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• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Part I General Advice About Writing and Reading Biology
• Chapter 1 Introduction and General Rules
• What Lies Ahead?
• What Do Biologists Write About, and Why?
• The Keys to Success
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• On Using Computers in Writing
• On Using Computers for Data Storage, Analysis, and Presentation
• Summary
• Technology Tip 1. Using Shortcuts and AutoCorrect
• Chapter 2 General Advice on Reading, Note Taking, and Avoiding Plagiarism
• What Lies Ahead?
• Why Read and What to Read
• Effective Reading
• Reading Data: Plumbing the Depths of Figures and Tables
• Take Notes in Your Own Words
• Final Thoughts on Note Taking: Document Your Sources
• Summary
• Chapter 3 Locating Useful Sources
• What Lies Ahead?
• Easy Ways to Access the Primary Literature
• Using Indexes
• Using Science Citation Index
• Using Current Contents Connect
• Using Medline and Other Databases
• Prowling the Internet
• Conducting Web Searches: Developing Productive Search Strategies
• Final Thoughts About Efficient Searching: Technology Isn’t Everything
• Closing Thoughts
• Summary
• Technology Tip 2. Using Search Engines Effectively
• Chapter 4 Citing Sources and Listing References
• What Lies Ahead?
• Citing Sources
• Summary of Citation Format Rules
• Preparing the Literature Cited Section
• A Sample Literature Cited Section
• Technology Tip 3. Bibliographic Management Software
• Technology Tip 4. Producing Hanging Indents
• Chapter 5 Reading and Writing About Statistical Analyses
• What Lies Ahead?
• Statistical Essentials
• Summary: Using Statistics to Test Hypotheses
• Moving Beyond p-Values
• Reading About Statistics
• Writing About Statistics
• Summary
• Chapter 6 Revising
• What Lies Ahead?
• Preparing the Draft for Surgery: Plotting Idea Maps
• Revising for Content
• Revising for Clarity
• Revising for Completeness
• Revising for Conciseness
• Revising for Flow
• Revising for Teleology and Anthropomorphism
• Revising for Spelling Errors
• Revising for Grammar and Proper Word Usage
• Becoming a Good Reviewer
• Checklist
• Technology Tip 5. Tracking Changes Made to Documents
• Part II Guidelines for Specific Tasks
• Prelude: Why Are You Writing Papers and Proposals and Giving Talks?
• Chapter 7 Writing Summaries, Critiques, Essays, and Review Papers
• What Lies Ahead?
• Writing Summaries and Critiques
• Sample Student Summary
• Writing Essays and Review Papers
• Checklist for Essays and Review Papers
• Chapter 8 Writing Laboratory and Other Research Reports
• What Lies Ahead?
• Why Are You Doing This?
• The Purpose of Laboratory and Field Notebooks
• Components of the Research Report
• Where to Start
• When to Start
• Writing the Materials and Methods Section
• Writing the Results Section
• Citing Sources
• What to Do Next?
• Writing the Discussion Section
• Writing the Introduction Section
• Talking About Your Study Organism or Field Site
• Deciding on a Title
• Writing an Abstract
• Preparing an Acknowledgments Section
• Preparing the Literature Cited Section
• Preparing a Paper for Formal Publication
• A Note About Co-Authorship
• Checklist for the Final Draft
• Technology Tip 6. Using Computer Spreadsheets for Data Collection
• Technology Tip 7. Graphing With Excel
• Chapter 9 Writing Research Proposals
• What Lies Ahead?
• What Are Reviewers Looking For?
• Researching Your Topic
• What Makes a Good Research Question?
• Writing the Proposal
• Tightening the Logic
• The Life of a Real Research Proposal
• Checklist
• Chapter 10 Presenting Research Findings: Preparing Talks and Poster Presentations
• What Lies Ahead?
• Oral Presentations
• Writing the Talk
• Giving the Talk
• Dos and Don’ts for Oral Presentations
• Common PowerPoint® Errors
• Checklist for Being Judged
• Poster Presentations
• Checklist for Making Posters
• Chapter 11 Answering Essay Questions
• Basic Principles
• Applying the Principles
• Summary
• Chapter 12 Writing Letters of Application
• What Lies Ahead?
• Before You Start
• Preparing the CV
• Preparing the Cover Letter
• Getting Effective Letters of Recommendation
• Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations
• Appendix B: Recommended Resources
• Index