In Biology journals is it common for each journal to have its own citation style. However, a significant number use APA. If you are citing the sources in a paper you are writing and have been instructed to use APA, the below webpages and documents will help you with your formatting.
Whether you choose to quote, summarize, or paraphrase sources in your research paper, you must cite each source you use. For rules and examples, look here:
Sometimes students will use online citation formatters provided free on the Web or within a library database. If you use one of these online formatters, remember that they are not foolproof. You will need to review your citations to make sure they are correct. This Citation Helper Tools guide may have some tools you can use. The library supports both Zotero and EndNote, which are very useful when using many sources.
References
General Internet document (use (n.d.) when there is no publication date)
Article or Report
