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Biological Sciences Web Sites

4000 Years of Women in Science
Biographies, photographs, references, etc

All About Birds
Bird guides with pictures, maps, etc.

All the Virology on the WWW
Links to sites, jobs, resources, etc.

Amphibia Web
Amphibian biology and conservation

ARKive
Images, video, and sound clips of animals and plants around the world

Astrobiology.com
Astrobiology and life sciences

Audubon
Conservation of natural ecosystems

BioChem Hub
Guides, tools, etc. for high school and college

Biodiversity & Biological Collections
Information on biology and biodiversity

Bioinformatics Links
Sites, journals, databases, etc.

Biology Browser
Organisms, various subjects, etc.

Biology Corner, The
Images, lessons, quizzes, etc

Bioterrorism
Websites, reference materials, research reports, etc.

Botanical Glossary
Definitions for botanical terms

Botany.com
Common and botanical names of plants, etc.

CNAH: The Center for North American Herpetology
A comprehensive database for amphibians and reptiles

CMS Molecular Biology Resource
Resources for bioscience, biochemistry, biotechnology, etc.

Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps
Worldwide maps for plant distribution and vegetation

Computational Molecular Biology at NIH
Links for molecular biology

Darwin Correspondence Project
Charles Darwin’s life and studies

Dinosauria On-Line
Links, photographs, translation/pronunciation guide, etc. for dinosaurs

E-Print Network
Full text articles for several scientific disciplines

Earth Trends: The Environmental Information Portal
Environmental, social, and economic trends

Ecology WWW Page
Links for ecology and life sciences

eNature.com
Field guides, parks and refuges, birds, etc.

Encyclopedia of Life
Documents species of life on Earth

Endangered Species Program, The
Endangered animals and plants

Entomology Index of Internet Resources
Organized by content, taxonomic group, or entomological subdiscipline

Enviro Link
Environmental news and web resources

Ethnobotanical Resource Directory
Web directories, articles, research projects, etc.

Evolution Wing
Periods of time, topics, taxons, etc. regarding evolution

Fish Base
A comprehensive database on fish

Flora of North America     
Names, taxonomic relationships, distribution, and morphological characteristics of plants

Galaxy_Biology
Biological sites arranged by subject

Genetics Education Center
Human genetics and the Human Genome Project

Genome Glossary
Definitions for genetic terms, acronyms, links, etc.

Genomics Energy
A site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science

Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Links, databases, directories, etc.

Herpetolgy.com
Sites for herpetology

High Wire Press
The largest free full-text science archive

Horticulture and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective
Extension fact sheets and other resources..

Human Genome Resources
The genomic sequence; maps and markers; comparative genomics; etc.

Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms, A
A genetics dictionary

ISIHighlyCited.com
A gateway to scientists and scholars worldwide

Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Taxonomic information on plants, animals, microbes, and fungi

International Plant Names Index, The
Seed plants and ferns

Internet Directory for Botany
Links to botanical information

Internet History of Science Sourcebook
Links regarding the history of science

Intute: Health and Life Sciences
Resources for biology, ecology, zoology, etc.

Invention Dimension
Inventors and inventions, how to apply for patents, etc.

Kansas Academy of Science Home Page, The
Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science and other information

Kimball’s Biology Pages
For upper-division biology students as well as biology instructors

Links to Professional Societies in the Biological Sciences
Professional societies which help improve undergraduate education

Links to the Genetic World
Research sites, models, and other links to genetics sites

Mammal Species of the World
Search by common or scientific name

NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Photos of trees and shrubs for identification purposes

National Biological Information Infrastructure
Biological disciplines, teacher resources, etc.

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Case studies in science education

National Council for Science and the Environment
World environmental informatio

National Human Genome Research Institute
Resources, fact sheets, dictionary, etc.

NatureServe
Endangered species and threatened ecosystems

Nearctica.com
North American natural sciences

Neurosciences on the Internet
Links for neurosciences

New Scientist: Special Reports on Key Topics in Science and Technology
Topics in science and technolog

North American Mammals
Search by species, common name, location, etc.

OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
An updated online full text version of Mendelian Inheritance in Man

Online Biology Book
Text plus illustrations

Plant Facts
Horticultural information and extension publications

Plants Database
Look for plants by common or scientific name

Plants for a Future
Edible and medicinal plants

PLANTS National Database
Plant taxa within the U.S. and its territories

Primate infonet
Fact sheets, taxonomy, publications, etc

Science Daily Magazine
News and information about science, technology, computing, and health

Science Netlinks
Resources for K-12 science teachers

Science.gov
Science information provided by various U.S. government agencies

Scott’s Botanical Links
Links for botany

Sites for the Molecular Biology—LINKS
Sites, journals, tools, etc. for molecular biology

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Exhibits, collections, etc.

Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology
Ecological educational material

Tree of Life Web Project
The diversity, history, and characteristics of organisms

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Acid rain, global warming, and other topics

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats

UniXL
A glossary for microbiology, web sites, etc.

Virtual Library - Developmental Biology
Sites for developmental biology

Virtual Library of Botany/Plant Biology,The
Botany sources for teaching and learning

Virtual Library on Genetics
Countries, topics, organisms, etc.

WWW Virtual Library Biosciences, The
Bioscience site

Wild Finder: Mapping the World Species
Search by species to find birds, mammals, reptiles, or amphibian

Yahoo! Biology and Genetics
Links to sites for biology and genetics
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list created by Judy Salm [08/25/06 (updated 03/19/09)]