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BY 429/491/629: Evolutionary Biology Credit Sources

Credit Sources

Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own.  To avoid plagiarism, credit sources by adding in-text citations with matching references formatted in APA Style.  For more information, consult the avoiding plagiarism guide.

Paraphrase  

  • restate the idea from another work in your own words

The occurrence of cholera is rare in the United States and the few cases per year is usually due to contaminated food or international travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, May 11). Cholera: Sources of infection and risk factors. https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/infection-sources.html

Quotation

  • reproduce the words verbatim from another work
  • enclose in double quotation marks and include page or paragraph number

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018), "if left untreated, 25-50% of severe cholera cases can be fatal" (para. 1).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, May 11). Cholera: Sources of infection and risk factors. https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/infection-sources.html

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