Biology: Reference Works
Guide to Resources for Research in Biology
Why Reference Works?
Reference works are a good first step in your research and are useful for:
- a topic overview
- ideas for a paper topic
- learning the vocabulary used by topic experts
- keywords for searching or narrowing a topic
- important works on a your topic
- key authors on a topic
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology by
Call Number: Q 121 .M3 2007 v.1 -20 -- 5th floorISBN: 9780071441438 -
Atlas of Anatomy by
Call Number: QM 25 .G55 2012 -- On Reserve at Circulation Desk 1st floorISBN: 9781604067453 -
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia by
Call Number: QL 7 .G7813 2004 v.1-17 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0787653624 -
The Names of Plants by
Call Number: QK 96 .G54 2008 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 9780521866453 -
Core Anatomy - Illustrated by
Call Number: QM 25 .P27 2007 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 9780340809181 -
Encyclopedia of Microbiology by
Call Number: QR 9 .E53 1992 v.1-4 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0122268911 -
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A Dictionary of Zoology by
Call Number: QL 9 .C66 2009 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 9780199233410 -
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought by
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9780521195317 -
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Encyclopedia of Immunology by
Call Number: QR 180.4 .E53 1998 v.1-4 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0122267656 -
Encyclopedia of Human Biology by
Call Number: QP 11 .E53 1997 v.1-9 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0122269705 -
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9780198529170 -
A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics by
Call Number: QH 540.4 .L56 1998 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0521591392 -
Encyclopedia of Bioethics by
Call Number: QH 332 .E52 2004 v.1-5 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0028657748 -
The New York Botanical Garden illustrated encyclopedia of horticulture byCall Number: SB 317.58 .E94 v.1-10 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floor
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Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology by
Call Number: QH 540.4 .E52 1995 v.1-3 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0122267303
Handbooks/Manuals
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Compendium by
Call Number: QP 514.2 .P73 1989 Suppl. -- 5th floorISBN: 9781420043471 -
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology by
Call Number: QH 506 .C87 1988 v. 1-2 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 047150338X -
Fishes of the World by
Call Number: QL618 .N4 1994 -- Reference Collection, 2nd floorISBN: 0471547131 -
Gray's Anatomy by
Call Number: QM 23.2 .G73 1995 -- Reference Collection, 2nd FloorISBN: 0443045607 -
Gray's Manual of Botany byCall Number: QK 117 .G75 1987 -- Reference Collection, 2nd Floor
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Practical Handbook of Microbiology byCall Number: QR 72.5 .P73 1989 -- Reference Collection, 2nd FloorISBN: 0849337046
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Silvics of North America byCall Number: S 21 .A44 no. 654 v.1-2 -- Reference Collection, 2nd Floor