Association for Biology Laboratory Education
Animal Behavior
Food Fights and Avian Interactions: Investigating Dominance Hierarchies at Bird Feeders
Kathy Winnett-Murray, Lori Hertel
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2022, Volume 42
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Stonefly Larvae Push-ups: A Behavioral Ecology Lab Exercise
Brian Swisher
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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From the Columbus Zoo to the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics: Animal Vocalizations III
Kathleen A. Nolan, Jill Callahan, Angelika Poesel, Jill Soha
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2019, Volume 40
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A Module-based Approach to Teaching Animal Behavior
Kathy Winnett-Murray, Laura Sirot
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2018, Volume 39
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What Can Vocalization Tell Us about Animal Behavior? A Workshop held at the Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison, Wisconsin
Kathleen A. Nolan, Jill Callahan
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2018, Volume 39
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Behavioral Diversity of Social Insects
Angela Seliga, Darcy Gordon
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2018, Volume 39
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3D-Printed Fish Models for Testing Guppy Mate Choice
John F. Stewart, Michael E. Moore, J. Lance Forshee, Kathryn D. Boyles, Moria G. Harmon, Jason N. Bruck, Donald P. French
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38
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Course-Based Research with Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus, and a Y-maze Olfactometer
Lawrence Blumer, Ronald Ty Smith
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38
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An Immersion in Vocalizations at the Houston Zoo
Kathleen A. Nolan, Kristy Biolsi, Allen J. Burdowski
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38
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The Use of the Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds to Supplement Labs and Field Work
Kathleen A. Nolan, Allen Burdowski, Afia Azaah, Kwun Chan, Kristy Biolsi
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Using Bean Beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus) in Guided Inquiry Exercises in the Biology Laboratory
Greg K. Fitch, Jordan Burns
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Population Genetics and Behavioral Ecology: Orange, Blue, & Yellow Male Uta stansburiana
Ralph Preszler, Avis James
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Choosy Worms to Teach Experimental Design
Megan F. Cole, Jacobus C. de Roode, Nicole M. Gerardo
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Aquaria and Zoos as Labs: Recording Vocalizations of Marine Mammals Using Audacity
Kathleen A. Nolan, Allen Burdowski, Francine Foo, Andrew Salzillo, Afia Azaah, Kristy Biolsi
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Twenty Years of An Inquiry-based Lab: Does it Work??
Kathy Nomme, Maryam Moussavi
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Documenting Open Circulation in Ghost Shrimp
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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A Lesson on the Scientific Method Using Termite Behavior
Anthony Curtis
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Using American Robins (Turdus migratorius) to Demonstrate Concepts of Behavioral Ecology in Introductory Biology Courses
Tamara Johnstone-Yellin, Kimberly Bolyard
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Sex Determination and Mating Strategies of the Bluehead Wrasse, Thalassoma bifasciatum: A Role-play Simulation
Karen L. Haberman
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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Why Do Bean Beetles Avoid Split Beans? A Simple Extension of A Host Choice Experiment
Lawrence Blumer, Christopher Beck, Kenneth Harris
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2013, Volume 34
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Behavioral Priming in Jumping Spiders
David McKinney
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2013, Volume 34
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Using Pillbugs and Barriers to Explore the Scientific Method in the First Introductory Laboratory Period
Betty Black, Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Utilizing a Community Cichlid Fish Tank for Animal Behavior Studies
Kathleen A. Nolan, James Foo, Ronald Orlovsky, Bianca Brown, Samantha Jones
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Runaway Sexual Selection Simulation Game
Lawrence Blumer, Marlene Zuk, Brian Gray
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Preferences for Different Types of Fruits
Luis Guerra, Van Wheat
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Locomotor Responses of Flesh Fly Larvae to Light
William Glider, Michael Bessert, Tim Suhr
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Once a Loser Always a Loser? Using Crayfish to Teach Behavioral Endocrinology
Anna Goldina, Tanya Simms, Thomas Pitzer
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Using Foraging Behavior of Fruit Flies to Introduce Undergraduates to Research
Jimena Aracena
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Substrate Size Selection by Bean Beetles
Lawrence Blumer, Christopher Beck, Saphida Migabo
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Strong Evidence for Intraspecific Competition in Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus
Lawrence Blumer, Christopher Beck, Walter-John McGowan, Benem-orom Davids
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2010, Volume 31
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A lab using C. elegans to investigate the nervous system and behavior
Jessica Goldstein
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2009, Volume 30
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Habitat Preferences of Artemia franciscana
Maggie Haag, Louise McBain, William Glider
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2007, Volume 28
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New Light on Phototaxis and Phototropism
Charles D. Drewes
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Introducing Freshmen to Experimental Design
Cynthia Surmacz
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Invertebrate Food Selection
Catherine A. Teare Ketter, Jill Goldstein
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2003, Volume 24
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The Use of Interactive Web-Based Courseware in Intro Biology
Corey A. Goldman
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22
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Dispersal Cues Used by Parasitic Wasps: Phototaxis, Geotaxis and Mated Melittobia
Judith A. Guinan, Robert W. Matthews
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22
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WOWBugs: Newest Insect in the Curriculum
Robert W. Matthews
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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Planarian Behavior: A Student-Designed Laboratory Exercise
Linda Collins, Brent Harker
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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Motivating First-Year Biology Students to Use Microscopes and the Scientific Method
Edmond Alkaslassy
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1998, Volume 19
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Using the Scientific Method to Study Optical Orientation in Blowfly Larvae
William Blaker
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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Termites and the Scientific Method
Sheryl Shanholtzer, Marsha Fanning
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1991, Volume 12
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Oviposition Substrate Choice by Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus
Lawrence Blumer, Christopher Beck
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2008, Volume 29
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Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus, a Model System for Inquiry-Based Undergraduate Laboratories
Lawrence Blumer, Christopher Beck
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2007, Volume 28
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Expanding the Nature of Science in Teaching Laboratories: From Ethology to Investigating Animal Behavior
Ralph Preszler
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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The Use of the LEGO MINDSTORMS® System in Modeling: The Foraging Behavior and Strategies of Simple Animals
Marc Albrecht
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2002, Volume 23
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Observational Investigation of Systematics, Physiology, and Behavior of Vertebrates in a Living Collection
Bonnie McCormick, Sara Kerr, Christy MacKinnon
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1995, Volume 16
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Trail-Following in Snails: A Behavior and Statistical Laboratory Exercise
Sandra Millen
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1989, Volume 10
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An Investigation of the Behavior of the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
Joan Sharp, Maydianne Andrade
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1994, Volume 15
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Testing Issues of Foraging and Flocking Behavior
Christopher Smith
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1992, Volume 13
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Insect Predation, Prey Defense, and Community Structure
W. Wyatt Hoback, Leon Higley
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2000, Volume 21
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Birdsong Playback as a Tool for Teaching Animal Behavior
Jerry A. Waldvogel
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22
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Courtship Reaction Chains and Mate Attraction: A Two-Part Laboratory Activity Using WOWBugs
Judith A. Guinan, Robert W. Matthews, Janice R. Matthews
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2000, Volume 21
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Microhabitat Shifts By Snails In Response To Fish Predators
Timothy W. Stewart, Charlene M. Waggoner
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 2000, Volume 21
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The Roles Of Living Marine Organisms And Field Work In Teaching Invertebrate Biology
Anne Rudloe
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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Optimal Foraging: Balancing Costs and Rewards in Making Foraging Decisions
Thomas E. Miller
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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Avian Niche Partitioning
Fred Wasserman
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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Orientation of Marine Invertebrates to Odor Sources
Jelle Atema, Rainer Voigt
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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Size-Selective Feeding of Zooplankton by Fish
Nelson Hairston, Jr., Madelyn Stafford-Glase
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1986, Volume 7
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A Field Study of the Ant Trail Phenomenon
Dwight Moody
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1984, Volume 5
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Sensory Perception and Communication in Electric Fish
Patricia J. DeCoursey
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1984, Volume 5
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Responses to Stimuli: The Basis of Behavior
Walter B. Lener, Rosalie R. Talbert, Kathryn Stanley Podwall
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1984, Volume 5
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Chemical Communication in Cockroaches
William J. Bell
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1985, Volume 6
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Investigations in Orientation Behavior
Jerry A. Waldvogel, Jon C. Glase, Melvin Zimmerman
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1985, Volume 6
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The Basic Components of the Reproductive Strategy of the Typical Vertebrate, as Illustrated by the Guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters
Bradley S. Bowden
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1982, Volume 3
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Animal Behavior Experiments Using Arthropods
Danielle M. Meyer, Joseph R. Larsen
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1982, Volume 3
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Olfaction and Chemical Communication
James Traniello
Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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