Ornithology

Taxonomy:
    Bird Orders (Florida Museum of Natural History list of orders of area birds and pictures) (You'll need to know all these orders.)

    Bird Classification Families (complete list of bird families)

    Bird Families of the World (with lots of pictures!)
 

Evoultionary Innovations:
    Feathers and evolutionary links with dinosaurs
 

Anatomy adaptations:
    Adaptations for flight
        a) basic information
        b) more details

    Beaks

    Feet
 

Behavior adaptations:
     Migration
        a) Aspects of migration
        b) Migration flyways
 

Miscellaneous:
    Finding "Orphaned" Baby Birds
        a) Birds have no sense of smell.  So, putting baby birds back in their nest is typically the best action.
        b) Rehabilitators' recommendations

    Classroom Activities
        a) Comparing human and bird skeletons
        b) Bird muscles and bones (bird anatomy from the kitchen table)

    Birding 101  (basic birding for everyone)

    Owl Cam  (just a fun view of the life of a pair of barred owls)

    Bird Image Review Sheet
 
 

Herpetology

Taxonomy and Evolution:
    Amphibians making the transition from water to land

    Amphibian evolution and orders  (Orders used for this class: Urodela,  Anura,  Gymnophiona.)

    Amphibian life histories  (cool animation if your computer supports "flash")

    Reptile orders and evolution
       a)  General list of reptile orders and characteristics  (note: Placing modern birds in the order Dinosauria is not as widely recognized as these authors imply.  For this course, birds are still in the Class Aves.)

        b) Detailed list of reptile orders and families  (even has PICTURES!!)
 

Miscellaneous:
    Great key for identifying amphibians.

    Malformed amphibian web sites maintained by the US
           Introduction to malformaties  (Note: it was a group of middle school kids who first alerted the USGS to this phenomenon.)
           Guide to malformaties

    FAQ about snakes and reptiles
 
 
 

Entomology
 
 

Aquatic Biology

    Watershed Watch Workshop Planning  (information about streams, rivers, and classroom activities)
 
 
 
 

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