Biology
Explore the field of biology and get help on general biology assignments
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Search all of the Library's physical collection and most of its eresources.
Dive into Research Databases
Find explainers and overviews
Find articles from popular/everyday and academic sources
- College (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new windowSearch by the organism's scientific or popular name.
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowSearch by the organism's scientific or popular name.
Find scholarly and peer reviewed journals
- Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new windowSearch by the organism's scientific or popular name.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowSearch by the organism's scientific or popular name.
Use Government Resources
- 🌟 U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceSearch with scientific names or common names. 🌟 Prof. Heckman recommended!
- ECOS - Environmental Conservation Online SystemSearch the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's database for reports on threatened and endangered species.
- USDA PLANTS DatabaseFind information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
- Science.govSearch for federal science information.
Try Open Access Databases
- 🌟 The National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife GuideExplore some of the fauna and flora found throughout the United States. 🌟 Prof. Heckman recommended!
- 🌟 World Wildlife FundBrowse or scroll down to search by name. 🌟 Prof. Heckman recommended!
- 🌟 IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesSearch by common name or scientific name. 🌟 Prof. Heckman recommended!
- Animal Diversity WebUse the explainer on animal names and the glossary to understand key concepts. Get overviews of specific animals, including pictures, pictures, specimens, sounds, and maps.
- NatureServe ExplorerGet information on rare and endangered species and ecosystems in the Americas.
- Biodiversity Heritage LibraryFind publications from the 1600s to the 2000s.
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Macaulay LibraryExplore birds, amphibians, mammals and more in this media archive.
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