Recommended Databases
Use the following online databases to find articles related to ecology or appearing in ecology and biology periodicals.
- Ecology Abstracts (ProQuest) (1982+)
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Current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. - BIOSIS Citation IndexCovers all major areas in the life sciences, with broad coverage in molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, endocrinology, genetics, neurosciences, infectious diseases, ecology and organismal biology
- Biological Science Collection (ProQuest) (1946+)
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"This database includes the renowned Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources providing access to the extensive variety of biology’s cutting edge research, with applications to medicine, technology and the environment." - Animal Behavior Abstracts (ProQuest) (1982+)
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Papers relevant to animal behavior, with subjects ranging from neurophysiology to behavioral ecology, from genetics to applied ethology, are covered. - Plant Science (ProQuest) (1994+)a bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science and botany, focusing on all plant scientific aspects, especially on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques & environmental biology
- Science Citation Index Expanded (1965+)
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a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the sciences. - Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
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Covers biology, ecology and other scientific related topics back to 1965. Allows users to easily search by citations. - Zoological Record (1978-2007)Index of journals in zoology and related fields. Please note: coverage ends in 2007.
Interlibrary Loan
While many of the articles you find in these databases will be available online or in the library, some of them may not be available at UCF. You can use Interlibrary Loan to request an article. The library will attempt to borrow the article from another library and deliver it to you electronically.
- Interlibrary LoanLocating and delivering articles and books to support the research of UCF students, faculty and staff