LINKS

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization
Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks
General Directorate for the Protection of Natural Assets
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Biology
ASSOCIATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
WWF – Turkey
JOURNALS
Turkish Journal of Zoology Turkish Journal of Botany
USEFUL LINKS
www.iucnredlist.org	Species Conservation Categories and Criteria.
www.dinofish.com	Contains information about the biology and history of ancient fishes and efforts to conserve them.
www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov	Allows you to observe organisms living around hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor and access numerous photographs of marine species.
www.calacademy.org/exhibits/skulls	You can click and rotate skulls of various animals in 360 degrees, examine the dressed appearance of the animal, and learn about behavior and evolution from skull structures.
www.med.unc.edu/embryo_images	Shows the remarkable similarity between a 5-week human embryo and an 11-day mouse embryo. Observing developing structures such as the spine, limb buds, and brain, along with annotated images and animations, illustrates the development of eyes, ears, heart, and other body structures.
www.webvision.med.utah.edu	For a detailed mental image of the retina, this online educational text prepared by the University of Utah explains the anatomy and function of mammalian retinas.
www.biology.arizona.edu	Prepared by researchers at the University of Arizona, this site provides images, illustrations, glossaries, and small tests to make biology learning more engaging. One of the highlights is an interactive Java tool that introduces various organisms and plant and animal cells.
www.johnkyrk.com	Contains animated cell videos for university-level biology students to better understand cellular and molecular biology processes, including protein synthesis, meiosis, the Krebs cycle, and photosynthesis.
www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/movies.html	Shows genetic processes such as DNA replication and meiosis, as well as related disorders, through approximately 15 short films.
www.biointeractive.org	Explains genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and other biomedical topics with rich animations and illustrations.
http://www.healcentral.org	Contains over 3,600 images, drawings, videos, and animations showing vital centers inside and below the cerebral cortex and the coordination of muscle movements.
www.insectimages.org	Offers 5,400 high-resolution digital images of insects, including taxonomic details, life stages, and information on whether the species is harmful, invasive, or native.
www.antbase.org	A comprehensive resource providing information and images for 11,000 known ant species.
www.bio.unc.edu/faculty/goldstein/lab/movies.html	Videos of the nematode C. elegans, compiled from about 20 different laboratories.
http://www.crocodilian.com	Provides information, maps, and images on all 23 species of crocodiles, including habitats and reproduction methods, along with dramatic short films…
www.amphibiaweb.org	Covers around 1,000 species from Brazilian frogs to salamanders comparable to crocodiles, supported by more than 4,000 photographs.
www.microscopyu.com	Prepared by microscopy experts at Florida State University, this site offers a wide range of materials, virtual microscopes, user guides, interactive exchanges, a microscopy glossary, and dazzling galleries of still and moving images.
www.cellsalive.com	An educational site offering free images alongside paid animations. Includes comparative sizes of viruses, microbes, and sperm, cell division stages, and immune cell functions illustrated with photos and diagrams.
http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp	Introduces around 10,000 bird species, including feeding habits, migration routes, and geographic distributions. Requires knowledge of what you are looking for.
http://www.kustr.org	Updated weekly, featuring beautiful birds with sounds, images, and small quizzes.
natzoo.si.edu/Animals	Provides detailed information about animals in selected regions, including all species in the National Zoo in Washington D.C.
www.enature.com	Focuses on species found in North America, providing images of trees, flowers, insects, and other living organisms, with minimal gaps aside from a few endemic species from other continents.
www.foxforest.com	Offers information about red foxes from birth through adulthood, including family formation.
www.animalinfo.org	Shows how the shrinking of natural habitats and governmental pest campaigns affect species, including details on over 100 animals whose survival is precarious.
www.arkive.org	The ARKive Project archives data on extinct and endangered species, including around 1,100 species and approximately 5,000 images. Example: the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger), last seen in 1936.
research.amnh.org/~esg	Prepared by paleontologist Eugene Gaffney from the American Museum of Natural History, this site offers information on reptile anatomy and access to fossil records, such as horned turtles.
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery.htm	Features vascular plants, their detailed characteristics, and magnifiable images.
www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/index.html	Established as part of the Threatened Hawaiian Ecosystems Project, it provides image-based descriptions of around 900 plant species, including invasive species threatening native flora.
www.nal.usda.gov/curtis	Created by the University of California (Los Angeles) Biomedical Library, this virtual exhibit presents 29 spices’ history, chemistry, and medicinal uses with detailed, zoomable images from early journal publications.
www.figweb.org	Demonstrates the symbiosis between fig trees and fig wasps, including the hidden flowers inside the fruit.
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org	Shows environmental changes, including disappearing frogs in Costa Rica, thawing permafrost in Alaska, rising seas in Siberia, retreating glaciers in Peru, and shrinking ice sheets in Antarctica.
www.epa.gov/ecotox	The ECOTOX site archives articles, reports, and observations from 1926 onwards, detailing the effects of various toxic substances from actinomycin to zinc.
www.vivanatura.org	Mexico ranks second in mammal diversity, fourth in vascular plants, and first in reptiles (717 species). The site provides detailed information and high-resolution images of these species.
http://vector.cshl.org/resources/resources.html	The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center offers advanced online genetic activities, including BioServers for sequence analysis and animations explaining PCR and DNA fingerprinting techniques.
www.path.uiowa.edu/virtualslidebox	Allows zooming on tissue samples to observe fine cellular details using tools prepared by the University of Iowa researchers.
www.froguts.com	Provides virtual dissections of frogs, showing organs like the three-chambered heart and brain, along with animations of processes such as four-step respiration.
www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/index.html	The online version of an exhibition at the U.S. National Library of Medicine traces the evolution of human anatomical imaging from ancient Egypt to the present.
www.nutrition.gov	Created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it provides detailed information and diagrams on balanced diets, age- and gender-specific nutrition, biotechnology, food safety, and toxic foods.
www.naturfotograf.com/UV_flowers_list.html#top	Norwegian amateur photographer Bjorn Rorslett uses UV and infrared filters to show flowers as seen by bees and other insects.
www.leps.it	Offers access to around 4,000 butterfly species in North America and 1,500 species in Europe and North Africa, presented by three Italian naturalists.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildfinder/	Shows the locations of over 30,000 mammal, reptile, amphibian, and fungal species across 825 ecological areas, allowing geographic exploration of species distributions.
www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd	Vancouver’s UBC Botanical Garden presents the “Botanical Photo of the Day,” featuring photogenic flowers from around the world.
www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/index.html	“Micropolitan Museum” displays colorful microscopic views of samples from freshwater, marine, and insect environments, resembling art pieces.
www.ispecies.org	Provides a species profile with links to molecular and taxonomic resources, including photos, literature summaries, and DNA/protein sequences.
www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/genomics/methodslist.html#meth2	Explains around 50 laboratory techniques from PCR and electrophoresis to modern DNA extraction methods with illustrations and animations.
www.fossilmuseum.net	Offers a fossil museum experience online, with systematic organization, functionality, and rich aesthetic presentation.
www.dnai.org	Chronicles the journey of decoding life’s genetic code, showing how DNA binds, sequences are analyzed, and structures are achieved through illustrations and short films.