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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/
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
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.html
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
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
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
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
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 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 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/taxonomy.shtml
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
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
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/Cladistics.shtml

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