Research Guides: Biology 101 Concepts of Biology: Overview

BIO 101 Scholarly Review Article / Journal Article Worksheet

Water flea

Source: Water flea CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Use this research guide to assist you with:

Anatomy of a journal article
Daphnia flea lab experiment
To write up your own scientific paper about an experiment on water fleas and exposing them to caffeine or alcohol and observing how it affects the heart rate of the Daphnia flea.

Articles of interest about the Daphnia Flea Experiment

Making the Most of the Daphnia Heart Rate Lab: Optimizing the Use of Ethanol, Nicotine & Caffeine.
Corotto, F., Ceballos, D., Lee, A., & Vinson, L. (2010). Making the Most of the Daphnia Heart Rate Lab: Optimizing the Use of Ethanol, Nicotine & Caffeine. American Biology Teacher (National Association of Biology Teachers), 72(3), 176–179. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2010.72.3.9
Making the Daphnia heart rate lab work: optimizing the use of club soda and isopropyl alcohol
Corotto, F., Diaz, D., & Major, C. (2010). Making the Daphnia heart rate lab work: optimizing the use of club soda and isopropyl alcohol. Georgia Journal of Science, 68(4), 181-185.