Chapter 1 - Bibliography

Gopen, G. D. and J. A. Swan. 1990. The science of scientific writing. Am. Sci. 78: 550–558. This article gives excellent, concise descriptions of many common mistakes that make scientific writing unnecessarily obtuse.

McMillan, V. E. 1988. Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences. St. Martin’s Press, New York. This is very useful for its suggestions on presentation of data, formats for literature citations, and tips on how to write clearly and accurately.

Meyer, A. W. 1939. The Rise of Embryology. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. It is instructive to see the laboratory notebooks of famous scientists; unfortunately, facsimiles are not readily available. This book, however, includes a number of plates showing original drawings and text by
scientists, including drawings of chick development by Marcello Malpighi and diagrams of mammalian sperm by Antonj van Leeuwenhoek.

Moore, R. 1992. Writing To Learn Biology. Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia. An excellent, delightfully written book. Not only will it help you to write clearly and to recognize bad writing, but it will entertain you along the way with a myriad of humorous and clever examples.
Pechenik, J. A. 1997. A Short Guide to Writing About Biology, 3rd Ed. Longman Publ., New York. An excellent writing manual that includes chapters on writing laboratory reports and giving oral presentations.

Slack, J. M. 1983. From Egg to Embryo: Determinative Events in Early Development. Cambridge University Press, London. This is a sophisticated, well-written summary of embryonic development. It will introduce you to the major questions rattling around in the minds of present-day developmental biologists.

Strunk, W., and E. B. White 1999. The Elements of Style, 4th Ed. Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York. No writing manual has ever topped this one for its helpfulness and conciseness.
Wolpert, L. 1991. The Triumph of the Embryo. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Truly a delightful book about embryonic development, this serves as an excellent introduction to the subject and can’t fail to entice you further into the field.