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» Animal Cells and Tissues: Organization of the Animal Body  - Notes by Michael J. Farabee on the structure and functions of each of the four major animal tissue types: epithelial, muscle, connective and bone.
» Animal Diversity - Gives the key anatomical characteristics of members of Phylum Hemichordata, Phylum Chordata and its Subphyla Urochordata, Cephalochordata and Vertebrata. Illustrated by slides.
» Animal Organ Systems and Homeostasis - Homeostasis describes the physical and chemical parameters that an organism must maintain to allow proper functioning of its component cells, tissues and organs.
» Auburn University - Comparative Anatomy - Lecture notes on the digestive, circulatory, respiratory, urogenital and nervous systems in vertebrates, and also the muscles, limbs, skeleton and integument.
» Chordata - Biomedia Zoology Museum - An introduction to the taxonomy of the phylum Chordata with explanations of the technical terms used.
» Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates - Educational and research resource with sections on ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology and mammalogy.
» Guide to Animal Sounds on the Net - Provides an index to animal sounds on the Web including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects.
» Infrared Zoo - Uses infrared photography to show the differences between warm and cold blooded animals.
» Invertebrate Members of the Phylum Chordata - Outlines the differences between the subphylum Vertebrata and the two subphyla, Urochordata and Cephalochordata.
» Museum of Vertebrate Zoology - Provides specimen data and archival materials from the collections of the University of California, Berkeley.
» Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Collections - Searchable database of specimens that includes over 50,000 tissue samples for use in molecular analyses.
» Online Biology Book: Glossary - Comprehensive list of the technical terms you are likely to come across, with cross references.
» Other Animal Sounds - Doug Von Gausig has recorded the sounds made by various amphibians, reptiles and mammals, as well as birds. Here are the sound clips.
» Respiratory System - Notes on external and internal respiration, ventilation, aquatic and aerial gas exchange in all classes of vertebrate.
» Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology - Devoted to the study of terrestrial vertebrates in the Pacific northwest. Offers publications and reference data.
» The Evolution of Left-Right Asymmetry in Chordates - Article by Clive Boorman and Sebastian Shimeld discussing directional asymmetric morphology in which sidedness is fixed for a population, species or higher taxon.
» The Integument - Notes on the functions and anatomy of skin and its evolution.
» The Integument and its Derivatives - These notes cover the dermis and epidermis including skin, beaks, nails, hooves, horns, hair, feathers, scales and teeth.
» The Vertebrates - Notes on the classification structure of the Vertebrates with a cladogram to review the evolutionary relationships of the craniata.
» Urochordata and Cephalochordata - Commonly called tunicates and lancelets, these marine creatures provide important clues in the study of vertebrates.
» Will's Skull Page - Features images and measurements of mammalian skulls as well as updates and related links.
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Last Updated: 2007-04-30 08:41:58
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