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Searching the Zoological Record Thesaurus
The Zoological Record Thesaurus contains controlled terms used to index
records. It also contains uncontrolled terms as entry points to controlled
(preferred) terms.
The five major hierarchies in the thesaurus are:
- Subject
- Geographical
- Palaeontological
- Systematic
- Taxa Notes
You can expand each hierarchy to browse for controlled terms and to see their
positions in the hierarchy. You can also search the entire combined thesaurus to
find the appropriate controlled term(s) to add to your search query.
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Find Option
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Enter a word or phrase in the text box. Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT, and
SAME) and wildcards ( * ? $ ) are permitted.
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Click the Find button to go to a list of terms that contain
the characters that you entered. For example, if you enter Abdom*
as the search term, the product finds every item in the index
associated with this term, such as Abdomen and Abdominal Appendages.
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Click the Add button to select a term from the list. The
selected item is added to the text box at the bottom of the page.
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Click OK to transfer the selected item(s) to the search
field on the General Search / Advanced Searh page.
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Browse Thesaurus Hierarchy Option
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Click
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the left of a term to expand the hierarchy and reveal additional terms. Use the
scroll bar on the right-hand side of the page to move up and down the list of
expanded terms. Click
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collapse the hierarchy
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Click the Hierarchy
icon to see a term in the context of its hierarchy.
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Click the Thesaurus Details
icon to view thesaurus details about a term. Details include broader terms,
narrower terms, scope notes, and related terms.
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Thesaurus Details
Click the Thesaurus Details
icon to view the details for any term in the thesaurus. Thesaurus details may
include any of the following fields, depending on the term.
Field
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Definition
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Examples
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Preferred Term
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The preferred or "controlled term" which should be used to describe the
concept or organism when searching.
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- Aves
- Ciliophora
- Colour and luminescence
- Molluscs
- Plankton feeding
- Solitary behaviour
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Scope Note
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Scope notes and/or history notes for the thesaurus term. Scope notes indicate
which concepts are covered and which ones are not covered by the preferred term.
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Vertebrata only. Valid for 1980-1991; for 1978-1979 indexed under FEEDING;
for 1992- indexed under DIET and/or FEEDING BEHAVIOUR or narrower terms.
[preferred term: Plankton feeding]
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Broader Term(s)
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Controlled terms that are at the next higher level in the thesaurus
hierarchy.
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Protozoa [preferred term: Ciliophora]
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Narrower Term(s)
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Controlled terms that are at the next lower level in the thesaurus hierarchy.
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- Kinetofragminophorea
- Oligohymenophorea
- Polyhymenophorea
[preferred term: Ciliophora]
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Related Term(s)
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Controlled terms related to the preferred term.
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- Effects of isolation
- Solitary behaviour in group
[preferred term: Solitary behaviour ]
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Use For
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Non-preferred terms. Use the preferred term in place of these terms.
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Mollusks [preferred term: Molluscs ]
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Subject Hierarchy
The Subject hierarchy contains controlled terms used to index subject
concepts in Zoological Record. It is composed of 39 broad hierarchies.
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Geographical Hierarchy
The Geographical hierarchy contains controlled terms classified under two
hierarchies: Land Zones and Marine Zones.
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Palaeontological Hierarchy
The Palaeontological hierarchy contains controlled terms classified in the
hierarchy Geological Time Periods.
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Systematic Hierarchy
The Systematic hierarchy contains the Latin/scientific terms used to index
animal names. It is composed of 35 broad hierarchies.
Do not confuse the Systematic hierarchy, where you find Latin/scientific
names, with the Systematics (note the s at the end of Systematics)
section of the Subject hierarchy, which contains preferred terms relating to
taxonomic changes and nomenclature.
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Taxa Notes
Taxa Notes terms are broader animal group names referring to the animals
discussed in a source document. These are common/vernacular names rather than
Latin/scientific names (compare Systematic Thesaurus).
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