Although all sharks are carnivorous, meaning they eat other animals, nurse sharks fall into a category of laid back, easy-going sharks that prefer to swim awhile and then rest awhile. Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) may in fact be considered the couch potato of the shark world.
The number of sources that you will be required to review will depend on what the literature review is for and how advanced you are in your studies. It could be from five sources at first year undergraduate level to more than fifty for a thesis.Your lecturer will advise you on these details. Start by writing your thesis statement. 2  This is an important introductory sentence that will tell your reader what the topic is and the overall perspective or argument you will be presenting. 3  Like essays, a literature review must have an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
While a summary of the what you have read is contained within the literature review, it goes well beyond merely summarizing professional literature. It focuses on a specific topic of interest to you and includes a critical analysis of the relationship among different works, and relating this research to your work.tep 5: Summarize the literature in table or concept map format. 1  Galvan (2006) recommends building tables as a key way to help you overview, organize, and summarize your findings, and suggests that including one or more of the tables that you create may be helpful in your literature review.