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The reference section should provide evidence for the information given on the page. Without this evidence information becomes useless.
Please give multiple references as a bulleted list, and if it is available give the original publication always first. A useful template we use in the section is the {{aut|Carolus Linnaeus}} template. This will print authors names in different font from the rest of the text (Carolus Linnaeus). Names of journals should be italicized, volume numbers bold.
Example reference section:
==References==
* {{aut|Carolus Linnaeus}}: ''Systema Naturae'' '''3''': 25
* Internet resource [http://www.myreference.org/]
Which will display as:
A reference is a good reference when:
- It is the original description of the sanctioning author, and it contains a Latin description (sometimes only a few words).
- The reference uses Latin binomial nomenclature, and gives years, and authors names.
- The reference gives sources of their own.
If above points are lacking in your sources, the reference must be marked as doubtful.
[edit] Reference templates
There are several templates available for references that are cited often.
| Template code | Result | More information |
|---|---|---|
| {{ASW5|accessdate=2008-01-16}} | Frost, Darrel R. (2007). Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 5.0. Electronic database accessible at [2]. Accessed on 2008-01-16. | Template:ASW5 |
| {{CWD|1137}} {{CWDsp|181921}} |
Reference section on the Cumacea World Database. Reference section on the Cumacea World Database. |
Template:CWD Template:CWDsp |
| {{FishBase ordo|Esociformes}} {{FishBase family|74|Esocidae}} {{FishBase genus|Esox}} {{FishBase species|258|Esox lucius}} |
FishBase link : FishBase link : () FishBase link : () FishBase link : |
Template:FishBase ordo Template:FishBase family Template:FishBase genus Template:FishBase species |
| {{ITIS|180679|''Dugong dugon'' (Müller, 1776) }} | Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Report on ITIS | Template:ITIS |
| {{IUCN|CR|57334|Telmatobius Culeus}} | IUCN link: Telmatobius Culeus (Critically Endangered) | Template:IUCN |
| {{MSW|11600005}} {{MSWsp|11600005}} |
Reference section on Mammal species of the World. Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). Reference section on Mammal species of the World. Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed). |
Template:MSW Template:MSWsp |
| {{NCBI|9606|''Homo sapiens''}} | NCBI link: Homo sapiens | Template:NCBI |
| {{PLANTS|ADENI}} | PLANTS Profile | Template:PLANTS |
| {{WRMS|154210}} | Reference section in World Register of Marine Species | Template:WRMS |
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