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