Douglas College

Biology

Articles & Databases

  • Start with these databases: 
    ScienceDirect : indexes journals from Health and Life Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and Physical Sciences.

  • More Databases:  
    Academic Search Complete : journal and magazine articles from all subject areas.
    MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO): covers journals in medicine and related health fields. 

  • Research Pro:
    Do one search  to find articles, books and websites. Use this in conjunction with the library catalogue and article databases.

Books

Library Catalogue  - Find books at Douglas College Library.
WorldCat  - Find books in libraries worldwide.

Biology Exams Online

Biology 1103 Exams Online
Biology 1105 Exams Online
Biology 1109 Exams Online
Biology 1110 Exams Online

Biology 1203 Exams Online
Biology 1209 Exams Online
Biology 1210 Exams Online

Biology 2320 Exams Online
Biology 2322 Exams Online

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
REF QP 34.5 M253 2005
Dictionary of Biology
A Dictionary of Ecology
A Dictionary of Genetics
Dictionary of Scientists
A Dictionary of Zoology
Encyclopedia of Human Biology
REF QH 302.5 E563 1991
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology
REF GE 10 E536 1995
Encyclopedia of Mammals
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
REF QP 512 O943 2006
Oxford Reference Online: Biological Sciences
Includes titles such as A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour, The Oxford Companion to the Body and A Dictionary of Plant Sciences.
Toxnet  
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and more.

General Websites

Biology Online

CELLS Alive
An action packed site on cellular life brought to you by Quill Graphics who do computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms for education and medical research.

Virtual Pig Dissection

Electronic Journals

Highwire Press Publishers
This site offers free full text articles from more than 51 science journals.
National Research Council Journals 
Includes journals such as Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, Canadian Journal of Zoology, and Genome.
PLOS: Public Library of Science
Access to PLOS Biology and PLOS Medicine, two free, rigorously reviewed journals.

Citation & Style Guides

Citation and Style Guides

Primary Sources

How to Locate Primary Sources in the Sciences  - Douglas College