Mammals Reference
- Division of Mammals CollectionsThe Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, houses and maintains the world's largest mammal collection with over 600,000 specimens. The taxonomic and geographic scope of the USNM (acronym derived from our former name United States National Museum) mammal collection spans the globe, with especially strong representation from North America, Central America, northern South America, Africa, and southeast Asia.
The Mammals of Texas by Call Number: QL719.T4 S345 2004The Mammals of Texas has been the standard reference since the first edition was authored by William B. Davis in 1947. New materials in this edition include lists of subspecies, a brief description of the conservation status of each species, and an expanded introductory section that discusses historical changes in Texas mammals and the history of mammalogy in Texas. The book also contains a thorough overview of the mammals of Texas, abundant photographs and drawings, distribution maps, physical descriptions, and life histories for 184 species of mammals.
Herps
- East Texas Digital Herpetology Collection
This collection consists of images taken by university students and herpetology enthusiasts. It was created by graduate and undergraduate students in coordination with Ralph W. Steen Library and the faculty in the Department of Biology at Stephen F. Austin State University. In the collection, you will find photographs of snakes, salamanders, turtles, frogs, and more! Each image is accompanied by a short note on natural history as well as appropriate taxonomical metadata.
Article Databases
- ScienceDirect
An excellent resource for research in all disciplines. - UlrichsWeb
Find information on periodical titles, including magazines, journals, newspapers, and newsletters. - Nature Journals
Online access to the Nature journal, as well as some other Nature publications. - Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
Abstracts and full-text articles on mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many other topics in the study of wildlife and ecology. - AGRICOLASearch the National Agricultural Library's (NAL) database of 6 million records encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines.
- Academic Search CompleteWith access to full-text articles in journals from many disciplines, this is an excellent resource for any subject.
- SciTech Premium
Provides full-text publications on all aspects of science and technology.
And more!
- "Peer Review in Scientific Publications: Benefits, Critiques, & A Survival Guide" (Retrieved from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central)CITATION FOR DOCUMENT: Kelly J, Sadeghieh T, Adeli K. Peer Review in Scientific Publications: Benefits, Critiques, & A Survival Guide. EJIFCC. 2014 Oct 24;25(3):227-43. PMID: 27683470; PMCID: PMC4975196.
- Peer Review at Science PublicationsInstructions for peer reviewers at Science magazine.
- "Lead poisoning from ingestion of fishing gear: A review" (Retrieved from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central)CITATION FOR DOCUMENT: Grade T, Campbell P, Cooley T, Kneeland M, Leslie E, MacDonald B, Melotti J, koniewski J, Parmley EJ, Perry C, Vogel H, Pokras M. Lead poisoning from ingestion of fishing gear: A review. Ambio. 2019 Sep;48(9):1023-1038. doi: 10.1007/s13280-019-01179-w. Epub 2019 Apr 24. PMID: 31020613; PMCID: PMC6675807.
- "Lead and Wildlife (U.S. Park Service)"Clearinghouse of studies about the effects of lead consumption on different animals.
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