Integrative cases for teaching evolution

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  White, Peter J T ^a   Heidemann, Merle ^a   Loh, Miles ^a   Smith, James J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Evolution; Evolution education; Integrative science; Science education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931446315     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1936-6434-6-17     Document Type: Review

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