I am using the mastersdoctoral thesis template from http://www.LaTeXTemplates.com. The bibliography appears with Author et al., both in text and in bibliography section for more than 4 authors, while for 3 or fewer authors all names are written out. I want to have Author et al. for more than 3 in the text and whole author list in the bibliography section. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
My preamble (not much modified from original template):
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% Masters/Doctoral Thesis
% LaTeX Template
% Version 2.5 (27/8/17)
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% This template was downloaded from:
% http://www.LaTeXTemplates.com
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% Version 2.x major modifications by:
% Vel (vel@latextemplates.com)
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% This template is based on a template by:
% Steve Gunn (http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/srg/softwaretools/document/templates/)
% Sunil Patel (http://www.sunilpatel.co.uk/thesis-template/)
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% Template license:
% CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)
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% PACKAGES AND OTHER DOCUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
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\documentclass[
11pt, % The default document font size, options: 10pt, 11pt, 12pt
%oneside, % Two side (alternating margins) for binding by default, uncomment to switch to one side
english, % ngerman for German
onehalfspacing, % Single line spacing, alternatives: onehalfspacing or doublespacing
%draft, % Uncomment to enable draft mode (no pictures, no links, overfull hboxes indicated)
%nolistspacing, % If the document is onehalfspacing or doublespacing, uncomment this to set spacing in lists to single
liststotoc, % Uncomment to add the list of figures/tables/etc to the table of contents
%toctotoc, % Uncomment to add the main table of contents to the table of contents
%parskip, % Uncomment to add space between paragraphs
%nohyperref, % Uncomment to not load the hyperref package
headsepline, % Uncomment to get a line under the header
%chapterinoneline, % Uncomment to place the chapter title next to the number on one line
%consistentlayout, % Uncomment to change the layout of the declaration, abstract and acknowledgements pages to match the default layout
]{MastersDoctoralThesis} % The class file specifying the document structure
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % Required for inputting international characters
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Output font encoding for international characters
\usepackage{mathpazo} % Use the Palatino font by default
%\usepackage[]{natbib}
\usepackage[backend=bibtex8,style=authoryear,natbib=true]{biblatex} % Use the bibtex backend with the authoryear citation style (which resembles APA)
\addbibresource{thesis.bib} % The filename of the bibliography
\usepackage[autostyle=true]{csquotes} % Required to generate language-dependent quotes in the bibliography
\usepackage[Sonny]{fncychap}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{morefloats}
\usepackage{ifpdf}
\raggedbottom
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage[demo]{rotating}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat{\subsection}[block]{\large}{\thesubsection.}{1em}{}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{bm}
%math equations
\let\proof\relax
\let\endproof\relax
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsthm}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{inputenc}
%\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{citecolor=blue,colorlinks=true,linkcolor=black}
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% MARGIN SETTINGS
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\geometry{
paper=a4paper, % Change to letterpaper for US letter
inner=3.2cm, % Inner margin
outer=2.6cm, % Outer margin
bindingoffset=.5cm, % Binding offset
top=1.5cm, % Top margin
bottom=1.5cm, % Bottom margin
%showframe, % Uncomment to show how the type block is set on the page
}
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% THESIS INFORMATION
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\thesistitle{Bn } % Your thesis title, this is used in the title and abstract, print it elsewhere with \ttitle
\supervisor{Prof. Dr. N \textsc{Top}} % Your supervisor's name, this is used in the title page, print it elsewhere with \supname
\examiner{} % Your examiner's name, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \examname
\degree{Doctor of Philosophy} % Your degree name, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \degreename
\author{Neon \textsc{Light}} % Your name, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \authorname
\addresses{} % Your address, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \addressname
\subject{Immunology} % Your subject area, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \subjectname
\keywords{} % Keywords for your thesis, this is not currently used anywhere in the template, print it elsewhere with \keywordnames
\university{\href{http://www.google.com}{B B}} % Your university's name and URL, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \univname
\department{\href{http://www.google.com}{Department of Sciences}} % Your department's name and URL, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \deptname
\group{\href{http://www.google.com}{N N }} % Your research group's name and URL, this is used in the title page, print it elsewhere with \groupname
\faculty{\href{http://www.google.com}{Faculty of Sci}} % Your faculty's name and URL, this is used in the title page and abstract, print it elsewhere with \facname
\AtBeginDocument{
\hypersetup{pdftitle=\ttitle} % Set the PDF's title to your title
\hypersetup{pdfauthor=\authorname} % Set the PDF's author to your name
\hypersetup{pdfkeywords=\keywordnames} % Set the PDF's keywords to your keywords
}
\begin{document}
\frontmatter % Use roman page numbering style (i, ii, iii, iv...) for the pre-content pages
\pagestyle{plain} % Default to the plain heading style until the thesis style is called for the body content
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% TITLE PAGE
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\begin{titlepage}
\begin{center}
\vspace*{.06\textheight}
{\scshape\LARGE \univname\par}\vspace{1.5cm} % Universiteit Utrecht
\textsc{\Large Doctoral Thesis}\\[0.5cm] % Thesis type
\HRule \\[0.4cm] % Horizontal line
{\huge \bfseries \ttitle\par}\vspace{0.4cm} % Thesis title
\HRule \\[1.5cm] % Horizontal line
\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth}
\begin{flushleft} \large
\emph{Author:}\\
{\authorname} % Author name - remove the \href bracket to remove the link
\end{flushleft}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[t]{0.4\textwidth}
\begin{flushright} \large
\emph{Supervisor:} \\
{\supname} % Supervisor name - remove the \href bracket to remove the link
\end{flushright}
\end{minipage}\\[3cm]
\vfill
%\centering
%\includegraphics{logo}
\large \textit{A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements\\ for the degree of \degreename}\\[0.3cm] % University requirement text
\textit{in the}\\[0.4cm]
\groupname\\\deptname\\[2cm] % Research group name and department name
\vfill
{\large \today}\\[4cm] % Date
%\includegraphics{Logo} % University/department logo - uncomment to place it
\vfill
\end{center}
\end{titlepage}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% DECLARATION PAGE
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\begin{declaration}
\addchaptertocentry{\authorshipname} % Add the declaration to the table of contents
\noindent I, \authorname, declare that this thesis titled, \enquote{\ttitle} and the work presented in it are my own. I confirm that:
\begin{itemize}
\item This work was done wholly or mainly while in candidature for a research degree at this University.
\item Where any part of this thesis has previously been submitted for a degree or any other qualification at this University or any other institution, this has been clearly stated.
\item Where I have consulted the published work of others, this is always clearly attributed.
\item Where I have quoted from the work of others, the source is always given. With the exception of such quotations, this thesis is entirely my own work.
\item I have acknowledged all main sources of help.
\item Where the thesis is based on work done by myself jointly with others, I have made clear exactly what was done by others and what I have contributed myself.\\
\end{itemize}
\noindent Signed:\\
\rule[0.5em]{25em}{0.5pt} % This prints a line for the signature
\noindent Date:\\
\rule[0.5em]{25em}{0.5pt} % This prints a line to write the date
\end{declaration}
\cleardoublepage
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% QUOTATION PAGE
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\vspace*{0.2\textheight}
\noindent\enquote{\itshape }\bigbreak
\hfill
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% ABSTRACT PAGE
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\begin{abstract}
\addchaptertocentry{\abstractname} % Add the abstract to the table of contents
The problem can be seen when using this citation: \citep{FiPrWuCa89}, it will appear as
Fink et al. 1989 in the text as well as in the bibliography.
While this one: \citep{GaMaNaHelene} will appear as a list of all names in both places.
\end{abstract}
\clearpage
\addchaptertocentry{\abstractname} % Add the abstract to the table of contents
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% ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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\begin{acknowledgements}
\addchaptertocentry{\acknowledgementname} % Add the acknowledgements to the table of contents
The acknowledgements and the people to thank go here, don't forget to include your project advisor\ldots
\end{acknowledgements}
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% LIST OF CONTENTS/FIGURES/TABLES PAGES
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\tableofcontents % Prints the main table of contents
\listoffigures % Prints the list of figures
\listoftables % Prints the list of tables
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% ABBREVIATIONS
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\begin{abbreviations}{ll} % Include a list of abbreviations (a table of two columns)
\end{abbreviations}
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% SYMBOLS
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\begin{symbols}{lll} % Include a list of Symbols (a three column table)
% \addlinespace % Gap to separate the Roman symbols from the Greek
%
% $\omega$ & angular frequency & \si{\radian} \\
\end{symbols}
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%% DEDICATION
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%\dedicatory{For/Dedicated to/To my\ldots}
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% THESIS CONTENT - CHAPTERS
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\mainmatter % Begin numeric (1,2,3...) page numbering
\ohead*{}
\ofoot*{\pagemark}
\pagestyle{thesis} % Return the page headers back to the "thesis" style
% Include the chapters of the thesis as separate files from the Chapters folder
% Uncomment the lines as you write the chapters
%\include{Chapters/Chapter1}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter2}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter3}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter4}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter5}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter6}
%\include{Chapters/Chapter7}
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% THESIS CONTENT - APPENDICES
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%\appendix % Cue to tell LaTeX that the following "chapters" are Appendices
% Include the appendices of the thesis as separate files from the Appendices folder
% Uncomment the lines as you write the Appendices
%\include{Appendices/AppendixA}
%\include{Appendices/AppendixB}
%\include{Appendices/AppendixC}
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% BIBLIOGRAPHY
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\printbibliography
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\end{document}
maxbibnames=999tobiblatex:\usepackage[backend=bibtex8,style=authoryear,natbib=true,maxbibnames=999]{biblatex}– moewe Feb 23 '18 at 08:21