Instrumentation to Improve Undergraduate Laboratory and     Field Studies in Organismic Biology
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In the area of organismic biology, this department offers courses          ranging from physiology to genetics to ecology.  If students are to             fully appreciate the scope of these topics, they must become actively           engaged in laboratory and field studies using current techniques.  The          goal of this project is to incorporate an EGC controlled-environment            chamber, a HACH spectrophotometer, a Sartorius top loading balance with         computer interface capability (all for laboratory use), a HACH portable         testing "laboratory" and a LICOR data logging system (for field use)            into the department's instructional program.                                                                                                                         These instruments are significantly improving laboratory and               field instruction in organismic biology, particularly in physiology and         ecology, by allowing students to experience first-hand such concepts as         the effects of temperature on physiological processes and on population         growth rates, and the nature of nutrient dynamics in aquatic and                terrestrial ecosystems.  Students also benefit from seeing how up-to-           date equipment and research techniques are applied to examining modern          biological hypotheses.  Courses at the introductory, intermediate and           advanced levels are affected, as is the senior thesis research program.                                                                                              The grantee institution is matching the NSF award with an equal            sum obtained from non-Federal sources.
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