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These are books and websites that will help you gain some background information on your topic, and they can be vital to your understanding of the subject and for topic development.
Animal behavior desk reference : a dictionary of animal behavior, ecology, and evolution
Encyclopedia of marine mammals
The Encyclopedia of animal biology
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Documentation Styles for the Sciences
Journal Abbreviations in the Sciences
Use online databases as you would a print periodical index. Items retrieved from these databases have been evaluated for content and indexed by subject librarians, unlike items retrieved from a search engine.
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
These websites have been evaluated by the librarians at W&L for relevancy, content, and objectivity. They include tools to help with your research as well as useful supplemental materials.
Biology Resources at W&L (W&L University Libraries)
Biology Department Homepage (W&L University)