Biology – Biodiversity

Smallpox

Smallpox

Historical significance

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/smallpox/en/

The World Biodiversity Database

The World Biodiversity Database currently consists of 21 separate projects. All projects (except the cranefly database) were generated using the Web Publisher facility of ETI’s Linnaeus II software. Click a project title for more information.

Welcome to a new and completely revised World Biodiversity Database (WBD). The WBD currently consists of 21 separate projects, each with its own interface and feature set. These projects cover a total of 25493 unique taxa, plus an additional 4149 synonyms. Use the search box below to search all projects for a scientific and/or common name.

The latest additions or updated projects are (see projects for a complete list):

• Lasiocnemus
  Author: T. Dikow (Cornell University and American Museum of Natural History, New York)
  Created: 28 May 2008, containing 8 unique taxa
• Catalogue of Craneflies of the World
  Author: P. Oosterbroek (Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam)
  Created: 15 Mar 2008, containing 17522 unique taxa
• Marine Mammals of the World
  Author: T.A. Jefferson, S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber
  Created: 26 Jun 2006, containing 152 unique taxa

For more information You can visit the official web page of the Database : The World Biodiversity Database

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