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Last revised: August 2009

Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Scope: This is a selective guide to finding key research material in the related areas of Ecology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior. Ecology is the study of the structure and function of nature, and how living organisms interact with their environment. Evolution is the process through which current biodiversity has developed from earlier forms of life. Animal Behavior is the study of an animal's response to its environment. These areas are often studied in conjunction, as behavior is examined from an ecological, evolutionary, and developmental perspective. Resources and organization of this guide are largely based on Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide. 3rd. Edition. by Diane Schmidt, Elisabeth B. Davis, and Pamela F. Jacobs., 2002.

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Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution at UMCP

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Finding books on a topic


To find books about cell and developmental biology in our catalog try searching for the following subject terms: Animal Behavior, Animal Behavior Mathematical Models, Human Behavior Animal Models, Animal Behavior Evolution, etc.


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Dictionaries, Handbooks, and Encyclopedias

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Journals

(These are ranked by impact factor, also please note that our print coverage of these journals is often not current)

Behavioral Sciences Ecology
  • Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000419216
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH1 .A4

  • Trends in Ecology and Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001434812
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH540 .T732

  • Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003089806
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH541 .A5

  • Ecology Letters
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=002461423
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH540 .E316

  • Global Change Biology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=002216350
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QC981.8.C5 G633

  • Molecular Ecology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001952798
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH541.15.M63 M64

  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=002517902
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH84 .G58

  • Ecological Monographs
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000479023
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH540 .E28

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
    (Available Online Only)

  • Ecology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000549846
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH540 .E3

  • Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000479319
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH301 .S753

  • Conservation Biology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001417065
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH75.A1 C665

  • American Naturalist
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000461178
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH1 .A62

  • Journal of Biogeography (Online Available With One Year Delay)
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000585613
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH84 .J6

  • Journal of Applied Ecology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000514744
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: S3 .J86

  • Journal of Ecology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000510711
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH540 .J6

  • Wildlife Monographs
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000489686
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QL1 .W54

  • Journal of Animal Ecology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000516632
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QL750 .J65

  • Ecography
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001961852
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH540 .H61

  • Functional Ecology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001525359
    Print Location: UMCP Off-Site Shelving
    Call Number: QH540 .F85

Evolutionary Sciences
  • Trends in Ecology and Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001434812
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH540 .T732

  • Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003089806
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH541 .A5

  • Systematic Biology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001974265
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QL1 .S91

  • Molecular Biology & Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001147044
    Print Location: UMCP Chemistry Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH506 .M652

  • Molecular Ecology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001952798
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH541.15.M63 M64

  • Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000479319
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH301 .S753

  • American Naturalist
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000461178
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH1 .A62

  • BMC Evolutionary Biology
    (Available Online Only)

  • Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000479319
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH367.5 .M56

  • Evolution & Development
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=002443794
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH359 .E893

  • Journal of Human Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000514976
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: GN281 .J63

  • Cladisitics
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001245785
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH83 .C49

  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=001625888
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH359 .J68

  • Journal of Experimental Zoology: Part B
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=002939407
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QL1 .J87

  • Biology Letters
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=003234005
    Print Location: UMCP Chemistry Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH301 .B447

  • Paleobiology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000585676
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QE701 .P17

  • Journal of Molecular Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000514991
    Print Location: UMCP Chemistry Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QH366.A1 J68

  • Taxon
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000514991
    Print Location: UMCP Chemistry Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QK1 .T3

  • American Journal of Physical Anthropology
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=000461121
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: GN1 .A55

  • Development Genes and Evolution
    http://catalog.umd.edu/docno=002312176
    Print Location: UMCP McKeldin Library Periodical Stacks
    Call Number: QL951 .W512

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Databases (Finding Articles on a Topic)


To find articles in research journals, search any of the following databases using keywords that describe your topic. For example: white-crowned sparrow and song
  • Animal Behavior Abstracts
    Indexes journal articles, book chapters, conference papers on all aspects of animal behavior.

  • BIOSIS Previews
    BIOSIS Previews provides the most comprehensive coverage to the literature of the life sciences. Coverage includes primary research articles in the basic areas of biology: botany, zoology and microbiology, as well as related fields such biomedicine, agriculture, pharmacology and ecology

  • Ecology Abstracts
    Indexes journal articles, book chapters, conference papers in ecology, behavior, and environmental science.

  • Plant Science Abstracts
    Indexes journal articles, book chapters, conference papers in plant sciences.

  • Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded)
    The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) is an important tool for locating research articles. SCI coverage is multidisciplinary and allows you to see the cited references (bibliography) of a particular article, number of times an article has been cited and related records.

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