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Submit an original and three copies of manuscripts to Editor, Brimleyana, 
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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 
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Use no more than three levels of headings. 
Scientific names in taxonomic papers should include the author when 
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the requirements of established international codes. Presentations of etymologies 
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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. 
