Can Researchers Identify Sea Turtles Through Photo...

Article 1- Investigating the viability of photo-identification as an objective tool to study endangered sea turtle populations 1. The question that the researchers are trying to answer is whether photo-identification is a sensible practice to research endangered sea turtles. Their hypothesis was that people would be able to accurately, reliably, easily be able to distinguish individual sea turtles using natural markings. The researchers’ prediction is that if people use photo-identification then they will be able to determine individual sea turtles by matching the markings in the picture to the sea turtle. 2. For the experiment, first, an expert observer is tested on her matching abilities of the photos to tagged turtles with and†¦show more content†¦5. I feel like photo-identification of sea turtles could completely change how sea turtles are studied now. From the results of the expert observer, after naà ¯ve observers are trained turtles can be accurately and easily identified. It would also avoid the problems of broken tags or harming the turtle but still be able to observe the turtles. This experiment will help science because photo-identification will be a stable tool to study turtle population, ecology, behavior, and conservation data. Article 2- Recent changes in the diet composition of common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Icelandic waters. – Consequence of climate change? 1. The question that the researchers are trying to answer is why the diets of minke whales changed. Their hypothesis is higher sea temperatures caused minke whales diets to change. They predict that rising water temperatures caused the preferred food source of minke whales to decrease therefore causing the minke whale’s diet to change. 2. The basic experimental design was that over 5 years researchers caught minkle whales and within 3 hours of death, analyzed the diet of the whale. They found the volume and weight of fore-stomach, verified what species the whale had eaten, and determined how frequent a species was eaten. The responding variable is the species found in the whale’s diet that yearShow MoreRelated_x000C_Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 PagesJessica Perry Project Manager, Editorial Production: Jennifer Risden Creative Director: Rob Hugel Art Director: Vernon Boes Print Buyer: Karen Hunt Permissions Editor: Isabel Alves Production Service: Newgen–Austin Text Designer: Stuart Paterson Photo Researcher: Gretchen Miller Copy Editor: Nancy Dickson Illustrator: Jade Myers; Newgen–India Cover Designer: Stuart Paterson Cover Image: Paul Chesley/Getty Images Cover Printer: Courier Corporation/Kendallville Compositor: Newgen–India Printer: CourierRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 Pagescase study or Illustration 2.3 on The Steel Industry could be used. Some cases are written entirely from published sources but most have been prepared in cooperation with and approval of the management of the organisation concerned. Case studies can never fully capture the richness and complexity of real-life management situations and we would also encourage readers and tutors to take every possible opportunity to explore the live strategic issues of organisations – both their own and others. TheRead MoreCost Accounting134556 Words   |  539 Pagesactivities that customers perceive as adding utility to the goods or services they purchase. Nonvalue-added activities do not add value to the goods or services. 1–4. Differential costs are important for managerial decision making, but other cost data can provide management with additional important information. For example, inventory values and costs of goods sold are important for income tax and financial reporting purposes as well as for most bonus and cost-plus contracting purposes. Cost s for performance