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Contributions to the BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM may be in any
field of biology. Manuscripts dealing with natural history or systematic problems
involving the southeastern United States or the Caribbean area are solicited
especially. c"
Manuscripts should be of medium length-50 to 200 pages. Examination for
suitability is made by an Editorial Board.
The BULLETIN is distributed worldwide through institutional subscriptions and
exchanges only. It is considered the responsibility of the author to distribute his
paper to all interested individuals. To aid in this, fifty copies are furnished the
author without cost.

 PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
Highly recommended as a guide is the volume:
 Conference of Biological Editors, Committee on Form and Style.
 1960. Style manual for biological journals.
 Amer. Inst. Biol. Sci., Washington. 92 p.
Manuscripts should be typewritten with double spacing throughout, with ample
margins, and on only one side of the paper. The author should keep a copy; the
original and a carbon must be submitted. Tables and legends of figures should
be typed on sheets separate from the text. Several legends or tables may be
placed on a single sheet.
Illustrations, including maps and photographs, should be referred to as "figures."
All illustrations are reduced to a maximum of 4-1/4 by 7-1/8 inches. Size scales,
wherever they are necessary, should be incorporated into the figure.
References to literature should conform with the bibliographic style used in recent
numbers of the BULLETIN. Spell out in full the titles of non-English serials and
places of publication.
Footnote material should be kept to a minimum. However, provide copy for a
footnote detailing the title, affiliations, and address of the author (see recent num-
bers of the BULLETIN).
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a synopsis-a brief and factual summary
(not a mere description) of the contents and conclusions, which points out the
presence of any new information and indicates its relevance. In it list all new
organisms described and give their ranges; indicate all taxonomic changes pro-
posed. The synopsis, written in full sentences, should be concise, but completely
intelligible in itself without references to the paper, thereby enabling the busy
reader to decide more surely than he can from the title alone whether the paper
merits his reading. The synopsis will be published with the paper. It does not
replace the usual conclusions or summary sections. It may also serve as copy
for the abstracting services.
Manuscripts and all editorial matters should be addressed to:
 Managing Editor of the BULLETIN
 Florida State Museum
 Seagle Building
 Gainesville, Florida