Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences

Victoria E. McMillan (PhD, Syracuse University) teaches in the interdisciplinary writing department, the biology department, and the women's studies program at Colgate University. A behavioral ecologist who has published a number of scholarly and popular articles on animal behavior, McMillan is currently focusing her research activities on reproductive strategies in insects, dragonflies in particular

Preface.- About the Author.- How and Why Biologists Write: An Introduction to Biological Literature.- Chapter 1: Locating and Using Biological Literature.- Chapter 2: Handling Data and Using Statistics.- Chapter 3: Using Tables and Figures.- Chapter 4: Writing Lab Reports and Research Papers.- Chapter  5: Writing a Review Paper.- Chapter 6: Documenting the Paper.- Chapter 7: Drafting and Revising.- Chapter  8: Preparing the Final Draft.- Chapter 9 Using Writing to Prepare for Examinations.- Chapter 10 Other Forms of Biological Writing.- References.- Index.- Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Biology.