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Full Citations in Journal of Wildlife Management Style

Book

Kleinbaum, D. G., L. L. Kupper, A. Nizam, and K. E. Muller. 2008. Applied regression analysis and other multivariable methods. Fourth edition. Duxbury, Belmont, California, USA.

Miller, K. V., and L. Marchinton. 1995. Quality whitetails: the why and how of quality deer management. Stackpole, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Chapter in an edited book

Zeleny, L. 1978. Nesting box programs for bluebirds and other passerines. Pages 55–60 in S. A. Temple, editor. Endangered               birds: management techniques for preserving threatened species. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, USA.

Journal Article

Cox, W. A., F. R. Thompson III, B. Root, and J. Faaborg. 2012. Declining brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) populations are associated with landscape-specific reductions in brood parasitism and increases in songbird productivity. PLoS ONE 7(10):e47591.

Miller, M. R. 1986. Molt chronology of northern pintails in California. Journal of Wildlife Management 50:57–64.

Government Publication (with author)

Lull, H. W. 1968. A forest atlas of the Northeast. U.S. Forest Service, Northeast Forest and Experiment Station, Upper Darby,               Pennsylvania, USA.

Government Publication (Agency as author)

National Research Council. 1977. Nutrient requirements of poultry. Seventh edition. National Academy of Science, Washington,           D.C., USA.

Website

Council of Biology Editors [CBE]. 1999. CBE homepage. <http://www.council scienceeditors.org>. Accessed 7 Oct 1999.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]. 2005. National Weather Service internet services team. Monthly precipitation for Reno, Nevada. <http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/ hydrology/monthly_precip.php>. Accessed 23 Aug 2005.

Thesis / Dissertation

Breitwisch, R. J. 1977. The ecology and behavior of the red-bellied woodpecker, Centurus carolinus (Linnaeus; Aves: Picidae), in south Florida. Thesis, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.

Tacha, T. C. 1981. Behavior and taxonomy of sandhill cranes from mid-continental North America. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.

In Text Citations in Journal of Wildlife Management Style

Cite published literature by author and year, e.g., Jones (1980), Jones and White (1981).

Use et al. for publications with 3 or more authors, e.g., (Jones et al. 1982).

Do not separate the author and date by a comma but use a comma to separate a series of citations.

 

Formatting in Journal of Wildlife Management Style

General Rules

  • Use Hanging Indent citations [in Word, highlight text, right click, select Paragraph, and choose “Hanging” under Indentation: ]
  • List your references or sources used beginning on a new page, not following the conclusion paragraph(s).
  • May use Works Cited, Bibliography, or Literature Cited as the page heading. 
  • Center the heading (Works Cited, Bibliography, etc.) at the top of the Works Cited page.
  • List references alphabetically by author/editor last name.  If no author/editor is present, alphabetize by title of the work, omitting initial A, An, or The.
  • Double space citations [in Word, highlight text, right click, select Paragraph, and choose “Double” under Spacing: ]
  • Double space between each reference listed.