Biology 101 Plant Biology

From Luria Library

About this Resource

Students will find print and electronic resources for the Research Assignments.

Class: BIOLOGY 101
Instructor: B. Cummings

Reference Sources - Print

Not for your bibliography, but for background, definitions, facts and suggestions for further reading, you might want to consult one of the specialized reference books in the library:

Plants in danger : what do we know? R 333.95 D264p
Plant identification terminology : an illustrated glossary R 581.01 H314p
A science dictionary of the plant world: an illustrated demonstration of terms used in plant biology R 581.03 C539s
Timber Press dictionary of plant names R 581.03 C775t
Elsevier's dictionary of botany : in English, French, German, Latin, and Russian R 581.03 E49
The names of plants R 581.03 G555n
A dictionary of useful and everyday plants and their common names. R 581.03 H859d
Botanical Latin : history, grammar, syntax, terminology, and vocabulary R 581.03 S799b
Collegiate dictionary of botany. R 581.03 S973c
A Checklist of names for 3,000 vascular plants of economic importance R 581.03 T325c
The Facts on File dictionary of botany R 581.03 T672f
A guide to the medicinal plants of the United StatesR 581.6340973 K93g
A guide to botanical resources of Southern California R 581.9794 B283g
The Jepson manual : higher plants of California R 581.9794 J54m 1993
A dictionary of the flowering plants and ferns.R 582.1303 W734 1973
The cacti of the United States and Canada R 583.47 B474c
The encyclopedia of psychoactive plants : ethnopharmacology and its applications R 615.78 R236e
Dirr's Hardy trees and shrubs : an illustrated encyclopedia R 635.977 D599h

Books

Search the library catalog for information on your animal. For best results, use Detailed Search feature and select "Subject Browse" and type your animal's scientific name, genera or phylum.

Articles

Search for articles in the periodical database

Academic Search Premier

AFTER YOU TYPE IN YOUR TOPIC, AT THE RESULTS PAGE, MAKE SURE TO SELECT THE BOX "PEER-REVIEWED" TO LIMIT YOUR SEARCH TO APPROPRIATE, SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS.

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Internet

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Intute: Web resources for education and research
Infomine
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