Zoological Record Plus (ZR Plus)

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Abstract, AB=

An optional field containing the authors' abstract as given in the original source document. Consequently, this field may contain US or British spellings, abbreviations, etc. Allow for spelling variants and synonyms in searching this field.

AB=genetic drift
 

Author Affiliation, AF=
 

A correspondence address of the author as given in the source document. The author(s) to which the address refers is marked with '{a}'.

Accession Number, AN=
 

A unique identifier for the record.

Author, AU=
 

Author names are provided as given in the original source document. From Volume 134 (1998) forward,

AU=effenberger (s or selma)
 

Descriptors, DE=
 

Any term can be searched as natural language or free text, but unless the term is selected from the controlled vocabulary, it is recommended to also include synonyms and variants in the search.

Search tip: To improve precision, link search terms together in the command line search using the WITHIN50 operator, or the NEAR operator which finds terms within 10 words of each other.

DE=genetic variability
DE=((lutra lutra) within50 (conservation))
DE=(nematoda near sp nov)
 

Format Covered, FC=
 

The Format Covered field contains terms describing the medium in which the source document was originally published and which was viewed for indexing. Possible values include:

CD-ROM
Diskette
Microform
Online
Print
 

Search by entering fc=term:

FC=Print
 

ISBN, IB=
 

The International Standard Book Number. Use this in preference to the book title, etc. to locate a specific book publication.

IB=1901894258
 

ISSN, IS=
 

The International Standard Serial Number. Use this in preference to the Serial title, etc. to locate records from a specific journal publication.

IS=0013-8797
 

Journal Name, JN=
 

This is the serial title. There are two ways to search for a journal name:

Option 1 - Click the Browse Indexes button in the lower left margin; select Journal Name index for Zoological Record Plus; enter a name or the beginning of a name in the Find box; click the Display button and select from the resulting display.

Option 2 - Enter the unique word(s) directly in the query box.

JN=Global and Planetary Change
 

Keywords, KW=
 

Includes Title (TI=), Abstract (AB=), Descriptors (DE=), Systematics (SY=), and Supertaxa (SX=)

KW=otter
 

Language, LA=
 

The language of the main body of the source document.

LA=English
 

Notes, NT=
 

The Notes field contains miscellaneous bibliographic information, such as details of translations, collaborating authors' additional unpaginated plates and illustrations, etc.

NT=unpaginated plates
 

Original Title, OT=
 

The original language title as provided in the source document. This allows easier identification of items when requesting reprints from document suppliers. As the field is specific to the ZR Plus database, it should be searched using the Command-Line Search function in the Advanced Search form.

OT=(nouvelles especes)
 

Publication Type, PT=
 

Indicates the type of literature item indexed. One or more of the following terms can appear in this field to describe the item:

Article
Book
Book Chapter
Meeting
Meeting Paper
Software
 

There are two ways to search by Publication Type:

Option 1 - Click the Browse Indexes button in the lower left margin; select Publication Type index for Zoological Record Plus; enter a term in the Find box; click the Display button and select from the resulting display.

Option 2 - Enter the unique word(s) directly in the query box and, if desired, combine this with the rest of your search.

PT=book
PT=(meeting paper) and DE=(abiotic factors)
 

Publication Year, PY=
 

The year the item was originally published.

PY=2005
 

Source, SO=
 

Contains the serial title and bibliographic reference to the original item. For book the publisher and place of publication is also shown. Book Chapter records include the editor and overall book title.

SO=cell biology
 

Summary Language, SL=
 

The language(s) of the summary(ies) of the original item. An English language Abstract is always provided in the Abstract (AB=) field.

SL=German
 

Systematics, SY=
 

Contains the genus and specis name for any animal discussed in the item. Any taxanomic changes such as new species, new systematics, etc. are also shown in this field. These terms are searchable in Advanced mode by selecting systematics, SY=, from the field drop list, or in the command mode by entering sy=term:

 

Supertaxa, SX=
 

Contains the most recent taxonomic hierarchy associated with any animal names discussed in the item. The hierarchy usually begins with the class and includes taxa names down to the family level.

SX=mustelidae
 

Title, TI=
 

Contains the title of the original document. From Volume 133 (1997) forward, the TI field provides an English title of the original document, enclosed in brackets, if translated by BIOSIS and titles may also appear in English (British and US spelling), French, Spanish (including Catalan), German, Portuguese, Italian, or Latin. Titles in languages other than these are translated into English using British spelling and are enclosed in square brackets.

TI=mitochondrial DNA

Taxa Notes, TN=
 

Contains common names of broader groups of animals. Terms which appear in this field are:
 

These terms are searchable in Advanced mode by selecting Taxa Notes, TN=, from the field drop list, or in Command mode by entering tn=term:

SX=mustelidae