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BIO 3180: Finding Literature in Ecology and Evolution

Navigating library resources to find ecology and evolution publications, including journal articles (primary literature) and books (secondary literature).

Finding articles

A primary source reports authors' original research. Types of primary literature include research articles, technical reports, conference papers, and patents, among others.

Start on the Booth Library homepage, eiu.edu/booth, and navigate to the appropriate journal article databases to find ecology articles.

Screenshot navigating to Biology article databases
 

 

Article databases for ecology and evolution

 

Biological and Agricultural Index Plus


 

 

Scopus

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In Scopus, you may want to sort results by Relevance rather than the default of Date (newest).

Screenshot of Scopus results page showing Sort On options

 

 

BIOSIS Previews

Records are current through 2018.
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