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"The heights of experimental plants were double-doubled when compared to the control group."
What is "quadrupled"?
DuBown, P.J. 1991. Morphological correlates of community structure in North American
waterfowl. Community Ecology 1:147-156. https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201600190009
What is "URLs are not part of journal citations"?
"Subjects were placed into a saltwater tank for 14 days and their heartbeats monitored using an EKG."
What are "methods"?
"Specimens were separated based on they're initial weight."
What is "their"?
I placed the rat into the testing chamber.
"Subjects which practiced an active lifestyle with heavy cardiorespiratory elements experienced an overall decrease in stress-related biomarkers."
What is "exercise makes people less stressed"?
Stockard, M. E., and R. E. Gatten. 1983. Activity metabolism of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta). Copeia 1.
What is "missing page numbers"?
"It is well-known that methylotrophic microbes exist in a variety of soil types and at a variety of depths."
What is "the introduction"?
"Twelve thousand and eighty two specimens were gathered over the testing period."
What is "numbers above ten should be written numerically"?
The chemical could be responsible for unforeseen growth spurts in rats.
What is "Unforeseen growth spurts in rats could be caused by the chemical."
"Topical application of a radiolabeled corticosteroid showed that roughly 50% of the original dosage remained in the circulatory system after 48 hours."
Ducobu, H., J. Huisman, R.R. Jonker, L. R. Mur. 1998. Competition between a prochlorophyte and a cyanobacteriium under
various phosphorous regimes:comparison with the Droop model. Journal of Phycology 34:467-476.
What is "missing an 'and' for the last author"?
"The pH of soil samples from the Mexico City sites averaged 8.2, while samples from Tijuana sites averaged 6.4. (fig 1)"
What is "results"?
"Rats were placed into separate cages, upon which 5 mL of (R)-4-(1-Hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl)benzene-1,2-diol is added.
What is "tense agreement"?
Stephanie selected sites by pointing to random places on a map.
"The elemental composition of temperate forest litter was analyzed and found to have a high C:N ratio when the forest had recently experienced a mid-level fire disturbance."
What is "fire affects carbon to nitrogen ratios in plant leaves"?
McDowell, N., et all. 2008. Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought: why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought. New Phytologist 178:719-739.
What is "it's et al., not et all."?
"Though the data shows an emergent trend of increased erosion along precipitation gradients, further data on soil composition is needed for a complete analysis."
What is "discussion/future directions"?
Plots of land were chosen based on three factors: biodiversity; proximity to the river; and altitude.
What is the wrong way to use a semicolon?
Someone will steal your research if you don't put it in a safe.
Your research will be stolen by someone if you don't put it in a safe.
"The heterogenous protein body was homogenized by hand, utilizing a metal cage to incorporate oxygen, nitrogen, and trace amounts of carbon dioxide until the mixture was an even color throughout."
What is "whisking an egg"?
Bastviken, D., J. Cole, M. Pace, and L. Tranvik. 2004 Methane emissions from lakes: dependence of lake characteristics, two regional assessments, and a global estimate. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 18: [doi: 10.1029/2004GB002238].
What is "missing a period after the year"?
"Are invasive species really as horrible as they say? I did the work and found out. This essay will talk about zebra mussels and their threat to the Great Lakes."
What is "not in the paper at all"?
Our paper will cover three main areas of research, including the trends of salinity in pond, river, and estuary waters; the biodiversity therein; and the reach of these effects along the Pacific coastline.
What is the improper use of first-person pronouns?
Our observed data did not support the proposed model
What is "The proposed model was not supported by our observed data"?