Busse Library presents these websites as gateways for studying biology. Resources reflect a portion of available information.
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Reference -- Organizations and Associations -- Directories -- Subject-Specific Resources -- Journals
- 4000 Years of Women in Science
- Animal Diversity Web: University of Michigan
- Biological Classification of Organisms: Fundamentals of Physical Geography
- The Biology Project - interactive tutorials at the University of Arizona
- Bio Tech's Life Science Dictionary: University of Texas
- Biology Online - information on the biological sciences
- Biozone: Bio Links - directory of biological resources
- Botany.com: The Encyclopedia of Plants
- College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
- The Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
- Douglas Henderson's Earth History Illustrations
- DuckData - bibliographic database of waterfowl information
- Environmental Fate Database (EFDB) - online database of environmental fate data, toxicity and biodegradation data, and chemical property information
- Genetic Science and Learning Center: Eccles Institute, University of Utah
- Human Anatomy
- Human Anatomy On-line
- Interactive Frog Dissection
- Internet History of Science Sourcebook
- MendelWeb
- NCBI Taxonomy Homepage: National Library of Medicine
- OSU Plant Dictionary : Ohio State University
- Parisitology - DPDx Identification and Diagnosis of Parasites of Social Concern
- Pedro's BioMolecular Research Tools
- Scientific Terminology: Latin Nomenclature in the Taxonomy of the Biological Sciences
- Scitable: Learn Science at Nature -- free genetic classroom resource from Nature Publishing Group
- UCMP Web Lift to Taxa - taxonomy studies
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Virtual Ocean - microscopic creatures
- Visible Human Project: National Library of Medicine
- WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences
Organizations and Associations
- Audubon Society
- CRES: Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species - research center at the San Diego Zoo
- Earth Island Institute: Innovative Environmental Activism
- Earthwatch Institute
- Energy Information Administration
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Friends of the Earth
- Global Environment Facility - cost-effective solutions for sustainable economic development
- Greenpeace International
- International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- National Climatic Data Center
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Wildlife Federation
- Natural Environmental Research Council (Britain)
- United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- World Conservation Monitoring Center
- World Directory of Environmental Organizations Online
- World Wildlife Fund
- American Physiology Society - Links to physiology resources
- Animal Search
- Aqualink Aquaria Service - the largest aquaria website
- Bio Online: Biotech
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- Biomednet: The Internet Community for Biological and Medical Researchers
- Biospace.com: Biotech, Biotechnology, and Pharmacology News
- Conservation OnLine: Resources for Conservation Professionals
- Cornell Theory Center: Math and Science Gateway
- EnviroLink: The Online Environmental Community
- Environment Web Directory - Earth's biggest environmental search engine
- Green Pages: Global Directory for Environmental Technology
- Net Vet and the Electronic Zoo
- Planet Ark - daily environmental news and tips for green living
- SciCentral - Gateway to science and engineering sites.
- Science.Gov - directory of US government science information
- Scott's Botanical Links
- Selected Bioethics Resources on the WWW
- BIRDNET: All About Orinthology
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Cellupedia - basics of cell biology
- Division of Birds: National Museum of Natural History: Smithsonian Museum
- Ecology Society of America: Education
- FINS: Fish Information Service
- Green Design Initiative
- Insects on the Web: Iowa State University Entomology
- Living Links: Center for Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution: Emory University
- The Shark Trust
- The Wandtafeln of Rudolph Leuckart: Biology Illustration Historian - focus on parasitology and zoology
- World in Our Backyard - a wetlands study
- Discover Magazine
- Nature Magazine
- New Scientist Magazine
- Peterson Online - journal for birders and naturalists
- Popular Science Magazine
- Science Magazine
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