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Day 1 Field Experience

On the first day of field experience, we explore the concept of science, its approaches, and what it entails. We also cover biological concepts such as identification, data collection, developing predictions, and studying ecological patterns.

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Day 1 Field Experience

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  1. Day 1 Field Experience

  2. What is Science? • What is it? • What is it not?

  3. http://undsci.berkeley.edu/index.php

  4. Scientific questions can be answered using different approaches • Observational tests • Experimental tests (incl. natural experiments) • Comparative tests • Models

  5. Observational studies

  6. Biological concepts and skills covered today • Identification skills • Note taking in the field • Data collection in the field • Developing predictions from theory • Finding resources regarding the natural history of organisms • Compiling a dataset as a group • Ecological patterns of dispersion • Link between behavior and morphology • Escape behaviors

  7. Population Ecology: characterizing populations of organisms • Population size • Population density • Distribution • Dispersion: spatial arrangement of individuals within a population

  8. Patterns of dispersion

  9. Link between morphology and behavior Chamaeleon skunk

  10. Escape behavior and morphology

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