Supplemental
readings
Study of “Complex systems” across the natural sciences.
Special
issue of Science. Apr 2 1999. Vol. 284 Num. 5411.
A critique of ecology
O’Connor, RJ.
2000. Why ecology lags behind biology. The Scientist
14[20]:35, Oct. 16, 2000.
A response to O’Connor
2000.
Swihart, RK, and PM Waser. 2002. Gray
matters in ecology: dynamics of pattern, process, and scientific progress.
Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 83(2): 149-155.
The development of synthetic
theoretical models in molecular biology.
Kitano,
H. 2002. Systems biology: a brief overview. Science
295: 1662-1664.
The structure of knowledge in biology
Lewis, R.W. 1994. Organizing
the rules of nature.
Turchin,
P. 2001. Does population ecology have general rules? Oikos
94 (1): 17-26.
Schmitz,
O.J. 2001. From interesting details to dynamical relevance:
toward more effective use of empirical insights in theory construction.
Oikos 94(1): 39-50.
Research design and analyses
Frequentist approaches, information theory, and Bayesian statistics. Link.
Selected reprints from David R. Anderson, Colorado State University. Link.
Advice to graduate students
Links
Professional service
Kuyper, B.J. 1991.
Bringing up scientists in the art of critiquing research. BioScience
41:248-250.
Waser, N.M., M.V. Price, & R.K. Grosberg. 1992. Writing
an effective manuscript review. BioScience 42:621-623.
Rosenzweig, M.L., Davis, J.I., Brown, J.H.
1988. How to write an influential review. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 69: 152-155.
Ethics in Science
Sigma Xi. 1986. Honor in Science.
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society. New Haven, CT.
Woodward, J., and D. Goodstein. 1996. Conduct, misconduct
and the structure of science. American Scientist 84:479‑490.
Gifford, F. 1994. Teaching scientific integrity.
The Centennial Review 38:297-314.
Committee on the
Conduct of Science, National Academy of Sciences. 1995. On
Being A Scientist. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
Intellectual strategies
Kuhn, T.S. 1982. Logic of discovery or psychology
of research. In P. Grime, ed. Philosophy of Science and
the Occult. SUNY Press, Albany, New York.
Root-Bernstein, R.S. 1989. How scientists really think.
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 32:472-488.
Root-Bernstein, RS, M. Bernstein, & H. Garnier. 1995. Correlations between avocations, scientific style, work habits, and
professional impact of scientists. Creativity Res. J. 8(2):
115-137.
Loehle, C. 1990. A guide to increased creativity in research
: inspiration or perspiration? BioScience 40:123-129.
Loehle, C. 1996. Thinking strategically. Cambridge University
Press. 195 pp.
Bernstein,
DS. Research advice.
Brown,
J. S. 2001. Ngongas and ecology: on having a world view. Oikos
94 (1): 6-16.
Deitrich, M.R. 1998.
Paradox and persuasion: negotiating the place of molecular evolution
within evolutionary biology. Journal of the History of Biology 31:85-111.
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