ROBERTSON, Bruce; University of Montana: A framework for understanding ecological traps and an evaluation of existing evidence When an animal settles preferentially in a habitat within which it does poorly relative to other available habitats, it is said to have been caught in an �ecological trap.� Although the theoretical possibility that animals may be so […]
year: 2006
Postprandial acid-base balance in freshwater and seawater-acclimated European flounder
TAYLOR, J. R. *; WHITTAMORE, J. M. ; WILSON, R. W. ; GROSELL, M. ; RSMAS, University of Miami; Exeter University, UK; Exeter University, UK; RSMAS, University of Miami: Postprandial acid-base balance in freshwater and seawater-acclimated European flounder Intestinal HCO3– secretion and resultant carbonate precipitation are important in the hydromineral balance of all fishes sampled […]
Marine teleost osmoregulation involves highly acidic and hyperosmotic fluid absorption by the intestine
GROSELL, M.*; TAYLOR, J.R.; GENTZ, J.; University of Miami; University of Miami; University of Miami: Marine teleost osmoregulation involves highly acidic and hyperosmotic fluid absorption by the intestine In marine teleost fish, continuous diffusive water loss is compensated by seawater ingestion. Imbibed seawater is desalinized by the esophagus resulting in roughly iso-osmotic intestinal fluids allowing […]
Using Games to Reinforce Facts and Concepts in the Biological Sciences
KELLY, D. A.; Zygote Games LLC: Using Games to Reinforce Facts and Concepts in the Biological Sciences Ironically, although biology is filled with competitive events, �educational biology games� often reward the mastery of names and facts without addressing their underlying organizational framework. Zygote Games LLC is trying to move beyond this �trivia game� model for […]
The GK-12 Program at the University of California, Los Angeles Making Science Exciting for Students in Urban Schools
KENNEDY, Natalia K.*; WORDEN, Kelly J.; RUSSELL, Arlene A.; FREKING, Fred F.; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles: The GK-12 Program at the University of California, Los Angeles: Making Science Exciting for Students in Urban Schools In the UCLA GK-12 program […]
InSTEP Enhancing Science Education Through Graduate Student-Teacher Partnerships
TANKERSLEY, R.A.*; WINDSOR, J.G.; HANSELMAN, J.A.; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne: InSTEP: Enhancing Science Education Through Graduate Student-Teacher Partnerships In an effort to enhance science instruction in K-12 schools, Florida Tech has developed a new partnership between students, researchers, and high school teachers in Brevard […]
Can peer review improve freshman lab reports and does experience with peer review improve students scientific reasoning skills
TIMMERMAN, BE*; STRICKLAND, DC; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina: Can peer review improve freshman lab reports and does experience with peer review improve students� scientific reasoning skills? One of our departmental curriculum goals is for students to be able to �think like scientists,� but we are unable to provide individual research opportunities […]
The myth of the passive sex hormonal control of female aggression in a year-round territorial bird
GILL, S.A.*; ALFSON, E.D.; HAU, M.; Princeton University; Princeton University; Princeton University: The myth of the passive sex: hormonal control of female aggression in a year-round territorial bird The hormonal control of territorial aggression in female vertebrates is still unclear. We therefore studied buff-breasted wrens (Thryothorus leucotis), a resident of the neotropics, in which females […]
Seasonal aggression in female Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
SCOTTI, M.L.*; DEMAS, G.E.; Indiana University, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior; Indiana University, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior: Seasonal aggression in female Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) Most seasonally breeding species demonstrate a suite of adaptations including reproductive regression and increased territorial aggression in short �winter-like� compared with long �summer-like� […]
Do hormones other than testosterone influence intrasexual aggression in female dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)
JAWOR, Jodie*; RICHARDSON, Jennifer; KETTERSON, Ellen; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN: Do hormones other than testosterone influence intrasexual aggression in female dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)? Hormones and aggressive behavior have been widely studied in male birds, but not as widely in females. In some species, female aggression has […]
