Week 2 Recap

This week in recitation we discussed... 

• Course expectations (mine and yours)
• Course Packet (order one if you have not done so!)
• Content and questions from Dr. Ehrenfeld's first two lectures
• Field Report 1 (Due in lecture Thursday, February 2)

Within the next week and half, you have a lot to do!  

To help you prepare, please do the following:  

 

1) Visit my webpage: Understanding Scientific Articles. 

      Read, and preferably print out, "How to read and interpret a graph" 

      Review at least one of the resources about how to approach reading.

2) Read your field report directions and begin observing possible subjects.  

      By next recitation, you should have identified your organism, hypothesis,   

      and experimental design.

3) Read and be prepared to discuss in recitation these papers from the Packet:

      The Problem With Speciation by E. Myr & J. Diamond

          * Review speciation terms/concepts at Berkeley's Evolution 101 website.

      Attraction of kestrels to vole scent marks in ultraviolet light by Viitala et al.

          * Reviewing (1) will help you identify/understand the experimental design & results.