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BIOL 283 Lab Exercises
Please print
and read the relevant materials prior to coming to lab. Be advised that
the materials contained are subject to change. As a result, I'd
recommend you hold off on printing and reviewing the materials for a given
week's lab until a day or so before the lab is to take place.
Measurement
and Error
Simple
Random Samples
DNA
Forensics
Ecological
Dispersion
Central Limit Theorem
Fish Taxonomy
Cichlid Color Vision
Woodpecker
Morphology: Meet in Biodiversity Center
Canine Codon
Usage
BIOL 283
Resources
Below are some links that
may be helpful to you in developing your scientific skills, both in this
class and beyond. I encourage you to
make use of them as you carry out and write up your lab exercises.
Science
Writing
Hypothesis
Testing
BIOL 283 Data
Sets
Below are
links to data collected during lab exercises. We may not have collected
or use all of these data sets. To
download a file, right click on the appropriate link below. BE SURE
that the filename in the 'Save As' dialog box is the same as the name given
in the link (that is, *.syd or *.txt); In some
cases, Netscape may offer to convert the file extension to *.exe - simply
change it back.
leaves.xls – Measurement and Error – Leaf
length and width of dogwoods
bagworms.xls - Ecological Dispersion - Number of
bagworm cocoons per tree
brains.syd - Brain Size -
Brain and body weights for various mammals and other vetebrates
fish.syd - Fish Taxonomic
Identification - Standard length and body depth by species
birds.syd - Woodpecker Morphology - Morphometric measurements by species
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