If you want to mix ANDs and ORs, see Refine searching below. Searches of museum databases can be limited by the date that the specimens were collected. Searches of library databases can be limited by the date that the material was published. Enter the four digit year. If you want to combine ANDs and ORs in a single search, use the operator NOT, or use complex nesting of terms, click the Refine button to get a search entry box.
Every index has a two letter index code, as listed below.
The number of hits from each database is listed. Clicking on the database name will take you to the records from that database. Results display Results display in brief format by default. To see full information, click the first line of the record display. This will be the title field for library data and the taxonomy field for museum data.