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Lecture 2, Scientific Progress
Biol 404
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Species Concept
Issue
Ecosystem/location
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Read!!• Web of knowledge, google scholar• Base your reading on academic publications• Understand the history• Read outside your chosen species etc…
e.g. co-operative behaviour in meerkats.
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field
• “Next step” often higher impact than “knowledge gap”
• Broad relevance increases impact• Species specific studies tend to be low impact
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Decide on type of studyField measurements
Field experiments
Common garden exptsLab experiments
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Design study
Design study
What will data look like?
Can I analyse this type of data?
No YesProceed
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Understand• Interpret results• Discuss with colleagues• Discuss with researchers in other fields
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Present results• Before publication, results are presented at
conferences.
Large and diverse conferences vs. small and specialised
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The stages of study…• Interest piqued by…..• Read around the concept/species/field/issue• Identify knowledge gap/next step in the field• Decide on type of study• Design study• Collect data/analyse• Understand• Present results• Publish
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Publishing is difficult!
• Publications are the currency of science• Aim for high impact journals• Expect rejections!• Specialised journals will expect more
knowledge of the field• Journals arranged in informal “tiers”• Journals move between tiers• Journal impact factors indicate standing