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Phylogeny Entrance
Exhibit from the Museum of Paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley, provides an introduction to classification concepts, as well as links to more-detailed information on different plant and animal kingdoms.
Names and Classification
Stories and articles for younger readers illustrating the concepts of scientific naming and biological classification. From naturalist and nature writer Jim Conrad.
The science of natural history - Natural History Museum
This section of the Web site of the Natural History Museum in London, U.K., is devoted to the science of natural history. Includes biographies of famous British naturalists and materials on scientific research, collecting, and systematics/taxonomy.
The Compleat Cladist
Provides a free, downloadable copy of 'The Compleat Cladist,' (1991), an introduction to the biological classification system known as cladistics. Text written by E. O. Wiley et al. and published by the University of Kansas's Museum of Natural History.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian - Zoology
Zoology-related fact sheets, photo exhibits, bibliographies, and links to additional Web resources. Includes sections on insects, marine animals, birds, several groups of mammals, and endangered species. Maintained by the Smithsonian Institution.
Tree of Life Web Project Home Page
Tree of Life project aims to provide taxonomic and general information, images, and references for all forms of life. Coordinated by David Maddison, professor of entomology, University of Arizona.
Internet Directory for Botany
Searchable index of academic resources on the Web for botanists, gardeners, and anyone interested in growing, collecting, and studying plants. Compiled by a group of botanists led by Anthony R. Brach of the Harvard University Herbarium.
Survey of the Plant Kingdoms
Online course on plant diversity and plant classification, created primarily by biologist Frances M. Cardillo, Manhattan College, N.Y.C. Outlines all kingdoms, subkingdoms, divisions, and classes of plants with examples of sample orders for each class.
AMNH - Understanding Cladistics
Primer on the theory and use of cladistics, a classification system in which evolutionary relationships are determined based on features shared by different organisms. Maintained by the American Museum of Natural History as part of its online exhibits.
PHYLOGENETIC SYSTEMATICS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO BIOGEOGRAPHY
A discussion of cladistic taxonomy and its relationship to the biogeographic analysis of hominid origins. Lecture notes from a biogeography course at Eastern New Mexico University.
Classification of Living Things: Topic Menu
Discusses the principles of Linnaean taxonomy and the general characteristics of animals within the various taxonomic classifications to which humans belong. A tutorial by anthropology professor Dennis O'Neil of Palomar College in California.
NMNH Department of Systematic Biology, Division of Mammals
Online version of one of the best sources of mammalian taxonomy, 'Mammal Species of the World,' maintained by the Smithsonian Institution. Can be searched using common or scientific names or browsed by clicking on "Go to the Root of the MSW Tree."
BEMON
Brief information on scientists whose names appear within the genus or species designation of various marine organisms. Has menu of links to other biographical, etymological, and bibliographical resources. Maintained by Tjarno Marine Biological Lab.
Journey into the World of Cladistics
Primer on the use of cladistics in determining evolutionary relationships between organisms. Looks at the basic concepts and methodology behind cladistic analysis. Maintained by the University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley.
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