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Calver, M. C.; Porter, B. D. – Journal of Biological Education, 1986
Presents information that gives a methodological background to the concept of food webs. Stresses the importance of calibrated techniques in ecological research and explains direct methods for studying animal diets. Exercises for gathering first-hand data on bird diets and analyzing secondary data on mammal diets are suggested. (ML)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Science Activities, Science Education
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Calver, M. C.; And Others – Journal of Biological Education, 1990
The assumptions common to all capture-recapture models for estimating population size are reviewed. A simulation using either a playing board, counters, and dice or computers is described. Classroom implications of using the board game are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation