Week 9 - the End!

Independent Projects for Animal Behavior

Due to the size of the class the Project Management section of the independent projects has been eliminated.

Students are expected to work in groups (up to 4 students) and pursue a project that was conceived during one of the earlier labs.


Dec 10 - Abstracts
An abstract (~250 word) with a descriptive (fun) title and the authors names.
Please email these directly to Suzy Renn or post to the courses server

Dec15th - Poster Presentation
Tips for making and Presenting a Poster template1, template2,

Dec 15th- Assessment
see Full assignment handout for self assessment questions or printout worksheet.
email to me anytime before or after
Each student will assess 2 posters/presentations with a form that will be provided at the poster session.
hand these in at the end of the poster session.

Equipment available includes:

temperature controlled incubators
audio recording equipment
video recording equipment
spotting scope
laptop computers for Jwatcher studies
general molecular biology equipment
anything used during course work

Arrangements can be made for repeated access to the zoo

Labtops are available for Jwatcher in the field.

Appropriate animals include:

Any wild animals easily acccessible for field observations.
Any animals used during previous labs are available.
Any Drosophila mutant or strain availble at the Bloomington Stock Center (needs 3-4 weeks advance notice)
House crickets
Goldfish, Zebrafish,
Tanganyikan cichlids available in the Renn Lab (Astatotilapia burtioni)
Wild caught sticklebacks from the canyon.

TO BE EVALUATED

Poster Presentation and Participation at Poster Session
Lab Notebooks (one per group is sufficient, though individuals must note their own contributions clearly)