Laboratory Projects

Lab 1: Introduction to Brackenridge Field Laboratory

Lab 2: Scientific Papers Dissected & The Art of Experimental Design
        - printout & read the following article for lab....bring it with you.
       "Digestive Seed Predation by Tapirs" - additional Biotropica article; Biotropica Instructions to Authors;
        homework reading AND worksheet for all labs
    PowerPoint Presentation

Lab 3: Introduction to computer labs, UT Libraries and search databases
    - HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL LABS

Lab 4: Learning to Use MS Excel: Statistical Analyses & Graphing
        - Data Analysis Exercise - Answers to Data Analysis
        - HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL LABS
       ADDITIONAL HELPFUL LINKS
        - Introduction to MS Excel and Word
        - Tools of the Trade: "Wonderful World of Statistics"
        - Statistics for People Who Are Sure They Can't Learn Statistics
        - check out the Virtual Statistics Laboratory

Lab 5: Fire Ant Food Choice
        - list of articles related to this lab   

Lab 6: GPS and its Applications

Lab 7: Individual Instruction on Fire Ant Paper

Lab 8: Population Age Structure of a Cemetery
        - Lab Assignment
        - datasheet
        - Excel Spreadsheet Template for Data Analysis <<<<Enter Your Data in this Spreadsheet
        - SURVIVORSHIP DATA

Lab 9: Work on write-up from Big Thicket exercises.
        - SPECIES AREA DATA - Assignment
                - Kendra's Group
                - Jeremy's Group
        - TREE DISPERSION DATA - Assignment
                - Excel Template
                - Kendra's Group
                - Jeremy's Group          

Lab 10: Biomonitoring & Rapid Bioassessment

Lab 11: Population Estimation
        - Data Sheet
        - Suggested Reading

Lab 12: Wonderful World of Plants
        - Learning How to Identify Plants
        - Pictures of common Austin/BFL plants
        - Collecting & Pressing Plants
        - Dichotomous key for common plants at BFL
        - Field Techniques Used by the Missouri Botanical Garden
        - Introduction to Plants
        - Catalina's Plant Lecture

Lab 13: Wonderful World of Insects
        - General Introductory Handouts
        - Introduction to the Insect Orders
        - Introduction to Insect Collection & Curation

Lab 14: Practical



LAB PRACTICAL REVIEW


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