• Conservation and environmental science
• Evolution
• Genetics
• Geographical and fossil records
• Marine and freshwater biology
• Parasitology and disease
• Reproduction
• Taxonomy and systematics
• New techniques from the laboratory and the field
• Veterinary studies

AB = Abstract	NT = Notes
AF = Author Affiliation	OT = Original Title
AN = Accession Number	PT = Publication Type
AU = Author	PY = Publication Year
DE = Descriptors	SL = Summary Language
FC = Format Covered	SO = Source
IB = ISBN	SY = Systematics
IS = ISSN	SX = Supertaxa
JN= Journal Name	TI = Title
KW = Keyword	TN = Taxa Notes
LA = Language	UD = Update

NOTES:

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. A Keywords (KW=) search includes the Abstract field. You may search terms within the Abstract by entering ab=term:

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, full author forenames are used and the author(s) to which the address in the Author affiliation (AF=) field refers is marked with '{a}'. Prior to that time, author forenames were reduced to initials. There are two ways to search for an author:

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

Option 2 - Enter directly into the query box, the last name plus initial as well as the first name:

AU=effenberger (s or selma)

Descriptors, DE=

The Descriptors field contains controlled subject terms taken from the ZR PLUS thesaurus and their free text modifier terms which provide more detail. The field is included in searches conducted from the thesaurus and in Keyword searches.

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 animals discussed in the item. Any taxonomic changes such as new species, systematic changes, 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:

SY=sidnyum elegans

The systematics field is also indexed in Descriptors (DE=) and Keywords (KW=) searches.

Genus and species names are NOT indexed and therefore not searchable in the ZR Plus Thesaurus.

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. These are controlled terms from the ZR Plus Thesaurus and are searchable directly from the thesaurus. They are also searchable in Advanced mode by searching the Supertaxa, SX= from the field drop down list, or in Command mode by entering sx=term:

SX=mustelidae

The Supertaxa field is also included in Descriptors (DE=) and Keywords(KW=) searches.

Title, TI=

Contains the title of the original document. From 1997 forward, the TI field provides an English title of the original document, enclosed in brackets, if translated by Thomson and foreign-language titles appear in the Original Title (OT=) field. Prior to that time, 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. The Title field is included in a Keywords (KW=) search.

TI=mitochondrial DNA

Taxa Notes, TN=

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

Fossil Miscellanea Invertebrates Protozoans Sponges Coelenterates Ctenophores Echinoderms Platyhelminths Nematodes Annelids Rotifers Conodonts Brachiopods Bryozoans Entoprocts Molluscs

Invertebrates (cont.) Arthropods Custaceans Trilobites Chelicerates Arachnids Myriapods Insects Beetles True Flies Lepidopterans Hymenopterans True Bugs Chordates Protochordates Calcichordates Hemichordates Graptolites Tunicates Cephalochordates Vertebrates Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals Bats Carnivores Cetaceans Edentates Elephants Insectivores Lagomorphs Marsuplials Momotremes Pinnipeds Primates Rodents Ungulates

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

The terms are also searchable from the ZR Plus Thesaurus

Update, UD=

A numeric code which allows you to search for information added in the latest update.

UD=20050803