Biology 100
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About this Resource
Students will find print and electronic resources for the Research Assignments.
- Class: BIOLOGY 100
- Instructor: K. Burnell
Assignment
Research and write a 4-5 page paper on a topic dealing with one of the following: a specific disease or disorder; an ecosystem; your favorite animal; your favorite plant. This project is designed to teach you how to research information, compile and organize that information, and assemble it into a clear, intelligent, written presentation
Reference Sources - Print
For background, definitions, facts and suggestions for further reading, you might want to consult one of the specialized reference books in the library:
- McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science & technology R 503 M147 Great place to start!
- Encyclopedia of world environmental history R 363.7003 K92e
- The facts on file dictionary of environmental science R 363.7003 S847f
- A dictionary of ecology R 577.03 A416d
- A science dictionary of the plant world: an illustrated demonstration of terms used in plant biology R 581.03 C539s
- A dictionary of useful and everyday plants and their common names. R 581.03 H859d
- Botanical Latin : history, grammar, syntax, terminology, and vocabulary R 581.03 S799b
- A Checklist of names for 3,000 vascular plants of economic importance R 581.03 T325c
- The Facts on File dictionary of botany R 581.03 T672f
- A guide to botanical resources of Southern California R 581.9794 B283g
- The Jepson manual : higher plants of California R 581.9794 J54m 1993
- A dictionary of the flowering plants and ferns.R 582.1303 W734 1973
- The cacti of the United States and Canada R 583.47 B474c
- The encyclopedia of animals : a complete visual guide R 590.3 C772e
- Walker's mammals of the world R 599 W178m 1999
- Macmillan illustrated animal encyclopedia R 591.03 W595m
- Magill's medical guide R 610 S163m
- Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence : from ancient times to the present R 614.49 K79e 2001
- The encyclopedia of psychoactive plants : ethnopharmacology and its applications R 615.78 R236e
- Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary R 616.03 D711i
- Dirr's Hardy trees and shrubs : an illustrated encyclopedia R 635.977 D599h
Books
Search the library catalog for information on your topic. For best results, use Detailed Search feature and select "Subject Browse"
Articles
Search for articles in the periodical database
AFTER YOU TYPE IN YOUR TOPIC, AT THE RESULTS PAGE, MAKE SURE TO SELECT THE BOX "PEER-REVIEWED" TO LIMIT YOUR SEARCH TO APPROPRIATE, SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS.
Also, online scientific journals can be found here:
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Highwire Press Journals
- Scirus is the most comprehensive scientific research tool on the web. With over 450 million scientific items
Internet
Below are some recommendations for quality websites in biology.
- WorldWideScience.orgis a global science gateway—accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases.
