Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Selected Reference Books. Although it covers all of science and technology, it is a useful starting place for topics in biology. Some articles are detailed, many have substantial bibliographies.
Authors are scholars in the field.
Attractive, easy to read format. The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History. Dictionary of thousands of items, each with a paragraph article. REF QH 83 .S89 Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. Organized in the classification system from Superkingdom down to the Family level.