Search for terms in EOL database.

Usage

eol_search(terms, usekey = TRUE, returntype = "data.frame", url = "http://eol.org/api/search/",
  key = NULL)

Arguments

terms
search terms (character)
usekey
use your API key or not (TRUE or FALSE)
returntype
one of "list" of "data.frame" (character)
url
The EOL url for the function (should be left to default).
key
Your EOL API key; loads from .Rprofile.

Value

JSON list object, or data.frame.

Description

Search for terms in EOL database.

Details

It's possible to return JSON or XML with the EOL API. However, this function only returns JSON for now.

Examples

eol_search('Homo')
http://eol.org/api/search/Homo.json?key=52987dc6505de77c6c9345e8e8068f74ffb52de6
id 1 42268 2 339201 3 204370 4 327955 5 326448 6 326449 7 127643 8 4454114 9 4454110 10 1653 11 4454111 12 4454115 13 4454117 14 4454121 15 10551052 16 4454119 17 4454127 18 4454113 19 27782899 20 10641455 21 10557505 22 20405495 23 10577161 24 10557522 25 8824326 26 10643114 27 10577150 28 8824323 29 4454122 30 21642106 title 1 Homo 2 Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker, 1854) 3 Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 4 Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 5 Pan paniscus Schwartz, 1929 6 Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1775) 7 Hylobates lar (Linnaeus, 1771) 8 Homo neanderthalensis King 1864 9 Homo erectus Dubois, 1892 10 Hominidae 11 Homo habilis Leakey et al 1964 12 Homo erectus heidelbergensis Schoetensack, 1908 13 Homo floresiensis Brown, Sutikna, Morwood, Soejono, Jatmiko, Wayhu Saptomo & Rokus Awe Due, 2004 14 Homo ergaster Groves and Maz\xe1k, 1975 15 Homininae Gray, 1825 16 Homo rhodesiensis Woodward, 1921 17 Homo erectus pekinensis (Black & Zdansky, 1927) 18 Homo antecessor Bermudez de Castro et al., 1997 19 Homo erectus tautavelensis 20 Homo erectus wushanensis 21 Homo erectus palaeojavanicus 22 Homo gautengensis Curnoe, 2010 23 Homo erectus yuanmouensis (Hu, 1973) 24 Homo erectus soloensis Oppenoorth, 1932 25 Homo cepranensis 26 Homo erectus nankinensis 27 Homo erectus lantianensis Woo, 1964 28 Homo sapiens idaltu White et al, 2003 29 Homo georgicus Gabounia et al. 2002 30 Homo sp. Altai link 1 http://eol.org/pages/42268/overview 2 http://eol.org/pages/339201/overview 3 http://eol.org/pages/204370/overview 4 http://eol.org/pages/327955/overview 5 http://eol.org/pages/326448/overview 6 http://eol.org/pages/326449/overview 7 http://eol.org/pages/127643/overview 8 http://eol.org/pages/4454114/overview 9 http://eol.org/pages/4454110/overview 10 http://eol.org/pages/1653/overview 11 http://eol.org/pages/4454111/overview 12 http://eol.org/pages/4454115/overview 13 http://eol.org/pages/4454117/overview 14 http://eol.org/pages/4454121/overview 15 http://eol.org/pages/10551052/overview 16 http://eol.org/pages/4454119/overview 17 http://eol.org/pages/4454127/overview 18 http://eol.org/pages/4454113/overview 19 http://eol.org/pages/27782899/overview 20 http://eol.org/pages/10641455/overview 21 http://eol.org/pages/10557505/overview 22 http://eol.org/pages/20405495/overview 23 http://eol.org/pages/10577161/overview 24 http://eol.org/pages/10557522/overview 25 http://eol.org/pages/8824326/overview 26 http://eol.org/pages/10643114/overview 27 http://eol.org/pages/10577150/overview 28 http://eol.org/pages/8824323/overview 29 http://eol.org/pages/4454122/overview 30 http://eol.org/pages/21642106/overview content 1 Homo Linnaeus, 1758; Homo 2 Hao; uhu; loro; Aliyakyak; Te inai; Kopahopaho; O-sha; Tegatega; Tonae; Gamesegul; Huleyo; Poxella; Rouw; Tooleh\xfb; Busalog; Molmol; Ditun; Mul-mul; Moymoy; Mol-mol; Mala boila; Tobwagabwaga; Semi-Tiaongan; Sika toki; Homo 3 loro; Bayan; Aliyakyak; Kalat; Perencong; Maming; Fasiulimat; Fas\xfan\xfamat; Gawegaw; Y\xf3mosukin; Ketarap; Busalog; Molmol; Ditun; Mul-mul; Moy-moy; Moymoy; Angol; Mol-mol; Buntog; Mur-mur; Holoveka; Mol-mol perikohon; Mul-mul ungus; Vanga udu; Asul; Homo; Bon-ak; Bungalog; Bunog na angol; Buyos; Ulafi; Bayan bara; Mesekelatlelebt 4 Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758; Homo heidelbergensis; Homo sapiens gromagnon; Homo sapiens diluvialis; Neoanthropus fosssilis; Homo sapiens fossilis; Homo predmostensis; Homo floresiensis Brown et al., 2004 5 Pan satyrus paniscus Schwartz, 1929.; Homo paniscus Schwartz 6 Chimpansee troglodytes; Homo troglodytes Blumenbach; Anthropopithecus troglodytes; Pan africanus Oken 1816; Simia troglodytes Blumenbach 1775; Anthropopithecus satyrus (Linnaeus 1758); Pan satyrus (Linnaeus 1758); Pithecus satyrus (Linnaeus 1758); Simia satyrus Linnaeus 1758 7 Homo lar; Homo lar Linnaeus 1771; Hylobates albimana (Vigors & Horsfield, 1828); Hylobates longimana (Schreber, 1774); Hylobates variegates (\xc9. Geoffroy, 1812); Hylobates varius (Latreille, 1801) 8 Homo neanderthalensis; Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Homo neanderthalensis King 1864 9 Homo erectus; Homo erectus (Dubois, 1892); Homo erectus Dubois, 1894; Homo erectus Dubois, 1892 10 Hominidae Gray, 1825; Pongidae; Dryopithecidae; Oreopithecidae Schwalbe, 1915; Homo troglodytes Linnaeus, 1758; Pongidae Elliot, 1913 11 Homo rudolfensis; Australopithecus habilis 12 Homo heidelbergensis 13 Homo floresiensis; Homo floresiensis Brown, Sutikna, Morwood, Soejono, Jatmiko, Wayhu Saptomo & Rokus Awe Due, 2004; Homo floresiensis Brown et al., 2004 14 Homo georgicus; Homo erectus ergaster 15 Homo/Pan/Gorilla group 16 Homo rhodesiensis; Homo rhodesiensis Woodward, 1921 17 Homo erectus pekinensis (Black, 1927); Homo erectus pekinensis (Black & Zdansky, 1927) 18 Homo antecessor; Homo antecessor Bermudez de Castro et al., 1997; Homo antecessor de Castro et al., 1997 19 Homo erectus tautavelensis 20 Homo erectus wushanensis 21 Homo erectus palaeojavanicus 22 Homo gautengensis Curnoe, 2010 23 Homo erectus yuanmouensis; Homo erectus yuanmouensis (Hu, 1973) 24 Javanthropus soloensis; Homo javanthropus 25 Homo cepranensis; Homo cepranensis Mallegni et al, 2003 26 Homo erectus nankinensis 27 Homo erectus lantianensis (Woo Ju-Kang, 1964); Homo erectus lantianensis Woo, 1964 28 Homo sapiens idaltu White et al, 2003; Homo sapiens idaltu White, Asfaw et al. 2003 29 Homo georgicus; Homo georgicus Gabounia et al. 2002 30 Homo sp. Altai
eol_search('Salix')
http://eol.org/api/search/Salix.json?key=52987dc6505de77c6c9345e8e8068f74ffb52de6
id title link 1 65046 Salix http://eol.org/pages/65046/overview 2 32667 Salix http://eol.org/pages/32667/overview 3 585446 Salix nigra Marsh. http://eol.org/pages/585446/overview 4 584279 Salix discolor Muhl. http://eol.org/pages/584279/overview 5 584378 Salix bebbiana Sarg. http://eol.org/pages/584378/overview 6 592439 Salix exigua Nutt. http://eol.org/pages/592439/overview 7 585415 Salix amygdaloides Anderss. http://eol.org/pages/585415/overview 8 584270 Salix caprea L. http://eol.org/pages/584270/overview 9 392800 Salix interior Rowlee http://eol.org/pages/392800/overview 10 584245 Salix fragilis L. http://eol.org/pages/584245/overview 11 595817 Salix humilis Marsh. http://eol.org/pages/595817/overview 12 590253 Salix cordata Michx. http://eol.org/pages/590253/overview 13 585027 Salix lucida Muhl. http://eol.org/pages/585027/overview 14 585416 Salix alba L. ? http://eol.org/pages/585416/overview 15 5602320 Salix babylonica L. http://eol.org/pages/5602320/overview 16 584242 Salix purpurea L. http://eol.org/pages/584242/overview 17 584190 Salix viminalis L. http://eol.org/pages/584190/overview 18 584272 Salix cinerea L. http://eol.org/pages/584272/overview 19 584180 Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. http://eol.org/pages/584180/overview 20 585064 Salix herbacea L. http://eol.org/pages/585064/overview 21 585045 Salix lemmonii Bebb http://eol.org/pages/585045/overview 22 584252 Salix floridana Chapman http://eol.org/pages/584252/overview 23 585443 Salix lanata L. http://eol.org/pages/585443/overview 24 592493 Salix glauca L. http://eol.org/pages/592493/overview 25 590722 Salix aurita L. http://eol.org/pages/590722/overview 26 585065 Salix hastata L. http://eol.org/pages/585065/overview 27 592438 Salix eriocephala Michx. http://eol.org/pages/592438/overview 28 584185 Salix taxifolia Kunth http://eol.org/pages/584185/overview 29 584237 Salix pentandra L. http://eol.org/pages/584237/overview 30 584371 Salix arizonica Dorn http://eol.org/pages/584371/overview content 1 Salix L.; salix; Salix bonplandiana (H.B.K.)-Kunth; Salix L. (1753) 2 Salix L.; salix; Salix Linnaeus, 1753; Salix mollissima; Salix mollissima Ehrh. 3 Salix nigra Marsh.; Salix nigra var. altissima Sarg.; Salix nigra; Salix nigra Marshall; Salix falcata Kunth; Salix nigra var. lindheimeri C.K. Schneid. 4 Salix discolor Muhl.; Salix discolor; Salix ancorifera Fernald; Salix discolor var. overi C.R. Ball 5 Salix bebbiana Sarg.; Salix perrostrata Rydb.; Salix bebbiana; Salix rostrata; Salix xerophila; Salix xerophila B. Flod.; Salix bebbiana var. capreifolia (Fernald) Fernald; Salix bebbiana var. luxurians (Fernald) Fernald; Salix bebbiana var. perrostrata (Rydb.) C.K. Schneid.; Salix bebbiana var. projecta (Fernald) C.K. Schneid.; Salix rostrata var. luxurians Fernald 6 Salix exigua Nutt.; Salix parishiana Rowlee; Salix exigua var. virens Rowlee; Salix hindsiana; Salix argophylla; Salix parishiana; Salix thurberi; Salix exigua; Salix nevadensis S. Watson; Salix interior var. angustissima (Andersson) Dayton; Salix longifolia var. angustissima Andersson; Salix sessilifolia var. hindsiana (Benth.) Andersson ex Bebb; Salix hindsiana var. leucodendroides (Rowlee) C.R. Ball; Salix hindsiana var. parishiana (Rowlee) C.R. Ball 7 Salix amygdaloides Anderss.; Salix amygdaloides; Salix amygdaloides Andersson; Salix amygdaloides var. wrightii (Andersson) C.K. Schneid.; Salix amygdaloides f. pilosiuscula C.K. Schneid.; Salix nigra var. wrightii Andersson 8 Salix caprea 9 Salix interior Rowlee; Salix interior var. wheeleri Rowlee; Salix rubra; Salix exigua subsp. interior (Rowlee) Cronquist; Salix interior; Salix rubra Huds.; Salix interior var. pedicellata (Andersson) C.R. Ball; Salix interior var. exterior Fernald; Salix rubra Huds. (1762) 10 Salix fragilis 11 Salix humilis Marsh.; Salix humilis; Salix humilis Marshall 12 Salix cordata Michx.; Salix cordata; Salix syrticola; Salix syrticola Fernald 13 Salix lucida Muhl.; Salix lucida; Salix lucida Muhl. ssp. lucida; Salix lucida ssp. lucida; Salix lucida var. angustifolia Andersson; Salix lucida var. intonsa Fernald; Salix lucida var. lucida 14 Salix alba L.; Salix alba; Salix alba L. ?; Salix alba Linnaeus; Salix alba L. (1753) 15 Salix elegantissima K. Koch; Salix babylonica L.; Salix matsudana Koidz. 16 Salix purpurea L.; Salix purpurea; Salix purpurea Linnaeus; Salix purpurea L. (1753); Salix purpurea s.l. 17 Salix viminalis L.; Salix serotina Pall.; Salix veriviminalis Nas.; Salix gmelinii Pall.; Salix rossica Nasarow; Salix viminalis subsp. veriviminalis Hyl.; Salix viminalis var. semiviminalis Poljakov; Salix semiviminalis E.L.Wolf; Salix rufescens Nasarow; Salix splendens Nasarow; Salix strobilacea Nasarow 18 Salix cinerea L.; Salix cinerea; Salix cinerea Linnaeus; Salix cinerea ssp. cinerea 19 Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.; Salix sitchensis; Salix coulteri Andersson; Salix sitchensis Sanson 20 Salix herbacea L.; Salix herbacea 21 Salix lemmonii Bebb; Salix lemmonii; Salix austinae 22 Salix floridana Chapman; Salix chapmanii Small; Salix floridana; Salix chapmanii; Salix floridana Chapm.; Salix astatulana Murrill & E.J. Palmer 23 Salix lanata L.; Salix lanata 24 Salix glauca L.; Salix glauca; Salix glauca Linnaeus 25 Salix aurita L.; Salix aurita 26 Salix hastata L.; Salix hastata; Salix hastata Linnaeus 27 Salix eriocephala Michx.; Salix rigida Muhl.; Salix eriocephala; Salix rigida; Salix adenophylla; Salix cordata var. abrasa Fernald; Salix rigida var. angustata (Pursh) Fernald; Salix acutidens Rydb. in Britton 28 Salix Americana; Salix (dwarf species) 29 Salix pentandra L.; Salix pentandra; Salix pentandra Linnaeus; Salix pentandra L. (1753) 30 Salix arizonica Dorn; Salix arizonica
eol_search(terms='Ursus americanus luteolus')
http://eol.org/api/search/Ursus+americanus+luteolus.json?key=52987dc6505de77c6c9345e8e8068f74ffb52de6
id title 1 1273844 Ursus americanus luteolus Griffith, 1821 link 1 http://eol.org/pages/1273844/overview content 1 Ursus americanus luteolus Griffith, 1821; Ursus americanus luteolus