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Brack, Virgil, Jr.; Boyles, Justin G.; Cable, Ted T. – American Biology Teacher, 2022
As researchers, teachers, and practitioners we often encounter young professionals and lay adults who do not understand basics of mammalian body temperature regulation. Often their single solid piece of knowledge is that some vertebrates (mammals and birds) are warm-blooded and some (fish, amphibians, and reptile) are cold-blooded, which is…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Science Instruction, Misconceptions
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Zhong, Zheng; Chen, Weidong; Zhang, Yue; Yang, Jing; Dai, Zhicheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
Animal vocal behaviour represents a certain meaning, which is the explicit expression of animal emotions, needs and communication. Different from human language, animal vocal behaviour is very abstract, and the learning material of animal vocal behaviour is also more difficult to obtain. It is hard for college students to recognize vocal…
Descriptors: Animals, Computer Simulation, Animal Behavior, Zoology
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Lee, Tammy D.; Lubischer, Jane L. – Science and Children, 2014
In this article, Tammy D. Lee and Jane L. Lubischer describe a classroom lesson designed to explore how animals use sound to communicate and how this communication affects their survival. Lee and Lubischer wanted to bring an awareness of how science is happening in students' own backyards. They developed a half-day 5E lesson integrating two…
Descriptors: Science Education, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Gillan, Amy Larrison; Hebert, Terri – Science and Children, 2014
The People Learning Urban Science (PLUS) program creates partnerships and coordinates efforts involving a local zoo, university, and school district, seeking to instill within students a sense of the natural environment. Even though the majority of students live among concrete and metal structures, their eyes and ears can be trained to make…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Zoology, College School Cooperation, Outdoor Education
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Prinbeck, Gwenn; Lach, Denise; Chan, Samuel – Environmental Education Research, 2011
The Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a framework for investigating recreationists' attitudes, subjective norms, and behavioral control beliefs pertaining to behaviors that reduce the spread of invasive species. A series of focus groups comprised of gardeners, fishers, hunters, and boaters was convened in Oregon, USA. Findings indicate six…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Focus Groups, Norms, Stakeholders
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Tomasek, Terry; Matthews, Catherine E. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2008
Reptiles and amphibians are a diverse and interesting group of organisms. The four activities described in this article take students' curiosity into the realm of scientific understanding. The activities involve the concepts of species identification; animal adaptations, communication, and habitat; and conservation. (Contains 1 table and 2…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Animal Behavior, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Brown, Travis E.; Lee, Brian R.; Sorg, Barbara A. – Learning & Memory, 2008
Recent research suggests that drug-related memories are reactivated after exposure to environmental cues and may undergo reconsolidation, a process that can strengthen memories. Conversely, reconsolidation may be disrupted by certain pharmacological agents such that the drug-associated memory is weakened. Several studies have demonstrated…
Descriptors: Cues, Cocaine, Animal Behavior, Zoology
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Stark, C. Patrick; Chiszar, David; Smith, Hobart M. – Psychological Record, 2006
To examine the effects of vomeronasal deprivation on strike-induced chemosensory searching (SICS) in rattlesnakes we used a newly developed technique to anesthetize the vomeronasal organs. We compared rate of tongue flicking after striking prey in avomic rattlesnakes to vomic controls. Avomic rattlesnakes exhibited significantly fewer tongue…
Descriptors: Animals, Zoology, Sensory Experience, Chemistry
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Switzer, Paul V. – American Biology Teacher, 2007
Biology laboratories are usually designed around convenient and available subjects. For example, for animal laboratories "Daphnia magna," "Drosophila melanogaster," frogs, rats, and mice are common animals that are relatively easy to obtain, relatively cheap, and consequently lend themselves well to laboratory experimentation. On many campuses, …
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Animal Behavior, Zoology, Environmental Education
Nietschmann, Bernard – Natural History, 1977
American animal symbols, characteristics, myths, and stories are explored. It is suggested that peoples' emotional feelings concerning the goodness or badness of certain animals may affect the public's attitude toward the protection of these animals. (AJ)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Attitudes, Biology, Conservation Education
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Journal of College Science Teaching, 2005
The walnut sized brain of the African grey parrot may actually be capable of comprehending abstract mathematical concepts. The bird seems to understand a numerical concept akin to zero--an abstract notion that humans don't typically understand until they are three or four years old. Alex, the 28-year-old parrot who lives in a Brandeis University…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Brain, Animal Behavior, Zoology
Brynildson, Inga – 1981
Presented are descriptions of and information about various endangered species in Wisconsin. They include: the timber wolf (Canis lupus lycaon); Forester's tern (Sterna forsteri); the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis); Higgins' eye pearly mussel (Lampsilis higginsii); the piping plover (Charadrius melodus); the osprey (Pandion haliaetus); the…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Endangered Species, Ornithology
Stewart, Doug – National Wildlife, 1995
An environmental magazine answers 10 questions about wildlife that readers often write and ask. Questions address the behavior of animals and evolutionary reasons for biological adaptations suggested by research. (LZ)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Environmental Education, Evolution, Scientific Research
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Kolata, Gina Bari – Science, 1975
Presents the idea that social systems evolve to increase the genetic fitness of individuals in specific environments. Cites examples of animal behavior and environmental influences that may indicate why different social systems have evolved. (GS)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Biology, Environmental Influences, Evolution
Erslev, Carole – Outdoor Communicator, 1984
The small, uneaten, slate-gray, pointed-nose animal that is distasteful to the cat because of foul-tasting scent glands is the shrew. Describes the short-tailed shrew's physical characteristics, lifespan, habitat, eating habits, and senses. (ERB)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Environmental Influences, Outdoor Education
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