For an outline of a comprehensive science literature review, click here: Science Literature Review.
For tips on improving database search results, click here: Improving Database Search Results.
Suggested databases:
Search specialized journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some suggested browsing examples to look at are: American Naturalist; Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics; Auk; Canadian Journal of Zoology; Condor; Conservation Biology; Ecological Applications; Ecological Monographs; Ecology; Evolution; Journal of Animal Ecology; Journal of Evolutionary Biology; Journal of Mammalogy; Journal of Wildlife Management; Oikos; Trends in Ecology & Evolution; Wildlife Society Bulletin; Wildlife Monographs.
To browse journal titles, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.
Browse or search ejournal packages (NOTE: Some allow keyword searching of article full text):
For an explanation of popular vs. scholarly (magazines versus research journals), click here: Popular vs. Scholarly.
For an explanation of peer review, click here: Peer Review in 5 Minutes.
To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data, click on Journal Citation Reports or Scimago.
For a detailed view of Dewey Decimal call numbers, click on: Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries.
Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology (includes Toxicology)
Environmental and Natural Resources Databases - Arranged by Topic
Geosciences (includes Climatology)