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Animals : A Research Guide

Welcome! This is a guide to finding animal information online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library. Use the links below to find information on this page. Use the tabs above to explore specific topics.

Disclaimer: This site is maintained by the SDZWA Library for the use of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance staff and volunteers. Although we make every attempt to provide accurate information, some of the resources and links may become outdated. If you have suggestions for updates or additional resources, we welcome your feedback.

Encyclopedias & Databases

Encyclopedia of Life
Species accounts by leading natural history institutions, botanical gardens, and libraries
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
Online version of the revised 2003 edition; includes supplements Evolution (2011) and Extinction (2013). Available onsite — staff may contact us for offsite access.
IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
Taxonomic, conservation status, and distribution information on plants and animals around the globe
Kimball's Biology Pages
Comprehensive encyclopedia of biology terms
Tree of Life : Animals
Evolution, characteristics, and diversity of life on Earth
WildPro Electronic Encyclopedia and Library
Health and management of captive and free-living wild animals; emerging infectious diseases. To enter site, click launch and disclaimer buttons. To view documents, select "Electronic Library" (top right). To view encyclopedia articles, use search box and navigation menu (below).

Field Guides & Inventories

California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR) Life History Accounts and Range Maps
Updated versions of the species information in: Zeiner DC, Laudenslayer WF, Mayer KE, California Department of Fish and Game. 1988-. California's Wildlife (3-vol. set).
InfoNatura
Animals and ecosystems of Latin America
San Diego Natural History Museum : Field Guide
Guides and checklists for the native species of Southern California and Baja California.
ZIMS
A comprehensive animal information database and management platform for zoological organizations and the zoological community. Membership required to login.

Longevity, Ethology, Animal Names

AnAge : The Animal Ageing and Longevity Database
Ageing, life history, and longevity data
Beastly Garden of Wordy Delights
Animal names, plurals, collective nouns, sounds, gender, and offspring; compiled by Melissa Kaplan
TimeTree : The Timescale of Life
Articles on timing of evolutionary events, geological time scale, etc. Search the database and view evolutionary divergence times for major groups of organisms.

Sounds & Images

Flickr - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Photostream
Photos from San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
Macaulay Library (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
World's largest archive of animal sounds and associated video. Emphasis on bird species.
MorphoSource
3D digital datasets of internal and external anatomy of specimens from the world’s universities and natural history institutions. Large representation of primates; growing coverage of other species. Primarily funded by Duke University.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library : Multimedia
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library's guide to animal image and sound resources
Watkins Marine Mammals Sound Database
Recordings of various marine mammal species, collected in a wide range of geographic areas by marine bioacoustician William Watkins, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Priority Species Information

Priority Species Information
Custom literature searches and fact sheets for current priority species — for SDZWA team members, onsite access only

SDZWA Library Links

Library Home
Home page, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Catalog
SDZWA Library's online public-access catalog - SDZWA team members may request books for delivery via interoffice mail
Journals A-Z
Journals available to team members through the SDZWA Library - search contents, view library holdings, access full text
Databases
Article databases available through the SDZWA Library; journal information
Fact Sheets
Portal to the SDZWA Library's detailed, fully referenced animal fact sheets
Priority Species Information
Custom literature searches and fact sheets for current priority species — for SDZWA team members, onsite access only
SDZWA Research Publications
Peer reviewed and scientific works by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance staff.
Research Guides
Portal to the SDZWA Library's research guides: Animals, Animal Welfare, Conservation, Plants, Reference, Veterinary Medicine, Zoos & Aquariums
Contact Us
Email the SDZWA Library at library@sdzwa.org.

SDZWA Research Guides

Animals
Guide to finding animal information online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Animal Welfare
Guide to finding animal welfare, training, and enrichment information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library.
Conservation
Guide to finding conservation information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Plants
Guide to finding plant, plant conservation, and botanical garden information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Veterinary Medicine
Guide to finding veterinary and biomedical information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library
Zoos & Aquariums
Guide to zoo & aquarium information, online and at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance; natural history museum links