...Marcos Méndez Tree-thinking is a required skill for evolutionary literacy, but misconceptions are frequent in interpreting phylogenetic trees. Here, an easy, cheap way of building phylogenetic trees with drinking straws is suggested. It can be used to illustrate how to build phylogenetic trees from...

...Kristy L. Daniel; Daniel Ferguson; E. Austin Leone; Carrie J. Bucklin Phylogenetic tree diagrams are commonly found in introductory biology curricula and represent the evolutionary relationships of organisms. Tree-thinking, or the ability to accurately interpret, use, and generate...

... level because of their preconceptions regarding distinct fields of biology compounded by the unique structure of phylogenetic trees. To address these two challenges while providing an undergraduate research opportunity, we developed an activity for introductory biology students that integrates molecular...

...Jonathan Dees; Danielle Freiermuth; Jennifer L. Momsen Phylogenetic trees have become an important component of biology education, but their utility in the classroom is compromised by widespread misinterpretations among students. One factor that may contribute to student difficulties is style...

...Susan Offner A simple phylogenetic tree of the great apes provides many important teaching opportunities, both in the general skill of reading phylogenetic trees and in using them to explore evolutionary relationships. Phylogenetic trees are essential tools for understanding evolutionary...

...Susan Offner New phylogenomic tools have made it possible to construct a robust phylogenetic tree of mollusks. This tree can be used to teach important evolutionary principles. Evolutionary relationships mollusks phylogenomic tools phylogenetic trees When I was studying biology in high...