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Using Ants, Animal Behavior & the Learning Cycle to Investigate Scientific Processes
Russell A. Ligon, Adam G. Dolezal, Michael R. Hicks, Michael W. Butler, Nathan I. Morehouse, Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 8, October 2014; (pp. 525-534) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.8.6
RUSSELL A. LIGON (russell.ligon@gmail.com) and MICHAEL R. HICKS (mrhicks1@asu.edu) are at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 East Tyler Mall, Room 229W, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501.
  • For correspondence: russell.ligon@gmail.com mrhicks1@asu.edu
ADAM G. DOLEZAL (adolezal@iastate.edu) is in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 353B Bessey Hall, Ames, IA 50011.
  • For correspondence: adolezal@iastate.edu
RUSSELL A. LIGON (russell.ligon@gmail.com) and MICHAEL R. HICKS (mrhicks1@asu.edu) are at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 East Tyler Mall, Room 229W, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501.
  • For correspondence: russell.ligon@gmail.com mrhicks1@asu.edu
MICHAEL W. BUTLER (butlermw@lafayette.edu) is in the Department of Biology, Lafayette College, 213 Kunkel Hall, Easton, PA 18042-1778.
  • For correspondence: butlermw@lafayette.edu
NATHAN I. MOREHOUSE (nim@pitt.edu) is in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 223 Clapp Hall, Fifth and Ruskin Avenues, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
  • For correspondence: nim@pitt.edu
TIRUPALAVANAM G. GANESH (tganesh@asu.edu) is at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, ECG 113, 501 E. Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287-5506.
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Vol. 76 No. 8, October 2014

The American Biology Teacher: 76 (8)
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Using Ants, Animal Behavior & the Learning Cycle to Investigate Scientific Processes
Russell A. Ligon, Adam G. Dolezal, Michael R. Hicks, Michael W. Butler, Nathan I. Morehouse, Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 8, October 2014; (pp. 525-534) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.8.6
RUSSELL A. LIGON (russell.ligon@gmail.com) and MICHAEL R. HICKS (mrhicks1@asu.edu) are at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 East Tyler Mall, Room 229W, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501.
  • For correspondence: russell.ligon@gmail.com mrhicks1@asu.edu
ADAM G. DOLEZAL (adolezal@iastate.edu) is in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 353B Bessey Hall, Ames, IA 50011.
  • For correspondence: adolezal@iastate.edu
RUSSELL A. LIGON (russell.ligon@gmail.com) and MICHAEL R. HICKS (mrhicks1@asu.edu) are at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 East Tyler Mall, Room 229W, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501.
  • For correspondence: russell.ligon@gmail.com mrhicks1@asu.edu
MICHAEL W. BUTLER (butlermw@lafayette.edu) is in the Department of Biology, Lafayette College, 213 Kunkel Hall, Easton, PA 18042-1778.
  • For correspondence: butlermw@lafayette.edu
NATHAN I. MOREHOUSE (nim@pitt.edu) is in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 223 Clapp Hall, Fifth and Ruskin Avenues, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
  • For correspondence: nim@pitt.edu
TIRUPALAVANAM G. GANESH (tganesh@asu.edu) is at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, ECG 113, 501 E. Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287-5506.
  • For correspondence: tganesh@asu.edu

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Using Ants, Animal Behavior & the Learning Cycle to Investigate Scientific Processes
Russell A. Ligon, Adam G. Dolezal, Michael R. Hicks, Michael W. Butler, Nathan I. Morehouse, Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 8, October 2014; (pp. 525-534) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.8.6
RUSSELL A. LIGON (russell.ligon@gmail.com) and MICHAEL R. HICKS (mrhicks1@asu.edu) are at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 East Tyler Mall, Room 229W, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501.
  • For correspondence: russell.ligon@gmail.com mrhicks1@asu.edu
ADAM G. DOLEZAL (adolezal@iastate.edu) is in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 353B Bessey Hall, Ames, IA 50011.
  • For correspondence: adolezal@iastate.edu
RUSSELL A. LIGON (russell.ligon@gmail.com) and MICHAEL R. HICKS (mrhicks1@asu.edu) are at the School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 427 East Tyler Mall, Room 229W, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501.
  • For correspondence: russell.ligon@gmail.com mrhicks1@asu.edu
MICHAEL W. BUTLER (butlermw@lafayette.edu) is in the Department of Biology, Lafayette College, 213 Kunkel Hall, Easton, PA 18042-1778.
  • For correspondence: butlermw@lafayette.edu
NATHAN I. MOREHOUSE (nim@pitt.edu) is in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 223 Clapp Hall, Fifth and Ruskin Avenues, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
  • For correspondence: nim@pitt.edu
TIRUPALAVANAM G. GANESH (tganesh@asu.edu) is at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, ECG 113, 501 E. Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287-5506.
  • For correspondence: tganesh@asu.edu
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    • Appendix 1: How to care for ants
    • Appendix 2: Collecting and observing local ants in their natural environment
    • Appendix 3: Investigating and behavior
    • Appendix 4: Measuring territorial behavior among ant colonies
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