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Some Recent Faculty Publications William Cliff (2006). Case Study Analysis and the Remediation of Misconceptions About Respiratory Physiology. Advances in Physiology Education, vol. 30, no. 1, p. 215-223. Walter Steiner and Gerald Smith (2005). Natural Meiotic Recombination Hot Spots in the Schizosaccharomyces Pombe Genome Successfully Predicted from the Simple Sequence Motif M26. Molecular & Cellular Biology , vol. 25, no. 20, p. 9054-9062. William Cliff and Ann Wright (2005). A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed: A Case Study on Human Respiratory Physiology. Journal of College Science Teaching, vol. 35, no. 2, p. 37-39. Walter Steiner, Gerald Smith, and A Nicolas (2005). Optimizing the Nucleotide Sequence of a Meiotic Recombination Hotspot in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Genetics, vol. 169, no. 4, p. 1973-1983.
William J. Edwards, et. al. (2005).
The impact of a benthic filter feeder: limitations imposed by physical transport of algae to the benthos.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, vol. 62, no. 1, p. 205-214.
Joseph Conroy, William J. Edwards, et. al. (2005).
Soluble Nitrogen and Phosphorus Excretion of Exotic Freshwater Mussels (Dreissena spp.): Potential Impacts for Nutrient
Remineralization in Western Lake Erie.
Freshwater Biology, vol. 50, no. 7, p. 1146.
To learn more about the research interests of Biology Department faculty,
visit the department's web site.
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Niagara University Library Guide to Biology Research
Contact the Library subject specialist for biology:
Jonathan Coe
Biology research is usually disseminated through journal articles, so this is almost always what you will focus on when doing biology research.
Start with either or both of the following databases:
Depending upon your exact topic, the following databases can help you do more comprehensive research:
The following databases can be useful but are not publicly
accessible at Niagara University. However, you can make an appointment with
Jonathan Coe (jcoe@niagara.edu or 716-286-8005), the subject specialist in biology, to arrange for a search.
Books are not as important an aspect of the literature review in biology, though they can be helpful
if you are looking for overviews or are doing research on the history of biologists or famous biologists.
Use Niagara University's Library Catalog to locate books owned by the Library.
If you want to search for books owned by other libraries, too, then try searching WorldCat, a catalog that contains references to more than 57 million items owned by 9,000 libraries worldwide.
Don't worry - if you need a book owned by another library, you can request it. To learn how, jump to the section
called Obtaining Materials NU Library Does Not Own.
It has become nearly impossible to link to all the useful biology and life sciences reference databases in one place.
The Internet Public Library has pointed to some of the better ones on its
web site.
The Reference Collection on the first floor of the main Library contains
some biology reference books. Look for call numbers Ref QH through Ref QL. The Biology Department also maintains a small reference Library in DePaul Hall.
If you need an article or a book that NU Library does not own, you can make use of
Interlibrary Loan to obtain it.
Tip: In a hurry? If the article or book you need is owned by another library in Western New York, you can visit that library and use their resources on site (view a list of Western New York library web sites).
Please note: If you wish to borrow a book from another Western New York library, you can get an Infopass Card at the Reference Desk.
The Biology Department does not require the use of a particular style manual, so check with your professor.
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