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- Zoological Record
Scholarly articles on zoology, including the ecology, taxonomy and biology of living and fossil animals. Source is authoritative and covers the world literature. Also includes indexing for books, reports, meetings and journals.
1945 – current.
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- BIOSIS Previews
Scholarly articles in biology. Essential source for research in biology.
1969-current.
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Excellent search for biology-related research.
The premier database of world biology literature, and a primary source for any biology-related research, BIOSIS Previews contains the references to journal literature from Biological Abstracts, the references to meetings, reports, review articles, books and monographs from Biological Abstracts/RRM, as well as some unique references.
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- Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
Scholarly articles in the science, technology and management of marine and freshwater environments.
1971-current.
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ASFA is a component of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS), formed by four United Nations agency sponsors of ASFA and two international partners.
Major areas of coverage include:
- Aquaculture
- Aquatic Organisms
- Aquatic Pollution
- Brackish Water Environments
- Conservation
- Environmental Quality
- Fisheries
- Freshwater Environments
- Limnology
- Marine Biotechnology
- Marine Environments
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
- Policy And Legislation
- Wildlife Management
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- CAB Direct
Covers agriculture. Includes animal, dairy & veterinary sciences; entomology; plant sciences; forestry; aquaculture & fisheries; farming; agricultural economics; food & human nutrition; earth & environmental sciences.
1973-current.
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Coverage is international, including literature from over 125 countries. Indexes over 9,000 journals and 2,500 books are every year. Updated weekly.
Subject coverage:
- Plant Science (including horticulture)
- Animal Science (including nutrition & zoology)
- Pathogen, pest, parasite and weed management
- Human health and hygiene (including human nutrition)
- Natural resources and ecology
- Forestry, forest products and agroforestry
- Soil Science
- Rural Development, Tourism and Economics
- Food science and food products
- Biotechnology
- Agricultural Engineering
- Veterinary Medicine
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- Birds of North America
A comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds. Specialized and detailed. Current.
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A comprehensive reference covering the life histories of North American birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the American Ornithologists Union. Includes detailed descriptions of more than 600 birds native to North America, including distribution, characteristics, history, systematics, migration, habitat, sounds, behavior, breeding, and conservation and management. Includes image, audio and video information. Current.
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