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Last revised: August 2009

Developmental Biology

Scope: The purpose of this guide is to provide quick access to print and electronic resources covering Developmental Biology. Parts of this guide are derived from "Using the Biological Literature: A Practical Guide" by Diane Schmidt, Elisabeth B. Davis, and Pamela F. Jacobs (2002). Email the subject area specialist at tharrod@umd.edu or call 301-405-7253 for more information.



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Developmental Biology at the University of Maryland College Park

Click here to learn more about studying Developmental Biology at the University of Maryland at College Park. Developmental Biology is one of the areas of specializations within the Department of Biology



Finding Books

To find books about cell and developmental biology in our catalog try searching for the following subject terms: Developmental Genetics, Developmental Biology, Reproduction, Stem Cells, Molecular Biology, Embryology, etc.



Dictionaries, Handbooks, and Encyclopedias



Journals

(These are ranked by impact factor, also please note that our coverage of these journals is not always to the present)

Developmental Biology

This list represents only a portion of the Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics journals available from the University of Maryland, to search for more electronic journals accessible through our library, check the E-Journals list in Research Port - to search for print journals, check our Catalog.

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Databases (Finding Articles on a Topic)

  • Academic Search Premier
    Multi-disciplinary database indexing articles from over 8100 journals - with full-text access for 4500 of those journals.

  • Biological and Medical Sciences
    Covers a range of biological subjects including: biomedical sciences and biotechnology as well as other areas of biology - this database is comprised of records from 6000 journals, books, conference proceedings, and other scholarly sources.

  • BIOSIS Previews
    Database covering the biological sciences including interdisciplinary areas such as medicine and biochemistry - made up of 5500 journals, books, conference proceedings, and other scholarly sources.

  • Faculty of 1000
    Listing of critical papers in biology as selected by 1600 international scientists, subdivided into various disciplines within biology.

  • Papers First
    Listing of over 2 million papers that have been presented at conferences from around the world.

  • PubMed (Medline)
    Database indexing articles from over 4500 journals from around the world - covers medical literature in a variety of fields as well as biomedical research.

  • Science Direct
    Indexing articles from 1800 journals (800 of which have full-text access), this database covers a range of sciences including biology.

  • Web of Science
    This database indexes articles from over 17000 journals including 5700 from across the sciences - in addition this database makes it possible to track citations (i.e. who has cited whom and who was cited by whom).

These are just some of the databases that the University of Maryland College Park offers in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics - to see more databases covering these areas of study, click on Biology and/or Cell Biology

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Web Resources

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