Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Subject Guide

Top Article Databases

  • Covers aquatic science, aquatic organisms, fisheries, oceanography, ocean technology policy and non-living resources, and aquatic pollution and environmental quality. Includes citations and abstracts.
    Covers: 1971 - present
    CSA
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  • Citations and abstracts to journal articles in the life sciences. Very interdisciplinary within biology, including biochemistry, ecology, genetics, microbiology, ocean sciences, plant biology, and zoology. You can search BIOSIS, Zoological Record and Web of Science at the same time. Choose the All Databases tab.
    Covers: 1926 - present
    ISI
  • Unique literature awareness tool. Highly selective and highly subjective database of the "best" articles selected by top researchers. You can search for specific articles or topics, or browse various Top 10 lists. Register for alerts to have articles of interest emailed to you.
    1990's - present
  • Large multidisciplinary search engine with results ranking and previews. Google Scholar indexes scholarly literature including journal articles.
  • Multidisciplinary index to scholarly and authoritative articles. Provides access to all three parts of the Citation Index: Arts and Humanities, Social Science and Science. Search by subject, author, journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article that you specify.
    Covers: 1900 - present.
    ISI
  • Best place to start for articles in field zoology or animal taxonomy. About half the articles in this database are not in BIOSIS.  Subjects covered include evolution, animal genetics, marine biology, taxonomy, and veterinary studies. You can search Zoological Record, BIOSIS and Web of Science at the same time. Choose the All Databases tab.
    Covers: 1864 - current.
    ISI

Other Article Databases

  • Database of articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and news sources with full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.
    Coverage: 1990 - current
    Ebsco
    Academic Search Complete
  • Large article database covering scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature.