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GeneralGuidelines for CBE Citation Biology & ZoologyAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/ Includes images, physical descriptions, life history, habitat, maps, and other information about amphibians. Animal Diversity Web http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html Search site maintained by the University of Michigan's Museum of Zoology Biology Browser http://www.biologybrowser.org/ “A free guide to finding zoology related information on the internet.” It can be browsed by Biological Subject, Organism or Geography. Biology Online http://www.biology-online.org/ Site includes an online dictionary, tutorials, and a large number of annotated links. The Biology Project http://www.biology.arizona.edu/ “An interactive online resource for learning biology, developed at The University of Arizona,” this site is designed for biology students at the introductory level. It includes tutorials, case studies, and problem sets. Buffalo Museum of Science/Science Divisions http://www.sciencebuff.org “A non-profit educational institute dedicated to the study and interpretation of the natural and physical sciences.” The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online http://darwin-online.org.uk/ All of Darwin’s published works and many manuscripts with more than 150 ancillary texts including reference works, reviews, obituaries, and specimen descriptions. Free audio mp3 versions of his works. Econet http://www.bartleby.com/107/ Full-text version of Henry Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body, a classic reference source. Human Genome Program http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/ “This is the official web site of the U.S. Human Genome Project as sponsored by the Department of Energy. Issues from the technology of genetics to ethical questions concerning genetic study are included here.” Integrated Taxonomic Information System http://www.itis.gov/ Provides “authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.” Kimball’s Biology Pages http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/ Searchable online text book maintained by the author John W. Kimball, the site is meant to provide introductory material and to be used as an online reference manual. MIT Biology Hypertextbook http://web.mit.edu/esgbio/www/ This site is an accompaniment to MIT's introductory biology course. It is set up like a book with an introduction, chapters on various aspects of biology, and an index. ” National Biological Information Infrastructure http://www.nbii.gov/ "The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is a broad, collaborative program to provide increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources. The NBII links diverse, high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by NBII partners and other contributors in government agencies, academic institutions, non-government organizations, and private industry." Marine Biology Web http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html MBWEB is an educational resource for marine biology students with reference lists organized by subject. Many other links are here including links to marine stations, tide information, and lots more! NatureServe http://www.natureserve.org/ Site containing information on approximately 50,000 plants and animals of the United States and Canada, including common and scientific names, life history, maps, etc. Science News Online http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/education/students.html From the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, this site provides information about the Human Genome Project (which has the goal of “identifying all of the approximately 30,000 genes in human DNA”). World Biodiversity Database http://www.eti.uva.nl/Database/WBD.html A growing database containing taxonomic information, species names, descriptions and illustration. Its coverage extends worldwide. ChemistryChemguideCovers a variety of chemistry topics. Chemistry.org- Website of the American Chemical Society ESTIR: Electrochemical Science and Technology Information Resource
Organic Compounds Database http://www.chemtopics.com/elements.htm This website is an interactive periodic table with a comprehensive database of element properties, which can be searched and collated in novel and useful ways. Pictures of elements and compounds are being taken and collected into the database. Periodic table art, music and educational games are available. A huge listing of other periodic tables on the internet is on this website, sorted and annotated. Visual Elements http://www.chemsoc.org/viselements/ A visual interpretation of the table of elements. Earth Science & AstronomyAn Atlas of the Universehttp://anzwers.org/free/universe/ This web page is designed to give everyone an idea of what our universe actually looks like. There are nine main maps on this web page, each one approximately ten times the scale of the previous one. The first map shows the nearest stars and then the other maps slowly expand out until we have reached the scale of the entire visible universe. Astronomy Today http://www.astronomytoday.com/ Articles and features on astronomy, cosmology, space science and exploration, telescopes and a monthly sky guide detailing the planets, moon and stars. Mineral Identification Project http://www.fremontica.com/minerals/ This site is designed to determine the type of mineral or minerals in a rock sample... To use this program, you need to visually examine your mineral sample, do a few simple tests and input your results on the search table. The program will search the database and return brief descriptions of those minerals similar to your input. NASA Earth Observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change. The United States Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/ The United States Geological Survey website includes maps, statistics, and research pertaining to the earth. U. S. Naval Observatory: Astronomical Applications Department http://aa.usno.navy.mil/ USNO's data services provides: Sun and Moon rise and set times, Moon phases, eclipses, seasons, positions of solar system objects, and other data online. |
