Field Research Studying Whales in an Undergraduate Animal Behavior Laboratory

Autor/inn/en	MacLaren, R. David; Schulte, Dianna; Kennedy, Jen
Titel	Field Research Studying Whales in an Undergraduate Animal Behavior Laboratory
Quelle	In: Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 38 (2012) 1, S.3-10 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-2422
Schlagwörter	Animals; Field Studies; Achievement Tests; Animal Behavior; Laboratories; Ecology; Science Instruction; Undergraduate Students; Data Collection; Scientific Research; College Science; Science Education; Biological Sciences; Identification; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Praxisforschung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Tierverhalten; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Ökologie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Data capture; Datensammlung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Abwasserbiologie; Identifikation; Identifizierung
Abstract	This work describes a new field research laboratory in an undergraduate animal behavior course involving the study of whale behavior, ecology and conservation in partnership with a non-profit research organization--the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation (BOS). The project involves two weeks of training and five weekend trips on whale watch vessels to the Jeffreys Ledge region of the Gulf of Maine to collect behavioral data, and to track and individually identify humpback and fin whales as well as document the presence and behavior of other marine mammals and seabirds. Students learn to use an ethogram of whale behaviors as well as methodology related to individual identification in the field. Students work with BOS scientists, using the BOS field research protocol described herein. In conjunction with the project, students keep a journal, pass data collection and ethogram proficiency tests, and complete data sheets associated with each trip. The project has been very successful, providing students with exposure to multiple scientific skills, and emphasizing competencies over content. We hope it may serve to inspire the development of similar partnerships and/or quantitative field studies in other more practical species. (Contains 3 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of College and Biology Educators. Web site: http://acube.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10