Biology

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Canadian Journal of Zoology: NRC citation style. See examples of reference citations by selecting References in the list at the top of the page.

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Electronic journal article with an assigned DOI (Digital Object Identifier):

Sterling, J.T., and Ream, R.R. 2004. At-sea behavior of juvenile male northern fur seals 
      (Callorhinus ursinus). Can. J. Zool. 82(10): 1621–1637. doi:10.1139/Z04-136.

Book:

Williams, R.A. 1987. Communication systems analysis and design. 
     Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

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• Sample citation: J. C. Lucier, “Cottontail Rabbit” June 26, 2009 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial. 

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