Biology Results
* Includes peer reviewed content
- Access Science
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Features content from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Scientific & Technical Terms. (Provider: McGraw-Hill)
- Environment Complete*
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Over 900 journals covering environmental topics including energy, marine science, pollution, and agriculture. (Provider: EBSCO)
- Medline*
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A comprehensive index of articles in medical journals worldwide. (Provider: EBSCO)
- National Geographic Magazine Archive
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Cover-to-cover access to the entire run back to 1888, including illustrations. (Provider: Gale)
- Science Magazine Online*
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The world's leading journal of original scientific research. (Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Article Databases (multiple subjects)
- EBSCOhost*
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Combined search of EBSCO’s academic, general, health, business, and vocational journal databases. Includes scholarly and peer reviewed articles as well as general interest magazines and consumer information. (Provider: EBSCO)
- JSTOR*
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An archive of full-text articles from over 400 scholarly journals. JSTOR does not include the most recent few years of the journals. (Provider: JSTOR)
- Newspaper Source Plus
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Over 1000 local, national, and international newspapers in full-text. Also includes news transcripts from ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, and more. (Provider: EBSCO)
- ProQuest Newspapers
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Full-text access to the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor. (Provider: ProQuest)
Reference Databases (multiple subjects)
- Biography Reference Bank
- Covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images. Includes biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches and obituaries. (Provider: EBSCO)
- CQ Researcher
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Special reports, published weekly, on current controversial topics. (Provider: CQ Press)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Multi-subject reference guides and encyclopedias (Provider: Gale)
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
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A multimedia database with in-depth analysis of thousands of social issues. Includes essays, journal articles, images, videos, podcasts, and more. A companion to the Opposing Viewpoints book series. (Provider: Gale)
- Oxford Reference Online
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Contains over 250 reference works published by Oxford University Press. (Provider: Oxford University Press)
- Points of View Reference Center
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A database of resources that present multiple sides of a current issue. Includes point/counterpoint essays, videos, primary source documents, news transcripts, and more. (Provider: EBSCO)
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
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Basic-level, general encyclopedia. (Provider: EBSCO)
Recommended Free Websites
- Bio – General: BiosciEdNet (BEN) Digital Library Portal
- Bio – General: MERLOT Biology Learning Materials
- Bio – General: Biology News from EurekAlert!
- Biodiversity: Encyclopedia of Life – Biodiversity / Species Database
- Biodiversity: NatureServe – Biodiversity Science Portal
- Biodiversity: Resources from the California Biodiversity Council
- Biodiversity: The Animal Diversity Web Project (Univ. of Michigan)
- Biology Careers: Careers in the Biological Sciences (AIBS)
- Biology Courses: MIT Biology Courses (Free OpenCourseware)
- Biomedicine: NCBI Global Cross-Database Search Engine (GQuery)
- Biomedicine: PubMed / MEDLINE Database
- Biomedicine: PubMed Central (PMC) – Archive of Biomed. Journals
- Botany: CalFlora – Information on Wild California Plants
- Botany: California Native Plant Society
- Botany: Native Plants Database (UT Austin)
- Botany: Plants Database (NRCS/USDA)
- Cell Bio: The Cell – An Image Library (ASCB)
- Classification: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- Classification: NCBI Taxonomy Database
- Climate Change: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Climate Change: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Conservation: Intl. Union for Conservation of Nature
- Conservation: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
- Darwin Online: The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online
- Ecology Fact Sheets (Ecological Society of America)
- Endangered Species (US FWS)
- Endangered Species: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Endangered Species: Resources from CITES.org
- Envirofacts (EPA)
- Environmental Health & Toxicology Resources (NLM)
- Field Guides (eNature.com)
- Genetics: DNA Learning Center
- Genetics: Issues in Genetics (Natl. Human Genome Research Inst.)
- Genetics: Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms (NHGRI)
- Human Anatomy: Anatomy Atlases – A Digital Library
- Human Anatomy: Healthline Body Maps
- Invasive Species in California (Calif. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)
- Invasive Species: Natl. Invasive Species Information Center (NAL)
- Marine Bio: Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- Marine Bio: National Marine Mammal Laboratory
- Marine Bio: UN Atlas of the Oceans
- Marine Bio: World Register of Marine Species - WoRMS
- Microbiology: Human Microbiome Project (NIH)
- Molecular Bio: Nucleic Acid Database (Rutgers)
- Open Access Journals: BioMed Central
- Open Access Journals: PLOS Public Library of Science
- State: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- State: California Environmental Protection Agency
- State: California Natural Resources Agency
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- U.S. Forest Service - Research & Development
- U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- Website Links from the Mesa College Biology Dept.
- Zoology--Birds: American Ornithologist's Union
- Zoology--Birds: Audubon's Birds of America
- Zoology--Birds: Avibase – The World Bird Database
- Zoology--Birds: BIRDNET
- Zoology--Bugs: Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Zoology--Bugs: Entomological Society of America
- Zoology--Fish: FishBase (via WorldFishCenter.org)
- Zoology--Mammals: American Society of Mammalogists
- Zoology--Mammals: Marine Mammals (NOAA/OPR)
- Zoology--Mammals: Marine Mammals (Society for Marine Mammalogy)
- Zoology--Mammals: North American Mammals (Smithsonian)
- Zoology--Mammals: San Diego Zoo Mammals Info
- Zoology--Reptiles/Amphibians: AmphibiaWeb
- Zoology--Reptiles/Amphibians: Ctr. for North American Herpetology
- Zoology--Reptiles/Amphibians: EMYSystem – World Turtle Database
- Zoology--Reptiles/Amphibians: Soc.for Study of Amphibs/Reptiles
- Zoology--Wildlife (Gen.): ARKive – Archive of Wildlife Images/Film
- Zoology--Wildlife (Gen.): Macaulay Library of Animal Sounds
