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05-21-2008, 05:10 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Okay, so I admit Im a little Geeky....just wanted to say that in advance...
Anyway, I was watching PBS last night, and they had a special on about E.O. Wilson, who is the father of Sociobiology - basically the idea that genetics contributes to behavior (more to it that that I know...but in a nut shell anyway).
One of the things he is also known for is being a great ecologist and environmentalist. He is a professor at Harvard as well. He has started this web site Encyclopedia of Life, the Encylopedia of Life. It is really kind of cool. They are dedicating one page to every single organizism on the planet. They will add to it as new organisms are discovered.
If you go out there and enter in a common name...like Yellow Tang for example...it will link you to the page and you can learn all about the fish. It is pretty cool. Right now it is still in the works, and the information is mainly at the scientific level, but eventually it is supposed to be THE place to go and get info an all critters.
Check it out... | 
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05-21-2008, 05:18 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 28
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It looks neat. when the site gets fully set up it should be pretty cool. right now they're missing alot of "critters". _________ 75gal hex, 2-40w T12 48", odyssea 48" 4x65w PC's w/ lunars, 50lbs LR, 80lbs LS, gold banded maroon clown, dog faced puffer, juvenile blue angel, 2 dominoes, 1-4 stripe damsel, yellow watchman gobie, lawnmower blenny, mano, purple chromis, striped grouper, mexican turbo, astrea and red foot snails, striped, red and blue legged hermit crabs, coral banded shrimp, white and purple bubble coral(very little), red and green mushrooms, orange gorgonian, candycane  Tanks, No Thanks. We Free Dive! | |
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05-21-2008, 05:20 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Yeah, I get the impression that they just started. Also, looks like they are trying to keep it very accurate and only allow qualified people to update it...not like a wiki for example. Should be interesting to see how this develops. | |
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05-21-2008, 05:22 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Will be a good link when all the research is done. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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05-21-2008, 09:04 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Give them a break.
Is really a cool project, but is one that will never be completed...
No end of critters that will have to be added.
May take years just to cover a small percentage of known species...
I like it.
Thanks for sharing link.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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