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Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries
Abstracts [computer file], 1978-present. If
you are connecting to this database off the University of Maine campus but
within the State of Maine, please connect through Maine's
Science, Technology & Business Library.
This abstract is updated quarterly and covers the total aquatic environment (freshwater,
brackish, and marine). Information is included on living resources as well as technology,
policy, and non-living resources. Over 4,500 journals are indexed (see
Aquatic
Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts serials list) as well as
conference proceedings, books, and government and technical reports. Abstracts are
included for most citations.
Biological
Abstracts. 1927-present
Sci Index QH 301.B4. If you
are connecting to this database off the University of Maine campus but within
the State of Maine, please connect through
Maine's Science,
Technology & Business Library.
This abstract to the biological sciences journal literature is published bi-weekly. Over
6,000 journals are indexed (see
Biosis
Previews serials list). Coverage includes virtually all aspects of the biological
sciences. Each issue contains author, biosystematic, generic, concept, and subject
indexes. These indexes are cumulated semi-annually. The Web version can be searched in a
variety of ways including author, title, and abstract keyword.
Biological
Abstracts/RRM. 1979-present
Sci Index QH 301.B55. If you are
connecting to this database off the University of Maine campus but within the
State of Maine, please connect through
Maine's Science,
Technology & Business Library.
This abstract is published monthly and is set up in the same way as Biological Abstracts.
Indexed are reports, review articles, meeting publications, and patents. Indexing and
index cumulations are the same as for Biological Abstracts.
Ecology Abstracts.
1982-present
Sci Index QH 540 A66 - 1979-present
Indexes the broad area of the interactions of organisms with their environment.
Includes information on conservation, pollution, management, environmental
degradation, and reclamation. Ecology Abstracts can be searched by author,
title, subject, and abstract word. Indexes over 580 journals (see
Serials source list for Ecology Abstracts). Updated monthly.
Science Citation Index 1965-present.
Sci Index Q1.A1S36
This unique index is published 6 times/year and cumulates annually. It consists of three
major sections: 1) Source Index - the primary place to search for authors' works published
in a given time period; 2) Citation Index - a list of all references (alphabetical by
author) cited by an author of a given paper which is listed in the Source Index; and 3)
Permuterm Subject Index - access to citations listed in the Source Index by significant
title word (Note: There is no subject indexing). Over 3,000 journals are indexed. Online
searching of Science Citation Index, 1974-present, is available. For details please contact Jim Bird.
Wildlife
and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Includes over 345,000 citations to the literature on mammals, birds,
reptiles, and amphibians found in journals, conference proceedings, monographs,
theses and dissertations, and government reports. Database includes Wildlife
Review Abstracts, which was published through 1995 by the National Biological
Service. Searching is by keyword, subject, and author as well as by taxonomic
and geographic identifiers. Abstracts are available for publications added to
the database since September 1996. 8,000 records added annually. Updated
quarterly.
Zoological
Record. 1864-present
Sci Index QL1.Z58. If you
are connecting to this database off the University of Maine campus but within
the State of Maine, please connect through
Maine's Science,
Technology & Business Library.
This index is published annually. Each annual edition is divided into 20 sections, with 18
of these sections representing various animal groups. The remaining 2 sections cover the
general zoological literature and the new generic and sub-generic names indexed. Coverage
is the worldwide zoological literature, indexing over 6,000 journals (see
Zoological
Record serials list). Each section has 5
indexes: author, subject, geographic, palaenotological, and systematic.
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
The Cambridge encyclopedia of ornithology. 1991. Cambridge, Eng.; New York: Cambridge University Press. 362p. Sci Ref QL673 .C26
A dictionary of birds. 1985. Vermillion, SD: Buteo Books. 670p. Sci Ref QL673 .D59 1985
The Concise Oxford dictionary of zoology. Oxford [England]; New York: Oxford University Press. 508p. Sci Ref QL9 .C66 1991
Jobling, J.A. 1991. A dictionary of scientific bird names. Oxford; New York: Oxford University press. 272p. Sci Ref QL677 .J55 1991
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology - Sci Ref QL 673 C26.
Chamber's Biology Dictionary - Sci Ref QH 302.5 C52.
Dictionary of Birds - Sci Ref QL 673 D59.
Oxford Companion to Animal Behavior - Sci Ref QL 751 O9.
Wild Mammals of North America [:} biology, management, and conservation.
2nd ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins. 1216p.
QL715.W56 2003
Directory of neotropical ornithology. 1993. 2nd ed. American Ornithologists' Union. 131p. Sci Ref QL695.5 .R67 1993
Beaman, M. 1998. The handbook of bird identification : for Europe and the western Palearctic. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 868p. Sci Ref QL690.A1 B385 1998
The Birds of North America. 1992-. Washington, DC : American Ornithologists' Union. Sci Ref QL681 .B523
Byers, C. 1995. Sparrows and buntings: a guide to the sparrows and buntings of North America and the world. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company. 334p. Sci Ref QL696.P2438 B95 1995
Carvey, J.R. and Judge, D. S. 2000. Longevity records: life spans of
mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Odense: Odense
University Press, 241p.
Sci Ref QP85.C37 2000
Dunning, J.B. 1993. CRC handbook of avian body masses. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 371p. Sci Ref QL697 .D86 1993
Ehrlich, P.R. Dobkin, D.S., and Wheye, D. 1994. The birdwatcher's handbook : a guide to the natural history of the birds of Britain and Europe : including 516 species that regularly breed in Europe and adjacent parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Oxford [England]; New York: Oxford University Press. 660p. ORO stacks QL690.A1 E38 1994
Forest and rangeland birds of the United States : natural history and habitat use. 1991. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service. 625p. ORO Gov Doc A 1.76:688
Handbook of avian anatomy: nomina anatomica avium. 1993. Cambridge, MA: [Nuttall Ornithological Club]. 779p. ORO stacks QL697 .H26 1993
Handbook of North American birds. 1962-. New Haven: Yale University Press. 5 vols. Sci Ref QL681 .P35
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: the birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. 9 vols. Sci Ref QL679 .H35
Handbook of the birds of the world. 1992-. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. 5 vols. Sci Ref QL673 .H25 1992
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature - Sci Ref QL 353 I584.
Proctor, N.S. 1993. Manual of ornithology : avian structure & function. New Haven: Yale University Press. 340p. ORO stacks QL697 .P76 1993
Ramamoorthy, S. 1995-. Handbook of chemical toxicity profiles of biological species. v. 2. Avian and mammalian species. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers. Sci Ref QH541.15.T68 R36 1995 v.2
Rehabilitators list : permittees authorized to accept wild animals and birds for rehabilitation. 1996. [Augusta, ME]: Maine. Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. ORO Special Collections St. Docs. I 54.7:R26 1996
Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds - Sci Ref QL 673 M34.
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