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(move back to Subject Portal Home) Including individual books and groups of books held by Cowles Library Biology Encyclopedias in Cowles LibraryHere are some encyclopedias on biology listed in the online catalog. Generally, the most recent acquisitions are listed first. Go there... Black's Veterinary DictionaryAvailable online. "This encyclopaedic dictionary offers a unique guide to animal health, disease, welfare and husbandry. It is an invaluable first reference source for all involved with, or interested in, animals." Go there... Collins Dictionary of BiologyAvailable online. "The 'Collins Dictionary of Biology', an established reference work, has now been revised, updated and expanded to reflect developments in this rapidly advancing science, especially in the area of genetics. The Dictionary is designed for advanced school students and for undergraduates. It is also a valuable resource for all who have an interest in the life sciences." Consists of 6500 entries and many clear diagrams Covers all the major fields within the science, including anatomy, biochemistry, ecology, evolutionary theory, genetics, molecular biology, physiology and taxonomy Describes techniques and tests commonly used in biology, explains statistical terms and includes biographical details of important biologists Go there... Dictionary of Animal BehaviorAvailable online "This dictionary covers every aspect of animal behaviour and includes terms from the related fields of ecology, physiology and psychology. Clear, concise entries are backed up by specific examples where appropriate, covering all aspects of behaviour from aggression to courtship." Go there... Dictionary of BiologyAvailable online "The perfect guide for those studying biology, either at school or university. Including biographies of key scientists, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. There are also feature articles on important topics, such as genetically modified organisms." Go there... Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology, WileyAvailable online. "Developmental biology is the study of the mechanisms of development, differentiation, and growth in animals and plants at the molecular, cellular, and genetic levels. The discipline has gained prominence in part due to new interdisciplinary approaches and advances in technology, which have led to the rapid emergence of new concepts and words. The Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology is the first comprehensive reference focused on the terms, research, history, and people of this field." "This authoritative A-to-Z resource covers classical morphological and cytological terms along with those from modern genetics and molecular biology. Extensively cross-referenced, the Dictionary includes definitions of terms, explanations of concepts, and biographies of historical figures. Comparative aspects are described in order to provide a sense of the evolution of structures. All features of embryology and developmental biology are covered, including: Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Developmental genetics and Medical embryology." Go there... Dictionary of EcologyAvailable online "This is the third edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 6,250 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Coverage is wide-ranging and includes plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, pollution, conservation, habitat management, evolution, environmental pollution, climatology and meteorology." Go there... Dictionary of GeneticsAvailable online "This new edition of A Dictionary of Genetics addresses the needs of students, educators, and clinical geneticists for an authoritative and up-to-date reference work that not only defines the latest terms but also presents important ancillary encyclopedic information. The dictionary includes terms from a wide range of disciplines which entwine with genetics, including molecular biology, cell biology, medicine, botany, and evolutionary studies. Its 7,000 cross-referenced definitions are supported by an excellent collection of line drawings, tables, and chemical formulae." Go there... Dictionary of Plant SciencesAvailable online "This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of botany available. Drawing on the information contained in the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, the text has been fully revised to give wide coverage on topics including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, bio-geography, earth history, and the earth sciences. There is worldwide coverage of taxonomic groups: one-third of the entries are devoted to taxa, from bacteria and fungi to the main groups of flowering and non-flowering plants." Go there... Dictionary of ScientistsAvailable online "From Archimedes and Copernicus to Stephen Hawking and Stephen Jay Gould, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date biographical dictionary of scientists currently available. Spanning over 2,500 years, it covers all areas of science, from physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology. Offering clear explanations of the science itself as well as its historical significance, the dictionary includes coverage of all Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, physiology, and medicine." Go there... Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and UnitsAvailable online "This comprehensive dictionary provides clear definitions of all the units, prefixes, and styling of the Système International (SI), as well as industry-specific and traditional terms currently in use." Go there... Dictionary of ZoologyAvailable online "This dictionary is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work on all aspects of the study of animals for students and amateur naturalists. There is wide coverage of all relevant topics including animal behaviour, genetics, evolutionary studies, ecology, physiology, genetics, cytology, Earth history, and zoogeography." Go there... ebraryAccess to thousands of Available ebooks. Must access “Tool Kit” to get required plug-in. Go there... Encyclopedia of EvolutionAvailable online "A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, these entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies. Readers will find brief treatments on discrete concepts and individuals to illuminating lengthy essays by towering figures in the field. Topics include: Darwin, natural selection, human origins, behavioral ecology, diversity, mathematical models, and cell and developmental biology. Special essays include Stephen Jay Gould's “Macroevolution” and Jane Goodall and Elizabeth Vinson-Lonsdorf on “Culture in Chimpanzees.”" Go there... Encyclopedia of MammalsAvailable online "Written by an international team of experts and edited by renowned zoologist Professor David Macdonald, this new edition of The Encyclopedia of Mammals has been comprehensively revised and updated to reflect the most recent developments in modern zoology. It covers the behaviour, diet, distribution, and evolution of every known living mammal in the world in clear, accessible language, and is superbly illustrated throughout with photographs and original artwork. There are also feature articles on a range of fascinating topics, such as: Why do primates have big brains? Why do lions roar? And what are the costs of motherhood for seals?" Go there... Encyclopedia of Underwater LifeAvailable online "A breathtaking insight into underwater life, this Encyclopedia offers unrivalled coverage of the fish and aquatic invertebrates that inhabit our rivers, lakes, and oceans. It describes in detail the anatomy, behaviour, habitat, breeding, and conservation status of species: from microscopic, single-celled organisms swept along by water currents to gigantic powerhouses of the deep. Fascinating feature articles examine some of the strangest and most interesting aspects of these species in more depth, such as the origins of coral reefs; the cycle of the salmon; and how fish produce and use artificial illumination." Go there... Gray's Anatomy Online"The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn." Go there... Guide to Seashells of the WorldAvailable online. "An easy-to-use identification guide to a wide range of shells from all over the world, from the common to the rare and coveted. The introductory section gives general information on molluscs and their classification, and about collecting shells. In the identification section, over 1200 species are described and more than 1000 are illustrated. The description of each species accompanies its illustration." Go there... Handbook of Vegetable PestsAvailable online. "The Handbook of Vegetable Pests is intended to assist anyone in need of an easy-to-use, comprehensive survey of all pests likely to be encountered in North America. This Handbook provides thorough identification guides, descriptions of pest life history, and pest management recommendations. The text is well illustrated with hundreds of easy-to-use line drawings, is cross-referenced to the professional and scientific literature, and includes color plates for ease of insect pest identification." Go there... Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental BiologyAvailable online. "The new field of evolutionary developmental biology is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary biology. The fundamental principle of evolutionary developmental biology ("evo-devo") is that evolution acts through inherited changes in the development of the organism. "Evo-devo" is not merely a fusion of the fields of developmental and evolutionary biology, the grafting of a developmental perspective onto evolutionary biology, or the incorporation of an evolutionary perspective into developmental biology. Evo-devo strives for a unification of genomic, developmental, organismal, population, and natural selection approaches to evolutionary change. It draws from development, evolution, paleontology, ecology, and molecular and systematic biology, but has its own set of questions, approaches, and methods." "Keywords and Concepts in Evolutionary Developmental Biology is the first comprehensive reference work for this expanding field. Covering more than fifty central terms and concepts, from Animal Phyla to Variation, in entries written by leading experts, Keywords offers an overview of all that is embraced by this new subdiscipline of biology, providing the core insights and ideas that show how embryonic development relates to life-history evolution, adaptation, and responses to and integration with environmental factors." Go there... Macquarie Dictionary of Trees & ShrubsAvailable online. "The Macquarie Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs is a comprehensive listing of the plants found in Australian gardens, including native trees, shrubs and climbers, as well as those introduced from other parts of the world." "The entries are arranged in simple alphabetical order, under both the botanical and common names. Each plant is fully and clearly described with all relevant botanical information, together with gardening tips and much to interest the general reader." "The back section of the book contains The Grower's Guide, a chart that allows you to select plants for your garden on the basis of particular features and growing conditions such as size, colour of flowers, specific uses, soil type, etc." "The Macquarie Dictionary of Trees and Shrubs has been written specially for Australian conditions. It is the ideal reference for the Australian gardener looking to learn about everything from the Eucalyptus rubida to the Magnolia campbellii to the Rhododendron (azalea)." Go there... NCBI BookshelfEbooks on a variety of science and medicine topics Go there... NetLibraryAccess to thousands of ebooks. Go there... New Encyclopedia of BirdsAvailable online "The New Encyclopedia of Birds is the definitive single-volume guide to birds of the world. Entries prepared by a team of renowned biologists and conservationists give a systematic account of every family, covering their form and function, distribution, diet, social behaviour, and breeding biology. With one-eighth of all bird species now under threat, special attention is given to environmental and conservation issues." Go there... Oxford Companion to the BodyAvailable online "The Oxford Companion to the Body is a fascinating and authoritative guide to every aspect of the body. It provides concise and readable accounts of the structure and function of all the major systems of the body and the causes of disorders that affect them. Interwoven with this coverage of the science of the body, are entertaining and informative articles on social and religious attitudes to the body, and its significance for artists, philosophers and writers." Go there... Science, Technology and SocietyAvailable online "Science, Technology, and Society contains over 130 A to Z signed articles written by major scholars and experts from academic and scientific institutions and institutes worldwide. It emphasizes an interdisciplinary and international coverage of the functions and effects of science and technology in society and culture. Each article is accompanied by a selected bibliography." Go there... WorldCat - OCLCWorldCat is a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. If you are unable to find something in the Cowles Library collection using the I-LINK catalog, this is an excellent place to continue your search. Use the Interlibrary Loan link on this page to obtain materials from other collections. Go there... Including research databases that are subscribed to by Cowles Library and not available to the general public 1- Science DatabasesAll science databases available at Cowles. Go there... Academic Search CompleteThis is one of Drake’s broadest based databases. This covers the full-text of over 3,900 periodicals in a wide range of academic disciplines. There are over 500 biology journals indexed with full-text for about two-thirds of the journals. AccessScienceFull search of the encyclopedia plus science news, definitions, biographies, illustrations, animations and more. Go there... Annual ReviewsBiological AbstractsBiological Abstracts is a complete collection of bibliographic references to life science journal literature published internationally. Cowles Library’s online subscription covers 1995 to current. BioMed CentralBioMed Central provides full-text access to about 100 bio-medical journals online. Browsing by journal title or searching by keyword is possible. Access is free to Drake students, but one needs to register for membership on the website. Birds of North America OnlineBritannica OnlineFully searchable version of the encyclopedia with thousands of articles and illustrations. Go there... CREDO ReferenceCREDO Reference contains a variety of reference sources in subjects ranging from Art to History to Law to Technology and almost everything in between. At a loss for a paper topic? Search the Concept Map for ideas. Go there... JSTOR (JournalSTORage)Electronic archive of the complete journal runs (excluding the most recent 2-5 years) of over 500 journal titles in over 20 academic disciplines. Check out the recently added Biological Sciences Collection titles! Click on SEARCH to begin. Go there... Medline (EBSCO version)MEDLINE indexes over 4,600 journals in the medical and health sciences. The EBSCO version, available to Drake students, links to full-text articles where available. Ovid Core Biomedical Collections I and IIFull-text of 30 core journals in the biomedical fields, such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Internal Medicine, JAMA, and Science. Go there... RefWorksRefWorks automates the tasks of citing information & creating bibliographies for research papers. Allows you to create your own citations or import from online databases. Sign up to create your own individual account & save your bibliographies. Works especially well with Scopus. For remote access, call the Reference Desk at 271-2113 to obtain the site code. Science DirectIndexing to over 1,800 journals in the biological, chemical, & pharmacological sciences. Links to full-text for 52+ titles. Go there... ScopusScopus indexes over 14,000 peer-reviewed journals in scientific, technical, medical and social science fields. Article listings include who else has cited the article. Links to available full text are included. Go there... Wiley InterScienceAccess to the full-text of 264 journals in business, chemistry, education, life sciences, and more. Go there... Including lists of subject specific journals owned by Drake or accessible electronically Health & Biological Sciences JournalsAll avaialable journals in biology Human BiologyFull-text available through Project Muse from 2001 to present Go there... NatureNature is a weekly international science journal that publishes peer-reviewed original research, review articles, reports, and commentaries on the latest happenings in the sciences. Based upon impact factor, it is the "world's top multidisciplinary science journal, and the world's top journal publishing basic scientific research." Coverage is from 1997 to the present. Go there... Nature: News@Nature"News@nature.com's mission is to provide the best science journalism on the web. Here you will find breaking news, extended features and analysis, acclaimed columnists, plus blogs and multimedia specials - all brought to you by our award-winning team of journalists, based in cities from San Francisco to Sydney. In addition to our extensive original content, we also host news stories from Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, and BioEntrepreneur, along with science careers news from NatureJobs. These articles appear on news@nature.com up to several weeks before they’re published in the print editions of these journals." Go there... Perspectives in Biology and MedicineFull-text available through Project Muse from 2000 to present. Go there... Including sites that are generally free and contain content deemed to be pertinent to the subject Alpha Epsilon DeltaPremedical Honor Society Go there... AMA Atlas of the BodyAmerican Institute of Biological SciencesThe American Institute of Biological Sciences is a non-profit scientific organization federally chartered to “advance research and education in the biological sciences.” AIBS serves as an umbrella organization for professional scientific societies and organizations in providing services, support, and a voice for research and education in biology. The AIBS site includes links to news, meetings, classifieds and articles of interest. Go there... Animal Diversity Web"An online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan" Go there... Beta Beta BetaNational biological honor society Go there... Bio NotebookMaintained by the Pasteur Institute, this is a large and diverse database of biology resources and information. Go there... BioEd OnlineBiology teacher resources from Baylor College of Medicine. Go there... Bioethics.netContains articles and news on the topic of bioethics, book reviews and upcoming events with links to jobs in bioethics. This site is also the home for the American Journal of Bioethics. Go there... Biogeosciences.orgbiology-onlineThis is a biology site for students and general information. In additon to links and articles, it includes forums for various topics and a biology dictionary. Go there... BIOSCI/Bionet NewsgroupsA collection of biology related newsgroups Go there... Biosciences WWW Virtual LibraryLinks to other virtual libraries on a variety of more specific biology related disciplines Go there... Cosmic Evolution"From Big Bang to Human Kind." An interdisciplinary, multimedia look at change and development in the universe from the Wright Center for Science Education. Go there... Digital Image LibraryImage collection of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). Most images are freely available for use. Go there... E-anatomy.orgAn excellent free resource for anatomy students. Go there... eNature Field GuidesA collection of online field guides covering a variety of plants and animals. Includes a feature that provides a personalized list of species by ZIP code. Multimedia features include things like downloadable recordings of bird songs and calls. Go there... Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)An ambitious online encyclopedia whose goal is to have a web page for each species of organism in the world. Go there... Entrez, The Life Sciences Search Engine SearchDon't just search PubMed, search across every database available from the NCBI at the same time. Go there... Genetics Education CenterIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesKimball's Biology PagesAn online biology textbook Go there... Longevity RecordsLife Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish Go there... Medicine WWW Virtual LibraryLinks to resources on a variety of medical and health science related topics Go there... mediLexicon"A dictionary of over 200,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations. Plus medical news and searches for the medical, pharmaceutical or healthcare professional." Go there... Merck Veterinary ManualModel Organisms for Biomedical Research"We hope this web site provides you with information about national and international activities and major resources that are being developed to facilitate biomedical research using the animal models listed here. For organisms not listed, web pages may be developed in the future." Go there... National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)"The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is a broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources." Go there... National Institutes of HealthOdonataCentral"This site is designed to make available what we know about the distribution, biogeography, biodiversity, and identification of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) world-wide." Go there... OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man"This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The database contains textual information and references. It also contains copious links to MEDLINE and sequence records in the Entrez system, and links to additional related resources at NCBI and elsewhere." Go there... ScienceHackYouTube + Science = ScienceHack. A database of scientist approved videos. Go there... Space Biology"SpaceBio.net is an online resource for undergraduate life sciences educators and their students. It provides information, downloadable teaching materials, and links to other relevant Web sites." Go there... Todar's Online Textbook of BacteriologyTree of Life Web ProjectThis attractive and well organized site now containing more than 2600 pages includes contributions from biologists around the world. A goal is to have “information about the evolutionary history and characteristics of all groups of organisms.” Organized phylogenically, one can also search for a particular organism, look at the most recent additions or a randomly selected organism. Developed for professional biologists, the site is also usable by non-biologists. Go there... Veterinary Medicine WWW Virtual LibraryLinks to resources on a variety of veterinary medicine related topics Go there... WebAnatomy"A collection of study aids for entry-level anatomy and physiology students." Particularly useful for its self-testing features. Go there... |
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