Research paper assignment 50 points
Citation format
APA format
You can cite to other sources, but you need to cite to at least three scientific journal articles.
Here are some examples of how to cite on your works cited page.
Costa, A. L. (1984). Thinking: How do we know students are getting better at it? Roeper Review, 6, 197–199.
Crumpton, E., Wine, D. B., & Drenick, E. J. (1966). Starvation: Stress or satisfaction? Journal of the American Medical Association, 196, 394–396.
Keys, A., Brozek, J., Henschel, A., Mickelsen, O., & Taylor, H. L. (1950). The biology of human starvation (Vol. 2). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Paper requirements
5 pages
Double-spaced
12 point, Times New Roman font
Choose one of the following types of primates and watch 30 minutes of the primate on the appropriate website
Gorillas – https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/gorilla-habitat-cam/ – available from 7AM – 7PM
Japanese macaques – https://www.highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/webcams/snow-monkey-cam/
Chimpanzees – https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/chimpanzee-cam/ – available from 7AM – 7PM
Based on the primate you selected, write about the following information – make sure to cite to you sources for this section
Introduction
Scientific name
Diet
Geographic location
Social structure (such as monogamy or polygyny)
Conservation status (you can use the website redlist.org)
Threats to the primate’s population (for example, deforestation)
Do they use tools in the wild?
Write a one-page summary of the behavior you observed while watching your primate for 30 minutes
Based on what you observed, you need to design a plan to conserve the primate in the wild.
Consider the following
What threats would you have to protect the primates from?
How would you ensure their protection?
Design a sample research project. This portion of the assignment must be at least 1 page in length, double spaced, times new roman font.
In paragraph form describe a project you could implement at the zoo. YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY DOING THE PROJECT.
This project must outline the following
The goal and design of the research project.
Describe how you would gather the data for the project. Would you observe the animals or run an experiment?
For example, you could study tool use in capuchins and detail how you would observe their tool using behaviors. (DO NOT USE THIS EXAMPLE AS YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT)
You must also describe why this would be a useful study based on what we have learned in class.
State the probable outcome of the study
For example, you could state that you learned that capuchin offspring learn to use tools from watching their mothers (DO NOT USE THIS EXAMPLE AS YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT).