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View Resource Quantifying behavior – learning observational protocols in the classroom

One of the challenges for teachers without a lab, is how to allow students to observe natural animal behavior directly. The freely available videos by the International Wolf Center are ideal for observation of naturalistic interactions, and last for long enough (5-15 minutes) to enable the practice of different observational techniques. This learning activity introduces novices to the...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library

View Resource Using Owl Pellet Analysis to Explore Space Use and Productivity

Laboratory exercise to teach undergraduates about factors determining territory size. It begins with dissecting owl pellets and leads students through a series of calculations. A key theme is the ability to make and defend valid estimations.

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library

View Resource A Case of a Warbler Eating Berries [resource group]

This is the resource folder for a photographic case study on the Yellow-rumped Warbler. This bird is unusual among warblers in its ability to eat Bayberry seeds. This ability give is a winter food source that minimizes it's need to migrate affecting the way it interacts with its ecosystem. This case explores this aspect of migratory bird biology while developing observational skills and...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library

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View Resource Simulation Games for Animal Behavior: Exploring Tradeoffs of Foraging and Vigilance

This game is one of three submitted for use in an upper level course that focuses on animal behavior. The games are paired with a published article from the primary literature, and students should read and prepare to both discuss the article and explore the hypotheses on which the studies have been based. This active learning helps to engage students in the course material and especially to see...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library

View Resource Testing hypotheses about behavioral interactions between cats, coyotes, and birds at carcasses

In this activity, students will play the role of a field biologist quantifying and explaining animal behavior using the scientific method (observation – hypothesis – prediction – test). Powerpoint slides contain a series of photos of scavengers at deer carcasses. Students will form hypotheses about the behavioral interactions in the photos, then make predictions that could be used to test their...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library

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