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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ766071
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-May
Pages: 6
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Classroom Mark-Recapture with Crickets
Whiteley, Andrew R.; Woolfe, Jennifer; Kennedy, Kathleen; Oberbillig, David; Brewer, Carol
American Biology Teacher, v69 n5 p292-297 May 2007
Mark-recapture techniques are commonly used by ecologists to estimate abundance of naturally occurring animals and are an important component of ecology curricula. This investigation teaches a mark-recapture technique using store-bought crickets in 10-gallon aquaria and provides an inexpensive way to teach students about mark-recapture in a real world context.
Descriptors: Ecology, Writing Instruction, Entomology, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Environmental Education, Biology, Teaching Methods
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