ABLE Proceedings – Volume 33

Studying Photosynthesis in Hedera helix
Janice Bonner
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Microsatellite DNA: Population Genetics and Forensic Applications
Kuei-Chiu Chen
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An Inquiry Based Bioinformatics Exercise Incorporated into a Newly Developed Molecular Biology Laboratory Course
Liane Chen & Kathryn Zeiler
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Plants – Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something!!!
Marsha E. Fanning & Karen M. McDougal
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Locomotor Responses of Flesh Fly Larvae to Light
William V. Glider, Michael Bessert & Tom Suhr
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Using Classical Genetics Simulator (CGS) to Teach Students the Basics of Genetic Research
Jean Heitz, Mark Wolansky, & Ben Adamczyk
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Effect of Environment and Modulators on Hindgut and Heart Function in Invertebrates: Crustaceans and Drosophila
Rachel Holsinger & Robin L. Cooper
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A Cross-Curricular Molecular Genetics Lab in Embryology
K. Joy Karnas & Audrey J. Ettinger
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Exploring Systematics and Phylogenetic Reconstruction Using Biological Models
Hans Lemke & Jeffrey Jensen
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Landscape Ecology: Quantifying Spatial Information the Hard Way Using Microsft Excel^™
Timothy Menzel
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The Use of His-tagged EGFP- and mCherry-Drosophila Ultrabithorax (Ubx) Fusion Proteins for Student Designed Biomaterials Formation Projects
Donna L. Pattison & Sarah E. Bondos
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Enzyme Explorations through Cheesemaking: A Qualitative Approach for Learning about Enzyme Function
Aimee Phillippi
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What Happened to Alice Newfield? An Investigative Case Study to Engage Non-science Majors’ Interest in the Diversity of Life and the Nature of Science
Lori Ann Rose
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Using Flour Beetles (Tribolium confusum) in Population Growth Studies
Sheryl Shanholtzer & Ann S. Lumsden
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Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies: Assessment of Student Learning in the College Science Classroom
Karen Sirum
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Temperature Loggers: A Hot Technology for Gathering Large Environmental Data Sets to Promote Students’ Hypothesis Testing Abilities
Scott R. Smedley
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A Toolbox for Giving Your Laboratory a Pedagological Makeover
Mark E. Walvoord & Mariëlle H. Hoefnagels
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Using Microfossils to Demonstrate Ecology and Evolutions: In Memoriam of Charlie Drewes
Ann Yezerski
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Stepping Outside the Classroom: A Different Approach to Estimating Populations
Gemma Bartha
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Integrating Laboratory Research Experiences in the Biology Curriculum
Carrie Doonan
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Identification of Human Polymorphisms in the Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) Bitter Taste Receptor Gene and Protein
Julie Emerson
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Using Scientific Process (as Defined by the Inquiry Wheel) to Guide Multi-Session Inquiry-Based Laboratory Experiences in the Biology Major
Stephanie Fuhr, Kristen Douglas, Jason Koontz, Lori Scott, & Dara Wegman-Geedey
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Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster) Preferences for Different Types of Fruits
Luis Guerra & Van Wheat
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Hands-on Molecular Biology Research in the Undergraduate Curriculum
Immo A. Hansen, Angus L. Dawe, & C. Donovan Bailey
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The Far-Reaching Benefits and Structure of a Future Faculty Teacher Training Program
Elizabeth Hobson
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Molecular Biology in Real Time: Tricks and Tips for Turbo-Charging and Student Proofing Standard Protocols
Michael J. Keller
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Online Collaboration Tools as a Method to Increase Data Flexibility, Sample Size, and Quality for Field-based Guided Inquiry Labs
Saewan Koh
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Use of Learning Objects as Lab Simulations in Biology
Michael A. Kolitsky
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Flipping the Biology Class with Wikis
Ravindra Malik & Keith Hamon
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Preparing Graduate Students to Teach Introductory Biology as Inquiry: The Use of Inquiry Caselets to Solve Teaching Dilemmas
Kristen Miller
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Yet another Digital Fruit Fly Lab – But with Emphasis on the Genetic Experiment
Todd C. Nickle & David A. Bird
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May the Fastest Larva Win! Inquiry-based Evolution and Food Preference Experiments
Kathleen Nolan , Alexander Braun, Kevin Kim, & Clement Kairouz
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Consensus Building for Environmental Issues: Marine Protected Areas as a Case Study
Courtney E. Richmond & Sarah E.Kolesar
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Extraordinary Claims: An Innovative Approach to Engage Student Interest and Enhance Critical Thinking Skills in General Education Science Courses
Lori Rose, Marcus Gillespie, Matthew Rowe, Todd Primm, & Li-Jen Shannon
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Making Cell Structure and Function Interactive and Interesting
Sarah Salm, Jessica Goldstein, & Lauren Goodwyn
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An Authentic Undergraduate Research Experience that Combines Genome Annotation and Functional Genomics
Lori Scott & Angela Ghrist
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Case-Based Strategies for Enhancing Student Interest and Understanding of Cellular Respiration
Michèle Shuster
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The Use of DNASTAR Lasergene Educational Software with Molecular Techniques to Support Bacterial Identification
Troy Skwor
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Human Genetics with Mustard: Use of DNA Markers for Paternity Testing In Rapid-Cycling Brassica rapa (Fast Plants Type)
Douglas Wendell, Dawn M. Pickard, Eryn E. Slankster & Mary R. Belz
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Runaway Sexual Selection Simulation Game
Marlene Zuk, Lawrence S. Blumer, & Brian Gray
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On-line Laboratories for Introductory Biology to Enhance Web-based Learning
Betty L. Black & Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver
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Factors that Influence Learning Gains in Inquiry-Based Laboratory Courses
Lawrence S. Blumer & Christopher W. Beck
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A Question-based Project that Uses a MAP Kinase Western Blot to Examine the Role of Calcium in Sea Urchin Fertilization
Aaron Coleman
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Utilizing a Community Cichlid Fish Tank for Animal Behavior Studies
James Foo, Ronald Orlovsky, Bianca Brown, Samantha Jones, & Kathleen Nolan
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Molecular Digital Course in Biological Education
William Grisham, Franklin B. Krasne, Natalie A. Schottler, Jackson Beatty
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Counting “Shmoos”: Identifying the Missing Yeast Mating Gene
Ginny G. Hutchins
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ABLE History: Past, Present, and Future
Susan Karcher & Anna Wilson
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Connecting to the Environment in Non-majors Ecology
Mary Ann McLean
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Extinction 2: A Game that Examines Important Concepts in Evolutionary Ecology
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver & Betty L. Black
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Using Pillbugs and Barriers to Explore the Scientific Method in the First Introductory Laboratory Period
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver & Betty L. Black
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The Effectiveness of Carrot Seed Oil and Citronella as Repellants of Bean Beetles (Callosbruchus maculatus)
Gabriel Onor & Illya Tietzel
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CSI: Botany
Karen Romanyk
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Using C. elegans to Teach Transmission Genetics in a Large Introductory Biology Lab
Penny Sadler & Diane C. Shakes
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Physiology Boot Camp: An Intensive Staff Training Model for Laboratory Courses with High Enrollments
Angela M. Seliga & Girija I. Bhonsle
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To Romp through the Kingdoms or Not to Romp through the Kingdoms: That Is the Question!
Kenneth G. Sossa
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