Research Guides: Biology: Websites

Web Sources

Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
Created to serve as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
The national scientific organization that promotes the use of science to inform decision-making that advances biology for the benefit of science and society.
Animal Diversity Web
A free online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan web site.
Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library provides digitized copies of biodiversity literature and natural history works from rare book and museum collections from around the world. Collections include museum and herbarium libraries in Australia, China, Singapore, North America, Europe and England.
Orkin
Insect resources including high-quality insect photos.
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Biology resources and funding at the National Science Foundation.
Flora of North America
Just one of the extensive botanical keys available to identify plants on the web through eFloras.
Living Planet Report 2015
Presents an overview of how Earth's natural environments respond to human pressures.
National Resources Inventory
(USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service) The National Resources Inventory (NRI) is a statistically based sample of land use and natural resource conditions and trends on U.S. non-federal lands.
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Scientific information needed to understand, conserve, and manage the Nation’s biological resources - including bird checklists developed by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Plant Photo Archive (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)

PLANTS Database This link opens in a new window
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools.

U.S. Geological Survey
Resources providing the science and technology needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources.

Teaching Materials

JoVE This link opens in a new window
JoVE is both a journal, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and a database, JoVE Science Education Database, of filmed experiments, published (peer-reviewed) in video format to make visible the subtle, intricate techniques involved in research. Subjects covered include biology, neurosciences, medicine, bioengineering, engineering, genetics, cancer research, immunology and infection, chemistry, behavior, environment, developmental biology, biochemistry, psychology, and clinical skills JoVE journal articles are indexed in PubMed Central.

Teaching Tools in Plant Biology
Published by the American Society of Plant Biologists, this site combines up-to-date peer-reviewed research-based content with flexible presentation components that can be used alone or integrated into lesson plans.
DNA Learning Center
The world's first science center devoted entirely to public genetics education. It is an operating unit of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an important center for molecular genetics research.