Selected Resources for: Zoology
 | Subject Librarian: Linda Eells E-Mail: lle@umn.edu Subject Description:Books and journals on aquaculture, conservation biology, bees and beekeeping, endangered animals, entomology including early works, fisheries management, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, non-human primatology, ornithology, animal taxonomy, and wildlife management. |
Abstracts and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject IndexesBIOSIS Previews   Covers the biological and medical sciences, including biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, environment, microbiology, and zoology. Provides citations and abstracts to articles, conference papers, technical reports and chapters of books from over 5000 publications. [BIOSIS Previews consists of Biological Abstracts (journal articles) and Biological Abstracts/RRM (reports, reviews, and meetings).] Basic truncation symbols are the dollar sign: $ or the colon: :. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 10 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
| JSTOR JSTOR provides complete journal backruns from the date of initial publication up to a date defined, on a publisher by publisher basis, by a "moving wall". Subjects covered include Zoology, Biological Sciences and Evolutionary Biology. JSTOR is an excellent source for older journal articles in electronic format [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Web of Science (ISI) Web of Science is the Web interface for the ISI Citation Index products which cover over 11,000 international journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Titles of the print equivalent are: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Coverage runs from 1975 to the present. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide A working biologists index to world literature on mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds; includes studies on all aspects of their life cycles and behaviors, including hunting and management research - Indexes about 1300 journals, plus books, government documents and "grey literature" - Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Zoological Record The premiere index for the zoological sciences, this is a comprehensive index to the world's zoological literature from approximately 6000 journals. It covers all animal taxa from protozoa to the primates, and all aspects of their life cycles, behaviors, taxonomy, ecology and evolution. The online version includes information not available in the printed index, such as taxonomic summaries of each animal discussed in an article, geographical headings and additional subject approaches. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *. Printed index, 1864 - date, issued annually. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| WorldCat This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education Covers all subjects. Provides bibliographic citations of books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films and machine-readable data files published worldwide. Provides holdings information for nearly 30,000 libraries. Producer/Publisher is OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 65 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Sources
Biographical Sources| American Men and Women of Science American Men and Women of Science is a biographical dictionary of the significant players in the physical, biological, and related sciences. Each edition includes biographical entries on approximately 120,000 living scientists, providing birthdate; birthplace; field of specialty; education; honorary degrees; current position; professional and career information; awards; memberships; research information; and addresses for each entrant where available. This resource is part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of scientists [electronic resource] A searchable biographical dictionary of scientists, covering all areas of science: physics and astronomy to medicine and ecology, including key figures in the fields of mathematics and technology. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Dictionaries
| Animal Behavior Desk Reference This publication is a combination dictionary/thesaurus. For example, under the listing for the term "Group," you will find a greatly expanded outline of the levels of taxonomic classification and listings for the names of groups of animals, as a "cete of badgers" or an "ostentation of peacocks." Includes a bibliography of sources for the terms covered. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of Zoology Provides access to information on all aspects of the study of animals for students and amateur naturalists with wide coverage of all relevant topics including animal behaviour, genetics, evolutionary studies, ecology, physiology, genetics, cytology, Earth history, and zoogeography. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Directories
| Conservation Directory Lists government agencies and citizens' groups (such as The Wildlife Society or Pheasants Forever), regional and international groups by geographic area. Includes a personal name index to agency officials as well as an agency index. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| AccessScience The online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Contains more than 8,000 articles written by the leading figures in their fields ? including 30 Nobel Prize winners ? edited and illustrated with the non-specialist in mind. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia Smithsonian From the site: "Encyclopedia Smithsonian helps answer frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian with links to resources on subjects from Art to Zoology." Each topic contains fact sheets, reading lists, related web links, and online exhibits from the Smithsonian. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia [2d ed] Classic work, used heavily for basic information about animal life. Information is given on life history, habitat, behavior, conservation status, significance to humans. Distribution information includes colored maps. Besides the basic taxonomic information given in the text, there is an "order list" or "family list" at the end of each volume. Vol. 17 is a cumulative index of common and scientific names. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Magill's encyclopedia of science. Animal life Four volume set - Entries focus on non-humans from the animal kingdom, from insects to reptiles to mammals - Early humans are addressed in an evolutionary context, and modern humans are included only for interspecies comparison or for their efforts to coexist with other species - The encyclopaedias also contain species overviews which discuss notable anatomy and physiology, habitat, behaviour and reproduction and include a sidebar listing classification, geographical location, life span, and special anatomy. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Red List of Threatened Species The 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories. This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, and the main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction. The database will be moving to http://www.iucn.org/themes/ssc/siteindx.htm. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed. This is a good example of a more specialized encyclopedia. This one is a classic, highly regarded by zoologists and mammalogists. It arranges animals in related groups and gives basic information of life history, range and behavior. It indexes both common and scientific names. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Field Guides
| National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals This is just one example of the many field guides available in the EFW Library. Plates and accompanying text arranged by broad related groups with similar silhouettes and physical characteristics, such as color and size, and intended primarily for identifying individuals. Briefly describes individual species physical characteristics (some with line drawings), breeding patterns, range (with maps) and habitat. A separate section of range charts gives occurrences by state. For some species includes a section called "sign," most commonly describing droppings, dens and/or drawings of tracks. Provides indexing by both popular and scientific names. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Works
| Entomology, Fisheries & Wildlife Library QuickRef File This online file provides interactive searching of printed sources within the EFW Library's reference collection and of relevant subject related web sites. GENERAL SEARCH TIPS From the search screen you may enter a word, phrase, or portion of a word to search. All searchable fields automatically truncate, for example, "zoo" for keyword, title or subject will return items matching zoology and zoos. To browse subject headings, select a letter (A-Z) to display subject headings starting with that letter. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| CRC Handbook of Animal Diversity This is just one example of the many handbooks and manuals available on fish, insects, etc. in the EFW Library. Broadly surveys basic areas such as physiology, life cycles, behavior. Gives overview of physiological systems (example, circulation), development (embryos), behavior (locomotion) and comparisons between groups of organisms. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats This is a well known standard in the field, revised periodically, a working professional's handbook to wildlife management. It summarizes research and management techniques and gives basic data on many important species. Extensive bibliographies lead to other major sources. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Taxonomy; a Text and Reference Book Excellent overview of biological classification. It explains taxonomic structure and the techniques and characteristics used to classify or reclassify specimens. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Internet Resources
Electronic Texts| Biologia Centrali-Americana This digital edition of the important and out of print Biologia Centrali Americana makes all 58 biological volumes available - Descriptions of over 50,000 and images of over 18,000 species of animals and plants are now accessible as never before. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Mammals Electronic access to the full text [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Species 2000 Species 2000 has the objective of enumerating all known species of organisms on Earth (animals, plants, fungi and microbes) as the baseline dataset for studies of global biodiversity Includes: Catalogue of life (a searchable database updated in real-time and also archived in annual editions), name service for checking species names, and reports of meetings of Species 2000. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Gateways & Megasites
| Science.gov: Biology and Nature "Science.gov contains reliable information resources selected by the respective agencies as their best science information. Two major types of information are included - selected authoritative science Web sites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials. (The specific content varies by database.) The selected Web sites can be explored from the science.gov homepage. The Web pages and the databases can be searched individually or simultaneously from the search page." (From the site's "About" page.) [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Web Sites
| Tree of Life This project, coordinated by the University of Arizona, is an attempt to organize, survey, and display the diversity, evolutionary history, and characteristics of all groups of living organisms. Authored by biologists from around the world, the great Tree has roots, a trunk, stems, and branches that connect each organism to all others. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Periodical and Newspaper subscriptions
Electronic Journal Collections| American Museum of Natural History Library (OA) AMNH scientific publications disseminate the results of laboratory investigations and fieldwork conducted by museum scientists and their colleagues in the areas of zoological systematics, paleontology, geology, evolution, and anthropology. This collection includes full-text PDFs of current and back issues of AMNH scientific series. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals
| <i>Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th ed.</i> Published by the Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Library Information
Primary Subject LocationBooks and journals on entomology including early works, fisheries, wild zoology; strong collections on bees/beekeeping and birds.
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