Online Resources in Biology (by topic)

• A.D.A.M. Student Atlas of Anatomy
  
• Anatomy & MRI of the Joints – A Multiplanar Atlas
  
• Anatomy Atlases
  List of atlases in anatomy and histology
• Anatomy Video and Imagery Diversity Project
  AVID is a database of freely available original images and videos that properly showcase the range of human diversity and that are of sufficient detail and quality to support excellent anatomical teaching across multiple disciplines and levels of learner expertise.
• Anatomy: From Aristotle to Early Twentieth-Century Wall Charts
  Web exhibit which traces the history of anatomical study and drawing. Some historical charts of anatomy and physiology are provided.
• Atlas of Anatomy
  
• Atlas of Descriptive Histology
  
• Atlas of Functional Neuroanatomy
  
• Atlas of the Human Body
  
• Bone mechanics handbook
  
• Colour Atlas of Foot and Ankle Disorders
  
• eSkeletons Project
  Provides human and primate comparative anatomy. Offers digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in color and animated. Also provides muscle and joint information.
• Foot and ankle : a sectional imaging atlas
  
• Grant's Atlas of Anatomy
  
• Gray's Anatomy (Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body)
  The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 engravings from the classic 1918 publication.
• Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice
  
• Handbook of Physical Measurements
  
• Hollinshead's functional anatomy of the limbs and back
  
• Human osteology & skeletal radiology : an atlas and guide
  
• Innerbody Anatomy Explorer
  Free website that allows you to explore 12 major anatomy systems with interactive, 3D anatomy models.
• Lippincott Williams & Wilkins atlas of anatomy
  
• McMinn's color atlas of foot and ankle anatomy
  
• McMinn's color atlas of head and neck anatomy, 3rd edition
  
• Melloni's Illustrated Review of Human Anatomy
  
• Melloni’s Student Atlas of Human Anatomy, 3rd ed.
  
• Muscle
  
• Muscle Atlas
  Illustrations of all human muscles with information on their origin, insertion, action, innervation, and arterial supply
• Netter's atlas of anatomy for CPT and ICD-9-CM coding
  
• Netter's concise neuroanatomy
  
• Neuroanatomy : an atlas of structures, sections, and systems
  
• Pocket atlas of sectional anatomy : computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
  
• Sobotta atlas of human anatomy
  
• Stoller's atlas of orthopaedics and sports medicine
  
• The Johns Hopkins atlas of human functional anatomy
  
• Thieme atlas of anatomy : general anatomy and musculoskeletal system
  
• Wolf-Heidegger's atlas of human anatomy, 6th ed.
  
• Wormatlas
  Database of the behavioral and structural anatomy of Caenorhabditis elegans (transparent roundworm)

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• Binding Database
  BindingDB contains 15,000 small molecule ligands with 30,000 measured affinities to proteins presented in the PDB.
• BRENDA: Enzyme Database
  Free for academic use but registration is required (recognizes users within Concordia IP range). Contains data on the function of 3,500 enzymes with references to the literature
• Chemistry of Amino Acids
  Dictionary on the structure and chemistry of amino acids
• Entrez Protein
  Retrieves protein information (inluding sequences and annotations) from a variety of sources, including SwissProt, PIR, PRF, PDB, and translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank and RefSeq.
• ExPASy
  This enzyme database covers catalytic activity, cofactors, and associated diseases
• Medical Biochemistry Page
  Encyclopedic dictionary of major biochemical concepts
• MMDB (Molecular Modeling DataBase): Entrez Structure database
  A subset of three-dimensional structures obtained from the Protein Data Bank
• Proteopedia - 3D Encyclopedia of proteins
  Encyclopedia on the structure and function of proteins, RNA, DNA, and other macromolecules, and their assemblies and interactions with small molecules.
• RCSB Protein Data Bank
  Repository of information about the 3D structures of large biological molecules, including proteins and nucleic acids, and their relationships to sequence, function, and disease.
• UniProt
  Protein sequence and functional information.

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• Aboriginal plant use in Canada's northwest boreal forest
  This handbook describes the traditional uses by aboriginal people of more than 200 different plants from Canada's boreal forest. It is the result of original ethnobotanical fieldwork in 29 communities across the boreal forest region of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. eBook access restricted the Concordia University community.
• Ancient pathways, ancestral knowledge: Ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of Indigenous peoples of northwestern North America
  eBook access restricted the Concordia University community.
• Botanicus.org: database of historic botanical literature
  Database of digitized books and journals from the 18th and 19th century botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library.
• Bryophytes
  Provides information on the classification, structural features, natural history, ecology and evolutionary relationships of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts).
• Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
  Database from the US Department of Agriculture. It allows for in-depth plant, chemical, bioactivity, and ethnobotany searches using scientific or common names.
• Encyclopedia of Life
  Provides biodiversity knowledge about all known species, including their taxonomy, geographic distribution, collections, genetics, evolutionary history, morphology, behavior, ecological relationships, and importance for human well being.
• Flora of North America
  Information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico
• Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archieplago
  Flora of the vascular plants of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago with images, maps and information on place of valid publication, synonymy, common names, vegetative and floral morphological characters, distribution, habitat, ecology, indigenous knowledge, and economic uses, etc.
• Global Compendium of Weeds
  List of plant species (over 28,000 names) that have been cited in specific references as weeds. Additional information may be available, such as native range, whether the plant has reported medical/herbal uses, etc.
• Index to American Botanical Literature
  “The Index contains entries dealing with various aspects of extant and fossil North and South American plants and fungi, including systematics and floristics, morphology, and ecology, as well as economic botany and general botany.”
• Mycotox
  List of fungi, the mycotoxins they have been found to produce, and citations to the articles which describes this finding.
• Names of Native Plant Species in Indigenous Languages of Northwestern North America
  Supplemental appendix for the book listed above, Ancient pathways, ancetral knowledge by Nancy Turner.
• Native American Ethnobotany Database
  A database of plants used as drugs, foods, dyes, fibers, and more, by native Peoples of North America.
• Native Plant Information Network
  Dictionary of information and images on wildflowers and other native flora throughout North America.
• Plant Digital Archive and Reference Collection Home
  Images from hundreds of species of plants from all over the world. The images are digitized micrographs of parts of plants that were sectioned, stained, and permanently mounted to a glass slide.
• Plant Information Online
  Find citations on thousands of plants in science and garden literature, and links to websites with images and regional information.
• PLANTS Database from the USDA
  The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
• Plants, people, and places: The roles of ethnobotany and ethnoecology in indigenous peoples' land rights in Canada and beyond
  eBook access restricted the Concordia University community.
• The Plant List
  List of all known plant species, their scientific names and synonyms.
• Tree Encyclopedia
  Over 3,500 pictures of different types of trees
• Tree of Life Web Project
  Collection of information about biodiversity compiled collaboratively by hundreds of expert and amateur contributors. Contains pictures, text, and other information for species living or extinct and the hierarchy of life, phylogeny and evolution.

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Amazing Cells
Activities and videos about the structure and function of organelles and communication on a molecular level.

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• AmphibiaWeb
  Provides information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history, and taxonomy.
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
  Digitized journals and books in biodiversity spanning 200 years from the collections of ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions.
• Convention on Biological Diversity - Technical Series
  Online books with information on the conservation of biological diversity and sustainability.
• Encyclopedia of Earth
  A free encyclopedia with a wide range of scholarly articles on biodiversity, ecology, zoology, climate change, pollution, etc.
• Encyclopedia of Life
  Provides biodiversity knowledge about all known species, including their taxonomy, geographic distribution, collections, genetics, evolutionary history, morphology, behavior, ecological relationships, and importance for human well being.
• Freshwater Ecoregions of the World
  Provides ecoregion maps of almost all freshwater habitats on Earth together with associated species data.
• Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management
  Comprehensive information on the biology, ecology, identification and management of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in North America.
• GreenFILE
  Freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment (subjects cover law, agriculture, education, health, technology, etc.) Contains scholarly and general interest titles, government documents, and reports.
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
  This is a revised and updated edition of one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources on the world's animals. This edition covers all types of animals in geographic areas around the world. Online access restricted to Concordia users.
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Database
  Provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on plants and animals that are extinct, at risk of extinction, or near threatened.
• NatureServe
  Provides taxonomic, habitat, distribution, ecological, conservation data and references to animals and plants in the Americas.
• OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
  Data on geographic distributions of many maring organisms.
• Species information - Fish and Wildlife Service (USA)
  Provides information about plant and animal species, updates on legislation and policy regarding species management, and details about species conservation status. Site sections include Endangered Species, Birds, Invasive Species, Pollinators, The Image Library, and Wildlife Fact Sheets.
• State of the World's Birds
  Outlines why birds and biodiversity are important, examines the changing state of the world’s birds, why birds are declining, and what can be done to improve their status.
• Tree of Life Web Project
  Collection of information about biodiversity compiled collaboratively by hundreds of expert and amateur contributors. Contains pictures, text, and other information for species living or extinct and the hierarchy of life, phylogeny and evolution.
• WHISPers: wildlife health data portal
  WHISPers is a partner-driven, web-based repository for sharing basic information about historic and ongoing wildlife mortality (death) and morbidity (illness) events in North America.

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• Butterflies and Moths of North America
  Database of verified butterfly and moth records in the United States and Mexico. Includes distribution maps, photographs, species accounts, and species checklists for each county in the U.S. and each state in Mexico.
• Crustacea.net
  Information on crustaceans: description, habitat, interactive keys
• Encyclopedia of Life
  Provides biodiversity knowledge about all known species, including their taxonomy, geographic distribution, collections, genetics, evolutionary history, morphology, behavior, ecological relationships, and importance for human well being.
• Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management
  Comprehensive information on the biology, ecology, identification and management of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in North America.
• Guide to Online Insect Systematic Resources
  List of links to websites with identification keys for insects.
• Insect Identification
  A key for identifying the Order to which an insect belongs.
• Metcalf Collection: resource on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebus and treehoppers
  Information on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebugs, and treehoppers, including a searchable database for retrieving literature on Auchenorrhyncha.
• Migration of the Monarch Butterfly
  List of books and websites on the migration of the monarch butterfly
• OdonataCentral
  Provides images, distribution, biogeography, biodiversity, and identification of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) world-wide.
• Singing Insects of North America
  Helps identify songs of crickets, katydids, and cicadas from America north of Mexico.
• Tree of Life Web Project
  Collection of information about biodiversity compiled collaboratively by hundreds of expert and amateur contributors. Contains pictures, text, and other information for species living or extinct and the hierarchy of life, phylogeny and evolution.
• Wormatlas
  Database of the behavioral and structural anatomy of Caenorhabditis elegans (transparent roundworm)

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• BRENDA: Enzyme Database
  Free for academic use but registration is required (recognizes users within Concordia IP range). Contains data on the function of 3,500 enzymes with references to the literature
• Dictionary of Organic Compounds
  Vanier Reference QD 476 D5 1996. Multi-volume set with structural, physical, and functional data. It provides references to synthesis and isolation information.
• Enzyme Handbook
  Vanier Reference QP 601 E5158 1990. Multi-volume set with data on substrate and product spectrum, inhibitors, cofactors, kinetics, etc., for 3,000 enzymes. IMPORTANT: arranged by class of enzymes with data sheets ordered by Enzyme Classification (EC) number. You will have to go to BRENDA or ExPASy first to find this number. An example of an EC number is 1.3.99.1 (Succinate dehydrogenase).
• ExPASy
  This enzyme database covers catalytic activity, cofactors, and associated diseases
• Merck Index
  Vanier Reference Desk RS 51 M4. Physical and structural data as well as information on biological importance. Provides literature references to chemical, biological and pharmacological information.
• Methods in Enzymology
  Online resource (recognizes users within Concordia IP range). Useful for methodologies. Also available in print (Vanier Reference QP 601 M5). A CD-ROM index to search the entire set is found at Vanier workstation 141. Remember to take down the relevant volume and page number.
• SciFinder
  Major index to the chemical literature and includes structural diagrams, physical data, and reaction information. If you are having difficulty finding enzyme properties, such as Vmax or Km, search for journal articles on your enzyme in SciFinder Scholar, Medline , or BIOSIS.

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• Amazing Cells
  Activities and videos about the structure and function of organelles and communication on a molecular level.
• Binding Database
  BindingDB contains 15,000 small molecule ligands with 30,000 measured affinities to proteins presented in the PDB.
• Biology Animation Library
  Animated tutorials about certain genetic concepts such as cloning.
• ClustalW2: align sequences
  General purpose multiple sequence alignment program for DNA or proteins. It produces multiple sequence alignments of divergent sequences and calculates the best match for the selected sequences, and lines them up so that the identities, similarities and differences can be seen.
• EcoCyc: Encyclopedia of Escherichia coli K-12 Genes and Metabolism
  Database that describes the complete genome sequence of E. coli K-12 MG1655, the nucleotide position and function of every its genes, several types of cellular regulation, and metabolic pathways.
• EMBL European Nucleotide Archive
  Information relating to experimental workflows that are based around nucleotide sequencing.
• Entrez Genome
  Provides views for genomes, complete chromosomes, sequence maps with contigs, and integrated genetic and physical maps for Archaea, Bacteria, Eukaryotae, Viruses, Viroids
• Entrez Nucleotide
  Collection of sequences from over 100,000 species and from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, and PDB.
• Entrez Protein
  Retrieves protein information (inluding sequences and annotations) from a variety of sources, including SwissProt, PIR, PRF, PDB, and translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank and RefSeq.
• FlyBase
  Database of Drosophila genes and genomes
• Medical Biochemistry Page
  Encyclopedic dictionary of major biochemical concepts
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
  Database of human genes and genetic disorders
• RCSB Protein Data Bank
  Repository of information about the 3D structures of large biological molecules, including proteins and nucleic acids, and their relationships to sequence, function, and disease.
• Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
  Definitions, images, animations, and videos of geneticists describing terms.
• UCSC Genome Browser
  This site contains the reference sequence and working draft assemblies for a large collection of genomes. Gives annotations, expression, homology and other information on groups of genes and maps your sequence to the genome.
• WikiGenes
  Collaborative encyclopedia in the biomedical sciences.
• WormBase
  Contains the genetics, genomics and biology of C. elegans and some related nematodes

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• EcoCyc: Encyclopedia of Escherichia coli K-12 Genes and Metabolism
  Database that describes the complete genome sequence of E. coli K-12 MG1655, the nucleotide position and function of every its genes, several types of cellular regulation, and metabolic pathways.
• List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)
   
• Microbial Life - Educational Resources
  Provides information about microorganisms, extremophiles and extreme habitats, as well as links to websites on the ecology, diversity and evolution of microorganisms.
• Tree of Life Web Project
  Collection of information about biodiversity compiled collaboratively by hundreds of expert and amateur contributors. Contains pictures, text, and other information for species living or extinct and the hierarchy of life, phylogeny and evolution.

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• AmphibiaWeb
  Provides information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history, and taxonomy.
• Audubon's Birds of America
  The University of Pittsburgh digitized rare complete set of John James Audubon’s Birds of America accompanied by his Ornithological Biography.
• Coral Kingdom
   
• Encyclopedia of Earth
  A free encyclopedia with a wide range of scholarly articles on biodiversity, ecology, zoology, climate change, pollution, etc.
• Encyclopedia of Life
  Provides biodiversity knowledge about all known species, including their taxonomy, geographic distribution, collections, genetics, evolutionary history, morphology, behavior, ecological relationships, and importance for human well being.
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
  This is a revised and updated edition of one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources on the world's animals. This edition covers all types of animals in geographic areas around the world. Online access restricted to Concordia users.
• John James Audubon's Birds of America
  Online version of John James Audubon's Birds of America. It is from the 1840 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.
• Metcalf Collection: resource on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebus and treehoppers
  Information on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebugs, and treehoppers, including a searchable database for retrieving literature on Auchenorrhyncha.
• NatureServe
  Provides taxonomic, habitat, distribution, ecological, conservation data and references to animals and plants in the Americas.
• Species information - Fish and Wildlife Service (USA)
  Provides information about plant and animal species, updates on legislation and policy regarding species management, and details about species conservation status. Site sections include Endangered Species, Birds, Invasive Species, Pollinators, The Image Library, and Wildlife Fact Sheets.
• State of the World's Birds
  Outlines why birds and biodiversity are important, examines the changing state of the world’s birds, why birds are declining, and what can be done to improve their status.
• Tree of Life Web Project
  Collection of information about biodiversity compiled collaboratively by hundreds of expert and amateur contributors. Contains pictures, text, and other information for species living or extinct and the hierarchy of life, phylogeny and evolution.
• Western Soundscape Archive
  Audio recordings of animals and environments throughout the Western United States and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
  List of names of all marine species globally

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