ABLE Proceedings – Volume 20
Editor: Sue Karcher
Major Workshops
Size and Shape in Biology
Thomas F. Colton
[Abstract] [Article]
Non-Invasive Recording of Giant Nerve Fiber Action Potentials from Freely Moving Oligochaetes
Charlie Drewes
[Abstract] [Article]
The Scientific Method: An Introduction Using Reaction Time
Bob Kosinski and John Cummings
[Abstract] [Article]
Developmental and Physiological Aspects of the Chicken Embryonic Heart
Elizabeth R. McCain and Jacqueline S. McLaughlin
[Abstract] [Article]
Demystifying Hardy-Weinberg: Using Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis of the Lap Locus to Study Population Genetics in White Campion (Silene latifolia)
Patricia A. Peroni and David E. McCauley
[Abstract] [Article]
Red Mutant Hunt with Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Brad Williamson
[Abstract] [Article]
Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Parameters of Enzyme Activity
John H. Williamson and Malcolm Campbell
[Abstract] [Article]
A “Discovery Lab” Investigation into Gene Regulation Using the Lac Operon
Robert Moss
[Abstract] [Article]
Spectrophotometry and Hemoglobinometry
Gilbert Ellis [Not available]
Optimal Foraging: Balancing Costs and Rewards in Making Foraging Decisions
Thomas E. Miller
[Abstract] [Article]
Experimental Evaluation of Community Structure in Aquatic Ecosystems
James M. Bader
[Abstract] [Article]
Outdoor Classroom Learning Station Techniques at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Robin M. Will
[Abstract] [Article]
The Roles of Living Marine Organisms and Field Work in Teaching Invertebrate Biology
Anne Rudloe
[Abstract] [Article]
Ecosystem Analysis in a Cypress Swamp and Surrounding Uplands
Ann S. Lumsden
[Abstract] [Article]
Doing your Own Science: A Model for Student-based Inquiry
William F. Herrnkind and Charles D. Bowling
[Abstract] [Article]
Collecting and Preparing Plant Specimens and Producing an Herbarium
Loran C. Anderson
[Abstract] [Article]
Computers in the Classroom: Designing and Producing Customized Instructional Multimedia
Ruth E. Beattie
[Abstract] [Article]
Mini Workshops
Sensory Biology: Examination of Electroretinograms from Photoreceptors in Insects
Wayne L. Silver and James C. Smith
[Abstract] [Article]
Diffusion Potentials Across an Artificial Membrane
Kimberley Christopher
[Abstract] [Article]
Measuring Genetic Variation in Zebra Mussels Using Protein Electrophoresis
Corey Goldman
[Abstract] [Article]
Unifying the Curriculum: IDH as a Model Enzyme
A. Malcolm Campbell
[Abstract] [Published Abstract]
Visualization of Mycorrhizal Fungi
Robert D. Hebert, William H. Outlaw, Jr., Karthik Aghoram, Ann S. Lumsden, Kimberly A. Riddle , and Rudiger Hampp
[Abstract] [Article]
Polymerase Chain Reaction1 Mutagenesis and Automated DNA Sequencing
Melanie L. Sims, Victor V. Tryon, Barry T. Nall , and Christy MacKinnon
[Abstract] [Article]
The Dirt Lab: An Open-Ended Investigation Into An Environmental Problem
Charlene M. Waggoner, Dan Wiegmann, and Julia McArthur
[Abstract] [Article]
Introduction to Biological Variation, Hypothesis Testing, and Probability–an Example Using the Winged Seeds (Samaras) of the Box Elder Tree (Acer negundo)
Peter V. Minorsky and R. Paul Willing
[Abstract] [Article]
Planarian Behavior: A Student-Designed Laboratory Exercise
Linda T. Collins and Brent W. Harker
[Abstract] [Article]
Teach Ecology Concepts with Mud Dauber Nests
Robert W. Matthews
[Abstract] [Extended Abstract]
WOWBugs: Newest Insect in the Curriculum
Robert W. Matthews
[Abstract] [Extended Abstract]
Efficiency of Arm Movement: A Study of Leverage, ATP Utilization, and Sarcomere Shortening in the Brachium
Harold L. Wilkinson
[Abstract] [Article]
What is the Role of Salt in Taste?
Karen McMahon
[Abstract] [Article]
Presentation of an Online Invertebrate Zoology Site and an Invitation to Participate in its Continuing Development
M. Fryer and M.A. Asson-Batres
[Abstract] [Published Abstract]
Microsoft Personal Web Server
Karin Readel
[Abstract] [Published Abstract]
An Introduction to the University Library System or “How Many Original References Do We Need?”
Louise McBain, Randy Reichardt, and Donna Wakeford
[Abstract] [Article]
Sample Citation
Author name(s). 1999. Article title. Pages xxx, in Tested studies for laboratory teaching, Volume 20 (S. J. Karcher, Editor). Proceedings of the 20th Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), 399 pages.