Volume 32
Major Workshops | Previous Majors | Mini-Workshops | Posters
Major Workshops
The Use of Corn and Sugarcane to Produce Ethanol Biofuel Valerie S. Banschbach & Robert Letovsky [Abstract] [Full-text]
Community Assembly in a Leaf-Litter Invertebrate Community Christopher W. Beck [Abstract] [Full-text]
Substrate Size Selection by Bean Beetles Christopher W. Beck, Saphida Migabo, & Lawrence S. Blumer [Abstract] [Full-text]
Eggheads: An Alternative Mendelian Genetics Model Organism Janice Bonner [Abstract] [Full-text]
Does Race Exist? Alu Transposable Elements and Ancestry DNA Peggy Brickman & Jim Burnette [Abstract] [Full-text]
Phagehunting with Introductory Biology Studies Pamela L. Connerly & Deborah Jacobs-Sera [Abstract] [Full-text]
The Role of Feeding Adaptations in Resource Competition between Invasive and Native Clams Douglas S. Graber Neufeld & James M. Yoder [Abstract] [Full-text]
Origin of Species: Starting the Story with DNA Robert B. Ketcham [Abstract] [Full-text]
Investigation of E. coli in Freshwater Sources Using Membrane Filtration and Rep-PCR DNA Fingerprinting Joanna R. Klein [Abstract] [Full-text]
Understanding Solution Chemistry the “Southern Way” with Sweet Tea Robyn Puffenbarger [Abstract] [Full-text]
Forest Ecology: Point Pleasant Park Field Project Allison Schmidt & Christine Beauchamp [Abstract] [Full-text]
Osmolarity and Tonicity: An Inquiry Laboratory Using Plant Material Dee U. Silverthorn [Abstract] [Full-text]
Linking Genotype to Phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster: PCR Genotyping the White-one Eye Mutation Oney P. Smith & Kathy F. Falkenstein [Abstract] [Full-text]
Owl Web: Using Owl Pellet Dissection as a Hands-On Introduction to Nutrient and Energy Webs Katherine K. Thorington & Meghna B. Ostasiewski [Abstract] [Full-text]
Conversion Immersion: Converting Old and Writing New Clicker Questions for Your Biology Courses
Mark E. Walvoord & Mariëlle H. Hoefnagels [Abstract] [Full-text]
Evaluating the Effects of Natural Selection and Genetic Drift in Drosophila melanogaster Elizabeth Welsh [Abstract] [Full-text]
Exploring Animal Photoreceptors and Eyes Kathy Winnett-Murray & Lori Hertel [Abstract] [Full-text]
Genotyping SNPs Associated with Dyslexia Ann Yezerski [Abstract] [Full-text]
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Major Workshops presented at the 31st ABLE meeting
Teaching with Chlamydomonas Mike Adams [Abstract] [Full-text]
Fundulus Melanophores: from Physiology to Cell Biology Seung M. Hong & Gary Laverty [Abstract] [Full-text]
Competition - Why Are “Weeds” So Successful? Debby Luquette [Abstract] [Full-text]
Major Workshops presented at the 30th ABLE meeting
Systematics Lab Sarah E. Jardeleza [Abstract] [Full-text]
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Mini-Workshops
Using Foraging Behavior of Fruit Flies to Introduce Undergraduates to Research Jimena Aracena [Abstract] [Full-text]
From Goat’s Milk to Protein Structure: An Inquiry – based Case Study on Antithrombin III Isabelle Barrette-Ng [Abstract] [Full-text]
Floral Attraction: A Model for Combining Teaching and Research Amy E. Boyd [Abstract] [Full-text]
Human Microsatellite DNA: Population Genetics and Forensic Application Kuei-Chiu Chen [Abstract] [Full-text]
A Truly Inquiry-Based Informatics Exercise Incorporated Into a Newly Developed Molecular Biology Laboratory Course Liane Chen & Kathryn G. Zeiler [Abstract] [Full-text]
Using 3D Water Models to Investigate the Fundamental and Powerful Concepts in the Biological Sciences Nora Egan Demers & Joanna Salapska-Gelleri [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
DinoEye, Simple Image Analysis & Networking
Hélène d'Entremont [Abstract] [Full-text]
Biology Without Borders: An Integrative Strategy for Increasing Conceptual Resonance Among Biology Majors Bryan M. Dewsbury, Marcy K. Lowenstein, & Adam Rosenblatt [Abstract] [Full-text]
Plants– Don’t Just Sit There Do Something!!! Marsha E. Fanning & Karen McDougal [Abstract] [Full-text]
Extending the Traditional Laboratory in Polygenic Analysis (Total Ridge Finger Count) to Teach Data Presentation and Statistical Analyses Using Three Sizes of Data Sets Rosemary Ford [Abstract] [Full-text]
High- and Low- Tech Approaches to Teaching Statistical Skills in Introductory Biology Gillian Gass [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
Using Mammal Skins to Investigate the Relationship between Surface-Area-to-Volume Ratio and Mass of Two Size Classes of Mammals William V. Glider [Abstract] [Full-text]
Once a Loser Always a Loser? Using Crayfish to Teach Behavioral Endocrinology Anna Goldina, Tanya M. Simms, & Thomas Pitzer [Abstract] [Full-text]
Using Classical Genetics Simulator (CGS) to Teach Students the Basics of Genetic Research Jean Heitz & Ben Adamczyk [Abstract] [Full-text]
Teaching and Technology: Web Meetings for Laboratory Education Robert C. Hodson & Todd C. Nickle [Abstract] [Full-text]
Accommodation Solutions Online: Resources for Teaching Students with Disabilities in Lecture and Lab Christy Horn, William Glider, Nate Cogswell, & Amin Makkawy [Abstract] [Full-text]
Bioethics Debate and Case Studies in the Teaching Laboratory Susan J. Karcher [Abstract] [Full-text]
Thinking in Three Dimensions: An Exploration of Analytical Methods for Optical Sections from Confocal Microscopy Using ImageJ [Abstract] [Full-text] Michael J. Keller
Teaching Buffering by Showing Its Effects Robert J. Kosinski & C. Kaighn Morlok
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Simple Mold Making Techniques for the Creation of Teaching Specimens Hans Lemke
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Multiweek Projects for the Biology Lab Joy B. Perry
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There’s an App for That: Utilizing iPod Touch Applications for College Level Biology Instruction
Marilee Ramesh, Rachel Collins, Christopher Lassiter, Dorothy Belle Poli, & Mark Poore
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'Should Jack and Jill Go Off the Pill?' - Application of an Interrupted Case Study to Facilitate Student Learning
Lori Ann Rose & Kathy Zoghby [Abstract] [Full-text]
Throwing the Dice: Teaching the Hemocytometer Sarah Salm & Jessica Goldstein [Abstract] [Full-text]
Testing Hypothesis in the Winter World: A Semester-Long Temperature Monitoring Study For a Non-Majors Ecology Course Scott R. Smedley
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Curriculum Development as Professional Development: A Model for Adjunct and Graduate Student Instructors Teaching Multi-Section Lab Courses Janet Vigna, Jen Cymbola, & Jodi De Nuyl
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Behind the Numbers: An Exploration of Human Population Demographic Data Teresa C. Weglarz [Abstract] [Full-text]
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Posters
All Chlamy, All the Time Mike Adams [Abstract] [Full-text]
Information Literacy in Introductory Biology Ruth E. Beattie [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
Physiological Costs of Reproduction in the Bean Beetle Emily Boone [Abstract] [Full-text]
Paper-based Genetics Laboratory Exercise Using Drosophila melanogaster Frances E. Bosch
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Crime Investigation Laboratory Captivates Interest of Non-major Students Allison D'Costa, Andrew Benson, & Diane Dorsett [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
Increased Comprehension of the Scientific Method Using Inquiry-Based Labs Allison D'Costa & Mark Schlueter [Abstract] [Full-text]
Calculating Gene Frequencies in a Population of Domestic Cats Linda K. Ellis [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
Relating Biochemistry to Morphology Using Inquiry-Based Collaborative Student Research in Developmental Biology, Part 2: Implementation of the Plan Carl S. Hoegler & Charlene Blando-Hoegler [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
Chicks and their Genes: A Collaborative Method for Teaching Upper-Division Laboratory Courses at a Small Women’s College K. Joy Karnas & Audrey Ettinger [Abstract] [Full-text]
The Efficacy of Animations in Promoting Student Knowledge of Muscle/Neurophysiology Kerbert T. Kebede & Tony Scinta [Abstract] [Full-text]
A Rapid Immunoblot Technique for Anti-Salmonella IgY Antibodies in Chicken Eggs Gerald L. Kreider [Abstract] [Full-text]
Diversity in Microcosms for Introductory Biology Mary Ann McLean [Abstract] [Full-text]
Edison’s Ear Dani Meyers [Abstract] [Full-text]
Integrity of Eggs from Aquatic Organisms Shagun Mohan, Amulya Mohan. Jessica Rios, Noemi Rivera, Jonathan Rothstein, Ekaterina Selivanovitch, Charles Barrios, Salvador Torres, Leah Kovenat, Lynda Valanzano, Allen Burdowski, Kathleen Nolan & Neeti Bathala
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How People Learn Meets Bioinformatics Amy Mulnix
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Inquiry Based Computer Exercises for Chromatography Kenneth Ng [Abstract] [Full-text]
The University of Houston’s Campus Garden: A Collaborative Informal Science Education Initiative Donna L. Pattison [Abstract] [Full-text]
Edible Enzyme Essentials: Learning the Properties of Enzyme Function Through Cheese Making (and Eating) Aimee Phillippi [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
A Comparison of the Sensitivities of Serratia marcescens and Deinococcus radiodurans to Ultraviolet Irradiation
Lawrence Porter [Abstract] [Full-text]
Using Field Notebooks in a Freshmen Biology Laboratory Course Rachel Ratcliff [Abstract] [Full-text]
Popular Press Biology Readings: Assignments beyond the Summary Alysa Remsburg [Abstract] [Full-text] [Supplemental materials]
Using the Experimental Design Ability Test (EDAT) to Measure Gains in Scientific Thinking Karen Sirum [Abstract] [Full-text]
Introductory Biology Project: A Research Coordination Network
Gordon Uno, Todd Carter, Charlene D'Avanzo, Mark Walvoord, Susan Musante, & Sheri Potter [Abstract] [Full-text]
Flatheads Pursue Diversity: Beyond the Phases of Meiosis Janet Vigna
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