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Research Articles and The Importance to Biological Writing Sept . 30, 2010 Berthold, Peter. “ Evolutionary Aspects of Migratory Behaviour in Eurpean Warblers.” Evolutionary Biology. 26 August, 1987: 195-209. PDF. The article pertaining to the connectivity of migratory behaviour in birds and evolution is a very good example of an effectively written Biological article. The text has a clear flow in the format of the scientific method. The article begins with the introduction to provide the reader with the background knowledge that is essential for the overall comprehension of the article. It then continues into the methods and procedures of the study to give evidence to the results that the author has concluded upon. Included in the article are explained diagrams and tables to lend further evidence to the results stated. The article concludes with an extensive list of references to provide the reader with further sources of knowledge. Jacob, Francois. “A Brief History of Systems of Biology.” The Plant Cell, Volume 18. October, 2006: 2421- 2430. PDF. As opposed to the article described above, the article written about Systems of Biology is presented in an essay format. The article also includes diagrams to aid in comprehension of the ideas presented, but are not essential as evidence to the argument. Instead, the diagrams are presented as a learning tool. For example, one diagram aids in the explanation of the system of negative feedback that manipulates plant behaviour. The article presents itself through a series of categories that are extensively explained in an order that ties one topic to the next in an understandable manner, and ends with a section titled “Conclusions,” that summarizes all of the ideas in a condensed form. Mouradov, Aiden. Cremer, Frederic. Coupland, George. “Control of Flowering Time: Interacting Pathways as a Basis for Diversity.” The Plant Cell. 2002: 112-130. PDF The last article that presents information on the relationship between the flowering of plants and diversity of species of plants in an area. The article is presented to an obviously more educated audience. The text quickly rushes on to very specific and complex language as well as very educated thought processes. The text is also supported by many diagrams. This article is also presented in an essay format, much like that of a text book. The ideas are presented, explained, and then given evidence to support the ideas. The article begins in a logical place, with the factors that control when a plant will flower, and then progresses into the differing species of plants and their flowering properties that affects diversity. This form of presentation is a typical presentation of scientific ideas.