| Space_Telescope_Science_Institute A small Hubble telescope image gallery of Quasars. |
| SpaceWander_Virtual_Space_Trip! Multimedia experience of flying by spaceship through the solar system. Visit each planet. Real space pictures from NASA. In English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Recommended for kids. |
| Spectra_and_Spectra_Analysis__Stars Includes a section on spectral classification of stars. |
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| Star_Journey_@_nationalgeographic_com Star Journey. Journey through the stars with National Geographic Online. View the nighttime sky with popular National Geographic Star Chart... |
| Star_Maps Three high resolution star maps in .tif format for download. Tycho, Hipparcos and Yale bright star maps available. |
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| Summer_Sky_Tour A guide to give a tour of the summer night sky. |
| White_Dwarfs,_Neutron_Stars,_And_Black_Holes All-text page on the various stages in the discovery and development of theories of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. |
| Alina_Simona_Rusu Researcher whose publications include coping strategies in mice, chemical communication in mammals and cognitive ethology. |
| Animal_and_Plant_Sciences Research conducted at University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, that includes evolution and behavior studies. |
| Animal_Behavior Daniel Mills and Gill Sheppard describe an evolutionary approach to the analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior problems. |
| Animal_Behavior_and_Sociobiology Lecture on sociobiological behavior based on experimental animal observation from McMaster University, Canada. |
| Animal_Behavior_Lab Overview of current research at Macquarie University, Australia, with detailed material on each project. |
| Archives_of_Ethology Archives of an unactive internet discussion group on animal behavior that span over an eight year period. |
| Baboon_and_Impala_Together Website discusses the intermingled relationship the two species share. Offers scientific observations and images. |
| Bee_World Uses modern technology to demonstrate the life cycle of bees in real time through the use of a live Internet feed. |
| Behavioral_Ecology_Research_Group Research on the evolution of social systems and social learning at the University of Queensland, Australia. |
| Biopsy Annotated links and other resources on animal behavior, behavioral endocrinology and evolutionary and biological psychology. |
| Bird_Behavior An interdisciplinary journal that publishes research on descriptive and experimental analyses of species-typical avian behavior. |
| Center_for_the_Integrative_Study_of_Animal_Behavior Information from Indiana University's program on animal behavior. |
| Chimpanzee_Cultures A searchable database of chimpanzee cultural behaviors. |
| Dolphin_Institute Dedicated to conservation of and education about dolphins and whales. Research projects include dolphin echolocation. |
| Encyclopedia_of_Psychology_-_Animal_Behavior Annotated links to resources on animal behavior and instincts. |
| Ethology Tables of contents, contacts and subscription information from this journal by Blackwell Publishing. |
| Fauna_Communications_Research Institute that researches bioacoustics and animal communication, especially of endangered species. |
| Feral_Cats Information on a study of feral cats in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, United Kingdom, conducted by Jane Dards in the 1970s. |
| Honey_Bee_Research_at_the_University_of_Illinois Research in Gene E. Robinson's lab that studies the mechanisms of social behavior in honey bees. |
| Insect_Behavior_and_Chemical_Ecology_Lab Research interests of the University of California, Riverside, including evolution of insect mating signals. |
| Konrad_Lorenz_Institute_for_Ethology Austrian organization that investigates major unsolved problems in behavioral and evolutionary ecology. |
| Movie_Archives_of_Animal_Behavior An online animal behavior video database available in various formats. Most clips filmed in Japan. |
| Ontologies_for_Ethology Peter E. Midford's research in coding animal behavior descriptions, particularly ethograms using ontology. |
| Phenology Animal activity and growth responses to seasonal climatic changes. Discussion of phenology data on animal cycles of life. |
| Research_Station_Petite_Camargue_Alsacienne Affiliated with the University of Basel, Switzerland. Focuses on the behavioral ecology of passerines. |
| Slagsvold_Group A research group at the University of Oslo, Norway. Primary focus is on the study of ual imprinting in small passerines. |
| University_of_Los_Andes_Frog_Research Group working on frog behavior and ecophysiology at Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota-Colombia. |
| Whiting_Lab Research conducted at Wits University in South Africa that focuses on the behavior and evolutionary ecology of lizards and cichlids. |
| Wolf_and_Wildlife_Studies Discusses ongoing field research concerning the behavioral habits of the Fishtrap wolf pack in northwest Montana. |
| Wolf_Behavior Dedicated to the general public education of the behavioral habits of the wolf. Includes data on reproduction and diet as well. |
| NPR__Animal_Thought_and_Communication Ira Flatow and guests look at thought and communication in apes, gorillas and monkeys [Real Audio broadcast]. (January 16, 2004) |
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