Tofilski Adam
Department of Pomology and Apiculture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Krakow, Poland.
Zookeys. 2018 Feb 6(735):131-140. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.735.21412. eCollection 2018.
Despite advances in computer technology and the increasing availability of multiple-access taxonomic keys, traditional dichotomous keys remain the most often used taxonomic identification tools. On the other hand, there seems to be a lack of an editor of dichotomous keys, which is both freely available and easy to use. The DKey software was developed in order to alleviate this problem. A taxonomic key in text format can be imported to the software in order to edit it. Various editing options are possible, including: moving couplets, removing couplets, combining keys and renumbering keys. The software can output the key either in the traditional text format, ready for publication in a scientific journal, or in hypertext linked format, which makes identification faster and easier, due to the fact that pointers can be clicked in order to move to the next couplet. The DKey software should be useful for both taxonomic experts creating keys and those who use them for identification. The DKey software is freely available and open source.
尽管计算机技术不断进步，多通道分类检索表的可用性也日益提高，但传统的二歧检索表仍然是最常用的分类鉴定工具。另一方面，似乎缺少一种既免费又易于使用的二歧检索表编辑器。开发DKey软件就是为了缓解这一问题。可以将文本格式的分类检索表导入该软件进行编辑。有多种编辑选项可供选择，包括：移动对偶、删除对偶、合并检索表和重新编号检索表。该软件可以以传统文本格式输出检索表，准备好在科学期刊上发表，也可以以超文本链接格式输出，由于可以点击指针跳转到下一对偶，这使得鉴定更快、更容易。DKey软件对于创建检索表的分类学专家和使用检索表进行鉴定的人都应该很有用。DKey软件是免费提供的开源软件。
