141. Biomechanics And Comparative Physiology - Flight - University Of Leeds Research on animal flight mechanics including flapping energetics and aerodynamics. Contains publications list. University of Leeds, UK. http://www.biology.leeds.ac.uk/staff/jmvr/Flight/flight.htm

Home About Contact Intranet ... Search Biomechanics and Comparative Physiology Research Group Animal Flight Mechanics School of Biology, University of Leeds Enquiries to Professor Jeremy Rayner The flight mechanics research group is concerned with the aerodynamics, energetics, evolution and diversity of flight in birds and bats. The primary focus of the group is considering the aerodynamics of flapping flight, and the ways in which flight biomechanics and physiology determine the diversity of design in birds and bats. In Summer 1999 we moved from the University of Bristol to Leeds. Some of the research detailed here is still based in Bristol. Current research projects: Flapping flight energetics in starlings Professor Jeremy Rayner, Dr Sally Ward, Professor John Speakman (University of Aberdeen), Professor Werner Nachtigall, Mr Udo Möller (Universität des Saarlandes) Intermittent flight behaviour in small birds Paolo Viscardi Wingshape and wingtip design in birds Professor Jeremy Rayner Aerodynamics of the avian wingtip Laurence Couldrick Modelling and visualization of flapping flight aerodynamics Professor Jeremy Rayner Body and wing aerodynamics in birds and bats Mr Will Maybury (Bristol) Evolution of avian diversity Mr Gareth Dyke (Department of Geology) Publications Vertebrate Locomotion : teaching resources and web links School of Biology, University of Leeds, L. C. Miall Building, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.

142. ADW: Hyracoidea: Information biology and taxonomy of hyraxes from the animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/hyracoidea.html

Overview News Conditions of Use ADW Staff ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Hyracoidea Order Hyracoidea (hyraxes) Information Pictures Specimens Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302211') 2004/05/18 13:28:52.925 GMT-4 By Phil Myers Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Hyracoidea Members of this Order Hyraxes, also known as dassies or conies, are jack-rabbit sized animals with short tails and peculiar, 3-toed hind feet with almost hoof-like nails on two of the toes (the inner toe has a claw). The forefeet have 5 toes. The soles of their fore- and hindfeet, which are moistened by special sweat glands, are remarkably soft and elastic, which works to increase their friction against the substrate. They have specialized muscles in the soles of the feet that help them to work almost like a suction cup. The feet of hyraxes are mesaxonic, meaning that the plane of symmetry of the foot goes through the third digit. In this they resemble perissodactyls. The skulls of hyraxes have a short rostrum, prominent

143. ADW: Pholidota: Information biology and taxonomy of the pangolins from the animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/pholidota.html

Overview News Conditions of Use ADW Staff ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Pholidota Order Pholidota (pangolins) Information Pictures Specimens Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302246') 2004/05/18 13:29:08.975 GMT-4 By Phil Myers Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Pholidota Members of this Order Pangolins are a small group (seven living species placed in one genus and one family, Manidae) of mammals that feed mostly on ants. They are found in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Pangolins are conspicuous and remarkable because their backs are covered with large, overlapping scales made up of agglutinated hairs. But they are strange in other ways as well. Their tongue is extraordinarily long and muscular, arising from the pelvis and the last pair of ribs deep in the animal's chest. As a result, the tongue and associated muscles are longer than the animal's head and body, allowing the tongue to be extruded to an astonishing degree. Pangolins lack teeth. Instead, the the pyloric part of their stomach is thickened and muscular, with odd keratinous spines projecting into its interior. It usually contains pebbles and seems to be used for "chewing" in much the same way as a bird's gizzard. Pangolins have the ability to close their ears and nostrils as well as eyes, presumably to keep ants out. The skull of pangolins is smoothly conical, lacking the ridges and crests found on most mammalian crania. The

144. ADW: Dermoptera: Information biology and taxonomy of the colugos from the animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/dermoptera.html

Overview News Conditions of Use ADW Staff ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Dermoptera Order Dermoptera (flying lemurs) Information Pictures Specimens Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302157') 2004/05/18 13:28:45.612 GMT-4 By Phil Myers Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Dermoptera Members of this Order Colugos are strange, medium-sized animals (1-2 kg, approximately the size of a very large squirrel) with a large, well-furred membrane extending from the sides of the neck to the forepaws, and from the forepaws back to the hind feet and end of the tail. This membrane allows them to glide long distances (over 100 m) with considerable manueverability. The membrane is covered by brownish or gray pelage with irregular white spots. The fore and hind feet have long, needle-sharp claws, useful for holding onto bark and branches. The skull of a colugo is very distinctive, broad and flat in outline and with a nearly complete postorbital process that sets off the eye sockets. The tympanic bullae are flattened, and the

145. Nowicki Lab Research at Duke University on the ecology and evolution of animal behavior, particularly of birds. http://www.biology.duke.edu/nowicki/

Contact information and maps Current lab members Former lab members About Steve Nowicki ... Nowicki-lab home Nowicki Lab Duke University Sonagram of swamp sparrow song click to hear song Melospiza georgiana Melospiza melodia Sonagram of song sparrow song click to hear song DUKE BIOLOGY DUKE UNIVERSITY Website developed by Bill Hoese email: snowicki@duke.edu

146. ADW: Tapiridae: Information biology and taxonomy of the tapirs from the animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/perissodactyla/tapiridae

Overview News Conditions of Use ADW Staff ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Perissodactyla Family Tapiridae Family Tapiridae (tapirs) Information Pictures Specimens Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302242') 2004/05/18 13:29:07.935 GMT-4 By Phil Myers and Liz Ballenger Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Tapiridae Members of this Family The family Tapiridae contains tapirs. They are placed in one genus, Tapirus , with four species. Three of these species live in South America, ranging from southern Mexico through central America to Venezuela, and south to Paraguay and Brazil. The fourth species, the Malayan tapir, inhabits Burma and Thailand south to Malaya and Sumatra. Tapirs are shy, reclusive rainforest animals that live in nearly any wooded or grassy habitat with a permanent supply of water. They have also been found in dry deciduous forests and mountain forests. Tapirs are about the size of a donkey. Their body is rounded in back and tapering in front well suited for rapid movement through thick underbrush. They also have a very short tail. Tapirs have bristly hairs scattered all over the body, and an inconspicuous mane is present on two of the South American species. All the South American tapirs are uniform dark brown or gray in color, whereas the Malayan tapir is black on its hind legs and the entire front of its body, and creamy white through its midsection. All tapirs have a short, fleshy proboscis formed by the snout and upper lips. This proboscis is more elongated in the South American species. Tapir eyes are small and flush with the side of the head; their ears are oval, erect, and not very mobile.

147. ADW: Blarina Brevicauda: Information Article about the biology of the shorttailed shrew, plus some anatomical images, from animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/blarina/b._brevicauda$narrative.h

Overview News Conditions of Use ADW Staff ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Insectivora Family Soricidae Subfamily Soricinae Species Blarina brevicauda Blarina brevicauda (northern short-tailed shrew) Information Pictures Specimens Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/9c770e2d-d40e-41d8-8bdf-ae56a03f67bd') 2004/05/18 14:09:17.452 GMT-4 By Liz Ballenger Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Insectivora Family: Soricidae Subfamily: Soricinae Genus: Blarina Species: Blarina brevicauda Geographic Range Short-tailed shrews inhabit most of North America from southern Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia to central Nebraska and Georgia. Biogeographic Regions: nearctic native Habitat Northern short-tailed shrews are found in nearly all terrestrial habitats. However, their populations are most dense in damp brushy woodlands, bushy bogs and marshes, and weedy and bushy borders of fields. These shrews are also common in cultivated fields, in flower and vegetable gardens, fence rows, and beside country roads. In the winter, they often retreat into barns, cellars and sheds. They need only sufficient vegetation to provide cover. They are slow to rehabit areas of forest burns. Northern short-tailed shrews construct elaborate runways under leaves, dirt, and snow and construct theirnests in tunnels or under logs and rocks. Short-tailed shrews are found in nearly all terrestrial habitats. However, their populations are most dense in damp brushy woodlands, bushy bogs and marshes, and weedy and bushy borders of fields. These shrews are also common in cultivated fields, in flower and vegetable gardens, fence rows, and beside country roads. In the winter, they often retreat into barns, cellars and sheds. They need only sufficient vegetation to provide cover. They are slow to rehabit areas of forest burns. Short-tailed shrews construct elaborate runways under leaves, dirt, and snow and construct their nests in tunnels or under logs and rocks.

148. ADW: Suidae: Information biology and taxonomy of the pig family from the animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/suidae.html

Overview News Conditions of Use ADW Staff ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Suidae Family Suidae (pigs and hogs) Information Pictures Specimens Classification editLink('skunkworks/.accounts/200310302059') 2004/05/18 13:28:24.686 GMT-4 By Phil Myers and David L. Fox Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Members of this Family Sus scrofa , from which the domesticated pigs are derived, in a variety of places around the world, including North America, New Zealand and New Guinea. Fossil suids are known from the Oligocene of Europe and Asia and the Miocene of Africa. These medium-sized animals are typically stocky with a barrel-like body. The skin is usually thick and sparsely haired. Head and body length ranges from 500-1900 mm, tail length ranges from 35-40 mm and adult body weight can be as high as 350 kg. The eyes are usually small and located high on the skull, and the ears are small and pointed. The skull is usually long and has a flat dorsal profile. One of the most notable characteristics of suids is the mobile snout, which has a cartilaginous disk at its tip and terminal nostrils. It is supported by a prenasal bone located below the

149. Animal Info - Giant Panda Facts and links about the animal and its biology, including population estimates, weight, habitat, gestation period, longevity, social organization and behavior. http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailumela.htm

Animal Info - Giant Panda (Other Names: Bai Xiong, Bamboo Bear, Da Xiong Mao, Hua Xiong, Mo, Pi xiu, Panda, Panda Bear, Panda Géant, Panda Gigante) Ailuropoda melanoleuca Status Endangered Contents Profile Picture Tidbits Status and Trends ... References Profile Pictures: Giant Panda #1 (14 Kb JPEG) Doan 2000 Giant Panda #2 (73 Kb GIF) China News Digest 2000 Giant Panda #3 (35 Kb JPEG) Giant-Panda.com The giant panda weighs 70 - 125 kg (154 - 275 lb). It occupies montane forests with dense stands of bamboo at altitudes of 2700 - 3900 m (8850 - 12,800'). The panda does not hibernate but descends to lower elevations in the winter (usually not lower than 800 m (2600')) to reach warmer temperatures. It does not make a permanent den but takes shelter in hollow trees, rock crevices and caves. Although it is predominantly terrestrial . the giant panda can climb trees well. Activity patterns are largely crepuscular and nocturnal . Ten to twelve hours a day are spent feeding, mainly on bamboo (which comprises 99 % of its diet). Giant pandas are usually solitary, except during the mating season. The giant panda has been declining for thousands of years due to hunting by humans and climatic changes. Its populations originally extended throughout most of southern and eastern

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151. Nebraska Behavioral Biology Group Home Page Home page of the Nebraska Behavioral biology Group (NBBG). Our site provides information about our graduate program in animal behavior, links to animal http://cricket.unl.edu/NBBG.html

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152. Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Sources For Information On Careers In Biology, Conserv Smithsonian Institution. Sources for Information on Careers in biology, Conservation, and Oceanography. The National Museum of Natural History receives numerous requests for information on careers in http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/careers.htm

Smithsonian Institution Sources for Information on Careers in Biology, Conservation, and Oceanography The National Museum of Natural History receives numerous requests for information on careers in the biological sciences. This pamphlet provides a listing of the career guidance leaflets published by the professional scientific societies as well as United States Government publications on careers in biology, conservation, and oceanography. Other sources for career information are also included. Many of the publications listed contain bibliographies and suggest additional sources for career guidance. Information on career fields not listed can be obtained by writing to the pertinent professional scientific society. For the names and addresses of such societies consult the Encyclopedia of Associations, National Organizations of the U.S., 28th edition, l994. This encyclopedia is available at most large public libraries. General Biology Specific Career Fields in Biology Conservation Oceanography ... Additional Sources of Information BIOLOGY General information A Greatly Improved Outlook for College Graduates: An Update to the Year 2000. 1989. 8 pp. leaflet, No. 165V. $1.25. Describes employment opportunities for college graduates in the coming decade. Department of Labor. Available from R. Woods, Consumer Information Center-L, P.O. Box 100, Pueblo, CO 81002

153. Zoo Biology Articles concerned with reproduction, demographics, genetics, behavior, medicine, husbandry, nutrition, conservation and all empirical aspects of the exhibition and maintenance of wild animals in wildlife parks, zoos, and aquariums. http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0733-3188/

154. Biological Cybernetics / Theoretical Biology The Department for Biological Cybernetics at the University of Bielefed, Germany, is Focussed in the Research for Movement Control in Animals and Humans. http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/biologie/Kybernetik/

University of Bielefeld Faculty of Biology Biological Cybernetics / Theoretical Biology Prof. Dr. Holk Cruse Postfach 10 01 31 33501 Bielefeld Germany Phone: +49 (0)521 / 106 5520 Fax: +49 (0)521 / 106 2963 E-Mail: holk.cruse@uni-bielefeld.de to get best results use Version 3.0 or higher last workshop: SAMBA2002 Workshop July, 25-27 2002, ZiF Bielefeld A Systems Approach to Motor Behaviour: From Physiology to Biomimetic Models Created by Marcel Holtmann, Marco Groening 1998 Last modification on 20-Dec-2002 by Josef Schmitz visits since Dec-1998 keywords characterizing our homepage: biology, neurobiology, neuroscience, biological cybernetics, bionics, human arm control, robotics, locomotion, artificial life, artificial intelligence, artificial neural networks, recurrent networks, stick insect, insect walking, crayfish walking, robot walking, walking machine, movement control, motor control, redundant manipulator, bionik, world model, bionic

155. Dutch Society For Wildlife Health Mission to acquire, disseminate and apply knowledge of the health and welfare of wild and feral animals in relation to their biology, conservation and interaction with humans and domestic animals, with an emphasis on the Netherlands. http://www.dutchwildlife.nl/index.htm

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156. Action With Neighbourhood Biology In Aotearoa An actionorientated approach helping people take the initiative in re-creating their local places - plants, animals and people. http://www.converge.org.nz/nbio/

Live from Coastal Zone Canada 98: Join locals and specialists from around the world, Help plan actions for creating real community based participation/co-management, Learn more about different monitoring and survey techniques, Hear what other people are doing. th August to 4 th September, 1998 (New Zealand) August 30 to September 3, 1998 (Canadian) What we are an action-orientated approach helping people take the initiative in re-creating their local places plants, animals AND people. Overview action on the national and international level Highlights from Introductory Workshops key concepts in brief Field services walkabouts, information and training, programmes and events all the information plus a brochure to download and print Monitoring and Surveys as Action Research locals and specialists working together Employment Opportunities neighbourhood biology teams science workers and community facilitators throughout the country How are these services possible? Who we are What we support all kinds of community based participatory activities by offering the following features on this website Community News Bulletin : events and info from around the country The Byway of the Weka : a forum for community participation issues Activities Network : projects from ideas to established with that positive difference Catchment Homepages : cyberspace for projects on this large scale Our Turn : for and by young people involved with ecology where they live Lots of (but the counter is gone) Visitors since 16 April 1998

157. Index.htm Provides overview of 600 million years of evolution of animals and humans, human biology and various aspects of the human history of civilization. Includes hours of operation, guided tours, courses, workshops and lectures. Located in Zurich. German and English. http://www.kulturama.ch

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158. Virtual Zoo Pictures, facts, and questions about animals from a high school biology teacher. http://www.mrcrean.com/virtualzoo/

CLICK A PHOTO TO ENTER THE VIRTUAL ZOO T H E M A M M A L H O U S E Cows have many chambers to their stomachs and a long digestive system because of their diet. Based on this information, what type of consumer are they? H O U S E O F R E P T I L E S This lizard has an obvious adaptation that it uses as an anti-predator tactic. What do we call this? H O U S E O F A M P H I B I A N S Agalychnis calidryas has huge eyes that sink into its skull when sleeping. When are these eyes open and how are they adapted for this activity budget? H O U S E O F B I R D S Rhamphastos sulfuratus is a frugivore that lives in what major biome? Z O O G A R D E N This very social organism is poikilothermic so, every morning, what must every member of the hive do in order to maintain a warm body temperature? Z O O A Q U A R I U M Due to the fact that seahorses have a very rigid exoskeleton, they cannot locomote like most fish. What type of locomotion is NOT in their ethogram but is in most other fish? Home Guest Book Parents Assignments [ Virtual Zoo ] Links Toucans Consumers Reports Beaks Birdhouse

159. OSC MARINE TECHNOLOGY Classdeveloped website has pictures and information on many of the plants and animals found on Seahurst Beach. http://www.geocities.com/oscmarinetech/

OSC MARINE TECHNOLOGY  Who We Are. Information on Birds. Information On Underwater Animals. Information On Marine Plants. ... Link to My Family Site

160. Dolphin Enounter Find out about the Marine biology Research Camp designed for teenagers who want to learn about oceans and the animals that live there. http://dolphinencounter.com

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