This is a brief selection of links relevant to each of the major vertebrate taxa, organized by the "traditional" seven-class system. It's not intended to be comprehensive, but to be more of a sampler for the students in Biology 209 (Vertebrate Zoology) at Old Dominion University.  You may want to start with the mega-site by BIOSIS and the Zoological Society of London at  Zoology Resource Guide - Animal Index .  You can also check the professional oganizations linked to the home page.  Or, browse below.

Agnatha

Chondrichthyes

Osteichthyes

Amphibia

Repitilia

Aves

Mammalia

	Agnatha Sea Lamprey Management Home Page  Sea Lamprey Control  River, Brook and Sea Lamprey is part of the English Nature website.  It has a brief description of lampreys, some nice photos and links to several good reports.  See especially "Ecology of the River, Brook and Sea Lamprey." Introduction to the Myxini  The Lowly Hag  at Safari Splash (includes video)
	Chondrichthyes The Florida Museum of Natural History features biological profiles of many different fishes, including cool sharks  NOVA Online | Island of the Sharks  Fiona's Shark Mania has tons of links Zoom Sharks - Enchanted Learning Software  Man Bites Shark - shark conservation information from the American Museum of Natural History The Manta Pacific Research Foundation has good information on manta biology and some awesome videos. The ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research is a research and conservation organization.  Their website is a rich source of information on evolution, systematics, and other aspects of elasmobranch (especially shark) biology.
	Osteichthyes The Florida Museum of Natural History features biological profiles of many different fishes, including cool sharks  Who discovered the "living fossil", the coelocanth? When did it happen? What does this amazing fish look like? Check it out at The Fish Out of Time . The site includes historical photos, videos, t-shirts, and more. Ichthyology Web Resources has an extensive set of links about fish organized by content, taxon, etc.
	Amphibia  NBII - FrogWeb: Amphibian Declines & Deformities is a great place to begin gathering information about this critical topic.  Amphibian identification guide (from the National Prairie Wildlife Research Center) profiles species from North America north of Mexico. Axolotls is a nice hobbyist's page with some great pics.
	Reptilia The Office of Protected Resources: Turtles (National Marine Fisheries Service site with basic conservation information on sea turtles)  Dinosaurs in Cyberspace: Dinolinks is UCB's excellent list of links to all web things dinosaurian.  The Crocodile Specialist Group and its companion site,  Crocodilians: Natural History & Conservation: Crocodiles are fabulous resources. Komodo Dragons and Their Island is a nice photographic tour of the National Park on Rinca.
	Aves  Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces from the Hill Ornithology Collection showcases a century of artwork featuring birds. National Audubon Society Electronic Resources on Ornithology offers a diverse set of links Bird Identification from the Patuxent Wildlife Center has photos, descriptions, songs, etc. Breeding Bird Survey Summary and Analysis, version 96.4 -- all about North American birds, including songs and pictures; it also provides data on population sizes over time and tools to visualize those data.
	Mammalia  Mammal Species of the World Home Page  takes you to the on-line version of the reference text of the same name.  An invaluable taxonomic reference. The Complete Platypus is a fun site with facts, photos, video, bad jokes, poems, and more. Welcome to The Marsupial Museum! This site is organized around short profiles of 15 marsupial species, with links to more information. Bat Conservation International offers information on bat conservation (obviously) as well as more general bat information. The National Marine Mammal Laboratory's website has wonderful resources, including a library, photo gallery and Education Web.

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Kerry S. Kilburn, Ph.D
Department of Biological Sciences
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA  23529