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The Natural History Bulletin has been published (under various names) since 1913. It appears as one volume with two issues per year. It is available free to Siam Society members, but is sold to non-members in Thailand for 300 baht per year and in other countries for US$ 32.00 per year, postage included. Back issues are available at 150 baht or US$ 7.50 plus postage.
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 54, NO. 2 (WINTER 2006)
COMMENTARY
TYSON R. ROBERTS, Publication of a Translation of and the Previously Unpublished Illustrations for a Little-known Work Describing New Taxa of Cyprinid Fishes from Northern Vietnam by Nguyen and Doan, 1969
RESEARCH ARTICLES
NGUYEN VAN HAO AND DOAN LE HOA,
Some Data on Composition, Origin, and Distribution of Cyprinid Fish Species in Northern Vietnam with Descriptions of New Taxa
NGUYEN VAN HAO,
Figures of the New Taxa of Cyprinid Fishes Described by Nguyen and Doan
TYSON R. ROBERTS AND DAVID CATANIA,
Designation of Lectotypes and Neotypes, Systematic STatus, and Biological Remarks on Red River Cyprinidae Described by Nguyen and Doan
D.M. BURGETT, M. TITAYAVAN, AND P. SUKUMALANAND,
The Drone Mating Flight of the Eastern Honeybee (Apis cerana F.): Duration, Temporal Period and Inter-flight Period
BEN KING,
Some 1960s Additions to the List of Thailand's Birds
IAN G. BAIRD,
Fishes and Forests: The Importance of Seasonally Flooded Riverine Habitat for mekong River Fish Feeding
TYSON R. ROBERTS,
Crocodiles, a Frog, and other Ancient Khmer Cosmic Symbols
NOTES
YUTTAYA YUYEN, PIYA CHALERMGLIN, AND VILAIWAN ANUSARNSUNTHORN,
Two New Records of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Thailand
J. F. MAXWELL,
Botanical Notes on the Flora of Northern Thailand, 8: New Records
J. W. DUCKWORTH AND A. R. NETTELBECK,
Observations of Small-toothed Palm Civets Arctogalidia trivirgata in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, with Notes on Feeding Techniques
EILEEN LARNEY, TARA WHITTY, LUKE GIBSON, ARAYA YAMEE, DANIEL PESEK, BRIGHAM WHITMAN, AM NOI BPRASAPMU, AND WET NUEORNGSHIYOS,
Return of Wild Phayre's Leaf Monkey Infants to their Social Group in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary
Library exchange
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Editorial correspondence
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Instructions for Contributors to the Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society
SUBJECT MATTER
The Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society (NHB) publishes articles and notes by anyone on natural history, ecology, systematics, evolution, geology, conservation, natural resource management or related fields, of relevance to Thailand or Southeast Asia. Contributors do not have to be members of the Siam Society. Material submitted for publication in the NHB must not have been published in or submitted to any other journal.
TYPE OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Letters
(up to 2 pages) concerning an issue of relevance to the contents of the NHB may be submitted by anyone. They should be clearly written and concise. Letters may be edited, but authors will be notified if any changes are desired.
Commentary
(up to about 20 journal pages) may analyze issues or controversies of interest to readers, and express opinions or recommendations. Commentary-type articles should be authoritative, logical, and based on factual information insofar as possible. Such articles will be sent to reviewers before acceptance and publication.
Recent events
(1/2 to 2 pages) are brief reports of meetings, symposia, expeditions, research or conservation projects, government actions, and other happenings of interest. Events may be reported by any informed person or participant.
Research articles
(5–50 pages) constitute the majority of pages of the NHB. Research may be experimental, descriptive, or theoretical, but in any case the significance of the findings should be discussed and related to previous work in the literature. All manuscripts are reviewed by at least two qualified persons before acceptance for publication.
Notes
(1–4 pages) are brief reports of research findings or observations of special interest. They are also sent to reviewers for comments.
Reviews
(usually 1–2 pages) may cover any publications of interest to readers, especially those dealing with Thai natural history or conservation.
STYLE
Research articles will normally be organized into the following sections: Abstract, Key words, Introduction, Study Area (if relevant), Methods, Results (or Observations), Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References. Other headings and subheadings may be used if appropriate. Taxonomic papers may follow the style of the discipline of the author. Particularly long articles may have a Table of Contents at the beginning and a Summary at the end. Notes are usually not divided into sections, except for References at the end. The first paragraph of a Note should contain a brief statement of the subject of the report, general findings and significance; later paragraphs should provide the details and a brief discussion.
Authors should examine a recent issue of the NHB for the style of citing references. The following are examples:
Round, P. D. 1993. Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla, a new species of bird for Thailand. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 41: 140–141.
Lekagul, B., and P. D. Round. 1991. A Guide to the Birds of Thailand. Saha Karn Bhaet Co., Bangkok. 457 pp.
Rundel, P. W., and K. Boonpragob. 1995. Dry forest ecosystems of Thailand. Pages 93–123 in S. H. Bullock, H. A. Mooney and E. Medina (eds.), Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
The editors reserve the right to alter manuscripts in the interests of clarity, brevity, and proper English usage. Manuscripts requiring significant changes will be returned to the authors for revision.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Manuscripts should be typewritten neatly, double-spaced, on one side of ordinary A4 or similar size paper. Alternatively, manuscripts may be submitted by e-mail to the Honorary Editor of the Natural History Bulletin. Times New Roman font is preferred; do not use fonts based on Thai versions of Windows. Submit three clear copies for review. The first page should contain the title, authors’ names, the abstract, Key words, and the authors’ addresses. Leave 3-cm margins for editorial comment. Leave the right margin ragged (not justified). Do not underline or italicize any words or headings accept for scientific names of species. Do not type the names of authors cited in the text or References section in capitals. Each table should be typed on a separate page, with a descriptive title at the top.
The final corrected manuscript should be submitted on a diskette (Microsoft Word for Windows preferred), or it may be sent by e-mail to the editor. Figures may be submitted by e-mail also, preferably in jpg format, but back-up hard copies are also desirable and should be mailed after editorial review. Electronic figures with large digital files, as in tif format, should be mailed on CDs.
FIGURES
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CHARGES
Printing costs are not charged to authors, except for color plates. The cost of printing color photographs or other figures will be borne by the author(s) if at all possible; the charge is 500 baht per page containing color.
Authors receive 30 offprints free of charge; joint authors must share them. Up to 70 additional offprints (total 100) may be ordered at the time of printing.
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