BIOL 152 Assignment

1. Genetic
characterization
and melanism in
male and female
Mohave Tui Chub
Topic

2. Keywords
 Genetic
 Melanism
 Mohave Tui Chub

3. Think
about
Synonyms
Keywords
Synonyms
(Alternatives)
• Genetic
gene*, hereditary
• Melanism
melani*, melanosis
• Mohave
Tui Chub
“Siphateles bicolor
mohavensis”

4. Boolean
String
(gene* OR hereditary OR
melani* OR melanosis)
AND
(Mohave Tui Chub OR
“Siphateles Bicolor
Mohavensis”)

5. Q2. (Searching for articles). Use one of the
databases discussed in the workshop to find a
peer-reviewed article on ONE of the topics below:
  Pigmentation changes in white sharks
  Effects of genetic drift of cod
  Gene flow and genetic diversity of
mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
  Natural selection in the body color of fish
  Melanism in poeciliid fish
  Genetic analysis of melanistic spotting

6. Q3. (Finding an article). Find the following article
from BIOSIS and e-mail the PDF to yourself.
Explain your search strategy on how you went
about finding the article. This article is from your
lab workbook and will be needed for your lab
assignment.
Endler, J. A. (1980). Natural selection on color patterns
in Poecilia reticulata. Evolution, 34(1), 76—91.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1980.tb04790.x

7. Q4. (Using EndNote Online).
(a) Register with Web of Science (BIOSIS
database). Insert your articles from Q2 and
Q3 into EndNote Online.
(b) Open a Word document and create a
bibliography in APA citation style using the
Cite While You Write plugin.