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First you are presented with the global search bar at the top of the page. This will allow you to search through the entire database across all records for your query.

You may modify and customize your search in a variety of ways.

By using the “Fast Search” dropdown, you have the option to refine your immediate search in the following formats defined below.
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Article: On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: II. The genus Forelophilus Kutter, 1931.

Article Information

Authors

Zettel, H. (Herbert)
Zimmermann, D. (Dominique)

Year

2007

Title

On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: II. The genus Forelophilus Kutter, 1931.

Journal

Asian Myrmecology

Volume

Part

Pages

19-30

TaxonCitation

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You may view records within the collection through its interactive table system.

You may customize your results through a variety of methods:

You can change the columns displayed and their order by dragging and dropping them in the Active Column(s) and Inactive Column(s) interface.
Some columns support filtering, in which case you may enter a query term and the table will filter based on that column. You can filter on multiple columns at the same time to achieve greater levels of refinement on your search.
You can sort your data by clicking on the table headers. The sortable headers are indicated by a
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Once you have successfully refined your search, you can click the export button to receive a copy of your report to your email.

You may access advanced settings for the table via the to change things such as the search type (Fast or Wildcard) and if you would like to save your choices between sessions.