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 INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS 



Submit an original and three copies of manuscripts to Editor, Brimleyana, 

 North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, P.O. Box 27647, Raleigh, 

 NC 27611. 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 Biology 

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

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

 including tables and literature cited should be double-spaced. 



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 

 necessary, 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: 

 introduction, 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 capitalize works in titles (except proper names and places). List citations 

 in alphabetical order by author's last names, then by date if more than one 

 citation is by the same author(s). For example: 

 Adams, J. J. 1977. Food habits of the masked shrew, Sorex cinereus 



(Mammalia: Insectivora). Brimleyana 7:32-39. 

 Adams, J. J. 1988. Animals in North Carolina folklore. Second edition. 



University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 

 Barnes, R. G. 1986. Range, food habits, and reproduction in Glaucomys 



sabrinus in the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina 



and Tennessee. Ph.D. Thesis. North Carolina State University, Raleigh. 

 Barnes, R. G. 1989. Northern flying squirrel. Pages 203-230 in Mammals 



of the southeastern United States (J. J. Adams and J. M. Smith, Jr., 



editors). Harper and Row, New York, New York. 



