BIOLOGY

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This paper takes a look at biology. According to the paper, biology covers the entirety of human history as well as the study of all life on the planet Earth. This paper focuses on what and how resources within biology are actually used. The paper assesses their validity based upon their credibility and support within the specific fields.

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"There are several types of journals about biology. The two most prominent types are peer-reviewed journals and main-stream journals. In the first case, peer reviewed journals are very scientific in nature and not suited for laymen. They are usually published by professional associations of scientists such as the American Biology Society, and the Public Library of Science. Such literature is usually published on an annual, bi-annual or monthly basis and contains articles that are written by professionals within the field that detail their research. All articles within such journals are peer-reviewed and thus have credibility because they are reviewed for accuracy. Peer reviewed journals take on two particular forms, the first are ones that discipline specific, these journals are usually published through professional associations that specialize in such arenas. For instance, the American Ecology Society publishes a monthly peer-reviewed journal on topics that have to do with ecology. Another type of peer-reviewed journals is national level journals that look at the compilation of research across a spectrum of biological disciplines. Such journals such as the one published by the Public Library of Science, tend to be a panoramic view of the biology discipline, with articles that have to do with the complete breath of research within biology in general. The PLOS Biology journal is published three times a year and is a collection of the most important research within the national trimester. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barnett, L. et al., 1955, the World We Live In: New York, Time, Inc.
• Buckner, M., 1968, The Biological Way of Thought: Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press.
• Birch, L. C., and Ehrlich, P. R., 1967, Evolutionary History and Population Biology: Nature, v. 214, p. 349-352.
• Dobzhansky, T., 1967, The Biology of Ultimate Concern: New York, New American Library, 152 p.
• Eberhart, J., 1976, Of life and death and magnetism: Science News, v. 109, p. 204.

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