Association for Biology Laboratory Education

ABLE Proceedings – Volume 21

Editor: Sue Karcher

Major Workshops

What I Could Teach Darwin Using “Darwin 2000”
Richard P. Hershberger
[Abstract][Article]

Case It! – case-study learning integrating molecular biology computer simulations and international Internet conferencing
Mark Bergland, Karen Klyczek, Mary Lundeberg, Kim Mogen, and Douglas Johnson
[Abstract][Article]

Introduction to the Molecular Phylogeny of Insects
Theodore Gurney, Robert Elbel, Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, and Robert Bossard
[Abstract][Article]

Seafood Forensics: Crabby Proteins
Kathy Frame
[Abstract][Article]

Introducing Students to Conservation Genetics Using Sturgeon Caviar
Kathleen A. Nolan, Tony Catalano, Phaedra Doukakis, Vadim Birstein, and Rob DeSalle
[Abstract][Article]

Population Genetics and Evolution: A Simulation Exercise
Christine K. Barton
[Abstract][Article]

Investigating an Immune Response to Bacterial Infection
Jon S. Miller and David W. Stanley
[Abstract][Article]

Evolution By Artificial Selection and Unraveling the Mysteries of Hairys Inheritance
Daniel Lauffer and Bruce Fall
[Abstract][Article]

An Introduction to Plant Vascular Systems
Laura K. Thompson
[Abstract][Article]

Induction of Nitrate Reductase in Plant Shoots
Barry G. McCashin
[Abstract][Article]

Effects of Irradiance on Photosynthetic CO2 Uptake and Chlorophyll Fluorescence
Stephen Hunt
[Abstract][Article]

Electromyography: Recording Electrical Signals from Human Muscle
Charlie Drewes
[Abstract][Article]

Microhabitat Shifts By Snails In Response To Fish Predators
Timothy W. Stewart and Charlene M. Waggoner
[Abstract][Article]

Insect Predation, Prey Defense, and Community Structure
W. Wyatt Hoback and Leon G. Higley
[Abstract][Article]

Aquatic Food Web Interactions: Microcosms as Lake Models
John C. Holz, Kyle D. Hoagland, and Anthony Joern
[Abstract][Article]

Paleoecology as a Classroom Tool to Address Global Climate Change
Mark E. Lyford and Jane M. Beiswenger
[Abstract][Article]

Quantitative investigation of the crowding effect of Hymenolepis diminuta in Rattus norvegicus
Sara V. Brant and Ben Hanelt
[Abstract][Article]

Energetic Strategies of Terrestrial Vertebrates
Kathy Winnett-Murray, K. Greg Murray, Lori Hertel, and Christopher C. Barney
[Abstract][Article]

Courtship Reaction Chains and Mate Attraction: A Two-Part Laboratory Activity Using WOWBugs
Judith A. Guinan, Robert W. Matthews, and Janice R. Matthews
[Abstract][Article]

An Experimental System to Study Phagocytosis
Donna M. Bozzone and Denise A. Martin
[Abstract][Article]

Creating Interactive Biology Tutorials for the World Wide Web Using a Simple Java Editor
William Udell
[Abstract][Article]

Effective Methods of Training Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistants
Maggie Haag , Kimberley Christopher, John Cummings, Jean Dickey, and Bill Glider
[Abstract][Article]


Mini Workshops

How To Solve Genetics “Word Problems”
Kathy Schwab
[Abstract][Article]

The Red and White Yeast Lab: An Introduction to Science As A Process
Brian White
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Antigen-Antibody Interaction: using the Ouchterlony method to support taxonomic relationships
Mary Culp
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Death by Osmosis: An interactive, investigative laboratory exercise
William Beachly
[Abstract][Article]

Teaching Buffering by Comparing Observed and Expected Hydrogen and Hydroxide Ion Change
Robert J. Kosinski and John R. Cummings
[Abstract][Article]

A Simulated Pollination Exercise
Paul Willing
[Abstract][Article]

The Botany Field Site (WWW): An Herbarium Project and A Guide through the Northeastern Deciduous Forest
Jacqueline S. McLaughlin
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Grafting Coleus Plants
Karin Readel
[Abstract][Article]

Physiological Ecology Lab Exercise: Phenotypic Plasticity in Sun and Shade Leaves
Jill Goldstein, Robert Wyatt, and Jim Richardson
[Abstract][Article]

Group Projects for the Botany Lab
Debora Mann
[Abstract][Article]

Models and Mindsets for Teaching Neurophysiology
Charles D. Drewes
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Labs Don’t Have To Be Wet
Roberta Williams
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Using a Mini-Symposium to Display the Results of Team-Designed Experiments to Encourage Freshman Pride & Teamwork
Denise Ratterman
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

The Use of Writing in Investigative Biology Laboratories
Ralph Preszler
[Abstract][Article]

Using Simulation Software to Create Laboratory Experiences in Lecture Courses
Ruth E. Beattie
[Abstract][Article]