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Prior to 1993, search in .the
Title (TI) and Descriptors (DE)
fields and use the appropriate
Concept Code:
(humpback ADJ whale$1OR
megaptera ADJ novaeangliae)
AND north ADJ pacific).TI,DE.
AND 62800.CC. [Animal
Distribution]
Prior to 1993, search in the
Title (TI) and Descriptors (DE)
fields and use the appropriate
Concept Code:
S (humpback()whale? ? OR
megaptera()novaeangliae)/
TI,DE AND
north()pacific/TI,DE AND
CC=62800 [Animal
Distribution]
Prior to 1993, search in the
Title (TI) and Keywords (KW)
fields and use the appropriate
Concept Code:
(humpback whale$ OR
megaptera
novaeangliae).TI,KW. AND
north pacific.TI,KW. AND
62800.CC. [Animal
Distribution]
Prior to 1993, search in the
Title (TI) and Subject terms (TS)
fields and use the appropriate
Concept Code:
(humpback whale* OR
megaptera novaeangliae) in
TI,TS AND north pacific in
TI,TS AND 62800 in CC
[Animal Distribution]
Prior to 1993, search in the
Title (TI) and Index Terms (IT)
fields and use the appropriate
Concept Code:
S (humpback whale? ? OR
megaptera novaeangliae)/TI,IT
AND north pacific/TI,IT AND
62800/CC [Animal
Distribution]
population-studies.MC. AND
(humpback ADJ whale$1 OR
megaptera ADJ novaeangli-
ae).OR. AND north-pacific.GA.
S population()studies?/MC
AND
OI=(humpback()whale? ?
OR
megaptera()novaeangliae)
AND
GN=north()pacific
population studies.MC.
AND
(humpback whale$
OR
megaptera novaeangliae).
OR. AND
north pacific.GE.
population studies in MC
AND
(megaptera novaeangliae or
humpback whale*)
in OR AND
north pacific in GE
S population
studies/CT(L)IT.MC/FA
AND
(humpback whale#
OR
megaptera novaeangliae)/ORGN
AND
north pacific/GT
(population-studies AND
(humpback ADJ whale$1 OR
megaptera ADJ novaeangliae)
AND north-pacific).DE.
S population()studies/DE
AND (humpback()whale?
? OR megaptera()novaeangliae)
/DE
AND north()pacific/DE
Population Studies.KW.
AND
(humpback whale$ OR
megaptera novaeangliae).KW.
AND
north pacific.KW.
(population studies AND
(megaptera novaeangliae or
humpback whale*)
AND north pacific) in TS
S (population studies AND
(humpback whale# OR
megaptera novaeangliae)
AND north pacific)/IT
