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Tropical Homework #1
First Activity:
1) Construct a list of 5 vertebrates that live in the Florida Keys (they do not have to be endemic species, but we prefer if you chose species that do not also live in NE Ohio) 2) Chose one of the species above and find a recent (published in the last 20 years) research paper published on that species (preferably in the fields of ecology, evolution, and molecular/cell biology broadly defined). You might start by searching in one of the databases listed on the page below (our favorites are science citation index, medline and biological abstracts…but poke around a little)
3) Read the abstract (and the paper if you have time) and be prepared tell the class what the research was about (not the details, just what the study was and what they found out). You will be asked to give your description in a minute or less, so we are not looking for you to demonstrate a deep understanding of the study
Have all of this ready by the time of our second meeting… |