ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
Following is some general information about resources and tools to assist researchers in the field of Environmental Biology. This list is just a sampling of what the Quimby Library has in its collection.
FINDING BOOKS
The library’s holdings are best accessed through Athena, our online catalog. This system can be searched by author, title, subject heading, or key word. Help in using the system is available online and at the reference/circulation desk. The library catalog [http://www.unity.edu/library] can be accessed from the library as well as your home or office via the internet.
The library holdings are arranged by the Library of Congress Classification system and uses Library of Congress subject headings. Examples of possible subjects include:
Adaptation (Biology); Anatomy; Animal behavior; Animals – Physiology; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biologists; Biology; Biology – Authorship; Biology, economic; Biology, experimental; Biometry; Birds – Physiology; Cells; Conservation biology; Cytology; Death (Biology); Desert biology; Developmental biology; Ecology; Environmental health; Estuarine biology; Evolution (Biology); Fishes – Physiology; Freshwater biology; Geobiology; Genetics; Human biology; Life (Biology); Limnology; Mammals; Marine biology; Molecular biology; Natural history illustration; Ornithology; Physiology; Plant cells and tissues; Plant physiology; Population biology; Report writing; Scientific illustration; Seashore biology; Space biology; Stains and staining; Technical writing; Trees – Physiology; Variation (Biology); Woody plants – Physiology; Zoology
REFERENCE SOURCES
Animal anatomy on file / by the Diagram Group. REF QL812.5 A55 1990
Animal behavior desk reference : a dictionary of animal behavior, ecology, and evolution / E.M. Barrows REF QL750.3 .B37 2001
Barnes & Noble thesaurus of biology : the principles of biology explained and illustrated / Anne C. Gutteridge REF QH302.5 .G87 1983
Basic guide to pesticides : their characteristics and hazards REF RA1270.P4 B73 1992
Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology REF QR81 .B46 2001
Biology data book. REF QH310 .A39 1964
Birder’s dictionary / R.T. Cox REF QL672.2 .C69 1996
The Cambridge encyclopedia of ornithology / eds. M. Brooke & T. Birkhead REF QL673 .C26 1991
Cooper's comprehensive environmental desk reference REF GE123 .C64 1996
A dictionary of ethology / K. Immelmann & C. Beer REF QL750.3 .I4513 1989
The Dictionary of cell biology REF QH575 .D57 1995
A dictionary of genetics / R.C. King & W.D. Stansfield REF QH427 .K55 1990
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms : compiled from the Greek, Latin, and other languages, with special reference to biological terms and scienctific names / by Donald J. Borror. REF QH13 .B68 1960
Doing honest work in college : how to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success / Charles Lipson. PN171.F56 L56 2004
Encyclopedia of bioethics REF QH332 .E52 1995
Encyclopedia of environmental issues REF GE10 .E52 2000
Encyclopedia of global change : environmental change and human society REF GE149 .E47 2002
Encyclopedia of life sciences / Nature Publishing Group (20 vols.) REF QH302.5 .E54 2002
The environmental resource handbook. REF GE20 .E586 2003/04
Facts on file dictionary of biology REF QH302.5 .F38 2005
Facts on file dictionary of environmental science REF TD9 .W95 2001
Fish physiology / eds. W.S. Hoar & D.J. Randall. REF QL639.1 .H6
The Guild handbook of scientific illustration 2nd ed. Q222 .G85 2003
Handbook of biological illustration / F.W. Zweifel QH318 .Z97 1988
Hazardous materials dictionary REF T55.3.H3 C645 1988
Latin names explained : a guide to the scientific classification of reptiles, birds & mammals / A.F. Gotch. REF QL9 .G67 1996
McGraw-Hill dictionary of bioscience REF QH302.5 .M382 2003
The New Penguin dictionary of biology REF QH13 .N62 1990
A new tree biology dictionary : terms, topics, and treatments for trees and their problems and proper care REF QK474.87 .S55 1986
Oxford dictionary of biochemistry and molecular biology REF QP512 .O94 1997
Scientific American resource library : readings in the life sciences / with an introduction by Marston Bates. REF QH302 .S4 (10 volumes)
Scientific style and format : the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers REF Z253 .S386 1994
A source-book of biological names and terms. / Jaeger, Edmund Carroll REF QH83 .J3 1955
Wild mammals of North America : biology, management, and conservation / eds. G.A. Feldhamer, B.C. Thompson, & J.A. Chapman REF QL715 .W56 2003
Writing for science / R. Goldbort T11 .G626 2006
Writing papers in the biological sciences / Victoria E. McMillan. REF QH304 .M36 2001
Digital Book Index http://www.digitalbookindex.com/about.htm
National Academy Press (Full text of over 3000 titles) http://books.nap.edu/index.html
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES AND CONFERENCE REPORTS
The following abstracting/indexing databases will help you find published non-book literature.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) http://search.epnet.com/
Agricola (EBSCOhost) http://search.epnet.com/
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts http://www.unity.edu/library/link_database.asp
Environment Complete (EBSCOhost) http://search.epnet.com/
Georef http://www.unity.edu/library/link_database.asp
MyLibrary@OCKHAM http://mylibrary.ockham.org/?cmd=about
Scirus http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
JOURNALS
American Naturalist
American Scientist
Audubon
Biological Bulletin
Bioscene (Online) http://papa.indstate.edu/amcbt/bioscene.html
Bioscience
Conservation Biology
Habitat (Maine Audubon Society)
The journal of biological chemistry http://www.jbc.org/
Journal of Biological Education (EBSCOhost)
Journal of Cell Biology (Print and Online) http://www.jcb.org/
Journal of Experimental Biology (Online) http://jeb.biologists.org/
Journal of Environmental Sciences http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?jid=LES&db=aph
Journal of Fish Biology
Journal of Insect Science (Online) http://insectscience.org
Journal of Mammalogy
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (JMBA)
Molecular Biology of the Cell (print and online) http://www.molbiolcell.org/
New Scientist
PLoS Biology http://www.plos.org
Quarterly Review of Biology
Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ
Science
ASSOCIATIONS/SOCIETIES
American Institute of Biological Sciences http://www.aibs.org/core/index.html
American Society for Cell Biology http://www.ascb.org/
The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation http://www.atbio.org/
Audubon http://www.audubon.org
Biological Stain Commission http://biostains.org/
The Company of Biologists http://www.biologists.com/web/index.html
Institute of Biology http://www.iob.org/
The Linnean Society of London http://www.linnean.org/
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom http://www.mba.ac.uk/
Society for Conservation Biology http://conbio.net/
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology http://www.sicb.org/
GOVERNMENT/INTERGOVERNMENTAL
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://epa.gov/
U.S. Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/
USA.gov The U.S. Government’s official web portal http://www.usa.gov/
VIDEOS/DVDs
Basic chemistry for biology students VIDEO 540 B292
The biochemical basis of biology. v1 Cell structure and energy production v2 DNA and protein synthesis VIDEO 574.19 B52
Cell biology : the plasma membrane. VIDEO 574.875 C33
Cell processes : the parts of the cell and their roles, all through the microscope VIDEO 574.87 C34
CELLebration / American Society for Cell Biology VIDEO 574.87 C33
Cellular respiration : energy for life / Peter Cochran VIDEO 574.876 C331
Classification of living things. VIDEO 574 C568
Cryptic fauna of marine sand VIDEO 592 C889
Evolution VIDEO 575 Ev64 (7 videos)
How to use a dichotomous key in identifying aquatic insects VIDEO 595.7 H83
A journey through the cell : an introduction VIDEO 574.87 J826
The language of life : understanding the genetic code VIDEO 574.87322 L269
Ocean drifters VIDEO 574.92 Oc2
Videoguide to the birds of North America VIDEO 598 Au27
Water, a miraculous substance VIDEO 574.19212 W291
WEB SITES
BiologyBrowser [BIOSIS] http://www.biologybrowser.org/
Integrated Taxonomic Information System http://www.itis.usda.gov/
Kimball’s Biology Pages http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/
National Biological Information Infrastructure (USGS) http://www.nbii.gov/index.html
National Library for the Environment http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/
Species 2000 http://www.usa.sp2000.org/
Dorothy W. Quimby Library Updated August 13, 2007