scholarly journals Behavioral Syndromes in the Sagebrush Cricket: A Pilot Study to Quantify Individual Variation in Male Calling Behavior

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
J. Johnson ◽  
Gina Hupton
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Behavioral Ecology ◽  
Individual Variation ◽  
National Park ◽  
Calling Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Syndromes ◽  
Behavioral Expression ◽  
School Research ◽  
Male Calling ◽  
High School Research

The field of behavioral ecology has recently been reinvigorated by the addition of the notion of behavioral syndromes (a.k.a. animal personality). Behavioral syndromes imply the existence of individual variation in behavioral expression that is consistent across distinct functional contexts (e.g. foraging, mating, anti-predator). The syndromes paradigm suggests that the behavioral phenotype is best viewed as an integrated phenomenon wherein any given behavior can only be fully understood by studying selection pressures in all contexts. Here we report on a pilot study on behavioral syndromes in the Sagebrush cricket (Cyphoderrris strepitans), an acoustic Orthopteran insect that inhabits high altitude sagebrush meadows of Grand Teton National Park. The results of our preliminary analysis suggest very little consistent repeatability in the mating behavior of C. strepitans. In addition, we make note of the synergistic collaboration in our group between faculty researchers and graduate, undergraduate and high school research collaborators.

Personality and behavioral syndromes in insects and spiders

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl N. Keiser ◽  
James L.L. Lichtenstein ◽  
Colin M. Wright ◽  
Gregory T. Chism ◽  
Jonathan N. Pruitt
Keyword(s):  
Animal Behavior ◽  
Individual Variation ◽  
Insect Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Syndromes ◽  
Ecological Consequences ◽  
Behavioral Variation ◽  
Terrestrial Arthropods ◽  
Functional Differences ◽  
Behavioral Tendencies ◽  
Animal Personalities

The field of animal behavior has experienced a surge of studies focusing on functional differences among individuals in their behavioral tendencies (‘animal personalities’) and the relationships between different axes of behavioral variation (‘behavioral syndromes’). Many important developments in this field have arisen through research using insects and other terrestrial arthropods, in part, because they present the opportunity to test hypotheses not accessible in other taxa. This chapter reviews how studies on insects and spiders have advanced the study of animal personalities by describing the mechanisms underlying the emergence of individual variation and their ecological consequences. Furthermore, studies accounting for animal personalities can expand our understanding of phenomena in insect science like metamorphosis, eusociality, and applied insect behavior. In addition, this chapter serves to highlight some of the most exciting issues at the forefront of our field and to inspire entomologists and behaviorists alike to seek the answers to these questions.

scholarly journals Field Research and Conservation

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 179-180
Author(s):  
Chuck Collis ◽  
Jennifer Adams
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Ecology ◽  
National Park ◽  
Biological Process ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Term Field

The Field Research & Conservation class emphasizes long-term field research experiences, examines ecosystem processes, and investigates the evolution of American perspectives about nature. Our time spent at the UW-NPS research station was divided between pursuing behavioral ecology research and exploring Grand Teton National Park and the surrounding area to gain understanding of how the region was shaped, both by geological and biological process as well as political processes that have been shaped by America’s ever-changing conservation ethic.

Rating the Magnitude of Life Stress

1972 ◽  
Vol 17 (6_suppl2) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. Paykel ◽  
E. H. Uhlenhuth
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Individual Variation ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Clinical Depression ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Life Change ◽  
Substantial Agreement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scale Scores

Three hundred and seventy-three subjects were rated on a scale of 0–20 — the degree to which each of 61 life events was regarded as upsetting. Mean scores for the events ranked in a significant way from catastrophic events such as death of child or spouse at the top end of the scale to trivial or desirable events at the bottom. There was substantial agreement between different sociodemographic groups and acceptable overall individual variation. In a pilot study of validity, scores were examined for two classes of events — exits and entrances from the social field. A previous controlled study had indicated an excess of exits but not entrances preceding clinical depression. In keeping with this difference, scale scores for exits were found to be high and for entrances low with only minimal overlap. A small study using an alternative scaling concept of adjustment to life change suggested that the scale based on upsetting was more valid for depression.

scholarly journals Ten Salient Practices for Mentoring Student Research in Schools: New Opportunities for Teacher Professional Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Helen Walkington ◽  
Elizabeth A. C. Rushton
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
High School ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Research Mentoring ◽  
School Research ◽  
Teacher Researcher ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Teacher Mentor ◽  
High School Research

This paper proposes ten salient practices of research mentoring activity in high school settings for teachers and technicians based upon survey and interview findings from 96 English and Scottish high school teachers from STEM disciplines, working in research collaborations with scientists. Mentoring high school research provides career development, with teachers identifying new aspects to their professional roles including ‘teacher researcher’, ‘teacher scientist’ and ‘teacher mentor’. This study suggests the potential for using the ten salient practices to initiate individual teacher reflection and wider professional development, and, a way of framing and disseminating effective practice across the school sector.

scholarly journals Move Analysis of Senior High School Research Abstracts in a Philippine University

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Mark Joshua Roxas
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Product Introduction ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Product Method ◽  
School Research ◽  
High School Research ◽  
Senior High School Students

A well-written abstract speaks for the paper’s quality—it reflects an article’s value. Research is a relatively new discipline for senior high school learners, thus, the writing of an abstract can be problematic and challenging. Anchored on Hyland’s model of research article abstracts as adapted by Behnam and Golpour (2014), this paper presents a move analysis of thirty (30) randomly-selected research abstracts of Grade 12 senior high school students in a Philippine University. The results revealed the three (3) dominant moves in the corpus of research abstracts namely Introduction-Purpose-Method-Product, Introduction-Purpose-Method-Product-Conclusion, and Introduction-Product-Method. It was also noted that the “Conclusion” move is less frequently observed and considered “optional”. Additionally, instances of move embedding were prominent between the Purpose and Method move. It was recommended that research instructors in the senior high school shall consider using models in teaching the writing of the abstract. The findings of this study may serve as a basis in crafting a genre-based research syllabus, with genre-based tasks.

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