Search Terms
What key terms will you use in searching to help answer this question? Use a Thesaurus or Wikipedia to help you with synonyms.
General, Related Words: Synonyms:
_____________________________ _______________________________
_____________________________ _______________________________
Ex:
Owens pupfish Cyprinodon radiosus
life history reproduction migration
Search relevant databases using the keywords you came up with, combining synonyms:
( _____________________ OR _____________________ OR ____________________ )
AND
( _____________________ OR _____________________ OR ____________________ )
Ex:
(Owens pupfish OR Cyprinodon radiosus)
AND
("life history" OR reproduct* OR migrat*)
Tip:
If you are searching for a phrase, put it in quotes. If you have a word that you want to search for the singular and plural form, truncate it with * (refugee* searches for refugee or refugees)
These are examples of Boolean Searching, which is described in depth on this guide, provided by CSUN.