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Contributions to the BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM, BI-
OLOGICAL SCIENCES SERIES, may be in any field of biology. Manuscripts deal-
ing with natural history of systematic problems involving the southeastern United
States or the New World tropics are solicited especially. Manuscripts should be of C,, CL(
medium length-circa 35 to 200 pages (10,500-16,000 words). Examination for
suitability is made by an Editorial Board.'

The BULLETIN is distributed worldwide through institutional subscriptions and
exchanges. It is considered the responsibility of the author to distribute his paper
to all interested individuals. To aid in this the authors) receives(s) 50 copies free,
and he may purchase additional separates at cost if ordered when page proof is re-
turned. The author is also responsible for any charges incurred for alterations made
by him on galley or page proofs. The Museum will send an invoice to the author
for this amount upon completion of publication.


 PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT

Contributors should consult recent numbers of the BULLETIN for preferred style
and format. Highly recommended as a guide is the CBE Style Manual, 3rd Edition,
1972 (Washington, D.C., Amer. Inst. Biol. Sci.).

MSS must be submitted in duplicate (please no onionskin) and satisfy the following
minimal requirements: They should be typewritten, double-spaced (especially tables,
figure captions, and "Literature Cited"), on one side of numbered sheets of standard
(8-1/2x11 in.) bond paper, with at least one-inch margins all around. Tables
(which should be unruled) and figure legends should be typed on separate sheets.
All illustrations are referred to as figures. They must comply with the following
standards: Photographs should be sharp, with good contrast, and printed on glossy
paper. Drawings should be made with dense black waterproof ink on quality paper
or illustration board. All illustrations should have a cover sheet. All lettering will
be medium weight, sans-serif type (e.g. Futura Medium, News Gothic) in cutout,
dry transfer or lettering guide letters. Make allowance so that after reduction no
lowercase letter will be less than 1 mm high (2 mm is preferred) nor any capital
letter greater than 5 mm high. The maximum size for illustrations is 8-5/8x14 in.
(twice typepage size); illustrations should not be less than typepage width (4-5/16
in.). Designate the top of each illustration and identify on the back with soft
pencil by author's name, MS title, and figure number.



Manuscripts and all editorial matters should be addressed to:
 Managing Editor of the BULLETIN
 Florida State Museum
 Museum Road
 University of Florida
 Gainesville FL 32611