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1. Leaf litter and soil invertebrates

   05 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Tanya Matlaga¹, Emily Mausteller²

   1. Susquehanna University 2. Marshall University

   The diversity of invertebrates occupying the leaf litter and organic layer of soil can be quantified to examine abiotic and biotic questions. This lab can be used as a starting point for a...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/937/?v=1

2. Developing quantitative skills for ecological data: the effects of climate warming on phenological variation and species interactions

   21 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jill Hamilton¹, Zachary Tarble¹

   North Dakota State University

   Students combine long-term observational data sets and experimental warming in an alpine meadow in Gothic, CO to test, evaluate, and interpret ecological data focusing on phenological variation and...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/935/?v=1

3. Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas: From Nucleotides to Selection

   23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Merle Heidemann¹, Peter J.T. White¹, Jim Smith¹

   Michigan State University

   This case study follows purveyors of peas, Joel E. and Jolene Greengiant, as they learn about the origin, biochemistry, genetics and eventual artificial selection of sweet (wrinkled) peas, all in...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/845/?v=1

4. The Evolution of Color Vision in Monkeys: From Nucleotides to Ecology

   23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Merle Heidemann¹, Peter J.T. White¹, Jim Smith¹

   Michigan State University

   This case study examines the evolution color vision in Old World and New World monkeys from multiple biological perspectives.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/843/?v=1

5. Islands as a Tool for Teaching Ecology and Evolution

   05 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Joseph Cook¹, Yadeeh Sawyer¹, Kayce Bell¹, Libby Beckman¹

   University of New Mexico

   Module for Ecology & Evolution course covering island biogeography principles, The scientific process and hypothesis testing, statistical methods (t-tests, regression), and online database use...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/802/?v=1

6. Sample NetLogo Code of Bacterial Growth

   01 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anne Elizabeth Yust

   The New School

   Each NetLogo file is a sequential version of the final bacterial growth model produced in the Bacterial Growth Tutorial. These are to be used as checks to one's understanding alongside the tutorial.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/800/?v=1

7. Pokemon Go and Ecology

   12 Sep 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Elizabeth C Davis-Berg¹, Joshua Drew², Stephanie Sardelis

   1. Columbia College Chicago 2. Columbia College

   These are resources associated with using Pokemon Go to teach concepts in Ecology.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/787/?v=1

8. Phenotypic plasticity and predation

   24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Justin Touchon²

   1. Radford University 2. Vassar College

   Students predict changes to tadpole morphology and coloration after considering characteristics of the predator species and the prey themselves then test their own hypotheses (typically with...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/545/?v=1

9. Leaf cutter ant foraging

   24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Justin Touchon², Myra Hughey²

   1. Radford University 2. Vassar College

   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.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/542/?v=1

10. Dendroclimatology

    24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, R. S. Maxwell¹

    Radford University

    Dendroclimatologists can reconstruct climate records further into the past than written records, by examining tree rings. Students "reverse-engineer" this process by considering growth...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/544/?v=1

11. 3D breast cancer tissue reconstruction

    24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Kerri-Ann Norton²

    1. Radford University 2. Johns Hopkins University

    This module allows students to follow a researcher as she discovers new features of breast cancer tissue architecture, using 3D reconstructions of histological specimens.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/543/?v=1

12. Drug screening and cancer resistance: EGFR Activity

    25 Jul 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Holly Basta

    Rock Mountain College

    This activity explores a specific gene (egfr) and its role in cancer. EGFR was introduced with the Gene Card Activities, researched throughout the semester, and then authentic image data of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/720/?v=1

13. Use of PeerWise - an open digital question authoring tool

    21 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Prescott

    University of New Hampshire

    Session on PeerWise presented at BioQUEST Workshop 2018

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/669/?v=1

14. Investigating the effects of urbanization on bird biodiversity: Testing three biodiversity hypotheses using citizen science data

    13 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Kovacs¹, Ebony Gaillard²

    1. Spelman College 2. University of North Carolina

    Students generate predictions and test three hypotheses about how biodiversity is affected by urbanization over time using citizen science generated bird count data and land use data from 13...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/645/?v=1

15. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Bonner¹, Gregory Cunningham¹

    St. John Fisher College

    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...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/470/?v=1

16. Painting turtles: an introduction to species distribution modeling in R

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Carter

    Iowa State University

    This module uses R software to introduce students to the process of accessing databases and building species distribution models based on occurrence records.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/378/?v=1

17. Investigating Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Ecologies Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Abstract) | TIEE

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maruthi Bhaskar

    Texas Southern University

    Identifying, mapping and understanding the magnitude and the spatial prevalence of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia and gonorrhea diseases. Analyzing the spatial trends of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/423/?v=1

18. Environment-Richness Relationships in Ephemeral and Permanent Wetlands: Guided Inquiry with Graph Interpretation (Abstract) | TIEE

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amanda M Little

    University of Wisconsin-Stout

    An introduction to linear models using plant and animal richness-environment relationships in ephemeral ponds and permanent wetlands.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/384/?v=1

19. Diseasebots

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Arietta Fleming-Davies¹, Skylar Hopkins²

    1. QUBES; Radford University 2. UC Santa Barbara and Virginia Tech

    This module explores the effects of host density on contact rates and transmission of pathogens or mutualist symbionts using a hands-on simulation, a computer agent-based model in NetLogo, and an...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/641/?v=1

20. Environmental Drivers of Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes from Minutes to Years

    11 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Christopher Gough¹, Cindee Giffen², Thomas W Woodward¹

    1. Virginia Commonwealth University 2. University of Michigan

    Students build on fundamental concepts of ecosystem production and carbon cycling, combining this knowledge with open long-term data from ecological and meteorological networks to uncover the...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/571/?v=1