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Lab 11 Ethograms
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Lab assignment questions DONT FORGET TO TURN YOUR LAB QUESTIONS IN WITH YOUR
REPORT!!! (10 points)
a. HINT: The Discussion Section of your lab report should include a portion of the answer
for Question #4.
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i. A general rule of thumb: write 1-2 sentences explaining what each table, graph
or statistic is showing.
1. Results section DESCRIBES your results (WHAT were my results?)
2. Discussion section EXPLAINS your results (WHY did I get these results?)
ii. Be sure to reference the tables/figures in your text.
1. EX: The mean shell length for the Atlantic Cockle was 2.2 cm and 4.2 for
the Gulf Cockle (Table 2).
2. EX: Table 1 summarizes shell lengths for the Atlantic and Gulf Cockle
samples.
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References
a. Remember to use proper in text citations and bibliography. Basic MLA format is
acceptable. LAB REPORTS WITHOUT CITATIONS WILL DOCKED POINTS FOR PLAGERISM,
including information that is written in the report but clearly is NOT in laboratory
handouts.
b. Visit www.owl.english.purdue.edu for help with citations