Zoological Record is the world's oldest continuing database of animal biology. It is considered the world's leading taxonomic reference, and with coverage back to 1864, has long acted as the world's unofficial register of animal names. The broad scope of coverage includes all aspects of animal science with a focus on biodiversity, conservation, the environment and systematics.
| Zoological Record covers all aspects of modern animal research, including: | |
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Literature sources include:
- Around 4000 journal titles published in over 100 countries
- Monographs (including reports)
- Books
- Society publications
- Newsletters
- Conference papers and abstracts
Database Coverage: 1864 to present
- The Zoological Record Thesaurus of controlled indexing terms is aligned through all the data back to 1864
- Detailed subject indexing using controlled terminology (with online thesaurus) and free text terms to provide complete and precise retrieval
- Individual indexing of taxonomic and nomenclatural acts, aligned to International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature principles
- Simultaneously search over 160 years of literature
- Check for prior research and occurrence of scientific names