Biology

Sponsors tours and activities as an educational service, land acquisition, volunteer land management to protect prairie.

A comprehensive ecological research, education and outreach program, at Konza Prairie Biological Station, centered around one of the most productive grasslands in North America – the tallgrass prairie.

Describes the largest prairie east of the Mississippi River, including natural history, visitor information, field notes, gallery of photos, a downloadable restoration plan and quarterly publication about this prairie.

Information on Giant Kelp Forests of Tasmania, including volunteer monitoring efforts.

Works to advise, educate and promote action on your part to become involved in the management of Belize's wealth of coastal resources.

Non-profit marine research centre in the Philippines. Offering scientific diver training, volunteer opportunities and consultancy to government units.

University of Sydney's research station on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

Network of scientists from around the globe interested in promoting the conservation and research of seagrass meadows. The world seagrass association provides a focal point for dialogue, knowledge transfer and research partnerships between scientists.

Advancing the conservation of seagrass through education, influence, research and action

Provides information on research projects and programs, research facilities, faculty and staff members, publications, news and media, events, IAB history and employment.

Photographs and information on the natural history of this species.

Taxonomy reference information.

Article by Wim van Egmond introducing water fleas, ostracods and copepods with several excellent photographs.

Systematic and alphabetic list with detailed information on all the insect orders. From John R. Meyer's North Carolina State University Entomology class site.

Information on these crabs, which have evolved little in the last 250 million years, their behavior and mating ritual.

Photograph and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and community ecology.

Illustration and information on this species, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and community ecology.

Illustration and information on this arborescent bryozoan, including its taxonomy, description, habitat, distribution, life history, population biology, physical tolerances and community ecology.

Worldwide database compiled from the ornithological literature of birds with two different species as parents. Includes complete references for each species combination. In English, French, and Spanish.

Identification key and guide to all families of fishes in Puget Sound (Washington, USA).

Images, distribution maps and other data on North American freshwater fish.

Annotated checklists of Canadian, Iranian and Iraqi freshwater fish.

Photograph and article from Wikipedia on this barrel-shaped tunicate, including its distribution, nervous systems, relationships and classification.

Laboratory modules using sea urchin eggs to explore fertilization and development.

Illustrated article by Richard L. Howey considering how creatures with no brains, such as the sea urchin, react appropriately to their surroundings.

Rob Toonen's comments about the defense mechanisms of sea cucumbers.

Photographs and a description of this species.

Classification and images of cephalopods from the Tree of Life project.

Information about Architeuthus dux and an illustration.

Photographs and information on Nautilus and Allonautilus which are the last living genera of externally shelled cephalopods.

Photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

Information from Wikipedia on this disease which is caused by the dog roundworm, Toxocara canis or the cat roundworm, Toxocara cattis.

Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic nematode, Enterobius vermicularis, that affects humans, its classification and life cycle.

Photographic study by Jean-Marie Cavanihac of these marine organisms.

Provides information designed to help educate aquarists on the basics of marine biology and chemistry and on the proper care of common aquarium corals.

Introduction to the Ctenophora, otherwise known as "comb jellies" "sea gooseberries" or "Venus's girdles."

Article by Wim van Egmond on the sea gooseberries with many photographs of the Ctenophore, Pleurobrachia pileus.

Wikipedia article on the ascomycete fungi that cause powdery mildew on plants.

Photograph of this species.

Article with photographs by Tom Volk on this green mould and a useful explanation of the complex classification system for fungi, their teleomorphs and anamorphs.

The fungus Gibberella zeae and its anamorph, Fusarium graminearum, are the causal agent of a serious disease of wheat. Illustrated article by Tom Volk on the microscopic processes involved in the infection.

Article by Tom Volk on this fungus which grows on rose thorns, and other fungi that can colonise human skin.

Information on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its use by man from the time of the ancient Egyptians up to modern day commercial production.

This species photographed in Puerto Rico.

Two photographs and information on this basidiomycetous truffle.

Photograph and information on this stipitate polypore.

Photograph and information on this boletoid fungus.

Photograph and information on this bolete.

Photograph and the identifying features of this species.

Information on this species, and photographs of the fruiting bodies and spores.