Resources (1-9 of 9)

1. A Little Off The Top: The Effects Of Mountiantop Removal Mining On Salamanders

   11 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Brian Tyler Dagliano

   This lesson will provide an explanation of mountaintop removal mining, and potential harms associated with it. Then the lesson will move into a statistical analysis of salamanders living in streams...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2346/?v=1

2. Research and Teaching Opportunities with a Large-scale Salamander Collaboration Network (SPARCnet): TWS Poster

   14 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kristine Grayson¹, M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid², Louise Mead³, Hannah Coovert¹, Raisa Hernández Pacheco⁴, Jennifer Sevin¹, Alexa Warwick⁵, Tanya Matlaga⁶, Sean Sterrett⁷, Chris Sutherland⁸, Jill Fleming⁹, David Muñoz¹⁰, David Miller¹⁰, Evan Grant⁹

   1. University of Richmond 2. Bridgewater State University 3. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 4. California State University, Long Beach 5. Michigan State University 6. Susquehanna University 7. Monmouth Unversity 8. University of St Andrews 9. United States Geological Survey 10. Penn State University

   Poster presented at the 2020 virtual meeting of The Wildlife Society (TWS) on research and teaching opportunities with the Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2194/?v=1

3. Salamander Mark-Recapture using SPARCnet plots with the Schnabel Method

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

   By Kristine Grayson¹, Raisa Hernández Pacheco¹

   University of Richmond

   A salamander mark-recapture module where students field collect a third survey occasion to estimate population size

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/371/?v=2

4. Geoscience Methods and Resources for K-5 Pre-Education Majors

   28 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By James Burton Deemy

   College of Coastal Georgia

   : Exploring Geoscience Methods was an excellent capstone experience for Elementary Education Majors. The class I used this module with was 24 students of various backgrounds and academic...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/572/?v=1

5. Claymander Field Experiment

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

   By Alexa Warwick¹, Louise Mead², M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid³, Evan Grant⁴, Chris Sutherland⁵, Arianna Wills⁵, Emma Perry³

   1. Michigan State University 2. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 3. Bridgewater State University 4. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 5. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

   This activity addresses how predation may affect the frequency of two color morphs in a population. Students collect and analyze data from clay salamander models ('claymanders') to determine...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/372/?v=1

6. An Introduction to Red Backed Salamander Ecology

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

   By Tanya Matlaga¹, Fall 2015 Department of Biology Students¹

   Susquehanna University

   A summary of literature on red backed salamander ecology and life history compiled by Biology students at Susquehanna University

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/374/?v=1

7. Salamander Mark-Recapture using SPARCnet plots with the Schnabel Method

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

   By Kristine Grayson¹, Raisa Hernández Pacheco¹

   University of Richmond

   A salamander mark-recapture module where students field collect a third survey occasion to estimate population size

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/371/?v=1

8. One species, two species, red species, lead species? Phylogenetics and species concepts with Plethodon salamanders

   04 Dec 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid

   Bridgewater State University

   This lab introduces students to species concepts and basic computer-based tree-building methods using published nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data for Plethodon salamanders.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/189/?v=1

9. How Many Salamanders are in the forest? Testing capture-recapture

   01 Dec 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Louise Mead¹, Kristine Grayson², Alexa Warwick³, David Miller⁴, Chris Sutherland⁵, Evan Grant⁶

   1. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 2. University of Richmond 3. Michigan State University 4. Pennsylvania State University 5. University of Massachusetts-Amherst 6. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

   Collecting data on how populations respond to environmental change requires accurate estimates of population sizes. This activity explores one method for estimating population sizes across three...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/184/?v=1