Biology Research Guide: Reference

Biography		Biographical dictionary of American and Canadian naturalists and environmentalists A-to-Z listing of 445 environmentalists and ecologists active in North America from the beginning of the colonial period to 1997. Entries include biographical information, positions held, career information, major contributions, and selective bibliography sources.
		Biographical dictionary of scientists, biologists A-to-Z listing of biologists, with biographical information and major contributions to biology. Includes index of subjects, diseases, etc. with associated names.
Dictionaries		Dictionary of cell & molecular biology Vocabulary of field of cell biology-- including the increasingly relevant area of molecular biology. Also includes compounds or substances. Entries are generally brief and explanatory.
		Dictionary of ecology and the environment Basic vocabulary related to ecology and the environment, encompassing pollution, climatology, farming practice, waste disposal and more.
		Dictionary of ecology, evolution, and systematics Brief definitions of terms of interest to those within the broad arena of biodiversity studies. Encompasses botany, zoology, bacteriology, mineralogy and paleontology, with a focus on concepts, strategies and methodologies.
		Dictionary of natural products
		Dictionary of theoretical concepts in biology
		Enzyme nomenclature: recomendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry on the nomenclature and classification of enzyme-catalyzed reactions
		Five kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth "A guidebook to living organisms-- what they look like, where they dwell, how they are related to one another, and how scientists group them."
		Glossary of biochemistry and molecular biology
		Glossary of genetics: classical and molecular
		Henderson's dictionary of biological terms Brief definitions of biological terms.
		IUCN Red List of threatened plants
		Language of biotechnology: A dictionary of terms
		Plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants
		Scientific and common names of 7,000 vascular plants in the United States
		Source book of biological names and terms
		Synopsis and classification of living organisms A single, comprehensive reference to the classification of living organisms with descriptions of taxa above the generic level. Articles contain overview of characteristics, biology, ecology and distribution of the taxon. Includes literature citations.
Encyclopedias
		AccessScience: the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology on the Web (ELECTRONIC)
		Concise encyclopedia biochemistry and molecular biology
		Encyclopedia of immunology Contains over 600 signed entries, organized alphabetically, with references to review articles and key papers. Also includes a glossary and 150 p. index in volume 1.
		Encyclopedia of food microbiology Contains signed entries, organized alphabetically by subject, with suggestions for further reading. Each volume has a table of contents with outlines of the entries, and an extensive index.
		Encyclopedia of microbiology Contains over 250 signed articles, arranged alphabetically, each including an outline, a glossary, a defining statement (abstract), cross-references and a bibliography. Index in volume 4.
		Encyclopedia of virology Contains over xx signed articles, covering animal, insect, plant and bacterial viruses. An appendix contains the updated ICTV virus name index.
		Gale Virtual Reference Library (ELECTRONIC)
Field Guides
Handbooks and Manuals
		Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology An aid to the identification of unknown bacteria organized phenotypically, compiled by abstracting the phenotypic information from the 4 v. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology.
		Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology Detailed information on bacterial taxonomy, including classification, nomenclature and identification. Check section titles and/or cumulative index (v. 4) for entry point into the manual. Also includes general articles on topic such as "Identification of Bacteria." v.1: Gram-negatives of general, medical or industrial importance v.2: Gram-positives other than Actinomycetes v.3: Archaeobacteria, Cyanobacteria, and remaining Gram-negatives v.4: Actinomycetes
		Guide to flowering plant families
		Jepson Manual: Higher plants of North America
Research
		Guide to information sources in the botanical sciences
		Information sources in science and technology
		Information sources in the life sciences
		Reference sources in science, engineering, medicine, and agriculture
		Using the biological literature: a practical guide
Style Guides
		Scientific style and format: the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers

Biology: Reference

Biography

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Field Guides

Handbooks and Manuals

Research

Style Guides