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Biological Sciences

This guide includes information on how to find biological information. Biological sciences encompasses many fields of research including ecology, evolution, cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry, neurobiology and zoology to name a few fields.

Searching Biological Literature

Biological information can be found in many formats including books, journal articles, datasets, images, conference proceedings, etc.

Journal literature is a major component of biological literature.  The following databases are essential tools for searching biological literature.

Find Articles including peer-reviewed articles using:

Other Useful Resources

Search handbooks and encyclopedia for background information, property data or definition/explanation of terms.