Research Guides: Biological and Life Sciences: Books

Reference Databases

Oxford Reference Online
Access to dictionaries and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Titles cover virtually all subjects in the humanities, social sciences, business, the sciences, language, and general reference.
Birds of the World
Comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American breeding birds. Includes images and videos of plumage, behaviors, habitat, nest, and eggs. Contains songs and calls.

Taylor & Francis eBooks
Full-text searchable database of more books on a wide range of topics, including an environmental section. Search or browse individual books, or search multiple books. Texts are in interactive PDF format.

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia by Grzimek, Bernhard
Call Number: Online and Cabell Library Reference (QL7 .G7813 2003 )

Covers more than 4,000 species in the principal animal phyla, from simple aquatic life to mammals.
Encyclopedia of Inland Waters by Gene E. Likens
Publication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Cell Technology by R. Spier
Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology by Thomas E. Creighton
Call Number: QH506.C74 1999eb
Encyclopedia of Microbiology by Moselio Schaechter
Publication Date: 2009