Association for Biology Laboratory Education

ABLE Proceedings – Volume 27

Editor: Michael O’Donnell

 

Major Workshops

Adaptations of Aquatic Insects to Habitat and Food Resources in Streams
Amy Braccia & J. Reese Voshell, Jr.
[Abstract][Article]

Resource allocation in plants
A. Daniel Johnson
[Abstract][Article]

Measuring Community Structure
John G. Kell
[Abstract][Article]

Discovering Devonian Microfossils
Charlie Drewes
[Abstract][Article]

Phylogenetic analysis
Robert J. Kosinski
[Abstract][Article]

Examining Genetic Diversity in Disjunct Populations using Random DNA Markers
Robert Sheehy & Judy Guinan
[Abstract][Article]

Effects of drugs on pulsation rate of blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus)
Kelly E. Bohrer
[Abstract][Article]

Personal Behavior and Partner’s Sexual History:a Simulation of the Spread of HIV
Ralph Preszler & Amy Marion
[Abstract][Article]

Water Transport in Plants: Anatomy and Physiology
Robert C. Hodson & John Acuff
[Abstract][Article]

Chicken Wing Microbiology
Marielle H. Hoefnagels & Mark Walvoord
[Abstract][Article]

Bacterial Quorum Sensing and Bioluminescence
David L. Popham & Ann M. Stevens
[Abstract][Article]

Integration of Biology and Statistics Education (IBASE): Measurements of cells and organelles in biology lab to produce large data sets that can be analyzed in statistics classes
Denise Ratterman, James Watrous, & Deborah Lurie
[Abstract][Article]

Propagation of Miniature Roses by Plant Tissue Culture
Michael Stone
[Abstract][Article]

Molecular Genetic Linkage Mapping in Tribolium Beetles
Ann Yezerski
[Abstract][Article]

Digital Documentation: Merging the Traditional Laboratory Experience with Digital Imaging Technology
Bruce W. Robart, Kimberly A. Ziance, & Melonie J. Dropik
[Abstract][Article]

Development of an Inexpensive Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV), Mountain Lake Virginia
Jon C. Cawley, Adam Vittum, Michael Barrett, Noah Muller, & Ross Irwin
[Abstract][Article]


Mini Workshops

Quantitative Investigations of Hatching in Brine Shrimp Cysts
Charlie Drewes
[Abstract][Article]

Using National Public Radio to Jump Start Research Projects in Environmental Biology
Ruth E. Beattie
[Abstract][Article]

Developing Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
Maggie Haag
[Abstract][Article]

Using customized tools and databases for teaching Bioinformatics in introductory biology courses
Melody Neumann & Nicholas Provart
[Abstract][Article]

Using Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) to Improve Student Communication Skills
Todd Nickle
[Abstract][Article]

Beachcomber Biology: The Shannon-Weiner Species Diversity Index
Kathleen A. Nolan & Jill E. Callahan
[Abstract][Article]

Using the Slime Mold Physarum polycephalum in Independent Student Research
Janice Bonner
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

What Do Students Really Know When They Enter College?
Arthur L. Buikema, Jr., Mary. A. Schaeffer & C. M. Webb
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Using Lab Reports to Achieve Specific Learning Goals in a Wide Range of Laboratory Settings
Miriam Ferzli & Michael Carter
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Accessible Laboratory Environments for Teaching Biology
Christy A. Horn, William V. Glider, Beth Whitaker, Katherine Kalisek, & Adam Langan
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

The Beautiful Moldy World All Around Us
Karen Romanyk
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Inexpensive Apparatus for Measuring Respiration and Photosynthesis Based on CO2
Paul Willing
[Abstract][Published Abstract]


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