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History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP)
http://hmapcoml.org/
The History of Marine Animal Populations is a global research initiative which aims to bring marine history and archaeology to collaborate with marine ecology and paleoecology to enhance understanding of changes in the biodiversity, distribution and abundance of marine life of the world's oceans. HMAP is a project under the Census of Marine Life program. The site contains information on research documents behind HMAP; HMAP centres; research output; frequently asked questions; links to current projects; and the HMAP database which is held on a server at the University of Hull.
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Animal, vegetable, and mineral : natural history books by ten authors
http://naturalhistory.mse.jhu.edu/splash.html
This attractive online exhibit is based on a display of antiquarian natural history books at the George Peabody Library from March to July 2000, featuring the works of Robert Hooke, Carl Linnaeus, Maria Sibylla Merian, Mark Catesby, Abraham Trembley, William Curtis, Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, John James Laforest Audubon and John Gould. The works can be viewed chronologically or by following the order of the original library tour. For the physical tour, the pages of the works were turned periodically to protect them from the light; the online exhibit features all the pages exhibited as well as some detail images and images not shown in the original exhibit. The illustrations reproduced are mostly hand coloured engravings with those of Audubon and Gould being hand coloured lithographs.
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Imperial War Museum : Spanish civil war poster collection
http://www.vads.ac.uk/collections/IWMSCW.html
This is the searchable database of digital images deposited with the Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) by the Imperial War Museum, of their collection of posters of the Spanish Civil War. The majority of the posters are Republican, although a few are Nationalist. The themes range from recruitment and propaganda to agriculture and social policy. Also included are images of some leading personalities from both sides of the Civil War. At the moment the Imperial War Museum holds around 85 posters from the Spanish Civil War. However, they are joining up with the Biblioteca Naçional de España in Madrid to produce a Web-based collection of over 600 items. Each record is accompanied by a detailed catalogue entry describing the poster. Available on the Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) website, the collection compliments the Imperial War Museum's Concise Art collection and Poster of Conflict collection, which are already available on the VADS website. This group of posters stands out as one of the highlights of the Department of Art's collection for the high quality of its graphic design.
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Georgia wildlife web
http://dromus.nhm.uga.edu/~GMNH/gawildlife/index.php
This website presents a series of fact sheets on the wildlife of Georgia including its amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Each fact sheet contains information on taxonomy, natural history, distribution and conservation status, plus a description and photograph. There are also useful sections discussing classification of animals in general, conservation status and the 'physiographic provinces' of Georgia. This resource was developed using information supplied by The Georgia Museum of Natural History and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
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Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve
http://www.lter.umn.edu/
Cedar Creek is a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site in Minnesota with natural habitats that represent the entire state, including boreal forest, prairie and deciduous forest. There are pages offering more detailed information on the area's habitats, plants, insects, birds and microbes. Features include an insect photo album and checklist, and images of the top 100 plants of Cedar Creek. Other sections look at research at the Creek and outreach programmes. A useful resource is the index of publications, with many offering abstracts and full-text. These pages are hosted on the website of the University of Minnesota in the US.
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Creatures at the IMA
http://www.ima-art.org/education/creatures/index.html
Aimed primarily at children and families, this online exhibit from the Indianapolis Museum of Art aims to "provide a fun and interactive way ... to experience works of art in the permanent collection of the Indianapolis Museum of Art". Using the notion of 'creatures', the resource covers a series of real and mythical creatures whose images appear in the Museum collections. Images, interactive elements and text offer information about the the works, artists and the techniques used. A facility to 'create your own creature' offers additional interaction, and a biography and list of additional images provides further background to the resource.
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Conservation of Jean-Baptiste Oudry's rhinoceros painting
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/videoDetails?cat=7&segid=4037
The Getty Museum has provided this short film (requires RealPlayer) on aspects of the conservation of the 'Rhinoceros' by French artist Jean-Baptiste Oudry. The 'Rhinoceros' painting, and its companion 'Lion', had been rolled up and stored for over 150 years in the Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Germany. In 2001, as part of its offer to repair and restore these two life-size animal portraits the Getty arranged for filmmaker William Friedkin to record every step of the conservation process, which he then prdouced as a 30-minute documentary 'The Painter's Voice: the restoration of two master paintings' for screening at the Getty Center in 2007. Friedkin has provided the footage for this nearly five-minute video on the conservation of Oudry's 'Rhinoceros'.
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Agricultural census parish summaries, 1877 and 1931
http://ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/collection.htm?uri=hist-3980-1
This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Agricultural Census Parish Summaries, 1877 and 1931' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The data is available to order from the HDS, but registration is required. Data for this study were generated as part of a research project that aimed to reconstruct the Agricultural Geography of South East England in 1877, 1931 and 1965. However, only data from 1877 and 1931 were processed and made available. Details of acreages of all crops and grass and numbers of all categories of livestock recorded in the Agricultural Censuses of England and Wales for June 1877 and 1931 are given. For the year of 1877 data are available for the following counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex. For 1931 data for the following counties are available: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, West Sussex and East Sussex.
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Atlas of agriculture in England and Wales circa 1840
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=1659
This is a Web page detailing the context, range and availability of the 'Atlas of Agriculture in England and Wales, c.1840' dataset hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). The aim of this study was to produce a computer atlas of agriculture in England and Wales circa 1840. The data is available to order from the HDS as an ASCII data file. From this Web page you may download a PDF of images of the study documentation. To make use of this dataset you must first register with the HDS, and further information is supplied giving instructions.
The tithe surveys were made following the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836 which ended tithe payments to the Church. It was the largest survey of land use, ownership and occupation since the Domesday survey of 1086 and was not equalled again until 1910. It provides information on land use, the condition of rural and urbanising England in the mid-nineteenth century, rural landscape, settlement patterns, roads and enclosure.
The data consists of data was obtained from parish-township documents compiled under the terms of the Tithe Commutation Act, 1836. In particular, reports on tithe agreements in 6,740 tithe files (PRO Class IR 18) contain data on land use, the acreage and yields of crops and the stocking of grassland at parish/township level. All these numerical data were transcribed and are included in this dataset. In addition, the reports on tithe agreements contain general descriptions of local soils and farming practices written by assistant tithe commisssioners and local agents in the course of commutation proceedings. Furthermore, the bulk of the remaining 7,989 tithe files contain minutes of local commutation meetings with evidence on farming, tithe history, condition of the clergy, enclosures, boundaries, etc. All the 14,829 tithe files were subject-indexed by applying numerical codes to some 250 subject headings. These provide both an index to the general contents of papers in each title file, and also presence/absence data on a number of phenomena/activities.
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Scottish medieval prices, 1263-1542
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/findingData/snDescription.asp?sn=2978
This is a Web page detailing the context, range, and availability of the dataset 'Scottish Medieval Prices, 1263-1542', hosted by the History Data Service (HDS), based at the UK Data Archive, University of Essex (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service - AHDS). From this Web page you may download PDF and HTML files giving introductory information about the study. The data itself is available to order from the HDS in Microsoft Access format, as a set of tab delimited text files, though to make use of this material you must first register with the HDS (further information and instructions are supplied). The aim of the project was to collect and analyse price data in order to develop an understanding of the behaviour of Scottish medieval prices. The project team combed the available sources for price data, concentrating on accounts and legal records. For each price, information was sought for the following fields: year; place; commodity; quantity; total price; unit price; and source.
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NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council : Ethical issues at the NHMRC
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health_ethics/index.htm
The National Health Medical Research Council was created in 1992 to provide funding and advice for medical research. The Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) draws on experts in philosophy, the ethics of medical research, public health and social science research, clinical medical practice and nursing, disability, law, religion and health consumer issues. It provides an advisory service on, and monitors ethical issues relating to health, in Australia and internationally, develops guidelines for medical research. The site has pages devoted to the subjects of: Animal research ethics, History of ethical review and human research in Australia, Human embryos & cloning, Human research ethics, and Research integrity. All sections include links to related NHMRC publications, including guidelines, codes of practice, policy statements, legislation and regulations, fact sheets, and links to related web publication from other Australian and international organizations. A separate list of all NHMRC publications, current and rescinded, is included and all NHMRC media releases back to 2002 are available in full.
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Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association
http://hsvma.org/
The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) is an organisation of veterinary professionals focusing on animal advocacy and aiming to advance humane alternatives in veterinary education. This site provides information on HSVMA leadership council members, history and organisational structure, and
advocacy efforts. Details are provided on the field services provided by HSVMA, CE activities, and the student chapter. A list of educational resources for veterinary technicians and assistants, and students are listed.
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Wellcome Trust
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/
This is the home page for the Wellcome Trust, an independent research funding charity which is funded from a private endowment. Its mission is to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. The site provides background information about the Trust, its history, location, and opening times. Also available is information on the Trust's various funding programmes, issues of public interest, and the history of medicine.
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British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA)
http://www.bvna.org.uk/
The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) is the UK national representative body for veterinary nurses and it currently has over 4,000 members. Membership is open to qualified and student veterinary nurses and other practice staff including animal nursing assistants, practice managers and receptionists. This site provides information on the history of the BVNA, careers information, annual congress details, continuing education, and news items. This site also lists the BVNA campaigns and activities that the BVNA hope will help inform, support and represent our members, Veterinary Nurses and practice staff.
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Partners in Research
http://www.pirweb.org/
Partners In Research (PIR) is 'a national Canadian charity established in 1988 to educate the lay public - particularly young people - about the history, importance, accomplishments and promise of health research in all its aspects'. This detailed site is pro animal experimentation and education oriented containing lesson plans and curriculum. It's other menu options include a daily news section, FAQ, News (monthly), facts and figures, use of animals, medical advances, in the classroom, legislation, and timeline.
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Fossil Record of the Uniramia
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/uniramia/uniramiafr.html
Uniramia are known to date from the Middle Cambrian of Utah; the fossil record of this animal is somewhat incomplete, at least until the Silurian, when the first winged insect was recorded. This Web page is a brief introduction to the fossil record of Uniramia through the geologic eras. It includes links to the stratigraphy of the Cambrian, Devonian, Jurassic and Caenozoic; to the life history and ecology of the Uniramia; to systematics, morphology and notes on the Cretaceous mass extinction.
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Genetic engineering at a historic crossroads
http://www.sierraclub.org/biotech/report.asp
Originally produced in April 2000 and revised in March 2001, this report by the Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee (GEC) evaluated why genetic engineering is at a crucial turning point in its history. The GEC Committee was formed in May 1999 by the Sierra Club, a grassroots environmental organisation, to help establish and formulate public education and regulatory reform for genetically engineered organisms in the United States. The juncture that genetic engineering finds itself stems from the rapid expansion of the planting and release of genetically engineered (GE) crops since 1996 and the potentially negative impact that this has had and will have on the environment, human health as well as plant and animal diversity. In its report, the Committee examined and promoted the need to establish and implement stringent controls on the use of GE crops. They also recommended the application of the precautionary principle to biotechnology issues; better recognition of the limits inherent in present systems of risk assessment, and enforced legislation for safety testing and labelling of GE crops.
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Feline husbandry
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CCAH/felinehusbandry.cfm
'Feline Husbandry' is authored and edited by Dr. Niels C. Pedersen of the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. This book was originally published in 1991 and is currently out of print. The scanned version of the 1991 book is made available here in full-text. There are eight chapters and they cover history of domestic cats and cat breeds; genetic disorders, developmental anomalies, normal genetics, and breeding programmes; reproduction and reproductive disorders; feline behaviour; nutrition and nutritional disorders; toxicology; and cattery design and management. An appendix, alphabetical index, and table of contents are provided. This version of the book is made available on the Web by the Center for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis.
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Svenska institutet i Rom
http://www.isvroma.it/
This is the official website of the Swedish Institute at Rome. It publishes information on the field and research activities of the institute; lists of recent events and staff; publications sponsored by the institute (indexes in PDF format); a history of the institute; contact details and information on the services that it provides to scholars, including the hostel. The library of the institute can be searched online via the URBS catalogue. Among the archaeological sites investigated by the institute are the 5th century AD church of San Lorenzo in Lucina and the villa of Livia at Prima Porta. Other excavations have been carried out, but only summary data are given in the website.
In section "publications", there are the full text papers in PDF format of the seminars. Among the seminars available are "Pecus. Man and animal in antiquity" (with papers on the Mycenaeans, Crete, Roman Iberia, Iron Age and Roman Italy, Etruscans and classical literature); "Roman villas around the urbs. Interaction with landscape and environment"; "Art, Conservation, Science. The Lancellotti Collection Project"; "Via Tiburtina. Space, movement and artefacts in the urban landscape"; "Pompeian Plasters. Insula I 9 and Forum".
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ADA dental minute
http://www.ada.org/public/media/videos/minute/index.asp
The ADA Dental Minute is a brief news video presented by practicing dentist Dr. Maria Lopez Howell, and produced by the American Dental Association (ADA) as timely and concise oral health messages for a lay audience. The videos are divided into the following section: adults and dentistry, animal dentistry, children and dental health, cosmetic dentistry, dental careers, conditions and treatments, emergencies, hygiene, dental museums, technology/research, diet and nutrition, fluoridation, government programmes, history of dentistry, infection control, medication and dental health, oral piercing, smoking, special needs, tooth anatomy, women's dental health, the health team, and additional resources. The videos are available in English and Spanish.
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Hohle Fels : Aurignacian ivory carvings
http://www.urgeschichte.uni-tuebingen.de/index.php?id=50
The excavations at Hohle Fels cave have yielded the oldest animal and anthropomorphic representations known and this website presents some of the artefacts and useful archaeological information of the contexts. The navigation of the website is very simple and there are many illustrations and only a few short texts in German. Sections "Forschung" and "Grabungen" present a short history of the exploration and excavations at the cave which span nearly two centuries. Section "Auswertung" contains some essential data about the geology and stratigraphy of the cave as well as results from radiocarbon dating. There are also drawings of stone tools for both the Magdalenian and Gravettian periods. The most interesting part is the "Die Funde" section which is a simple gallery of pictures (clicking each picture opens an enlarged version) of some artefacts and animal bones found during the excavations. Among the artefacts are a possible stone phallus dated to the Magdalenian; and a few Gravettian (around 30,000 years ago) ivory carvings including a head of horse; an aquatic bird and an anthropomorphic figurine part lion and part human. There is a bibliography (Literatur) with a few full-text papers available in PDF format. Many pictures on this website are very famous and anybody interested in the origins of art, iconography and symbolism should visit it.
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Information resources on tigers, Panthera tigris : natural history, ecology, conservation, biology, and captive care
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/tigers.htm
This bibliography of references on the biology and husbandry/care of the tiger (also covering natural history, ecology, conservation, and captive care) is collated and provided on the Web by the Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC), National Agricultural Library. Published in April 2006, this bibliography contains reference items such as articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, and reports (abstracts provided where available). This bibliography is compiled by Jean Larson and covers the time period 1993-2005.
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Human Animal Hybrids & Chimera
http://www.bioethics.ac.uk/index.php?do=topic&sid=13#intro
Subject guide from BioCentre, the Centre for Bioethics and Public Policy. There are sections on the Science and Policy History, including the development of UK policy, overseas and international legislation and policies, a for and against section on the ethics of research using human- animal hybrid embryos, and list references and links to related legislation and news stories.
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Animals and alternatives in testing : history, science, and ethics
http://caat.jhsph.edu/publications/animal_alternatives/index.htm
This website allows full access to 'Animals and Alternatives in Testing: History, Science, and Ethics', a book written by Joanne Zurlo, Deborah Rudacille and Alan Goldberg. Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc. in 1994, the work is organised under the following chapter headings: Science and Society; The Eye of Science; Toxicology and Toxicity Testing; Science In Vitro; and Animal Experimentation: Ethics and Law. Also available are the bibliography; glossary of terms and appendices. The site is maintained by the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) at the Johns Hopkins University, USA. A useful resource for those interested in research ethics.
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Grant Museum of Zoology : University College London
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/zoology/
The Grant Museum is the only remaining university zoological collection in London and houses about 62,000 specimens covering the whole animal kindom. As well as offering details of how to visit the Museum, the website shows a few highlights of the collection, and outlines its history. There are sections on Research undertaken at the Museum, Learning through workshops, educational visits and loans of material, and Supporting the Museum either through volunteering or donations. Several publications, including one about specimens in the collection and another about its founder, Robert Edmond Grant, can be ordered by post.
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