eds of the research community.
- FishBase (http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm)
- FishBase is a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes. FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and many more. FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science.
- Zoological Record (http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/science/science_products/a-z/zoological_record/)
- Comprehensive coverage of zoology; including behavior, conservation and environmental science, ecology, evolution, genetics, habitat, marine and freshwater biology, nutrition, parasitology and disease, reproduction, taxonomy and systematics, veterinary studies, zoogeography and fossil records. Especially strong in new species reports and field studies.
Other Lists of Databases
- AWIC list of databases (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/alternatives/alternat.htm#databases)
- UCCAA list of databases
For additional information or assistance:
- AWIC (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/alternatives/alternat.htm)
- Sample searches, methods and guidelines, training and education, databases, organizations, and other resources that can assist in understanding alternatives, finding alternatives and completing the alternatives search.
- Mary Wood
- Librarian, UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/animalalternatives/)
- USDA/APHIS/AnimalCare (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/index.shtml)
- Animal Care Policy Manual (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/policy.php)
- Policy #11: Painful Procedures (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/policy/policy11.pdf)PDF
- Policy #12: Consideration of Alternatives to Painful/Distressful Procedures (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/downloads/policy/policy12.pdf)PDF
- Alternatives and the AWA Brochure (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/alternatives/Altbrochure.pdf)PDF – AWIC
- Alternatives Search Tip Sheet (http://nihlibrary.ors.nih.gov/training/AlternativesSearchTipSheet5-24-04.pdf)PDF – NIH Library
- The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique (http://altweb.jhsph.edu/pubs/books/humane_exp/het-toc) by Russell and Burch