Subject
Research Guides
Biology
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of general biology topics.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| What Can You Do With a Major in Biology? | REF HF5381.5 .A88 2005 |
| Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution | REF GN281 .C345 1992 |
| Encyclopedia of Evolution | REF GN281 .M53 1990 |
| Concise Encyclopedia of Biology | REF QH302.5 .A2313 1996 |
| Facts on File Dictionary of Biology | REF QH302.5 .F38 1999 |
| Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms | REF QH302.5 .H65 1995 |
| Genetics (4 volumes) | REF QH427 .G46 2003 |
| Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | REF QH540.4 .L56 1998 |
| Color Atlas of Anatomy | REF QM25 .R55 1998 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse the QH (General Biology) call number range.
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- AccessScience: gateway to full-text articles and research updates in all areas of science.
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Biology/Science.
- WWW Virtual Library – Biosciences
http://vlib.org/Biosciences
links to resources on many different life science topics. - The Biology
Project
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/
tutorials on basic biology topics produced by the University of Arizona - DNA From the Beginning
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
tutorials about genetics principles and processes sponsored by Cold Spring Harbor - NBII
Basic Genetics and Cell Biology
http://genetics.nbii.gov/index.html
basic information on cells and genetics from the Natl. Biological Info. Infrastructure. *Note: Site unavailable due to update in progress.* - USDA Plant Database
http://plants.usda.gov/
U.S. Department of Agriculture's detailed database of plant species characteristics - Animal Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
extensive database of animal species that maintained by the Univ. of Michigan