Reference Sources
The following list documents many of the Biology reference materials owned by the STCC Library. The list is organized by type of material. To search for a particular concept (i.e. "fossils" or "virology") use the "Find" option in your browser. All items are located in the Reference Stacks on the 1st floor of the STCC Library.Â
Please note: This is not an exhaustive list. For more information, search the STCC Library catalog.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries | Biographies | Handbooks & Field Guides | Atlases
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
General
Biology
an online resource from Gale (4 vols., 2002)
Dictionary of Biology
REF 302.5 .I534 1999
Dictionary of Science and Technology
REF Q 123 .C482 1999
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
REF QH 302.5 .E53 1996 (11 vols.)
The Gale Encyclopedia of ScienceÂ
REF Q 121 .G35 2001 (6 vols.)
The International Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
REF Q121.I48 1999Â
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
REF Q 121 .M3 2002 (20 vols.)
Also available online as AccessScience.
Science and Technology Desk Reference
REF Q 173 .S397 1993
Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms
QH 83 .S89 (2 vols.)
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
REF Q 121 .V3 1999 (2 vols. 8th ed.)
World of Biology
REF QH 302.5 .W67 1999
Botany
The Encyclopedia of North American Trees
REFQK 110 .B46 2000
Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs
REF QK 474.87 .V47 1997
Plant Structure
REF QK 642 .B68 2000
Evolutionary Science & Extinct Animals
Grzimek's Enyclopedia of Evolution
REF QE 711.2 .G79
The Visual Dictionary of Dinosaurs
REF QE 862 .D5 D5173 1993
The Ultimate Dinosaur Book
REF QE 862 .D5 L4246 1993
Endangered Species
Encyclopedia of Endangered Species
REF QH 75 .A1 E53 1994
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
REF QH 77 .N56 B43 2001 (6 vols.)
also available online
Genetics
A Dictionary of Genetics
REF QH 427 .K55 1997
Encyclopedia of Genetics
REF QH 427 .E53 2001
Genetics Manual
REF QH 427 .R43 1998
Zoology
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
REFQL 3 .G7813 (13 vols.)
Latin Names Explained
REF QL 9 .G67 1996
Mammals of the Eastern United States
REF QL 719 .E23 W49 1998
Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
REF QL 715 .S55 1999
Anatomy & Physiology
Encyclopedia of Reproduction
REF QP 251 .E48125 1998 (4 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
QP141 .E526 1999 (3 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Stress
QP 82.2 .S8 E53 2000 (3 vols.)
Gray's Anatomy
QM 23.2 .G73 1995
Microbiology
Encyclopedia of Microbiology
QP 9 .E53 1992 (3 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Immunology
QR 180.4 .E53 1998 ( vols.)
Encyclopedia of Virology
QR 358 .E52 1994 ( vols.)
Biographies
American Men and Women of Science
REF Q 141 .A47 1986 (8 vols.)
The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists
REF Q 141 .B526 1994 (2nd ed.)
Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists
REF Q 141 .B532 1998 (5 vols.)
The Great Scientists
REF Q 141 .G767 1989 (12 vols.)
Notable Black American Scientists
REF Q 141 .N726 1999
Notable Scientists From 1900 to the Present
REF Q 141 .N728 2001 (5 vols.)
Notable Women in the Life Sciences
REF QH 26 .N68 1996
Animal Tracks (Peterson Field Guides)
REF QL 768 .M87 1975
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals
REF QL 715 .W48
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees
REFQK 481 .L49 1980 (2 vols.)
Butterflies of the World
REFÂ QL 542 .S321 1998
Birds of the World (Eyewitness Handbooks Series)
REF QL 673 .H2895 1993
Fossils (Eyewitness Handbooks Series)Â
REF QE 711.2 .W34 1992
Eastern Birds (Peterson Field Guides)
REF QL 681 .P45 1980
Eastern Forests
REF QH 102 .K75 1988
Guide to Flowering Plant Families
REFQK 115 .Z65 1994
Insects (Peterson Field Guides)
REF QL 464 .B65 1987
Mushrooms
REF QK 617 .M424 1987
New Field Book of American Wildflowers
REF QK 110 .R5
Reptiles and Amphibians (Peterson Field Guides)
REF QL 651 .C65 1991
Shells (Eyewitness Handbooks)
REF QL 404 .D38 1992
Atlases & Maps
Biomap: Guiding Land Conservation for Biodiversity in Massachusetts
REF QH 77 .M2 B615 2001
Nature Atlas of America
REF QH 102 .C57