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Biology Selected Internet Sites

Directories

• Ecology WWW page - an alphabetical list of websites related to ecological issues.
• Genetics Virtual Library - subject access to a variety of web resources in genetics.
• Virtual Library: Biosciences - largee directory of links covering a variety of topics in the biological sciences.
• Virtual Library: Developmental Biology - maintained by the Society for Developmental Biology. Includes indexes by subject, organisms, institutes, societies, research resources, and educational resources.
• World Wide Web Virtual Library: Cell Biology - a directory of web resources relating to cell biology.

General Information

• Animal Diversity Web - an online database of animal natural history and classification. Includes photographs.
• Bibliography of Genetic Variations within Natural Populations - searchable database of 60,000 citations dealing with genetic variation. Focuses on fish species but includes mammals, amphibians, microbes, and plants.
• Biology Browser - search engine by Thomson/Biosis that focuses on life science web resources. Allows users to browse by organism, topic or region and includes a searchable organism index. Excellent gateway for finding out about upcoming conferences in the life sciences.
• Biology Project - interactive tutorials geared for undergraduate biology education.
• BIOSCI/bionet - biological sciences USENET newsgroups and parallel e-mail lists.
• eNature - online field guides for North American animals and plants hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. Use the advanced search option.
• E-PRINT Network: Biology and Medicine - searchable gateway to preprint servers maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Evolution Research News - links to recent news sources and websites dealing with evolution. Also maintains an archive of postings.
• Human Genome Project Information - provides information about the U.S. and worldwide Human Genome Project.
• International Organization of Biological Field Stations (IOBFS) - lists registered field stations from around the world, currently includes over 200 field stations.
• Invasive Species Specialist Group - a searchable database of the world's invasive species, hosted by a division of the World Conservation Union. Entries include natural history and invasive strategy.
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - authoritative list of the global conservation status of taxa. The list is maintained and updated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
• National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)- a broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources.
• Online Biology Book - designed to accompany a freshmen biology course. Entries cover introductory material ranging from circulatory system to meiosis and paleobiology. The entries are encyclopedic and have excellent illustrations.

Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Databases

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) - authoritative information on taxonomy of plants, animals, microbes, and fungi. Includes species from around the world. Database can be searched by common name, scientific name, or taxonomic serial number.
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser - taxonomic information for archaea, bacteria, eukaryotes, and viruses. Links to resources with life histories and genomic information.
• Tree of Life Web Project - provides phylogenetic information about species including plants, insects, animals, and fungi.