Research Guide: Biology
Biology Databases
BIOSIS Previews A comprehensive index to life sciences and biomedical research worldwide, including journals, meetings, patents, and books.
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Faculty of 1000-BiologyHighlights and reviews the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of well over 2300 leading researchers.
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Zoological Record Plus Provides extensive coverage of the world's zoological and animal science literature, covering all research from biochemistry to veterinary medicine.
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PubMedThis public (and free) version of MEDLINE indexes medical and biomedical journals.
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Dictionaries and encyclopedias in Biological Sciences
Encyclopedia of LifeThe Encyclopedia of Life is an ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about all life on Earth accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Multi-Disciplinary Databases
JSTORFull text of scholarly journals, from earliest issues up to 3-5 years ago.
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Annual Reviews
BiophysicsDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online access from 1972, including previous titles: Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, and Biophysics and Bioengineering.
Cell & Developmental BiologyOverviews the latest developments in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online access from 1985. (Continues the Annual Review of Cell Biology).
Ecology, Evolution and SystematicsDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online access from 1970. (Continues Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics).
GeneticsDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online from 1967.
ImmunologyOverviews the latest developments in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online from 1983.
MicrobiologyDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online from 1947.
Pathology: Mechanisms of DiseaseDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies.
Plant BiologyDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online from 1950, including previous titles: Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology.
PhytopathologyDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online access is back to 1963.
PhysiologyDescribes and evaluates recent noteworthy publications in the field. Chapters are written by specialists on topics of current interest and varying scope. Includes bibliographies. Online from 1939.
Biology Websites
Biology BrowserA BIOSIS meta-site covering a wide range of information related to the study of zoology. Browse by animal group or specific organism. Links are annotated and frequently updated. (Formerly the Internet Resource Guide for Zoology).
Cell and Molecular Biology OnlineA very useful and well organized collection of annotated links. Categories include: e-journals, current research, careers, societies and many others.
Frank Potter's Science Gems-Life ScienceThis meta-page covers web resources in all areas of science. Categories include: physical sciences, earth sciences, life sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
Botany websites
Botanical Society of AmericaA very useful organization website: free full text of The American Journal of Botany and The Plant Science Bulletin, the latest news in the field of botany, an index to related sites and of course, information about the organization.
PLANTS DatabaseA U.S. Department of Agriculture site, the PLANTS Database is a source of standardized information about plants focusing on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. The database includes names, checklists, identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plant symbols and growth data, plant links, references, and other information.
Zoology websites
Biology BrowserA free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community. Search by organism, subject or geography.
Introduction to the MetazoaA University of California at Berkeley website, this is an excellent resource on the evolution of animals. Information provided includes: fossil records, ecology, life history, biographies of influential individuals and a glossary.
WormAtlasA database of behavioral and structural anatomy of "Caenorhabditis elegans", C. elegans.
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