[SOLVED] Herpetology Research Papers

Format for Final Herpetology Research Papers
Structure: 5 page essay, double-spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font, document
margins one inch on all sides; TITLE PAGE SHOULD BE AN EXTRA PAGE, not
included in total, with name, date, title, course number, and section; no extra spaces at top
of page or between paragraphs. Paper can be greater than 5 pages but not less.

Subject material: Choose a topic that is interesting to you within the field of herpetology, but that is not too large to tackle in a five-page essay. You may write on your class project topic if you wish.
Introduction [1-3 paragraphs]
—What topic did you investigate? Why is it interesting and important?
Main Body [multiple paragraphs]
—Explore and discuss primary literature in your topic of interest. Include information from at least ten primary literature sources (i.e. journal articles, NOT websites).
—Discuss at least three future directions or projects that could be pursued with respect to your topic of interest.
Conclusion/Summary [~1 paragraph]
—Summarize the overall findings of the journal articles you studied for this paper. What is the significance of this work to the animals and to society?
Literature Cited [do not include this section in the final five page count; it should be
appended to the end of the paper]
—Cite at least 10 papers throughout the paper to support your statements. Articles or book chapters (primary literature only) should be cited as follows:
Jones et al. (2008) found that pitvipers congregate . . . or in text
Pitvipers congregate at den sites in late fall (Jones et al. 2008). if fewer than three co-authors do this instead
Pitvipers congregate at den sites in late fall (Jones and Roberts 2008).
—Format your Literature Cited section as below [follow these examples exactly]
Journal article:
Bashiardes S., Veile R., Helms C., Mardis E.R., Bowcock A.M., and Lovett M. 2005.
Direct genomic selection. Nature Methods. 2:63–69.
Note: the authors are listed first (last name, then first name initial), then the year, then the
title of the paper, then the title of the journal, then the volume number, then a colon, then
the page number range of the article. Do not deviate from this format.
Book:
Cracraft J., Donoghue M.J. 2004. Assembling the tree of life. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Book chapter:
Donoghue M.J. 2004 Immeasurable progress on the Tree of Life. In: J. Cracraft and M. J.
Donoghue, editors. Assembling the Tree of Life. New York: Oxford University Press. p.
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