Using the biological literature : a practical guide

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by  Schmidt, Diane

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Using the Biological Literature
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“The third edition of this valuable reference work continues to provide a useful survey
of the rapidly expanding biological literature, emphasizing theoretical disciplines. …
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Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition is an annotated a
guide to selected resources in the biological sciences, presenting a wide-ranging l Fourth Edition
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of all entries including textbooks. The guide emphasizes current materials in the e
English language and includes retrospective references for historical perspective r
and to provide access to the taxonomic literature. It covers both print and electronic a
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With chapters devoted to each of the main fields in the basic biological sciences,
this book offers a guide to the best and most up-to-date resources in biology. It
is appropriate for anyone interested in searching the biological literature, from
undergraduate students to faculty, researchers, and librarians. The guide includes
a supplementary website dedicated to keeping URLs of electronic and web-based
resources up to date, a popular feature continued from the third edition.
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Using the Biological Literature
A Practical Guide
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Using the Biological Literature
A Practical Guide
Fourth Edition
Diane Schmidt
University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Boca Raton London New York
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Contents
Preface.......................................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1
Introduction ................................................................................................................1
Early History .........................................................................................................1
17th Century ..........................................................................................................2
18th Century ..........................................................................................................3
19th Century ..........................................................................................................4
20th Century .........................................................................................................5
21st Century ..........................................................................................................6
Characteristics of the Biological Literature ..........................................................7
Electronic Biological Literature ............................................................................9
About This Book .................................................................................................14
References ...........................................................................................................15
Bibliography ........................................................................................................16
Chapter 2
Searching the Biological Literature .........................................................................17
Introduction .........................................................................................................17
Getting Up to Speed ............................................................................................18
Keeping Up to Date .............................................................................................20
Chapter 3
General Sources .......................................................................................................23
Associations ........................................................................................................23
Bibliographies .....................................................................................................26
Classification, Nomenclature, and Systematics ...................................................29
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ..........................................................................32
Directories ...........................................................................................................36
Field Guides ........................................................................................................37
Series ..............................................................................................................38
Full-Text Sources .................................................................................................38
General Works.....................................................................................................39
Guides for Young Scientists ................................................................................40
Guides to the Literature ......................................................................................43
Handbooks ..........................................................................................................43
Histories ..............................................................................................................46
Mathematics and Statistics ..................................................................................51
Methods and Techniques .....................................................................................53
Textbooks and Treatises ......................................................................................57
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Writing Guides ....................................................................................................59
Periodicals ...........................................................................................................64
Reviews of the Literature ....................................................................................70
Chapter 4
Introduction .........................................................................................................73
Current Awareness ..............................................................................................76
Retrospective Tools .............................................................................................82
References ...........................................................................................................83
Bibliography ........................................................................................................83
Chapter 5
Biochemistry and Biophysics ...................................................................................85
Abstracts and Indexes .........................................................................................85
Associations ........................................................................................................86
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ..........................................................................87
Guides to the Literature ......................................................................................89
Handbooks ..........................................................................................................89
Histories ..............................................................................................................92
Methods and Techniques .....................................................................................93
Textbooks and Treatises ......................................................................................95
Periodicals ...........................................................................................................99
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................102
Chapter 6
Molecular and Cellular Biology .............................................................................105
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................105
Associations ......................................................................................................106
Databases ..........................................................................................................106
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................107
General Works...................................................................................................108
Guides to the Literature ....................................................................................110
Handbooks ........................................................................................................110
Histories ............................................................................................................112
Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................113
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................117
Periodicals .........................................................................................................120
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................126
Chapter 7
Genetics, Biotechnology, and Developmental Biology ..........................................127
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................127
Associations ......................................................................................................128
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Atlases ...............................................................................................................129
Databases ..........................................................................................................131
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................132
General Works...................................................................................................133
Handbooks ........................................................................................................134
Histories ............................................................................................................135
Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................136
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................138
Periodicals .........................................................................................................142
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................148
Chapter 8
Microbiology and Immunology .............................................................................151
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................151
Associations ......................................................................................................152
Classification, Nomenclature, and Systematics .................................................155
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................156
Directories .........................................................................................................158
Handbooks ........................................................................................................158
Histories ............................................................................................................161
Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................163
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................166
Periodicals .........................................................................................................169
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................174
Chapter 9
Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior ............................................................177
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................177
Associations ......................................................................................................178
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................179
General Works...................................................................................................182
Handbooks ........................................................................................................186
Histories ............................................................................................................189
Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................193
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................197
Periodicals .........................................................................................................203
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................212
Chapter 10
Plant Biology ..........................................................................................................213
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................213
Current Awareness .......................................................................................213
Retrospective Sources ..................................................................................214
Associations ......................................................................................................217
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Checklists and Identification Manuals ..............................................................219
Guides to Floras ...........................................................................................222
Classification, Nomenclature, and Systematics .................................................223
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................227
Directories .........................................................................................................231
General Works...................................................................................................232
Guides to the Literature ....................................................................................232
Handbooks ........................................................................................................233
Histories ............................................................................................................236
Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................238
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................240
Periodicals .........................................................................................................246
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................252
Chapter 11
Anatomy and Physiology .......................................................................................255
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................255
Current Awareness .......................................................................................255
Retrospective Sources ..................................................................................256
Associations ......................................................................................................256
Atlases ...............................................................................................................258
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................262
Guides to the Literature ....................................................................................263
Handbooks ........................................................................................................264
Histories ............................................................................................................265
Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................267
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................269
Periodicals .........................................................................................................273
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................281
Chapter 12
Entomology ............................................................................................................285
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................285
Current Awareness .......................................................................................285
Retrospective Sources ..................................................................................286
Associations ......................................................................................................286
Checklists and Identification Manuals ..............................................................288
Classification, Nomenclature, and Systematics .................................................292
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................293
Directories .........................................................................................................294
General Works...................................................................................................295
Guides to the Literature ....................................................................................296
Handbooks ........................................................................................................296
Histories ............................................................................................................298
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Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................299
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................301
Periodicals .........................................................................................................304
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................308
Chapter 13
Zoology ..................................................................................................................309
Abstracts and Indexes .......................................................................................309
Current Awareness .......................................................................................309
Retrospective Sources ..................................................................................310
Associations ......................................................................................................312
Atlases ...............................................................................................................314
Checklists and Identification Manuals ..............................................................315
Classification, Nomenclature, and Systematics .................................................320
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ........................................................................324
General Works...................................................................................................328
Guides to the Literature ....................................................................................329
Handbooks ........................................................................................................330
Histories ............................................................................................................333
Methods and Techniques ...................................................................................335
Textbooks and Treatises ....................................................................................337
Periodicals .........................................................................................................341
Reviews of the Literature ..................................................................................346