Behavior and Paternity
Group Writing Project. 50 points.
You will write a 1.5 – 2 page single space review paper on your special topic (Conservation Genetics, Landscape Genetics, Selection, or Paternity Analyses and Behavior). You should break your paper into 3 sections
General Introduction to the topic.
- Define key terms relevant to your topic (7 points)
- What are the goals/aims of your topic (6 points)
Empirical Examples from the literature (and your interpretation of those examples).
- Describe the findings based on at least 4 scientific publications (7 points)
- Interpret those findings in light of the goals/aims/contributions to the field (7 points)
Conclusions on the next steps for research in the field
- General conclusions based on the papers you read (7 points)
- What future research should be done in this field (find a review article and cite it). (6 points)
General Formatting
- All paragraphs have a topic sentence. All sentences are written as complete sentences, with correct grammar and punctuation. No spelling mistakes. (5 points)
- Citations and References. All scientific names are italicized. All citations are cited in the text and listed in a Reference section. You can choose any citation style you like as long as you are consistent. (5 points)
