Fiddler Crabs

What I've Done I have not been in school since 30 January, so I have not done anything.

What I've Done I handed in my midterm, both as a physical copy and on the blog.  Plans for Today I don't have anything to do, as I have completed all of my assignments for this marking period.

Introduction Uca minax is a fiddler crab species found along the United States’ east coast, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico. They are easily differentiable from other fiddler crab species due to their red joints, giving them their common name: a red-jointed fiddler crab (see Figure 1). Males have one major claw on either side of their body, which can grow to be up to fifty percent of their body mass, and a regular-sized claw on the other side, while females have two normal-sized claws (Bethany Fisher). Fiddler crabs live in coastal wetlands in the intertidal regions of the coast, meaning seawater from the ocean periodically floods their habitat based on the high and low tides. Salt marshes are broken down into the high marsh, midshore, and low marsh. The low marsh is the least salty of the three portions; this is due to the fact that is most always submerged by water, lessening the amount of evaporation occurring. The Uca minax mostly inhabit this region of the wetlands due to i

What I've Done I completed my midterm paper. Plans for Today I will relax and wait until I receive my syllabus for next marking period.

What I've Done I have presented my progress update and began working on my midterm paper. Plans for Today I will work on the science concepts for my midterm paper. Plans for the Future I will hand in my midterm paper, both as a physical, printed copy and on my blog, by 26 January.

What I've Done I presented my formal progress update to the class and started to outline my midterm paper. Plans for Today I will continue to work on my midterm paper. Plans for the Future I hope to finish writing my midterm paper come Monday night.

What I've Done I have prepared for my presentation by making an outline and flashcards, as well as going through my blog. Plans for Today I will present my presentation. Plans for the Future This week I will listen to my classmate's presentations and finalize my mentor contacts (due the 19th of January).

What I've Done Since last entry, I have not done anything, as it was Winter Break. Plans for Today I will continue to work on my formal progress update.  Plans for the Future I will practice my presentation and present on 16 January. 

What I've Done I completed and submitted my report to mentor. Plans for Today I will begin working on my progress poster (not due until 12 January). Plans for the Future I plan to finish my progress poster by tomorrow night and start preparing for my formal progress update on 16 January.

INTRODUCTION The intent of this report is to inform you of my progress on my longitudinal study of the  Uca minax  fiddler crab species at Spermaceti Cove on Sandy Hook, New Jersey. I will discuss my methods for collecting the data I use to prove or disprove my hypothesis, which is that the population will increase as time goes on, how I organized the data in order to analyze it more efficiently, which statistical methods I used to analyze my data, and finally, what else I still need to complete.  BODY OF REPORT Data Collection This project began in early June, when the fiddler crab counting began, and has continued to present. Since counting has seized in early October, I have began writing my scientific research paper and analyze the amount of fiddler crabs I counted during each counting site through statistics in order to prove or disprove my hypothesis, which is as follows: as the years continue, the amount of  Uca minax fiddler crabs at Spermaceti Cove on Sandy Hook, New

What I've Done I have written the majority of my report to mentor. Plans for Today I will add my figures into the necessary spots in my report to mentor. Plans for the Future I will complete my report to mentor by writing out my introduction and summary.

What I've Done Since last entry, I have not done anything, as it was Winter Break. Plans for Today I will begin working on my report to mentor (due the 8 of January). Plans for the Future I will complete my report to mentor.