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Animals and Wildlife
Electronic Books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library -- Accessible from DOI Locations Only
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Whooping crane at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Maryland |
Web Sites -- Table of Contents
Interesting sources
- AGRICOLA
This is
an important bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural
literature, and is produced by the National Agricultural Library, USDA.
- All About Birds
produced
by the Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology
- AmphibiaWeb
This site focuses on
amphibians, and includes maps, species information, photographs, sound files, and links to other web sites. AmphibiaWeb
was created in conjunction with the Digital Library Project at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Animal
Diversity Web
Encyclopedic information on a variety of animals
- Animal Info
This
site focuses on rare and endangered mammals. It includes a glossary, fact sheets for U.S. mammals, and links to
animal organizations.
- Biodiversity
Heritage Library
Ten major natural history museum libraries,
botanical libraries, and research institutions have joined to form
the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. The group is developing
a strategy and operational plan to digitize the published literature
of biodiversity held in their respective collections.
- Ecology and
Society
Formerly Conservation Biology), a peer-reviewed
journal of integrative science and fundamental policy research
- Encyclopedia of Life
An attempt to
create an evolving encyclopedia on the Internet, with contributions from scientists and amateurs alike.
- Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University
Includes the sections Biology in the News, Natural History at Harvard and Beyond (links to other web sites), and new book lists arranged
by scientific discipline.
- FishBase
A global information system on fishes
- HerpNet
HerpNET is a collaborative effort
by natural history museums to establish a global network of herpetological collections data. Its mission is to make available
the accumulated knowledge from more than four million specimens in world-wide museum collections.
- Hummingbirds.net
"your
WWW source for information on attracting, watching, feeding, and studying North American hummingbirds"
- International Field
Guides
Compiled by Diane Schmidt, biology librarian at the University of Illinois, this is a a searchable database of
field guides for animals, plants, and more from around the world.
- Invasivespecies.gov
Invasivespecies.gov is a comprehensive, online
information system that facilitates access to and exchange of invasive species data and resources. The site is guided by the
Invasive Species Council, a Federal, inter-agency, executive committee.
- Mammal Species of the World
National Museum of Natural History site with
complete phylogeny of mammalian species
- National Wildlife Health Center
- NPWRC Online Biological Resources
Search for publications on the biota of the Great
Plains, sponsored by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey
- NPSpecies
is
the National Park Service database to store, manage and disseminate scientific information on the biodiversity of
organisms in National Park Service units
- OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
- OdonataCentral
This site is designed to make available what is known about the distribution, biogeography, biodiversity, and
identification of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) world-wide. Produced by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas.
- Phylogeny
of Life
This is a University of California, Berkeley online exhibit that explores the ancestor/descendant
relationships which connect all organisms, past and present.
- The
Reptile Database
An online information resource on reptile taxonomy with a focus on the species level
- Salmon
Collection
The Salmon Collection contains documents, photographs
and other original material describing the roots of the salmon crisis
in the Pacific Northwest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- SORA:
Searchable Ornithological Research Archive
An open access
electronic journal archive and is the product of a collaboration
between the American Ornithologists Union, the Cooper Ornithological
Society, the Association of Field Ornithologists, the Wilson Ornithological
Society and the University of New Mexico.
- The
State of the Nation's Ecosystems: Measuring the Lands, Waters, and
Living Resources of the United States
Report produced by
the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
- Wildlife
Policy News
Online journal published by the Wildlife Society
Wildlife profiles at zoos and aquariums
Endangered species
Organizations
Related laws
Directories of Internet sites on animals and wildlife
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