It's a Snap! an Inquiry-Based, Snapping Shrimp Bioacoustics Activity

Bradley K. Fox; Kelvin D. Gorospe; Roxanne D. Haverkort-Yeh; Malia Ana J. Rivera

doi:10.1525/abt.2013.75.7.5

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1 September 2013 It's a Snap! an Inquiry-Based, Snapping Shrimp Bioacoustics Activity

Bradley K. Fox, Kelvin D. Gorospe, Roxanne D. Haverkort-Yeh, Malia Ana J. Rivera

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The American Biology Teacher, 75(7):470-475 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.7.5

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This bioacoustics activity combines concepts in invertebrate taxonomy, animal communication, and acoustical physics while providing a unique opportunity for physics and biology teachers to collaborate and introduce their students to an exciting, interdisciplinary research field. Here, we propose a lab- and fieldbased activity that uses hydrophones to explore how shrimp snapping behavior changes in response to different stimuli and introduces students to the process of scientific inquiry. Using free software, students use spectrograms to visualize and analyze their experimental data. Furthermore, we propose potential modifications to the lab for classrooms without easy access to marine environments or snapping shrimp.

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Bradley K. Fox, Kelvin D. Gorospe, Roxanne D. Haverkort-Yeh, and Malia Ana J. Rivera "It's a Snap! an Inquiry-Based, Snapping Shrimp Bioacoustics Activity," The American Biology Teacher 75(7), 470-475, (1 September 2013). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2013.75.7.5

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