Animalia (Metazoa)
Books about the animal kingdom are located in the QL1-739 section of the stacks.
Use the terms from below to search in the Sauk catalog or for books within the I-Share catalog.
QL1-355 General Including geographical distribution
QL360-599.82 Invertebrates
QL461-599.82 Insects
QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates
QL614-639.8 Fishes
QL640-669.3 Reptiles and amphibians
QL671-699 Birds
QL700-739.8 Mammals
Print Books:
The Biology of Small Mammals: QL703 .M47 2010
Encyclopedia of Insects: REF QL462.3 .E485 2009
Field Guide to Birds of North America: QL681 .B75 2007
Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders: QL 462.3 .F57 2002
Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians: QL 640 .7 .F57 2002
Kingdoms & Domains : an Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth: QH83 .M36 2009
Reptiles & Amphibians for Dummies: SF459.R4 B375 2003
The World of Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises: QL 737 .C4 M3144 2003
eBooks:
Animals : a Visual Encyclopedia
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Mammals
Return to the Sea : the Life and Evolutionary Times of Marine Mammals
Databases: (You will be asked to log in with your credentials before it takes you to the database.)
Access Science: (Award winning reference database covering all major scientific disciplines)
Credo Reference: (Award winning reference database with thousands of specialized encyclopedias and links to articles and interactive media)
Encyclopedia Britannica (General knowledge encyclopedia)
I-Share Catalog
SVCC belongs to a consortium of more than 80 academic and research libraries in Illinois – CARLI. If you can’t find what you need in our library, expand your search to the I-Share catalog. Click on the All I-Share Libraries tab at the top of the search page.
Journals:
Science Online: the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary
Websites:
National Geographic from the National Geographic Society
Nature Works from New Hampshire Public Television
The Wonders of the Seas from the Oceanic Research Group
World Register of Marine Species from the European Registry of Marine Species in conjunction with the Flanders Marine Institute.
Searching Book Indexes:
- An index is an alphabetical listing of topics usually in the back of a book
- Try searching indexes for the following terms
Blastosphore
Blastula
Cell membranes
Chromosomes
Diploid cells
Embryo
Gastrula
Haploid gamete
Heterotroph
Invertebrates
Larvae
Meiosis
Metamorphosis
Mitosis
Motile
Multicellular
Nucleus
Nutrition/Ingestive or absorptive
Sexual Reproduction/Asexual Reproduction
Specialized Cells
Thermoregulation
Thermophysiology
Tissues
Vertebrates
Zygote