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Biology: Other Vertebrates

The study of life and living organisms: plants, animals, and microorganisms at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and population levels.

A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife by Noble S. Proctor; Patrick J. Lynch
Call Number: SCIENCE REF QL128 .P76 2005
ISBN: 9780300106589
Publication Date: 2005

Mammals

North American Mammals
Smithsonian Institution database
Mammalian Species
Complete detailed information on each of over 900 mammal species; an ongoing project. If your species is in there, it's a gold mine.
Up through 2006 in paper: SCIENCE REF QL700 .M263
Mammal Species of the World
SCIENCE REF QL708 .M35 2005
Animal Info
Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals

Marine Mammals of the World by Thomas A. Jefferson; Robert L. Pitman; Marc A. Webber
Call Number: SCIENCE QL713.2 .J44 2015
ISBN: 9780124095427
Publication Date: 2015
The Audubon Society field guide to North American mammals by John O. Whitaker
Call Number: SCIENCE QL715 .W48
ISBN: 0394507622
Publication Date: 1980

Fish

FishBase
Search for information on fish species

Fishes: a Guide to Their Diversity by Philip A. Hastings
ISBN: 9780520959330
Publication Date: 2015
A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes by Valerie A. Kells; Kent Carpenter
Call Number: SCIENCE QL628.A85 K44 2011
ISBN: 9780801898389
Publication Date: 2011

Amphibia

AmphibiaWeb
Information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history, and taxonomy

Maine Amphibians and Reptiles by Malcolm L. Hunter (Editor); Aram J. Calhoun (Editor); Mark McCollogh (Editor)
Call Number: SCIENCE QL653.M2 M346 1999
ISBN: 0891010963
Publication Date: 1999
Discovering Amphibians by John Himmelman (Photographer)
Call Number: SCIENCE QL668.E2 H56 2006
ISBN: 0892727039
Publication Date: 2006