DNA barcoding in diverse educational settings: Five case studies

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 371, Issue 1702, 2016, Pages

  Henter, Heather J ^a   Imondi, Ralph ^b   James, Karen ^c   Spencer, Diana ^d   Steinke, Dirk ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Coastal Marine Biolabs ^*  (United States)

^c MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Tulsa Community College   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Citizen science; Community college; DNA barcoding; Education; Next Generation Science Standards

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; DNA; EDUCATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH WORK; STUDENT; TAXONOMY;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGY; CANADA; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DNA BARCODING; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SCHOOL TEACHER; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGY; CANADA; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; SCHOOL TEACHERS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982860089     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0340     Document Type: Review

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