In this TIEE experiment, students investigate how ambush predators such as the common ambush bug (Phymata americana) or the common crab spider (Misumena vatia) influence the foraging behavior of insect pollinators on flowers. This project involves an experimental manipulation of predator presence and subsequent pollinator observation over the course of a single or several lab periods. Students...
This is 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 questioning skills in students.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) is feeding on Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) berries in New York City.
The yellow-rumped warbler exhibits a special adaptation that allows this species to eat bayberries to avoid dependence on and competition for insects.
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