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Guidelinesforpresentation ofpapers Tables must fit into 55 mm or 1 15 mm. If Research reports and contributions must be using a table editor, such as that in MS Word, accompaniedbyanabstractofnotmorethan200 donotusecarriagereturns withincells. Usetabs words. Theabstractshouldstate thescopeofthe and notspaceswhensettingupcolumnswithout work, give the principal findings and be com- atableeditor. pleteenough forusebyabstractingservices. All figuresandtablesshouldbereferredto in the Three copies ofthe manuscript should be pro- text and numbered consecutively. Theircaptions vided, each includingall tablesand copiesofllg- must be numberedconsecutively (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, ures. Originalartworkandphotoscan bewithheld etc.) and put on a separate pageat the end ofthe by the author until acceptance ofthe manuscript. manuscript. Tables should be numbered consecu- Manuscripts shouldbe typed, double spaced with tively(Table I.Table2,etc.)antihaveanexplana- wide margins and pages numbered. 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Authorsareadvisedtonotethelayoutofhead- ings, tables and illustrations as given in recent issues ofthe Journal. Single spaces are used 410 The Victorian Naturalist Contributions afterfull stops,and singlequotation marksare Phillips A and Watson R (1991)Xanthorrhoea: usedthroughout. consequences of‘horticultural fashion’. The Inallpapers,firstreferencetoaspeciesshould VictorianNaturalist108, 130-133. use both the common name and binomial. This Smith AB (1995) Flowering plants in north- journal uses capitalised common names for eastern Victoria. (Unpublished PhD thesis, ospuetcibers,acfkoeltlso,weed.gb.yKtahnegbairnoomoiaGlrainssitaTlihcesmwietdha- WolfUnLivaenrdsiCthyiopfpeMnedlabloeurGnMe)(1981)The natural triandra. However, where many species are distribution ofEucalyptus in Australia. mentioned, a list (an appendix at the end), with Australian National Parks and Wildlife both common andbinomial names, may be pre- Service,SpecialPublicationsNo6,Canberra. ferred. Lists must be in taxonomic order using Othermethodsofreferencingmaybeacceptable trheecoormdmeerndinedwhbieclhowt.hey appear in the references tinhemaenduitsocrrsipsthsooutlhderbethcaonnsreusletaerdc.hTrhepeortbsi,blainod- References graphic software ‘EndNote’ should NOT be References in the text should cite author and used. Astyleguidefor The VictorianNaturalist year, e.g. Brown (1990),(Brown 1990), (Brown isavailableon ourwebsite. For furtherinforma- 1990, 1991),(Brown 1995 unpubl.),(Brownand tion on style, writeto the editors, orconsultthe Green 1990), (Brown and Green 1990; Blue latest issue of The Victorian Naturalist or edi- 1990; Red 1990). Ifthere are more than two tion ofStyle ManualforAuthors, Editors and authors for a paper use (Brown et al. 1990). Printers(John Wiley& Sons:Milton,Qld). These should be included under References, in ManuscriptCorrections boaiinlnengpllc.hyolawuPbid)efee.rtdtsihT.ceihanoedlbtashtuo.easredaileisnorstdf,avouapafnietprlrsuate.bbhfleleecireseoonhnmncedmedrs,o.edqfaJsutethoashouteuirslnftdaaoecrlxnctvoetitpi(ettslwebee-dees saorcntrAliiuycptltmheboiaernsfsoor‘rcreacenhiatadvnygegorefeiofssrymtttoahhetyehfepbirenpiarnlmtieamcredo’rep.wyaiAtlolftchbotihsepeysistreoanmgfteat.nhaeuni-dr shouldbequotedin full. ComplimentaryCopies LeigahnJd, BEonddeanngReraneddBPrliagngstsJ o(1f9A8u4s)tErxatliinac.t fiAvfetceormppulbilmiecnattaiornyocfopainesarotfictlheatinistshueejaoruernsaeln,t (Macmillan:South Melbourne) to the author(s) 'for each paper. Authors of Lunney D (1995) Bush Rat, In The Mammalsof NaturalistNotesand Book Reviewswillreceive Australia pp 651-653. Ed R Strahan. twocomplimentarycopiesofthejournal. (Australian, Museum/Reed New Holland: Sydney) Checkingspeciesnamesistheresponsibility ofauthors. The booksweuseasreferencesforarticles in The Victorian Naturalist arc listed below.'Authors should refer to the source used for species namesintheirmanuscripts.Ineverycase,thelatesteditionofthebookshouldbeused. Mammals - Menkhorst PW (ed) (1995) Birds - Christidis L and Boles W (1994) The Mammals ofVictoria: Distribution, Ecology Taxonomy andSpecies ofBirds ofAustralia and Conservation. (Oxford University Press: and its' Territories. Royal Australian South Melbourne) Ornithologists Union Monograph 2. (RAOU: Reptiles and Amphibians - Cogger H (2000) Melbourne) Reptiles andAmphibians ofAustralia, 6 ed. Plants - Ross JH (ed) (2000) A Census ofthe (Reed Books:Chatswood,NSW) Vascular Plants of Victoria, 6 ed. (Royal Insects-CSIRO(1991) TheInsectsofAustralia: BotanicGardensofVictoria: Melbourne) a textbookforstudents andresearch workers. Vol IandII.(MUP:Melbourne) Please submitmanuscriptsandenquiriesto: The Editor TheVictorianNaturalist LockedBag3, P.O. Blackburn,Victoria3130 Phone/Fax(03)9877 9860. [email protected] Webaddress: http://www.vicnet.net.au/~fncv/vicnat.htm Vol. 123 (6) 2006 411