Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance: Hands-On Field Package (5th Edition)

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This best-selling majors ecology book continues to present ecology as a series of problems for readers to critically analyze. No other text presents analytical, quantitative, and statistical ecological information in an equally accessible style. Reflecting the way ecologists actually practice, the book emphasizes the role of experiments in testing ecological ideas and discusses many contemporary and controversial problems related to distribution and abundance. Throughout the book, Krebs thoroughly explains the application of mathematical concepts in ecology while reinforcing these concepts with research references, examples, and interesting end-of-chapter review questions. Thoroughly updated with new examples and references, the book now features a new full-color design and is accompanied by an art CD-ROM for instructors. &LT;P&GT;The field package also includes The Ecology Action Guide, a guide that encourages readers to be environmentally responsible citizens, and a subscription to The Ecology Place (www.ecologyplace.com), a web site and CD-ROM that enables users to become virtual field ecologists by performing experiments such as estimating the number of mice on an imaginary island or restoring prairie land in Iowa. For college instructors and students.

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Scarily good.......2005-04-05

As a layperson with next-to-no knowledge of the subject, nor any maths, algebra or statistics, I thought I'd have a lot of trouble with this book.

And yes, I did have some trouble, and yes, I would really have liked to have had a tutor and classmates to help me through the exercises.

But even so I got a great deal from it, it has lead me to read scientific papers, it has prompted me to investigate higher education possibilities - and it has made me extremely grateful for scientists!

Thanks!

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Concise, clear reference
A perfect introduction

Measuring Behaviour
MARTIN
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0521446147

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Measuring Behaviour is a guide to the principles and methods of quantitative studies of behavior, with an emphasis on techniques of direct observation, recording, and analysis. In the new edition, all sections have been updated and revised, particularly those dealing with the technology of recording behavior, and there are new sections on regression and multivariate statistics. As with the first edition, the authors strive for brevity and clarity of presentation.

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Concise, clear reference.......2000-08-10

This is a fantastic book for anyone interested in the study of human or non-human behavior in lab or field settings. The authors pack nothing but the vital basics in this guide. They cover topics such as research design (sample sizes) and data analysis (parametric vs. nonparametric stats). Reading this book is a great use of your time if you're considering research on animal behavior.

A perfect introduction.......2000-05-28

This book is a perfect introduction to the field of behavioral data collection. I purchased this book for my first behavioral study of captive primates and it was extremely helpful. If you have never conducted research in this area, this book is a must have.

Tumor Models in Cancer Research (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development)

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Tumor Models in Cancer Research (Cancer Drug Discovery and Development)
Beverly A., Ed. Teicher
Manufacturer: Humana Press
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Biology of Cancer

ASIN: 0896038874

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Beverly A. Teicher and a panel of leading experts comprehensively describe for the first time in many years the state-of-the-art in animal tumor model research. The wide array of models detailed form the basis for the selection of compounds and treatments that go into clinical testing of patients, and include syngeneic models, human tumor xenograft models, orthotopic models, metastatic models, transgenic models, and gene knockout models. Synthesizing many years experience with all the major in vivo models currently available for the study of malignant disease, Tumor Models in Cancer Research provides preclinical and clinical cancer researchers alike with a comprehensive guide to the selection of these models, their effective use, and the optimal interpretation of their results.

Laboratory Studies of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Embryos: Guide & Atlas of Descriptive & Experimental Development (8th Edition)

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Lab Guide
An excellent manual for teaching decriptive embryology
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Laboratory Studies of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Embryos: Guide & Atlas of Descriptive & Experimental Development (8th Edition)
Gary C. Schoenwolf
Manufacturer: Benjamin Cummings
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ASIN: 0138574340

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Lab Guide.......2005-10-03

The lab guide is very helpful for the lab. It was very specific and detailed.

An excellent manual for teaching decriptive embryology.......2001-05-02

I witnessed the birth of the first edition of this book when I was still a college student, and have seen its transformation to suit the needs of each new era. The book offers fundamental principles in descriptive embryology. I hoped to see more on the expperimental aspect of the subject. I also wished to see the embryology of more of the animal phyla (eg. fruit fly, zebra fish) included.

An Embryology Lab Instructor's Comments.......2000-04-28

I have used this book in my course for four years. Typically one-hundred students per year are enrolled in my course. The quality of the photomicrographs is excellent. My only criticisms of the micrographs are that 1.) The sequence of the photomicrographs would be enhanced if they were arranged in a developmental sequence. Presently, the student must flip pages constantly to view all slides relevant to a particular developmental stage. 2.) There are not enough sagittal sections of the chick embryos. 3.) 96 hour chick embryos, instead of pig embryos might be an improvement. The text is good, although not quite as thorough as the Matthews lab manual was.

Short Protocols in Immunology: A Compendium of Methods from Current Protocols in Immunology

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Short Protocols in Immunology: A Compendium of Methods from Current Protocols in Immunology
John E., Ed. Coligan
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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ASIN: 0471715786

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Short Protocols in Immunology is an easy-to use companion to Current Protocols in Immunology. Drawn from the most fundamental and widely used methods in the well-known parent volume, this book provides step-by-step protocols in their most easily accessible format for use at the bench. Immunologists in basic science and clinical work alike will find techniques they rely on, including production, purification, and fragmentation of antibodies; assays for lymphocyte function; measurement of cytokines and cytokine receptors; biochemistry of lymphocyte activation; innate immunity, isolation of human immune cell populations, detection and analysis of HIV, and animal models for a variety of autoimmune and infectious diseases.

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Badly Needed Advice to the Young Experimentor

Experimental Design for Biologists
David J. Glass
Manufacturer: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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ASIN: 0879697350
Release Date: 2006-11-28

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Badly Needed Advice to the Young Experimentor.......2007-01-03

Students are taught to do expeiments in college, but these are carefully planned with the procedure and the results well tested. As the students move towards a graduate degree, they are expected to begin to do research of an original nature where neither the procedure nor the results are known in advance. This is a big step, and in general there has been little practical advice on how the student should proceed, just what is expected of him, how he is to work with his major professor, even how to know when he has found something.

This book, according to the author, is the result of a dinner with some fellow scientists where the wine flowed freely. They were lamenting about the differences in what students were being taught and the way that science was actually practiced.

The book lays out what happens to a real project. It begins with the first step of defining the problem to be studied, conducting research on what's been done on that problem, defining the experiments, controls, experimenting, confirming, peer review, using the results for predictions, and finally continuing the developmental effort into the future.

This is not a large book, but it provides a wealth of knowledge of the real world that the academic is preparing to enter. It is written in a light and entertaining style that doesn't hide the fact that the author has 'been there, done that.'

Highly Recommended!

Introduction To Experimental Design And Statistical Biology

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Readable book about statistics.

Introduction To Experimental Design And Statistical Biology
David Heath
Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 1857281322

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This illustrated textbook for biologists provides a refreshingly clear and authoritative introduction to the key ideas of sampling, experimental design, and statistical analysis. The author presents statistical concepts through common sense, non-mathematical explanations and diagrams. These are followed by the relevant formulae and illustrated by worked examples. The examples are drawn from all areas of biology, from biochemistry to ecology and from cell to animal biology. The book provides everything required in an introductory statistics course for biology undergraduates, and it is also useful for more specialized undergraduate courses in ecology, botany, and zoology.

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Readable book about statistics........2001-11-27

This book covers a dry subject in a way that hasn't put me to sleep. It uses practical examples more than just formulas to explain the ideas. It also deals with common problems with experimental design quite well.

The Laboratory Fish (Handbook of Experimental Animals)

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The Laboratory Fish (Handbook of Experimental Animals)
Gary K. Ostrander
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ASIN: 0125296509

Book Description

This reference series provides researchers of all kinds with comprehensive practical information on different species of laboratory animals, for daily laboratory use. Each title in the series in devoted to a different species. and draws together all available data in one easily accessible source. Each has similar format, with sections on the strains available, their husbandry and special diets. This leads to sections on gross anatomy, endocrinology and reproduction, followed by more detailed sections on neuroanatomy, vasculature, cell biology and histology of particular organs and structures, and a section on molecular biology.
High quality illustrations are included throughout, with copious color histology microphotographs.

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Research Methods in Human Development
Kathleen Brown , Paul C. Cozby , and Daniel W. Kee
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This introductory text is designed for applied research methods courses focused on human development. Accessible and clearly written, the text reﬂects an interdisciplinary, life-span approach as well as a complete balance between experimental and non-experimental methods.

Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments

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Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments

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Ecological research and the way that ecologists use statistics continues to change rapidly. This second edition of the best-selling Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments leads these trends with an update of this now-standard reference book, with a discussion of the latest developments in experimental ecology and statistical practice. The goal of this volume is to encourage the correct use of some of the more well known statistical techniques and to make some of the less well known but potentially very useful techniques available. Chapters from the first edition have been substantially revised and new chapters have been added. Readers are introduced to statistical techniques that may be unfamiliar to many ecologists, including power analysis, logistic regression, randomization tests and empirical Bayesian analysis. In addition, a strong foundation is laid in more established statistical techniques in ecology including exploratory data analysis, spatial statistics, path analysis and meta-analysis. Each technique is presented in the context of resolving an ecological issue. Anyone from graduate students to established research ecologists will find a great deal of new practical and useful information in this current edition.

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