Marine Biology Links


Boston University Marine Program - BUMP - My academic home.
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Without a doubt, the best aquarium in the world.  I may be biased, I interned there for a summer.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) - The Aquarium's sister research institute.
Shifting Baselines - The oceans weren't always as degraded as they are now, as this humorous website reminds us.
MBL-WHOI Library - Great place to study.
ImageQuest 3D - Great photos of plankton and other rarely appreciated marine critters
The Microscope - Great photos and information on the little microbes that run the world
California Coastline - Great photos of almost every meter of California coastline
So you want to be a marine biologist? - What being a marine biologist is all about...
Introduction to the Log From the Sea of Cortez - A more poetic take on being a marine biologist - by Ed Ricketts, my hero
Fishbase - Excellent database for pictures, names and any other information about the fishes of the world.  I wish there was a snailbase...
Gastropods.com - A pretty good catalog of snails
Intro to the Neritidae - An online intro to my study organisms - Nerites


Evolution Links
University of California Musuem of Paleontology - From my alma mater - a really good introduction to some of the basics of evolution
The Tree of Life - This is an admirable project to synthesize the best HISTORY OF LIFE that experts in each field can put together
Talk Origins.org - This page is the result of an online debate between evolutionists and creationists.  Any question you ever had about evolution is probably answered in depth here.
ENSI/SENSI Web - A great site for lesson plans to teach evolution and the nature of science effectively.
The Mesquite Project - For the more technical minded, I find Mesquite to be a great modular software for exploring methods in inferring species and population history.

Other Links
Operation Crossroads Africa - This is the organization that we volunteered in Kenya with.  Kind of a mini Peace Corps experience.
Common Dreams - News and views for the progressive community.





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