Adelaide High School Intranet


~ Arid Land Animals ~

 

This PATHFINDER is a guide to print and non-print resources within and beyond the Adelaide High School Resource Centre. 

This Pathfinder was created in 2002

SUBJECT HEADINGS BROWSE THE SHELVES

Adaptation (Biology)

Animals - Africa

Animals – Africa, East

Animals - Australia

Animals – Habits And Behaviour

Animals - Encyclopaedias

Animals – Geographical Distribution

Animals - Treatment

Arid Regions

Arid Regions - Australia

Birds

Colour Of Animals

Desert Ecology

Desert Animals

Deserts

Endangered Species

Endangered Species - Australia

Extinct Animals

Ecology - Australia

Mammals

Mammals - Australia

Monkeys

Primates

Reptiles

Rare Animals

Snakes

Wildlife – Australia

Wildlife

Zoology

Natural Selection

Animals - physiology

Evolution

Animal Heat

Animals - food

Australian Animals

Camouflage

574.526            ecology – specific kinds environments

574.529            rare & endangered species

574.90954      desert biology

590 – 599       zoological sciences

591.9              geographic treatment of animals

591.5               ecology of animals

591.526            specific environments

591.529            rare & endangered species

591.53-59       Specific adaptations

592                  invertebrates

597.9              reptiles

598                birds

598.2            geographic treatment of birds

596            cold blooded invertebrates

599            mammals

599.2            marsupials

599.7442            cats

599.74442       foxes

599.8            primates

591.40994    general nature of life

577.540994   anatomy and morphology of animals

REFERENCE COLLECTION INTRANET
R030 ENC Encyclopedia Britannica
R030 WOR World Book Encyclopedia
R032 GRO Grolier Academic Encyclopedia

R503 VER  The Australian Dictionary of  Science, Technology and the Environment

R503 WOR  The Animal World

R574.03 ABE  The New Penguin Dictionary of Biology

R574.503 MEA  The MacMillan Dictionary of the Australian Environment

R574.529 AUS  Australia’s Endangered Species

R591.03 AUD  The Audubon Society encyclopedia of animal life

R591.03 INT  The international wildlife encyclopedia

R591.529 DAY  The encyclopedia of vanished species

R591.9 ATL  The atlas of world wildlife

RT591.1 SUM  Animal structure and function

RT333.9516 LAW  Australia’s Endangered Species

RT 591.1 GOR  Animal physiology, principles and adaptations

 
 Animal Adaptations in Arid Areas
VERTICAL FILES VIDEOS

Animals - Australia

Rare Animals

Endangered Species

Reptiles

Mammals

VC B            Biology

VC G            Geography

VC S            Science

NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES OTHER
Online newspapers & magazines
Check Newstext folder on school  network

Biologica CD 127

SL 910.021545 The Desert (slides)

INTERNET

actionbioscience.org

This site suitable for senior biology students examines bioscience issues in relation to environment, biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, biology in the new millenium, and education. The articles are written by experts in their field and the site includes lesson activities eg. cloning issues.

http://www.actionbioscience.org/ 

 

Age Education SurfSite

Resources from the Internet for Biology students doing the Victorian Certificate of Education from the Age newspaper.

http://www.theage.com.au/education/surfsite/es_970506.htm 

 

Biodiversity Explorer

The South African Museum 's Biodiversity Explorer is a fantastic resource for Biology teachers and students. The alphabetical search facility is very user-friendly. The site covers hundreds of topics and is a comprehensive source for plant and animal identification. The sections on insects is impressive.

http://www.museums.org.za/bio/ 

 

Biology Online

Biology Online aims to provide basic to advanced information in the field of Biology. The site includes tutorials on adaptation, cell biology, freshwater ecology, genetics & evolution, reproduction, homeostasis, human development and neurology as well as a dictionary of terms.

http://www.biology-online.org/ 

 

Desert Animals & Wildlife Index - DesertUSA
www.desertusa.com/animal.html

 

Desert Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml

 

The Living Desert Animal Information and Links
www.livingdesert.org/animalst.htm

  

Yahooligans! - Science and Nature:The Earth:Ecology:Deserts: Lots of links
www.yahooligans.com/Science_and_Nature/The_Earth/Ecology/Deserts/Animals/

 

Desert Animals - Kids Research Center
www.gigglepotz.com/themes-desert.htm


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Last updated 17 June, 2008