Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching

Subject Index
(Volumes 1-22)

AIDS, a demonstration on testing for (mini-workshop abstract), 13:168
APOC2, use PCR and a single hair to produce a "DNA Fingerprint", 18:1-31
ATP utilization and efficiency of arm movement: a study of leverage, and sarcomere shortening in the brachium (mini-workshop) 20:384-386
Absorption spectrum, generation of, to study electron flow in photosynthesis, 10:43-58
Acanthocephalans, living on the liver of fish, 22:120-155
Acid-base
- balance, demonstration of principles, using crustaceans, 7/8:149-178
- formation, demonstrated using Nitella, 1:23-31
Acinetobacter calcoacetius, see Bacteria (soil)
Acoustic analysis of birdsong, 22:247-260
Actin
- immunofluorescence of cytoskeletal proteins, 17:85-97
- isolation of myosin and, from chicken muscle, 18:97-111
Action potentials
- computer simulations of basic neuronal function, 16:155-170
- observed and recorded using sensory (afferent) axons in leg of cockroach, 10:125-130
- of giant nerve fibers, 20:45-62
- recording from earthworm giant axons (mini-workshop abstract), 16:252-253
Active transport in insect malpighian tubules, 16:141-154
Acyrthosiphon pisum, see Aphid (pea)
Adenine mutants of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), 20:123-136
Africa (East), natural history field courses, details for planning and conducting of, 14:191-207
Affinity chromatography, purification of maltose-binding protein from E. coli periplasm, 18:61-80
Agarose gel electrophoresis, see Electrophoresis
Age distribution of trees and forest dynamics, 19:217-226
Agglutination
- assay (red cell), used to study the immune system in non-human vertebrates, 15:141-163
- study of, using lectins extracted from plants and animals, 4:53-57
Aggression in crickets, behavioral observations, 3:113-131
Agrobacterium
Agrobacterium tumefaciensreporter genes and transgenic plants to study response to, 17:71-84
Alcohol, effects of, on chicken embryonic heart rate, 20:85-100
Aldehyde oxidase, inheritance of, studied by biochemical assay of fruit fly, 12:33-47
Alfalfa sprouts used in allelopathy, studied in investigative experiments (mini-workshop abstract), 19:351-355
Algae
- diversity of photosynthetic pigments, 16:81-98
- sources of, 1:1-21
- used in experimental study of cell development, 4:31-42
- used to study light reactions in photosynthesis, 15:109-118
Alkaline lysis procedure to isolate mitochondrial DNA, 22:64-80
Allele frequencies in the Lap locus of White campion (Silene latifolia), a population genetics exercise using cellulose acetate electrophoresis, 20:101-122
Allele frequency, simple software to demonstrate changes in (mini-workshop abstract), 17:244
Allelopathy in plants, studied in student investigative labs (mini-workshop abstract), 19:351-355
Alleochemics, herbivory and anti-herbivory: investigating the relationship between the toxicity of plant chemical extracts and insect damage to the leaves, 18:249-271
Allergies, honeybee venom detected by enzyme immunoassay, 16:171-179
Allium, see Onion
Allium shoenoprasum, see Chives
Allometric scaling, in exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
Allometry
- application in exercise to infer mode of thermal regulation of dinosaurs, 15:181-214
- experimental examination of surface area/volume relationships, 12:49-68
- exploring fundamental concept of, using interactive computer programs, 11:43-71
- introduction to quantitative methods of study in biological systems, 12:49-68
Allozyme electrophoresis, used to examine genetic variability in natural populations of bark beetle, 19:25-42
Alpha factor, role in signal transduction and cell cycle control in yeast, 19:61-80
Alternation of generations, illustrated using fern gametophytes, 2:227-245
Alzheimer's disease, presented in a Case It! Study, 21:33-62
Ames test, 22:1-18
Amino acids, chemical properties of and identification of unknown, 17:35-70
Amniotes, exercise in reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships among major groups, 15:239-258
Amylase activity, in cockroach, 1:111-123
Ananas comosus see pineapple
Anatomy (animal)
- rabbit masticatory apparatus, 19:271-286
Anatomy (plant)
- beginner's guide to plant structure, 19:125-142
- teaching of, using inquiry method in the laboratory, 9:137-170
- three-dimensional, 2:1-15
Anesthesia, techniques of and catheter placement in the rat (Rattus rattus), 17:153-165
Angiosperms, reproductive systems for, 22:198-217
Animal behavior
- experiments using arthropods, 3:113-131
- taught by birdsong playback, 22:247-260
Animal diversity on the web (mini-workshop), 22:470-475
Animal diversity (mini-workshop), 22:412-416
Animal organs, sources of, 1:1-21
Animal use guidelines, 21:356-379
Animation, 21:416-429
Animations (computer), making and using to teach biology (mini-workshop abstract), 15:362
Annelid, patterns of segmental regeneration in a freshwater oligochaete, 17:23-34
Anolis carolinensis, see Green Anole
Anther culture, techniques for, 11:151-174
Anthocyanin, phenotypic variation in plants, 18:231-247
Anthropomorphism, study of, 1:209-249
Antiallatotropin (precocene II), effect of exposure on female adult and developing immature Hemiptera, 3:101-112
Antibodies
- honeybee venom detected by enzyme immunoassay, 16:171-179
- immunofluorescence of cytoskeletal proteins, 17:85-97
- production of, exercise in stimulation of, in presence of foreign antigens, 15:141-163
Antifreeze, measuring production of, in winter dormancy, using goldenrod gallfly, 9:193-203
Antigen-antibody interaction: using the Ouchterlony method to support taxonomic relationships, 21:453
Antipredator behavior of snails in response to fish, 21:271-292
Ants,
- as pollinators of plants, 22:218-233, 25:135-157
- catching and keeping, 25:135-157
- foraging activity, using bait in field study of, 5:99-104
- marking with fluorescent powder, 25:135-157
- olfaction and chemical communication, 18:167-185
- vacuum to collect ants, 25:135-157
AP Biology labs, update on (mini-workshop abstract), 16:259
Aphid, pea (Acyrthosiphon pisum), life cycle, obtaining, and rearing, and used in antipredator behavior experiment, 15:335-346
Apis mellifera, see Honey bee
Appet, 21:416-429
Aquatic ecology, 21:305-323
Aquatic food web interactions: microcosms as lake models, 21:305-323
Aquatic habitats, techniques for sampling and quantifying organisms in, 13:119-127
Aquatic organisms, metabolism and oxygen consumption in (mini-workshop), 22:394-399
Aquatic systems, experimental evaluation of community structure in, 20:207-222
Archegonium (of the fern, Ceratoperis richardii), 19:143-176
Armidillidium vulgares, see Isopod
Arm movement: a study of leverage, ATP utilization, and sarcomere shortening in the brachium (mini-workshop) 20:384-386
Artemia salina, see Brine shrimp
Arthropods
- use in simple animal behavior exercises, 3:113-131
Artificial membrane, diffusion potentials across (mini-workshop) 20:334-342
Artificial selection of number of leaf hairs in Wisconsin Fast Plants, 21:146-179
Ascorbic acid, experimental design for measuring amount of, using cabbage, 7/8:85-96
Aspergillus, inquiry labs using molds, 25:328-333.
Assay
- measurement of photosynthetic activity in plant cell fractions, 16:71-80
- reporter genes and transgenic plants to study response to environmental signals, 17:71-84
Assessment, rubrics for grading lab reports and report reviews, 25:306-311
Authoring languages, see Courseware
Authorware, in the design of customized instructional multimedia, 20:301-326
Autofluorescence of plant tissue, in a beginner's guide to the study of, 19:109-124
Automated DNA sequencing and polymerase chain mutagenesis (mini-workshop) 20:353-355
Autonomic control, demonstration of, using rabbit intestine, 9:1-25
Autoradiograms, DNA: from lab to courtroom (mini-workshop abstract), 18:314
Auxotroph
- in Ames test, 22:1-18
- in chromosome mapping in E. coli, 19:1-24>
Axon, computer simulations of basic neuronal function, 16:155-170


Table of contents: Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

Bacteria
- exercise on isolation, identification, and maintenance of unknown species from soil, 14:81-113
- growth curve, computer simulation on the PLATO system, 2:151-168
- marine and freshwater, study of Na+-dependence of, using radioisotope, 6:141-152
- soil (Acinetobacter calcoacetius), used to study transformation, 5:1-14
Bacteria (E. coli)
- DNA isolation from, 3:181-216
- isolation of strains for experiments in coliphage isolation, phage-typing, and mutant recovery, 15:63-72
- two strains used in experiment on competitive displacement, 13:77-92
- used as bacterial host for molecular genetic analysis in yeast, 11:77-99
- used to demonstrate transposon mutagenesis, 15:45-61
Bacteria (R. sphaeroides), used to demonstrate transposon mutagenesis, 15:45-61
Bacteria (Serratia marcescens), infection of crickets, 22:168-179
Bacterial,
- conjugation, 25:65-84
- gene transfer, 25:65-84
- gene transfer in E. coli, using Hfr plasmids to map genes, 19:1-2
- infection, tobacco hornworm immune response to, 21:135-145
- transformation (with lux gene) in E. coli (mini-workshop abstract), 19:335-336
Bacteriophage
- lambda DNA, presented in a Case It! simulation, 21:33-62
- T7 DNA, presented in a Case It! simulation, 21:33-62
- T4, used to introduce genetic mapping techniques, 2:49-62
Bakers yeast to teach science as a process, 21:451-452
Baker's yeast, used in study of timing of adaptive mutations, 15:277-291
Bark beetle (Scolytidae), genetic variability in, measured by allozyme electrophoresis, 19:25-42
Barley (Hordeam vulgare)
- seeds used in gibberellin bioassay to study plant hormone activity, 10:131-140
- used to introduce chemiosmotic principles of solute transport, 6:105-120
Basal metabolic rate (BMR), measurement of, an exercise for non-majors, 9:209-231
Beer-Lambert law and exercises on spectrophotometry and hemoglobinometry, 20:175-186
Beetles that introduce tapeworm into rat, 21:339-355
Behavior
- ant and butterfly pollination, 25:135-157
- antipredator, cost-benefit analysis using pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum), 15:335-346
- chemotaxis, cell aggregations in cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium, 25:277-298
- cooperative, examined using Prisoner's Dilemma game, 15:319-333
- food preferences and interactions between different species of cellular slime amoebae, 25:277-298
- invertebrate, laboratory exercise on trail-following, using snails, 10:119-123
- of planarians (mini-workshop) 20:375-379
- of animals, taught by birdsong playback, 22:247-260
- orientation, analysis of in various animal systems, 6:1-25
- phototaxis in slime mold Dictyostelium, 25:277-298
- taxic response, using brine shrimp and milkweed bug, 5:33-48
- ultra-bright light-emitting diodes (LEDs), phototaxis and phototropism, 25:398-405
- of terrestrial vertebrates in at different temperatures, 21:356-379
- of terrestrial vertebrates in at thermal gradient, 21:356-379
- sampling methods, 21:380-404
Berlese Funnel
- use of, in quantitative study of soil and litter invertebrates, 6:73-89
Beta-galactosidase
- activity of the lac operon, 20:165-174
- enzyme used in laboratory exercise to teach enzyme kinetics, 19:81-98
- in a study of lac operon in E. coli (mini-workshop abstract), 19:334
- to monitor transcription of a yeast mating type gene, in exercise on signal transduction and cell cycle control, 19:61-80
Beta-gluruonidase, see GUS
Bioassay, 21:380-404
Bioassay (gibberellin)
- herbivory and anti-herbivory: investigating the relationship between the toxicity of plant chemical extracts and insect damage to the leaves, 18:249-271
- using dwarf pea plants (mini-workshop abstract), 4:122-123
Biochemical oxygen demand, in freshwater streams, 1:251-265
Biochemical pathways
- genetic control investigations, using Serratia marcescens, 14:21-33
- using Serratia marcescens, 1:145-153
Biochemistry
- expression vectors, used in project based labs, 25: 41-64
- fat content in ground meat, 25:385-390
- isolation of myosin and actin from chicken muscle, 18:97-111
- simulated laboratory exercises in, 2:151-168
- visual aids for undergraduates (mini-workshop abstract), 4:115-116
Biofeedback, 21:248-270
Biohazardous substances, use of bioluminescence in detecting in water, 16:219-227
Bioinformatics, 21:1-32
Bioinformatics
- about DNA sequences, 22:100-119
- investigation and inquiry into invertebrate locomotion, 25:235-275
- lab, 25:1-40
- retrieval and analysis of DNA and protein sequences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:299
BioLab, a computer simulation to study yeast fermentation as a model for scientific method, 19:109-124
Biological assessment, technique for, by assessment of stream quality, 12:75-88
Biological boardgames (mini-workshop), 22:446-469
Biology laboratory
- class materials presented with WebCT, 22:310-331
- teaching assistants training, 22:295-309
Bioluminescence
- in transformed bacterial cells (mini-workshop abstract), 16:249
- use of in detecting biohazardous substances in water, 16:219-227
Biomass in an aquatic environment, 21:305-323
Biomass in aquatic systems in experimental evaluation of community structure, 20:207-222
Biomechanics, vertebrate, 2:121-150, 15:165-169
Biotechnology using an interactive CD-ROM, 23; 380-382
Biotinylated DNA probe, used to screen M13 phage library, 19:43-50
Bird
- behavior, avian niche partitioning, 18:289-298
- behavior and song, 22:247-260
Birdsong
- acoustic analysis computer software, 22:247-260
- playback as a tool for teaching animal behavior, 22:247-260
Blackworm (Lumbriculus variegatus)
- non-invasive recording of nerve fiber action potentials in, 20:45-62
- DNA isolation from, 22:64-80
Blast (for sequence searches), 21:1-32, 22:100-119
Blind spot, testing how the brain "fills in", 25:391-397
Blood
- glucose levels in normal and diabetic rats, regulation of, 16:181-202
- pressure in humans, determination of, 7/8:69-84
- sampling, technique for, using the rat, 4:13-20
- typing, determination of, in humans, 12:111-128
- typing, in crime scene investigation exercise, 22:261-278
Blot, lighting up: analysis of yeast RAS genes using a chemiluminescent southern procedure, 18:33-60
Blowfly larvae, using the scientific method to study optical orientation in (mini-workshop abstract), 18:309-311
Bluegill sunfish, used with Daphnia sp. to test size-selective predation hypothesis, 7/8:23-28
Blue plants, with the GUS reporter gene, 23; 29-39
Board games in biology (mini-workshop), 22:446-469
Body temperature, measured in unrestrained vertebrates, using radio telemetry, 10:79-92
Bone (and muscle) movement, analysis of, using kinematic model of human leg and foot, 15:165-169
Borer, to take tree cores, to study forest dynamics, 19:217-226
Botanical gardens, use for teaching physiology, systematics, morphology and adaptation, 10:93-106
Botany
- butterfly and ant pollination, 25: 135-157
- dichotomous key, paper copies of leaves, 25:346
- diversity of photosynthetic pigments, 25:159-178
- field site on the World Wide Web: an herbarium project and a guide through the northeastern deciduous forest, 21:472-473
- lab group projects, 21:482-486
- lichens and mosses, 25:179-198
- Marigold cell size and polyploidy, 25:125-134
- mosses and lichens, 25:179-198
- of grocery store (mini-workshop abstract), 14:215-217
- photosynthesis/respiration in leaf disks, 25:347-351
- teaching of, using inquiry method in the laboratory, 9:137-170
Bottle biology, non-majors environmental biology: large class hands-on experiences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:312
Boxelder, samara (seed) dispersal in an exercise in hypothesis testing (mini-workshop) 20:369-374
Bradford assay, to determine protein concentration and specific activity of luciferase, used in plants transformed by Lux+ Agrobacterium, 19:99-108
Braconidwasp-tobacco hornworm interactions, 22:279-294
Brain size in dinosaurs, exercise in estimation of, to infer mode of thermal regulation, 15:181-214
Brassica rapa (Rapid-cycling),
- phenotypic variation in plants, 18:231-247
- see Fast Plants
- see Wisconsin Fast Plants
Brassica campestris, used in teaching introductory genetics, 1:155-169
Breast cancer susceptibility, presented in a Case It! Study, 21:33-62
Breathing, use of Macintosh computers and Maclab data acquisition units in a human cardiovascular lab, 17:131-142
Brine shrimp (Artemia salina)
- culturing methods, 11:175-183
- hatching and development, used as laboratory model to teach experimental design, 7/8:1-16
- herbivory and anti-herbivory: investigating the relationship between the toxicity of plant chemical extracts and insect damage to the leaves, 18:249-271
- used to study taxic responses to stimuli, 5:33-48
Browsers, used in the World Wide Web, 19:307-330
Buffering capacity, studied by comparing observed and expected hydrogen and hydroxide ion change, 21:463-468
Bulletin board for class using WebCT, 22:310-331
Butterfly
- ant pollination, and, 25: 135-157
- used in feeding choice experiment to study optimal organism design, 14:57-80
- instructions for rearing, 25:135-157


Table of contents: Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

C-Fern (Ceratoperis richardii), laboratory investigations with, and culture methods for, 19:143-176
CGI programming, used to develop Web pages, 19:317-330
Cactus spines, used in microsurgery on protozoa (mini-workshop abstract), 12:201
Caenorhabditis elegans, see Nematodes
Caffeine, effects of, on chicken embryonic heart rate, 20:85-100
CAI and CAL, see Computer-assisted instruction/learning
Calibration of ocular micrometer, 25:125-134
California blackworm, mitochondrial DNA isolation from, 22:64-80
Callus, of plant tissue, transformed by Lux+ Agrobacterium, 19:99-108
Callus proliferation, techniques used in plant tissue culture, 11:151-174
Caloric intake and expenditure (daily), evaluation of, an exercise for non-majors, 9:209-231
Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, study of light-mediated enzyme activation in, 5:15-31
CaMV 23;75
Campion (Silene latifolia), population genetics exercise using cellulose acetate electrophoresis of the Lap locus in, 20:01-122
Cannulation, vascular, using the rat, 4:13-20
Calories, human nutrition: using a computer program to determine how well you eat (mini-workshop abstract), 18:300
"Caminalcules", teaching evolutionary pathways with imaginary animals (mini-workshop abstract), 18:301
Capacity to buffer, 21:463-468
Capniidae, see Winter stonefly
Carbon dioxide fixation, 21:225-247
Carbon dioxide gas, an economical method for generating and delivery an even flow of (mini-workshop abstract), 15:351
Carbohydrates, lights, bean plants, action: starch printing, a student exercise (mini-workshop abstract), 18:313
Carbon dioxide uptake in plants, computer-aided, 16:99-114
Carbon reduction pathway in Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, 5:15-31
Carcinogenic chemicals and safety in the laboratory, 9:337-342
Cardiopulmonary functions, experimental procedures for assessment of, using humans, 7/8:69-84
Cardiopulmonary physiology, studied using ALIEN computer simulation, 11:27-42
Cardiovascular, human, use of Macintosh computers and Maclab data acquisition units in lab, 17:131-142
Cardiovascular system, monitored during exercise, 19:287-306
Carrying capacity, in insect predator-prey models, 21:293-304
Case It!-case-study learning using molecular biology computer simulations, 21:33-62
Case studies
- critical thinking skills, includes protein concentration in baby formulas, to promote, 25:312-315
- teaching molecular biology, for, 21:33-62
Casts, of fossils, instructions for making casts for paleontological study, 13:147-158
Catalase, crude potato extract used as, in quantitative enzyme study, 12:89-99
Cat(s)
- craniums, exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
- domestic, genetics of coat characteristics (mini-workshop abstract), 19:338-339
- jaws, exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
Catheter placement, and anesthesia techniques in the rat (Rattus rattus), 17:153-165
Caviar identified by PCR, 21:102-112
Cell
- counting chamber, built by students (mini-workshop abstract), 15:350
- culture, sister chromatid differentiation and exchange in Chinese Hamster ovary cells, 16:57-70
- culture and propagation, 1:55-88
- development, study and control of, using giant-celled marine red alga, 4:31-42
- division by 2-thiouracil, illustrated using fern gametophytes, 2:227-245
- harvesting, in mice, micro-techniques of (mini-workshop abstract), 17:242-243
- membranes, molecule diffusion rate across, using sheep red blood cells, 14:115-140
- organelles, identification, 1:33-53
- permeability, experiments using red blood cells, 2:63-119
- structural organization of, 1:33-53
- surfaces, analysis of characteristics using lectins (agglutinins), 4:53-57
- suspension culture, techniques for, 11:151-174
Cell biology
- assessment of bioinformatics lab and hand held molecular models, 25:358-364
- cellular slime molds for laboratory exercises, 25:277-298
- experiment using transposon-carrying plasmids to study mutagenesis in bacteria, 15:45-61
- experiment using electrophoresis to study proteins in red blood cells and plasma, 15:15-43
- experiments isolating multiple strains of E. coli to study coliphage isolation, phage-typing and mutant recovery, 15:63-72
- expression vectors, used in project based labs, 25: 41-64
- genomic and microbiological research in undergraduate curriculum, 25:365-371
- how to get students to stop asking "Is this lab going to take the whole three hours?": a description of a lab curriculum which emphasizes scientific inquiry (mini-workshop abstract), 18:303-305
- in Tetrahymena, 18:81-96
- purification of maltose-binding protein from E. coli periplasm, 18:61-80
- of the tobacco hornworm-braconid wasp interaction, 22:180-197
- using flow diagrams to learn (mini-workshop abstract), 14:220
Cell
- cycle of yeast, and role of signal transduction, 19:61-80
- fractionation of honeybee flight muscle, 22:43-63
- morphology examined in parasitoid wasp-tobacco hornworm interactions, 22:180-197
Cell recognition, effects of lectins and sugars on mating in Dictyostelium, 25:277-298
Cell-mediated immunity, identification of T lymphocytes, 18:113-123
Cellular
- aggregation in tobacco hornworm in response to bacterial infection, 21:135-145
- immunity of tobacco hornworm to bacterial infection, 21:135-145
- respiration in honeybee mitochondria, 22:43-63
- slime molds for laboratory exercises, 25:277-298
Cellulose acetate electrophoresis
- of the Lap locus of white campion, 20:101-122
- to study genetic variation of zebra mussels (mini-workshop) 20:343-351
- used to examine genetic variability in natural populations of bark beetle, 19:25-42
Central dogma of biology, pollen tube formation and the, 16:121-134
Central example on labs in humans, 22:332-366
Ceratoperis richardii, see C-Fern
Cercareiae of digenetic trematodes: use in laboratory investigations, 22:156-167
Cercaria
- effects of light wavelengths on vertical swimming burst distance in, 22:156-167
Cestode, 21:339-355
Chara, use in the laboratory, 1:23-31
Chat room for course using WebCT, 22:310-331
Chemical cues, in snail's response to fish predators, 21:271-292
Chemiluminescent, lighting up: analysis of yeast RAS genes using a southern blot procedure, 18:33-60
Chemiosmotic principles of solute transport, using barley roots, 6:105-120
Chemistry primer for general biology (mini-workshop abstract), 12:202
Chemoreception in flies,
- behavioral observations, 3:113-131
- orientation of marine invertebrates to odor sources, 18:211-230
Chemotaxis
- cell aggregations in cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium, 25:277-298
- experiments using slime molds, 14:1-19
- illustrated using water fern, 2:227-245
- in Physarum, a plasmodial slime mold (mini-workshop abstract), 17:247-250
Chick embryos
- organ culture of heart to study development, 3:91-100
- shell-less culture of, to study of growth and differentiation, 5:105-115
Chicken embryonic heart, development and physiology of, 20:85-100
Chicken heart, development of in vivo and in vitro (mini-workshop abstract), 19:331-332
Chinese Hamster ovary cells, sister chromatid differentiation and exchange in, 16:57-70
Chi-square
- analysis, used in an investigative laboratory on the genetics of Indian corn (mini-workshop abstract), 19:341-346
- genetics problems, 21:445-450
- reaction time, introduction to scientific method, 25:219-234
- test, 1:209-249, 25:135-157
- taught in a study of reactions times, 20:63-84
Chives (Allium shoenoprasum), used to study meiosis, 7/8:17-22
Chlorophyll a, in aquatic algae, 21:305-323
Chlorophyll, diversity of photosynthetic pigments, 16:81-98
Chlorophyll fluorescence, effects of irradiance on, 21:225-247
Chlorophyta, thin layer chromatography of photosynthetic pigments, 25:159-178
Chloroplast
- extraction, 2:31-47
- used to study electron flow in photosynthesis, using spinach, 10:43-58
Choice experiment, using butterflies in optimal choice feeding experiment, 14:57-80
Chromatography
- ion exchange, chemical properties of and identification of unknown amino acids, 17:35-70
- photosynthetic pigments from variety of plants, 25:159-178
Chromatophores,
- examined in sand shrimp to study color control, 11:15-26
- pigment granule transport in, 18:143-157
Chromosome
- analysis in humans, 16:33-56
- DNA: from lab to courtroom (mini-workshop abstract), 18:314
- isolation from bone marrow and examination of, to teach karyology, 12:69-74
- kits, used to prepare human karyotypes, 7/8:179-187
- lab, using commercially available cells in a (mini-workshop abstract), 17:238-239
- mapping, of genes in E. coli, 19:1-24
- mapping and gradient of transfer in bacteria, 25:65-84
- preparation of karyotypes in vertebrates, 1:137-144
- preparation of mammalian meiotic, and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166
Cilia of Tetrahymena, 21:405-415
Ciliate (Tetrahymena), uptake of particles (mini-workshop abstract), 4:113-114
Ciliates, in symbiotic relationships, 22:120-155
Cladistics, exercise to develop an hypothesis of amniote relationships, 15:239-258
Cladograms for relatedness of animals (mini-workshop), 22:470-475
Class materials presented with WebCT, 22:310-331
Classification, fern, studied by constructing character keys, 4:43-52
Classroom dilemmas, a game to train teaching assistants, 21:429-444
Clear-cutting, role in forest fragmentation, 19:227-244
Clearing techniques for study of vascular plant tissues, 5:63-84
Climate change in paleoecology, 21:324-338
Cloning, plant, 1:55-88
Cluster analysis (and taxonomic principles), demonstrated using an Apple II computer program, 9:233-259
Cluster genes using MicroArray Genome Imaging and Clustering Tool (MAGIC), free software, 25:1-40
Coal swamp communities, estimation of species richness in Pennsylvanian, 17:219-232
Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
- determination of hemolymph volume, 15:119-139
- digestive enzymes of, 1:111-123
- nematodes of the (mini-workshop abstract), 16:255
- sexual behavior, study of, using female sex pheromone, 6:133-140
- use in exercise to measure hemolymph volume and nitrogen excretion, 6:121-132
Coevolution of predators and prey, exercise using students simulating interacting populations to demonstrate natural selection, 15:293-318
Colchicine, 21:405-415
Coleus plants, how to graft, 21:474-477
Coliform bacteria, detection of (mini-workshop), 22:400-401
Coliforms, in freshwater streams, 1:251-265
Colinearity, computer simulation on the PLATO system, 2:151-168
Coliphage isolation procedure, in experiments using multiple strains of E. coli, 15:63-72
Collaborative learning promoted with videomicroscopy (mini-workshop), 22:407-411
Collecting and preparing plant specimens and producing an herbarium, 20:295-300
Color change, determined quantitatively by examining chromatophores in sand shrimp, 11:15-26
Commensal relationships between organisms, 22:120-155
Communication
- between birds via birdsong, 22:247-260
- (chemical) in cockroaches, study of, using female sex pheromone, 6:133-140
Community of marine organisms, 20:237-258
Community structure
- field study of, using coexisting and competing insect taxa, 9:187-192
- in aquatic systems, experimental evaluation of, 20:207-222
Comparison of body size and shape among related organisms, 20:1-44
Competition
- avian niche partitioning, 18:289-298
- exercise on displacement of one E. coli strain by another, 13:77-92
- in insect predator-prey models, 21:293-304
- in plants, studied using SEEDLING computer simulation, 11:27-42
- inter-specific, laboratory study of, using protozoa, 13:19-66
- interspecific, quantification of, in the field, using insect taxa, 9:187-192
- the intertidal environment of the rocky coast, 18:273-287
Complement-mediated cell lysis, demonstrated using red cell agglutination assay, 15:141-163
Complementation assay, using bacteriophage T4, 2:49-62
Computer animations, making and using to teach biology (mini-workshop abstract), 15:362
Computer-assisted instruction/learning
- a multimedia-based lab manual: to enrich, improve and expand learning and teaching in the wet lab (mini-workshop abstract), 18:302
- authoring of customized menu-driven instructional exercises, 13:147-158
- carbon dioxide uptake in plants, 16:99-114
- bioinformatics: retrieval and analysis of DNA and protein sequences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:299
- education and the Internet (mini-workshop abstract), 17:252
- for biology laboratory exercises, 11:101-127
- human nutrition: using a program to determine how well you eat (mini-workshop abstract), 18:300
- introduction to, for biology instructors, using courseware, 14:169-190
- locomotion and biomechanics in invertebrates, 25:235-275
- reaction time, introduction to scientific method, 25:219-234
- use of Macintosh computers and Maclab data acquisition units in a human cardiovascular lab, 17:131-142
- using microcomputer-based physiology experiments in investigative labs in introductory biology, 17:143-152
- water and solute movement through red blood cell membranes, 17:99-116
Computer-based approach for generating standardized student assessment using a first year biology programme as a model to evaluate its effectiveness (mini-workshop), 22:424-428
Computer program(s)
- BEE: exercises on balancing costs and rewards in making foraging decisions, 20:187-206
- HTML editors, use in web pages, 19:307-330
- animation of enzyme catalysis, 19:81-90
- data acquisition using LabVIEW (mini-workshop abstract) 19:361
- data collection for exercise physiology using impedance pneumography, 19:287-306
- image analysis software, NIH Image 1.60 (mini-workshop abstract) 19:360
- JavaScript, use in web pages, 19:317-330
- LabVIEW for data acquisition (mini-workshop abstract) 19:361
- MacLab data collection for exercise physiology, 19:287-306
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, use in web pages, 19:307-316, 19:317-330
- Navigator Gold, use in web pages, 19:307-316, 19:317-330
- Netscape Communicator, use in web pages, 19:307-316, 19:317-330
- Netscape Navigator, use in developing web pages, 19:307-316, 19:317-330
- Parakeet Tango (a computer simulation for Mendelian genetics) (mini-workshop abstract), 19:340
- simulation of Mendelian genetics (mini-workshop abstract) 19:338-339
- simulation of spread of disease (Eppie), 19:255-270
- simulation of yeast fermentation (BioLab), 19:109-124
Computer simulation(s)
- allele frequency, simple software to demonstrate changes in (mini-workshop abstract), 17:244
- Eppie, software program to model the spread of disease in human populations, 19:255-270
- Game of Life (computer simulation) and scientific method, 25:255-275
- Modeling of disease spread in human populations, 19:255-270
- of basic neuronal function, 16:155-170
- of evolutionary change using population genetics program, 7/8:29-41
- of molecular biology case studies, 21:33-62
- on the PLATO system, 2:151-168
- scientific method, 25:255-275
- simulating a pond system over 24 hours (mini-workshop abstract), 17:236
- to study plant/animal physiology, ecology, and genetics, 11:27-42
- to study yeast fermentation as a model for scientific method, 19:109-124
- used to teach investigative problem-solving format using FISHFARM, 12:137-153
Computer software
- for acoustic analysis of birdsong, 22:247-260
- MAGIC Tool (MicroArray Genome Imaging and Clustering Tool), free software, 25:1-40
- to analyze birdsong, 22:247-260
Computers
- in the classroom: designing and producing customized instructional multimedia, 20:301-326
- MacLab data collection and analysis, used with impedance pneumography for exercise physiology, 19:287-306
- physiological measurement systems interface with, using Intelitool equipment, 14:35-50
- World Wide Web, development of home pages for, 19:307-316
- World Wide Web, enhancement using HTML, CGI, and JavaScript, 19:317-330
Computer software, a computer-based laboratory exercise on principles of enzyme assays on a spectrophotometer, 19:81-98
Conduction velocity, in giant nerve fibers, 20:45-62
Confidence levels, 1:209-249
Conjugation in E. coli, used with Hfr plasmids, to map genes, 19:1-24>
Connecting teaching lab development with education research: an introduction (mini-workshop), 22:482-483
Conservation
- genetics using sturgeon caviar, 21:102-112, 25:85-98
- of forests, 19:227-244
- of Whooping Crane, web-based courseware on population growth and management (mini-workshop), 22:438-445
Construction of combined genetic/physical map of Halomonas elongata, 25:365-371
Coomassie blue to stain proteins in gels, 21:80-101
Cooperation among unrelated individuals, evolution in, examined using Prisoner's Dilemma game, 15:319-333
Copper-tolerant mutants, studied in cultures of baker's yeast, 15:277-291
Cores, taken of trees, to study forest dynamics, 19:217-226
Corn and soybean, photosynthesis rates with Quibit, 25:199-234
Corn shoots, study of nitrate reductase induction in, 21:180-194
Corynebacterium, identification of microorganisms in the upper respiratory tract, 17:167-184
Cost-benefit analysis, using butterflies in optimal choice feeding experiment, 14:57-80
Cotesia congregata, bracoid wasp, 22:180-197
Course web-site using WebCT, 22:310-331
Courseware development and programs, introduction to, for biology instructors, 14:169-190
Courtship behavior
- in crickets and fruit flies, 3:113-131
- in guppy, 3:133-144
Courtship reaction chains and mate attraction: a two-part laboratory activity using WOWbugs, a new model insect, 21:380-404
Crabs studied in marine invertebrate field biology, 20:237-258
Crangon septemspinosus, see Sand shrimp
Create your own board games for biology (mini-workshop), 22:446-469
Crickets
- behavioral observations of aggression and courtship, 3:113-131
- to study etiology, 22:168-179
Crime scene investigation exercise for non-majors biology laboratory, 22:261-278
Critical thinking
- and the use of humor in the classroom (mini-workshop abstract), 13:169
- and writing exam questions (mini-workshop abstract), 14:223
- development of, by students authoring instructional software, 13:147-158
- protein concentration in baby formulas, 25:312-315
Crops of the future: a problem-based learning exercise for the laboratory, 25:199-234
Crosses of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) adenine (red) mutants, 20:123-136
Cross-reactivity, demonstrated using red cell agglutination assay, 15:141-163
Crowding effect of tapeworm in rat, 21:339-355
Crustaceans, used to study principles of osmoregulation, acid/base balance and respiratory physiology, 7/8:149-178
Cryoprotectant chemicals
- evaluation of seasonal production in the goldenrod gallfly, 9:193-203
- measurement of, using winter dormant goldenrod gallfly, 9:193-203
Culture and care of cellular slime molds, 25:277-298
Culture of C-Fern (Ceratoperis richardii) for laboratory investigations, 19:143-176
Culturing methods, for a variety of experimental organisms, 11:175-183
Curriculum unification using isocitrate dehydrogenase as a model enzyme (mini-workshop) 20:352
Customized instructional multimedia, 20:301-326
Customized instructional software, student development of, 13:147-158
Cyanobacteria, thin layer chromatography of photosynthetic pigments, 25:159-178
Cycads, sources of, 1:1-21
Cyclosis, demonstrated using Nitella, 1:23-31
Cypress swamp, 20:259-288
Cysticeroid-see larval state of tapeworm
Cystic fibrosis, presented in a Case It! Study, 21:33-62
Cytochemistry, 1:33-53
Cytoplasmic streaming
- control of, in Impatiens (mini-workshop abstract), 4:124
- demonstrated using Nitella, 1:23-31
Cytoskeleton
- immunocytochemical analysis of sperm, 16:135-140
- interactions with membrane, in exercise examining redistribution of plasma membrane proteins by immunofluorescence, 19:51-60
- of Tetrahymena, 21:405-415
- proteins, immunofluorescence of, 17:85-97
- study in parasitoid wasp-tobacco hornworm interactions, 22:180-197
Cytochalasin B, 21:405-415


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D1S80, use PCR and a single hair to produce a "DNA Fingerprint", 18:1-31
DNA
- alignment of sequences, 21:1-32
- a qualitative and quantitative approach to investigating cellular DNA repair mechanisms (mini-workshop abstract), 18:307
- bioinformatics: retrieval and analysis of, and protein sequences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:299
- biotin-labeling and detection, method for in hybridization experiments, 12:1-32
- experiments to study structure and function of, 3:181-216
- fingerprinting, by polymerase chain reaction, to demonstrate human polymorphism, 15:1-13
- fingerprinting, from lab to courtroom (mini-workshop abstract), 18:314
- fingerprinting, use PCR and a single hair to produce a, 18:1-31
- gel electrophoresis in molecular biology case studies, 21:33-62
- hybridization, non-radioactive experiments using the Southern blot analysis, 12:1-32
- hybridization, using nonradioactive, biotinylated probe, to screen M13 phage library, 19:43-50
- isolated to study bacterial transformation, 5:1-14
- isolation from caviar, 21:102-112
- isolation from gels (mini-workshop abstract), 14:209-210
- isolation from insects, 21:63-79
- isolation, from E. coli and beef liver, 3:181-216
- restriction analysis, introduction to, using lambda virus and enzymes, 9:171-186
- sequence analysis (mini-workshop abstract), 16:243
- sequencing and polymerase chain mutagenesis (mini-workshop) 20:353-355
- structure, demonstrated using models, 15:73-91
- teaching structure and function on a budget (mini-workshop abstract), 16:244-247
- use PCR and a single hair to produce a "Fingerprint", 18:1-31
- "Why should I wear sunscreen?", ultraviolet radiation, and mutations (mini-workshop abstract), 18:308
Daphnia sp., (also see Zooplankton)
- culturing methods, 11:175-183
- life-history schedules in, 17:185-196
- used with Bluegill sunfish to test size-selective predation hypothesis, 7/8:23-28
"Darwin 2000": an Interactive Web site for student research into evolution of genes and proteins, 21:1-32
Data acquisition, using LabVIEW (mini-workshop abstract), 19:361
Databases, 21:1-32
Data collection, using MacLab in exercise physiology, 19:287-306
Daubenmire canopy-coverage method, used to measure percent cover by plant species, 13:93-105
Death by osmosis: an interactive, investigative laboratory exercise, 21:454-462
Deciduous forest guide, on the World Wide Web, 21:472-473
Decomposers (invertebrate), quantitative study of, using the Berlese Funnel, 6:73-89
Defense compounds, herbivory and anti-herbivory: investigating the relationship between the toxicity of plant chemical extracts and insect damage to the leaves, 18:249-271
Degenea, laboratory investigations in, 22:156-167
Degradation of  DNA, 22:81-99
Deletion analysis, using bacteriophage T4, 2:49-62
Density estimation of a population, 19:197-216
Dental caries, determining susceptibility to, 12:111-128
Dentition of rabbit masticatory apparatus, 19:271-286
Dermatoglyphics,
- from Down Syndrome, 25:99-124
- used to study a complex trait in human genetics, 11:129-150
Design of customized instructional multimedia, 20:301-326
Detection of fecal coliform bacteria (mini-workshop), 22:400-401
Determination of DNA concentration by UV spectrophotometry, 22:81-99
Developing biological board games: Why not make a game of it? (mini-workshop), 22:446-469
Development
- a holistic approach to teaching a laboratory using sea urchins, 16:25-32
- anatomy (mini-workshop), 22:407-411
- chicken heart (mini-workshop abstract) 19:331-332
- macrocysts formation in Polyspondylium pallidum (slime mold) 25:277-298
- macrocysts vs. fruiting bodies of Dictyostelium, 25:277-298
- of the chicken embryonic heart, 20:85-100
- patterns of segmental regeneration in a freshwater oligochaete, 17:23-34
- plant (fern, Ceratoperis richardii), 19:143-176
- regulation and reorganization in cellular slime molds. 25:277-298
- studied in a teleost, 2:247-254
- studied in sea urchin, 3:53-89
- studied in water fern, 2:247-254
Diabetes, regulation of blood glucose levels in normal and diabetic rats, 16:181-202
Dichotomous key
- construction and use of, as biological tool in taxonomy, 12:101-110
- species identification and systematics (mini-workshop abstract), 18:315-320
- using paper copies of vines, 25:346
Dictyostelium discoideum, see Slime molds
Differential configuration to isolate mitochondria from California blackworm, 22:64-80
Differentiation in plants,
- and dedifferention, using tissue culture to investigate (mini-workshop abstract), 16:248
- study of, using tissue culture, 3:39-51
Diffusion
- potentials across an artificial membrane (mini-workshop) 20:334-342
- principles of, 2:63-119
- rate, of molecules across red blood cell membrane, studied using sheep cells, 14:115-140
Digestion of DNA, presented in a Case It! simulation, 21:33-62
Digestive systems, used to develop concepts of structure-function and unity with diversity, in learning-cycle approach, 7/8:113-133
Digeneans, living on the liver of fish, 22:120-155
Digital imaging
- to study parasitoid wasp-tobacco hornworm interactions, 22:180-197
- the use of in general botany laboratories (mini-workshop abstract), 17:241
Dihybrid cross, in investigative laboratories on the genetics of Indian corn (mini-workshop abstract) 19:341-346
Dilution
- techniques, introduced in study of insect (cockroach) circulatory system, 15:119-139
- used in study of timing of adaptive mutations, 15:277-291
Dinosaurs, estimating brain size and body mass, to infer mode of thermal regulation, 15:181-214
Dirt lab: an open-ended investigation into an environmental problem (mini-workshop) 20:363-368
Disease(s)
- a hands-on simulation of transmission (mini-workshop abstract), 17:240
- carrier, factors affecting spread of disease in human population, 19:255-270
- in case studies of molecular biology, 21:33-62
Disinfection procedures, to minimize risk of transmitting diseases in the laboratory, 12:111-128
Dispersal cues used by parasitic wasps: phototaxis, geotaxis and mated Melittobia (mini-workshop),  22:369-376
Dispersion of a population, estimated by sampling, 19:197-216
Displays, using to augment laboratories (mini-workshop abstract), 16:258
Disruptive competition, experimental testing of, by foraging students, 13:1-17
Dissection
- fundamental issues of uses, sacrifice of living organisms in, 14:153-168
- kits, sources of, 1:1-21
- of rabbit masticatory apparatus, 19:271-286
- of symbiotic hosts, 22:120-155
Diversity index, in freshwater streams, 1:251-265
Diversity of photosynthetic pigments in algae, 25:159-178
DNA
- "A Kinesthetic Experience" (mini-workshop), 22:367-368
- fingerprints, in a crime scene investigation exercise, 22:261-278
- introduction to working with, 22:81-99
- isolation from single caviar egg, 25:85-98
- isolation from mitochondria of  Lumbriculus variegatus, (California blackworm), 22:64-80
- microarrays, interactive databases and hands on data analysis, 25:1-40
- sequencing to illustrate mutations and evolution, 22:100-119
Dog and wolf skulls, exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
Dormancy (winter), study of survival adaptations to stress in goldenrod gallfly, 9:193-203
Down Syndrome
- karyotype, prepared using chromosome kits, 7/8:179-187
- population, use of dermatoglyphs from, to study human genetics, 11:129-150
Drosophila
- DNA: from lab to courtroom (mini-workshop abstract), 18:314
- in commensal relationship with Leptomonas flagellates, 22:120-155
Drosophila melanogaster, see Fruit fly
Duchenne muscular distrophy, presented in a Case It! Study, 21:33-62


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ECG, measurement of, using Intelitool computer-interface equipment, 14:35-50
EMG-electromyogram, 21:248-270
Echo sounding equipment, used as a tool in ecological studies, 9:51-62
E. coli
- also see bacteria.
- a qualitative and quantitative approach to investigating cellular DNA repair mechanisms (mini-workshop abstract), 18:307
- expression vectors used in project-oriented teaching laboratories, 17:1-21
- mapping genes in, using Hfr plasmids, 19:1-24
- mating CSH121 and CSH125, Chromosome mapping and gradient of transfer in bacteria, 25:65-84
E. coli lac operon (mini-workshop abstract), 19:334
Earthworm, recording action potentials from giant axons (mini-workshop abstract), 16:252-253
Ecological
- concepts taught with mud dauber nests (mini-workshop) 20:380-381
- crisis 2050 A.D., a student-oriented simulation (mini-workshop abstract), 15:356
- interactions, testing prey distribution patterns (mini-workshop abstract), 15:354
Ecology
- animals as factors shaping plant communities (mini-workshop abstract), 17:237
- community, two-dimensional ordination of winter stonefly communities, using taxonomic data, 9:37-49
- estimation of species richness in Pennsylvanian coal swamp communities, 17:219-232
- field research used in a lab based non-majors course, 25:344-345
- hypothesis testing in, 3:157-166
- influence of nutrients and zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton: a collaborative lab (mini-workshop abstract), 16:257
- introduction to quantification of observable vegetation densities, 14:51-56
- investigations of relationships among wetland organisms using pickle jar aquaria, 17:197-217
- life-history schedules in Daphnia magna, 17:185-196
- marine, study of shark foraging strategy, using SHARK computer simulation, 11:27-42
- of a forest, 19:227-244 
- of ant pollination of plants, 22:218-233
- of birds, 22:247-260
- of community structure in aquatic systems, 20:207-222
- of insect predation, 21:293-304
- of marine invertebrates, 20:237-258
- of soil and litter invertebrates, quantitative study of, 6:73-89
- of soil in Dirt lab: an open-ended investigation into an environmental problem (mini-workshop) 20:363-368
- of sun and shade leaf phenotypes, 21:478-481
- population structure predictions in, using Leslie Matrix model, 10:69-78
- principles of predator-prey interaction, 2:169-180
- research problems, used in senior undergraduate laboratories (mini-workshop abstract), 15:358
- service learning project for non-major human ecology class, 25:340-345
- small group research projects in, for intro biology and
Ecology courses (mini-workshop abstract), 15:360
- simulating a pond system over 24 hours (mini-workshop abstract), 17:236
- stream and pond, field trip for comparative study of biological communities, 13:119-127
- the intertidal environment of the rocky coast, 18:273-287
- tropical, planning study of, through field courses, 14:191-207
- winter dormancy survival adaptations, using goldenrod gallfly, 9:193-203
Ecology laboratory, of plants using line-intercept method, 22:234-246
Ecosystem
- analysis in a cypress swamp and surrounding uplands, 20:259-288
- aquatic, study of energetics of, 4:71-89
Ecotypes, phenotypic variation in plants, 18:231-247
Ectotherm, 21:356-379
Edge effects on forest fragmentation, 19:227-244
Education,
- research and teaching lab development (mini-workshop), 22:482-483
- research journals (mini-workshop), 22:482-483
- selected laboratory experiments for elementary education major or other non-biology majors (mini-workshop abstract), 18:306
- science, of elementary and middle school teachers, the role of biologists in (mini-workshop abstract), 17:246
Educational resources on animal diversity (mini-workshop), 22:412-416
Eels (vinegar), culturing methods, 11:175-183
Effects of irradiance on photosynthetic carbon dioxide uptake and chlorophyll fluorescence, 21:225-247
Effective methods of training biology laboratory teaching assistants, 21:429-444, 22:295-309
Efficiency of arm movement: a study of leverage, ATP utilization, and sarcomere shortening in the brachium (mini-workshop) 20:384-386
Electrical signals from human muscle, 21:248-270
Electric fish, used in study of sensory perception and communication, 5:49-61
Electroantennogram, bioassay technique (using honey bee), 1:171-208
Electrocommunication, studied using electric fish, 5:49-61
Electrolyte dissociation, determination of, using sheep red blood cells, 14:115-140
Electromyogram, used to determine nerve conduction velocity in human, 10:33-41
Electromyography: recording electrical signals from human muscle, 21:248-270
Electron flow, exploration of concept, using spinach chloroplasts, 10:43-58
Electron microscopy, introduction to principles of, 10:59-66
Electron transfer rate, in photosynthesis, 21:225-247
Electron transport chain, teaching of (mini-workshop abstract), 14:211
Electroperception, studied using electric fish, 5:49-61
Electrophoresis
- agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA, 22:81-99
- agarose gel electrophoresis to analyze proteins, 21:80-101
- agarose gel, use in introduction to DNA restriction analysis, 9:171-186
- cellulose acetate, of the Lap locus of white campion, 20:101-122
- cellulose acetate, to study allozymes and population variability, 19:25-42
- cellulose acetate, to study genetic variation of zebra mussels (mini-workshop) 20:343-351
- lighting up: analysis of yeast RAS genes using a chemiluminescent southern blot procedure, 18:33-60
- of proteins, 21:80-101
- of DNA, 22:81-99
- polyacrylamide gel, used to study proteins in mammalian red blood cells and plasma, 15:15-43
- simulations in case studies of molecular biology, 21:33-62
- used in human DNA fingerprinting exercise, 15:1-13
Electrophysiological
- of the embryonic chicken heart, 20:85-100
- preparations, using grasshoppers, 2:181-195
- techniques and recording, 2:197-225
Electroretinogram(s)
-  of horseshoe crab, to study sensory physiology, 9:101-130
- of insect photoreceptors (mini-workshop) 20:327-333
Elementary education, selected laboratory experiments for these major or other non-biology majors (mini-workshop abstract), 18:306
Embryo(s)
- culture, mouse, method of, 7/8:97-112
- development, illustrated using water fern, 2:227-245
- preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian, and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166
Embryology
- laboratory study of, using chick heart embryos, 3:91-100
- laboratory study of, using the sea urchin, 3:53-89
- methods for studying early development of living mouse embryos, 7/8:97-112
- of the chicken heart, 20:85-100
EMG, human mastication project laboratory, 16:203-218
Endocrinology, regulation of blood glucose levels in normal and diabetic rats, 16:181-202
Endotherm, 21:356-379
Energetic strategies of terrestrial vertebrates, 21:356-379
Energy flow, study of
- using aquatic research microecosystems, 4:59-70
- using aquatic ecosystems, 4:71-89
Energy metabolism
- in human, laboratory designed for students not majoring in biology, 9:209-231
- in mouse, 1:125-135
Enhancement of student learning with online manual (mini-workshop), 22:436-437
Environment, phenotypic variation in plants, 18:231-247
Environmental
- biology, non-majors: large class hands-on experiences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:312
- conditions affecting cultured experimental organisms, 11:175-183
- education at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 20:223-236
- education, service learning project for non-major human ecology class, 25:340-345
- field research used in a lab based non-majors course, 25:344-345
- management of forests, 19:227-244
- problems Dirt lab: an open-ended investigation into an environmental problem (mini-workshop) 20:363-368
- signals, reporter genes and transgenic plants to study response to, 17:71-84
Enzyme
- activity, effects of pH, ionic composition, and temperature on, 3:167-179
- activity of isocitrate dehydrogenase, 20:137-164
- assay (invertase), to study structure and function interaction, using corn root, 15:93-108
- assays of honeybee mitochondria, 22:43-63
- assays to demonstrate enzyme action, 3:167-179
- assays, used to monitor and separate organelles of slime mold, 13:129-146
- description of simple experiments with eight familiar enzymes, 6:153-161
- digestive, of cockroach, 1:111-123
- immunoassay, honeybee venom detected by, 16:171-179
- induction in plant shoots, 21:180-194
- kinetics, in computer-based laboratory exercise to teach principles of enzyme assays (of beta-galactosidase) using a spectrophotometer, 19:81-98
- kinetics, laboratory investigation of, using turnip peroxidase, 13:107-118
- kinetics, teaching of, using commercial diagnostic assay for glucose in plasma (mini-workshop abstract), 14:213
- quantitative study of, using crude potato extract as catalase, 12:89-99
- specificity, studied in yeast metabolism, 21:492-496
Equipment (laboratory) list, spreadsheet for (mini-workshop abstract), 12:203
Erwinia carotovora, used to examine Koch's postulates, 1:89-109
Escherichia coli, see Bacteria (E. coli)
Ethical issues in laboratory dissection, discussion of, 14:153-168
Ethogram, 21:380-404
Etiology, a study with crickets and Serratia marcescens, 22:168-179
Eurosta solidagensis, see Goldenrod gallfly
Evolution
- by artificial selection and unraveling the mysteries of Hairy's inheritance (Wisconsin Fast Plants), 21:146-179
- demonstrations of, using population genetics computer simulation program, 7/8:29-41
- of cooperation, a web-based game about animal behaviour (mini-workshop), 22:438-445
- of cooperative behavior, studied using Prisoner's Dilemma game, 15:319-333
- of  DNA sequences, 22:100-119
- of fern, studied by using character keys for morphology and anatomy, 4:43-52
- of genes and proteins, studied in Interactive Web site, 21:1-32
- of insect species, studied by PCR, 21:63-79
- of plants, fossils used for study of, 3:145-156
- of traits in wood lice, 19:245-254
- simulation, 21:113-134
- teaching evolutionary pathways with imaginary animals (mini-workshop abstract), 18:301 
- using humans as example, 22:332-366
Evolutionary
- synthesis, description of a majors biology course (mini-workshop abstract), 15:357
- trees, teaching evolutionary pathways with imaginary animals (mini-workshop abstract), 18:301
Excretion (nitrogen), in insects, quantitative exercise, using locust and cockroach, 6:121-132
Exercise, effect on energy metabolism in mouse, 1:125-135
Exercise physiology, use of impedance pneumography, 19:287-306
Exercises in lectures, 22:249-294
Expanding the nature of science in teaching laboratories: from ethology to investigating animal behavior, 25:255-275
Experimental design
- a first majors course developing student understanding of, 12:155-173
- and testing, demonstrated in brine shrimp hatching and development, 7/8:1-16
- human mastication project laboratory, 16:203-218
- intro for freshmen using Lyme disease case study and termite behavior, 25:316-327
- selected laboratory experiments for elementary education major or other non-biology majors (mini-workshop abstract), 18:306
- taught in an exercise on reaction times used to teach the scientific method, 20:63-84
Experimental organisms, methods for collection, culturing, and care of, 11:175-183
Experimentation, how to get students to stop asking "Is this lab going to take the whole three hours?": a description of a cell biology lab curriculum which emphasizes scientific inquiry (mini-workshop abstract), 18:303-305
Expression vectors used in project-oriented teaching laboratories, 17:1-2, 25: 41-64
Extended discretion approach, a teaching model using evaluation of water quality, 7/8:135-147
Exudation (surface), studying control of by slugs, 4:21-29
Eye color, genetics of, in fruit fly, 10:141-155


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F factor (fertility plasmid) of E.coli, used to map genes, 19:1-24>
Factorial design of experiments in aquatic environments, 21:305-323
Fast Plants (Rapid-cycling Brassica rapa)
- introduction to use of, in teaching botany, 10:1-29
- used in inbreeding/outbreeding fitness experiment, 15:215-238
Fasting, effect on energy metabolism in mouse, 1:125-135
Fat
- content in ground meat, 25:385-390
- measuring of body fat in humans, using an Apple II computer program, intended for non-majors, 9:233-259
Fecal coliform bacteria detection (mini-workshop), 22:400-401
Fecundity, life-history schedules in Daphnia magna, 17:185-196
Feeding
- bluegill sunfish on Daphnia sp., to test size-selective predation hypothesis, 7/8:23-28
- choice experiment demonstrating optimal cost-benefit function, using butterflies, 14:57-80
- strategies of insect predators, 21:293-304
Fermentation (in yeast), 19:109-124
Fermentation, using an investigative approach to teach the concepts of (mini-workshop abstract), 17:254
Fern
- Ceratoperis richardii, 19:143-176
- evolution, demonstration of, by development of classification keys, 4:43-52
- see C-Fern
- spore dispersal in, 22:198-217
- structure, study of, using groundplan-divergence technique, 4:43-52
- use of gametophytes in teaching plant development, 2:227-245
Fertilization
- illustrated using water fern, 2:227-245
- in fern, (Ceratoperis richardii), 19:143-176
Field and lab exercise using scientific methos to study ant pollination, 22:218-233
Field biology of marine invertebrates, 20:237-258
Field collection of plant specimens for an herbarium, 20:295-300
Field courses, details for planning and conducting a camping safari in East Africa, 14:191-207
Field methods to study bird and birdsong, 22:247-260
Field study,
- avian niche partitioning, 18:289-298
- of plant pollination by ants, 22:218-233
- the intertidal environment of the rocky coast, 18:273-287
Field research used in a lab based non-majors course, 25:344-345
Filicales, woodland fern, spore release in, 22:198-217
Fingerprints
- in a crime scene investigation exercise, 22:261-278
- patterns and quantitative genetics, 25:99-124
Fire hazards and safety in the laboratory, 9:355-382
Fire, prescribed burning at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 20:223-236
First year biology programme, assessment of students in (mini-workshop), 22:424-428
Fish
- as hots for Proterometra macrostoma (a digenetic trematode), 22:156-167
- as hosts to parasitic organisms, 22:120-155
- parasites, laboratory investigations of, 22:156-167
FISHFARM, a computer simulation used to teach investigative problem-solving format, 12:137-153
Fish predators, snail response to, 21:271-292
Flavor chemistry of onion, 19:177-196
Flagellates, examples of symbiotic organisms, 22:120-155
Flesh flies, culturing methods, 11:175-183
Flies, behavioral observation of chemoreception, 3:113-131
Flight in insects, visual analysis, 2:197-225
Flight muscle of honeybee, 22:43-63
Flocking behavior, experimental testing of simulated variables by students, 13:1-17
Flow visualization, orientation of marine invertebrates to odor sources, 18:211-230
Flower structure, variation in patterns, 22:198-217
Fluid exchange, study of processes and control, using slugs, 4:21-29
Fluid mosaic model of membrane structure, in exercise examining redistribution of plasma membrane proteins by immunofluorescence, 19:51-60
Fluorescent microscopy, use in studying algal cell enlargement, 4:31-42
Focus on Environment, a simulation program, 21:497-503
Food chain in outdoor classroom learning station techniques at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 20:223-236
Food preference, experiments using slime molds, 14:1-19
Food web(s)
- in experimental evaluation of community structure in aquatic systems, 20:207-222
- interactions in an aquatic environment, 21:305-323
- investigations of relationships among wetland organisms using pickle jar aquaria, 17:197-217
Foraging
- balancing costs and rewards in making foraging decisions, 20:187-206
- behavior, experimental testing of simulated variables by students, 13:1-17
- methods, of insects, 21:293-304
- strategy, of a small shark, studied using SHARK computer simulation, 11:27-42
Forensics
- PCR to analyze caviar, 21:102-112
- presented in a Case It! Study, 21:33-62
- protein gel electrophoresis to identify different seafoods, 21:80-101
- use PCR and a single hair to produce a "DNA Fingerprint", 18:1-31
Forest
- dynamics and the age distribution of trees, 19:217-226
- fragmentation in the Rocky Mountains, 19:227-244
- guide on the World Wide Web, 21:472-473
- management and forest fragmentation, 19:227-244
- succession, 19:217-226
- (sub-alpine), succession in (mini-workshop abstract), 15:355
Formaldehyde, reduction of use in zoology laboratories (mini-workshop abstract) 19:357-359
Fossils
- hominoids, 22:332-366
- of plants, laboratory study of, 3:145-156
- used to interpret past environments, 13:147-158
Fragile X syndrome, presented in a Case It! Study, 21:33-62
Fragmentation of a forest, 19:227-244
Frames, used in development of web pages, 19:307-316, 19:317-330
"Frankengel" (gel with three different agarose concentrations), 22:81-99
Free hand sectioning of plant tissue to study plant structure, 19:109-124
Fresh water systems, experimental evaluation of community structure in, 20:207-222
Frog
- and trematodes, symbiotic relationships between, 22:120-155
- culturing methods, 11:175-183
- skin receptive fields, 2:197-225
- sources of, 1:1-21
- use in nerve conduction experiments, 10:33-41
Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
- behavioral observation of courtship, 3:113-131
- biochemical assay of, to study Mendelian inheritance of aldehyde oxidase, 12:33-47
- examinations of polytene chromosomes, 3:181-216
- genetic equilibrium, 22:19-42
- use of eye color to understand Mendelian inheritance, 10:141-155
Functional genomics, 25:1-40
Function of rabbit masticatory apparatus, 19:271-286
Funding
- educational development, 12:175-187
- National Science Foundation, lux gene in teaching laboratory (mini-workshop abstract) 19:335-336
Fruit juices, integrating introductory biology and chemistry laboratories: human metabolism of vitamin C and analysis, an example, 18:187-210
Fungi
- gene mapping and linkage, a study using tetrad analysis in Sordaria fimicola, 16:1-24
- mycorrihizal, visualization of (mini-workshop) 20:353-355
- rot and decay causing, information on how to find and investigate, 11:1-13
- symbiotic, methods to process and identify in roots of vascular plants, 9:131-137


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Game, cards, using the scientific method to study optical orientation in blowfly larvae (mini-workshop abstract), 18:309-311
Game of Life (computer simulation) and scientific method, 25:255-275
Game theory, basic concepts of, used to examine evolution of cooperative behavior, 15:319-333
Gametophytes
- ferns, 2:227-245
- use of, in investigations using C-Fern, 19:143-176
Gardens (botanical), see Botanical gardens
Gas exchange,
- implications of microenvironmental change of, using leaf stomata, 13:67-75
- measurement of nitrogenase activity in N₂-fixing nodules of soybean, 18:125-141
Gastropods, as prey, 21:271-292
G-banded chromosomes, human chromosome analysis, 16:33-56
Gel electrophoresis (agarose), used in a Southern blot experiment using non-radioactive DNA detection system,
12:1-32
GenBank, 21:1-32
GeneBee, program to construct evolutionary trees based on DNA sequences, 22:100-119
Gene(s)
- regulation, studied in an exercise on the lac operon, 20:165-174
- replacement, wild-type ADEI by disrupted copy, using yeast, 11:77-99
- reporter and transgenic plants to study response to environmental signals, 17:71-84
Gene flow, in a population genetics simulation, 21:113-134
Gene mapping
- an introduction to, using nematode, 10:109-117
- and linkage, a study using tetrad analysis in Sordaria fimicola, 16:1-24
- in E. coli, using Hfr plasmids, 19:1-24>
- in Sordaria fimicola (mini-workshop abstract), 4:110-112
- techniques, an introduction to, 2:49-62
General biology, teaching using the open lab format (mini-workshop abstract), 16:242
General science course, laboratory format, field research, 25:344-345
Genetic
- control, of biosynthetic pathway, using bacterium Serratia marcescens, 14:21-33
- drift, in a population genetics simulation, 21:113-134
- equilibrium in Drosophila melanogaster, 22:19-42
- equilibrium, demonstrated in sexually-reproducing diploid organisms (using beans), 7/8:29-41
- potential of plant cells, study of, using tissue culture, 3:39-51
- variability, of bark beetles, measured by allozyme electrophoresis, 19:25-42
- variation in zebra mussels using protein electrophoresis (mini-workshop) 20:343-351
Genetics
- a play for lab (mini-workshop abstract), 17:245
- cat coats, population genetics of (mini-workshop abstract) 19:338-339
- complex trait, dermatoglyphics, 25:99-124
- computer simulation of Mendelian genetics (mini-workshop abstract) 19:340
- exercise on Mendelian inheritance, using eye color of fruit fly, 10:141-155
- gene mapping and linkage, a study using tetrad analysis in Sordaria fimicola, 16:1-24
- human, study of a complex trait using dermatoglyphics, 11:129-150
- human - What will your children be like? (mini-workshop abstract) 19:333
- Indian corn (mini-workshop abstract) 19:341-346
- introduction to gene mapping, using nematode, 10:109-117
- introductory teaching using Brassica campestris, 1:155-169
- investigations using C-Fern, 19:143-176
- lab, determining what fish caviar came from, 25:85-98
- of the Lap locus in White campion (Silene latifolia), a population genetics exercise using cellulose acetate electrophoresis, 20:101-122
- word problems, 21:445-450
Genomic and microbiological research in undergraduate curriculum, 25:365-371
Genomic sequence annotation, 25:365-371
Genotype
- frequencies in the Lap locus of White campion (Silene latifolia), a population genetics exercise using cellulose acetate electrophoresis, 20:101-122
- phenotypic variation in plants, 18:231-247
Geotaxis in parasitic wasps (mini-workshop), 22:369-376
Germination
- procedure for aseptic seed germination in plant tissue culture, 11:151-174
- studied using lettuce seeds and seedlings, 6:27-49
Giant-celled marine red alga (Griffithsia pacifica), use in study of cell development, 4:31-42
Giant axons, recording action potentials from earthworm (mini-workshop abstract), 16:252-253
Giant ciliate (Stentor coeruleus), used to demonstrate microsurgery, 4:91-101
Gibberellic acid
- assayed using endosperm of barley seed, 10:131-140
- bioassay, using dwarf pea plants (mini-workshop abstract), 4:122-123
- effects on growth and sex organ differentiation, 2:227-245
Gif, for online materials, 22:310-331
Gland development in insects, inhibition of, by precocene II, 3:101-112
Global climate change, as studied in paleoecology, 21:324-338
Global warming, a discussion-oriented exercise (mini-workshop abstract), 12:196
Glycogen, depletion on liver and muscle (in mouse), 1:125-135
Glycolysis in honeybee mitochondria, 22:43-63
Goldenrod gallfly, used in study of winter dormancy supercooling and freezing, 9:193-203
Grading, 21:430-444
Graduate Assistants, see Teaching Assistants
Grafting coleus plants, 21:474-477
Gram staining, identification of microorganisms in the upper respiratory tract, 17:167-184
Graphing, teaching of, using red cabbage extract and pH buffers (mini-workshop abstract), 15:352
Grasshoppers, electrophysiological preparations, 2:181-195
Grazing, effects of cattle grazing on shortgrass prairie vegetation, 13:93-105
Green anoles, energetics of, 21:356-379
Griffithsia pacifica, see Giant-celled marine red alga, 4:31-42
Groundplan-divergence technique, used to teach about fern structure, 4:43-53
Group projects for the botany lab, 21:482-486
Group projects in large and small classes (mini-workshop abstract), 16:241
Growlab, gardening-based curriculum guide (mini-workshop abstract), 14:221
Growth and differentiation, using chick embryos in shell-less culture, 5:105-115
Guard cells, measurement with ocular micrometer, 25:125-134
Guide to northeastern deciduous forest on the World Wide Web, 21:472-473
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H₂ evolution, measurement of nitrogenase activity in N₂-fixing nodules of soybean, 18:125-141
H+ extrusion, demonstrated using Nitella, 1:23-31
Hfr (high frequency of recombination) plasmids, used to map genes in E. coli, 19:1-24>
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
- used to create biology tutorials, 21:416-429
- used to develop web pages, 19:307-316, 19:317-330
Habitat study in outdoor classroom learning station techniques at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 20:223-236
Habituation, in hermit crabs, 1:209-249
Haemophilus, identification of microorganisms in the upper respiratory tract, 17:167-184
Hair, use a single and PCR to produce a "DNA Fingerprint", 18:1-31
Halomonas elongata, Construction of combined genetic/physical map, 25:365-371
Handicapped students and biology experiments, procedures and devices for, 3:1-17
Hand-sections, making and staining fresh plant (mini-workshop abstract), 16:250
Hardy-Weinberg genetic equilibrium
- computer simulation of, 7/8:29-41
- in a population genetics simulation, 21:113-134
- in Drosophila melanogaster, 22:19-42
- used to introduce population genetics, 14:141-151
Hardy-Weinberg, in a population genetics exercise of cellulose acetate electrophoresis of the Lap locus of white campion, 20:101-122
Health hazard appraisal, in humans, an Apple II computer program, intended for non-majors, 9:233-259
Heart
- chicken embryonic, development and physiology of, 20:85-100
- development of, in chicken (mini-workshop abstract) 19:331-332
- using a fresh mammalian in learning-cycle laboratory (mini-workshop abstract), 16:254
Heating and cooling rates, examining effects of allometric relationships on, 12:49-68
HeLa cells, using commercially available cells in a chromosome lab (mini-workshop abstract), 17:238-239
Hemacytometer, cell fractionation in Tetrahymena, 18:81-96
Hemagglutination, observed in study of immune system in non-human vertebrates, 15:141-163
Hemocytes of tobacco hornworm during bacterial infection, 21:135-145
Hemocytometer, use of, 21:135-145
Hemoglobin, comparisons of, 22:332-366
Hemoglobinometry and spectrophotometry, 20:175-186
Hemoglobins, 21:1-32
Hemolymph volume
- measurement of, in locust and cockroach, 6:121-132
- determined in cockroach, 15:119-139
Herbarium, how collect and prepare plant specimens for, 20:295-300
Herbarium project on the World Wide Web, 21:472-473
Herbicides, study of electron-transport-blocking effects on chlorophyll fluorescence, using algae, 15:109-118
Herbivory, and anti-herbivory: investigating the relationship between the toxicity of plant chemical extracts and insect damage to the leaves, 18:249-271
Heritable variation, phenotypic variation in plants, 18:231-247
Hermit crabs (Pagurus longicarpus), behavior, 1:209-249
High schools, organizing credit courses and workshops for teachers, and strengthening the interface between universities and, 12:175-187
Hill reaction
- in vitro and in vivo exercises to study light-driven electron-transport, 15:109-118
- use of chloroplasts to demonstrate, 2:31-47
Hilsenhoff's Biotic Index, used as water quality indicator in streams, 5:85-98
Histidine auxotroph, 22:1-18
Histochemical staining of plant tissue, 19:125-142
Histochemistry, study of, using chick embryos in shell-less culture, 5:105-115
Histology (mini-workshop), 22:407-411
Histones, methods for isolation and identification of, 3:181-216
Holmes, Sherlock, portrayed in an exercise to study osmosis, 21:454-462
Home laboratory activities (mini-workshop abstract) 19:362-365
Homepage development, for the World Wide Web, 19:307-330
Homology between sequences, 21:1-32
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
- flight muscle mitochondria and metabolism, 22:43-63
- use of (in teaching biology labs), morphology, observation colonies, 1:171-208
- venom detected by enzyme immunoassay, 16:171-179
Hordeum vulgare, see Barley
Hormonal regulation, pigment granule transport in chromatophores, 18:143-157
Hormone
- and metabolic germination inhibitors, study of, using lettuce seedlings, 6:27-49
- secretion, juvenile and anti-juvenile, in insects, 3:101-112
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), use of eye in study of sensory physiology, 9:101-130
Host-parasite interactions, 21:339-355
Human(s)
- as central example in teaching undergraduate biology labs, 22:332-366
- biochemical analysis of vertebrate skeletal system, using kinematic model, 2:121-150
- blood pressure, determination of, 7/8:69-84
- bone and muscle movement, analysis of, in leg and foot, using kinematic model, 15:165-169
- cardiopulmonary functions, experimental procedures for assessment of, 7/8:69-84
- chromosome analysis, 16:33-56
- DNA fingerprinting to demonstrate polymorphism, 15:1-13
- energy metabolism, laboratory designed for students not majoring in biology, 9:209-231
- evolution, 22:332-366
- fingerprinting to demonstrate polymorphism, 15:1-13
- genetics, interactive module for study of (mini-workshop abstract), 13:167
- genetics - What will your children be like? (mini-workshop abstract) 19:333
- integrating introductory biology and chemistry laboratories: metabolism of vitamin C and fruit juice analysis, an example, 18:187-210
- karyotype, preparation of, using prepared kits of Biophoto chromosome smears, 7/8:179-187
- karyotype, practical introduction to (mini-workshop abstract), 4:125-128
- mastication project laboratory, 16:203-218
- menstrual cycle, studied using CYCLE computer simulation, 11:27-42
- meter, intended for non-majors, 9:233-259
- models to teach DNA structure (mini-workshop), 22:367-368
- muscle, recording electrical signals from, 21:248-270
- nerve conduction, measurement of, 10:33-41
- nutrient analysis, an Apple II computer program, intended for non-majors, 9:233-259
- olfaction and chemical communication, 18:167-185
- pulse rate, determination of, 7/8:69-84
- reaction time, measured with an Apple II computer program which simulates a reaction - reproductive physiology, studied using CYCLE computer simulation, 11:27-42
- respiratory volumes, determination of, 7/8:69-84
- skinfold test, used to measure amount of body fat, an exercise for non-majors, 9:209-231
- stretch reflex action and pathways, 2:197-225
- use of Macintosh computers and Maclab data acquisition units in a human cardiovascular lab, 17:131-142
- using commercially available cells in a chromosome lab (mini-workshop abstract), 17:238-239
Huntington's chorea, presented in a Case It! Study, 21:33-62
Hybridization
- examination of, through gene replacement, using yeast, 11:77-99
- of DNA, to screen M13 phage library 19:43-50
Hydra, culturing methods, 11:175-183
Hydrogen ion, in a study of buffering, 21:463-468
Hydroponics to grow onions, 19:177-196
Hydroxide ion, in a study of buffering, 21:463-468
Hymenolepis diminuta-see tapeworm
Hymenoptera, 21:380-404
Hypothesis, design of, in reaction times used to teach the scientific method, 20:63-84
Hypothesis testing
- in an exercise on boxelder samara (seed) dispersal (mini-workshop) 20:369-374
- in crime scene investigation exercise, 22:261-278
- in ecology, 3:157-166
- in study  of plant pollination by ants, 22:218-233
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Identibacter interactus, a software simulation to identify bacteria, 21:497-503
Indirect interactions in an aquatic environment, 21:305-323
Infrared carbon dioxide analyzer, to study photosynthesis, 21:225-247
Image analysis software (mini-workshop abstract) 19:360
Immune response of tobacco hornworms to bacterial infection, 21:135-145
Immune system, in factors affecting the spread of human disease, 19:255-270
Immune system (non-human), principles of, using red cell agglutination assay, 15:141-163
Immunization, identification of T lymphocytes, 18:113-123
Immunoassay, honeybee venom detected by enzyme, 16:171-179
Immunocytochemical analysis of sperm cytoskeleton, 16:135-140
Immunofluorescence of cytoskeletal proteins, 17:85-97
Immunofluorescent microscopy, used to examine redistribution of plasma membrane proteins, 19:51-60
Immunopoly, a board game for teaching immunology, 22:446-469
Impedance pneumography, used in exercise physiology laboratory, 19:287-306
Inbreeding depression, long-term experiment examining negative effects on fitness, using Fast Plants (Brassica rapa), 15:215-238
Independent projects
- how to get students to stop asking "Is this lab going to take the whole three hours?": a description of a cell biology lab curriculum which emphasizes scientific inquiry (mini-workshop abstract), 18:303-305
- molds, using25:328-333
- protein concentrations in baby formulas, using, 25:312-315
Individualized laboratory, management of, using mastery-based instruction, 11:73-75
Infection of crickets with "Pink Plague", Serratia marcescens, 22:168-179
Infectious agents and safety in the laboratory, 9:343-354
Infusion, intravenous, technique for, using the rat, 4:13-20
Inheritance (Mendelian) of aldehyde oxidase, studied by biochemical assay, using fruit fly, 12:33-47
Inquiry lab
- for non-majors (mini-workshop), 22:417-423
- molds, using, 25:328-333.
Inquiry method,
- a qualitative and quantitative approach to investigating cellular DNA repair mechanisms (mini-workshop abstract), 18:307
- used to teach introductory botany, 9:137-170
Insect herbivores, herbivory and anti-herbivory: investigating the relationship between the toxicity of plant chemical extracts and insect damage to the leaves, 18:249-271
Insect(s)
- WOWBugs (parasitic wasp-Melittobia digitata): Newest insect in the curriculum (mini-workshop) 20:382-383
- active transport in malpighian tubules, 16:141-154
- as agents of pollination, 22:198-217
- aquatic, used in estimation of stream water quality, 5:85-98
- behavior, field study of ant trail phenomenon, 5:99-104
- circulatory system, studied by determination of cockroach hemolymph volume, 15:119-139
- communication, field study of pheromone secretion by ants, 5:99-104
- flight analysis, 2:197-225
- molecular phylogeny studies, 21:63-79
- pollination of flowers, 21:469-471
- predation, prey defense, and community structure, 21:293-304
- sources of, 1:1-21
- territoriality, field study of ant trail establishment, 5:99-104
Instructional multimedia, design of 20:301-326
Insulin, regulation of blood glucose levels in normal and diabetic rats, 16:181-202
Integrated biology/chemistry, integrating introductory biology and chemistry laboratories: human metabolism of vitamin C and fruit juice analysis, an example, 18:187-210
Interactive
- biology tutorials for the world wide web created with a Java editor, 21:416-429
- exploration of kingdom Animalia using the animal diversity web (mini-workshop), 22:470-475
- internet conferencing of case studies to learn molecular biology, 21:33-62
- laboratory exercise to study osmosis, 21:454-462
- web-based courseware in intro biology (mini-workshop), 22:438-445
Internet, education and the (mini-workshop abstract), 17:252
Interspecific relationships, field exercise for study and discussion of, 6:91-104
Intertidal, the environment of the rocky coast, 18:273-287
Intervening transcribed sequences (ITS), 21:63-79
Intracellular motility, pigment granule transport in chromatophores, 18:143-157
Introducing inquiry in a biology lab for non-majors (mini-workshop), 22:417-423
Introductory biology,
- a first majors course teaching process of science as investigation, 12:155-173
- laboratories teaching phylogeny (mini-workshop), 22:377-387
- molecular and cell courses, open general discussion (mini-workshop abstract), 17:234-235
- on-line laboratory manual (mini-workshop), 22:436-437
- species identification and systematics (mini-workshop abstract), 18:315-320
- teaching general biology using the open lab format (mini-workshop abstract), 16:242
- use of research, teaching, or personal collections to teach an inquiry based lab (mini-workshop abstract), 17:255
- using microcomputer-based physiology experiments in investigative labs in, 17:143-152
- web-based courseware for (mini-workshop), 22:438-445
Introductory plant ecology using line-intercept method, 22:234-246
Invertase activity assay, to study structure and function interaction, using corn root, 15:93-108
Invertebrates
- aquatic, used in biological assessment of stream quality, 12:75-88
- Locomotion and Biomechanics, 25:235-275
- Invertebrate 'LocOlympics': Investigation and Inquiry into invertebrate Locomotion and Biomechanics, 25:235-275
- of soil and litter, quantitative study of, using the Berlese funnel, 6:73-89
- phototaxis, 25:398-405
Invertebrate zoology, online (mini-workshop) 20:390
Investigating your watershed: detection of fecal coliform bacteria (mini-workshop), 22:400-401
Investigation
- of crime scene for non-majors biology exercise, 22:261-278
- of crowding effect of tapeworm in rat, 21:339-355
Investigative
- approach to plant reproductive systems, 22:198-217
- biology laboratories, writing in, 21:492-496
Investigative laboratories/studies
- a first majors course incorporating development of, 12:155-173
- a practical plan for implementation, 12:137-153
- carbon dioxide uptake in plants, computer-aided, 16:99-114
- of a freshwater stream, 1:251-265
- in cell biology using a host-parasitoid model: the tobacco and the braconid wasp, 22:180-197
- student-designed laboratory to teach experimental design, using brine shrimp cycle, 7/8:1-16
- to teach scientific method (mini-workshop), 22:476-481
- using an investigative approach to teach the concepts of fermentation (mini-workshop abstract), 17:254
- using microcomputer-based physiology experiments in introductory biology, 17:143-152
- using the honey bee, 1:171-208
Investigative laboratory exercises
- Dirt lab: an open-ended investigation into an environmental problem (mini-workshop) 20:363-368
-  in gene regulation using the lac operon, 20:165-174
- to study osmosis, 21:454-462
In vivo and in vitro development of chicken heart (mini-workshop abstract) 19:331
Increment borer to take tree cores, 19:217-226
Indian corn, genetics (mini-workshop abstract), 19:341-346
Infection, in factors affecting the spread of human disease, 19:255-270
Internet
- development of home pages for the World Wide Web, 19:307-316
- enhancement of Web pages using HTML, CGI, and JavaScript, 19:317-330
Introductory biology laboratories delivered at-a-distance (mini-workshop abstract), 19:362-365
Investigative laboratories
- using phagocytosis in Tetrahymena (mini-workshop abstract) 19:347-350
- for introductory labs (mini-workshop abstract) 19:356
- using genetics of Indian corn (mini-workshop abstract) 19:341-346
- using plant allelopathy (mini-workshop abstract) 19:351-355
Involuntary stretch reflex responses, 21:248-270
Involvement of students on discussions lead by teaching assistants, 22:295-309
Ionization, chemical properties of and identification of unknown amino acids, 17:35-70
Irradiance, effect of, on photosynthetic carbon dioxide uptake and chlorophyll fluorescence, 21:225-247
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
- as a model enzyme (mini-workshop) 20:352
- enzyme activity assay, 20:137-164
Isolating mechanisms, reproductive isolation in angiosperms, 17:117-130
Isolation of PCR products from gel for DNA sequencing, 22:100-119
Isometric scaling, in exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
Isopod (Armidillidium vulgare)
- behavior, 1:209-249
- behavioral observation of taxis and kinesis, 3:113-131
Isopod populations, to examine variability, 19:245-254
Isopods, also see Wood lice, 19:245-254


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Java editor to create interactive biology tutorials, 21:416-429
JavaScript, used to enhance web pages, 19:317-33
Jaw mechanics, exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
Jpeg files, for online materials, 22:310-331


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Karyology, techniques in, using bone marrow extraction method, 12:69-74
Karyotype
- human chromosome analysis, 16:33-56
- in humans, practical introduction to (mini-workshop abstract), 4:125-128
- in humans, preparation of, using prepared kits of Biophoto chromosome smears, 7/8:179-187
- laboratory study of, using isolated bone marrow chromosomes, 12:69-74
- preparation in vertebrates, 1:137-144
Keystone predator in experimental evaluation of community structure in aquatic systems, 20:207-222
Killer plants, in experiments on allelopathy (mini-workshop abstract) 19:351-355
Kinematic model
- biochemical analysis of vertebrate skeletal systems, 2:121-150
- of human leg and foot, used to analyze bone and muscle movement, 15:165-169
Kinematics, human mastication project laboratory, 16:203-218
Kinesis
- in isopods and land snails, 1:209-249
- in planarian behavior: a student-designed laboratory exercise (mini-workshop) 20:375-379
Kinetics, of the enzyme beta-galactosidase, 19:81-90
Kinesthetic experience for learning DNA structure (mini-workshop), 22:367-368
Km, (affinity of enzyme for substrate), determined in laboratory exercise to teach enzyme kinetics, 19:81-98
Knock-out mutants of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, 25:365-371
Koch's
- crickets: a study in etiology, 22:168-179
- postulates, an exercise to study, 1:89-109, 22:168-179
Krebs cycle enzymes in honeybee mitochondria, 22:43-63
Kudzu and other vines, dichotomous keys, 25:346


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Lab manuals, conversion into CD-ROM, 25:406-407
Laboratories, at home activities (mini-workshop abstract) 19:362-365
Labs don't have to be wet, 21:488
LabVIEW, computer software for data acquisition (mini-workshop abstract) 19:361
Lac operon of E. coli (mini-workshop abstract) 19:334
Lactose and the lac operon of E. coli, 20:165-174
Laemmli buffer, for protein gel electrophoresis, 21:80-101
Lambert-Beer law and exercises on spectrophotometry and hemoglobinometry, 20:175-186
Lambda DNA, presented in a Case It! simulation, 21:33-62
Lap locus in White campion (Silene latifolia), a population genetics exercise using cellulose acetate electrophoresis, 20:101-122
Large class, non-majors environmental biology: hands-on experiences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:312
Larval stage of tapeworm, 21:339-355
Larval state of tapeworm, 21:339-355
LEDs, ultra-bright light-emitting diodes, information for construction, 25:398-405
Leaf anatomy, analyzed in exercise on light-induced phenotypic plasticity, 15:259-276
Leaf damage, herbivory and anti-herbivory: investigating the relationship between the toxicity of plant chemical extracts and insect damage to the leaves, 18:249-271
Leaf disk, photosynthesis and respiration, 25:347-351
Leaf hairs (trichomes), inheritance of number of, in Wisconsin Fast Plants, 21:146-179
Leaf regeneration, from plant callus transformed by Lux+ Agrobacterium, 19:99-108
Leaf shape, developmental plasticity in oak leaves, 16:115-119
Learning-cycle
- laboratory, using a fresh mammalian heart in (mini-workshop abstract), 16:254
- strategy, applied to principles of structure-function and unity with diversity, using digestive systems, 7/8:113-133
Lectins, study of differential agglutination by type in red blood cells, 4:53-57
Lecture(s)
- courses with laboratory experiences, 21:497-503
- laboratory exercises for, 22:279-294
Leptomonas flagellates, in commensal relationship with Drosophila, 22:120-155
Leslie Matrix, see Population modeling
Lettuce (seeds and seedlings) used to study growth and development, 6:27-49
Lexis diagram, used in studies of age distribution of trees, 19:217-226
Library screening, nonradioactive screening of M13 phage, 19:43-50
Library system, introduction to use of, or "How many references do we have to have?" (mini-workshop) 20:392-396
Lichen chemical spot tests, 25:179-198
Lichenological glossary, 25:179-198
Lichenology, mosses and lichens, 25:179-198
Life cycle (fern, Ceratoperis richardii), 19:143-176
Life cycle
- of WOWbugs, 21:380-404
- of Dictyostelium, 25:277-298
- of digenetic trematode, 22:156-157
Life cycles, diplontic and diplohaplontic, 2:247-254
Life-history schedules in Daphnia magna, 17:185-196
Light
- activation, study of, with reductive step enzyme of Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, 5:15-31
- and dark repair, a qualitative and quantitative approach to investigating cellular DNA repair mechanisms (mini-workshop abstract), 18:307
- bean plants, action: starch printing, a student exercise (mini-workshop abstract), 18:313
- wavelengths, effect of, on vertical swimming burst distance in cercaria, 22:156-157
Limnology, 21:305-323
Limnology, workshop demonstrating use of echo sounding equipment, 9:51-62
Limulus polyphemus, see Horseshoe crab
Line-intercept method: tool for introductory plant ecology laboratories, 22:234-246
Linear regression, used to test for isometric/allometric change in body proportions, 11:43-71
Lipase activity, in cockroach, 1:111-123
Lipid structure, demonstrated using models, 15:73-91
Living organisms, sources of, 1:1-21
Lizard, energetics of, 21:356-379
Locomotion and biomechanics in invertebrates, 25:235-275
Locust
- desert (Schistocerca nitens), natural history and laboratory care, 2:181-195
Locusta migratoria, used to measure nitrogen excretion rate and hemolymph volume, 6:121-132
Luciferase, use of bioluminescence in detecting biohazardous substances in water, 16:219-227
Lumbriculus variegatus, California blackworm, mitochondrial DNA isolation from, 22:64-80
Luminometer to assay lux gene, 19:99-108
Lung
- capacity, measurement of, using a Collins respirometer and an Apple II computer program, intended for non-majors, 9:233-259
- volume/capacity, measurement of, using Intelitool computer-interface equipment, 14:35-50
Lung volumes, use of Macintosh computers and Maclab data acquisition units in a human cardiovascular lab, 17:131-142
Lux gene (bacterial luciferase gene)
- used to monitor transformation of plants with Agrobacterium 19:99-108
- used in transformation of E. coli (mini-workshop abstract) 19:335-336
Lyme disease, intro to experimental design for freshmen, termite behavior, Case study of, 25:316-327
Lymphocytes
- from mouse, used in exercise examining redistribution of plasma membrane proteins by immunofluorescence, 19:51-60
- identification of T, 18:113-123
Lysozyme, used to demonstrate enzyme action, 3:167-179
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M & Ms, used in simulated pollination exercise, 21:69-471
M13 bacteriophage library, screened with nonradioactive, biotinylated probes, 19:43-50
MAGIC Tool (MicroArray Genome Imaging and Clustering Tool), free software, 25:1-40
Maceration of plant tissue, in study of plant structure, 19:125-142
Maclab data
- acquisition, use of Macintosh computers in a human cardiovascular lab, 17:131-142
- collection and analysis, used with impedance pneumography for exercise physiology, 19:287-306
Macromolecular structure and associations, studied by building three-dimensional models, 15:73-91
Maize genetics (mini-workshop abstract) 19:341-346
Malpighian tubules, active transport in insect, 16:141-154
Mammalian
- femurs, exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
- heart, using in learning-cycle laboratory (mini-workshop abstract), 16:254
- masticatory apparatus: an introductory comparative exercise, 19:271-286
Mammals, preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166:254
Management of forest, 19:227-244
Management strategies for mastery-based, individualized laboratory, 11:73-75
Manduca sexta-see tobacco hornworm
Manuals for teaching assistant training, 21:430-444
Marigold cell size and polyploidy, 25:125-134
Marginal value theorem in exercises on balancing costs and rewards in making foraging decisions, 20:187-206
Marine
- intertidal system, hypothesis testing for changes to, 3:157-166
- invertebrates, orientation of, to odor sources, 18:211-230
- organisms, sources of, 1:1-21
- the intertidal environment of the rocky coast, 18:273-287
Marker enzymes, assayed to monitor and separate organelles of slime mold, 13:129-146
Marking of papers, 21:430-444
Mark-recapture method to sample populations, 19:197-216
Marsilea, see Water fern
Mastery-based concepts of course design and laboratory management, 11:73-75
Mastication project laboratory, human, 16:203-218
Masticatory apparatus of mammals (rabbit), 19:271-286
Mate attraction in WOWbugs, 21:380-404
Mated Melittobia wasps in dispersal study (mini-workshop), 22:369-376
Math in a biology class (mini-workshop abstract), 17:251
Mating in parasitic wasps, 21:380-404
Mating of bacterial, in mapping chromosomal genes of E. coli, 19:1-24>
Mating of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) adenine (red) mutants, 20:123-136
Mating type of yeast, role in signal transduction and cell cycle control, 19:61-80
Meal worms, culturing methods, 11:175-183
Medaka (Japanese), use in teleost development study, 2:247-254
Media preparation for plant tissue culture, 11:151-174
Median tests, paired and unpaired, taught in an exercise on reaction times used to teach the scientific method, 20:63-84
Meiosis
- gene mapping and linkage, a study using tetrad analysis in Sordaria fimicola, 16:1-24
- in Sordaria fimicola (mini-workshop abstract), 4:110-112
- preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166
- study of, using chromosomes of chives, 7/8:17-22
- use of chives to study (mini-workshop abstract), 13:170
Melanophores, pigment granule transport in chromatophores, 18:143-157
Melittobia digitata-see WOWbugs
Membrane-cytoskeleton interactions, in exercise examining redistribution of plasma membrane proteins by immunofluorescence, 19:51-60
Membrane fluid mosaic model, 19:51-60
Membrane permeability, quantitative approach to (mini-workshop abstract), 14:212
Membranes, water and solute movement through red blood cell, 17:99-116
Mendel's peas and why they wrinkle (mini-workshop abstract), 12:197
Mendelian genetics
- computer simulation (mini-workshop abstract) 19:340
- investigations using C-Fern, 19:143-176
Mendelian inheritance
- exercise using fruit fly eye colour, 10:141-155
Menstrual cycle in humans, studied using CYCLE computer simulation, 11:27-42 (online article)
Metabolic pathways in plants, study of, using tissue culture, 3:39-51
Metabolic rate in terrestrial vertebrates, 21:356-379
Metabolism
- and oxygen consumption in aquatic organisms (mini-workshop), 22:394-399
- game (mini-workshop abstract), 4:103-104
- in honeybee flight muscle, 22:43-63
Methods of training biology laboratory teaching assistants, 22:295-309
Mice, preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166
Microbial eukaryotes, how to get students to stop asking "Is this lab going to take the whole three hours?": a description of a cell biology lab curriculum which emphasizes scientific inquiry (mini-workshop abstract), 18:303-305
Microbiology
- assays to demonstrate enzyme action, 3:167-179
- genetic control of cell chemistry, using bacterium Serratia marcescens, 14:21-33
- genomic and microbiological research in undergraduate curriculum, 25:365-371
- identification of microorganisms in the upper respiratory tract, 17:167-184
- multiweek lab, sterile techniques, conjugation, chromosome matching, 25:65-84
- of Serratia marcescens, 22:168-179
- simulated laboratory exercises in, 2:151-168
Microecosystems, aquatic, use of to study succession, energy flow, mineral cycles and natural or unnatural disturbances, 4:59-70
Microenvironmental conditions, response of leaf stomata to, in laboratory and field, 13:67-75
Microhabitat shifts by snails in response to fish predators, 21:271-292
Microorganisms, identification of in the upper respiratory tract, 17:167-184
Microsatellite DNA sequences, cloned in M13 phage library, and positive clones identified by nonradioactive, biotinylated probe, 19:43-50
Microscopy
- electron, scanning and transmission, introduction to principles of image formation in, 10:59-66
- fluorescent, use for study of algal cell enlargement, 4:31-42
- phase contrast, 1:33-53, 55-88
- photo-, 1:55-88
- polarized light, 1:55-88, 2:1-15
- polarizing filters and different sources for starch grains, 25:352-357
- to introduce scientific method to first year students (mini-workshop abstract) 19:337
- use of, in stereological analysis, 6:51-72
Microsoft personal web server (mini-workshop) 20:391
Microsurgery
- demonstrations of, using the giant ciliate, 4:91-101
- on protozoa using cactus spines (mini-workshop abstract), 12:201
Microtome, nut and bolt, 21:180-194
Microtubules, pigment granule transport in chromatophores, 18:143-157
Milankovitch theory of earth's orbital changes in relation to climate changes, 21:324-338
Milkweed bug
- inhibition of gland development by anti-juvenile hormone, 3:101-112
- used to study taxic responses to stimuli, 5:33-48
Miller apparatus, directions for assembly and safe operation, 7/8:43-67
Miller experiment, recreating 1953 "origin of life" experiment, 7/8:43-67
Mimosa pudica, stimulus-response behavior, 2:197-225
Mindsets and models for teaching neurophysiology, 21:487
Mini-symposium to display results of team-designed experiments to encourage freshman pride and teamwork, 21:489-491
Miniprep procedure to isolate mitochondrial DNA, 22:64-80
Minnows, used in sampling of populations, 19:197-216
Mitochondria
- and metabolism in honeybee flight muscle, 22:43-63
- DNA isolation from California blackworm, 22:64-80
Mitochondrial DNA from Lumbriculus variegatus (California blackworm): Isolation and Restriction Digestion Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA, 22:64-80
Mitosis,
- in Sordaria fimicola (mini-workshop abstract), 4:110-112
- preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166 
Models and mindsets for teaching neurophysiology, 21:487
Modules, to teach scientific method for non-science majors (mini-workshop), 22:476-481
Molds
- for undergraduate inquiry labs, 25:328-33
- estimating growth rates, 25:328-333
- of fossils, instruction for making molds for paleontological study, 13:147-158
Molecular basis of diseases presented in case studies, 21:33-62
Molecular biology
- building molecular models of DNA, protein, and lipids, 15:73-91
- experiment in human DNA fingerprinting to demonstrate polymorphism, 15:1-13
- introduction to DNA restriction analysis, using lambda virus and agarose gel electrophoresis, 9:171-186
- multiweek lab on expression vectors, 25:41-64
- techniques, restiction digest, electrophoresis, ligation reaction, transformation, 25:41-64
Molecular genetics,
- analysis of plasmid transformation and gene replacement, using yeast, 11:77-99
- bioinformatics: retrieval and analysis of DNA and protein sequences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:299
Molecular markers to study genetic equilibrium in Drosophila melanogaster, 22:19-42
Molecular modeling, 21:1-32
Molecular models of DNA, protein, and lipids, building of, to demonstrate macromolecular associations, 15:73-91
Molecular phylogenetics, 21:1-32
Molecular phylogeny of insects, 21:63-79
Molecular sequences of hominoids, 22:332-366
Molecular size, effects on diffusion rate across red blood cell membrane of sheep, 14:115-140
Molecular weight determination of proteins by gel electrophoresis, 21:80-101
Monogeneans, living on gills of fish, 22:120-155
Monohybrid cross, in Indian corn genetics (mini-workshop abstract) 19:341-346
Monolayers, 1:55-88
Morphology of rabbit masticatory apparatus, 19:271-286
Morphometric techniques, introduction to basic principles using stereology, 6:51-72
Mosses and lichens: "Plants that aren't 'plants'", 25:179-198
Mosses, sectioning leaves by hand, 25:179-198
Motivating first year students, microscopy and scientific method (mini-workshop abstract) 19:337
Motor unit, 21:248-270
Mouse (Mus musculus)
- energetics of, 21:356-379
- energy metabolism in, 1:125-135
- living embryo observation, culture, and manipulation, 7/8:97-112
- micro-techniques of cell harvesting in (mini-workshop abstract), 17:242-243
Movement, 21:248-270
Mud dauber nests to teach ecological concepts (mini-workshop) 20:380-381
MultiAlin, program to compare DNA sequences, 22:100-119
Multi-disciplinary laboratory modules for non-science majors (mini-workshop), 22:476-481
Multimedia, a lab manual: to enrich, improve and expand learning and teaching in the wet lab (mini-workshop abstract), 18:302
"Murder and mayhem in non-majors biology", a crime scene investigation exercise, 22:261-278
Murder mystery, for non-biology laboratory exercise, 22:261-278
Muscle(s)
- isolation of myosin and actin from chicken muscle, 18:97-111
- locomotion and biomechanics in invertebrates, 25:235-275
- (and bone) movement, analysis of, using kinematic model of human leg and foot, 15:165-169
- of rabbit masticatory apparatus, 19:271-286
- physiology exercise, as case study to discuss laboratory dissection issues, 14:153-168
- recording electrical signals from, 21:248-270
- system, analyzed using kinematic model of human leg and foot, 15:165-169
Mus musculus-see mouse
Mussels, exercises on size and shape in biology, 20:1-44
Mutagenesis
- assay, 22:1-18
- by polymerase chain reaction (mini-workshop) 20:353-355
- frame-shift, computer simulation on the PLATO system, 2:151-168
- genetic analysis of transposon-carrying mutants, using bacteria, 15:45-61
Mutant
- analysis, 22:1-18
- hunt in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), 20:123-136
- recovery procedure, in experiments using strains of E. coli, 15:63-72
Mutation(s)
- adaptive, studied using baker's yeast, 15:277-291
- in DNA sequence, 22:100-119
- "Why should I wear sunscreen?", ultraviolet radiation, DNA, and (mini-workshop abstract), 18:308
Mutualism
- in relationships between organisms, 22:120-155
- of ant-plant interactions, 22:218-233
Mycorrhizae, vesicular arbuscular (VAM), techniques to obtain samples and methods to process and identify, 9:131-137
Mycorrhizal fungi, visualization of (mini-workshop) 20:353-355
Myosin, isolation of, and actin from chicken muscle, 18:97-111


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NADP, in isocitrate dehydrogenase enzyme activity assay, 20:137-164
NADP+-3-phosphoglyceraldehyde dehydrogenase, light activation of, in Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, 5:15-31
NIH Image 1.60 Software (mini-workshop abstract) 19:360
Natural selection, in a population genetics simulation, 21:113-134
Natural selection, using wood lice to study variability and selection in natural populations, 19:245-254
Neisseria, identification of microorganisms in the upper respiratory tract, 17:167-184
Nematodes, culture of Caenorhabditis elegans for gene mapping exercise, 10:109-117
Nematodes of the cockroach (mini-workshop abstract), 16:255
Nerve
- conduction, measurement of, demonstrated using frog and human, 10:33-41
- fiber action potentials, non-invasive recording of, 20:45-62
- fiber sensory fields, mapping of, 20:45-62
Nervous-muscle-skeletal systems, integration of, using electrical stimulation, 2:121-150
Netscape Navigator Gold, used to develop home pages for the World Wide Web, 19:307-316
Neural regulation, pigment granule transport in chromatophores, 18:143-157
Neurobiology, exercises in, 2:197-225
Neuronal function, computer simulation of basic, 16:155-170
Neurophysiology
- computer simulations of basic neuronal function, 16:155-170
- models and mindsets for teaching of, 21:487
Neurotransmitters
- application of, to study smooth muscle, using rabbit intestine, 9:1-25
- study of role in fluid exchange, using slugs, 4:21-29
New Eleusis, using the scientific method to study optical orientation in blowfly larvae (mini-workshop abstract), 18:309-311
Niche, avian partitioning, 18:289-298
Niche relationships, quantification of, in the field, using insect taxa, 9:187-192
Nicotiana tabacum transformation with Agrobacterium, 19:99-108
Nitella, use in the laboratory, culturing methods, 1:23-31
Nitrate reductase induction in plant shoots, 21:195-224
Nitrocellulose, see Southern blot
Nitrocellulose membranes, see Tissue printing
Nitrogenase, measurement of, activity in N₂-fixing nodules of soybean, 18:125-141
Nitrogen
- excretion in insects, quantitative exercise, using locust and cockroach, 6:121-132
- fixation, measurement of nitrogenase activity in N₂-fixing nodules of soybean, 18:125-141
- testing in exercise for lectures, 22:279-294
Nodulation of tobacco hornworm as an immune response to bacterial infection, 21:135-145
Nodule, measurement of nitrogenase activity in N₂-fixing, of soybean, 18:125-141
Non-majors
- biology, use of a crime scene investigation exercise, "murder and mayhem" in, 22:261-278
- DNA: from lab to courtroom (mini-workshop abstract), 18:314
- environmental biology: large class hands-on experiences (mini-workshop abstract), 18:312
- inquiry lab (mini-workshop), 22:417-423
- investigative laboratory (mini-workshop), 22:476-481
- selected laboratory experiments for elementary education major or other non-biology majors (mini-workshop abstract), 18:306
Non-majors biology students, ideas to stimulate, 9:207-303
Nonradioactive DNA labeling, of biotinylated probe, to screen M13 phage library, 19:43-50
Northeastern deciduous forest, guide to, on the World Wide Web, 21:472-473
Nucleus, cell fractionation in Tetrahymena, 18:81-96
Null hypothesis, 1:209-249
Null hypothesis, in reaction times used to teach the scientific method, 20:63-84
Nut and bolt microtome, 21:80-194
Nutrient(s)
- analysis, of human intake, an Apple II computer program, intended for non-majors, 9:233-259
- gradient (nitrogen), field study techniques on, using herbaceous plants, 9:383-396
- influence of, and zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton (mini-workshop abstract), 16:257
Nutrition of Tetrahymena, 21:405-415
Nutrition, human, using a computer program to determine how well you eat (mini-workshop abstract), 18:300


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OH efflux, demonstrated using Nitella, 1:23-31
ONPG (Ortho-nitrophenyl galactoside)
- substrate for beta-galactosidase, enzyme used in laboratory exercise to teach enzyme kinetics, 19:81-98,
- to study the lac operon of E. coli (mini-workshop abstract) 19:334
Oak leaves, developmental plasticity in, 16:115-119
Observational investigation of vertebrates in a living collection, 16:229-240
Ocular micrometer, used in investigative study of plant reproductive systems, 22:198-217
Odor dispersal, orientation of marine invertebrates to odor sources, 18:211-230
Olfactory communication, olfaction and chemical communication, 18:167-185
Oligochaete, patterns of segmental regeneration in a freshwater, 17:23-34
Oncosphere-tapeworm embryo, 21:339-355
Onion, assessment of flavor or pungency, 19:177-196
Onion flavor chemistry, 19:177-196
Online
- invertebrate zoology site and an invitation to participate in its ongoing development (mini-workshop) 20:390
- manual enhances student learning (mini-workshop), 22:436-437
- materials presented with WebCT, 22:310-331
Oogenesis, preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166
Optimal foraging, an on-line game about how animals feed efficiently in patchy habitats (mini-workshop), 22:438-445
Optimal organism design, study of, using butterflies in feeding choice experiment, 14:57-80
Oral bacteria, selected laboratory experiments for elementary education major or other non-biology majors (mini-workshop abstract), 18:306
Organ culture, using chick hearts to study embryology, 3:91-100
Organelles, isolation of, to study structure and function, using marker enzymes, 13:129-146
Orientation behavior
- of marine invertebrates to odor sources, 18:211-230
- phototaxis and thigmotaxis, in planaria, investigation of, 6:1-25
- school formation, in tropical fish, investigation of, 6:1-25
- to light and humidity in sowbugs, investigation of, 6:1-25
- to light gradients in fly larvae, investigation of, 6:1-25
- to light quality and quantity in water fleas, investigation of, 6:1-25
"Origin of Life" exercise recreating Stanley Miller's classic experiment, 7/8:43-67
Oryzias latipes, see Medaka (Japanese)
Oscilloscope, to measure stretch reflex latency in muscle, 21:248-270
Osmoregulation, demonstration of principles, using crustaceans, 7/8:149-178
Osmosis, 21:454-462
Osmosis
- principles of, 2:63-119
- water and solute movement through red blood cell membranes, 17:99-116
Osmotic shock, purification of maltose-binding protein from E. coli periplasm, 18:61-80
Ouchterlony method to study antigen-antibody interaction, 21:453
Outdoor classroom learning station techniques at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 20:223-236
Ovaries, preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166
Overexpression of fusion protein in E. coli, 25:41-64
Oviducts, preparation of mammalian meiotic chromosomes and spermatozoa/obtaining early mammalian embryos and preovulation oocytes, 18:159-166
Oxygen consumption
- in aquatic organisms (mini-workshop), 22:394-399
- in terrestrial vertebrates, 21:356-379
Oxygen, measurement of nitrogenase activity in