Drew, Stephanie Sardelis <stephanie.sardelis@gmail.com>

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/787These are resources associated with using Pokemon Go to teach concepts in Ecology.  They can be used from Introductory non-majors classes up through graduate classes.

Mathematical models and theorems

01 Feb 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Winfried Just

In this module we introduce and compare various types of deterministic and stochastic mathematical models of disease transmission. We then illustrate how one can derive predictions of these models in the form of mathematical theorems.Level: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students of...

The Evolution (and Coevolution) of Flowering Plants

02 Dec 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Anna Monfils, Debra Linton, Libby Ellwood, Molly Phillips

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/277In this laboratory exercise, students will explore the diversity of flower and fruit adaptations that have evolved to accomplish pollination and seed dispersal and investigate the...

An Investigation of Island Biogeography using Data from Online Natural History Collections

02 Dec 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Libby Beckman, Yadeeh Sawyer, Kayce Bell, Joseph Cook

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/278This module guides students through tests of two fundamental rules of island biogeography using specimens collected from the Alexander Archipelago in Southeastern Alaska. The module was...

Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes

07 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Hossein Pishro-Nik

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/896Check out the textbook called Introduction to Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes by Hossein Pishro-Nik. From the website: "It is an open access...

Free Introduction to Python for Data Science Course at DataCamp

06 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/915Python is a general-purpose programming language that is becoming more and more popular for doing data science. Companies worldwide are using Python to harvest insights from...

Free Introduction to R Course at DataCamp

06 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/914In this introduction to R, you will master the basics of this beautiful open source language, including factors, lists and data frames. With the knowledge gained in this...

DataCamp

06 Nov 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Drew LaMar

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/913The Easiest Way to Learn Data Science OnlineMaster data analysis from the comfort of your browser, at your own pace, tailored to your needs and expertise. Whether...

Mutation and Selection: An Exploration of Antibiotic Resistance in Serratia marcescens

15 Sep 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Laurel Hester, Mark Sarvary, Corey Ptak

This resource has been updated - find the current version here:  https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/875I published this paper with Mark Sarvary and Corey Ptak in the 2014 Proceedings of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education based on a laboratory module we...