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Wildlife Worldwide is the world’s largest index to literature on
wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians — over 500,000 bibliographic
records, many include abstracts. The databases in this exclusive
collection offer a global perspective and together form the ultimate
resource on wildlife information. All aspects of wildlife and wildlife
management are covered in this comprehensive volume. Approximately 18,000
records are added per year.
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Wildlife Review Abstracts
(1935 & earlier to present) — NISC produces Wildlife Review
Abstracts, formerly Wildlife Review, which until 1996 was produced by the
U.S. National Biological Service. Over 430,000 citations and abstracts provide excellent coverage on all aspects of wildlife.
Major topic areas include studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife
behavior, management techniques, diseases, parasites, and more. Over 1,500 sources are scanned,
including journals, monographs, proceedings of conferences and symposia, websites, government
reports, grey literature, books, theses, and dissertations. Many sources are not indexed by
other databases. About 15,000 records are added per year. Abstracts have been added from September
1996 onward.
Swiss Wildlife Information Service
(SWIS, 1974-present) — Federal Office of Environment, Forests &
Landscape and the University of Zurich. SWIS provides more than 96,000 records drawn from over
400 journals in addition to books, reports of congresses, dissertations, and theses. A main
database on wild birds and mammals is supplemented by special files on protected animals and wildlife
interaction with traffic, disturbance,
Wildlife Database
(1960-present) — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service.Ninety percent of the citations in this file of 19,940 records are drawn from unpublished research reports,
field studies, and surveys from U.S. state agencies.
BIODOC
(1970-1999) — National University of Costa Rica. BIODOC provides
9,000 citations with emphasis on Central and South American fauna. Some of
the source literature is unique to the region.
Waterfowl & Wetlands Bibliography
(Duckdata, 1838-2000) - U.S. Geological Survey, Duckdata provides about
13,000 citations with a valuable focus on game birds and their habitats.
The coverage of North American theses and dissertations is excellent.
IUCN - The World Conservation Union
(1946 - present) - IUCN: The World Conservation Union publications
database provides about 3,400 citations to IUCN literature related to
the conservation of life. The bibliographic records are produced in two databases: IUCN - Publications and IUCN - Reports. The
list of serials provided in the IUCN - Serial holdings database provides complete details of various
serials, which is an invaluable tool for researchers and scientists.
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1935 to the present. Updated monthly
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NISC(database vendor)
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Restricted to computers with the Bates IP address.
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