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{{MSW3 |id= 14300023 | page = 725}}

gives

Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 725. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

for the fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus (the title link goes to the MSW3 web page for the species entry). In the following example, a heading and author listing are used:

{{MSW3 |id= 13801049 | pages = 391–393 | heading = Genus ''Nycteris'' | author = Simmons, N. B.}}

giving

Simmons, N. B. (2005). "Genus Nycteris". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 391–393. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

for Nycteris (the heading link now goes to the MSW3 web page for the genus entry, while the title link goes to the Google Books preview for MSW3).

An optional |ref= parameter is supported but seldom used. It allows specification of reference names in Harvard references, for use in the {{citation}} template family. For example, use of |ref={{harvid}}or|ref={{SfnRef}} templates enables subsequent use of short-format templates like {{harvnb}}or{{sfn}} (see Thomas's pika and Long-tailed vole for examples of usage).

More specific versions of this template are available to aid editors by referring to specific sections of the book, named after either the authors or subject taxa of the section in question. All of these versions supply an author listing, and all the taxon-based and some of the author-based versions also supply a default chapter heading. These versions include:

By author:

{{MSW3 Bronner}}

{{MSW3 Gardner}}

{{MSW3 Groves}}

{{MSW3 Grubb}}

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{{MSW3 Hutterer}}

{{MSW3 Mead}}

{{MSW3 Musser}}

{{MSW3 Schlitter}}

{{MSW3 Shoshani}}

{{MSW3 Simmons}}

{{MSW3 Stafford}}

{{MSW3 Woods}}

{{MSW3 Wozencraft}}

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{{MSW3 Peramelemorphia}}

{{MSW3 Diprotodontia}}

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By taxon (rodents, volume 2):

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• {{MSW3 Sfn}} – generates a {{Sfn}} citation to MSW3