Biology 11A Lab #7
Sand Crabs Introduction
Thisisthefirststageofatwo-partlabonSand
CrabMonitoring.Thisweekwemeetinthe
classroom.Forstagetwo,wemeetonthebeach,
onApril11thorApril13th(dependingonyourlab
section).
WewillbevisitedbyEmilyGottliebwhoworksfor
LiMPETS(Long-termMonitoringProgramand
ExperientialTrainingforStudents).Shewillgive
usanoverviewoftheorganism,sampling
methodsandproceduresforwhenwegooutontothebeachtocountsandcrabs.
Pre-lab:
GototheLiMPETSwebsite.
1. GotoWhatisLimpetstabandtellmewhattheprogramisabout.
GotoStudentResources–Sandybeachresources-Factsheet–ThePacificMoleCrabtabs
andtellme
2. Thegenusandspeciesoftheorganismwearemonitoring.
3. Whattherangeoftheorganismis(whereitlives).
4. Whicharetheshorebirdsthateatthesandcrabs?Domammalseatthem?
5. Howmanyeggswillafemaletypicallylaypermonth?
NOPOSTLABFORTHISWEEK!