http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/#NHN

Established in 1999, the National Herbarium of the Netherlands (NHN) combines three University herbaria-Leiden, Utrecht, and Wageningen-and hosts approximately 5.5 million specimens, making it "one of the largest herbaria in the world." Site visitors can search an extensive Collection Database with categories for Type Specimens, Annonaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Orchidaceae, Wood, and more. In addition, the NHN website links to: research information about the University branches; a complete catalogue of publications; contact information for University branches; and the three University botanical gardens which collectively host more than 30,000 living species. The site also posts announcements, and is currently advertising a full time position for Professor of Systematic Botany and Director of the NHN. Notably, the NHN libraries carry mycological and botanical literature dating back to the 16th century. [NL]

http://www.ceh.ac.uk/

The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) "is the leading UK body for research, survey and monitoring in terrestrial and freshwater environments. CEH has nearly 600 scientific staff, and well-equipped laboratories and field facilities at eight sites throughout the UK." Site visitors can link to information about a wide range of scientific work being conducted at the different CEH field sites located in Edinburgh, Banchory, Oxford, and Dorset--to name a few. Examples of CEH field site focus areas include River Ecology, Tropical Forests, Virology, Soil Ecology, and more. The CEH website includes information about available software products, and publications (many with reduced charges for non-commercial research and educational purposes). Information about library services for researchers, and a variety of Data Holdings and are included as well. The site is rounded out by a page of helpful links in the areas of Land Use, Pollution, Freshwater Quality, Biodiversity, and more. [NL]

http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl

Intended as a public resource for scientists around the world, the Paleobiology Database "has been organized and operated by a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, international group of paleobiological researchers. Its purpose is to provide global, collection-based occurrence and taxonomic data for marine and terrestrial animal and plants of any geologic age, as well as Web-based software for statistical analysis of the data." Site visitors can search for Fossil Collection Records, Taxa Classifications, Taxa, and Published References. The site also allows visitors to view different time scales; and offers a detailed download request form with a variety of Options, Occurrence Fields, and Collection Fields. In addition, the website supplies information about the Database including contacts for participating researchers; options for analyzing data with maps, data summary tables and a diversity curve; and examples of Entry Forms for References, Main Collection Records, and Taxonomic Occurrences. Be sure to check out the animated world map depicting the dramatic growth of the Database from 1999 to the present. [NL]

http://sciences.univ-angers.fr/ecologie/animalecology.html

The Laboratory of Animal Ecology, located at the University of Angers in France, examines vertebrates from an evolutionary ecology perspective, with research focused primarily on "habitat constraints affecting reproductive strategies and gene flow." The Laboratory website contains publications; email addresses for research team members; a brief overview of research topics; and summaries of a variety of research projects including the Polecat Project, the Conservation Plan for the European Mink, and Population Biology and Genetic Structure of Frog Populations. The site's Publications section offers access to numerous downloadable documents from 1989 to the present year. The site also provides links to several bibliographies, and free population genetics software for biologists. Watch out for the frenetic polecat jumping back and forth at the top of the Laboratory's homepage. [NL]

http://www.bio.utexas.edu/research/utex/

Housed at the University of Texas-Austin, The Culture Collection of Algae "includes over 2,300 different strains of living algae, representing most major algal taxa. The primary function of UTEX is to provide algal cultures at modest cost to a user community." The cultures are generally utilized for teaching, research, and biotechnology development. Site visitors will find an online catalogue of cultures organized alphabetically by class and by genus. UTEX provides an order form, as well as ordering and purchasing information. The site also provides a six-page list of literature references; links to other online algae collections; an image gallery; and notes on culture maintenance and growth media. [NL]

http://www.apms.org/

The aims of the Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS) "are to assist in promoting the management of nuisance aquatic plants, to provide for the scientific advancement of members of the society, to encourage scientific research, to promote university scholarship, and to extend and develop public interest in the aquatic plant science discipline." The APMS website contains information about upcoming and past Annual Meetings, Society Bylaws, APMS membership, and related job opportunities and scholarship funds when available. The site allows visitors to search past issues of the Journal of Aquatic Management by author and keyword, as well as browse Tables of Content for 42 volumes from 1962 to the present. A number of articles from the Journal are available for viewing and download, as well as copies of the APMS newsletter. The site includes a brief Manuscript Preparation Guide for potential Journal contributors. The site also links to websites for eight Regional APMS Chapters located mostly in different states and regions of the United States. [NL]

http://www.nematodes.org/

This website presents the Nematode Genomics Lab of Dr. M. Blaxter of the Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology at the University of Edinburgh. The artful homepage leads to information about a variety of research areas and projects including the Filarial Genome Project, Nematode Expressed Sequence Tags, Molecular Analysis of Diversity, and A Molecular Evolutionary Framework for the Phylum Nematoda, to name a few. The site contains a list of publications, and the BlaxterLab Nematode Blast Server which allows users to search several databases including Groups of Nematodes (Nucleotide), C. elegans Genome (Nucleotide), EST Consensi Databases, Protein Databases, and more. The site also links to NEMBASE, a database resource being developed as "a research tool for both nematode biology and drug discovery/vaccine design." [NL]

http://mcz-28168.oeb.harvard.edu/mcz/index.htm

Located at Harvard University, the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) "insect type collection, one of the largest in North America, currently preserves the primary types of more than 28,000 species, representing 29 orders, 565 families, and 7, 578 genera." This database makes records from the MCZ insect type collection available to Internet users. Records include high resolution images, Type Label Data, Type Stage and Status, and, when available, Current Species Name. Site visitors can browse the enormous list of records, or use the search engine which has fields for Order, Name, Type Designation, Region and Label Data, and more. In addition, visitors can peruse smaller groupings of recently added and all-time-favorite type specimen images. This site also links to other Database Collections including the MCZ Amphibian, Reptile, and Fish Collections, as well as Orthoptera Species File Online, and New Zealand Hemiptera. [NL]