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Gladys Archerd Shell Collection
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Features photos of items from this "taxonomically classified, scientific collection of about twenty thousand sea shells, varying in size from miniatures to those over 14 inches in size — many of which are now rare." The main focus is ...
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http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/ShellCollection.html |
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Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference
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Online version of an amphibian reference book of the same name. Features profiles of amphibian species with class, order, family, genus, and distribution information. Browsable by taxonomy, and searchable by scientific name, common name, or geographi ...
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http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php |
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E-Media Tidbits: 'Folksonomies' to Organize the News
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Overview of folksonomies, "a term used to describe how large groups of people can organize information by adding freely chosen keywords." Discusses examples of folksonomies used at Web sites such as Flickr and del.icio.us, and applications ...
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http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=79865 |
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Folksonomies Tap People Power
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This February 2005 article discusses folksonomies, which are user-created tagging systems found on websites such as Flickr and del.ici.ous. Challenges of and possible applications for folksonomies are the focus of this Wired News article.
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http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/02/66456 |
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FishBase: A Global Information System on Fishes
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This site contains two searchable databases: FishBase, containing information on many thousands of species, synonyms, common names, pictures, and references; and LarvalBase, with thousands of species, pictures, and references for fish larvae. Entries ...
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http://www.fishbase.org/ |
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Mineralogy Database
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Browse a directory of thousands of mineral species, indexed by chemical composition, crystallography, optical and physical properties, by Dana???s New or Strunz Classification, or alphabetical list. Some mineral descriptions also include the name ori ...
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http://webmineral.com/ |
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New Family of Mammal Really Living Fossil
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This March 2006 press release discusses how "Laonastes aenigmamus, a rodent first described in 2005, [and which] made international headlines as the sole member of a new family of mammals. ... is actually a surviving member of the rodent family ...
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http://www.carnegiemnh.org/news/06-jan-mar/030906laonastes.htm |
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Classification of Living Things: An Introduction to the Principles of Taxonomy with a Focus on Human Classification Categories
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A tutorial about the Linnaean system of classification. With chapters, quizzes, and a glossary, it guides the student in understanding the hierarchical biological classifications that reflect evolutionary changes and relationships between organisms. ...
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http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/ |
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Mammal Species of the World (MSW)
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"A database of mammalian taxonomy ... that can be used for identifying or verifying recognized scientific names and for taxonomic research. The names are organized in a hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, Genus and Species." F ...
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http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ |
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The Tree of Life
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This huge and extremely ambitious project organizes, surveys, and displays the diversity, evolutionary history, and characteristics of all groups of living organisms. The great Tree has roots, a trunk, stems, and branches that connect each organism t ...
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http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html |
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