How biblatex prepares the final references list

Question

I am struggling a bit to figure out how to present the reference as I wish. Here is an example, this is my .bib file

author = {Callaghan, David P. and Ahmadi, Afshin and Nielsen, Peter},
doi = {10.1007/s00348-011-1183-2},
isbn = {0034801111832},
issn = {07234864},
journal = {Experiments in Fluids},
number = {6},
pages = {1657--1671},
title = {{Transient wave behaviour over an underwater sliding hump from experiments and analytical and numerical modelling}},
volume = {51},
year = {2011}
}

This is how it appears on the report itself

and how it appears on the reference list

however, what I really want

1. In the report, I want the cite to just show the first author like

Callaghan etc 2011.

2. In the reference list, I want it arranged this way

Callaghan, David P., Ahmadi Afshin , and Nielsen Peter(2011). “Transient wave behaviour over an underwater sliding hump from experiments and analytical and numerical modelling”. In: Experiments in Fluids 51.6, pp. 1657–1671.

All authors should be sorted as last name, first name. (Actually, only the first author is sorted that way.)

Below is my biblatex entry

\usepackage[
backend=biber,
natbib=true,
hyperref=true,
citestyle=authoryear, 
style=authoryear-ibid,  
uniquename=false,
doi=false,
isbn=false,
url=false
]{biblatex}
\setlength\bibitemsep{\baselineskip}


\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{
     colorlinks   = true,
     citecolor    = Blue
}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\addbibresource{MyCollection.bib}

Is there anyway to fix it?

Answer 1

You want the options

mincitenames=1,
maxcitenames=1,
maxbibnames=999,

and then

\DeclareNameAlias{sortname}{family-given}

Note finally that in

citestyle=authoryear, 
style=authoryear-ibid,  

the citestyle specification is superfluous, it is overridden by style=authoryear-ibid.