Research Guides: Zoology: Books and Journals

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The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle
Call Number: QL737.C5 T896 2015
Location: Second floor stacks
Sharing highlights from a lifetime of adventure and discovery, Tuttle takes us to the frontiers of bat research and conservation and forever changes the way we see these poorly understood yet fascinating creatures.
Texas Turtles and Crocodilians by Troy D. Hibbitts; Terry L. Hibbits
Call Number: QL666.C5 H525 2016
Location: Second floor stacks
First complete identification guide to all the state’s turtles and to its single alligator.
Texas Waterfowl by William P. Johnson; Mark Lockwood
Call Number: QL696.A52 J68 2013
Location: Second floor stacks
Beautifully illustrated guide describing the life histories of forty-five species of ducks, geese, and swans that occur in Texas.
Wildlife of the Concho Valley by Terry C. Maxwell
Call Number: QL207 .M38 2013
Location: Second Floor Stacks
Provides the first comprehensive summary of the animal life in this region of Texas.

Freshwater Fishes of Texas by Chad Thomas; Timothy H. Bonner; Bobby G. Whiteside; Fran Gelwick (Foreword by); Andrew Sansom (Preface by)
Publication Date: 2007
Contains habitat information, physical descriptions, photographs, and range maps for more than 150 species of freshwater fishes that can be found in Texas.
Insects of Texas by David H. Kattes
Publication Date: 2009
This practical, non-technical introduction to insect classification offers a well-illustrated, straight-forward primer in entomology.
Monarchs in a Changing World
Publication Date: 2015
This ebook summarizes recent developments in scientific research, highlights challenges and responses to threats to monarch conservation, and showcases the many ways that monarchs are used in citizen science programs, outreach, and education.
The Nine-Banded Armadillo
Publication Date: 2013
This richly illustrated ebook offers the first comprehensive review of everything scientists know about this unique animal.
Rare Birds of North America
Publication Date: 2014
A comprehensive, illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada.

Acta Zoologica
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Covers zoology, features original contributions in the fields of animal organisation, structure and function.
Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience
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Original cutting-edge research, ‘hot’ topics and horizon-scanning reviews on animal-related aspects of the life sciences at the molecular, cellular, organ, whole animal and production system levels.
Animal Reproduction Science
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Publishes original research and timely reviews on topics relating to reproduction and fertility in animals.
Animal Science Journal
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Features original and review articles in all fields of animal and poultry science. Official journal of the Japanese Society of Animal Science.
Archiva Zootechnica
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Covers fundamental and applied research topics in animal production and related domains.
Frontiers in Zoology
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Open access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing articles and reviews on all aspects of animal life.
International Journal of Zoology
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Peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of zoology.
Integrative Zoology
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Multidisciplinary journal focusing on zoology as an integrative discipline encompassing all aspects of animal life.
Journal of Zoology
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Publishes high-quality research papers on all aspects of zoology.
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
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Publishes current research in environmental, adaptational, and comparative animal physiology and biochemistry.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
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Presents original papers on zoology with an emphasis on the diversity, systematics, interrelationships, and habits of animals both living and extinct.
Zoology: Analysis of Complex Systems
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Devoted to experimental and comparative animal science.

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