Demography of Songbird Populations in a Rapidly Changing World: The Importance of Long-Term Studies

H. R. Sofaer; K. M. Langin; J. Wilson; T. S. Sillett

doi:10.1525/abt.2011.73.5.8

1 May 2011 Demography of Songbird Populations in a Rapidly Changing World: The Importance of Long-Term Studies

H. R. Sofaer, K. M. Langin, J. Wilson, T. S. Sillett

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The American Biology Teacher, 73(5):285-287 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.5.8

Abstract

A major goal of ecological research is to understand how ecological factors, such as food and predator abundance, interact to shape birth and death rates. Case studies describing this research can provide students with an understanding of how ecological conditions affect demographic rates, as well as an opportunity to explore and interpret real data. We have developed a Web-based teaching module based on a long-term study of a migratory songbird, the black-throated blue warbler (Dendroica caerulescens). The website describes this species and the ecological factors that affect its population growth and provides three exercises developed to span a range of student levels.

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H. R. Sofaer, K. M. Langin, J. Wilson, and T. S. Sillett "Demography of Songbird Populations in a Rapidly Changing World: The Importance of Long-Term Studies," The American Biology Teacher 73(5), 285-287, (1 May 2011). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2011.73.5.8

Published: 1 May 2011

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