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Want to learn how to present your research successfully? This practical guide for students and postdoctoral scholars offers a unique step-by-step approach to help you avoid the worst, yet most common, mistakes in biology communication. Covering irritants such as sins of ambiguity, circumlocution, inconsistency, vagueness and verbosity, misuse of words and quantitative matters, it also provides guidance to design your next piece of work effectively. Learn how to write scientific articles and get them published, prepare posters and talks that will capture your audience and develop a critical attitude towards your own work as well as that of your colleagues. With numerous practical examples, comparisons among disciplines, valuable tips and real-life anecdotes, this must-read guide will be a valuable resource to both new graduate students and their supervisors.

Author Biography

R. S. Clymo is Professor Emeritus at, and Honorary Fellow of, Queen Mary, University of London. His distinguished career spans four decades and includes experience as researcher, teacher, reviewer and editor of scientific journals. He has authored or co-authored numerous papers and journal articles, as well as a manual of water analysis. He is an Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society, Honorary Doctor of the University of Lund, and Bronze Medallist of the University of Helsinki.

Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. Basics: 1. Writing a scientific article and getting it published; 2. Speaking about your work; 3. Making and displaying a scientific poster; 4. Scientific authorship; Part II. Improving: 5. Style in writing; 6. Frequently misused words and technical terms; 7. Quantitative matters; 8. Managing error; 9. Data interrelations; 10. Tables and figures: the evidence; 11. Citing and referencing; 12. Bibliography and references; Index.

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A practical guide to mastering the art of presenting biology research for establishing or consolidating a successful career in science.

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A practical guide to mastering the art of presenting biology research for establishing or consolidating a successful career in science.

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Want to learn how to present your research successfully? This concise guide offers step-by-step advice to help you write scientific articles, prepare posters and talks, and develop a critical attitude towards your own work as well as that of your colleagues. A must-read for graduates and postdoctoral scholars in biology.

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Want to learn how to present your research successfully? This concise guide offers step-by-step advice to help you write scientific articles, prepare posters and talks, and develop a critical attitude towards your own work as well as that of your colleagues. A must-read for graduates and postdoctoral scholars in biology.

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