Library Guides: Biology: BISC 318

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How to Read an Article Citation
Identifies the parts of an article citation to help you understand what it all means.
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How to Read a Scientific Article
Tips on how to read a scientific article to enhance your understanding.

Library Resources to Search

Biological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally.
BrowZine This link opens in a new window
Visual platform that enables users to browse the University Libraries' full-text scholarly journal subscriptions by subject area.
Agricola This link opens in a new window
Contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Includes more than 4.8 million citations for journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture.
BioOne This link opens in a new window
Full-text of various research journals focused on the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy.
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
Contains informationon dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including articles, theses, books, and abstracts.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. With over 18,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, Scopus supports research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields as well as in the arts and humanities. Scopus does not test or support Mac/IoS Devices. Scopus recommends IE 8 or higher, Chrome or Firefox.

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Botany News

Information About Plants

USDA Plants Database
USDA / NRCS / Mississippi
MS Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce
MS Forestry Commission
Felder Rushing
Famous Mississippi gardener and horticulturist.
Science Daily - Botany
Missouri Botanical Garden
Flora of North America

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