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Note:** List of terms derived from LCSH. Terms are listed alongside "parent terms" in order to differentiate terms from their general meaning such as in the case with the term "Anatomy" -- here "Zoo/Bot" is used to specify that content relevant to the subject Anatomy must fall within the domain of either Zoology or Botany and is not Anatomy in general.

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Parent Topic	Subject Term	Suggested Terms for Addition
Biology	Zoology Botany	term
Botany	Plant conservation Phytogeography Plant anatomy Plant physiology Plant ecology Spermatophyta, Phanerogams Cryptogams Mycology Phycology	term
Ecology	Biological diversity	term
Evolution	Phylogenetic relationships Macroevolution Coevolution Homoplasy Convergence Natural selection Group selection Symbiogenesis Speciation Evolutionary genetics Heterochrony Hybridization	term
Natural History	Scientific voyages and expeditions Pre-Linnaean works Linnaean works Biodiversity conservation Conservation biology Ecosystem management Endangered species & ecosystems Extinction Classification, Nomenclature Biogeography	term
Zoo/Bot	Morphology Anatomy Embryology Reproduction Geographical distribution Classification, systematics and taxonomy	term
Zoology	Invertebrates Chordates. Vertebrates Animal Behavior	term

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- h-scholz Jan 15, 2010 As a paleontologist I would like to ask where all the paleontological collection come in, is it also "core"? I know a number of colleagues using BHL already, but they want more paleontological literature of course. Although I'm aware that sometimes the differentiation of paleontology from geology is difficult, there are a number of taxonomic monographs and serials that would fit nicely into BHL - and it would be complementary to all works on evolution and extinction.
- - lipscombb Jan 15, 2010 Paleontology is part of the supporting literature tier (wiki page soon to be created). I believe this is in large part b/c the original funding for scanning was expressly restricted against scanning paleontological literature. Either through additional funding sources or permissions agreements or by chance paleontological literature has become a part of BHL. FYI, the Library of Congress has arranged to scan some paleontological works as part of their contribution to BHL but I will need to check in on the status of this.

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