Welcome to the Ecology and Evolution Subject Guide. This guide is intended for researchers in ecology and evolutionary biology. In this guide you'll find:

– Information about accessing journals and databases
– Guidance on searching the Yale Catalog efficiently
– Important and interesting special collections material related to ecology and evolution

– Agriculture

– Biology

– Botany and Plant Sciences

– Forestry and Environmental Studies

– Zoology and Natural History

– Choosing a Journal for Publication of an Article

– Paleontology

– New Books at Marx Science and Social Science Library

Credit: International Space Station. Acquired from USGS. https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/view-great-lakes-iss

Need help? Contact us at marx.reference@yale.edu or make an appointment below. Virtual and in-person options are both available.

Kayleigh A. Bohémier
Science and Engineering Librarian
(Other skills: LaTeX/Overleaf, Zotero, metrics)

Andy Shimp
Science and Engineering Librarian
(Other skills: EndNote, patent searching, metrics)

Schedule an Appointment

If you are working on or near Science Hill, Marx Library is your closest library, and it is the Science and Social Science service hub. If you are working closer to central campus, Sterling Memorial Library may be a closer pickup location.

Marx Library
https://library.yale.edu/marx

- 6 study rooms​
- 1 map room​
- 1 computer classroom​ (30 seats)
- 1 large meeting room​ (12 seats)
- Ample soft seating​
- Computers ​with scientific software
- BYOD hookup workstations​
- Book scanners
- 24/7 Young Family Study (entrance room)

Some collections, such as engineering and history of science, are held in Sterling Memorial Library or other locations. We also have many older and low-use items in our offsite storage facility, LSF. Our rapid delivery services can send materials to your closest library location. We also have services such as Borrow Direct (print materials) and Interlibrary Loan (digital or print), which leverage our large network of college and university partners. Don't see what you need? Send us a purchase request.