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Biology

The subject guide to Biology provides information on resources available from Pearsall Library, both in the library and online, related to biology and the life sciences including evolution, genetics, reproduction, ecology, microbiology, etc. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, article databases, Websites, and style guides.

What kind of information do you need?

Books - Use Reference Books to learn background info about your topic
Search for books in the online library catalog. One helpful way of searching for biology materials is to search by Subject. For example, you might try a Subject search for "biodiversity" to see what the library owns.

Articles - Use articles to find shorter accounts of research, theory, and current trends in your research topic. You can search for Electronic or Print articles in a number of ways:
  • Or, you can browse our complete list of Biology Journals: Ecology, botany, genetics, anatomy, biochemistry, biotechnology

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Key Websites

 

Citing Sources for Biology - Common Styles

APA American Psychological Association

CSE Council of Science Editors

Citing Sources using Word 2007: Word 2007 offers great tools for citing sources, creating a bibliography, and managing the sources. This tutorial from Florida Gulf Coast University shows you how to use this helpful feature.

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