Experiment Catalog
Browse research simulations across four scientific disciplines. Each experiment lets you collect real data, run analyses, and build research skills from your browser.
Elephant Seal Harem Mating
Observe alpha male dominance, copulation frequency, and harem defense on a simulated beach.
Walrus Acoustics
Categorize walrus vocalizations using spectrograms and correlate acoustic patterns with behavioral states at an arctic haul-out.
Ideal Free Distribution
Test resource-matching predictions with coots, mallards, sticklebacks, starlings, or bumblebees across variable-quality patches.
Optimal Foraging
Test the marginal value theorem with chickadees, squirrels, or shore crabs in depleting resource patches.
Territorial Behavior
Measure the Dear Enemy Effect in song sparrows, anole lizards, or cichlid fish defending territories.
Whale Migration Tracking
Track whale pod movements on an interactive map with sea temperature and food availability overlays.
Mark-Recapture Population Estimation
Run capture-mark-recapture sessions with painted turtles, monarch butterflies, deer mice, or sculpins to estimate population size using Lincoln-Petersen.
Species Diversity & Community Composition
Conduct quadrat and transect surveys in rocky intertidal, forest floor, or coral reef environments. Calculate diversity indices.
Predator-Prey Dynamics
Model Lotka-Volterra population cycling with snowshoe hare/lynx or wolves/elk systems.
Batesian Mimicry
Manipulate mimic-to-model ratios and observe predator learning across five different mimicry systems.
Tide Pool Ecology
Survey rocky intertidal zonation patterns. Place quadrats across tidal zones and document species distribution.
Thermal Biology / Critical Thermal Limits
Generate temperature-performance curves for anole lizards, intertidal snails, or freshwater fish.
Water Quality Bioassessment
Collect stream macroinvertebrates with kick-net sampling and identify organisms using dichotomous keys to assess water quality.
Plant Phenology & Climate Response
Track seasonal plant changes across multiple climate scenarios and analyze phenological shifts.
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Toggle mutation, selection, drift, migration, and non-random mating to observe allele frequency changes across generations.
Natural Selection on Quantitative Traits
Study selection on beak depth in Darwin's finches, melanism in peppered moths, or coloration in guppies.