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  • Internet Resources for Biology =   the best!!!
  • Wayne's Word
  • ActionBiocience.Org
    Classroom methodology
    Curriculum content
    Bioscience literacy in the classroom
    Standards and textbooks
    Also check out these education-related articles posted under other menus
  • Workshop Biology
    "Workshop Biology is a new non-majors' biology course that addresses the serious problem of scientific literacy in a world with growing biological and biotechnological concerns." This is a good starting point for curriculum development

Laboratories

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Tutorials

  • The ThinkQuest Library
    free educational resource featuring 8,000+ website's created by students around the world as part of a competition
    interactive internet tutorial sites covering topics such as cell biology, plants, ecology, evolution and genetics
    many of the tutorials have glossaries and quizzes

  • The Biology Project
    contains several interactive tutorials on such topics as biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, Mendelian genetics, molecular biology and immunology

  • Classification of Living Things
    introduction to the principles of taxonomy with a focus on human classification categories
    interactive tutorials covering principles of classification, kingdom to subphylum, etc.
    interactive quizzes follow each tutorial
    also provides a table of the kingdoms, links to related sites and a glossary of terms
    includes photos and sounds for correct pronunciation
EMPLOYMENT      
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Animal Behavior

  • BIOME   =   many searchable database
Anatomy and Physiology
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Biotechnology

Botany

  • Internet Resources for Biology   =   the best!!!
  • International Plant Names Index The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is a database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants, ferns and fern allies.
    Its goal is to eliminate the need for repeated reference to primary sources for basic bibliographic information about plant names.
    The data are freely available and are gradually being standardized and checked.
    IPNI will be a dynamic resource, depending on direct contributions by all members of the botanical community.

  • Plant Sciences
  • PLANTS National Database (U.S.)
    contains information about 45,000 plant taxa known to occur in the United States. It provides standardized plant names, symbols and other plant attribute information

  • Enature.com
    A searchable database for identifying more than 4,000 plant and animal species of North America. The species accounts are from the 35 National Audubon Society Field Guides, Regional Guides, and Nature Guides

  • Botany / Plant Biology (Biosciences)
  • MendelWeb

Cells

Conservation
Developmental Biology
Ecology
Enzymes

  • BRENDA comprehensive Enzyme Information System
    main collection of enzyme functional data available freely to academic users
Environment
Environmental  
Physiology

  • BIOME   =   6 searchable databases!!!<br>
Galápagos

Genetics

Genomics
Histology (tissue biology)  
Human Embryology
Immunology  


Insects (Entomology)

  • Image Galleries, by Taxonomic Group !!!
  • Keys, by Taxonomic Group !!!
  • ScaleNet
    This site is all about scale insects (Coccoidea): a group of insects comprised of about 7,355 species.
    Scale insects vary dramatically in their appearance from very small organisms (1-2mm) that occur under wax covers (some look like oyster shells), to shiny pearl-like objects (about 5mm), to creatures covered with mealy wax.
    They spend most or all of their lives feeding on plants and are primarily important as plant pests in greenhouses, backyards, and on fruit trees

Mammals

  • North American Mammals - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
    provides a detailed description, distribution range, and a picture of more than 400 North American mammal species
    searching is available by geographic area, scientific name, common name or conservation status [ RUSQ Fall 2005, vol. 45, #1 p43 ]

Marine Biology  


Marine Botany  
Marine Invertebrates
Medical Botany  
Microbiology
Microscopy

Molecular & Cellular Biology
Mycology
Mycoses

Neurobiology /
Neuroscience
Ornithology (Birds)
Oceanography  

  • Oceanography   =   18 links
  • Oceanography Hot list
    Africa
    Asia
    Australia and New Zealand
    Europe
    International Organizations
    North America
    South America
    United Kingdom

    Jobs in Oceanography Hot list
    Oceanography Electronic Publications

Paleobiology
Paleontology
Parasitology
Plant Anatomy
Plant Physiology
Protista  
Polymerase Chain Reaction

  • PCR Jump Station
    a guide to links and companies with information and/or products dealing with the Polymerase Chain Reaction
Reptiles & Amphibians

  • Amphibia Web
    aims to become a clearinghouse of data concerning amphibians and their population deteriorations worldwide

  • Amphibian Information WEBSITE
    devoted to bringing together all information pertinent to the decline of various amphibian species

  • Reptiles and Amphibians
    Scientists have catalogued at least 4,780 species of amphibians around the world.
    The continental United States is home to at least 230 amphibian species

  • Herpetology (Amphibian & Reptile) Collections   =   19 links
    Museums and Collections: Herpetology Collections of Interest
    # Some of these institutions currently have all or a portion of their collections databases digitized and available via the internet for searching or browsing (the list is not definitive, but is being added to on a regular basis)
    # These sites or institutions have specific collections for amphibian or reptile specimens, or have departments, divisions, or research dedicated to herpetology
    # For additional resources on amphibians or reptiles, please visit NBII's Frogweb
Systematic Botany  
Systems Physiology
Tissue Culture  
Tree of Life
Vertebrates / Invertebrates

  • Vertebrate & Invertebrate Collections   =   5 links
    Museums and Collections: Vertebrate and Invertebrate Collections of Interest
    Some of these institutions currently have all or a portion of their collections databases digitized and available via the internet for searching or browsing (the list is not definitive, but is being added to on a regular basis)
    These sites or institutions have specific collections for vertebrate or invertebrate specimens, or have departments, divisions, or research dedicated to invertebrate paleontology or invertebrate zoology
Virology

  • All the Virology on the WWW
    Seeks to be the best single site for virology information on the Web. Includes information on viruses (both animal and plant) and vaccines as well as links to information on specific viruses. The Big Picture Book of Viruses presents images of viruses according to their classification. Also included is a section of microbe and virus news, syllabi and notes from microbiology courses, and much more
Virus

  • Virus Databases Online
    The Universal Virus Database from the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Includes descriptions, character list, picture gallery, identification tool, and more

Zoology

Wolfhard Touchard, M.L.S.   Retired Reference & Database Librarian
Andrews University - February 2012