Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology (E3B) Research Guide: Websites
Research Guide for Ecology. Evolution & Evolutionary Biology (E3B).
Websites
- Biodiversity Heritage Library - the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives.
- Encyclopedia of Life - an encyclopedia of living species that includes images and videos.
- Human Genome Project - includes projects news, abstracts on gene sequencing and mapping, general information about the project, a molecular genetics primer and much more.
- International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List - the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species.
- Mammal Species of the World - an online version of Wilson & Reeder's reference book.
- National Center for Biotechnology Information - A national resource for molecular biology information—it includes public databases, such as GENBANK, software for molecular biology data analysis, and online tutorials.
- NatureServe Explorer - the definitive source for information on rare and endangered species and ecosystems in the Americas.
- Primate Info Net - provides resources about non-human primates in research, education and conservation.
- The Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability - An inter-disciplinary research organization based at Columbia University working with environmental and biodiversity issues world wide.
- New York Botanical Garden Collections & Resources
- Tree of Life - a web project that collects information about biodiversity. Its goal is to contain a page with pictures, text, and other information for every species and for each group of organisms, living or extinct.a project containing information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics.
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