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1. What is a species? Using DNA barcodes to identify species and determine insect responses to global warming

   08 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Carlos Carlos Garcia-Robledo¹, Erin Kuprewicz¹

   University of Connecticut

   Combining ecology, molecular tools and physiology, students investigate insect adaptation to temperatures along tropical mountains. Students integrate species concepts, DNA barcoding and thermal...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4759/?v=1

2. What is Speciation, How Does It Occur, and Why Is It Important for Conservation?

   29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lauren A. Genova¹, Benjamin B. Johnson¹, Frank R. Castelli¹, Lina M. Arcila Hernández¹, David A. Chang van Oordt¹, Amelia-Juliette Demery¹, Nicholas K. Fletcher¹, Ellie M. Goud¹, Katherine D. Holmes¹, Jennifer L. Houtz¹, Mia M. Howard¹, Jonathan J. Hughes¹, Kelsey H. Jensen¹, Henry D. Kunerth¹, Eugene P. Law¹, Elizabeth Lombardi¹, Anyi Mazo-Vargas¹, Cait A. McDonald¹, Cinnamon S. Mittan¹, Thomas A. Ryan¹, Allison M. Tracy¹, Jennifer J. Uehling¹, Amelia K. Weiss¹, Michelle K. Smith¹

   Cornell University

   Speciation provides a framework for classifying biodiversity on Earth and is a central concept in evolutionary biology. To help undergraduate students learn about speciation, we designed a...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2684/?v=1