Research Topic Assignment 2
For each # you are to give me information you have gathered from the cited scientific literature.
Ex: Main focus: Unicorns
1. Unicorns are amazing creatures with an ability to heal the wounded. There are several scientific studies that have been conducted over the past two thousand years using unicorn kisses to heal people with severe diseases.
Citation: McGee, A. Unicorn Magic. ……..(you will use a proper citation)
2. Unicorns do not make good pets. Research suggests unicorns are not good pets. Unicorns do not like to be seen out and public. This makes for a bad companion to humans. Many unicorn owners report difficulties in showing affection for there unicorn.
Citation: McGee, A. Owning a Unicorn………..
Outline
Title of your research project: Chameleon color change
Main focus:
Supporting research
1. How does color affect sexual behavior: Citation: Cuadrado, M. (2000). Body Colors Indicate the Reproductive Status of Female Common Chameleons: Experimental Evidence for the Intersex Communication Function. Ethology, 106(1), 79-91. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00493.x
2. What stimulates or provokes a color change: chameleons change colors based on their moods as a signal to other chameleons, they change colors to communicate, they change colors to attract the opposite sex, they also change colors to blend in to their surroundings
Citation: Chameleons more into sex than camouflage. (2008). New Scientist, 197(2641), 14.
3. Different types of chameleons: Chamaeleo Calyptratus, Chamaeleo jacksonii, Furcifer Pardalis, Rampholeon Brevicaudatus, Rhampholeon Spectrum and Rhampholeon Temporalis.
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4. The actual anatomical basis behind their color changing abilities and how that relates to other species that can also change colors such as octopuses or crabs
Citation: O’Day, K. (2008). Conspicuous Chameleons. Plos Biology, 6(1), e21. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060021
Minor focus:
Supporting research
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