diff --git a/R/species_params.R b/R/species_params.R
index 86578522a..8b6130103 100644
--- a/R/species_params.R
+++ b/R/species_params.R
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #'   using other predation kernel functions.
 #'   
 #' When you change one of the above species parameters in an already existing
-#' MizerParams object using [`species_params<-`()], the new value will be
+#' MizerParams object using [species_params<-()], the new value will be
 #' used to update the corresponding size-dependent rates automatically, unless
 #' you have set those size-dependent rates manually, in which case the
 #' corresponding species parameters will be ignored.
diff --git a/docs/reference/species_params.html b/docs/reference/species_params.html
index daa8a290c..158898f55 100644
--- a/docs/reference/species_params.html
+++ b/docs/reference/species_params.html
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="details"><a class="anchor" href="#details"></a>Details
 </ul>
 
 <p>When you change one of the above species parameters in an already existing
-MizerParams object using <code>species_params&lt;-</code>(), the new value will be
+MizerParams object using <code>species_params&lt;-()</code>, the new value will be
 used to update the corresponding size-dependent rates automatically, unless
 you have set those size-dependent rates manually, in which case the
 corresponding species parameters will be ignored.</p>
diff --git a/man/species_params.Rd b/man/species_params.Rd
index 38192fa9a..a071132ca 100644
--- a/man/species_params.Rd
+++ b/man/species_params.Rd
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ using other predation kernel functions.
 }
 
 When you change one of the above species parameters in an already existing
-MizerParams object using \link[=`species_params<-`]{\verb{species_params<-}()}, the new value will be
+MizerParams object using \code{\link[=species_params<-]{species_params<-()}}, the new value will be
 used to update the corresponding size-dependent rates automatically, unless
 you have set those size-dependent rates manually, in which case the
 corresponding species parameters will be ignored.