Research Guides @ Fordham: Biological Sciences: Zoology

General Zoology

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

The Encyclopedia of Animals by George McKay (Editor); Fred Cooke; Stephen Hutchinson; Hugh Dingle; Richard Vogt
Call Number: QL7 .E53 2004
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia by Gale Research Staff; Michael Hutchins
Online Resource
Animal Behavior Desk Reference by Edward M. Barrows
Call Number: QL750.3 .B37 2001
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2001

Popular Books on Zoology

The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Call Number: QE721.2.E97 K65 2014
New York, New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2014
King Solomon's Ring by Konrad Lorenz; Julian Huxley (Foreword by)
Online Resource
London ; New York : Routledge, 2002
Where Do Camels Belong?: The Story and Science of Invasive Species by Ken Thompson
Vancouver, BC; Berkeley, CA : Greystone Books, 2014

Societies and Online Resources

American Society of Animal Science
The American Society of Animal Science is a membership society that supports the careers of scientists and animal producers in the United States and internationally.
Animal Diversity Web
An online encyclopedia and database of animal natural history, contributed to by photographers, biologists, and students. This is a University of Michigan project.
Center for Biological Diversity
National U.S. group using science, law and creative media to protect the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
An international network and research infrastructure funded by world governments, dedicated to providing open access to data about all types of life on earth.
Tree of Life Web Project
A collaborative effort from biologists and nature enthusiasts. Structured to show the genetic connections between all living things, this projects contains over 10,000 pages on a variety of organisms. Each page lists references, so this is a useful source of reading materials.

Mammalogy

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Mammal Species of the World by Don E. Wilson (Editor); DeeAnn M. Reeder (Editor)
Call Number: QL708 .M35 2005
Online Resource
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005
Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald M. Nowak
Online Resource
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
The Rise of Marine Mammals by Annalisa Berta; James L. Sumich (Illustrator)
Online Resource
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017

Popular Books on Mammals

Chimpanzee Memoirs by Lydia Hopper
Online Resource
New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2022
The Lion in the Living Room by Abigail Tucker
Call Number: SF442.6 .T83 2016
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016

Societies and Online Resources

The American Museum of Natural History Mammalogy Department
The AMNH Department of Mammalogy houses over 275,00 specimens and has a searchable database.
The American Society of Mammologists
The ASM is currently composed of around 2,500 members, many of whom are professional scientists. The society is involved in providing information for public policy, resources management, conservation, and education.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Mammal Collecitons
The Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, houses and maintains the world's largest mammal collection with over 600,000 specimens.
Society for Marine Mammalogy
The Society for Marine Mammalogy, founded in 1981, is a non-profit entity. Their mission is to promote the global advancement of marine mammal science and contribute to its relevance and impact in education, conservation and management.

Entomology

Guides, Encyclopedias, and Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Insects by Vincent H. Resh (Editor); Ring T. Cardé (Editor)
Call Number: QL462.3 .E485 2009
Online Resource
Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2009
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity by Stephen Marshall
Call Number: QL473 .M33 2017
Richmond Hill, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, 2017
The Superorganism by Bert Hölldobler; Margaret C. Nelson (Illustrator); Edward O. Wilson
Call Number: QL496 .H65 2009
New York : W.W. Norton, 2009
The Bees of the World by Charles D. Michener
Call Number: QL566 .M53 2007
Online Resource
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007
Encyclopedia of Entomology by John L. Capinera (Editor)
Online Resource
Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, 2008

Popular Books on Entomology

For Love of Insects by Thomas Eisner; Edward O. Wilson (Foreword by)
Call Number: QL463 .E38 2003
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003
The Honey Factory by Jurgen. Tautz; Diedrich Steen
Call Number: QL568.A6 T3713 2018
Carlton, VIC, Australia : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, 2018
The Earwig's Tail by May R. Berenbaum
Online Resource
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009

Societies and Online Resources

American Beekeeping Federation
The American Beekeeping Federation (ABF) will act on behalf of the beekeeping industry on issues affecting the interests and the economic viability of the various sectors of the industry.
BugGuide.net
An open, online community of naturalists committed to sharing observations, identifications, and photographs of spiders, insects, and related organisms.
Entomological Society of America
The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and individuals in related disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA has more than 7,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government.
Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History
Information about the Invertebrate Zoology division, how to visit the special collections, and a specimen database.
Nomina Insecta Nearctica
A complete synonymical checklist of roughly 90,000 North American insect species. Published by the Entomological Information Services and now owned by the Smithsonian Institution.
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
An international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.

Ichthyology

Guides, Encyclopedias, and Reference Books

The Physiology of Fishes by David H. Evans (Editor); James B. Claiborne (Editor)
Call Number: QL639.1 .P49 2006
Boca Raton, FL : CRC, Taylor and Francis, 2006
Encyclopedia of Underwater Life by Andrew Campbell
Online Resource
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005

Popular Books on Ichthyology

Eels by James Prosek
Call Number: QL638.A55 P86 2010
New York : Harper, 2010
An Entirely Synthetic Fish by Anders Halverson
Call Number: QL638.S2 H187 2010
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010
Return of the Gar by Mark Spitzer
Online Resource
Denton, Texas : UNT Press, 2015

Selected Zoology Journals

General Zoology

Annual Review of Animal Biosciences
The Annual Review of Animal Biosciences places a particular emphasis on biotechnology, genetics, genomics, and breeding, as well as veterinary medicine.
Years available: 2013 - Present
Frontiers in Zoology
Frontiers in Zoology is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal publishing high quality research articles and reviews on all aspects of animal life.
Years available: 2004 - Present
Animal Behaviour
An international publication containing critical reviews, original papers, and research articles on all aspects of animal behavior.
Years available: 1993 - Present

Mammalogy

Mammal Review
Mammal Review covers all aspects of mammalian biology and ecology, including analytical reviews of current theoretical and applied research on mammals, practical assessments of techniques for studying mammals and large-scale considerations of the status, conservation and management of mammals.
Years available; 1997 - Present

Ornithology

The Auk
The Auk publishes innovative empirical and theoretical findings on the biology of birds. Topics of articles appearing in The Auk include the documentation, analysis, and interpretation of laboratory and field studies, theoretical or methodological developments, and reviews of information or ideas.
Years available: 1884 - Present

Entomology

Journal of Insect Physiology
All aspects of insect physiology are published in this peer-reviewed journal.The coverage includes endocrinology, pheromones, neurobiology, reproduction, and behavior of insects.
Years available: 1998 - 2007

Herpetology

Journal of Herpetology
An international peer-reviewed, quarterly publication of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. It publishes original taxonomy and hypothesis-driven research on the biology of amphibians and/or reptiles.
Years available: 1968 - Present

Ichthyology

Journal of Applied Ichthyology
The Journal of Applied Ichthyology publishes articles of international repute on ichthyology, aquaculture, and marine fisheries; ichthyopathology and ichthyoimmunology; environmental toxicology using fishes as test organisms; basic research on fishery management; and aspects of integrated coastal zone management in relation to fisheries and aquaculture.
Years available: 1997 - Present

Ornithology

Dictionaries, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, Guides, and Reference Books

American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New York by Corey Finger; Brian E. Small (Photographer)
Call Number: QL684.N7 F56 2016
New York : Scott & Nix, Inc., 2016
Handbook of Bird Biology by Cornell Lab of Ornithology Staff
Call Number: QL673 .H263 2004
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell Lab of Ornithology in association with Princeton University Press, 2004
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Tory Peterson (Editor); Virginia Marie Peterson (Editor)
Call Number: SPEC COLL POWELL 439
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002

Popular Books on Birds

The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
Call Number: QL698.3 .A285 2016
New York : Penguin Press, 2016
The Thing with Feathers by Noah Strycker
Call Number: QL698.3 .S77 2014
New York : Riverhead Books, 2014
Ten Thousand Birds by Tim Birkhead; Bob Montgomerie; Jo Wimpenny
ISBN: 9780691151977
Online Resource
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014
Avian Illuminations: A Cultural History of Birds by Boria Sax
Online Resource
London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2021

Societies and Online Resouces

All About Birds
From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, this is a comprehensive guide to North American birds, containing information on the history of each bird, as well as sound and video recordings.
American Ornithologists' Union
A global network of professionals working to advance the scientific study and conservation of birds.
Avibase
An extensive database information system, containing over 17 million records about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, including distribution information, taxonomy, and synonyms in several languages.
Birds of North America (BNA) Online
A reference for over 760 bird species that live and breed in the Untied States and Canada, written by ornithologists and other experts in the field.

Herpetology

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Reference Books

Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins by Ronald Orenstein; Jeanne A. Mortimer; George R. Zug
Call Number: QL666.C5 O74 2001
Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2001
The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson
Online Resource
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press 2011

Popular Books on Herpetology

Stalking the Plumed Serpent and Other Adventures in Herpetology by D. Bruce Means
Call Number: QL641 .M39 2008
Sarasota, Fla. : Pineapple Press, 2008
Life in Cold Blood by David Attenborough
Call Number: QL644 .A88 2008
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008
Voyage of the Turtle by Carl Safina
Call Number: QL666.C546 S24 2006
New York : Holt, 2006

Societies and Online Resources

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) is dedicated to the scientific study of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. The primary emphases of the Society are to increase knowledge about these organisms, to disseminate that knowledge through publications, conferences, symposia, and other means, and to encourage and support young scientists who will make future advances in these fields.
The AmphibiaWeb
AmphibiaWeb provides information on amphibian declines, natural history, conservation, and taxonomy.
The Center for North American Herpetology
The Center for North American Herpetology serves as a data bank for information about North American amphibians, turtles, reptiles, and crocodilians, and promotes research on them by financial support of selected publications, photography, and any other appropriate medium.
Herpetologists League
An international organization of people devoted to studying herpetology.

Library of Congress Call Numbers - Zoology

Library of Congress Call Numbers for Zoology topics:

QL1-991 - Zoology

QL1-355 - General
- QL61-67 - Collecting and Preserving
- QL101-345 - Geographical Distribution
QL360-599.82 - Invertebrates
- QL366-369 - Protozoa
- QL371-374 - Porifera (Sponges)
- QL375-379 - Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
- QL386-394 - Worms and Other Vermiform Invertebrates
- QL401-432 - Mollusca
- QL434-599 - Anthropoda
QL605-739.8 - Chordates, Vertebrates
- QL614-639.8 - Fishes
- QL640-669.3 - Reptiles and Amphibians
- QL671-699 - Birds
QL700-739.8 - Mammals
QL750-795 - Animal Behavior and Psychology
- QL791-795 - Stories and Anecdotes
QL799-799.5 - Morphology
QL801-950.9 - Comparative Anatomy
- QL821-827 - Skeleton, Osteology
- QL835-841 - Vascular System
- QL845-855 - Respiratory Organs
- QL856-867 - Digestive Organs
- QL872-875 - Excretory System
- QL876-881 - Reproductive System
- QL921-939 - Nervous System
- QL941-943 - Integument, Skin
- QL945-949 - Sense Organs
QL951-991 - Embryology

Biological Sciences: Zoology

General Zoology

Mammalogy

Entomology

Ichthyology

Selected Zoology Journals

Ornithology

Herpetology

Library of Congress Call Numbers - Zoology

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