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Subject
Guide: Biology & Life Sciences
| The subject guide to Biology & Life Sciences provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to biology and the life sciences including evolution, genetics, reproduction, ecology, microbiology, etc. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, databases, Web sites, and style guides. |
Contents
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Subject Headings |
Periodicals |
Web Sites |
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Reference Sources |
Indexes & Abstracts |
Style Guides |
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Books |
Databases |
Subject Headings
You can find books and other materials in the library by searching NovaCat, the NSU Libraries online catalog. How to search NovaCat. To locate books and materials at other libraries, see Catalogs.
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Reference Sources
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Title |
Location & Call Number |
Encyclopedia of Bioethics (2005) |
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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (2002) |
Alvin Sherman Library Reference |
Encyclopedia of Microbiology (2000) |
Alvin Sherman Library Reference |
Alvin Sherman Library Reference |
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A Guide to Field Guides: Identifying the Natural History of North America(1999) |
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Life on earth : An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution (2002) |
Alvin Sherman Library Reference |
More Than Darwin: An Encyclopedia of the People and Places of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy (2008) |
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Plant Sciences (2001) |
Alvin Sherman Library Reference |
Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology (2009) |
Alvin Sherman Library Reference |
Books
E-books
E-books or electronic books may be accessed via NovaCat or from various databases.
Entries for electronic books in NovaCat will
have the eBook icon 
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| Title | Author | Database / Call Number |
J. Lugo, et al. |
MyiLibrary, |
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Robert H. Glew and Miriam D. Rosenthal (ed.) |
Netlibrary, |
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Darwin's Lost World: The Hidden History of Animal Life (2009) |
Martin Brasier |
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Jacob Höglund |
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David W. Stephens, Joel S. Brown, and Ronald C. Ydenberg (ed.) |
Netlibrary, |
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The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation: Evaluation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems (2007) |
K.N. Ninan et al. |
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The Implicit Genome (2006) |
Lynn Helena Caporale |
Netlibrary, |
Donald A. Bryant |
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The Nature Handbook. A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors (2005) |
Ernest H. Williams Jr. (ed.) |
Circulating Books
Circulating books may be checked out by visiting the library. Distance students may also request books via Document Delivery.
| Title | Author | Location |
| Amino Acids and the Asymmetry of Life: Caught in the Act of Formation (2008) | Uwe Meierhenrich | Alvin Sherman Library QH326 .M45 2008 |
| Early American Naturalists: Exploring the American West, 1804-1900 (2002) | John Moring | Alvin Sherman Library QH26 .M66 2002 |
| Ecology of Fragmented Landscapes (2009) | Sharon K. Collinge |
Alvin Sherman Library QH541.15.F73 C65 2009 |
| Ecology of Weeds and Invasive Plants: Relationship to Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (2007) | Steven R. Radosevich, Jodie S. Holt, Claudio M. Ghersa | Alvin Sherman Library SB611 .R33 2007 |
| Evolution: The First Four Billion Years (2009) | Michael Ruse and Joseph Travis (eds.) | Alvin Sherman Library QH366.2 .E863 2009 |
| Fish Reproduction (2008) | Maria Joćo Rocha, Augustine Arukwe, B.G. Kapoor (ed.) | Alvin Sherman Library QL639.2 .F55 2008 |
| Handbook of Computational Molecular Biology (2006) | Srinivas Aluru (ed.) | Alvin Sherman Library QH324.2 .H357 2006 |
| Mammals of South America (2007) | Rexford D. Lord | Alvin Sherman Library QL725 .L67 2007 |
| Paradise Found: Nature in America at the Time of Discovery (2009) | Steve Nicholls | Alvin Sherman Library QH102 .N53 2009 |
| Regulation of Gene Expression in Plants: The Role of Transcript Structure and Processing (2007) | Carole L. Bassett (ed.) | Alvin Sherman Library QK981.4 R48 2007 |
Periodicals
Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers and other serial publications. Search NovaCat for individual titles and holdings information. Periodicals do not circulate, but may be viewed at the library location listed. NSU distance students may request copies of specific articles via Document Delivery.
Many periodicals are available with full-text (or full image) online in the databases. Search the Journal Finder for specific titles.
| Title | Location |
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology |
HPD Library Periodicals, Online |
Annual Review of Entomology |
Online |
Biological Reviews |
Online |
BioScience |
Alvin Sherman Library Periodicals, Online |
BMC Biology |
Online |
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |
Online |
Cell |
Alvin Sherman Library Periodicals, HPD Library Periodicals, Online |
Clinical Microbiology Reviews |
Online |
The FASEB Journal: Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology |
HPD Periodicals, Online |
FEMS Yeast Research |
Online |
Genes and Development |
HPD Library Periodicals, Online |
Genome Research |
Online |
Insect Molecular Biology |
Online |
Journal of Biological Rhythms |
Online |
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : MMBR |
Online |
Nature Genetics |
HPD Library Periodicals, Online |
Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology |
Online |
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences |
Online |
The Plant Cell |
Online |
PLos Biology |
Online |
The Quarterly Review of Biology |
Alvin Sherman Library Periodicals, Online |
Studies in Mycology |
Online |
Systematic Biology |
Oceanography Library Periodicals, Online |
Trends in Ecology & Evolution |
Oceanography Library Periodicals, Online |
Trends in Plant Science |
Online |
Journal Collection Web sites
The following are the Web sites of periodical publishers and other organizations with a large amount of biological content. These Web sites can be searched for full text journal articles on relevant topics. The Alvin Sherman Library may not supply access to all of the content on these sites. Click on More info for a complete description of the database. To access the databases, click on the title.
| Web site / Publisher |
| Annual Reviews (Annual Review) |
| JSTOR (ITHAKA) More info |
| Science Direct (Elsevier) More info |
| Wiley Interscience (Wiley-Blackwell) More info |
Databases
The online databases serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and, sometimes, full-text depending on the type of database. Other special features that database may have are:
- thesaurus (list of preferred subject terms used within the database)
- graphic objects indexing (indexing of graphic items such as photographs, maps, and tables
- saved searches (the capability of saving created search strategies for reuse in future sessions)
- e-mail alerts (the capability to e-mail the new results of a saved search on a regular basis or whenever the database is updated)
- citation styling (capability of using specific bibliographic formats (APA, MLA, etc.) when printing, downloading, or e-mailing search results
- citation linking (the capability of linking to other articles that have cited a particular article)
- audio conversion (capability of producing an audio version of full text articles)
- language conversion (capability of translating full text to different languages)
See Database Searching (Basic) for additional information. Click on "More info" for a complete description of the database. To access the database, click on title or go to the Electronic Resources.
Biology/Life Sciences Databases
| Title of Database | Features |
Biological Sciences (CSA) More info |
Selected full text, thesaurus, graphic objects indexing, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling |
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus (WilsonWeb) More info |
Selected full text, thesaurus, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling, audio conversion, language conversion |
Biology Digest (CSA) More info |
Selected full text, graphic objects indexing, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling |
Selected full text, graphic objects indexing, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling |
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Current Protocols Online (Wiley-Blackwell) More info |
Full text, saved searches, e-mail alerts |
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (CSA) More info |
Selected full text, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling |
Medline (NLM) |
Selected full text, thesaurus, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling |
Selected full text, thesaurus, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation linking |
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Plant Science (CSA) More info |
Selected full text, thesaurus, graphic objects indexing, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling |
ProQuest Biology Journals (ProQuest) More info |
Selected full text, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling, language conversion |
General Databases with Biology/Life Sciences Content
Title of Database |
Features |
Academic OneFile (Gale Cengage Learning) |
Selected full text, thesaurus, citation styling, saved searches, e-mail alerts, audio conversion, language conversion |
Conference Papers Index (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) More info |
Citation styling, saved searches, e-mail alerts |
Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) More info |
Selected full text, citation styling, saved searches, e-mail alerts, language conversion |
General Science Full Text (Wilson Web) More info |
Selected full text, citation styling, saved searches, e-mail alerts, audio conversion, language conversion |
PapersFirst (First Search) More info |
Saved searches |
ProceedingsFirst (First Search) More info |
Saved searches |
ProQuest Central (ProQuest) More info |
Selected full text, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation styling, language conversion |
Selected full text, saved searches, e-mail alerts, citation linking |
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Wilson Omni File Full Text Mega (Wilson Web) More info |
Selected full text, citation styling, saved searches, e-mail alerts, audio conversion, language conversion |
Web Sites
Many useful information resources are available on the Internet. But, remember to evaluate any Web site before using it for research.
Associations & Conventions |
Databases & Portals | Tutorials
& Lesson Plans
Periodicals, Dictionaries, Encylopedias, etc.
Associations & Conventions
| CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) http://www.cites.org CITES, founded in 1975, is an international voluntary agreement between 164 governments to ensure that international trade in specimens of over 30,000 wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. |
| FASEB (Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology) http://www.faseb.org FASEB is a coalition of independent Member Societies that serve the interests of biomedical and life scientists and disseminates information on biological research through scientific conferences and publications. |
| Scholarly Societies Project - Biology & Environment http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/subjects_soc.html#BIOLENV Provides access to websites of international scholarly societies. Website is maintained by the University of Waterloo Library. |
| Scholarly Societies Project - Science & Engineering http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/subjects_soc.html#SCIENG Provides access to websites of international scholarly societies. Website is maintained by the University of Waterloo Library. |
Databases & Portals
| BUBL LINK 570: Life sciences, biology http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=6410 In depth directory of international online life sciences resources that are cataloged in Dewey. BUBL is funded by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) that is comprised of senior managers, academics and technology experts to improve the higher education infrastructure in the United Kingdom. |
| BUBL LINK 500 Natural sciences and mathematics http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=6402 In depth directory of international online physical sciences resources that are cataloged in Dewey. BUBL is funded by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) that is comprised of senior managers, academics and technology experts to improve the higher education infrastructure in the United Kingdom. |
| BiologyBrowser ( The Thomson Corporation) http://www.biologybrowser.org/ BiologyBrowser contains free, searchable resources such as such as the Nomenclature Glossary for Zoology and the Zoological Record Thesaurus. Also includes links to onine resources, a science discussion forum, and an international science conference calendar and archive. |
| BIOME: Health and Life Sciences http://biome.ac.uk/ Includes a free database of Internet resources catalogued by subject specialists across a number of disciplines - medical and health sciences; nursing, midwifery and allied health professions; animal health and veterinary science; biological and biomedical research; the natural world; and agriculture, food and forestry. Part of the U.K. Resource Discovery Network. |
| ConserveOnline http://www.conserveonline.org It is managed by The Nature Conservancy in partnership with other conservation organizations. The resource includes websites, maps, and selected full-text documents in databases from the CABS Knowledge Management System (Conservation International), Conservation Biology Abstracts (Society of Conservation Biology), the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, the Biodiversity Support Program, Eco-Index (Rainforest Alliance), the US Forest Service, NatureServe and the ConserveOnline, Discussion Groups, and GIS Systems of The Nature Conservancy. |
| InfoMineScholarly Internet Resource Collections http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?category=bioag A cooperative effort created by librarians from several universities such as University of California, Wake Forest University and California State University. INFOMINE contains hundreds of journal articles (selected full-text), electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, etc. |
| Science.gov: FirstGov for Science http://www.science.gov Science.gov was developed by an interagency working group of 16 scientific and technical information organizations from 11 major science agencies. Two major types of information are included: selected authoritative science Web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, etc. |
| Scirus http://www.scirus.com Scirus is one of the most comprehensive science-specific free online search engines. It contains over 17 million records from sources, some are free and full-text, such as ScienceDirect, MEDLINE on BioMedNet, Beilstein on ChemWeb, BioMed Central, etc. |
Tutorials & Lesson Plans
| Actionbioscience.org http://www.actionbioscience.org Actionbioscience.org is a non-commercial, educational web site created to promote bioscience literacy Includes peer-reviewed lesson plans and articles in seven categories. |
| Biology Project. http://www.biology.arizona.edu An online interactive resource for learning created at the University of Arizona. Contains eight modules for biochemistry, cell biology, chemicals and human health, developmental biology, human biology, immunology, mendelian genetics , and molecular biology. |
| Molecular Biology http://www.rothamstedbbsrc.ac.uk/notebook Created and maintained by Rothamsted Research, Britain's largest science institute. Contains modules for teaching and learning molecular biology. |
| Net Frog http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu/ Contains original 1994 and interactive 2002 editions. Both websites are valuable preparation tools and function as a useful substitute for laboratory dissection. |
| Virtual Frog Dissection Kit http://www-itg.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/info.html Part of the interactive science education: The Whole Frog Project. |
Periodicals, Dictionaries, Encylopedias, etc.
| BioMed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com BioMed Central contains several free, online, peer reviewed scientific jouirnals with full text articles. BioMed Central supports the open access initative that permits all users to freely read, download, copy, print, or link to their full text articles. |
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) http://www.doaj.org The DOAJ contains links to over 500 free, full text, scientific and scholarly journals. The DOAJ supports the open access initative that permits all users to freely read, download, copy, print, or link to online full text articles. Directory is maintained by Lund University Libraries in Sweden. |
| Public Library of Science (PLoS) Biology http://www.plosbiology.org PLoS is nonprofit, peer reviewed scientific online journal. The publication debuted in October 2003. PLoS supports the open access initative that permits all users to freely read, download, copy, print, or link to their full text articles. |
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