Blog #4

I wanna look at the field of Biology to see if there is something that needs fixing, especially for those who are doing field research in nature.

Taxonomy

My first look into this field was quite some time ago, specifically with the taxonomic study of raptors. Since then I have found a few interesting resources about how people actually reseach specific taxonomy or identify birds.

https://journals.tdl.org/watchbird/index.php/watchbird/index

Follow this link and have fun.

As the website states, this has a membership "consisting of bird breeders, pet bird owners, avian veterinarians, pet/bird store owners, bird product manufacturers, and other people interested in the future of aviculture."
This website is used by a variety of people and is basically just a link to possible bird resources.

https://journals.tdl.org/watchbird/index.php/watchbird/search

The search feature itself is very frustrating and does not give the user a clear look at the database that might be accesible to them. Just a bunch of boxes that one has to keep trying to see if a keyword lands them the right results.


https://www.google.com/search?q=handbook+of+reptile+taxonomy&oq=handbook+of+reptile+taxonomy&aqs=chrome..69i57.5638j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

My continued resource led me to asking my Anthropology teacher about this and he said that if I wanted to I would have better luck searching "handbook of ______ taxonomy" on google. So I did just that with my category of choice being reptiles. What I got was links to multiple books that all need to be bought if you want a possibly outdated list of animals.

https://www.itis.gov/

This is the closest I have so far found to a taxonomic animal database... I don't really want to look at it anymore though.

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt

I searched eagle to see what I might get and I have reached this page. Next I selected "Black Eagle"

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175562#null

While this is very in depth, it looks like a nightmare to navigate or understand.

Field Science

https://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/field-science-when-your-degree-takes-you-to-the-jungle-8512656.html

I took a look at the people who would be out doing research on certain biomes/organisms and felt I needed to become more familiar with what they actually do before I could see if there is anything they need fixed.

This article was not entirely helpful but it has pointed me in the right direction.