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ERIC Number: EJ663456
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
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Invasion Biology on Your Campus: Investigating the Red Imported Fire Ant in the Southeastern United States.
Forys, Elizabeth A.; Kelly, William B.; Ward, David T.
American Biology Teacher, v65 n1 p53-55 Jan 2003
Describes a laboratory activity on invasion biology to improve students' cognitive skills as well as manual skills. Requires students to develop hypotheses in which a common invasive species will succeed. Focuses on the red imported fire ant in the Southeastern United States, which is a non-native invasive species. (Contains 17 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Cognitive Development, Entomology, Habitats, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Zoology
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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