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INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS 



Submit an original and three copies of manuscripts to Editor, Brim- 

 ley ana, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, P.O. Box 29555, 

 Raleigh, NC 27626. In the case of multiple authors, indicate correspondent. 

 Include a cover letter indicating that the paper has been exclusively submitted to 

 Brimleyana. 



Preparation of Manuscript — Generally adhere to the Council of Biolo- 

 gy Editors Style Manual, Sixth Edition. Use medium-weight bond paper, 8.5 x 

 1 1 inches. Leave at least an inch margin on all sides. All typewritten material 

 including tables and literature cited should be double-spaced. To expedite pub- 

 lication, typesetting is done electronically from a computer disk copy of the man- 

 uscript. Therefore, the final version of papers accepted for publication must be 

 submitted on a floppy disk. Specify word processing software and file name on 

 the disk. 



The first page should contain only the title of the article, the name(s) 

 and address(es) of the author(s), and any footnotes such as present address(es) as 

 necessary. When appropriate, the title should indicate at least two higher taxa. 

 For example: Nest and larvae of the Neuse River waterdog, Necturus lewesi 

 (Brimley) (Amphibia: Proteidae). 



A brief informative abstract on a separate sheet follows the title page. 

 Footnotes, other than those in tables, should be used only when absolutely nec- 

 essary, and should be numbered consecutively throughout the paper. 



Individuality of writing style and text organization are encouraged, but 

 most papers are best presented with first-level headings in this form: introduc- 

 tion, materials and methods, results, discussion, and literature cited. Make first- 

 level headings centered and in all capital letters. Second-level headings should 

 be flush left, in all capital letters, and on a separate line; third headings are 

 indented, upper and lower case, underlined, and followed by a dash. An 

 acknowledgments section should precede the literature cited. Use no more than 

 three levels of headings. 



Scientific names in taxonomic papers should include the author when 

 first used in the text. Descriptions of new taxa must be in accordance with the 

 requirements of established international codes. Presentations of etymologies 

 are desirable. 



Format for Literature Cited — Authors, not the editor, are responsible 

 for verifying references. Do not use an excessive number of citations; do not 

 abbreviate journal titles, names of publishers, cities, or states; and do not capi- 

 talize works in titles (except proper names and places). List citations in alpha- 

 betical order by author's last names, then by date if more than one citation is by 

 the same author(s). For example: 



