Association for Biology Laboratory Education

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
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
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 Laboratory Investigating Bacterial Gene Regulation
Robert Moss
[Abstract][Article]

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]

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]

The Cypress Swamp
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]

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 Reaction 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]

Samara dispersal in boxelder: An exercise in hypothesis testing.
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 Wilkinson
[Abstract][Article]

What is the Role of Salt in Taste?
Karen McMahon
[Abstract][Article]

Presentation of An Online Invertebrate Zoology Site and
M. Fryer and M. A. Asson-Batres
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Microsoft Personal Web Server
Karin Readel
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Development
Louise McBain, Randy Reichardt, and Donna Wakeford
[Abstract][Article]

Measuring Genetic Variation in Zebra Mussels Using Protein Electrophoresis
Corey A. Goldman
[Abstract][Article]