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Endangered Species

» California Condors

» Endangered Condors

» Coho Salmon Life Cycle Definitions

» What's Up With the Cougars?

» More About Cougars!

» Why Are Cougars Endangered?

» Chinook Salmon

» Why Are Salmon Threatened?

» How to Help Salmon

» Endangered Sea Otters

» Grizzly Bears

» Grizzly Gestation

» Grizzly Food

» Hawaiian Monk Seal

» More Hawaiian Monk Seal Information

» The Life of a Red Wolf

» Methods of Red Wolf Hunting

» Woodland Caribou

» What You Can Do to Help Woodland Caribou

» Sockeye Salmon

» Where are the Sockeye Located?

» Why are the Sockeye Salmon Endangered?

» What is being done to help the Sockeye Salmon

» Spawning Season for Sockeye Salmon

» Grey Wolf Range

» Grey Wolf Communication

» Grey Wolf Pictures

» Whooping Cranes

» Whooping Crane Status & Efforts

» Whooping Crane Appearance

» Whooping Crane Migration

» Whooping Crane Reproduction

» Bald Eagle: Endangered

» Peregrine Falcons

» Utah Prairie Dogs

» 1996 Spring Ecology of Southeast Idaho Project

» Geography & Geology

» Pocatello Geography & Reference

» Geology of Pocatello

» Insects Found in Southeastern Idaho

» Non-Insect Arhropods

» Human Impact

» Human Impact on Land

» 1997 Spring Southeast Idaho Ecology

» General Overview of Southeast Idaho

» River & Creek Life

» The Snake River

» Fish & Other Animals in the Snake River

» Riparian Zones of Southeast Idaho

» Plants on the Banks of Streams & Ponds in Southeast Idaho

» Beaver Home Page

» Natural History of Beavers

» More about Beavers & Their Ponds

» Aspen Groves & Other Deciduous Trees

» Plants: Foundation of Life

» Coniferous Forests

» Plant & Animal Life in Coniferous Forests of South East Idaho

» Scout Mountain

» Urban Animals: What's Up?

» More Urban Wildlife

» Look Out for That Squirrel!

» Southeast Idaho

» Pictures Page

» 1998 Fall Organisms of Southeast Idaho Project

» Leopard Frogs

» Gopher Snakes

» Gopher Snake Fun Facts

» Quaking Aspen

» The Utah Juniper

» Red Osier Dogwood

» Bitter Brush

» Fall 2000-Winter 2001 Mammals & Insects of Southeast Idaho Project

» Metamorphosis of Diptera

» Humans & the order Diptera

» Hymenoptera: The Social Insects

» More About Bees

» Lepidoptera: Moths & Butterflies

» Life Cycle of Lepidoptera

» Physical Characteristics of Lepidoptera

» Lepidoptera Picture Gallery

» Orthoptera: The Grasshopper

» What is Orthoptera?

» Orthoptera Body Structure

» Orthopterans Songs & Mating Behavior

» Orthopterans as Pests

» Felis concolor

» Mountain Lion Behavior

» Mountain Lion Appearance

» Mountain Lion Habitat

» Moose History

» Moose Science

» Moose Habitats

» Moose Body Structure

» Other Notes About Mule Deer

» Fall 2001-Winter 2002 Predators & Prey of Idaho Project

» American Badger

» Cutthroat Trout In Idaho

» More about Deer Mice

» Gopher Snakes & White-Tailed Jackrabbits

» White-Tailed Jackrabbit

» White-Tailed Jackrabbit Fun Facts

» Mountain Lions

» More on Mountain Lions

» The North American Pronghorn

» Pronghorn: Reproduction/Birth & Life Cycle

» Pronghorn: Food & Living Regions

» The Red Fox in Idaho

» More on the Red Fox

Systems of the Human Body

» Excretory System

» The Digestive System

» The Esophagus

» The Large Intestine

» The Integumentary System

» The Main Organs of the Skin

» The Excretory & Circulatory Systems

» Evolution is an Unfalsifiable Tautology

» Evolution is a Religion

» Evolution is Provable

» The Human Eye

» Evolution & Its Debates

» Evolution Page of Links

» Creationist Philosophical Criticisms of Evolution

» Domain Archaea

» Archaea: Life's Extremists

» Types of Archaea

» Pictures of Bacteria

» More Information About Bacteria

» Eukarya Characteristics

» Kingdom Animalia

» Phylum Porifera

» More Porifera

» Different Types of Sponges

» Phylum Porifera Thanks

» Phylum Cnidaria

» More Cnidaria

» Types of Cnidaria

» Classes of Cnidaria

» Phylum Platyhelminthes

» Basic Facts of Platyhelminthes

» Four Classes of Platyhelminthes

» Phylum Nematoda

» Phylum Mollusca

» General Information on Mollusca

» The Amazing World of Mollusca

» Phylum Annelida

» What is the Annelida?

» Phylum Arthropoda

» Arthropoda Facts

» Pictures of Arthropoda

» Organisms in Phylum Arthropoda

» Phylum Echinodermata

» Echinodermata Introduction

» Sea Cucumber

» Phylum Chordata

» The Wonderful World of Chordata

» Exploring the Phylum Chordata

» Chordata of the Primate Kind

» Kingdom Protista

» Multicellular & Unicellular Algae

» Kingdom Plantae

» Vascular Plants

» Kingdom Fungi

» Basidiomycota

» Astrobiology Index

» Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life

» Believers: Evidence Confirming Life

» Unbelievers: Supportive Evidence Against Extraterrestrial Life

» The Fermi Paradox

» The Lives of Fermi & Drake

» Movies Related to Extraterrestrial Life

» Life on Venus

» Facts About Venus

» Pictures of Venus

» Venus Information Links

» CTMsquared: Who We Are

» Strange Organisms on Earth

» Pictures of Strange Organisms

» Searching for Life on Mars

» Facts about Mars' Meterites

» Past Missions to Mars

» Future Missions to Search for Life

» Missions to Jupiter

» Missions to Saturn

» Detecting Life

» SETI: A Brief History

» The Drake Equation

» Detecting Life: Bibliography

» What is Life & What Does it Mean?

» What is Life?

» What Are Requirements For Life?

» Searching for Life on Jupiter's Moons

» Possible Life on Jupiter's Moons

» The History of SETI

» SETI in the Present

» Past and Present Missions

» The Viking Missions

» The Cassini-Huygens Mission

» Useful Links

» Searching for Extra-Solar Planets

» Why Search for Life

» SETI - Our Past

» SETI - Technology Advancement

» SETI - Environment

» What Might it be Like?

» Hollywood Alien Appearance

» Realistic Alien Appearance

» Links & Info on Aliens

» What are the Chances for Life Elsewhere?

» The Fantastic Drake Equation

» Strange Life on Earth

» Bacteria & Archaea

» Deep Sea Life

» Life in The Rocks

» Types of Organisms in Archaea Domain

» Pictures of Archaea Domain

» Bacteria - Introduction

» Bacteria - Nutrition

» Bacteria - Effects & Reproduction

» Protista - Introduction

» Protista - Table of phyla

» Protista - Biographies of the Makers

» Microscopic Fungi - Introduction

» Microscopic Fungi - Fun Facts

» Timeline About Microbiology

» Viruses - Introduction

» Viruses - Viroids & Prions

» Viruses - Structure

» History of Microbiology

» History of Microbiologists

» Finding & Seeing Microbes

» Microscopes & Microbes

» Pathogens of Humans

» Pathogens & Host Cells

» Portals of Entry for Pathogens

» Tooth Decay & Ulcers

» Microbes & The Human Body

» Mutualistic Microorganisms

» Parasitic Organisms & Viruses

» Discovery of Antibiotics

» Conditions Requiring Antibiotics

» Emerging Diseases

» Emerging Diseases: Ebola

» Emerging Diseases: Mad Cow Disease

» Emerging Diseases: Hendra Virus

» Emerging Diseases: Nipah Virus

» Past Diseases

» Past Diseases: Small Pox

» Past Diseases: Malaria

» Past Diseases: Bubonic Plague

» Past Diseases: Tuberculosis

» Extreme Environments

» Welcome to the Crucible

» Death by Rotten Egg

» Life in Pond Water

» Pond Water Links

» Pond Water: Gallery

» Decomposition

» Decomposition: Observe at Home

» Decomposition: Leaf Pack Experiments

» Introduction to Prokaryotic Cells

» Introduction to Eukaryotic Cells

Ethology & Evolution

» Social Behaviors

» Aggression/Dominance/Territoriality

» Reproduction

» Cooperative Interactions

» Innate Animal Behaviors

» Types of Behavior: Innate

» Types of Behavior: Kineses

» Types of Behavior: Taxis

» Famous Ethologists

» Famous Ethologists: Ivan Pavlov

» Famous Ethologists: Karl von Frisch

» Famous Ethologists: Nikolaas Tinbergen

» Famous Ethologist: Konrad Lorenz

» Famous Ethologist: Burrhus Fredric Skinner

» Animal Communication

» Aggressive Communication

» Mating Communication

» Learning in Animals

» Trial & Error Learning

» Insight Learning

» Animal Behavior & Ecology

» Classical Conditioning

» Operant Conditioning

» Human Behavior

» Nurture vs. Nature

» Learning Language

» Innate Behavior

» The Study of Evolution

» Fun with Evolution

» Can Evolution be Fun?

» Reasons to Study

» Structural Signs of Evolution

» Analogous Structures

» Homologous Structures

» Vestigial Structures

» How Old Are Fossils?

» Absolute Dating

» Relative Dating

» Types of Selection

» Directional Selection

» Stabilizing Selection

» Disruptive Selection

» Radiation & Convergence

» Radiation & Convergence: Who Made The Site Content

» Convergent Evolution

» Adaptive Radiation

» Radiation & Convergence: Thanks

» Human Evolution

» Human Evolution: Timeline

» Human Evolution: Species

» Human Evolution: General

Biological Myths & Urban Legends

» Feed a Fever, Starve a Cold

» Are Dominant Traits Better Than Recessive Traits?

» Rattlesnake Fang Myth

» Are Herbal Medicines Better & Safer?

» Poinsettias Myth

» Camel Spider Myth

» Recessive & Dominant Traits

» Lemmings Myth

» Memory of a Goldfish

» Tarantula Babies

» Shaving Myth

» Rice + Birds = Explosion?

» Common Urban Legends

» The Great Debate

» Do Women Have More Ribs Than Men Do?

» The Myth: Are all parasites dangerous?

» Frown vs Smile

» Eyesite Myth

» Several Swallowed Spiders in Four Seasons

» Does eating chocolate give you Acne?

» Does Organic Mean Natural?

» Does Turkey Make You Sleepy?

» What are Theories?

» Is Blood In Veins Blue?

» Do Hair & Nails Continue to Grow After Death?

» Can Cockroaches Survive Without Their Heads?

» Did Humans Evolve from Chimps?

» Does the Cold Cause Colds?

» Does Your Heart Stop When You Sneeze?

» Do Plants Eat Soil, or Minerals From Soil?

» Daily Water Intake

» Is a Dog's Mouth Cleaner Than a Human Mouth?

» Do Cold-Blooded Animals Have Cold Blood?

» How Many Chromosomes Do I Need?

» What Kind of Worm is Ringworm?

» Do We Use Just 10% of our Brain?

Strange Organisms

» Angora Rabbit

» The Blobfish

» The Mantis Shrimp

» Jack-in-the-Pulpit Plant

» The Platypus

» The Star-Nosed Mole

» The Purple Frog

» Deep Sea Anglerfish

» Red Uakari Monkey

» The Dumbo Octopus

» The Barreleye

» The Leafy Sea Dragon

» The Psychedelic Fish