Related Internet Sites

Overview:

• Animal Diversity Web (extensive lists of animals that have been scientifically classified; University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
• The National Biological Information Infrastructure (extensive links to to information on ecology, species, and genetic diversity; National Biological Information Infrastructure)
• Biology and Evolutionary Theory (collection of articles and essays the provide evidence of evolution and explanations of what causes it; The Talk.Origins Archive)
• Biology Browser (Thomson Biosis--a comprehensive links to online resources for the life sciences)
• Convergence--Marsupials and Placentals (short article with drawings of examples from North America and Australia; PBS Evolution website)
• Journey Into Phylogenetic Systematics (tutorial on systematically classifying organisms; Museum of Paleontology,University of California, Berkeley)
• Pronunciation of Biological Latin (a very useful sight; maintained by Peter Ommundsen)
• The Scale of the Universe (a great illustration of the relative size of all objects in the universe from the smallest to the largest)
• The Three Solutions to Flight (article about convergent evolution of pterodactyls, birds, and bats; Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley)
• The Tree of Life Web Project (links to 2500+ websites related to the diversity of life; by David Maddison, University of Arizona)

Kingdom of Living Things:

• Animalia (detailed descriptions of virtually all animal species--University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
• Archaea (summary of Archaebacteria characteristics and published references--University of Arizona)
• Fungi (Introduction to Fungi--Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley)
• Plantae (detailed characteristics of the plant sub-divisions--Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley)
• Protista (detailed characteristics of kingdom and sub-groups--Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley)

Subclasses and Infraclasses of Mammalia:   (characteristics, subgroups, and fossil record)

• Prototheria (monotremes)  (Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley)
• Metatheria (marsupials) (Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley)
• Eutheria (placental mammals) (Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley)
• The Rise of Mammals (diagram of a proposed phylogeny of recent and selected fossil mammals based on molecular data; PBS Evolution Educational Resources website)

Related Topics:

• Issues in Biodiversity (series of interesting articles and links; ActionBiocience.org--the American Institute of Biological Sciences)
• Reptiles in the North (an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of being an ectothermic reptile in a cold climate by Pat Gregory, University of Victoria, Canada)
• What is a Prion? (Scientific American 10-21-99--descriptive report by Anders Hedberg)

 

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