Collection of invertebrates on campus, as part of the BioBlitz, increases the interest in students in animals as they get to go out to the field and collect specimens. They also learn about collection techniques and equipment. These activities also provide an opportunity for experimental design. Students are also contributing to the species count of the BioBlitz.
This video shows the procedure for conducting the Gram stain. Step-by-step instructions and comparisons of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria are provided to show viewers how to conduct the protocol.
Species diversity generally increases in the tropics but testing theories that explain this phenomenon is challenging. Here we use body size to quantify niches in ecological communities and explore how species diversify towards the equator.
The Inquiry-based learning tools presented here uses the Onezoom Tree of Life (onezoom) platform as an easy-to-use teaching tool that allows student to access curated data sources such as the National Center for Biological Inventory (NCBI), the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and Open Tree of Life (OToL). Through these data-platforms students learn that multiple approaches are...
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