ABLE Proceedings – Volume 22

Spot-Overlay Ames Test of Potential Mutagens
David R. Wessner, Peggy C. Maiorano, John Kenyon, Ralph Pillsbury, and A. Malcolm Campbell
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Using A Molecular Marker to Study Genetic Equilibrium in Drosophila melanogaster
Rodney J. Scott
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Mitochondria and Metabolism in Honeybee Flight Muscle
Alexander F. Motten
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Mitochondrial DNA from Lumbriculus variegatus: Isolation and Restriction Digest Analysis
Gary Oxford
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An Introduction to DNA: Spectrophotometry, Degradation, and the ‘Frankengel’ Experiment
William Clark and Kimberley Christopher
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DNA Sequencing Used to Illustrate Mutations and Evolution
Theodore Gurney, Jr., Russell LeMon, and Kathleen Nolan
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The Good and the Bad: Symbiotic Organisms from Selected Hosts
Gayle Pittman Noblet and Michael J. Yabsley
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Cercariae of Digenetic Trematodes: Use in Laboratory Investigations
Ronald B. Rosen
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Koch’s Crickets: A Study in Etiology
C. Brian Odom
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Investigative Laboratories in Cell Biology Using a Host-Parasitoid Model: The Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta, and the Braconid Wasp, Cotesia congregata — Introduction to the System
Isaure de Buron
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Plant Reproductive Systems: An Investigative Approach
Laura K. Thompson
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Why Are Reports of Ant Pollination Rare?: A Field and Lab Exercise Using the Scientific Method
Mary N. Puterbaugh and Mary Blaine Prince
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The Line-Intercept Method: A Tool for Introductory Plant Ecology Laboratories
John Cummings and Denny Smith
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Birdsong Playback as a Tool for Teaching Animal Behavior
Jerry A. Waldvogel
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Murder and Mayhem in Non-Majors Biology
Jean L. Dickey and V. Christine Minor
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Bringing the Laboratory into the Lecture Hall
Ruth E. Beattie
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Effective Methods of Training Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistants II: Preparing TAs To Be Effective in the Laboratory
Jean L. Dickey, John Cummings, Maggie Haag, Louise McBain, and William Glider
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Preparation and Presentation of Biology Laboratory Class Materials Through WebCT®
Terry L. Combs
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Using Humans as a Central Example in Teaching Undergraduate Biology Labs
Craig E. Nelson and Martin K. Nickels
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DNA: A Kinesthetic Experience
Sandra Johnson
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Dispersal Cues Used by Parasitic Wasps: Phototaxis, Geotaxis and Mated Melittobia
Judith A. Guinan and Robert W. Matthews
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Tackling Phylogeny in Introductory Biology Laboratories
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver and John W. Zimmerman
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Rearing Xenopus laevis Life History Stages
Ron Koss and Bruce Wakeford
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Metabolism and Oxygen Consumption in Aquatic Organisms
Ruthanne B. Pitkin
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Investigating Your Watershed: Detection of Fecal Coliform Bacteria
Karin Readel
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A Simple Sampling Method That Lets Students See the Forest AND the Trees
Janet W. Phelps
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Use of Video Microscopy to Promote Collaborative Learning in Developmental Anatomy and Histology
Betty L. Black and Harold G. Meeks, Jr.
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Using Projects to Encourage Exploration of Animal Diversity and Educational Resources
Jean L. Dickey and Jeanne Leonard
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Introducing Inquiry In A Biology Lab For Non-Majors
Phyllis S. Laine and Linda J. Heath
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A Computer-Based Approach for Generating Standardized Student Assessment Using a First Year Biology Programme as a Model to Evaluate Its Effectiveness
Todd Nickle and Jeffrey Sheedy
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Team Projects: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Joy B. Perry
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On-Line Manual Enhances Student Learning
Arthur L. Buikema, Jr., William Zabaronick, and Mary Alice Schaeffer
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The Use of Interactive Web-Based Courseware in Intro Biology
Corey A. Goldman
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Developing Biology Board Games
William Beachy
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Interactive Exploration of Kingdom Animalia Using the Animal Diversity Web
Cynthia Sims Parr
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Using Student-Centered Investigative Modules to Teach a Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Methods Laboratory Course to Undergraduate Non-Science Major Students
John D. Usis
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Connecting Teaching Lab Development and Education Research: An Introduction
Brian White
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Student Reviews of Scientific Literature: Opportunities to Improve Students’ Scientific Literacy and Writing Skills
Susan J. Karcher
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