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Links for Tide Pools
and Marine Invertebrates
"No bones about it! Most of the world’s animal species - up
to 99% - are invertebrates!" 1
Anemone Fishes and
Their Host Sea Anemones
This site permits quick and accurate identification of 28 species of
Anemonefishes (clownfishes), as well as 10 species of host sea anemone,
through well-illustrated, easy-to-use keys and photographs.
Bioluminescence Web Page
Primarily a marine phenomenon, bioluminescence is explained and explored
at this site. You can view excellent photographs of bioluminescent
animals, learn about the chemistry, and get answers about the myths
surrounding these living lights. From Marine Science Institute at
UC Santa Barbara.
Cephalopod Page
This site contains photographs and thoroughly researched information on
many species of octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and other cephalopods.
Current news and links are also provided. Maintained by a graduate
student in marine biology.
Echinoid Home Page
Sea Urchins
In Search of Giant
Squid
Discusses the myths and lengends behind this great sea creature and
provides information about habitats, body structures, characteristics,
and behavior, through numerous pictures and illustrations. This is
a companion site to a recent exhibit at the Smithsonian's National
Museum of Natural History.
 Intertidal
Zone
They're all there. Taxonomies, too.
Intertidal Zones
Tidal zone
information with the animals and plants
that live in them.
Intertidal Zonation - Plants and animal information listed by zone.Immerse
yourself in this guide to tidepooling adventures along the Mendocino
Coast. Tidepools, which are exposed at low tide, occur within a small
strip of land known as the intertidal zone. Sandwiched between the shore
and the ocean, tidepools are extraordinary, teaming with hundreds of
marine organisms.
Jeff's Nudibranch Site and Coral Reef
Gallery
Information about sea slugs, "probably the most beautiful creatures
in the ocean." Jeffrey N. Jeffords' photographs may
convince the skeptical. The site also covers Crinoids (also known
as feather stars or comatulids) and anemone fish. The Coral Reef
Gallery features spectacular underwater photographs (taken in the
Philippine Islands) of many other species. The helpful Glossary is
buried in the site and difficult to find.
Locomotion in Cephalopods - National Zoo
Squid are the fastest marine
invertebrates, using jet propulsion to swim more than 25
miles an hour. At this speed
Ocean Animals
http://www.nwoca.org/
~ hol_www/OceanAnimals.html
Picture Guide to Marine Invertebrates
Barnacles,
Corals, Sea fans,
Jellyfish,
Sponges,
Hermit
crabs
Reef
Life
Taxonomy
guide
Videos
of marine invertebrates
Why
Conserve Marine Invertebrates?
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Animals. National Aquarium
in Baltimore.2008. June 6,2008.http://www.aqua.org/animals.html
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Links for Birds
All About
Birds
Bird Guide from Cornell University Lab of Ornithology . Includes
information on
description,
sound,
habitat;
food,
behavior,
reproduction and
conservation status.
Biology Base
Covering the world of life, including the The Bird Species Account Index (Thank you Johnny Z.)
Bird
Songs In Japan
Songs for scores of birds. In many cases, there are more multiple
samples for each bird. Also includes insects and some amphibians.
Japan Times Online
If your bird's name has more than one word, place them in quotation marks
and search the JT (Thank you Kenjo.)
Photo
Gallery "Birds of Japan"
Beautiful photographs of
birds and tidepool inhabitants from Shimpei Watanabe. This site
includes an index of birds' Japanese names (in romaji).
The Photo
Gallery of Wild Birds
Provides wonderful photographs of birds found in Japan as well as birds'
songs.
Sea
birds at Racerock
Videos, research, taxonomies and more
Shibuya's
Homepage
Shibuya's homepage contains great photographs of 31 species of birds of
Tokyo, their scientific names and length.
What bird
The ultimate bird guide. (Thank you Aviyanca.) |
