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Absolut Elephant: Information about elephants, including those in captivity and the wild, palaeontology, and their prominence in human culture. Also provides a glossary and a list of elephant conservation groups.
Author: Elefant Konsult
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599.67
Resource type: documents
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Notebook Series: Highlights animal species native to Alaska, giving details of different strains, life history, food habits, and populations. Hunting behaviours are also outlined where applicable. Information is divided into categories headed big game, marine mammals, small game, birds, furbearers, fish, shellfish, and amphibians and reptiles.
Author: State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Subjects: alaska, amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, shellfish
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents
Annotated Bibliography of Methodologies to Census, Estimate, and Monitor the Size of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Populations: Collection of bibliographic details featuring author, title, date of publication, page references, an abstract, and keywords for materials relating to biological populations and white-tailed deer. Also provides a decade by decade summary of deer monitoring techniques, and a discussion of the suitability of such methods. An alphabetical author index is provided.
Author: O'Connell, Allan F.; Ilse, Linda & Zimmer, John
Subjects: mammals, wildlife
DeweyClass: 599.652
Resource type: bibliography
Bear In Mind: The California Grizzly at the Bancroft Library: The story of the eradication of the California Grizzly and its reinvention as the proud emblem of California, this virtual exhibit offers digital reproductions of rare and unique materials which were on display at The Bancroft Library in 2002. Includes over 150 digital images, related texts, links to online resources about the California Grizzly Bear and a digital reproduction of "A Walking Tour of the Berkeley Bears," a campus map of bear statues and artwork found throughout the University's grounds.
Author: Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley Library.
Subjects: mammals, natural history, united states history to 1900
DeweyClass: 599.7
Resource type: documents
Bibliography of General Works in Mammalogy: This bibliography is designed to guide students in mammalogy to literature in specific areas. The works included are primarily monographic and of wide coverage. It is divided into general areas, such as systematics and nomenclature, anatomy and geography, and mammal groups, including marsupials and monotremes, primates and carnivora.
Author: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: mammals, primates
DeweyClass: 599
Resource type: bibliography
Brockwatch Badger Pages: Information about badger watching, conservation and habits. Includes information about the European badger (Meles meles), the American badger (Taxidea taxus), the hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) the stink badgers (Mydaus spp) the ferret badgers (Melogale spp) and the honey badger (Mellivora capensis).
Author: Jackson, Steve
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599.767
Resource type: documents
GliderCENTRAL: Searchable collection of information about the sugar glider (petaurus breviceps), an Australian marsupial which is gaining popularity as a domestic pet. Includes articles, research papers, and a message board assessing the suitability of petaurus breviceps as a pet, and provides details of vets, breeders, and suppliers of sleeping pouches, toys, and food.
Author: Exotics Central
Subjects: mammals, marsupials
DeweyClass: 599.2
Resource type: documents
Gorillas Online: Information about gorilla behaviour, reproduction, and natural history. Includes news, images, conservation, research and references.
Author: Knight, Tim
Subjects: mammals, primates
DeweyClass: 599.884
Resource type: documents, images
Hall of Mammals: Information on the four groups of mammals: monotremes, multituberculates (the 'lost tribe' of mammals), the only major branch of mammals to have become completely extinct, marsupials and eutheria. Eutheria is the group containing the placental mammals such as whales, bats, elephants, shrews, and armadillos. They are also some of the most familiar organisms, including pets such as dogs and cats, as well as many farm and work animals, such as sheep, cattle, and horses. Humans are also placental mammals.
Author: University of California Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
Subjects: bats, cats, dogs, horses, mammals
DeweyClass: 599
Resource type: documents, images
International Wolf Center: The mission of the International Wolf Center is to support the survival of the wolf around the world by teaching about its life, its association with other species and its dynamic relationships to people. Includes news, events, image and sound collections, telemetry data, reference and information resources and an online bookshop.
Author: International Wolf Center
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599.773
Resource type: images, reference data
Mammal Society: The Voice for British Mammals: Society which works to protect British mammals, halt the decline of threatened species, and advise on all issues affecting British Mammals. Includes information on society activities and events, and full text of a range of society publications and fact sheets.
Author: The Mammal Society
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599
Resource type: documents
Mammal Species of the World: MSW contains the names of 4,629 currently recognised species of mammals, in a taxonomic hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, and Genus. Data from the book by Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds), 1993.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: mammals, taxonomy, zoology
DeweyClass: 599
Resource type: reference data
Natural History Notebooks: Factual information on a range of animal species, describing the diet, habitat, and reproductive cycle of each. Users can browse by class, selecting from mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, endangered or extinct, and prehistoric, within which specific species are listed alphabetically. An interactive map provides an alternative mode of access. Content is offered in English and French.
Author: Canadian Museum of Nature
Subjects: amphibians, birds, dinosaurs, endangered species, fish, mammals, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents, images
North American Bear Center: Organisation dedicated to improving the understanding of bears by promoting their role in the ecosystem and their relationship to humans. Sections are presented on black, grizzly or brown, and polar varieties, giving details of recent research relating to each. Also offers facts, slide shows, sound files of growls, and video footage taken from cameras placed inside dens.
Author: North American Bear Center
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599.78
Resource type: documents, images, sounds
Otternet: Collection of information about otters including species profiles, details of their habitat, and links to otter organisations, wildlife, and zoo pages. Also offers an insight into how to help save the creatures from harm caused by urban and agricultural development.
Author: Fetterman, Robert
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599
Resource type: documents, images
Primate Society of Great Britain: Society founded in 1967 to promote research into all aspects of primate biology, conservation and management.
Author: Primate Society of Great Britain
Subjects: mammals, primates
DeweyClass: 599.8
Resource type: institution
Searching Wolf: Information about wolves and wolf hybrids such as grey, Mexican, Arabian and red wolves. Includes lists of books, articles, organisations, pictures, news, wolf hybrid information, views of a wolf skull and a quiz.
Author: Forbes, Bill
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599.773
Resource type: bibliography, images, news
Shrew Site: A forum for zoologists interested in the biology of shrews (Soricidae, Insectivora, Mammalia).
Author: Haberl, Werner
Subjects: mammals, zoology
DeweyClass: 599.336
Resource type: documents
Slater Museum Biodiversity Resources: Material about dragonflies, fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals.
Author: Slater Museum of Natural History, Puget Sound University
Subjects: biodiversity, birds, fish, flies, mammals, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: museum
Topica: Environment and Nature: An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to natural history and life sciences, with descriptions and subscription details.
Author: Topica
Subjects: birds, botany, flowering plants, forestry, mammals, trees
DeweyClass: 570
Resource type: mailinglist index
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Information about collections within each of the six divisions of the museum which cover insects, molluscs, fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals.
Author: University of Michigan
Subjects: amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals, molluscs, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: museum
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: Provides accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species including amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals, tunicates, bryozoans, sponges, coelenterates, annelids, molluscs, crustaceans, algae, and plants. Offers distribution maps and fact sheets for each species.
Author: United States Geological Survey
Subjects: algae, amphibians, aquaculture, crustaceans, fish, mammals, marine biology education, molluscs, reptiles
DeweyClass: 578.77
Resource type: documents, maps
Wolf Society of Great Britain: Disseminates factual knowledge about the character and habitat needs of wolves, as well as the conservation of the animals worldwide, with particular emphasis on European countries where small populations of wolves still remain. Features a history of the wolf in Britain, presents the arguments surrounding re-introduction of the wolf into Scotland, and states the society's position on keeping wolves in captivity. Also offers information on related projects in Poland, Slovakia, and Alaska.
Author: Vision Online (UK) Limited
Subjects: mammals
DeweyClass: 599.773
Resource type: reference data
Wolf Song of Alaska: An organisation promoting understanding of the wolf through public education and awareness. Includes information on folklore, identification, relationship with humans, distribution of the grey wolf in North America, Europe and Asia.
Author: Wolf Song of Alaska, Earthway Network
Subjects: alaska, folklore, mammals
DeweyClass: 599.773
Resource type: documents