Behavior and Paternity

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.

1. Define key terms relevant to your topic (7 points)
2. What are the goals/aims of your topic (6 points)

 
Empirical Examples from the literature (and your interpretation of those examples).

1. Describe the findings based on at least 4 scientific publications (7 points)
2. 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

1. General conclusions based on the papers you read (7 points)
2. What future research should be done in this field (find a review article and cite it). (6 points)

General Formatting

1. All paragraphs have a topic sentence. All sentences are written as complete sentences, with correct grammar and punctuation. No spelling mistakes. (5 points)
2. 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)