Geochelone vicina eggs, Galapagos Island., 1906. 2009 California Academy of Sciences

Geochelone vicina eggs, Galapagos Is., 1906. 2009 CAS

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The field of bioinformatics is constantly growing and changing. Here are some links to related projects.

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VertNet links

Biodiversity Networks
GBIF is a global network of data publishers that builds biodiversity information infrastructure and promotes the growth of biodiversity information content on the Internet by working with partner initiatives and coordinating activities worldwide.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $6.06 billion, [NSF is] the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.
Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) is an international not-for-profit group that develops standards and protocols for sharing biodiversity data.

Related Projects
Amphibiaweb is an online system that provides access to information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history, and taxonomy.
AntWeb provides tools for exploring the diversity and identification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
The BioGeomancer (BG) Project is a worldwide collaboration of natural history and geospatial data experts. The primary goal of the project is to maximize the quality and quantity of biodiversity data that can be mapped in support of scientific research, planning, conservation, and management.
The Digital Morphology library is a dynamic archive of information on digital morphology and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of biological specimens.
EOL logo globe The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is an ambitious project to organize and make available via the Internet virtually all information about life present on Earth.
The purpose of this page is to give you background information on FishBase, a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes. FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and many more.
GEOLocate GEOLocate is a comprehensive electronic georeferencing solution funded by the National Science Foundations and developed by Tulane University's Museum of Natural History designed to facilitate this task of assigning geographic coordinates to the locality data associated with natural history collections.
Tree of Life The Tree of Life Web Project is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics.