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Five Kingdoms: an illustrated guide to the phyla of life on earth by Karlene V. Schwartz; Alexander R. Margulis
Call Number: Available at 4 NORTH QH 83 M36 1998

ISBN: 071673026X

Publication Date: 1998
The Tree of Life: a phylogenetic classification by Guillaume Lecointre; Dominique Visset (Illustrator); Karen McCoy (Translator); Herve Le Guyader
Call Number: Available at 4 NORTH QH 83 L42513 2006

ISBN: 0674021835

Publication Date: 2006
Systema Naturae 250 - The Linnaean Ark by Andrew Polaszek (Editor)
Call Number: e-book

ISBN: 9781420095029

Publication Date: 2010

More Books and Websites

Biological systematics principles and applications
e-book
Biology Online - Dictionary
'... free and open dictionary with over 60,000 biology terms. It uses the wiki concept, so that anyone can make a contribution...'
Describing species : practical taxonomic procedure for biologists
Available at 4 NORTH QH 83 W57 1999
A dictionary of biology
e-book
Encyclopedia of Life
'...The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) began in 2007 with the bold idea to provide “a webpage for every species." EOL brings together trusted information from resources across the world such as museums, learned societies, expert scientists, and others into one massive database...'
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Free and Open Access to Biodiversity Data
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code)
'... adopted by the Eighteenth International Botanical Congress Melbourne, Australia, July 2011...'
ITIS; the Integrated Taxonomic Information System
'...authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. We are a partnership of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican agencies (ITIS-North America); other organizations; and taxonomic specialists. ITIS is also a partner of Species 2000 and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The ITIS and Species 2000 Catalogue of Life (CoL) partnership is proud to provide the taxonomic backbone to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)'
The poverty of the Linnaean hierarchy a philosophical study of biological taxonomy
e-book
NCBI Taxonomy Database
From the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Science.gov
Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.
Species 2000 database
'Species 2000 is an autonomous federation of taxonomic database custodians, involving taxonomists throughout the world. Our goal is to collate a uniform and validated index to the world's known species (plants, animals, fungi and microbes)....'
Synopsis and classification of living organisms, vol. 1-2
Available at 2 NORTH Reference QH 83 .S89
The variety of life : a survey and a celebration of all the creatures that have ever lived
Available at 4 NORTH QH 83 T84 2000

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Use the Library of Congress call numbers below to browse the shelves for more books on Biology. Reference books are located on 2 NORTH. Books that can be checked out are loctated the 4th Floor.

QH       Natural History-Biology
QK       Botony
QL     Zoology
QR       Microbiology

SB Plant Culture
SF Animal Culture

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