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  1. Biting into "Science Cookies": Are seed fates determined by seed size or chemistry?

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

    By Erin Kuprewicz1, Carlos Garcia-Robledo1

    University of Connecticut

    By understanding how animals make seed dispersal decisions, we can predict how plant traits affect seed survival and plant recruitment. Using wild agoutis, we experimentally tested how seed...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4813/?v=1

  2. Colorful wings send messages: Why are butterfly wings colorful?

    15 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Kjelvik1, Adriana D. Briscoe2

    1. Michigan State University 2. University of California, Irvine

    Red postman butterflies live in tropical rainforests and have a mix of red, yellow, and black on their wings. These bright colors may warn predators or attract mates. Explore whether color alone or...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4713/?v=1

  3. 6-021-AcornsRodentsSnakes-ModelingScenario

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

    By Brian Winkel

    SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations

    Students are given the opportunity to build a three tropic level model in which snakes eat rodents, rodents eat acorns, and acorns grow and occasionally mast.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3023/?v=1

  4. Search for the Missing Sea Otters

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

    By Mary Allen1, Mark L. Kuhlmann1

    Hartwick College

    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- using a progressive disclosure format, this case study teaches students how to apply ecological principles to a real-life ecological problem.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/926/?v=1

  5. Predator foraging behavior and patterns of avian nest success: What can we learn from an agent-based model?

    Collections | 01 Oct 2015 | Posted by Drew LaMar

    https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/introquantbio/collections/primary-and-news-articles