Animal Kingdom in the Iberian-Balearic Area
Scientific study attempts to determine areas that need environmental protection by analyzing species distribution. Search by phylum.
http://www.fauna-iberica.mncn.csic.es/htmlfauna/faunibe/zool... |
Arthropod Systematics Study
Studies insects, mites, and ticks in North America, recognizing them as both beneficial and harmful. Learn about maintaining livestock health.
http://res2.agr.ca/ecorc/apss/apsshome.htm |
Bioscience - Is it 'So Long, Linnaeus'?
August 2000 article discusses a movement that seeks to replace the Linnaean system of taxonomy with a new phylogenetic nomenclature.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1042/8_50/65227410/p1/ar... |
Bioscience - Trends in Taxonomy Revealed by Literature
Article looks to published scientific literature in analyzing the viability of the field of taxonomy.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1042/n2_v48/20370778/p1/... |
Center for Insect Systematics
Based in Korea, this group strives to support taxonomic and biological insect research. Access the database, or read the journal Insecta Koreana.
http://www.kangwon.ac.kr/~cisweb/ |
Cladistics
Read the journal documenting the emerging method of taxonomy and systematics, published by the Willi Hennig Society.
http://www.academicpress.com/cladistics |
Classification of Living Things
Introduces the principles of taxonomy through a table of the five kingdoms and a glossary of terms. Focuses on human classification categories.
http://daphne.palomar.edu/animal/default.htm |
Description Language for Taxonomy
Also known as DELTA, this is a way of encoding taxonomic descriptions for computer processing. Covers butterflies, beetle larvae, and grasses.
http://biodiversity.bio.uno.edu/delta/ |
European Register of Marine Species
Project to identify and name European marine species is scheduled for completion in March of 2000. Also find a list of taxonomic experts.
http://erms.biol.soton.ac.uk/ |
European Species Databases
Directs users to 132 different databases relating to these species. Select a species group along with a country or a region.
http://www.ecnc.nl/doc/projects/metaspec.html |
Evolution and Phylogeny Laboratory
Directs users to software such as parsimony programs, distance matrix methods, tree estimation and manipulation, and biogeographic analysis.
http://biomaster.uio.no/phylogeny.html |
FaunMap
Study attempts to understand evolutionary paths and paleoenvironmental conditions by documenting the distribution of mammal species in the US.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/research/faunmap/aboutfaunmap.... |
Fossil News - What is Cladistics?
Journal explains, for the layperson, this system for finding the evolutionary relationships between organisms.
http://www.fossilnews.com/1996/cladistics.html |
Honeyguide Web Log -- Cladistics
Find a list of articles related to cladistics. Each link has a brief description of the accompanying article.
http://www.chaparraltree.com/honeyguide/subject-biology-clad... |
Index Virum
Taxonomy of virus families and genera are listed by alphabetical name, by nucleic acid composition, or by general host range.
http://life.anu.edu.au/viruses/Ictv/index.html |
Internet Biodiversity Service
Presents the names and hierarchies of organisms in the five kingdoms, along with descriptions and illustrations. Find maps of ancient geography.
http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/ibs/ |
Introduction to Phylogeny
Explains the changes to include kingdoms for bacteria and achaea. Check out the fossil records, or learn about ecological history.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/phylogeny.html |
Invertebrate Taxonomy
Focuses on the invertebrates of the southern hemisphere and the Indo-Pacific region. Read sample articles, or subscribe for full access.
http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/it/index.html |
Journal of Classification
Publishes original papers in the field of classification, numerical taxonomy, tree structures, and other network models.
http://www.pitt.edu/~csna/joc.html |
Journal of Zoological Systematics
Request a sample copy, or get a subscription after reviewing this journal's mission statement, table of contents, and editor profiles.
http://www.blackwell-science.com/~cgilib/jnlpage.bin?Journal... |
Journey into the World of Cladistics
Lays out an introduction to cladistics, a method of phylogenic systematics. Read about its methodology, implications, and importance.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/clad/clad4.html |
Living Things - Families
Resource for children outlines the classifications of plants and animals. Provides links to more details on specific species.
http://sln2.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/classify/ |
Miami Univ. - Nuts and Bolts of Taxonomy
Lab is used in various courses at the university. It seeks to reveal the field's creativity and how classification schemes are derived.
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/lab/TaxonomyLab.html |
MSN Encarta - Genus
Features a definition of this biological classification category, and an example of its use.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=00169000 |
MSN Encarta - Species and Speciation
Introduces the biological concepts used in defining a species, and discusses the evolutionary processes by which they develop.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=024B1000 |
MSN Encarta - Taxonomy
Provides a concise overview of the field and its history. Includes a link to an article about seminal taxonomist Carolus Linnaeus.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=04574000 |
MSN Encarta - Vertebrate
Encarta offers a discussion of the characteristics of vertebrate animals and provides links to related animals and topics.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=019EC000 |
National Center Biotechnology Information Taxonomy
Browse the taxonomy tree to find sequence data for a group of organisms. Lists the resources used to compile the database.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/taxonomyhome.html |
Odonata Larvae of Michigan
Study of dragonfly and damselfly larvae includes notes on distribution and taxonomy. Find a state species list, a larval key, and a bibliography.
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/michodo/test/home.htm |
Orthoptera Species File
Searchable taxonomic database of the world's orthopteroid insects includes entries for grasshoppers, katydids, crickets, and locusts.
http://viceroy.eeb.uconn.edu/Orthoptera |
Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy
Chapter of the National Science Foundation works to stimulate taxonomic research on unstudied species. Lists annual award winners.
http://www.nhm.ukans.edu/~peet/ |
Phylogenetics Lab
Learn how to reconstruct evolutionary relationships by reviewing systematics, phenetics, and cladistics. Provides test questions and an exercise.
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/IB181/VPL/Phylo/PhyloTitle.html |
Phylogeny Programs
Over 150 packages and servers are sorted by available methods or compatible computer systems. Find parsimony programs or distance matrix methods.
http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/phylip/software.htm... |
Resources for Biological Taxonomy & Classification
Montgomery College provides this directory of species classification guides and databases. Browse materials by kingdom.
http://www.woodstock.edu/students/learn/library/learning_res... |
SCAMIT
Southern California Association Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists presents a newsletter, news updates, research tools, and links to journals.
http://www.scamit.org/ |
Science News - New Approaches to Naming
Reports on a band of taxonomist's attempt to change plant and animal naming conventions at the International Botanical Congress in St Louis.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1200/17_156/57799530/p1/... |
Species 2000
Strives to be the baseline database of biological diversity by cataloguing every species on the planet. Search for taxonomic checklists.
http://www.sp2000.org/ |
Systematic Biology
Quarterly journal from the University of Texas announces job openings, calls for papers, and conferences. Read abstracts of articles.
http://www.utexas.edu/ftp/depts/systbiol/index.html |
Systematic Entomology
Taxonomic index contains resources on insects and arachnids. Search by common or by scientific name, and find fossil and alternative order names.
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/agnic/sys_entomology/index_txt.html |
Systematic Entomology Laboratory - Taxonomy Glossary
Glossary defines terms in the field of taxonomy, such as "emendation" and "holotype."
http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/scalenet/glossary.htm |
Taxonomic Information Across the Internet
Darwin Initiative Project presents an identification key and allows users to browse families and genera.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/zoology/taxinf/ |
Taxonomic Resources and Expertise Directory
Find a specialist in the field of North American biota. Search by name or by taxonomic, geographic, or habitat expertise.
http://www.nbii.gov/datainfo/syscollect/tred/ |
Taxonomy and Systematics at Glasgow
Study researches the relationship between birds and mammals and discusses whether amphibians are monophyletic. Find teaching tools and databases.
http://taxonomy.zoology.gla.ac.uk/ |
Taxonomy Map
Search for any organism by entering a taxa or common name. Results give the precise kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, and species.
http://www.science.ubc.ca/~frst111/cgi-bin/db_gallery/taxama... |
Taxonomy Table
Sciences Explorer presents a basic introduction to organism classification, describing each taxonomic level and outlining the systems' history.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11771/english/hi/biology/taxon... |
Texas Mammals
Explore the taxonomy of Texas opossums, shrews and moles, bats, armadillos, rabbits, rodents, carnivores, seals, manatees, whales, and dolphins.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/mammals/mammals.htm |
Threatened Animals of the World
World Conservation Monitoring Centre posts tables of statistics depicting the status of endangered species around the world.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/animals/summstat.html |
Tiger Beetles of Connecticut
University of Connecticut study of this endangered group offers a species checklist and a searchable database. Review the insect's anatomy.
http://www.eeb.uconn.edu/collections/insects/CTBnew/ctb.htm |
Town of Morrison - Basics of Cladistics
Colorado town discusses the dinosaurs that once lived in the area and provides a definition of the cladistic system of classifying life forms.
http://town.morrison.co.us/dinosaur/cladinfo.html |
TreeBASE
Presents phylogenetic trees and data matrices from published research, for use in studies of coevolution, biogeography, and phylogenetic methods.
http://herbaria.harvard.edu/treebase/ |
United Kingdom Systematics Forum
Connects British museums, research labs, and scientists. Find event listings, news updates, a background history, and committee member profiles.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/uksf/ |
Univ. of California, Berkeley - Intro to Cladistics
University's Museum of Paleontology explains this manner of classifying organisms. Learn about "shared derived characteristics."
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/clad/clad1.html |
Willi Hennig Society
Review notes from past conferences, or submit an abstract for the next one. Access the journal Cladistics.
http://www.vims.edu/~mes/hennig/hennig2.html |
Willi Hennig Society - Cladistics
Society presents its journal, "Cladistics," which covers this area of taxonomy. Examine abstracts from current and past issues or subscribe.
http://www.academicpress.com/www/journal/cl.htm |
World Directory of Systematic Entomologists
National Museum of Natural History posts a directory of over 6000 scientists who work in entomology.
http://nmnhwww.si.edu/gopher-menus/WorldDirectoryofSystemati... |
Zoom Whales - Cladistics
Guide to whales includes a basic definition of cladistics, which is a way of categorizing organisms by their ancestry.
http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/whales/glossary/Cladis... |
Cat
>>See ALL Portals
