Stanford University

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Simbryo: System-Based Animated Embryology
Original vector art animations depicting embryological developments. Demonstration requires Flash; product available for licensing from Stanford University.
http://simbryo.stanford.edu
Top/Science/Biology/Education/Tutorials

Chlosyne lacinia
Research focusing on the effects of climate change and habitat loss on the persistence of populations, specifically, three checkerspot butterflies: Chlosyne lacina, Euphydryas gilletti, and Euphydryas editha
http://www.stanford.edu/%7etcbone/
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Rhopalocera/Nymphalidae/Nymphalinae

Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Photos of the male and female of this species by Peter LaTourrette.
http://www.stanford.edu/~petelat1/shelduck.html
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Anseriformes/Anatidae/Tadorna

Hawaiian Coot or 'Alae Ke'oke'o (Fulica americana alai)
Image of this species taken in Maui.
http://www.stanford.edu/~petelat1/hcoot.html
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Gruiformes/Rallidae/Fulica

Flamingo Feeding
Article describing how flamingos, as filter feeders, feed with their heads upside down.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Flamingo_Feeding.html
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Phoenicopteriformes

Stanford Report: Great White Sharks Migrate Thousands of Miles Across the Sea
Article discussing research into Carcharodon carcharias' migration habits. Includes photos, maps, video clips and an overview of the species.
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2002/january9/sharks-19.html
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Chordata/Fish/Cartilaginous/Lamniformes

Sea Urchin Embryology
Laboratory modules using sea urchin eggs to explore fertilization and development.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Animalia/Echinodermata/Echinoidea

Rosa gymnocarpa
Photo (closeup of flower).
http://www.stanford.edu/~rawlings/kengif/rosagym.htm
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Plantae/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosa_gymnocarpa

Ribes speciosum
Extreme closeup of a single flower of the fuchsia-flowered gooseberry.
http://www.stanford.edu/~rawlings/kengif/23.html
Top/Science/Biology/Flora_and_Fauna/Plantae/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragaceae/Ribes

Stanford Genomic Resources
Provides links to various systematic analysis projects, resources, laboratories, and departments at Stanford University. Includes databases, and genome centers and projects.
http://genome-www.stanford.edu
Top/Science/Biology/Genetics/Eukaryotic