Resources (1-9 of 9)

1. 2012-Augustus-Wali-Mathematical Modeling of Uganda Population Growth

   07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Augustus Wali

   NA

   The purpose of this paper focuses on the application of logistic equation to model the population growth of Uganda using data from 1980 to 2010 (inclusive).

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4073/?v=1

2. 1-021-FeralCatControl-ModelingScenario

   26 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Rachel Bayless, Nathan Pennington¹

   Creighton University, Omaha NE USA

   Students act as professional mathematical consultants and write a report analyzing the client's problem. The client company is a fictional organization which advocates for the use of...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3316/?v=1

3. A Remote-Learning Framework for Student Research Projects: Using Datasets to Teach Experimental Design, Data Analysis and Science Communication

   08 Oct 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Thea R. Popolizio*¹, Tess L. Killpack¹

   Salem State University

   Remote learning often requires an alternative to hands-on, student-designed research projects. To this end, we created a package of scaffolded assignments to support introductory students through...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2762/?v=1

4. An active-learning lesson that targets student understanding of population growth in ecology

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

   By Elizabeth Trenckmann¹, Michelle Smith¹, Karen Nicole Pelletreau¹, Mindi M. Summers²

   1. University of Maine 2. University of Maine, University of Calgary

   Effective teaching and learning of population ecology requires integration of quantitative literacy skills. To facilitate student learning in population ecology and provide students with the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2587/?v=1

5. An introduction to population matrix models: a swirl lesson

   15 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jennifer Apple

   SUNY Geneseo

   Students will learn how to set up a population matrix model in R and use it for demographic analysis of a population, including projecting population growth, determining lambda and the stable age...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1926/?v=1

6. Teaching Population Dynamics with Data and HHMI BioInteractive

   16 Nov 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Abby Kula¹, Kristine Grayson²

   1. Mount St. Mary’s University 2. University of Richmond

   Presented at NABT 2019, we demonstrate how the Population Dynamics Click & Learn resource can be customized for any organism - using the Lionfish invasion as an example

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1474/?v=1

7. Advancing population ecology with integral projection models: a practical guide

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

   By Cory Merow¹, Johan Dahlgren², Jessica Metcalf³, Dylan Childs⁴, Margaret Evans⁵, Eelke Jongejans⁶, Sydne Record⁷, Mark Rees⁴, Roberto Salguero-Gómez⁸, Sean McMahon⁹

   1. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA 2. Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden 3. Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK 4. Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 5. Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 6. Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 7. Harvard University, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA, USA 8. Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia 9. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, Edgewater, MD, USA

   Integral projection models (IPMs) use information on how an individual's state influences its vital rates – survival, growth and reproduction – to make population projections using regression...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/824/?v=1

8. Populus: Simulations of Population Biology

   08 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By D. N. Alstad

   University of Minnesota

   Link to Populus Software

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/352/?v=1

9. Teaching Exponential and Logistic Growth in a Variety of Classroom and Laboratory Settings

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

   By Barry Aronhime¹, Bret Elderd¹, Carol Wicks¹, Margaret McMichael², Elizabeth Eich³

   1. Louisiana State University 2. Baton Rouge Community College 3. Rice University

   Experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 9

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/268/?v=1