This week’s resource is our very own Native Flora of Louisiana — Watercolor drawings by Margaret Stones from the LOUISiana Digital Library.

The collection consists of images of watercolor drawings by botanical artist Margaret Stones of the native plants of Louisiana. Each image includes common name, scientific name, taxonomy, description, and information on the specimen pictured.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
Larry L. Mai, ed.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005
Ref QP34.5 .M24 2005

From Cambridge University Press:

“Packed with 13000 descriptions of terms, specimens, sites and names, this invaluable research and study tool covers a broad range of subjects including human biology, physical anthropology, primatology, physiology, genetics, paleontology and zoology. The volume also includes over 1000 word roots, taxonomies and reference tables for extinct, recent and extant primates, and illustrations of landmarks, bones and muscles. It is essential for students, researchers, and anyone with an interest in human biology or evolution.”

Dictionary of Animal Behaviour
David McFarland, ed
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006
Ref QL750.3 .M34 2006

From Oxford University Press:

“This dictionary covers every aspect of animal behaviour and includes terms from the related fields of ecology, physiology and psychology. Clear, concise entries are backed up by specific examples where appropriate, covering all aspects of behaviour from aggression to courtship.

Jargon free and informative, this dictionary is an essential source of reference for students of biology, psychology, and zoology, as well as fascinating reading for all those interested in animal behaviour.”

Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dean T. Jamison et al, ed.
Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006
RA552 .S8 D57 2006

From Amazon.co.uk:

“This book documents the significant changes in the health situation in Sub-Saharan Africa during the past few decades. The authors discover that although there have been advances made as a result of specific intervention from health services, higher educational levels, the impact of better nutrition, and an improved water supply, the progress has not been uniform throughout the region. They conclude that the nations of the region need to review their national health policies, to abandon old strategies that are not compatible with the new goals, to design programs based on new approaches, and to make rapid progress in new directions.”

We have trial access to Scopus scientific database through the end of September. Please give it a try and let me know if you think it is something the library should look into purchasing. Scopus is similar to Web of Science in coverage, and also contains a citation tracker.