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Adenoviridae: Animal Viruses,
Viruses, Microorganisms.
Hominidae: Primates,
Mammalia, Vertebrata,
Chordata, Animalia.
Adenoviridae--Animal
Viruses, Viruses,
Microorganisms; Hominidae--
Primates, Mammalia,
Vertebrata, Chordata,
Animalia
Adenoviridae: Animal Viruses,
Viruses, Microorganisms.
Hominidae: Primates,
Mammalia, Vertebrata,
Chordata, Animalia.
Adenoviridae-: Animal-Viruses,
Viruses-, Microorganisms-;
Hominidae-: Primates-,
Mammalia-, Vertebrata-,
Chordata-, Animalia-
Adenoviridae: Animal Viruses,
Viruses, Microorganisms.
Hominidae: Primates,
Mammalia, Vertebrata,
Chordata, Animalia
.DE. (Descriptors)
.OR. (Organisms)
/DE (Descriptors)
OI= (Biosystematic Names)
BN= (Biosystematic Names)
.KW. (Keywords)
.ST. (Super Taxa)
TS= or in TS (Subject Terms)
ST= or in ST (Super Taxa)
/IT (Index Terms)
/ORGN (Super Taxa)
Use /DE to search all the way
back to 1969. OI is available
from 1993 forward.
The organism field searches all
three organism fields together and
uses a mapping system to alert
users to alternative terminology.
Super Taxa terms are
automatically mapped to former
Biosystematic Codes.
Example:
S Diptera/ORGN (searches from
1993- )
System response:
"USE Diptera+BC/ORGN for
complete file search."
Search "super taxa" in the BIAF
file to view controlled super taxa
terms.
E (super taxa terms) to view
controlled super taxa terms.
Use Tools option, select Tree dis-
play and type "Super Taxa
Terms" to view controlled super
taxa terms.
Use the "Thesaurus" to view the
complete list by typing "super
taxa terms".
Expand Super Taxa
Terms+NT/ORGN for full list of
controlled super taxa terms.
Expand specific terms
+all/ORGN to view scope notes,
narrower terms, broader terms
and related terms (e.g.
E Aves+ALL/ORGN).
hominidae.DE.
hominidae.OR.
S hominidae/DE
S OI=hominidae
S BN=hominidae
hominidae.KW.
hominidae.ST.
hominidae in TS
hominidae in ST
S hominidae/IT
S hominidae/ORGN
