Biology Resources -- Biodiversity Unit
Gonzaga home page | Biology overview | Mr. Ausema's page | cells links
Biodiversity and Natural History
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Tree of Life is an overview of the relationships between living things
Encyclopedia of Life
Map of Life - geographic based info on various species
Animal Diversity web - searchable encylopedia of animal natural history
Arkive has photos, range maps, and conservation information for many species
Global Biodiversity Information Facility - online database with geotagged observations
Wikispecies
All about birds
Neotropical birds
Marine Life explorer - lots of photos and video
Wild Sanctuary - natural sounds
Learn about the classification system by playing Classifying Life
NatureServe Explorer - online encyclopedia of life
ENature is a great field guide for North American vertebrate animals
National Zoo
American Museum of Natural History This one takes you to a nice diagram showing the
key differences between major groups of vertebrates.
Field Musem of Natural History in Chicago
Illinois State Museum A tutorial on fossils, with specific information from the
Pleistocene
Natural Perspective A really neat biodiversity and ecology site, with great pictures.
Caution is to be noted, however: the site's author, Ari Komfeld, claims no expertise in
biology.
WebLift -- Berkeley taxonomy site
Illinois Natural History Survey
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Discover Life - exploring the Great Smoky Mountains for new life forms
Links organized by taxonomic category:
Plants
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The Plant List - a working list of all plant species
USDA Plants Database
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Missouri Botanical Gardens
Center for Plant Conservation
Classify trees based on leaf and twig characteristics (including iPhone app)
Lots of good plant info - pictures etc
Flowers as insects see them
Fungi
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check out Tom's fungi page (lots of info including fungus of the month!!)
Protozoans
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some pictures of soil protozoans
pictures of protists
Plankton artistic images
Insects
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Bug of the Week
Insects.org - a great site with lots of pictures and info!!!
Insect ID guide
butterflies | UC Davis butterfly site
Bugscope -- electron microscope images of insects
Insect encyclopedia
3-D pictures of flies
Other Invertebrates
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Giant Squid
Corals | Coral reefs build atolls - an interesting island feature
Horseshoe Crabs
dissection online - images of dissected invertebrates and vertebrates
Myths and misconceptions about spiders
Vertebrates
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ENature field guide - has info on natural history, bird call recordings,
lots of good stuff
Bird guide from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
American Museum of Natural History hall of birds and reptiles | mammals |
fossil vertebrates
Frogweb
Raptors links to info and live images
The Whole Frog Project (dissection)
Pics of a hummingbird nest
Fact Sheets about Wildlife Species (from Fish and Wildlife Service)
o endangered species
o invasive species
Animal Images (from Fish and Wildlife Service)
pictures and info on mammals
Life of Birds
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