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BIO 171: Introductory Biology: Ecology and Evolution

Course guide for the essay assignment for BIOLOGY 171 (Introductory Biology: Ecology and Evolution), Fall 2015, with Professors Cindee Giffen and Jo Kurdziel.

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Secondary Literature

For your essay, you can use several types of secondary literature. Remember that your secondary literature sources need to have citations to peer-reviewed journal articles from 2000 or later. Not sure if a source fits those guidelines? Ask a Librarian! (See more info on the Home page) 

Types of secondary literature for your essay:

  • Review articles: summary of a large number of journal articles on a particular topic
  • Peer-reviewed News and Synopses: summary of one or a few journal articles in a peer-reviewed journal
  • Periodicalssummary of one or a few journal articles that wasn't peer-reviewed
  • Books written by researchers