Research Guides: Biology: Websites & Internet Resources

Internet Resources

Animal Diversity Web
From the website: "an online database and encyclopedia of animal natural history, built through contributions from students, photographers, and many others."
Arkive
An interative enclyopedia of world animal life.
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries & research institutions have digitized the publications in their collections.
Biology Junction
Plant and animal cell anatomy.
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency website
Genetics Society of America (GSA)
iBioSeminars
Free biology videos
International Field Guides
Owned and maintained by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Magill's encyclopedia of Science : Animal Life This link opens in a new window
Online zoology encyclopedia

National Invasive Species Information Center
Plant and Animal Cells
This is an interactive model for plant and animal cells that defines the different parts of cells.
Tree of Life Project
National Center for Biotechnology Information
"advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information"
Genetics Home Reference
"... provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variation on human health."

Science Museum of Western Virginia
Located in downtown Roanoke
- recently added a Butterfly Room
Science Museum of Virginia
Located in Richmond, VA
Mill Mountain Zoo
Nationally accredited by AZA (Located in Roanoke. VA)
Danville Science Center
A division of the Science Museum of Virginia; Educational offerings (VA SOLs K-9); located in Danville, VA

Contact:

220 High Street
Salem, VA 24153

Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Education, Government Documents, Religion & Philosophy