Dr. Kaplan: Ecology and Evolution - Fall 2009

Lab

Week Lab Web Resources
Sept 1-4 LAB I – Stickleback fish and Bombina tadpoles: An introduction to taking, storing, graphing, analyzing, and reporting results.*

Tree of Life - Animals (see link in lab manual)

Tadpole Tutorial - Altig et al. Tadpoles of the United States and Canada: A Tutorial and Key.

Russell** Use index (e.g., stickleback, frog, chordate)

Green Book*, Sections A, B, C, D, E and parts of F, G, H and I as referred to in lab manual)
Sept 8-11 LAB II – Part. 1 Tadpole morphological plasticity I; Part 2. Population genetics *

Altig et al. Tadpoles of the United States and Canada: A Tutorial and Key.

PopBio program (download)**see note below

Green Book, Section H: Statistics Explained
Sept 15-18 LAB III – Reed Canyon Stickleback I*

Foster, S. 2006. Fishing for clues about evolution.

Gibson, G. 2005. The synthesis and evolution of a supermodel. Science vol 370: pages 1890-1891.

Sept 22-25 LAB IV – Canyon Stickleback II & Tadpole Plasticity II*

*Cauble, K. and R. S. Wagner. 2005. Sublethal effects of the herbicide glyphosate on amphibian metamorphosis and development. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. (2005) 75:429–435.

*Govindarajulu, P. P. 2008. Literature review of impacts of glyphosate herbicide on amphibians: What risks can the silvicultural use of this herbicide pose for amphibians in B.C.?. B.C. Ministry of Environment, Victoria, BC. Wildlife Report No. R-28.

Hoverman, J. T. and R. A. Relyea. 2007.  How flexible is phenotypic plasticity? Developmental windows for the induction and reversal of inducible defenses. Ecology 88:693-705.

Relyea, R. A.  2005. The impact of pesticides and herbicides on the biodiversity and productivity of aquatic communities. Ecological Applications 15:618-627.

*Relyea, R. A. 2006. The effects of pesticides, pH, and predatory stress on amphibians under mesocosm conditions. Ecotoxicolgy 15:503-511.

*Relyea, R. A. 2006. The impact of insecticides and herbicides on the biodiversity and productivity of aquatic communities. Response. Ecological Applications 16:2027–2034.

*Semlitsch, R. D. .,  C. M. Bridges, and A. M. Welch, 2000. Genetic variation and a fitness tradeoff in the tolerance of gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles to the insecticide carbaryl. Oecologia 125:179-185.

*Sih, A., A. M. Bell, and .J. L. Kerby. 2004. Two stressors are far deadlier than one. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19:274-276.

 

General Lab Resources