Library Guides: Ecology &amp; Evolutionary Biology Library Guide: Background Information

Background Sources

A Dictionary of Biology by Oxford University Press Staff (Created by); Robert S. Hine (Editor); Elizabeth Martin (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780199204625
Publication Date: 2008-03-15
Provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry.
A Dictionary of Ecology by Michael Allaby
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780199567669
Publication Date: 2010-07-15
Contains entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines such as biogeography, genetics, soil science, geomorphology, atmospheric science, and oceanography. Coverage is wide-ranging and includes plant and animal physiology, animal behaviour, pollution, conservation, habitat management, population, evolution, and environmental pollution.
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences by Michael Allaby
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 0199600570
Publication Date: 2012-05-26
Broad coverage of all aspects related to the field of plant sciences including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and earth sciences.

Encyclopedia of Evolution by Stanley A. Rice
Call Number: online
ISBN: 9781438110059
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Contains more than 200 entries that span modern evolutionary science and the history of its development. This comprehensive volume clarifies many common misconceptions about evolution.
Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology by Christian Blaise (Editor); Jean-François Férard (Editor)
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9400757042
Publication Date: 2013-06-14
Reveals the diversity of issues, problems and challenges that have faced, and are facing today, receiving environments.
Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology by P. Vidhyasekaran
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9781849722926
Publication Date: 2008-06-30
this comprehensive volume covers the entire field of plant pathology. It does not merely define the numerous subjects covered but describes them in detail.

Birds of North America Online
Provides comprehensive life histories for species of birds breeding in the USA (including Hawaii) and Canada. Multimedia (sounds and videos) included for many species
eBird
eBird provides rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
Butterflies and moths of North America
Butterflies and Moths of North America is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data.

Ascomycete Fungi of North America by Michael Beug; Alan E. Bessette; Arleen R. Bessette
Call Number: QK623.A1 B48 2014
ISBN: 9780292754522
Publication Date: 2014-03-01
They provide 843 color photographs and more than 600 described species, many of which are illustrated in color for the first time.
A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes by Valerie A. Kells; Kent Carpenter
Call Number: QL 628 .A85 K45 2011
ISBN: 9780801898389
Publication Date: 2011-01-07
A comprehensive, current, and accurate identification guide to the more than 1,000 nearshore and offshore fishes that live in brackish and marine waters from Maine to Texas. V
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America by Kenn Kaufman; Eric R. Eaton; Rick Bowers (As told to); Nora Bowers (As told to); Eric Eaton
Call Number: QL 473 .E28 2007
ISBN: 0618153101
Publication Date: 2007-02-28
The guide is lavishly illustrated, with more than 2,350 digitally enhanced photographs representing every major group of insects found in North America

Reptile Ecology and Conservation by C. Kenneth Dodd (Editor)
Call Number: QL645.65 .R47 2016
ISBN: 9780198726135
Publication Date: 2016-07-05
This practical handbook of reptile field ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of reptile researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study reptiles.
Handbook of Evolution 3vset by Franz M. Wuketits (Editor)
Call Number: B 818 .H36 2004
ISBN: 9783527306220
Publication Date: 2007-08-15
Spans the entire spectrum of evolution, from the origins of life up to the formation of social structures and science and technology.
Handbook of inland aquatic ecosystem management by Sven Erik Jorgensen; Jose Galizia Tundisi; Takako Matsumura Tundisi
Call Number: QH541.5.F7 J654 2013
ISBN: 9781439845257
Publication Date: 2012-10-17
This book shows you how to integrate biology, ecology, limnology, and chemistry with the toolboxes in an up-to-date, multidisciplinary approach to environmental management.
Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology II by Frans J. de Bruijn
Call Number: QH434 .H28 2011
ISBN: 9780470647196
Publication Date: 2011-09-27
Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology is the first comprehensive two-volume reference to cover unculturable microorganisms in a large variety of habitats, which could not previously have been analyzed without metagenomic methodology.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
Species 2000 Catalogue of Life
The most comprehensive and authoritative global index of species currently available. It consists of a single integrated species checklist and taxonomic hierarchy.
Dendrome Project
Dendrome is a collection of forest tree genome databases and other forest genetic information resources for the international forest genetics community.
FlyBase
A Database of Drosophila Genes & Genomes
AntBase
Antbase is a collaborative effort between scientists from around the world, aiming at providing the best possible access to the wealth of information on ants, to fulfill the conservation needs of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), and the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
Mammal Species of the World
Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (MSW3) is a database of mammalian taxonomy, based upon the 2005 book Mammal Species of the World.
Tree of Life
The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history
National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC):
From USDA: National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC): Gateway to invasive species information; covering Federal, State, local, and international sources

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