
1. Summarize (without plagiarizing) the assigned paper (in less than 1 page, double spaced).
2. The summary should include a description of the following information:
• The hypothesis (or hypotheses) tested,
• Essential concepts in the paper,
• Methods used to test the hypotheses,
• Results of the study/ major findings.
3. In addition include your own thoughts about the paper.
For example:
What are the big picture implications of the study?
Were the methods appropriate for testing the stated hypothesis?
Would you have done it differently or the same?
What could be done to improve the study?
What was the main point of the paper?
4. In addition address how the article ties into at least two topics from the following:
• Migration
• Reproductive behavior
• Mating systems
• Parental care
• Social behavior
• Behavior and conservation
Article attached below
do not write: name, class, date please
Just get straight into summarizing (not title needed either)