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A Portal to Government Science Information - Science.gov : Animals, Plants and Other Organisms Show Full Record 32 Bookmark and Share
Source: Department of Energy (DOE). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Resource Type(s): Databases and Information Systems
Searchable Keywords: Biology Information retrieval 
Abstract:   Science.gov is a gateway to select, authoritative science information provided by U.S. Government agencies. This gateway permits searches across 30 databases and more than 1,700 science Web sites. Science.gov currently accesses over 47 million pages of government science information. Under the subject heading Animals, Plants, and Organisms, there is information about infectious diseases some are related to wildlife.
AGRICOLA : The National Agricultural Library Catalog and Article Citation Database Show Full Record 33 Bookmark and Share
Source: National Agricultural Library
Resource Type(s): Databases and Information Systems
Searchable Keywords: Information retrieval Veterinary medicine 
Abstract:   Agricola , AGRICultural On Line Access, is a bibliographic database containing citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and its cooperators. This collection encompasses other allied disciplines too, including animal and veterinary sciences.
Canary Database - Animals as Sentinels of Human Environmental Health Hazards - A Biomedical Literature Database Show Full Record 916 Bookmark and Share
Source: Yale University. School of Medicine
Resource Type(s): Databases and Information Systems
Searchable Keywords: Human health Sentinel surveillance Wildlife diseases 
Abstract:   From web site: The Canary Database contains studies in the biomedical literature that explore the use of wildlife, domestic, and companion animals as "sentinels" for the effects of chemical, biological, and physical hazards in the environment that may be a risk to human health.
Free Resources for the Life Sciences Information Community - Biology Browser - Home Page Show Full Record 37 Bookmark and Share
Source: Thompson Scientific
Resource Type(s): Databases and Information Systems, Directories, News, Taxonomies
Searchable Keywords: Biology Wildlife Wildlife diseases 
Abstract:   BiologyBrowser, produced by BIOSIS, offers free resources to the life sciences community. Visitors will find links to current science news stories, relevant web sites, conferences and more. Of particular interest to the topic of wildlife disease, there are a collection of resources on bacteriology, microbiology, parasitology, and virology subjects.
Google Scholar - Search Engine for Scholarly Literature Show Full Record 1651 Bookmark and Share
Source: Google - www.google.com
Resource Type(s): Databases and Information Systems
Searchable Keywords: Information retrieval 
Abstract:   From website: "Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research. [Features include:] 1)Search diverse sources from on...
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Whole Wildlife Toxicology Catalog Show Full Record 4267 Bookmark and Share
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Resource Type(s): Directories, Fact Sheets
Searchable Keywords: Contaminants Surveillance (monitoring) Toxicology 
Abstract:   From the website: In March of 2007, nearly 50 scientists and administrators from the U.S. and Canada participated in a Smithsonian-sponsored Wildlife Toxicology Workshop. Invitees were from academic, government, conservation and the private organizations and were selected to represent the diverse disciplines that encompass wildlife toxicology. One of the many action items derived from the workshop was the creation of a web portal for wildlife toxicology-oriented web sites and databases. The Whol...

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