014.1770 



Service of Biological Abstracts. Together, these publications 

 constitute the major English language service providing comprehen- 

 sive worldwide coverage of research in the life sciences. Over 

 9,000 primary journals and monographs as well as symposia, 

 reviews, preliminary reports, semi-popular journals, selected 

 institutional and government reports, research communications, and 

 other secondary sources provide citations on all aspects of the 

 biosciences and medical research. Searchable abstracts are 

 available for Biological Abstracts records from July 1976 to the 

 present. File 5 contains all the citations from 1981 through the 

 present. The citations for the years from 1977 through 1980 are 

 available in File 55, and citations for the years 1969-1976 are 

 available in File 255. 



CAB ABSTRACTS File 50 



1972-present , 1,760,000 records, monthly updates 

 (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Farnham Royal, Slough, 

 England) . 



CAB ABSTRACTS is a comprehensive file of agricultural and 

 biological information containing all records in the 26 main 

 abstract journals published by Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux. 

 Over 8,500 journals in 37 languages are scanned, as well as books, 

 reports, and other publications. In some instances less accessi- 

 ble literature is abstracted by scientists working in other 

 countries. About 130,000 items are selected for publication 

 yearly; significant papers are abstracted, while less important 

 works are reported with bibliographic details only. 



The following journals are included in CAB ABSTRACTS: 

 Agricultural Engineering Abstracts; Animals Breeding Abstracts; 

 Apicultural Abstracts; Arid Lands Abstracts; Dairy Science 

 Abstracts; Field Crop Abstracts; Forest Products Abstracts; 

 Forestry Abstracts; Helminthological Abstracts (A & B) ; Herbage 

 Abstracts; Horticultural Abstracts; Index Veter inarius; Nutrition 

 Abstracts and Reviews (A & B) ; Plant Breeding Abstracts; Proto- 

 zoological Abstracts; Review of Applied Entomology (A & B) ; Review 

 of Medical and Veterinary Mycology; Review of Plant Pathology; 



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