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BIOLOGY 485-150
Field Studies in Tropical Ecology
Tropical Ecology 2011 Flyer
(SUMMER I, 2011)

INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. David Baumgardner
Department of Biology
Texas A&M University
3258 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3258
Office: BSBE #325
Phone: 979-845-4191
e-mail: dbaumgardner@tamu.edu

STUDY ABROAD ADVISOR:
Angelina Fonseca
Study Abroad Program
Bizzell Hall West
Texas A&M University
979-845-0544
afonseca@ipomail.tamu.edu

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Course Description: This is an advanced field course emphasizing the biological, ecological, natural history and philosophical attributes of tropical ecosystems, appropriate for students interested in ecology and research methods. Students will develop the skills needed to plan and conduct a research project, to include preliminary review of the scientific literature, development of a hypothesis, and design of the project. Once in Costa Rica, students will collection their data, the analyze and interpret the results after returning to the United States. Students will then present the results of their research project in both written and poster format.

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STUDENT PROJECTS

Billinglea, Lauren - Survey of Algae (Paper) (Poster)
Crispin, Cristina - Survey of Birds Varied Elevations (Paper) (Poster)
Down, Katie - Spatial Distribution Leaf Cutter Ants (Paper) (Poster)
Heano, Madeliene - Number and Age Difference in ^Brachyrhaphis cascajalensis^ (Poeciliidae)(Paper) (Poster)
Henson, Kevin - Relative abundance and size comparison between insects (Paper) (Poster)
Henson, Michaelle - Shared Characteristics of Various ^Anura^ Species (Paper) (Poster)
Martin, Rebecca - (Paper) (Poster)
Matthews, Lindsey - Case Making Behavior of Trichoptera (Paper) (Poster)
McCord, Erin - Mating Habits of ^Agalychnis callidryas^ (Paper) (Poster)
Mendonca-Gunn, Jes - Leaf Cutter Ants of Costa Rica and Transportation of Leaf Matter (Paper) (Poster)
Owusu, Kwadwo - Basking Behaviors of Lizards (Paper) (Poster)
Parma, Shannon - Occurrence of Triatominae (Paper) (Poster)
Shea, Shannon - Successional Growth Study in Tropical Forests of Costa Rica(Paper) (Poster)
Simpson, Suzanne and Talley, Carson - Coral snakes and Batesian mimicry (Paper) (Poster)
Valdez, Christopher - Survey of Herpetofauna (Paper) (Poster)