Learning through glass: The Blaschka marine models in North American post secondary education

Historical Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-37

  Dyer, Ruthanna ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biology; Invertebrate; Teaching; Tubularia; Ward

Indexed keywords

GLASS; INVERTEBRATE; LEARNING; MODELING; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CEPHALOPOD; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; INFORMATION CENTER; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; CEPHALOPODA; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; INVERTEBRATES; MALE; MUSEUMS; NORTH AMERICA; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

NORTH AMERICA;

HYDROIDA; INVERTEBRATA; TUBULARIA;

EID: 41549142810     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912960701679495     Document Type: Article

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