General Natural History, Biodiversity, and Conservation Databases:

NatureServe - A database of distribution and conservation information. http://www.natureserve.org/

eNature.com Field Guides - Field guides for some North American animals. http://www.enature.com/home/

Global Invasive Species Database - An exceptional database on invasive species worldwide. http://www.issg.org/database/

National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species - A database of information and maps on aquatic invasive species in North America. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/ncrais/glansis.html

Longevity Records: Life spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish - A database of longevity records maintained by the Max Planck Institute. http://www.demogr.mpg.de/longevityrecords/0203.htm

Australian Wildlife and Conservation database, The Museum, Victoria - Database on the fauna of Victoria, Australia. http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/wildlife/

Australian Biological Resources Study - Searchable database of Australian fauna. http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/index.html

Project Wildspace - Distributional and habitat data for Ontario. http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/wildspace/intro-e.html

Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Wildlife Notebook Series - Information on animals of Alaska. http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/notehome.php

The Age Browser Database - A searchable database of organismal longevity. http://genomics.senescence.info/species/browser.php?type=0&name=Animalia

Animal Natural History Databases - Mammals:

American Society of Mammalogists Mammalian Species Accounts - Downloadable pdf’s of the Mammalian Species series. http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/VHAYSSEN/msi/default.html

The Ultimate Ungulate Page - A guide to the world’s hoofed mammals. http://www.ultimateungulate.com/

Cetacea - Information on the natural history and conservation of cetaceans. http://www.cetacea.org/

Jaap’s Marine Mammals Pages - An excellent resource for information, images, and taxonomy of marine mammals, in Dutch and English. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jaap/mmmain.htm

Primate Fact Sheets - Fact sheets and links to information for primate species. http://www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/factsheets/

IUCN Cat Specialist Group - Detailed descriptions of all cat species worldwide. http://lynx.uio.no/lynx/catsgportal/cat-website/20_cat-website/home/index_en.htm

IUCN Canid Specialist Group - Excellent descriptions of all canid species worldwide. http://www.canids.org/SPPACCTS/sppaccts.htm

International Association for Bear Research and Management - Species descriptions of bears. http://www.bearbiology.com/specdesc.html

Marmots of the World - Information on the natural history of marmot species worldwide. http://www.marmotburrow.ucla.edu/marmots.html

Mammals of Washington - The Burke Museum of Natural History database on mammals of Washington. http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/mammalogy/mamwash/index.html

Mammals of Kansas - Information on mammal species in Kansas. http://www.ku.edu/~mammals/list.html

The Behavior, Evolution, and Ecology of Wolves - A comprehensive site on all aspects of wolf evolution and natural history. http://canidae.ca/

Mammals of Ecuador - Information on the mammals of Ecuador, and their conservation. http://www.terraecuador.net/mamiferosdelecuador.htm

Animal Natural History Databases - Birds:

Owls of the World - Information on owl species worldwide. http://www.owlpages.com/species/Default.htm

Cranes of the World - A resource for natural history and conservation of crane species globally. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/birds/cranes/cranes.htm

Hummingbird Pictures Guide - Images and information on hummingbirds. http://fohn.net/hummingbird-pictures/

Landbird population estimates database - A database of population estimates for birds, primarily birds of the Americas. http://rmbo.org/pif_db/laped/

Animal Natural History Databases - Non-avian Reptiles:

EMBL Reptile Database - Searchable database of the taxonomy of living, non-avian reptiles. http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/LivingReptiles.html

Crocodilian Species List - Natural history accounts for all crocodilian species worldwide. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csl.html

The EMYSystem - A database of turtle taxonomy and conservation. http://emys.geo.orst.edu/

CITES morphological key to the turtles of the world - A key for use in identifying turtles. http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/enforce/pdf/Turtle/CITES_Turtle_Guide.pdf

Animal Natural History Databases - Amphibians:

Amphibiaweb - A database of information on amphibians of the world, with an emphasis on their conservation. http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/

Livingunderworld.org - A web project that presents organized information on amphibian life history and conservation. http://www.livingunderworld.org/

Animal Natural History Databases - Sharks and Rays:

Fishbase - Information and images of fish species and families of the world, including ray-finned fishes, lobe-finned fishes, and sharks and rays. http://www.fishbase.org

Animal Natural History Databases - Ray-finned Fishes:

Fishbase - Information and images of fish species and families of the world, including ray-finned fishes, lobe-finned fishes, and sharks and rays. http://www.fishbase.org

Animal Natural History Databases - Insects:

AntWeb - Incredible resources and tools for exploring the diversity of ant species worldwide. http://www.antweb.org/

Digital Arthropod Database - A digital field guide to the Phylum Arthropoda. http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/jcabbott/digitalarthropods/

The Insectclopedia - A collection of information on insects. http://www.insectclopedia.com/

BugGuide.Net - A great database of information on insects and other arthropods, focused on the US and Canada. A good place to start for identification. Lots of photos. http://bugguide.net/

Butterflies and Moths of North America - Distributions and images of North American butterfly and moth species. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

Sphingidae of the western Palaearctic - A systematic list of sphingid moths of the western Palearctic. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/list.htm

Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification, and Management - A comprehensive guide to North American grasshoppers and many aspects of their biology. http://www.sidney.ars.usda.gov/grasshopper/index.htm

Insects of Cedar Creek, Minnesota – Nice descriptions of higher taxonomic groups, some lovely images, and data on species occurrence by habitat in Cedar Creek, Minnesota. http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/insects.html

Animal Natural History Databases - Spiders and their Relatives:

Jumping Spiders of the World - Information on the natural history, behavior, and evolution of the spider family Salticidae. http://salticidae.org/jsotw.html

The Nearctic Spider Database - A work in progress. Taxonomic and natural history information for the 4,500+ species of spiders found in North America north of Mexico. http://canadianarachnology.dyndns.org/data/canada_spiders/

Animal Natural History Databases - Mollusks:

CephBase – Cephalopod Database - Information on cephalopod species. http://www.cephbase.dal.ca/spdb/spdb.cfm

The Slug Site - A site dedicated to opisthobranch mollusks. http://www.slugsite.tierranet.com/

The Apple Snail (Ampullariidae) Website - Information on the snail family Ampullariidae, in many languages. http://www.applesnail.net/

Animal Natural History Databases - Crustaceans:

crustacea.net - Information on crustaceans of the world. http://www.crustacea.net/

Fiddler Crabs - Information on fiddler crabs, genus Uca, including biology and systematics. http://www.fiddlercrab.info/index.html

Animal Natural History Databases - Other invertebrates:

Convolutriloba - Information on the natural history of this acoelomorph group, including an identification key. http://macropyga.googlepages.com/home

General Information on Evolution, Systematics, and Taxonomy:

The Natural History Museum, London - General information on systematics and taxonomy. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/taxonomy-systematics/index.html http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/evolution/index.html

Tree of Life - An in-progress set of taxonomic pages for all living organisms. http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html

Scientific Name Etymology

University of Alberta, Greek and Latin Roots http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/zool250/Roots/roots.O-R.htm

Ashburnham-Westminster School District, Greek and Latin Roots http://www.awrsd.org/oak/Library/greek_and_latin_root_words.htm

Asking Questions

MadSci Net - Science information, questions, and answer archives. http://www.madsci.org/

Biology Online - Biology-Online.org is a site that aims to offer and promote the free use of biological information in the form of tutorials, articles, dictionary, and forums. http://biology-online.org/

Wildlife and Natural History Q-line - A site for asking questions about Michigan wildlife. http://critterguy.museum.msu.edu/

Education

ActionBioscience.org - A portal for information on new issues in many fields of biology and biology education. http://www.actionbioscience.org/index.html

Images

Digital Morphology at the University of Texas, Austin - A digital library of high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. http://www.digimorph.org/

Eye of Science - Scientific photography. http://www.eyeofscience.de/eos2/index2.html

ARKive: Images of life on Earth - in their own words: "Creating a lasting audio-visual record of life on Earth." A particularly good collection of photos and movies. Also host Planet Arkive for kids, and http://www.arkive.org

CalPhotos - A collection of photographs of landscapes, flora, and fauna, mostly Californian. http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/

Bio-Ditrl - The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta provides an excellent online database of digital media for use in teaching biology. http://bio-ditrl.sunsite.ualberta.ca/

Mike Danzenbaker's Bird Nature Photography http://www.avesphoto.com/website/NA/home.htm

African Safari Images http://www.african-safari-pictures.com/