 Convergent Maternal Care Strategies in Ungulates and Macropods - http://www.bio.ic.ac.uk/research/iowens/pdf%20of%20%20papers/Fisher%20et%20al%202002%20Evolution.pdf Antelopes and deer are plain dwelling herbivores that occupy similar ecological niches to kangaroos and wallabies. This research compares their strategies for caring for their young. |
 The Ruminant Digestive System - http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/clive/cal/RUMENCAL/Frames/frmRumen.html Information on this system which is very different to that of non-ruminants, featuring a fermentation chamber housing millions of micro-organisms. |
 Extrinsic versus Intrinsic Factors in the Decline and Extinction of Australian Marsupials - http://www.bio.ic.ac.uk/research/iowens/pdf%20of%20%20papers/Fisher%20etal%202003%20ProcB.pdf Research paper on this subject by Diana Fisher, Simon Blomberg and Ian Owens. |
 Mammals of Kansas - http://www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/index.htm An online recognition and educational guide. Includes descriptions and photographs. |
 Whole Mouse Catalog - http://www.rodentia.com/wmc/ Comprehensive guide to online resources of particular interest to scientific researchers using mice or rats in their work. |
 Functional Morphology and Evolution Research Unit - http://www.york.ac.uk/res/fme/ Research in the unit focuses on the functional, evolutionary and developmental bases of morphological variation in humans, primates and other mammals. |
 North American Bear Center - http://www.bear.org/ The NABC aims to improve the understanding of bears through education, research and rehabilitation. This site provides biological information on black, grizzly and polar bears. |
 Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute - http://www.eva.mpg.de/primat/ The department investigates issues related to the evolution of social systems, social behavior, cognitive abilities, and culture in apes. |
 Bats Scan the Rainforest with UV-eyes - http://www.orn.mpg.de/aktuelles/presse/fledermaeuse_en.pdf Article from the Max Planck Society on research discoveries of new mechanisms for ultraviolet vision in mammals. |
 Mammals - http://www.webspawner.com/users/petcentralmammals/ Notes on mammalian characteristics, ecological adaptation, social behavior and fossil history. |
 Introduction to the Rodentia - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/rodentia/rodentia.html Notes on this large group of mammals which include mice, rats, beavers, muskrats, porcupines, woodchucks, chipmunks, squirrels, prairie dogs, marmots and chinchillas. |
 Roe Deer Research Group - http://www.roedeer.com/ Details of the unusual reproductive strategy of embryonic diapause (delayed implantation) adopted by roe deer. |
 Microbiology of the Rumen - http://www.ag.auburn.edu/~chibale/an03microbiology.pdf Information on the microbes that colonise the guts of higher animals and their ecology. |
 Development of the Fetal Gonad and Reproductive System - http://www.gla.ac.uk/ibls/NBS/nbsstaff/smackay/smackay.html Outlines research by S Mackay at the University of Glasgow into gonadal development and differentiation using the opossum, Monodelphis domestica. |
 Neural Mechanisms Of Vocal Control In Bats. - http://www.mcmaster.ca/inabis98/brudzynski/schuller0511/four.html Research by Gerd Schuller aims to determine which brain structures are involved in eliciting or controlling motor reactions and behavioral patterns. |
 Mammalogy: Bibliography of General Works - http://research.amnh.org/mammalogy/biblio/ Designed to guide students of mammalogy to literature in specific areas. |
 Mammalian Forelimb Homologies - http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/anatomy.html Animated image which illustrates the similarities in forelimb structure of several different mammal species. |
 Mammals - http://www.amonline.net.au/mammals/ The Australian Museum encourages research into the biology of Australian and Pacific mammals, has extensive collections and resources and will answer scientific enquiries. |
 Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections - http://www.brainmuseum.org/ Provides information on the brain and images of both complete and sectioned brains of over 175 species. |
 Bear Center: Research - http://nrs.wsu.edu/research/bear-center/main-bear-04x.htm Outline of current research being undertaken and a list of publications. |
 Comparative Physiology of Respiration - http://www.harcourt-international.com/e-books/viewbook.cfm?ID=240 Chapter from a book by Walter F Boron examines respiration in mammals and the transportation of gases by the circulatory system. |
 Mammal Anatomy - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/topics/mammal_anatomy/ Special topics on the Animal Diversity Web include antlers, horns, hair, jaws, legs, mammary glands and teeth. |
 Spinning Skulls - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/topics/skullpromo.html Provides hundreds of QuickTime VR object movies and close-up images of mammal skulls and teeth along with pictures, sounds and anatomical information. |
 Black Bear Research - http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/research/blackbears/Homing_tendencies.htm Excerpts from the graduate theses of researchers at the University of Wisconsin who studied various aspects of the biology of the black bear. |
 Boreal Caribou Research Program - http://www.deer.rr.ualberta.ca/caribou/bcrp.htm Details of some of the past and ongoing research being conducted into woodland caribou in the province of Alberta, Canada. |
 Biology of Reproduction - http://www.biolreprod.org/cgi/content/full/70/6/1573 A morphological and immunohistochemical comparison of mammary tissues from the short-tailed fruit bat and the mouse. |
 Andean (Spectacled) Bear Research at Alto Choco - http://www.zoobreviven.org/bear.pdf Researchers at this reserve in Ecuador are studying the biology and activity patterns of these timid bears with a view to improving future reintroduction projects. |
 Polar Bear Specialist Group - http://pbsg.npolar.no/ Members of the PBSG are all research scientists from the five nations signing the International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears. |
 Goat Anatomy: Bones - http://www.goatbiology.com/animations/bones.html Animation showing the skeleton with each bone identified. |
 Wildlife Conservation Society : India - http://wcsindia.org/ The focus of WCS has been on studies of tiger behavior and the long-term population dynamics of tigers, leopards and their ungulate and primate prey species. |
 Biology of the Mammary Gland - http://mammary.nih.gov/ Comprehensive research on the mammary gland at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. Includes the mammary genome anatomy project. |
 DNA Surveillance: What Rat is That? - http://www.cebl.auckland.ac.nz:9000/page/rattus/title Provides phylogenetic tools for the identification of rats (Rattus species) from southeast Asia and the Pacific region, often difficult to identify using morphological characters. |
 Ask a Scientist: Bats and Echolocation - http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio99/bio99209.htm How do bats identify their own echoes, or even their own young? Some possible answers. |