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Below are examples of how to cite your references using the format required by the journal Evolution. The examples below are from the "Author Guidelines" from the Evolution journal web page. Check the Author Guidelines for the journal to which you intend to submit your manuscript.
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Evolution
Journal Article | |
Bibliography: | Michaels., D. R., Jr., and V. Smirnov. 1999. Postglacial sea levels on the western Canadian continental shelf: revisiting Cope's rule. Marine Geol. 125:1654-1669. |
In-Text Citation: |
(Michaels and Smirnov 1999) If the number of authors exceeds two, they should always be abbreviated. e.g.: "(Frank et al. 1986)." |
Book (Whole) | |
Bibliography: | Carlson, L. D., and M. Schmidt, eds. 1999. Global climatic change in the new millennium. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. The coming deluge. OxfordUniv. Press, Oxford, U.K. |
In-Text Citation: |
(Carlson and Schmidt 1999) If the number of authors exceeds two, they should always be abbreviated. e.g.: "(Frank et al. 1986)." |
Book (Chapter) | |
Bibliography: | Uetz, G. Habitat structure and spider foraging. In: Bell, S. S., E. D. McCoy and H. R. Mushinsky (ED.). Population and Community Biology series: Habitat structure: the physical arrangement of objects in space; Chapman and Hall: New York, New York, 1991. 325-348. |
In-Text Citation: |
(Uetz 1991) If the number of authors exceeds two, they should always be abbreviated. e.g.: "(Frank et al. 1986)." |
Web Site | |
Bibliography: |
IUCN, Conservation International, and NatureServe. 2004. Global amphibian assessment. Available at www.globalamphibians.org. Accessed October 15, 2004. |
In-Text Citation: | (IUCN Conservation International 2004) |