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Biology Resources

General Biology Resources Other Information
AGRICOLA USDA.gov
All the Virology on the Web CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
ARKive.org  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  repository of digital images and sound clips of animal and plant species; some areas require QuickTime and/or Flash
BEN--BioSciEdNet  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
Biodiversity Hotspots  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
Bioethics.net CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  Cornell
College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry; 2nd edition CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture CHOICE Highly Recommended web site Cornell; An electronic collection of important US agricultural texts published between the early 19th century and middle 20th century. More than 800 titles currently available.
Darwin Online-The Complete Works CHOICE Highly Recommended web site site provides access to all of Darwin's publications, including many handwritten manuscripts; a project of the University of Cambridge's Center for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
a site related to the above is: The Darwin Digital Library of Evolution  sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History Library, this Web site hopes to make the full literature of evolution from the 17th to the present available online
Entomology Index of Internet Resources  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
EnviroLink  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
Florida Center for Environmental Studies CHOICE Highly Recommended web site emphasizes water ecology/ecosystems
Integrated Taxonomic Information System CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
intute: Health and Life Sciences
CHOICE Highly Recommended web site formerly known as BIOME; offers free access to an extensive array of high-quality Internet resources in life and health sciences
Kimball's Biology Pages CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
Microbial Life - Educational Resources CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  Carleton University
National Agricuture Library CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  USDA.gov
National Center for Biotechnology Information  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
National Center for Science Education  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  well-designed web site sponsored by the nonprofit National Center for Science Education. Stated purpose is to "defend science as a way of knowing"--for laypersons, K-12 teachers, and so on.
National Environmental Directory  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
Stem Cells in the Spotlight  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
The Tree of Life CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
USGS: Biological Resource Discipline CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  a collaborative effort initiated by the Department of the Interior, focuses on the biological aspects of natural resource management
Botany Resources Other Information
AgNIC: Agriculture Network Information Center  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
eFloras.org  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  online floras from leading international institutions of botanical research, including the monumental Flora of China and the Flora of North America. The site is managed and supported by the Missiouri Botanical Garden.
Global Invasive Species Programme one of the most useful features is the regularly updated news items
The Harmful Algae Page CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Useful introductory site.
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  well-designed Web site which offers specific botanical information and images in its eight databases
Internet Directory for Botany CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
International Plant Names Index  Incorporates in part the Gray Card Index; Harvard
Invasive Plant Atlas of New England  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
Native Plant Information Network CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  University of Texas-Austin
Plant Evolution Timeline CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  optimized to function with FireFox web browser; does not work well with IE; Cambridge University
PLANTS Database  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  USDA
Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas  site includes a national list of alien plant invaders (more than 1,000) found in the US, and illustrated fact sheets covering native ranges, plant descriptions, ecological threats, distributions and habitats, and so on
Wildland Invasive Species Program  aka Global Invasive Species Initiative  Choice Outstanding Web Site
Zoology Resources Other Information
All About Birds CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  Cornell
Audubon's Birds of America at the University of Pittsburgh CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
The Conus Biodiversity Website CHOICE Highly Recommended web site   University of Washington
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Database  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site "the red list"
The Macauley Library: Sound and Video Catalog CHOICE Highly Recommended web site The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
National Wildlife Health Center CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  provides scientific and technical support, and disseminates information to promote science-based decisions affecting wildlife and ecosystem health
Peterson Online  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site
PrimateLit CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  Web-based bibliographic database; U Wisconsin-Madison
Reefbase  CHOICE Highly Recommended web site an information-rich, user-friendly resource
USDA Animal Welfare Information Center CHOICE Highly Recommended web site  useful, timely information resource with links to reports and policies regarding the care, management, and well-being of animals used by humans in a variety of ways.
WildFinder: Mapping the World's Species  star a GIS-based tool for researching Earth's animals
Page Updated: 14 August 2009 Page Created: 6 July 2000

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