General
Vertebrate Information Resources & Databases
Integrated
Taxonomic Information System
Find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi,
and microbes of North America and the world.
Biology
Browser
A collection of links to many of the Sub-Categories of Vertebrata.
If you need assistance with your search, check out: How
to Get Results with Biology Browser.
Species
2007 Annual Checklist- Catalogue of Life
Use to locate species. Click Animals, then enter name of species
and search. Has information on 1,008,965 species and 79,393 infraspecific
taxa, and also includes 538,364 synonyms and 414,075 common names. From
list that appears, click on the one you want for data and link to automatic
Google search with lots images!
UNEP-WCMC
Species Database
Includes data on 74561 animals and 88761 plants of conservation
interest as well as 94070 sub-species, stocks or synonyms. Gives taxonomic
information, along with distribution, background notes, photos and more.
Search by common or scientific name.
Animal
Diversity Web: Subphylum Vertebrata
Vertebrates, which include fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds,
and mammals, all share a vertebral column, or a chain of bony elements
(vertebrae) that run along the dorsal surface from head to tail and form
the main skeletal axis of the body. The vertebral column surrounds and
more or less replaces the notochord as the chief "stiffener" of the body
in locomotion. Some characteristics shared by most or all vertebrates (in
addition to those traits shared among all chordates) are described and
linked to data and and images.
Spectrum
of Life
All organisms on earth are related through descent from a common
evolutionary ancestor. In the Spectrum of Life found here, we surveyed
28 major groups of organisms organized into basic divisions of life. Take
the time to explore this amazing and beautiful diversity of life revealed
before you. Important note: Once you
are within a species section, be sure to click on the image to the left
to reveal its data!
Introduction
to Vertebrates
The diversity of vertebrates that has existed in the past and that
diversity exists today, and taken together, vertebrates extinct and
extant can help us understand a great deal about the forces that have shaped
the evolution of our world and ourselves in the past and help us predict
and understand the future. Click on the buttons near the page bottom to
learn more about Vertebrates. You can navigate deeper into the Vertebrate
groups by selecting Systematics!
FishBase:
Searcher
29900 Species, 224200 Common names, 44000 Pictures, 39400 References,
etc.
Wildfinder
Type in all or part of a species name to search the database (only
amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles are included at this time). Then
see where it lives, and read general biome information for all the species
that live there.
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Sounds
of Vertebrates
Animal
Sound Clips & Animal Movies
This site has a large number of links to both sounds, images and
videos of animals. You will have a lot to choose from at this site.
FindSounds-
Sound Types
This page has a lot of links to various types of sounds, including
many common vertebrates.
Sounds
of Vertebrata: Classification
Lots of sound files are available here, but you may have to browse
through a lot of pages to get to the one you want. Try searching in their
search window, to see if your vertebrate is listed with a sound file.
Other
Animal Sounds
These are sounds of animals which aren't people, birds, or insects.
The
Sights and Sounds of Costa Rica section has many animal
sounds. Also, see: Bird
Sounds Digitally Recorded. On these pages are the sounds
of North American birds- not just bird calls or bird songs, but all the
sounds birds make, such as wing sounds and bill rattles.
Bird
Call Recordings
Bird calls and also a few mammals and frogs are available here.
Mostly MP3s!
Some
Background Music
Perhaps you would like to have some nice background music with your
PowerPoint presentation. This is a site that allows you to download some
selections. Here is a very large collection of free music at Freeplay
Music that is available for no fee.
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Photos,
Film and Video of Vertebrates
Please note that you will need to download and insert your audio
and video into your PowerPoint. The ideal video formats are MPEG/MP3 and
WMV, which are compatible with PowerPoint. Other file types, especially
streaming clips, probably will NOT
work! (But you can hyperlink them.) Note:
We have not linked to YouTube, because the CUSD filter has blocked
it.
Jungle
Walk Animal Movies, Animal Sound Clips
This site has a large number of links to both sounds, images and
videos of animals. You will have a lot to choose from at this site.
CalPhotos:
Animals
This page by the Unioffers access to over 32,600 images of animals.
You may vrows the following categories by common or scientific name: Amphibians,
Birds, Fish, Insects, Invertebrates, Mammals, Reptiles. You may also use
their search engine to find photos.
Videos
of Vertebrate Movement
This site has a few, but useful.
Altavista
Image Finder: Video Section
Search from this specialized video file search engine.
Alltheweb
Video Searcher
Another web video searcher.
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