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ZOOLOGIA

 

	Alberta's Fish Diversity
		The Provincial Museum of Alberta. «The term "biodiversity" refers to the diversity of all life. Biological diversity is one measure of how healthy an ecosystem is. Healthy environments support high diversity; stressed ecosystems do not. A diverse community is also a stable community with an abundance of genetic and structural variation available to deal with unexpected environmental change. Populations of organisms with more genetic diversity are better able to cope with environmental change than are populations with low diversity. The latter can become so highly adapted to local conditions that any environmental disturbance may be enough to drive them to extinction. Therefore, diversity is critical in ensuring the continued existence of our natural world.» Canadá

	Amber Museum
		Dominican Republic. «Amber is classified as semiprecious and is actually tree sap that has hardened for millions of years, capturing many fossils of plant and insect life. Guided tours in several languages are given Monday through Saturday from 9am to 6pm. The Amber Museum shops offer a full selection of Dominican amber jewelry, both in Puerto Plata and in Playa Dorada Plaza.» América Latina

	Amber: Window to the Past
		American Museum of Natural History. «Amber is a form of tree resin -- exuded as a protective mechanism against disease and insect infestation -- that has hardened and been preserved in the earth's crust for millions of years. Often regarded as a gem, amber is actually an organic substance whose structure has changed very little over time, unlike that of other fossilized material, in which organic matter is replaced with minerals.» EEUU - inglés

	An Atlas of Distributions of Canadian Atlantic Fishes
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Canadian Atlantic fishes are amazingly diverse, despite the cold waters in which they live. This web site provides a distribution map for each fish species living in Canadian Atlantic waters, based upon specimens preserved at the Atlantic Reference Centre of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre.» Canadá

	Animal Hospital
		PBS. NOVA Online. «While high-tech health care has begun to improve the quality of life for some animals, many a pet's life ends simply because inappropriate behavior leads the owner to "put the animal to sleep." On this Web site you can find out more about the problem, review questions and answers with specialized animal behaviorists, and test your knowledge of more exotic animals.» EEUU - inglés

	Aquarium Finisterrae - Casa de los Peces
		Ayuntamiento de La Coruña. «Aunque el Aquarium finisterrae está dedicado casi en exclusiva a la fauna y flora de la costa gallega, hemos reservado una de nuestras salas para mostrar la vida en otros mares del planeta. Mediante exposiciones temporales monográficas iremos presentando la increíble biodiversidad del océano mundial.» España

	Aquário Vasco da Gama
		«O Aquário Vasco da Gama foi inaugurado a 20 de Maio de 1898. A cerimónia, de grande impacto público, é então realizada na presença da Família Real e numerosas individualidades da época. É um dos primeiros aquários no mundo inteiro, sendo a sua construção ordenada pela Comissão Executiva da Celebração do 4º Centenário da Descoberta do Caminho Marítimo para a Índia, que desejava assim perpetuar o acontecimento. Situado nos terrenos cedidos pelo Ministério das Obras Públicas, na Alameda de Algés, junto ao Dafundo, torna-se um estabelecimento de recreio e instrução popular. Findas as festas das comemorações, fica o Aquário propriedade do Estado.» Portugal

	Arctic Wildlife Portfolio
		National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. Arctic Studies Center. «We know full well that there are many other animals in the Arctic! If we’ve missed your favorite, drop us a line... but don’t say “penguins.” You’ll have to travel to Antarctica to see those! We hope to add to this portfolio with new sections including Native perspectives as well as sections on fish, insects and a set of lesson plans for educators.» 19th Century explorer and naturalist Edward Nelson EEUU - inglés

	Bears
		Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Parks Canada. Virtual Museum Canada. «The bear is a powerful symbol of wilderness and a large part of what makes the mountain landscape special. A healthy bear population means that the regional landscape also supports hundreds of other wildlife species. The Eastern Slopes region of the Canadian Rockies is the most highly developed area in North America where grizzlies live. The struggle of the bear to survive reflects many of today’s toughest issues about wildlife conservation and human use.» Canadá

	Beast of Loch Ness
		PBS NOVA Online. «There are countless examples of real animals once thought to be nonexistent. Explore the myths and legends behind the discoveries of animals such as Africa's okapi, the Arctic's narwhal, and Madagascar's elephant bird.» EEUU - inglés

	Bibliothèque du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
		Gallica. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. 49 documentos. Francia

	Biological Sciences Museum
		Macquarie University. «Over the past four decades, the Department of Biological Sciences has established an impressive teaching collection of zoological specimens and other objects. The Biological Sciences Museum is dedicated to the preservation and curation of this collection. Most exhibits are concerned with the unique Australian fauna and flora. While these exhibits cover a wide range of topics, they always return to the common theme of evolution, biodiversity and conservation of Australian wildlife.» Australia

	Birds
		Canadian Heritage Information Network. Virtual Museum Canada. «This is a resource for birders, students and high-flying Web surfers! Select a region of Canada and enjoy thorough and fascinating insights into local bird species.» Canadá

	Birds of America
		By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E. «It is from an 1840 "First Octavo Edition" of Audubon's complete seven volume text, and presents Audubon's images and original text descriptions. Bird species can be found listed alphabetically, or categorized by family. Audubon's drawings of some species' anatomical features are also included in the "Figures" section. The list of species that have gone extinct since Audubon's time was provided by Mr. Buonanno, as was the list of State Birds.» EEUU - inglés

	Bug Camp
		The Field Museum. «Nobody knows exactly how many insect species exist in the world since many species are not yet known. In fact, it is possible that there are more unknown than known insect species! Estimates range from 5 million to 80 million species. While many scientists have estimated that the order Coleoptera includes the most species of any insect order -- no one knows this for sure.» EEUU - inglés

	Butterflies
		The Field Museum. «The Field Museum’s Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) collection contains some 200,000 specimens from all over the world, and is an important resource for scientists and scholars. Of the specimens in the Lepidoptera collection, about 90,000 are butterflies. Many of our specimens date from 1870 to the early 1900s.» EEUU - inglés

	Butterflies North and South
		Canadian Heritage Information Network; Canadian Museum of Nature; Insectarium de Montréal; Museo La Salle; Provincial Museum of Alberta; Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. Virtual Museum Canada. «Want to identify that stunning butterfly? Wondering how to attract more of them into your yard? Take flight with this exhibit dedicated to Canada's and Peru's most colourful creatures.» Canadá Perú

	Canada's Aquatic Environments
		CyberNatural Software Group at the University of Guelph. Canadá

	Canada's Polar Life
		University of Guelph. «The ancestors of the modern Inuit colonized the Arctic thousands of years ago. They were the third in a wave of peoples who reached Northern Canada from Asia. Given the reliance of their culture on the harvest of wildlife, it should come as no surprise to learn that the Inuit developed a deep understanding of polar life. They created a practical classification system for the organisms they encountered, and gained a detailed knowledge of their seasonal movements and behaviours. They also created a rich mythology, which often featured Arctic life and was passed down to each generation through oral tradition.» Canadá

	Cats! Wild to Mild
		Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. «Among the families that constitute the class Mammalia , no more attractive one can be found than that of the FELIDAE... The family comprises not only the largest and most ferocious of the beasts of prey, but also the graceful little animal that delights to make its home within man's abode...» Daniel Giraud Elliot, A Monograph of the Felidae. 1883 EEUU - inglés

	Congo Bats, 3D CT scans
		American Museum Congo Expedition 1909-1915. «Yellow-winged bats range across much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. These bats live in forest and savannah environments, but seem to prefer open habitats where they can observe their surrounding from roost sites. Like other members of the family Megadermatidae, these bats hunt for insects from their perches much as flycatchers do. The bat hangs from a branch in a tree and continuously scans the surrounding airspace for insects using echolocation (sonar).» EEUU - inglés

	Congo Expedition Ant Types
		American Museum Congo Expedition 1909-1915. EEUU - inglés

	Congo Gorilla Forest
		Bronx Zoo. «Welcome to the Wildlife Conservation Society's online tour of the amazing Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. This huge 6.5 acre African rain forest environment explains WHAT a rain forest is, HOW it works, WHICH animals make it their home, WHY it is threatened and HOW people can help save it. With more than 300 animals, including one of the largest breeding groups of lowland gorillas, it is the most spectacular exhibit ever created at the Bronx Zoo.» EEUU - inglés

	Crocodiles!
		PBS NOVA Online. «Crocodiles are the ultimate survivors. Having arisen some 200 million years ago, they have outlived the dinosaurs by some 65 million years. Even people, the most fearsome predators ever to stalk the Earth, have failed to force into extinction any of the 23 species of crocodilians.» EEUU - inglés

	Deep Ocean Photography Gallery
		«Our photographs of life in this vast environment are among the best in the world, and are competitively priced. We concentrate our photographic efforts on animals and environments found far offshore - where depth is measured in kilometres rather than metres. Consequently our unique image collection contains many rarely photographed subjects such as oceanic plankton, deep-sea fish, and hydrothermal vent faunas. We also stock a range of other oceanic imagery, including coastal life, marine science in action, submersibles and scenics.» Nueva Zelanda Reino Unido

	Discovering Nova Scotia's Natural Heritage
		Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «The Maritimes are rich in flora, fauna and culture found nowhere else in the world. We invite you to explore this site and to discover Nova Scotia's natural heritage for yourself...» Canadá

	Ecomuseo
		Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo. México

	Eggs - A Virtual Exhibition
		The Provincial Museum of Alberta. «is the closest you may ever get to seeing wild bird eggs without disturbing birds at the nest. This virtual exhibit showcases eggs of the world with a special emphasis on the eggs of Alberta. The Provincial Museum of Alberta hosts one of the most extensive egg collections in North America. We have an on-line field guide with over 300 egg images as well as information on egg biology and a touch of egg trivia.» Canadá

	Endangered Species in Endangered Spaces
		Canadian Heritage Information Network; Royal British Columbia Museum Contributor(s): Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum; Industry Canada; Okanagan University College. «Discover some fascinating facts about rare and endangered animals and plants in this educational virtual exhibition complete with lesson plans.» Canadá

	Exotic Entomology
		Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. «Few would dispute the beauty of a butterfly. These fragile little creatures take flight on wings colored from the rainbow, delighting observers young and old. Provided for your delight are a small number of the world's butterflies and moths, taken from Dru Drury's three-volume monograph entitled Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. This 1837 work, held in the Research Library's rare book collection, contains "...upwards of six hundred and fifty figures and descriptions of foreign insects, interspersed with remarks and reflections on their nature and properties." Each illustration was originally hand colored with great care and attention to detail.» EEUU - inglés

	Expedition to Costa Rica
		Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. «This project, funded by the National Science Foundation, focuses on the study of nudibranch mollusks of Costa Rica. It is a collaborative, international effort to train students to become professional systematic biologists and to increase the public’s understanding and protection of the rich biodiversity of Costa Rica, which is not completely known. Additionally, we hope to help people better understand what nudibranchs are, why they are important, and how systematic research is done. The project also shows the excitement and challenges of doing scientific fieldwork and discovering new species, while showcasing the field expedition of a diverse team of scientists, educators, students and a videographer. We hope that this project will inspire young students from many backgrounds to consider a career in systematic biology as they better understand the work that systematic biologists undertake, why that work is important and the urgent need for such scientists.» Costa Rica EEUU - inglés

	Exploring Mammals
		Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. «Mammals are animals just like birds, fish, and insects. However, there are certain characteristics that mammals share which separate them from other animals. Two things that always set mammals apart are milk production and the growth of hair or fur.» EEUU - inglés

	Fishes of Atlantic Canada: A Photographic Compendium
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «This site is dedicated to providing photographs and basic biological and ecological information on fishes of the Canadian Atlantic. You can search for a particular fish using the search function or through the classification function. Both common and latin names can be used in the search. Our reference section includes a list of all references used to create this site.Also, click on our Glossary link to look up any terms you are not familiar with.» Canadá

	Frogs
		Exploratorium. The museum of science, art and human perception. «Few people realize just how ancient frogs are. For 190 million years, the ancestors of modern frogs have roamed (if not ruled) the earth, looking much the same as they do today. The secret to their success is their amazing adaptability.» EEUU - inglés

	Froguts
		«Explore the anatomy of various animals in an environmentally friendly way.» EEUU - inglés

	From Jungle to Lab: The Study of Life's Complexity
		Exploratorium. The museum of science, art and human perception. Las Cuevas Research Station. Belice EEUU - inglés

	Fundacão Museu do Zebu Edilson Lamartine Mendes
		«19/12/83 - criação do Museu do Zebu, por iniciativa da ABCZ - Associação Brasileira dos Criadores de Zebu - através de um convênio com a Prefeitura Municipal de Uberaba e a Fiube (hoje Uniube) - Faculdades Integradas de Uberaba, na época. Recebeu o nome de "Edilson Lamartine Mendes", em homenagem a este ex-presidente da antiga Sociedade Rural do Triângulo Mineiro, que antecedeu a ABCZ.» Brasil

	Gorillas
		World Wildlife Fund - WWF. «The largest of the great apes, gorillas are among our most endangered species. Having endured decades of civil war in the region, gorillas are confronted by the devastating consequences of increased habitat loss, poaching for the bushmeat trade and the spread of dangerous diseases like Ebola.» Internacional

	History of the Northern Cod Fishery
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Northern Cod is the most abundant and most valuable groundfish stock in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. There are over 40 other groundfish stocks in Canada's Atlantic fishery. Cod, turbot, redfish (or ocean perch), haddock, pollock and flounder are the main species and they all have the same characteristic: they feed near the bottom in the more shallow waters of the submerged plateaus or "banks" of our Continental Shelf.» Canadá

	Hog Production: Modern Methods of an Ancient Task
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «The methods of hog production have changed over the years and many of these methods can be observed on this website. You will have the opportunity to graphically travel through the three site hog production process: the farrowing barn, the nursery barn and the finishing barn.» Canadá

	Il teatro della natura di Ulisse Aldrovandi
		«Iniziato verso la metà del XVI secolo, l'allestimento del museo, o "teatro", o "microcosmo di natura" assorbì buona parte delle energie di Ulisse Aldrovandi. La grande impresa di catalogazione della realtà naturale, la verifica continua e minuziosa delle descrizioni della stessa fornite dagli autori antichi, presupponevano la visione diretta - "co' proprii occhi" - delle "cose di natura".» Italia

	In Search of Giant Squid
		National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution «For over 2,000 years the giant squid has inspired fear, fascination, and fantastic stories. Why? Encounters with this huge invertebrate have always been rare--and distant. And only recently has there been scientific evidence to dispute the legends.» EEUU - inglés

	Insects and Diseases of Eastern Canada's Forests
		Natural Resources Canada. Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «...the Laurentian Forestry Centre's entomology and forest pathology laboratories have prepared, for public use, an extensive collection of images and a variety of information on the main insects and diseases of Quebec forests and, more broadly, the forests of Eastern Canada.» Canadá

	Island of the Sharks
		PBS NOVA Online. «Costa Rica's Cocos Island boasts more sharks per cubic yard of water than perhaps any other place on the planet, including whitetip reef sharks, 40-foot whale sharks, and hammerheads that school by the hundreds.» Costa Rica EEUU - inglés

	James Chapin Watercolor Gallery
		American Museum Congo Expedition 1909-1915. «As a young scientific explorer of the Congo Basin at the turn of the century, James P. Chapin was also a remarkably talented artist. To accompany his detailed descriptions of the fresh specimens he collected in the field, he skillfully rendered accurate representations of their individual characteristic colors and dimensions through his fine watercolors and colored pencil drawings.» EEUU - inglés

	Johan Beetz, naturaliste
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «En regardant l'imposant dossier des travaux scientifiques de Johan Beetz, il faut croire que cet homme de science a mis en pratique ses propres règles. Tout au long de sa vie, avec sa grande curiosité et son sens développé de l'innovation, Johan Beetz a été, à son époque, une figure marquante du monde scientifique au Québec. Apprenez-en plus sur ses études de l'élevage des renards, sur son procédé révolutionnaire de momification, sur ses recherches sur la faune canadienne et sur son apport en médecine.» Canadá

	Kingdom of the Seahorse
		PBS NOVA Online. «...I had an academic interest in the evolution of sex differences -- and in seahorses only the male gets pregnant, which of course raises a lot of questions about sex differences. And then the third reason is that, as I began to work with seahorses, I became completely addicted to the little creatures and now I would find it very hard to move my attention away from them and their relatives.» EEUU - inglés

	Leopards of the Night
		PBS NOVA Online. «Take a close look at the eyes of eight animals and discover how they see at night.» EEUU - inglés

	Lince ibérico: la última oportunidad
		Diario El Mundo. «La situación del lince ibérico es dramática. Está en el umbral del punto de no retorno. Con una población total estimada en unos 200 individuos, que se esparcen en 5 áreas aisladas de las que sólo dos son genéticamente viables, puede seguir muy pronto el camino del bucardo, la cabra pirenaica cuyo último ejemplar se extinguió hace dos inviernos. De seguir así, el lince podría desaparecer en diez años.» España

	Living Fossils of the Deep. An Expedition to the Bahamian Seafloor
		National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. «Strange as it may seem, fossil slitnails were known long before any living specimen was ever found, and the fossils are some of the earliest known gastropods dating back hundreds of millions of years to the Paleozoic. Back in 1856, a hapless hermit crab wearing a slitsnail on it's back crawled into a fish trap and the following discovery that "fossil" organisms were alive was received by a wave of enthusiasm. Science aside, this is a fantasy come true--living fossils!» EEUU - inglés

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