Re: question on correct citation

[Mike Keesey <keesey@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 1:11 PM, David Marjanovic
<david.marjanovic@gmx.at> wrote:
>>  I've never heard of journal that uses "et" instead of "and" in lists
>>  of authors. -- Mike.
>
>>  Generally, if you are listing a complete nomen for a taxon, it is
>>  [...] good form to use the Latin "et".
>
> I've seen it done, but probably only in papers that were in Russian or
> Chinese.

I'm sure most or all of the people who've commented know this, but "&"
is the same thing as "et", just smashed into one symbol. (This is
clearer in some typefaces than in others.)

-- 
T. Michael Keesey
http://tmkeesey.net/