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WILD 3580 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Describing and Naming a new species II. Name changeIII. Systematics Outline of Current Lecture I. Term paper informationa. Guidelines b. Format c. Grading d. Outline e. Timeline Current LectureI. Term paper informationa. Guidelinesi. Written summary of the life history aspects of a vertebrate speciesii. Select a specific species and conduct a review of the scientific literatureiii. Databases: Zoological Record, Wildlife Worldwide, and BIOSYS (Google Scholar also works)1. “Snowball Method”iv. Consult recent series of species reviews published by the major professional societies1. Must be packed up by a thorough literature search of your own 2. Mammals- search Mammalian Species v. References should be predominantly peer-reviewed scientific journals1. Web sites, encyclopedias, and field guides are not acceptable vi. Must include at least 10 primary sources These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Annotated bibliography with sources due April 3, 2015 2. http://guides.library.cornell.edu/annotatedbibliography vii. You may not cite a paper that you have not readviii. You must not plagiarize any part of a published document1. Don’t have to cite every sentence, but have each source citedix. Do not attempt to make up information for any part of your paper b. Formati. Should be 3-5 pages double-spaced, not including literature cited and figuresii. Use simple, direct statements iii. Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font and contain 1 inch marginiv. Use metric units for measurementsv. Do not include a title page and do not put your name on it vi. Sources under Literature Cited section in chronological/ alphabetical order 1. Not in MLA format vii. Tables and figures must appear on a separate page at the end of the paper and each must have a number and a title viii. Include the common name and scientific name of your species the first time it’s given in the text (no switching back and forth)1. If you choose to use the scientific name, you may abbreviate the genus after the first usage, except when it is used to start a sentence 2. Include the common and scientific names of all other species referenced 3. Italicize all scientific names used in the paperc. Grading i. Paper content- 60%ii. Literature review- 10%iii. Scientific writing style- 10%iv. Paper format- 10% v. Annotated bibliography- 10% d. Outlinei. Taxonomy- taxonomic history, problems, subspecies, synonyms ii. Description- identificationiii. Distribution and habitat – range of species and North American subspecies iv. Reproduction and development v. Ecology and behavior- activity pattern, migration, hibernation, ect.vi. Conservation status- current abundance status vii. Literature cited- every name-date citation in the text must have a corresponding complete citation1. All text citations have a corresponding entry2. There are no entries in the section that do not have a citation in the text e. Time linei. Searching research databases- February 2-4 (in lab)ii. Annotated bibliography due- April 3iii. Final paper due- April


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