Why are bats the only mammals that can fly? Why should bees fly over 2 million of flowers in order to make 1 kg of honey? Why do scorpions eat nothing for 2 years, and chiggers – for 10 years? If you do not know answers to these questions yet, you have a brilliant chance to find them out while writing a Zoology thesis. And this article is aimed at helping you write your Zoology thesis.
 
The topic of a Zoology thesis should be neither too broad nor too narrow
 
Endangered Species is rather a broad topic for a Zoology thesis that can be considered from various perspectives. A good Zoology thesis topic should be more specific. For example, you may devote your Zoology thesis to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs designed to reduce threats to endangered animals. In this case, you can analyze the effectiveness of these programs.
 
Use data provided by National Geographic or governmental websites
 
Do not trust the first website you find on the Internet blindly. There is a lot of unreliable information online, and you should be careful when searching for sources. It is much safer to use websites with a steady reputation. The following sites can be much useful for writing your Zoology thesis:
 
http://www. fws .gov
 
http://www. environment. gov.au/biodiversity/migratory/
 
http://www. nationalgeographic .com/
 
Stick to the rules of scientific writing
 
The scientific style of writing means that you should:

• Keep sentences no longer than 30 words;
• Know the meaning of words and terms you use;
• Avoid emotional words, e.g. progressive, crank, sound, good, etc.;
• Use Active Voice instead of Passive;
• Avoid using “I”.

Use examples
 
While you are an inexperienced researcher yet, we advise you to learn writing your Zoology theses by means of using examples. So, ask your supervisor to give several examples, look through the database providing Zoology dissertations, or scan several online Zoology dissertations.
 
On our blog, you can also find useful tips for writing a scientific dissertation. If you need help with the parts of a dissertation, find info about a thesis /dissertation appendix and other dissertation chapters here.