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The science of ecology

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History of ecology (3) Research tools, technology, and innovations (16) Scientific method and experimental design (26)	Statistical analysis (17)

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		A field planted with two kinds of cotton (Gossypium sp): Bt cotton and normal cotton, where the normal cotton acts as a refuge for insects. Some rows of the field in the photograph contain cotton plants (Gossypium sp) that are genetically engineered to produce a toxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Bt kills insects that...	You must be logged in to access all resource information.	More Info

		A Synthetic Review of Several Major Ecology Textbooks This article reviews several ecology texts within the categories of neoclassical, modernist, and post-modern approaches. The results of an informal survey of readers of ECOLOG-L (an electronic...		More Info

		Acorn Foraging as a Means to Explore Human Energetics and Forge Connections to Local Forests In this article an unusual ecology laboratory/field exercise is described in which students imagine themselves as a group of indigenous woodland people attempting to gather food stores that will...		More Info

		Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery The Image Gallery is a searchable database that is provided as a complimentary source of high quality digital photographs available from the Agricultural Research Service.		More Info

		An Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), one of the world’s most endangered cat species. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is a carnivorous mammal that was once common on the Iberian Peninsula, where its preferred habitat is scrub vegetation and Mediterranean woodland. The species...	You must be logged in to access all resource information.	More Info

		Assessing Gains in Undergraduate Students' Abilities to Analyze Graphical Data The authors of this TIEE Research Paper assessed analytical and graphing abilities in undergraduate students at four colleges and universities. The authors integrated use of graphing and data...		More Info

		Attracting Future Ecologists Through a Collaborative, Experiential Undergraduate Program This article describes the Global Studies Program at Southwest State University. It details the benefits of such a program and the classes it involves.		More Info

		*Bark scorpion (Centriodes* sp.) in the field under a blacklight (UV light)** A bark scorpion (Centroides sp., green in the photograph) is pictured in an oval of ultraviolet light (purple in the photograph), demonstrating a unique method for studying scorpions in their native...	You must be logged in to access all resource information.	More Info

		Basic ecological literacy; a first cut This article, first published in the Ecological Society of America's Education Section Newsletter (2:4-5), defines basic ecological literacy according to eleven concepts that all students should...		More Info

		Campus Ecology at Southwestern University A course syllabus for upper-level ecology that concentrates on basic principles with a laboratory portion focused on two main activities: small-scale campus garden experiments and an introduction to...		More Info

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