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BIO 310 - Ecological Methods Lab

Announcements

NOTE --> This webpage is password protected. To access the Recitation and Lab files you
must use the class username and password. Please contact Dr. Coffroth
(coffroth@buffalo.edu) or your TA for this information. Note also that you may only be
able to log onto the lab page on campus, or PPP through UB (i.e., through . buffalo.edu). If you use any other internet access (i.e., aol) , you may not be able to access the site. See CIT for information on how to assess the web from home via the UB computers (it's free!)

NOTE: A General Key for Preparing / Grading the Lab Reports can be downloaded at the top of the Lab page

Oct. 28
Dr. Coffroth will not be available for office hours today. TAs have office hours today from 8:00-9:00 and 12:30-2:00 in H212. If you need to meet with me, please email me (coffroth@buffalo.edu) and we can set up a time to meet. I apologize for any inconvenience.

OCT 17
NOTE: The legend on the slide that compares the a species raised alone and with a second species is incorrect. The slide illustrates the (hypothetical) effect of rearing a species alone and with another species at 30^o C (click here to see the correct slide)

Oct. 13-17
Only MONDAY lab meets this week. There will be a quiz in Recitation on Friday, Oct. 17

Oct 10
The slide with of the Table of Chi-squared critical values mistakenly had t = 6.62 at the top, the slide should have read X² = 6.62 (see corrected slide)

Oct 6
Monday lab will not meet today -- All other labs will meet this week. Monday lab will do Lab 7 on Oct. 13

Oct 3
Please be sure to bring the candy mark-recapture data from Lab 5. Also download the Chi squared work sheet from the web site. We will go over this in recitation this week. Also, there will be a quiz in recitation this week. Please review your notes on resource allocation plants, paying particular attention to how to interpret R/S and RE data, and how to calculate and interpret t-tests.

Oct 1
The recitation notes are now in two forms. You can either download a 6/pg version or a 3/pg version -- see recitation page on website.

Sept 29-Oct 3
To turn in at the beginning of lab, you should generate a null hypothesis about how resources are allocated in the comparison of parasitize vs. unparasitized Solidago. See page one of the lab handout. For the lab report, you will need a total of 6 nulls, as discussed in recitation and the lab handout.

Sept. 15-18. Dr. Coffroth will be out of town from Monday through Thursday of this week. If you need to contact me, I will be checking my email once a day. THERE will be a RECITATION on Friday, Sept. 19.

Sept 9 Dr. Coffroth's Office Hours will be from 12:30-1:30 today, Tuesday. There are TA office hours in H212 from 11:00-2:00. If you need to see me and can not make this time, please email me to set up an appointment. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Sept 8-12 You must write out a NULL hypothesis for Lab 3 -- Plant Idenification and Population Sampling. This should be the null hypothesis that the lab exercise is testing. This will be due at the start of lab.
Lab reports should be full reports this week -- due at the start of your lab
Read lab handout before lab!
Bring a clipboard and binoculars to lab if you have them
When you down load lab 3, notice that it has three parts -- you will need all three. I highly recommend that you print out AT LEAST parts 2 and 3 on a University printer
Anyone having problems downloading labs or working with Excel should see Dr. Coffroth or a TA

August 29 NOTE: Lecture notes for recitation are available to down load under Recitation syllabus. Click on the recitation topic for a pdf of the lecture notes

August 25 LABS MEET THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES!!
If you missed lab during the first week, contact Dr. Coffroth as soon as possible.

No Labs on Monday, Sept. 1, BUT Monday lab must attend another lab session during the week of Sept. 1. If you cannot attend another lab, you MUST contact Dr. Coffroth for the assignment by Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Monday's lab report for Lab 2 will be due at the start of lab on Sept. 8.

Nov 17-21 Remember that ABSTRACTS/REFERENCES for your GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE presentation are due in lab the week of Nov. 18-22. The abstract should consist of a two-three line summary of the group presentation and a summary of what you will present. The references should include at least 2 sources, with one being from the primary literature (i.e. a journal article). The others can be URL from websites. Contact Dr. Coffroth or TA with any questions.

NOTE -->	This webpage is password protected. To access the Recitation and Lab files you must use the class username and password. Please contact Dr. Coffroth (coffroth@buffalo.edu) or your TA for this information. Note also that you may only be able to log onto the lab page on campus, or PPP through UB (i.e., through . buffalo.edu). If you use any other internet access (i.e., aol) , you may not be able to access the site. See CIT for information on how to assess the web from home via the UB computers (it's free!)
NOTE:	A General Key for Preparing / Grading the Lab Reports can be downloaded at the top of the Lab page

Oct. 28	Dr. Coffroth will not be available for office hours today. TAs have office hours today from 8:00-9:00 and 12:30-2:00 in H212. If you need to meet with me, please email me (coffroth@buffalo.edu) and we can set up a time to meet. I apologize for any inconvenience.
OCT 17	NOTE: The legend on the slide that compares the a species raised alone and with a second species is incorrect. The slide illustrates the (hypothetical) effect of rearing a species alone and with another species at 30^o C (click here to see the correct slide)
Oct. 13-17	Only MONDAY lab meets this week. There will be a quiz in Recitation on Friday, Oct. 17
Oct 10	The slide with of the Table of Chi-squared critical values mistakenly had t = 6.62 at the top, the slide should have read X² = 6.62 (see corrected slide)
Oct 6	Monday lab will not meet today -- All other labs will meet this week. Monday lab will do Lab 7 on Oct. 13
Oct 3	Please be sure to bring the candy mark-recapture data from Lab 5. Also download the Chi squared work sheet from the web site. We will go over this in recitation this week. Also, there will be a quiz in recitation this week. Please review your notes on resource allocation plants, paying particular attention to how to interpret R/S and RE data, and how to calculate and interpret t-tests.
Oct 1	The recitation notes are now in two forms. You can either download a 6/pg version or a 3/pg version -- see recitation page on website.
Sept 29-Oct 3	To turn in at the beginning of lab, you should generate a null hypothesis about how resources are allocated in the comparison of parasitize vs. unparasitized Solidago. See page one of the lab handout. For the lab report, you will need a total of 6 nulls, as discussed in recitation and the lab handout.
Sept. 15-18.	Dr. Coffroth will be out of town from Monday through Thursday of this week. If you need to contact me, I will be checking my email once a day. THERE will be a RECITATION on Friday, Sept. 19.
Sept 9	Dr. Coffroth's Office Hours will be from 12:30-1:30 today, Tuesday. There are TA office hours in H212 from 11:00-2:00. If you need to see me and can not make this time, please email me to set up an appointment. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Sept 8-12	You must write out a NULL hypothesis for Lab 3 -- Plant Idenification and Population Sampling. This should be the null hypothesis that the lab exercise is testing. This will be due at the start of lab. Lab reports should be full reports this week -- due at the start of your lab Read lab handout before lab! Bring a clipboard and binoculars to lab if you have them When you down load lab 3, notice that it has three parts -- you will need all three. I highly recommend that you print out AT LEAST parts 2 and 3 on a University printer Anyone having problems downloading labs or working with Excel should see Dr. Coffroth or a TA
August 29	NOTE: Lecture notes for recitation are available to down load under Recitation syllabus. Click on the recitation topic for a pdf of the lecture notes
August 25	LABS MEET THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES!! If you missed lab during the first week, contact Dr. Coffroth as soon as possible. No Labs on Monday, Sept. 1, BUT Monday lab must attend another lab session during the week of Sept. 1. If you cannot attend another lab, you MUST contact Dr. Coffroth for the assignment by Tuesday, Sept. 2. Monday's lab report for Lab 2 will be due at the start of lab on Sept. 8.



Nov 17-21	Remember that ABSTRACTS/REFERENCES for your GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE presentation are due in lab the week of Nov. 18-22. The abstract should consist of a two-three line summary of the group presentation and a summary of what you will present. The references should include at least 2 sources, with one being from the primary literature (i.e. a journal article). The others can be URL from websites. Contact Dr. Coffroth or TA with any questions.