LibGuides: Biology Subject Research Guide: Print Resources

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Selected Reference Books

Dictionary of Biology by Oxford University Press Staff (Created by); Robert S. Hine (Editor); Elizabeth Martin (Editor)
Call Number: QH302.5 .D54 2008
ISBN: 9780199204625 0199204624
Publication Date: 2008-03-15
Fully revised and updated for the sixth edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With over 5,200 clear and concise entries, over 300 of them new to this edition, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology,biophysics, and biochemistry. Features include biographical entries on key scientists and highlighted entries on important topics such as bioinformatics, genomics, molecular evolution, and protein structure, with further reading suggestions. Appendices include classification of the animal and plantkingdoms; geological timescale; major mass extinctions of species; model organisms and their genomes; and Nobel prizewinners - the last two new to this edition.
Atlas of Human Anatomy
Call Number: QM25 .N46 2006
ISBN: 1416036997

Print Books -- Circulating Collection 2nd Floor

Biology of Fishes by Quentin Bone, Richard H. Moore
Call Number: QL615 .B674 2008
ISBN: 9780415375627
Publication Date: 2008
3rd ed., revised

Print Reference Books

Reference books include encyclopedias, dictionaries, manuals, handbooks, almanacs, atlases and directories. The reference books are located in the Cannon Memorial Library in the Reference Section on the main floor. Reference books do not circulate and may only be used in the library.

A to Z of DNA Science
REF QH427 .W58 2001

American Insects
REF QL474 .A76 2000

Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms
REF QK10 .H53 2000

Complete Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs
REF QK474.87 .C66 2003

Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
REF QR9 .D47 2004

Dictionary of Biological Psychology
REF QP360 .D52 2001

Dictionary of Biology (Oxford)
REF QH302.5 .D54 2008

Dictionary of Birds of the United States
REF QL682 .H65 2003

Dictionary of Ecology and Environment, 4^th Edition
REF QH540.4 .C65 2001

Dictionary of Genetics, 7^th Edition
REF QH427 .K55 2006

Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology 2001
REF QR9 .S56 2001 [2006 ed. available online at https://saintleo.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/]

Ecology Basics (2 vols.)
REF QH540.4 .E39 2004 [Also available as EBSCO e-book]

Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3^rd Edition (5 vols.)
REF QH332 .E52 2004

Encyclopedia of Endangered Species (2 vols.)
REF QH75 .A1 E53 1994, 1999

Encyclopedia of Genetics (2 vols.)
REF QH427 .E53 2004

Facts on File Dictionary of Biology 4^th Edition
REF QH302.5 .F38 2005

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (17 vols.)
REF QL7 .G7813 2004

Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology
REF QR180.4 .C78 2003

Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution, and Influence
REF QL703 .L66 2004

Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Infections That Threaten Our Health
REF QR56 .H37 2004

More than Darwin: An Encyclopedia of the People and Places of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy
REF QH360.2 .M66 2008

The Tree of Life: A Phylogenetic Classification
REF QH83 .L42513 2006

U-X-L Encyclopedia of Biomes (3 vols.)
REF QH541.14 .U18 2000

World of Microbiology and Immunology (2 vols.)
REF QR9 .W675 2003 [also available online at Gale Virtual Reference]

How do I find a book on the shelf?

The Cannon Memorial Library uses the Library of Congress classification system to organize the books on the shelves. This system uses a combination of letters and numbers referred to as LC Call Numbers. Books related to Biology may be found under the following LC Call Numbers:

Q General Science

QH Natural History, Biology

QK Botany

QL Zoology

QM Human Anatomy

QP Physiology

QR Microbiology

R General Medicine

For more information on how to read the LC call numbers and locate a book on the shelf, click here: LC Call Numbers

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