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OK guys, this is the plan I've drawn up for my dissertation basedon the Comparative Morphology of Cephalopods. Please lemme know what you think!
Honours project Plan (draft 1)
Abstract:
•Briefly intro the cephalopod (see typed Abstract that was submitted for ideas)
•Intro my topic; what’s the deal with it!?
•What I did
•What I found??
Introduction:
•develop previous points
•give a “brief” history of Cephalopods
•begin to tie in with subject (see intro document, this will prob be the blueprint!)- current intro will do as basis
Main Body:
•The basic anatomy of the Cephalopod, lifestyle and habits, distribution
•Evolutionary differences
•Looking at the Records: Possible theories for the evolution of
1.Squids and Cuttlefishes
the different families
habitats
how this might affect them
how the suckers work
2.Octopuses
families
habitats
effect on their lifestyle of habitat
how the suckers work
3.Fossil (prehistoric) Cephs
mostly belemnoids
hooks
4.Odd Cases (just briefly describe)
cirrates esp. Staurotheuthis syrtensis
vampyromorphs?
Nautiluses
Conclusion/Discussion:
•Compare the morphologies: recapping the differences etc. This will be quite long, and will probably only include one section, bringing all the observations together
Acknowledgements and Thanks
References
I have a few species I will use as "models" as well as (hopefully) a good amount of photos which I have taken!
Graeme
Honours project Plan (draft 1)
Abstract:
•Briefly intro the cephalopod (see typed Abstract that was submitted for ideas)
•Intro my topic; what’s the deal with it!?
•What I did
•What I found??
Introduction:
•develop previous points
•give a “brief” history of Cephalopods
•begin to tie in with subject (see intro document, this will prob be the blueprint!)- current intro will do as basis
Main Body:
•The basic anatomy of the Cephalopod, lifestyle and habits, distribution
•Evolutionary differences
•Looking at the Records: Possible theories for the evolution of
1.Squids and Cuttlefishes
the different families
habitats
how this might affect them
how the suckers work
2.Octopuses
families
habitats
effect on their lifestyle of habitat
how the suckers work
3.Fossil (prehistoric) Cephs
mostly belemnoids
hooks
4.Odd Cases (just briefly describe)
cirrates esp. Staurotheuthis syrtensis
vampyromorphs?
Nautiluses
Conclusion/Discussion:
•Compare the morphologies: recapping the differences etc. This will be quite long, and will probably only include one section, bringing all the observations together
Acknowledgements and Thanks
References
I have a few species I will use as "models" as well as (hopefully) a good amount of photos which I have taken!
Graeme