Enter author names to search for:

• Author(s)
• Editor(s)
• Corporate Author(s)

Guidelines for Entering Author Names

Enter the last name followed by first name or initial. It is advisable to truncate after the first initial. Alternatively, use the author index to look up author names.

• Harvey Roy matches Harvey, Roy.
• Harvey R* matches Harvey R.; Harvey, Rachel; Harvey, Ronald W.; Harvey, Roy; etc.

Even though Zoological Record captures author names exactly as they appear in the source publication, including full first names, it is advisable to search for an author by truncating after the first initial whenever possible. John E. Chandler may be represented in the database as Chandler, J. E. or Chandler, John, or Chandler John E. Moreover, he may have published under any of those names.

You can enter a last name without any first name or initials. For example:

• Chandler finds Chandler, Chandler, P.J.; Chandler, Peter; Chandler, Richard B.; Chandler-Morris, S.A.; and so on.

• Parkins * (note the space between Parkins and the asterisk) matches Parkins, J.; Parkins, C. S.; Parkins, Charles; Parkins, John R; etc.

• Parkins* (note that no space between Parkins and the asterisk) matches Parkins, D.; Parkins, J.J.; Parkinson, T.J.; Parkinson, Amy, E.;

Last names containing a space should be searched with and without the space. For example, De Marco* OR DeMarco*.

Include hyphens and apostrophes when searching for names containing those marks or replace them with spaces. For example:

• Etayo-Serna F* matches Etayo-Serna F* and Etayo Serna F*.

When searching for names of authors from Asian countries, it is a good idea to search by both the last name (surname) and the given name, for example Peng Y* OR Yanzhang P*.

Author Index

Click the author index icon to access a list of author names that you can add to your query. Using the Author Index allows you to select the correct spelling or variant spellings of a name.

Search Tips

• To search for anonymous authors, enter Anon in the Author field.

• To search on the name AND, OR, NOT, and SAME, enclose the name in quotation marks. Example: "Or"