taxize (version 0.0.6)

eol_search: Search for terms in EOL database.

Description

Search for terms in EOL database.

Usage

eol_search(terms, usekey = TRUE,
    returntype = "data.frame", 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)

key

Your EOL API key; loads from .Rprofile.

Value

• JSON list object, or data.frame.

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')
eol_search('Salix')
eol_search(terms='Ursus americanus luteolus')