Arthropod Resources

Miscellaneous sources

Please note: this list of resources is (as of 2003) not being actively maintained. If/when this curriculum becomes actively used again at the NHMLAC, we will revise it. Until then, feel free to use this, but be aware that there may be broken links or outdated references.

Book Review [Print]: Harvey, P. H. 1998. Further steps towards one culture. Book Review: Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge. E. O. Wilson, Knopf, 1998, 322 pp, $26. Nature 392: 451-452.
Book Review [Print]: Foote, M. 1998. Contigency and convergence. Book Review: The Crucible of Creation. The Burgess Shale and the Rise of Animals by Simon Conway Morris. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998. 242 pp. $30 ISBN 0-19-850256-7. Science 280: 2073-2074.
Cladocera [Print]: Holden, C. 1998. Green strategy for water flea? Science 281: 39.
Insect Proverbs [HTML]: http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu/~entweb/proverbs.htm
Visit this site for ancient and no so ancient proverbs involving insects.
Insect Recipes [HTML]: http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/recipes.shtml
Popular recipes for locusts, bee grubs, dragonfly nymphs, and more.
PCR Animation [HTML]: http://vector.cshl.org/Shockwave/pcranwhole.html
Biology Animation Library Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Mac OS9 and earlier users note: you may need to increase your memory allocation of your webbrowser (Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc.) to run "Shockwave" plugin. Setting preferred memory size to 80,000 works for Netscape 7.x.
PCR at Home [HTML]: http://www.sciam.com/2000/0700issue/0700amsci.html
This "Amateur Scientist" article describes how PCR can be done at home on a stovetop with simple, readily available materials.
Recipes [HTML]: http://www.recipesource.com/munchies/snacks/chocolate-covered-ants1.html
Will be featured at the NHMLAC Arthropod Diversity and Evolution Course Feast.
University of South Carolina Roach Camera [Image]: http://cricket.biol.sc.edu/usc-roach-cam.html
Live video feed from Dr. Mousseau's lab which houses a colony of giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Drop in and check out what they are up to.
Shrimp [Print]: Martin, J. W. 1997. "Deep-see" shrimp. Terra 34(6): 6-7.

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