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Homework and Other Assignments<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date Assigned<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\nDue Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan 13<\/td>\nCareer Assignment<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nFeb 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan 18<\/td>\nSeasnake water relations reading assignment<\/a><\/span>Reading available here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.naturalhistorymag.com\/features\/081302\/a-long-drink-of-water<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n

Feb 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan 20<\/td>\nMuddiest Point Assignment- CHAPTER 7. DUE Monday Jan\u00a0 24 at NOON<\/strong><\/p>\n

After reading Chapter 7 (Energy), identify one important point <\/u>that was unclear (muddy) to you. Write out and send to me a sentence or two that explains which concept is muddy, what is muddy about it, and<\/u> why this concept is important.\u00a0 DO NOT use questions such as will this be on the test? Your muddy points should concern concepts that are important for understanding.\u00a0 You are always welcome to ask questions about exam coverage, but not for credit!<\/p>\n

Send your assignment to me (email: rjm2@uakron.edu<\/a>, put the words MUDDIEST POINT in the subject line; or drop off at my office ASEC E508). \u00a0\u00a0MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, so I can record your score. For email,\u00a0 no attachments please<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 just put the answer in the body of the email.<\/p>\n

I will summarize these responses and prepare a part of our class for Tuesday and Thursday based on your responses.<\/p>\n

If you have more than one muddy point you would like to have addressed, you may do so, but please clearly identify the one that is most muddy.<\/p>\n

If nothing is muddy to you, then choose a point you thought was important or interesting, and explain why you think that.<\/p>\n

Scoring<\/strong>. 3 marks possible:<\/td>\n

Jan 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb 24<\/td>\nMuddy Point Assignment- Population Growth<\/u>. DUE Monday Feb 28, NOON<\/strong><\/p>\n

After reading Chapter 11, \u00a0identify one important point <\/u>that was unclear (muddy) to you (if you have problems with survivorship or life tables (last part of Chapter 10), send those as well). Write out and send to me a sentence or two that explains which concept is muddy, what is muddy about it, and<\/u> why this concept is important.\u00a0 DO NOT use questions such as will this be on the test? Your muddy points should concern concepts that are important for understanding. If nothing is muddy to you, then choose a point you thought was important or interesting.<\/p>\n

Send your assignment to me (email: rjm2@uakron.edu<\/a><\/span>, put the words MUDDIEST POINT in the subject line; or drop off at my office ASEC E508; or my mailbox in the biology office). . For email,\u00a0 no attachments please<\/u>\u00a0just put the answer in the body of the email.<\/p>\n

I will summarize these responses and prepare a part of our class based on your responses.<\/p>\n

If you have more than one muddy point you would like to have addressed, you may do so, but please clearly identify the one that is most muddy.<\/p>\n

Scoring<\/strong>. as before<\/td>\n

Feb 28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar 3<\/td>\nMovie assignment. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Due March 22. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 points<\/strong><\/p>\n

In class you watched two movies: Return of the Cuyahoga, and Kingdom of the Seahorse<\/p>\n

For BOTH movies, do the following (that is, answer thethree questions for the Cuyahoga movie, and ALSO for the Seahorse movie):<\/p>\n

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  1. Develop a scientific hypothesis<\/u> related to one of the topics raised in the movie. What sort of information, observations, or experiments could help evaluate this hypothesis? (Note: be careful that this is a SCIENTIFIC hypothesis that can be answered with data, not a vague explanation that cannot be definitively evaluated).<\/li>\n
  2. Explain one thing that you learned from this movie that was exciting or interesting to you.<\/li>\n
  3. Find an ECOLOGICAL research article<\/u> from the primary literature (one that reports data, methods and results) that is related to this movie.<\/li>\n
  4. Give the full citation<\/u> for the article (Author, year, article title journal, volume, page numbers)<\/li>\n
  5. Explain how it is connected to the movie<\/u>. You don’t have to read the whole journal article, but skim it and then tell me what new things you learned.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The “primary literature” refers to journals that report the results of original scientific research. For this exercise, please choose from among these journals that focus on ecological topics Ecology, Ecology Letters, Oikos, Oecologia , Journal of Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Functional Ecology, Ecosystems, Molecular Ecology, Evolutionary Ecology, Population Ecology, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Plant Ecology, Global Change Biology, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Ecological Entomology, Ecological Research, American Naturalist<\/p>\n

    These sources are available in the Library’s ‘Electronic Journal Center’ online (http:\/\/journals.ohiolink.edu\/cgi-bin\/sciserv.pl?collection=journals<\/a><\/span>) (or go to\u00a0www.uakron.edu\/library<\/a><\/span>, and click on ‘electronic resources’, then on ‘electronic journals’, then on ‘electronic journal center’.<\/p>\n

    Your article MUST be from one of these journals, or you must request special permission. It should also be a research article (with original data), not a review or summary of the work of others.<\/p>\n

    Citations: Use this format:\u00a0 Author(s), year. Article title. Journal Volume:pages.<\/p>\n

    For example:<\/p>\n

    Mitchell, RJ, JD Karron, KG Holmquist, JM Bell. 2004. The influence ofMimulus ringens <\/em>floral display size on pollinator visitation patterns.Functional Ecology<\/em> 18:116-124.<\/td>\n

Mar 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar 22<\/td>\nMuddiest Point Assignment- Competition<\/u>. DUE Wednesday March 23, NOON<\/strong><\/p>\n

After reading Chapter 13, identify one important point <\/u>that was unclear (muddy). Write out and send to me a sentence or two that explains which concept is muddy, what is muddy about it, and<\/u> why this concept is important.\u00a0 DO NOT use questions such as will this be on the test? Your muddy points should concern concepts that are important for understanding. If nothing is muddy to you, then choose a point you thought was important or interesting.<\/p>\n

Send your assignment to me (email: rjm2@uakron.edu<\/a><\/span>, put the words MUDDIEST POINT in the subject line; or drop off at my office \u00a0ASEC 177; or my mailbox in the biology office). . For email,\u00a0 no attachments please<\/u>\u00a0 just put the answer in the body of the email.<\/p>\n

I will summarize these responses and prepare a part of our class for Thursday and after spring break based on your responses.<\/p>\n

If you have more than one muddy point you would like to have addressed, you may do so, but please clearly identify the one that is most muddy.<\/td>\n

Mar 23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar 22<\/td>\nAge Structure and Population Growth<\/a><\/span> (click to see pdf)<\/span><\/td>\nMar 28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr 5<\/td>\nPredation Assignment<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 (click to see pdf)<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0April 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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