http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/english.html

This website offers downloadable doctoral dissertations authored by students at the University of Helsinki. The Faculties of the University, Helsinki University Library, and Helsinki University Press collaborated to make this service freely available to the Internet public. Examples of dissertation titles recently added to the site include: Links between insulin, inflammation and subclinical macrovascular disease in type 2 diabetes; Urban woodland ecology; Post-breeding effects of feeding on reproduction in gilts and sows; and Behavioral and morphological variation in European grayling, Thymallus thymallus, populations. Site visitors can browse an extensive array of alphabetically arranged dissertations written in a variety of academic departments including Animal Science, Virology, Clinical Medicine, Food and Environmental Hygiene, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Applied Zoology, and more. [NL]

http://compositdb.ucdavis.edu/

Compositdb is a database of information on Compositae species that was developed jointly by the laboratories of Richard Michelmore at UC Davis and Steve Knapp at Oregon State University. At present the laboratories "are primarily focused on sunflower and lettuce but will expand it to include any Compositae species for which there is sufficient data and interest." In addition to Lettuce and Sunflower Databases, the site links to several locally developed Tools like Genoplayer, a "program for visualizing and querying genetic data." Although Compositdb was initially supported by the USDA-ARS, the project is currently lacking funding. Thus, multiple sections of the site have not been updated in more than a year. Nonetheless, this storehouse of Compisitae-related information will surely be of interest to agronomists, geneticists, botanists, and others. [NL]

http://tils-ttr.org/ttr/online.pdf

This Online Library of Lepidoptera Resources is provided by the International Lepidoptera Survey, a nonprofit "organization devoted to the discovery, determination, and documentation, of new butterflies and moths around the world." The regularly updated Online Library (in pdf format) currently holds 33 pages of hyperlinked titles alphabetically arranged by author. The free publications in the Library span several decades and include Contrasting dynamics in the same plant-herbivore interaction; Petaluma, a new genus, with the description of a new species; A study of the Riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona in Nepal (Riodinidae); and Composition and relative abundance in a temperate zone butterfly fauna, to name a few. Articles listed in the Library appear in such publications as the Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, The Taxonomic Report, and Annals of the Entomological Society of America. [NL]

http://cichlidresearch.com/

The Cichlid Research Home Page was developed by Professor Ron Coleman of the Biological Sciences Department at California State University, Sacramento. The website offers information and resources for hobbyists, scientists, and budding researchers interested in cichlid fishes. The site provides information about Coleman's research including descriptions of two ongoing investigations, the Cichlid Egg Project and the Cichlid Mouthbrooder Project. For visitors just learning about cichlids, the site offers several helpful sections including Introduction to Cichlids, Cichlid Anatomy, Cichlid Names, a Cichlid Glossary, and a section about Becoming a Cichlid Researcher. The site also offers a FAQ page, and Dr. Coleman invites targeted queries from college, high school, and elementary school students. The website lists a number of upcoming conferences, and contains an email directory of hobbyists and scientists interested in cichlids. The site contains an extensive collection of related links as well. [NL]

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/HL/HL.html

Founded in 1936, the Herpetologists' League (HL) "exists to promote scientific study and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. The primary goals of the League are to support the acquisition of knowledge about these organisms, and to transmit that knowledge through publications, conferences, and symposia." Hosted by the Illinois Natural History Survey, the HL website contains contact information for current League Officers, as well as information about membership, and the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. The site also presents the HL scholarly journals Herpetologica, and Herpetological Monographs. Site visitors can link to BioOne to view abstracts of articles appearing in current and past issues of both publications. For those wishing to submit an article, the site contains Instructions for Contributors in pdf format. The site also contains a Graduate Studies Page with several advice articles for students such as Publishing in Scientific Journals, and Tips for Giving a Talk. In addition, links are provided to related organizations like the Chelonian Research Foundation, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. [NL]

http://www.silentspring.org/

Named after ecologist Rachel Carson's landmark book, Silent Spring, the Silent Spring Institute (SSI) is a "scientific research organization dedicated to identifying the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer." The SSI website contains descriptions of several research projects including the Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study, Geographic Information System Exposure Assessment, Groundwater and Drinking Water Initiatives, and Household Exposure Study. SSI also makes a number of downloadable publications available including journal articles and issues of the Institute's own Silent Spring Review. The site posts relevant news stories from a variety of sources, and contains a sizeable News Archive as well. In addition, the site offers a great many annotated links, and a glossary with pertinent medical, scientific, and environmental terms. [NL]

http://www.sgul.ac.uk/depts/immunology/~dash/

The Reproductive & Cardiovascular Disease Research Group is "based in the Department of Biochemistry and Immunology at St. George's, University of London." The Group's "research interests include a number of areas concerned with reproductive and cardiovascular diseases such as trophoblast biology, nitric oxide and apoptosis, with particular emphasis on the role of these subjects in diseases of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia." This website contains descriptions of protocols commonly utilized by the Research Group such as DNA laddering, Comet Assay, Immunoprecipitation, and Caspase Assay, to name a few. This site also contains informative sections concerning Nitric Oxide, Apoptosis, and Trophoblasts. The website includes a list of publications, and email addresses of group members as well. [NL]

http://www.entomology.umn.edu/museum/index.html

During the past 125 years, the holdings of the University of Minnesota Insect Collection "have grown from a regional collection of 3,000 specimens to a major national and international resource of almost 3,400,000 specimens." Specimen loans are available to researchers by request, and the Insect Collection website provides a list of Loan Conditions. The site also contains information about Collection holdings in separate pdf files listed by order. In addition, the website provides information about faculty and research associates and various projects in the areas of Revisionary and Monographic Studies, Faunistic and Biodiversity Studies, and Phylogenetic Studies. Collection databases include the UMSP Trichoptera Holdings Biota Database and the Neotropical Trichoptera Literature EndNote Database. [NL]