Animal Behavior Library Guide
Core Resources
Academic Search Ultimate - Content types: articles. Covers a wide range of subjects and contains the full text of nearly 12,400 journals, including 10,900 peer-reviewed journals.
eMO Electronic Books - Content type: books. Search and view over 250,000 electronic books. Entirely full-text.
Environment Complete - Content type: articles, books. Provides coverage of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. Contains more than 2,400 titles with full text for approximately 1,000 journals and 200 books.
Explora - General Research & eBooks - Content type: articles, books, videos. Interface designed specifically for general research in a public library. Provides access to a wide range of materials. Includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research as well as 60,000 videos from the Associated Press.
PubMed - Content type: articles. PubMed contains more than 30 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature. Learn More.
Science Reference Center - Content type: articles, books, videos. Includes reference books, journals, biographies, images, and videos on the topics of biology, chemistry, life science and more.
Stephens Library Catalog - Content type: books, videos. Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.
Stephens Library Quick Search - Content types: articles, books. Search across most all of Stephens Library holdings as well as millions of additional books and articles using the EBSCOhost Discovery Service.
Librarian for Animal Behavior
Emma Fernandez (she/her)
efernandez@stephens.edu
(573) 441-5129
Library Contact Info
library@stephens.edu
Front Desk: (573) 876-7182
Text the Library: (573) 475-4211
Chat (when available)
"The Librarian is IN." Click to chat.
Chat is offline. Please call or email us.Finding Animal Behavior Books
Library Resources
Stephens Library Catalog - Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.
MOBIUS Library Catalog - Search the MOBIUS Consortium catalog and request physical/print books be sent to Stephens for pickup. Books are generally ready to be picked up in two to three work days.
eMO Electronic Books - Search and view over 250,000 electronic books. Entirely full-text.
Physical Book Locations
Books related to animal behavior are generally located in the following sections (the second floor of the Stephens Library):
Q - Science (General)
QH - QR - Biology
QH - Natural History - Biology
1-278.5 - Natural History
301-705.5 - Biology
QL - Zoology
QL700-QL739.8 - Mammals
QL737 P9 - Primates
QL750-QL795 - Animal Behavior
QL671-QL699 - Birds
QL614-QL639.8 - Fishes
QL640-QL669.3 - Amphibians and Reptiles
QL360-QL599.82 - Invertebrates
SF 277-360.4 - Horses
Please don’t hesitate to ask for assistance.
Search Tips
Search the Stephens Library Catalog to find physical materials and eBooks held at Stephens Library. The MOBIUS Catalog is also a good option to broaden your search for print books to libraries across Missouri.
Try using the phrase “animals (by subtype)” or “animal behavior” to get started, or use more specific terms for the field you’re researching.
Use the advanced search function and search for these phrases as subject terms to find materials about that term (rather than narrowing to a specific title).
Here are some other examples:
Physiology
Genetics
Organism
In addition, use the filters on the left hand side of the catalog to narrow or broaden your search.
Availability (Online vs. At The Library)
Found In (Subject, Title, Author, etc.)
Format (E-Book, Book/Print. DVD, etc.)
Language (English, Spanish, etc.)
Publish Date (use the sliding bar to create a timeline)
Place (U.S., Canada, etc.)
Finding Articles
Library Resources
Academic Search Ultimate - Covers a wide range of subjects and contains the full text of nearly 12,400 journals, including 10,900 peer-reviewed journals.
Environment Complete - Provides coverage of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study. Contains more than 2,400 titles with full text for approximately 1,000 journals and 200 books.
Explora - General Research & eBooks - Interface designed specifically for general research in a public library. Provides access to a wide range of materials. Includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research as well as 60,000 videos from the Associated Press.
PubMed - PubMed contains more than 30 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature. Learn More.
Science Reference Center - Includes reference books, journals, biographies, images, and videos on the topics of biology, chemistry, life science and more.
Stephens Library Quick Search - Search across most all of Stephens Library holdings as well as millions of additional books and articles using the EBSCOhost Discovery Service.
Search Tips
Break your research question into essential key words and connect with AND.
exercise AND mental health
Use synonyms and connect them with OR
adolescents OR adolescence OR teens OR teenagers OR young adults
Use truncation (*) to get plurals and alternative endings.
educat* = educate, education, educating, educated, etc.
Put quotes around a term that’s a phrase to keep the words together.
“body image”
When you find a good article, look at the works cited or reference list at the end to help identify other useful resources on the same topic.
All About Academic Search Ultimate
Academic Search Ultimate is a multidisciplinary source of more than 8,500 sources including more than 4,600 full text periodicals, of which more than 3,900 are scholarly. Given the broad, multi-coverage nature of this database, it is one of the first choices for a substantial number of students. Sources include magazines, journals, trade/professional publications, and newspapers.
Search Tips
Limiters are in the Refine Results column on the left of a Search Results screen.
Further limit results by selecting
Full Text, Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
OR
Specifying a date range for the Publication Date.
You can also narrow your results by selecting Source Type:
Academic Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Use the pull-down boxes connected to the search box to restrict your search to specific descriptive-data fields, like "Author."
Websites
American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior - The AVSAB shares accurate, science-based education and information to their membership. AVSAB also periodically publishes membership consensus position statements to share with the entire veterinary profession and to the public on common behavior controversies and practices.
Animal Welfare Information Center - The AWIC is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, and teaching.
APHIS Center for Animal Welfare - The Center for Animal Welfare collaborates with other animal welfare entities to play a central role in USDA’s efforts to build partnerships domestically and internationally, improve regulatory practices, and reach beyond USDA’s traditional regulatory role to develop outreach, training and educational resources.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - The ASPCA has been at the forefront of animal rescue and protection since our founding as the first animal welfare organization in North America in 1866. For more than 150 years, we have been the leading voice in animal welfare, bringing the critical protection of animals to the forefront of society.
The Association for the Study of Animal Behavior - The organization behind Animal Behavior, the leading international journal in the field of animal behavior science.