BIOL 3990: Scientific Writing & Presentation
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- AccessScience This link opens in a new windowOnline scientific reference resource with more than 8500 encyclopedia articles, over 115,000 definitions, and suggestions for further study on specific topics
- Credo Reference Online This link opens in a new windowA variety of ready reference & subject specific reference titles from highly respected publishers
- EurekaAlert!Website developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science that provides a forum for science news from universities, medical centers, corporations and research institutes.
- Naked Scientists - Science NewsBased at Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), the Naked Scientists are a team of scientists, doctors and communicators whose passion is to help the general public to understand and engage with the worlds of science, technology and medicine. Provides users with articles [with references] and podcasts on scientific topics.
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- AccessScience This link opens in a new windowOnline scientific reference resource with more than 8500 encyclopedia articles, over 115,000 definitions, and suggestions for further study on specific topics
- Encyclopedia of CancerThe Encyclopedia of Cancer provides rapid access to focused information on all topics of cancer research for clinicians, research scientists and advanced students.
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and PhilosophyExamines the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates. Covers concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage
- Encyclopedia of InsectsCovers all aspects of insect anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management, this book sets the standard in entomology.
- Encyclopedia of the Human BrainA single source for information on the human brain covering anatomy, physiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, neuropharmacology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and behavioral science.
- Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms,This unique richly-illustrated account of the landforms and geology of the worlds coasts, presented in a country-by-country (state-by-state) sequence, assembles a vast amount of data and images of an endangered and increasingly populated and developed landform.
- Grzimek's Animal Life EncyclopediaMain Level, Reference: R 590.3 G929G [10 volume set]
- Grzimek's Encyclopedia of MammalsMain Level, Reference: R 599 G929G [5 volume set]
"This five-volume set is a comprehensive reference for the study of mammals. Each volume is organized by subclasses and orders--e.g., marsupials, primates. Each category is then investigated with an introductory section, information on phylogeny (evolution of the group), and articles about specific subgroups or species". Choice
- A Dictionary of BiologyAlso available in print: Main Level, Reference: R 570.3 D561D
- A Dictionary of EcologyThis dictionary provides wide-ranging coverage of ecology and the environmental sciences. It contains 5,000 entries on subjects including plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, evolution, environmental pollution and conservation
- A Dictionary of Genetics[Available both online (2006) and in print (2002)]
Main Level, Reference: R 576.503 K586D - A Dictionary of Plant SciencesA comprehensive paperback dictionary of botany, this edition provides over 5500 concise entries and includes coverage of biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics evolution, biogeography, Earth history, and the Earth sciences
- Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyFundamental but up-to-date information is provided, arranged under 17,000 headwords. Descriptions of around 2000 enzymes and proteins are given, with details of laws, constants and formulae, in this handy reference volume
- A Dictionary of Animal BehaviourCovering every aspect of animal behaviour from adaptation to warning, this accessible A-Z also includes terms from the related fields of ecology, physiology and psychology. Clear and informative entries on topics such as communication, learning, and navigation are backed up by examples and illustrations where appropriate.
- Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology2013 edition available in print:
Main Level, Reference: R 571.603 D561D
