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ScLi13- Identify elements in results that provide informatio…

ScLi13- Identify elements in results that provide information on how study variables behaved The following is an excerpt of the study Herbivore effects increase with latitude across the extent of a foundational seagrass, whose first author is Dr. Justin Campbell (a professor in our bio department). “In this Article, we used a network of 650 experimental plots distributed across 13 seagrass meadows in the western North Atlantic to explore the effects of increased herbivory on a marine ecosystem under the emerging threat of tropicalization. We were particularly interested in high-latitude turtlegrass meadows at the northern edge of this species’ range, and our approach was a comparative analysis of herbivore effects (and the drivers of its variation) across tropical–subtropical waters. We specifically asked (1) What are the effects of increased herbivory on the health and ecological functioning of turtlegrass across its geographic extent? (2) Are these effects more prominent at the higher latitudes near northern range boundaries? […] To answer these questions, we conducted a synchronous, year-long manipulative field experiment at turtlegrass sites distributed from Panama (9° N) to Bermuda (32° N) (Fig. 1a). At each site, we factorially manipulated grazing intensity and nutrient availability. Grazing was manipulated using two techniques (1) the exclusion of large natural grazers (turtles and large herbivorous fishes) using mesh caging and (2) the simulation of increased grazing by clipping the leaf canopy to varying degrees, severe grazing (full-clip) and moderate grazing (half -clip) (Fig. 1 and Extended Data Fig. 1). Nutrient availability was manipulated by fertilizer amendments. ”   Which of the following statements in the results address question 1 or 2?

ScLi10- Identify study variables in research articles The fo…

ScLi10- Identify study variables in research articles The following paragraph explains the methods used in a study where researchers looked at the effect of the introduction of the burmese python in the Everglades, on the mosquito (Cx. cedecei, a carrier for many diseases) behavior.  “We measured host use of Cx. cedecei inside and outside the introduced range of the Burmese python in Florida using PCR-based blood meal analysis (…) Sampling was conducted on 20 days, spread across five non-consecutive months (Dec 2015–Aug 2016) […] Blood meal analysis used antibody-based methods for identifying vertebrate source of mosquito bloodmeals.  match the following variables with their type

ScLi-3 Perform a successful literature search The principal…

ScLi-3 Perform a successful literature search The principal investigator of the behavioral ecology lab where you are performing your research internship has asked you to search information about mate choice in lizards. Which of the following titles you think would have valuable information to give you a general idea about the topic?

ScLi11- Identify predictions of research papers A study want…

ScLi11- Identify predictions of research papers A study wants to test the following hypothesis: Habitat restoration positively impacts the population density of endangered bird species. Researchers will restore half of the plots in an altered grassland. They will compare restored plots against unrestored plots. They will measure bird density before restoration and one year after restoration.