Physiological Ecology (Bio 31): Laboratories

Primer of hypothetico-deductive science
Hypothesis generation lab
Question generation lab (field trip to Second College Grant)
Research Problem 1: Insect growth and metabolism
Research Problem 2: Plant physiological ecology
Modeling exercise
Proposal presentations for Student Initiated Research Problems
Proposal refinements for Student Initiated Research Problems
Literature critiques
Poster session
Primer of parametric statistics
Sample data spreadsheet    More on data management
Writing lab reports    Sample research paper    Writing tips (Mack 1986)
Spreadsheet for respiration calculations

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