WritingPapersintheBiologicalSciences.pptVIP

Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences An introduction to Biological research and paper writing Chapter Eight: Preparing the Final Draft Scientific names Genus species May be abbreviated G. species Always italicized Don’t use the, a, or an directly before a scientific name Don’t pluralize Anything above the genus is capitalized but not italicized Chapter Eight: Preparing the Final Draft Time Generally use the military time Examples 7:30 am = 0730 12:00noon = 1200 7:30pm = 1930 12:00midnight = 0000 (rarely seen as 2400) Chapter Eight: Preparing the Final Draft Symbols and Abbr