Association for Biology Laboratory Education
Animal Behavior
Recording Animal Vocalizations at the San Diego Zoo: Animal Vocalizations IV
Kathleen A. Nolan, Katherine Wydner, Kristy Biolsi and Allen Burdowski
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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An interactive online game that uses simulations of hunting vampire bats to introduce students to coding
Elizabeth A. Hobson, Sanjay Prasher, Gerald Carter, and Joshua Garland
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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eBird Community Science Project: Engaging Non-Major Biology Students in Authentic and Meaningful Research
Samantha Herrmann, Erica Szeyller, and Kellen Calinger-Yoak
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2024, Volume 44
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Food Fights and Avian Interactions: Investigating Dominance Hierarchies at Bird Feeders
Kathy Winnett-Murray and Lori Hertel
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2022, Volume 42
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Stonefly Larvae Push-ups: A Behavioral Ecology Lab Exercise
Brian Swisher
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2020, Volume 41
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From the Columbus Zoo to the Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics: Animal Vocalizations III
Angelika Poesel, Jill A. Soha, Kathleen A. Nolan, & Jill Callahan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2019, Volume 40
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A Module-based Approach to Teaching Animal Behavior
Kathy Winnett-Murray & Laura Sirot
Tested Studies in 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 E. Callahan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2018, Volume 39
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Behavioral Diversity of Social Insects
Darcy G. Gordon & Angela M. Seliga
Tested Studies in 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 in Laboratory Teaching, 2017, Volume 38
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Course-Based Research with Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus, and a Y-maze Olfactometer
Ronald Ty Smith & Lawrence Blumer
Tested Studies in 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 in 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, Kwun Chan, Afia Azaah, Kristy Biolosi, & Allen Burdowski
Tested Studies in 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 in 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 in 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 in Laboratory Teaching, 2016, Volume 37
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Aquaria and Zoos as Labs: Recording Vocalizations of Marine Mammals Using Audacity
Kathleen Nolan, Kristy Biolsi, Francine Foo, Andrew Salzillo, Afua Azaah, & Allen Burdowski
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Twenty Years of An Inquiry-based Lab: Does it Work??
Kathy Nomme, Maryam Moussavi, & Carol Pollock
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Documenting Open Circulation in Ghost Shrimp
Marianne Niedzlek-Feaver
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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A Lesson on the Scientific Method Using Termite Behavior
Anthony Curtis
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2015, Volume 36
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Using American Robins (Turdus migratorius) to Demonstrate Concepts of Behavioral Ecology in Introductory Biology Courses
Kimberly Bolyard & Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin
Tested Studies in 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 in Laboratory Teaching, 2014, Volume 35
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Why Do Bean Beetles Avoid Split Beans? A Simple Extension of A Host Choice Experiment
Kenneth J. Harris, Lawrence S. Blumer, & Christopher W. Beck
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2013, Volume 34
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Behavioral Priming in Jumping Spiders
David A. McKinney
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2013, Volume 34
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The Effectiveness of Carrot Seed Oil and Citronella as Repellants of Bean Beetles (Callosbruchus maculatus)
Gabriel Onor & Illya Tietzel
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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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
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Utilizing a Community Cichlid Fish Tank for Animal Behavior Studies
James Foo, Ronald Orlovsky, Bianca Brown, Samantha Jones, & Kathleen Nolan
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Runaway Sexual Selection Simulation Game
Marlene Zuk, Lawrence S. Blumer, & Brian Gray
Tested Studies in 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 in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Locomotor Responses of Flesh Fly Larvae to Light
William V. Glider, Michael Bessert & Tom Suhr
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2012, Volume 33
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Once a Loser Always a Loser? Using Crayfish to Teach Behavioral Endocrinology
Anna Goldina, Tanya M. Simms, & Thomas Pitzer
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Using Foraging Behavior of Fruit Flies to Introduce Undergraduates to Research
Jimena Aracena
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Substrate Size Selection by Bean Beetles
Christopher W. Beck, Saphida Migabo, & Lawrence S. Blumer
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2011, Volume 32
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Strong Evidence for Intraspecific Competition in Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus
Blumer, L. S., W. H. McGowan, B. A. Davids, & C. W. Beck
Tested Studies in 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 in Laboratory Teaching, 2009, Volume 30
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Oviposition Substrate Choice by Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus
Lawrence S. Blumer & Christopher W. Beck
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2008, Volume 29
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Habitat Preferences of Artemia franciscana
Maggie Haag, Louise McBain, & Bill Glider
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2007, Volume 28
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Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus, a Model System for Inquiry-Based Undergraduate Laboratories
Christopher W. Beck & Lawrence S. Blumer
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2007, Volume 28
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New Light on Phototaxis and Phototropism
Charles D. Drewes
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Introducing Freshmen to Experimental Design
Cynthia Surmacz
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Expanding the Nature of Science in Teaching Laboratories: From Ethology to Investigating Animal Behavior
Ralph Preszler
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2004, Volume 25
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Invertebrate Food Selection
Catherine A. Teare Ketter and Jill M. Goldstein
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2003, Volume 24
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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 in Laboratory Teaching, 2002, Volume 23
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The Use of Interactive Web-Based Courseware in Intro Biology
Corey A. Goldman
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22
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Dispersal Cues Used by Parasitic Wasps: Phototaxis, Geotaxis and Mated Melittobia
Judith A. Guinan and Robert W. Matthews
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22
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Birdsong Playback as a Tool for Teaching Animal Behavior
Jerry A. Waldvogel
Tested Studies in 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, and Janice R. Matthews
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2000, Volume 21
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Insect Predation, Prey Defense, and Community Structure
W. Wyatt Hoback and Leon G. Higley
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2000, Volume 21
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Microhabitat Shifts By Snails In Response To Fish Predators
Timothy W. Stewart and Charlene M. Waggoner
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2000, Volume 21
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WOWBugs: Newest Insect in the Curriculum
Robert W. Matthews
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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Planarian Behavior: A Student-Designed Laboratory Exercise
Linda T. Collins and Brent W. Harker
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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The Roles Of Living Marine Organisms And Field Work In Teaching Invertebrate Biology
Anne Rudloe
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1999, Volume 20
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Optimal Foraging: Balancing Costs and Rewards in Making Foraging Decisions
Thomas E. Miller
Tested Studies in 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 in Laboratory Teaching, 1998, Volume 19
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Using the Scientific Method to Study Optical Orientation in Blowfly Larvae
William Blaker
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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Avian Niche Partitioning
Fred Wasserman
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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Orientation of Marine Invertebrates to Odor Sources
Rainer Voigt and Jelle Atema
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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Olfaction and Chemical Communication
James Traniello
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1997, Volume 18
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Observational Investigation of Systematics, Physiology, and Behavior of Vertebrates in a Living Collection
Bonnie McCormick, Sara Kerr, and Christy MacKinnon
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1995, Volume 16
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An Investigation of the Behavior of the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum
Joan C. Sharp and Maydianne Andrade
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1994, Volume 15
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Testing Issues of Foraging and Flocking Behavior
Christopher Smith
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1992, Volume 13
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Termites and the Scientific Method
Sheryl F. Shanholtzer and Marsha E. Fanning
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1991, Volume 12
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Trail-Following in Snails: A Behavior and Statistical Laboratory Exercise
Sandra Millen
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1989, Volume 10
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Size-Selective Feeding of Zooplankton by Fish
Nelson Hairston, Jr. and Madelyn Stafford-Glase
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1986, Volume 7
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Chemical Communication in Cockroaches
William J. Bell
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1985, Volume 6
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Investigations in Orientation Behavior
Jon C. Glase, Melvin Zimmerman, and Jerry A. Waldvogel
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1985, Volume 6
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A Field Study of the Ant Trail Phenomenon
Dwight Moody
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1984, Volume 5
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Sensory Perception and Communication in Electric Fish
Patricia J. DeCoursey
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1984, Volume 5
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Responses to Stimuli: The Basis of Behavior
Walter B. Lener, Rosalie R. Talbert, and Kathryn Stanley Podwall
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1984, Volume 5
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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 in Laboratory Teaching, 1982, Volume 3
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Animal Behavior Experiments Using Arthropods
Joseph R. Larsen and Danielle M. Meyer
Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 1982, Volume 3
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