The University of Michigan's Museum of
Zoology Animal Diversity Web
http://www.oit.itd.umich.edu:80/bio108/
This is an excellent resource for learning classification of animals!
Includes all taxonomic nomenclature, descriptions of classifications,
geographic range, natural history, conservation/ biodiversity,
economic benefits, references, photographs and image sources.
There is also a page where one can listen to frog calls and angry
cries of the big brown bat. Included are U of M Bio 108 lecture
notes and handouts. Good test questions for AP biology. Excellent
resource
for taxonomy!
BIOSIS
http://www.biosis.org/
The BIOSIS Home Page is an excellent taxonomy and nomenclature
resource. "Users will find access to primary services for
biologists, such as organism name and nomenclature related services
being developed in conjunction with production of the Zoological
Record."
The Cephalopod Page
http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/index.html
The Cephalopod Page is a fantastic web site full of information
of squid, octopi, and other mollusks. An excellent taxonomy resource
that can be used to study classification. Great "kalamari"
graphics!!
The Cyber Zoomobile
http://www.primenet.com/~brendel/index.html
The Cyber Zoomobile is an awesome site for all students to learn
about animals. Good educational commentary is combined with hundreds
of hyper-links, transforming ordinary text into visual images
of animal behavior. "Learn about distribution, individual
characteristics, life cycles, reproduction and sex, endangered
species status and many other interesting aspects of life on our
planet. Information "buttons" provide worldwide links
to search engines; zoos and
wildlife parks; animal related educational materials; scientific
research; veterinary medicine; recreation and eco-tourism; mammals;
fish; invertebrates; primates; dinosaurs; wildlife rescue and
rehabilitation; classification and Federal and State Agencies."
The Wonderful World of Insects
http://www.Insect-World.com
Life, the Universe and Everything
http://www.interaktv.com/LUnE/
What a web page! A very extensive web page on biology that just
about has it all. A fantastic resource for teachers and students
alike who are interested in classification, zoology, botany, paleontology
and lots of other science stuff. Highly recommended.
The Tree of Life Home Page
http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/phylogeny.html
The Tree of Life contains information about the phylogenetic relationships
of organisms, to link biological information available on the
Internet in the form of a phylogenetic navigator, and to illustrate
the diversity and unity of living organisms. This site is a great
resource for studying classification, taxonomy, and phylogeny.
TreeView
http://taxonomy.zoology.gla.ac.uk/rod/treeview.html
TreeView is a simple graphics program for displaying phylogenies
on Apple Macintosh and Windows PCs. This software, which is free
to download, offers teachers a unique way to teach classification
and taxonomy by having students create their own taxonomic trees
on a computer. Highly recommended!!
Virus Databases On-line
http://life.anu.edu.au/./viruses/virus.html
The virus databases on-line is a comprehensive database of viruses.
Included in this database is a complete history and comprehensive
information about the taxonomic classification of viruses. A great
resource for biology teachers teaching about viruses.
Wild-Flowers
http://www.wild-flowers.com/
Wild-Flowers is a storehouse of information that has lots of graphics
and links to many interesting botany related sites. A great site
if one is interested in learning flower taxonomy and classification.
Flowering Plant Gateway
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/newgate/gateopen.htm
NMNH Virtual Tour of the Dinosaurs
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dino/tourfram.htm