Abstract Formatting/Instructions

Title

• Capitalize all proper words
• Italicize genus and species
• No footnotes
• Bold all words in title

Body

• Limit 250 words
• Give scientific name at first mention of the subject organism
• Do not cite references, figures, tables, probability levels, nor detailed results
• Refer to results only in the general sense
• Place three (3) to five (5) key words on a line below the abstracts

Authors and Affiliations

• First Initials and Last name (example: M.C. Mason), no first names
• * denotes presenter
• Avoid footnoting
• List authors followed by department, University name, city, state, and zip code