Contributions to the BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY may
be in any field of biology. Manuscripts dealing with natural history or systematic problems involving the
southeastern United States or the New World tropic are solicited especially. Manuscripts should be of
medium length-circa 35-200 pages (10,500-60,000 words). Examination for suitability is made by an
Editorial Board.
 The BULLETIN i distributed worldwide trough institutional standing orders 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) 50 copies free, and he/she(they) may purchase additional separates at cost if
ordered when page proof is returned. The author is also responsible for any charges incurred for
alterations made by him on galley or page proo. 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 a a guide is the Scientific Style and Format, CBE Style Manual for Authors,
Editors, and Publishers, 6th Editi 1994 (published by the Council of Biology Editors).
 Manuscripts must be submitted in duplicate and satisfy the following minimal requirements. They
must be double-paced thrhou t including tables, figure captions, and literature citations. Figure
legends and tables should be typed on separate sheets. Also, please submit a copy of the complete text,
tables, figure captions, and literature cited on a floppy disk (software used does not matter, but we use
Word for Windows).
 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, or the originals submitted.
If the background of photographs (especially those of specimens) is not desired, amberlith should be cut
out and used to cover the background. Drawings should be made with dense black waterproof ink on
quality paper or illustration board. All figures should have a cover sheet. All lettering will be medium
weight, sans-serif type (e.g. Future Medium, News Gothic) in cutout, dry transfer, or lettering guide
letters. Make allowance so that after reduction no lower case letter will be less than mmnun high (2 mm is
preferred) nor any capital letter greater than 5 mm high. The maximum size for figures is 9" x 14" (twice
BULLETIN page size); figures should not be less than typepage width (4%"). With soft lead pencil, on
the back of each illustration, designate the top and identify each by authors name, manuscript title, and
figure number.
 All manuscripts not submitted in BULLETIN format will be returned to the author for retyping
and/or formatting

Manuscripts, all editorial matters, and requests for more detailed preparation instructions should be
addressed to:

 Managing Editor ofthe BULLETIN
 Florida Museum of Natural History
 University of Florida
 P. O. Box 117800
 Gainesville FL 32611-7800, U.S.A.
 Phone: 352-392-6724
 FAX: 352-846-0287
 e-mail: rjbryant@fmnh.uf.edu