Physical and Life Science Resource Guide: Life Science Online Resources

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This encyclopedia is available through our Sage Reference Online database.

Available online through our Sage Online Reference Collection.

Available online through Sage Reference Online Collection.

This resource from Oxford Reference Online provides concise and readable accounts of the structure and function of all the major systems of the body and the causes of disorders that affect them.

This encylopedia from Oxford Reference Online provides an authoritative overview of reptiles and amphibians. Vividly illustrated, it manages to combine scientific research with easy to read essays.

This online volume covers the behaviour, diet, distribution, and evolution of every known living mammal in the world in clear, accessible language, and is superbly illustrated throughout with photographs and original artwork.

It describes in detail the anatomy, behaviour, habitat, breeding, and conservation status of species: from microscopic, single-celled organisms swept along by water currents to gigantic powerhouses of the deep.

A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, these entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies.