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A Short Guide to Writing about Biology 7th Edition

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Providing the reader with the tools need ed to be successful writers in college and their profession, A Short Guide to Writing about Biology emphasizes writing as a means to examine, evaluate, and share ideas. The text teaches how to read critically, study, evaluate and report data, and how to communicate information clearly and logically.

Also given detailed advice on locating useful sources, interpreting the results of statistical tests, maintaining effective laboratory and field notebooks, writing effective research proposals and poster presentations, writing effective applications, and communicating information to both professional and general audiences.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0205667279
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0205667277
  3. Edition
    7th
  4. Publisher
    Pearson
  5. Publication date
    December 1, 2019
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
  8. Print length
    288 pages
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Jan A. Pechenik is Professor of Biology at Tufts University, where he has been teaching and doing research since 1978. He obtained his B.A. in Zoology from Duke University and his Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island. To date he has published more than a hundred papers on the development and metamorphosis of marine invertebrate animals, including snails, blue mussels, crabs, barnacles, polychaetes, bryozoans, and parasitic flatworms. Professor Pechenik has also published a successful textbook on invertebrate biology, currently in its 3rd edition, and chairs the Division of Invertebrate Zoology within the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology (formerly the American Society of Zoologists). Committed to teaching as well as research, his highly praised book on this subject, AS hort Guide to Writing About Biology, will publish in its eighth edition in January 2012.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 7th edition (December 1, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0205667279
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0205667277
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Shafaq
5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and easy
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2023
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For quick guide and easy access to notes. The book is great concise guide to writing about biology. For any papers to be written for bio- this book helps and has a guided process with what should be added and what not.
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Alejandra Parga C
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally worth it
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2011
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When I received this book I was kind of dissapointed with the size, I had never bought a book of the short guide series and I didn't realized how short they were. I was ready to return it when I started reading it, and I was really surprised. IT'S TOTALLY WORTH its price. I don't know how I managed to graduate without this book, it has great tips, very helpful biology examples (this is very important because you can relate what you're reading with what your professors are expecting in you biology courses), the technology tips have saved me a lot of time, now I'm more confident writing my theses.
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K. Wood
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2010
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I was a little shifty about this book at first but it proved to have some great information and I'm glad I bought it. I will keep it as it is a great reference. I didn't give it 5 stars because some of the information included basic writing skills that aren't necessary for writers at this level and I thought it could be more in-depth in certain areas. Still, it's totally worth buying.
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Kathleen F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Handy guide.
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2010
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This is a great book for anyone in the sciences. It helps with everything from writing letters of recommendation to lab reports. There are also sections about statistics that are very useful. I had to buy it for a class and the professor even highly recommended that we keep it through our careers because it would be very useful in many situations.
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Arrived on time and in good condition for a great price!
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The book came in a reasonable amount of time and was of high quality, which is a huge plus. It covers many of the necessities for writing any lab report or scientific essay and clears up a lot of confusion. Great benefit if buying this book for any science course.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I was able to recognize the mitochondria and nucleus in ...
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I was able to recognize the mitochondria and nucleus in a matter of minutes with this book. I hoped that it would help me with my mcat. It totally did.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use
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Well laid out. It was easy to use. It was for a Biology class
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1.0 out of 5 stars Guide To Writing About Biology
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I thought this would be very helpful for a report I was writing last year. Turns out most of the information is common knowledge that I'd learned already in high school or university. I then thought perhaps it would help with some of my labs, but once again it wasn't particularly helpful. The product did arrive quickly and in excellent condition though.
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