This experiment illustrates how ecological theory can help conserve native species in a fragmented landscape. It is germane to units on biogeography, human impacts on ecosystems, landscape...

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Given the expense, time and considerable teacher effort required to perform hands-on activities in the classroom, their consequences for student learning need to be evaluated. This study takes one...

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FrogPond is interactive evolution simulation software that challenges the user to design experiments that will establish the cause of deformities in a model frog population. This webpage has...

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AlleleA1 is an interactive software simulation of evolution at a single locus in an ideal population of imaginary organisms. The locus of interest has 2 alleles: A1 and A2. The user enters values for...

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Bugsville is an interactive simulation software that simulates the genetics of a quantitative character. The user can breed ladybugs to estimate the heritability of spot number, then conduct a...

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EvoDots is an interactive program that lets the user explore the mechanism of evolution. The program creates a population of dots. The user is a predator. As the dots run around the screen, the user...

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ForensicEA is an interactive simulation program that lets the user explore the logic of phylogeny reconstruction. The program creates populations of virus particles. The populations evolve by genetic...

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PhyloStrat is an interactive simulation program that contains a few related activities. Using lizards as a model, PhyloStrat lets the user explore what happens when species are independently...

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PopCycle is an interactive simulation software that lets the user explore the power of combining Mendelian genetics with Darwinian selection through various activities. This resource has...

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Conservation genetics is central to successful captive breeding and subsequent re-introduction of threatened species. Many species have been saved from extinction by captive breeding programs, which...

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