diff --git a/skimage/filter/thresholding.py b/skimage/filter/thresholding.py
index 3f8acdef..77f244fc 100644
--- a/skimage/filter/thresholding.py
+++ b/skimage/filter/thresholding.py
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ def threshold_adaptive(image, block_size, method='gaussian', offset=0,
     method : {'generic', 'gaussian', 'mean', 'median'}, optional
         Method used to determine adaptive threshold for local neighbourhood in
         weighted mean image.
-         * 'generic': use custom function (see `param` parameter)
-         * 'gaussian': apply gaussian filter (see `param` parameter for custom
-                       sigma value)
-         * 'mean': apply arithmetic mean filter
-         * 'median' apply median rank filter
+
+        * 'generic': use custom function (see `param` parameter)
+        * 'gaussian': apply gaussian filter (see `param` parameter for custom
+                      sigma value)
+        * 'mean': apply arithmetic mean filter
+        * 'median' apply median rank filter
+
         By default the 'gaussian' method is used.
     offset : float, optional
         Constant subtracted from weighted mean of neighborhood to calculate