What is the post-nominal abbreviation for the university where the Banded Mongoose Research Project is based?
University of Exeter The University of Exeter is a public research university in Exeter, Devon, South West England, United Kingdom. The university was founded and received its Royal Charter in 1955, although its predecessor institutions, the Royal Albert Memorial College and the University College of the South West of England, were established in 1900 and 1922 respectively. In post-nominals, the University of Exeter is abbreviated as "Exon." (from the Latin "Exoniensis"), and is the suffix given to honorary and academic degrees from the university.
A. aureus An abbreviation of a species name. In binomial nomenclature the name of a species is always the name of the genus to which the species belongs, followed by the species name (also called the species epithet). In "A. aureus" the genus name has been abbreviated to "A." and the species has been spelled out in full. In a document that uses this abbreviation it should always be clear from the context which genus name has been abbreviated.