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[26-10-2009] - Encouraging Owners to Seek Treatment for Canine Behavioural Problems: An Assessment of the Impact on the Relinquishment of Dogs
Izes, Aaron M, 2009
Explores measures such as free advice help lines, remote consultations and mandatory
post-adoption training classes to decrease relinquishment rates of dogs to shelters.
[26-10-2009] - The Effect of Maternal Deprivation and Isolation on Development of Abnormal Behaviour in Laboratory Rhesus Macaques
Gursahani, Alisha, 2009
Examines changes to the use of macaques in laboratory experimentation, to improve the welfare of the animals.
[26-10-2009] - The influence of social behaviours of gorillas in captivity on the maintenance of all-male groups in the long-term
Jiao, Leah, 2005
Looks at factors that influence the quality of life in all-male groups of captive gorillas.
[16-04-2009] - What has been discovered in the past twelve months that enhances the welfare of captive elephants?
Grassi, Tanya, 2002
Discusses the results of recent research that helps optimise the conditions for captive elephants. Such factors as elephant communication, reproduction and health are examined.
[14-04-2009]
Popular MeSH Terms: Anatomy, Veterinary
Total Results: 76
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Digital atlas of fathead minnow normal histology
The University of Maryland, Aquatic Pathobiology Center has produced this resource on the fathead minnow fish. Included on the site is a general introduction, information on the renal, reproduction, respiratory and integumentary (skin) systems and sensory organs. Illustrations, micrographs and photographs show the anatomical regions.
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PetEducation.com - Dogs
Website created by veterinarians Race Foster DVM and Marty Smith DVM. The dogs section features articles on physiology, diseases, behaviour, and nutrition.
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Large animal cardiology
Part of the Computer Aided Learning website at the the University of Pennsylvania. The site includes equine and bovine normals and interactive ECG tutorials. The case studies combine cardiac examination and auscultation findings with the real-time echocardiograph examination, electrocardiographic examination and post mortem findings, where appropriate.
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Porcine Myology
Cross sections and lateral views of a pig carcass are pictured and described. Includes muscle descriptions, supplying names of both wholesale cuts and retail cuts of the meat, as well as bone and cartilage descriptions. Published by the National Pork Board Council and University of Nebraska.
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Canine Autonomic Pathways
Part of the Web-Based Veterinary Anatomy Instruction created by the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. "This Canine Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) web site focuses on visceral efferent pathways that innervate smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands in the dog. The web site presents ANS information in three sections: General Features of the ANS, Sympathetic Pathways, and Parasympathetic Pathways."
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Fish Necropsy : External and Internal anatomy
Authored by Randy White, DVM, from Purdue University, this site aims to provide an overview of the external and internal anatomy of a fish and consists of a range of teaching modules in video format with accompanying audio instruction. These videos can be viewed using RealPlayer. The material includes an introduction and summary, external and internal anatomy of fish, finclip, squash and skin scrape.
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Textbook of small animal orthopaedics
Written by Charles D. Newton, D.V.M., M.S. and David M. Nunamaker, V.M.D and published by J.B. Lippincott Company in 1985. This electronic publication is a Computer Aided Learning (CAL) project of the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. Subjects covered include anatomy, diagnosis, fractures and dislocations, surgery, diseases, neoplasia and gait.
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The brain of the Florida Manatee
This is an excellent site providing access to photographs, images, stained sections and information on the Manatee brain. External morphology, internal architecture, specialised body features, behaviour, ecological adaptations and evolution are all discussed in some detail. There is also a comprehensive list of relevant links and a database search engine. This site is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin, the University of Florida and Michigan State University.
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Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology of Dairy Cattle
This is a fact sheet from the Dairy Production Guide, published by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, USA. The first page is an abstract of the document. Click on the PDF symbol in the top right hand corner to open the full document in .pdf format.
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The virtual pig dissection.
Published by Steve Michaud, this is a virtual dissection of a pig. It is illustrated with line diagrams, each with an accompanying brief discussion of the anatomical section pictured.
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Pathophysiology of the digestive system
Hypertextbook authored by Laura Austgen, R. A. Bowen, and Melissa Rouge and published by Colorado State University. Chapter titles include: A voyage through the digestive tract and digestive physiology of different species.
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Internal Hoof Structures
A series of dissection photographs of the equine hoof. Allows for self-examination on the identification of anatomical structures. Compiled by Patrick Wilson at Washington State University.
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Virtual cat
Virtual Cat was designed and developed at Delaware County Community College. It is a collection of dissection images and is divided into sections on the digestive, muscular, circulatory, urogenital, and respiratory systems.
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Carnivore dissection
Collection of 25 lab introductions published by the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine for the Veterinary Gross Anatomy course. Each lab consists of lab objectives, anatomical terms, instructor commentary, and dissection images.
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Web-Based Veterinary Anatomy Instruction
Created by the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. The site features images, descriptions, and animations. The site is divided into sections on veterinary gross anatomy, veterinary neurobiology, and veterinary organology. It also features a slide presentation from the Veterinary Anatomy Museum at the University of Minnesota.
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Shark Dissection Webcast
A webcast of the dissection of four sharks by Dr. Jeffrey Graham at the Birch Aquarium. The species in question are Mako, Blue, Thresher and Salmon sharks.
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PetEducation.com - Cats
Website created by veterinarians Race Foster DVM and Marty Smith DVM. The cats section features articles on physiology, diseases and parasites, behaviour, and nutrition.
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Small animal cardiology
Part of the Computer Aided Learning website at the the University of Pennsylvania. The site is an interactive cardiology computer tutorial. Users can work through the cases or review selected clinical skills.
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Atlas of the Sheep Brain
Created by John I. Johnson, Keith D. Sudheimer, Kristina K. Davis and Brian M. Winn from Michigan State University, USA, this is an online atlas of the sheep brain. The majority of the atlas is images, with some text.
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Canine brain atlas
Part of the Web-Based Veterinary Anatomy Instruction created by the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. The site features 16 transverse sections stained with luxol fast blue and cresyl violet
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Anatomy and physiology
General resources on animal and human anatomy and physiology. For information about the anatomy and physiology of specific animals see the page for that species (eg. Dogs, Cats etc.)
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Zoo Test: A self-testing website for animal biology
Created by Rick Gillis and Roger J. Haro from the Department of Biology, University of Wisconsin, Zoo Test was developed as a study guide for animal biology students at the University. The tests include a variety of images of animal cells, tissues, and structures. Organisms covered by the tests range from protozoa to vertebrates.
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Will's Skull Page
A comprehensive site created by Will Higgs to document his extensive collection of skulls. Details and photographs of skull morphology given for each species. There is also a glossary, web links and detailed information on the preparation and preservation of animal skulls
[13-02-2007]
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Housing, Husbandry, Care & Welfare of Selected Birds
Published by the US Department of Agriculture in February 2004. This publication is No. 26 in the Animal Welfare Information Center Resource Series. The site provides an expansive bibliography of avian publications, including websites.
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Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
This is the section for Zebus (Bos taurus indicus) of the Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections site, a joint project of the University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University and the National Museum of Health and Medicine. There is over thirty breeds of Zebus - the sacred cattle of India - of which four main strains have been introduced into the US. The site provides information and images of sectioned and stained brains
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Dissection of the sheep brain
Published by the Behavioral Neuroscience Lab, University of Scranton. The site consists of a collection of labeled dissection images together with detailed instructions.
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Pathophysiology of the endocrine system
Hypertextbook authored by Laura Austgen, R. A. Bowen, and Melissa Rouge and published by Colorado State University. Chapter titles include: Fundamental concepts in endocrinology, A tour of the endocrine system, and Endocrine regulation of physiologic processes.
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The Hoof Map
The hoof map is part of the personal site of Peter Van Dyke. Van Dyke is the Resident Farrier at the Northwest Laminitis Centre, WA, USA. The page contains a clickable image of the hoof, with explanations of each section provided.
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Normal Cat Anatomy
Produced by the College of Veterinary Science at Washington State University, USA, this site contains colour images of normal cat anatomy.
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Veterinary dissection images
A collection of 115 Veterinary dissection images published by the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University College Dublin.
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Hill's Atlas of Veterinary Clinical Anatomy
Online atlas published by Hill's Pet Nutrition. A collection of detailed, labeled colour images. The atlas is divided into sections on cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and urogenital systems, special senses, and parasite life cycles.
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All Catfish Species Inventory
The All Catfish Species Inventory has been created by a global consortium of taxonomists and systematists to "facilitate the discovery, description and dissemination of knowledge of all catfish species". The website includes a classification of catfishes, digital images of type-specimens, identification keys, distribution maps, and a bibliography of catfish taxonomy.
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Poultry anatomy
Part of the Avian Sciences Net website hosted by Purdue University. Features a collection of slides with explanatory notes.
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Small animal cardiac surgery
Part of the Computer Aided Learning website at the the University of Pennsylvania. The site covers the surgical treatment of common cardiac defects and aims to help students understand and review the procedures involved in surgically treating these conditions.
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The Rabbit - husbandry, health and production
Full text of a book published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN in 1997. Includes detailed chapters on nutrition, reproduction, genetics, pathology, diseases, and housing. The book includes, diagrams, tables, and charts
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Dog anatomy
Produced by the College of Veterinary Science at Washington State University, USA, this site contains colour images of normal dog anatomy. The initial page has an overall picture of a dog. More detailed information is available by clicking on the organ you are interested in. The University has also created a similar page specifically on the organ systems in cats and dogs.
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Visionary
Visionary is an online dictionary of terminology used in the human and animal ophthalmology and vision studies. It is written and maintained by Dr. Lars Liden of the Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University. The site is searched alphabetically and entries are well cross-referenced
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Skulls
This website is published by the California Academy of Sciences. It features information on skull structure and function, skull diversity, and the living tissue associated with bones as well as a large collection of images.
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Anatomy and physiology of the goat
Agfact published by NSW Department of Primary Industries. Incudes diagrams
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Canine Osteology Atlas
This interactive atlas is produced by Janine Kasper, David Magliano, and George Cardinet from the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, USA.
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Dog Abdomen Series
Produced by the School of Veterinary Science, Murdoch University, Australia, this site provides a virtual dissection of a dog abdomen.
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Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
Created by the University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University and The National Museum of Health and Medicine. This site features brain images from over 175 mammal species. There are also sections on the evolution of the brain, its structure and functions, brain section production and brain atlas creation.
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Functional Anatomy of the Horses' Foot
Authored by Robert C. McClure, from the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, and last revised in 1999, this page provides diagrams and information about the horse's foot. The site is published by the University of Missouri-Columbia Extension Programme.
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Zoology 225 Video Dissection Guide
Web pages and multi-media presentations of cat dissection created by the University of Alberta, Canada to supplement the Zoology 225 course. The video presentations require the installation of Quicktime software. This can be freely downloaded from the site.
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Virtual cat dissection
Website created by Pennsylvania State University. The site consists of a collection of labelled images and features sections on the external anatomy, the skeletal system, muscular system, respiratory system, digestive system, urogenital system, circulatory system, and nervous system.
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VAn 308-Functional Anatomy
This Web site contains course notes for VAn 308-Functional Anatomy taught at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Washington. It contains detailed images of muscles, nerves and bones as well as explanatory notes and labels.
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World Equine Airways Society Symposium
Full text of papers presented at the 2nd (2001) and 3rd (2005) World Equine Airways Society Symposium. Published by IVIS.
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Avian Anatomy
This site is a series of notes authored by Jim Cummings, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, Division of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, on the avian anatomy. Last updated in 1996, the site discusses avian anatomy under the following chapter headings: Evolution and classification, Anatomy of flight, Cardiovascular system, Digestive system, Urogenital and endocrine systems .
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Primate Anatomy and Physiology
This Web page is part of a web guide on primates, "Primate Info Net", which is maintained by the Wisconsin Region Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, USA. The page contains an extensive list of links, organised into broad headings
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Dissecting a porcine heart
Created by the The Heart Valve Lab at the University of Western Ontario. The site gives practical instructions on dissection together with accompanying images.
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Rabbit References
Part of Charky and Ash's Website created by rabbit enthusiasts Cristina Forbes and Craig Mattocks. A very extensive collection of links to articles and web pages covering most aspects of rabbit care, handling, nutrition, and health. Many of the articles linked to are written by veterinarians and other health professionals while others are written by rabbit hobbyists.
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Image Database
This searchable image database has been produced by the College of Veterinary Science at Washington State University, USA. Images present in the database include cross sections of the chest of the dog. It is searchable by image type, image content (eg. surgical, anatomy, diagnostic, parasite, procedure) and by patient information (by species, colour, age gender). A full description of each image may be found by clicking on the "metadata" button.
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Anatomically Correct: The Online Cat Dissection.
Made by the "ThinkQuest Team 15401" this U.S. site provides detailed images of the dissection of a cat by a veterinarian and has been produced to assist the teaching and learning of anatomy.
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Case studies in small animal cardiovascular medicine
Compiled and updated by Mark D. Kittleson, Professor of Cardiology, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California-Davis. Students can access case studies for a variety of conditions. Full case study notes cover the pertinent history of the animal, the physical examination, problems and laboratory work results.
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How to tell the age of goats
Agnote written by NSW Agriculture Livestock Officer, Terry Mitchell, published in 2002. Explains how to determine the age of a goat by examination of the teeth and mouth. Includes photographs and in .pdf format.
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Carnivore dissection
Part of the Web-Based Veterinary Anatomy Instruction created by the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota. "A web site intended for veterinary students studying Veterinary Anatomy at the University of Minnesota. Study objectives, terminology, commentary, and 10-12 labeled cadaver images with captions are presented for each of 25 labs devoted to carnivore (dog/cat) dissection."
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CALnet Programmes for Veterinary Science Students
Published by the University of Bristol and University College Dublin. A collection of web based tutorials and clinical case studies covering mainly first and second year BVSc anatomy. The tutorials include images, detailed diagrams, notes and questions.
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Mammal Anatomy
Part of Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan. Includes explanatory notes and images.
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Horse Head Series
A series of images of sections of a deep-frozen horse's head mounted in Pespex by the Veterinary Anatomy Museum, Murdoch University. The images are interesting and there are useful comments beside each one by Associate Professor John Grandage. The site navigation, however, is very basic.
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Female Bovine Anatomy
Compiled by Frank F. Bartol, Professor of Reproductive Biology, Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences, Auburn University, USA. This page consist of a series of images, accompanied by brief descriptions, of the female bovine anatomy. The images and descriptions have been adapted from Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition,by P. L. Senger, 1997.
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Virtual pig dissection
Resource created by Earl W. Fleck, Ph.D. and hosted by Whitman College, Washington. the site consists of images and quizzes and is divided into sections on the digestive, excretory, circulatory, reproductive, respiratory, and nervous systems.
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Digital Morphology
Digital Morphology, part of the National Science Foundation Digital Libraries Initiative, develops and serves unique 2D and 3D visualizations of the internal and external structure of living and extinct vertebrates, and a growing number of invertebrates. The site features images of a vast collection species
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Evaluation of Horse Shoeing Techniques
This article in .pdf format published by the Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, discusses ideal shoeing characteristics and some deviations from ideal techniques. Criteria for evaluating shoeing are discussed and an evaluation scorecard and diagrams are provided.
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Glossary of Avian external anatomy
Prepared by Dennis Paulson, Director of the James R. Slater Museum of Natural History, this site is a glossary of terms relevant to the avian external anatomy.
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Zoology 225 Video Dissection Guide
Web pages and multi-media presentations of cat dissection created by the University of Alberta, Canada to supplement the Zoology 225 course.
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The Digestive System of the Rabbit
Chapter written by R. Carabaņo and J. Piquer in The Nutrition of the Rabbit by C de Blas and J Wiseman, New York : Cab International, c1998. Discusses the morphology and function of the digestive system, the role of intestinal flora, and caecotrophy
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Zoological Record 1864-
The world\'s most comprehensive index to zoological literature. Records cover every aspect of zoology, including biochemistry, behavior, ecology evolution, genetics, etc. Over 6,000 serials plus approximately 1,500 non-serial publications are covered, including professional journals, magazines, newsletters, monographs, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings.
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Lab review
Produced by Gene Pesti, from the University of Georgia, Department of Poultry Science, this site consists of 127 slides on chicken anatomy during dissection.
[02-11-2007]
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CAB Abstracts via ISI Web of Knowledge (1910
The place to start for agriculture, food and natural resources, covering local and international material.
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BIOSIS Previews via Web of Knowledge 1926-
BIOSIS Previews replaces and contains Biological Abstracts
BIOSIS contains 15 million records including citations to journal articles on biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, clinical and experimental medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, instrumentation and methods.
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ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect is a Web database for scientific research in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences available through the Internet.
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Medline via Ovid
Contains bibliographic references and abstracts to articles in a range of languages on topics such as clinical medical information , biomedicine, including the allied health fields, veterinary biological and physical sciences.
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Medline via Web of Knowledge 1950-
Contains citations to articles on topics such as clinical medicine, biomedicine, allied health, veterinary, biological and physical sciences.
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PubMed
PubMed provides access to around 9 million records found in the PubMed database of bibliographic information, drawn primarily from MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE. In addition, for participating journals indexed \\\'selectively\\\' for MEDLINE, Pub Med includes all articles from that journal, not just those that are included in Medline.
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Web of Science via ISI Web of Knowledge
One of the largest Science databases with good coverage of agriculture, food and natural resources. It also provides citation analysis of authors, journals and subject areas.
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Glossary of external avian anatomy
Prepared by Dennis Paulson as part of the Slater Museum of Natural History site
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