Conservation Genetics  Tags: conservation genetics wildfire fish fisheries forestry ecology  

Click here for a complete list of databases offered by Mansfield Library (http://www.lib.umt.edu).

Suggested databases:

• Agricola - 1970-present; Comprehensive index to agriculture and forestry (includes USFS research).


• Bibliography of Genetic Variation in Natural Populations - Conservation Genetics & Genetic Variation in natural populations of animals, plants, and microbes. There is a taxonomic bias in this bibliography towards fish, especially salmon, trout, and their kin.


• Biological Abstracts - 1969-present; Comprehensive index to biological journal literature.


• CSA - Biological Sciences - 1981-present; Biology, life science journal literature; includes "Genetics Abstracts".


• Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.


• PubMed - Health and medical literature, plus dentistry, molecular biology, nursing, parasitology, and veterinary medicine.


• Web of Science - Multidisciplinary index.


• Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide - 1935-present; Comprehensive index to wildlife literature (includes USFWS research).


• Zoological Record - 1978-present; Animal behavior, zoology literature.

Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some of the browsing examples to look at are: American Naturalist; Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics; Annual Review of Genetics; Biological Conservation; Biodiversity and Conservation; Conservation Biology; Conservation Genetics; Conservation Ecology; Ecological Applications; Ecology; Evolution; Evolutionary Biology; Genetics; Heredity; Journal of Evolutionary Biology; Journal of Heredity; Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research; Molecular Ecology; Nature Genetics; Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

To Browse Titles or Journals by Subject, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.

For search hints, take a look at the following: UM Catalog Help and Finding Books.

Book catalog resources:

• The University of Montana Catalog - All time periods: Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.


• WorldCat - All time periods; Library Union Catalog; Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.


• Google Book Search - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.

• Biodiversity & Conservation - Textbook


• A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics (570.3 L738)


• Encyclopedia of Evolution (576.803 D5641)


• Encyclopedia of Genetics (576.5 E5642)


• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences and (hard copy: 570 E563) - Encyclopedia including information on: Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Ecology & Evolution; Genetics & Molecular Biology; Microbiology; Plant Science; Science and Society; and Virology.


• Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology (572.8 C914e)


• Endangered Species - US


• Federal Register - Find Status of Endangered Species Listing, etc. for particular species.


• Genetic Terms - Glossary


• Genetic Terms - Glossary


• Global Biodiversity: status... (333.9511 G562)


• NatureServe: Conservation Information on plants, animals, & ecological communities


• Programs in Conservation Biology - SCB


• Species Information

For hints on how to use search engines effectively, take a look at the following: Finding Info and Evaluating Web Sites.

Some suggested search engines are:

• Google


• Live Search


• Yahoo


• Zuula

• Animal Diversity Web


• Biodiversity & Biological Collections


• Biodiversity Map Library


• Biogeography Resources


• Biology Browsser (Biosis/Thompson)


• Biosciences - Virtual Library


• Botany - Internet Directory


• Center for Biodiversity and Conservation


• Center for Conservation Biology Network


• Conservation Biology Institute


• Ecology & Biodiversity - Virtual Library


• Ecology WWW Page


• Evolution - Links (Harvard)


• Genetics - Virtual Library


• IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)


• National Invasive Species


• Phylogeny of Life (Berkeley)


• Tree of Life - Phylogeny & Biodiversity

Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:

• CSE Citation Guide


• EndNote


• Refworks