Favorite Demonstration: The Brine Shrimp as a Model Organism for Biology—Arthropods Useful in Demonstrating Properties of Organisms

by: Kimberly Boman and Brian R. Shmaefsky

Biology lectures expounding the properties of organisms can easily be enhanced with a living demonstration model organism—the large brine shrimp is one that students find interesting. This article features demonstrations using brine shrimp in the classroom, which is a simple and inexpensive model for living demonstrations in biology classes.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/1997Stock # jcst97_026_05_358Volume 026Issue 05

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