Once the lengthy process of researching scientific questions has been performed, the next step is to share the findings with the scientific community and the world at large. This always takes the form of a scientific research paper: a narrative of what question has been answered, what methods were used to collect the data, what experiments were performed, and what conclusions were drawn. This is placed in the context of what work had been completed previously and what future research might now be needed. This narrative is coupled with graphic representations of the data and is all summarized in an abstract. Together, this forms a research paper which is submitted to a scientific journal for review.
This lesson is part of Certified Herpetological Guide. Enrollment is self-paced, with no deadline to finish (about 50 hours).
