There are numerous
ways to contribute to The Scyphozoan. You might wish to send a
picture, provide samples, correct an error, describe how to identify a
jellyfish, summarize geographic distributions, or many things more. Sometimes,
a short e-mail including the relevant information sent to mndawson@ucdavis.edu
will suffice. However, contributions may be more substantial. For these
cases, some instructions are provided below to simplify the procedure
for you and for the webmaster. If you are able to send web-pages ready
made in the correct format, they will be gratefully received.
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Biogeography 2. Use
a suitable graphics program to draw species distributions. Save the modified
figure as a JPEG. 3. Write a concise caption explaining the figure in WORD and save as an HTML document. Include citations to the relevant literature, especially those upon which the figure is based. Check for factual, grammatical, and spelling errors. 4. Scan the files with up-to-date antivirus software, then send them as e-mail attachments to mndawson@ucdavis.edu. 5. A web-page will be created including the figure and text you sent, a personal credit, and links to relevant pages within The Scyphozoan. See a finished example web-page Return to the top of the page
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Taxonomy 1. Contributions that summarize the characteristics of higher taxa (Genus-Order). These should be accompanied by generalized diagrams when possible (JPEG format; 40 pixels/cm, 15 cm wide x 18 cm high) . 2. Contributions
that describe how to measure in detail, and quantitatively when possible,
variation among species within genera. Diagrams indicating features and
measurements must be included. As with other contributions, text should be written concisely in WORD and saved as an HTML document. Please include citations to the relevant literature, especially those from which the information has been abstracted. Check for factual, grammatical, and spelling errors. 4. Scan the files with up-to-date antivirus software, then send them as e-mail attachments to mndawson@ucdavis.edu. 5. A web-page will be created including the figure and text you sent, a personal credit, and links to relevant pages within The Scyphozoan. Browse the taxonomy pages (see the links at the front page) to see some examples including this(1) and this(2). Please note, this is not a suitable venue for describing new species. Return to the top of the page
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2. Write a concise caption explaining the phylogeny in WORD and save as an HTML document. Include citations to the relevant literature, especially those upon which the figure is based. Check for factual, grammatical, and spelling errors. 3. Scan the files with up-to-date antivirus software, then send them as e-mail attachments to mndawson@ucdavis.edu. 4. A web-page will be made including the figure and text you sent, a personal credit, and links to relevant pages within The Scyphozoan. See an example phylogeny Return to the top of the page
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Behaviour
Scyphozoans exhibit a wide range of behaviors, although most are poorly documented. We encourage contributions to this category, and hope it will become one of the more rapidly growing sections of The Scyphozoan. We suggest the following keywords for for classifying contributions, simply as a guide and a management tool. Other contributions are welcome. Annotate contributions with multiple keywords if appropriate. Migration Rheotaxis, Phototaxis, Thigmotaxis, Chemotaxis, and any other kind of taxis Aggregations and swarms Reproduction, Competition, Predation Return to the top of the page
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Ecology
Ecological contributions will be diverse. As a starting point, we suggest contributions be considered in the categories below. This is not a comprehensive list. We expect to expand the scope of this section considerably in response to your suggestions and contributions. Coastal
management Habitat Community
structure Symbioses Predation, competition, etc. Life history Return to the top of the page
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Evolutionary studies necessarily draw upon other areas of study, including molecular biology, morphology, behavior, ecology, physiology, biogeography, and much more. Evolutionary contributions should therefore discuss changes in such attributes; the current status of the attributes can be described in other sections. Ideally, evolutionary contributions will be given context by discussing transitions in terms of a molecular phylogeny (or a reliable proxy therefore). Return to the top of the page
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Images should be in JPEG format. For the time being, files should be 40 pixels/cm, maximum 15 cm wide, and maximum 18 cm high, and we will adjust the size as required. In time, we will produce a list of file sizes specific to their use on the site. Please insert the appropriate credits into the figure. Scan the files with up-to-date antivirus software, then send them as e-mail attachments to mndawson@ucdavis.edu. Return to the top of the page
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