Biology: Websites

Biology

The Encyclopedia of Life

Short encyclopedic entries for all forms of life. Hosted by Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

Kimball's Biology Pages

Maintained by a retired biology professor, designed for undergraduate biology students and upper-division students in cell and molecular biology.

Science's Next Wave

A weekly online not-for-profit publication that covers scientific training, career development, the science job market, and current news items and scientific debates. Next Wave is a joint publication of Science Magazine and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Botany

The International Plant Names Index (IPNI)

is a free "database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants."

Cell & Molecular Biology

National Library of Medicine Subject Guide on Genetics and Genomics

Discover the resources available through NLM

The Human Genome Program

The program has now been completed and this site provides links to the results.

Ecology

National Wetlands Research Center

- this site disseminates scientific information needed for understanding the ecology and values of wetlands throughout the USA and the world. Links are provided to sites dealing with the restoration of wetland habitats, associated plants and animals.

National Wildlife Federation

"is the USA's largest member-supported conservation group, uniting individuals, organizations, businesses and government to conserve and protect wildlife, natural resources, and the Earth's environment upon which we all depend, in order to achieve a peaceful, equitable and sustainable future."

Entomology

Butterfliesandmoths.org

Collects and provides access to quality-controlled data about butterflies and moths for the continent of North America from Panama to Canada.

Antbase

This site deals with the use of radar to study insect movement, such as migrations and foraging patterns.

Natural History

National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institute

This site contains a wealth of information about anthropology, botany, entomology, invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, mineral science and paleobiology. There is an extensive network of links to other related sites.

Ornithology

Cornell University Ornithology Collection

Links to collections of ornithology resources. Basic life history of North American bird species.

Hinterland Who's Who - Bird Fact Sheets

The Canadian Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Federation provide detailed information about some of the 462 species of birds found in Canada.

National Audubon Society

Guide to North American Birds. Includes national campaigns, bird conservation initiatives, news releases.

Ontario Field Ornithologists

Provides useful information and illustrations for many birds as well as links to recommended web resources.

Taxonomy

Animal Diversity Web

Produced by the University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology. Provides detailed descriptions of virtually all animal species

Index to Organism Names

Maintained by the staff of the Zoological Record - includes Taxonomy & Nomenclature Resources.

Wonderful World of Insects

Has a section on insect taxonomy listed under Classification. This section includes many useful links.

Writing

Writing Lab Reports - U of T advice for writing a lab report

Water

EPA Water Resources

USDA Water and Agriculture Information Center