Introduction of an Efficient Method for the Observation of Living Paramecium

  • Xianyu Yang College of Animal Science and Technology, Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu Street, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
  • Xin Gao College of Animal Science and Technology, Zhejiang A&F University, 666 Wusu Street, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, China
Keywords: Paramecium, Observation, Volume-fixing

Abstract

Fast movement of living Paramecium makes its observation very difficult and low efficiency of taking pictures. Volume-fixing method being reported on Chinese local journals could solve this problem completely. To popularize this method, we will simply introduce this method here .

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Published
2018-10-30
How to Cite
Yang, X., & Gao, X. (2018). Introduction of an Efficient Method for the Observation of Living Paramecium. IJRDO- Journal of Educational Research, 3(10), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.53555/er.v3i10.2539