Outline Of Zoology

Zoology – study of animals. Zoology, or "animal biology", is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the identification, structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. The term is derived from Ancient Greek word ζῷον (zōon), i.e. "animal" and λόγος, (logos), i.e. "knowledge, study". To study the variety of animals that exist (or have existed), see list of animals by common name and lists of animals.

Essence of zoology

Animal
Fauna

Branches of zoology

Branches by group studied

Arthropodology - study of arthropods as a whole
- Carcinology - the study of crustaceans
  - Entomology - study of insects
    - Coleopterology - study of beetles
    - Lepidopterology - study of butterflies
    - Melittology - study of bees
    - Myrmecology - study of ants
    - Orthopterology - study of grasshoppers
- Myriapodology - study of milli- and centipedes
- Arachnology - study of spiders and related animals such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen, collectively called arachnids
  - Acarology - study of mites and ticks
Ichthyology - study of fish
Malacology - study of mollusks
- Conchology - study of shells
- Teuthology - study of cephalopods
Nematology - study of nematodes (roundworms)
Herpetology - study of amphibians and reptiles
- Batrachology - study of amphibians including frogs and toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians
- Cheloniology - study of turtles and tortoises
- Saurology - study of lizards
- Serpentology - study of snakes
- - study of crocodiles
- Ornithology - study of birds
- Mammalogy - study of mammals
  - Cetology - study of cetaceans
  - Primatology - study of primates
Parasitology - study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them
- Helminthology - study of parasitic worms (helminths)
Planktology - study of plankton, various small drifting plants, animals and microorganisms that inhabit bodies of water
Protozoology - study of protozoan, the "animal-like" (i.e., motile and heterotrophic) protists

By nature of studies

Anatomy - the study of the internal structure of animals
- Comparative anatomy - comparative anatomy of different animals
- Dermatology - study of skin
- Embryology - study of embryonic development
- Histology - study of tissues
- Osteology - study of bones
Anthrozoology - study of interaction between humans and other animals
Behavioral ecology - study of environmental effects on animal behaviors
Biochemistry - study of the chemical constituents and metabolic pathways of animal cells
Biotechnology - manipulation of animal cells using genetic engineering and related technology
Cytology - study of cells
Ethology - study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait
- Neuroethology - study of animal behavior and its underlying mechanistic control by the nervous system
Genetics - study of inheritance and gene expression
- Epigenetics - study of factors affecting gene expression
- Mendelian genetics - genetics based on Mendelian inheritance
- Molecular genetics - study of gene expression and behaviour
- Non-Mendelian genetics - genetics that does not follow Mendel's laws
Morphology - the study of the external structure of animals
- Anatomy - internal morphology
- Eidonomy - external morphology
Pathology - the study of diseases
Paleozoology - the branch of Paleontology that studies animal remains
Physiology - the study of functioning of body systems
- Andrology - study of the male reproductive tract
- Cardiology - study of the heart and cardiovascular system
- Endocrinology - study of endocrine systems
- Gastroenterology - study of the digestive system
- Gynaecology - study of the female reproductive tract
- Immunology - study of the immune system
- Myology - study of muscles
- Nephrology - study of the urinary system
- Neurology - study of the neural system
- Pulmonology - study of the respiratory system
Zooarchaeology - study of animal remains in relation to ancient people
Zoogeography - Zoogeography is the scientific study of geographical distribution of animal species (both historic and contemporary) in the world
Zoography - Zoography is study of animals and their habitats (also known as descriptive zoology)
Zoometry - is a sub-division of zoology that deals with measurements (length or size) of animal parts

History of zoology

Animals

Lists of animals

Taxonomy of Animalia

Kingdom: Animalia

Subkingdom Parazoa
- Porifera (sponges)
- Placozoa
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
- Radiata (unranked)
  - Ctenophora (comb jellies)
  - Cnidaria
  - Trilobozoa †
- Bilateria (unranked)
  - Acoelomorpha
  - Tullimonstrum †
  - Proarticulata †
  - Mesozoa (unranked)
  - Nephrozoa (unranked)
    - Chaetognatha^{[citation needed]}
    - Superphylum Deuterostomia
    - Protostomia (unranked)
      - Superphylum Ecdysozoa
        Kinorhyncha
        
        Loricifera
        
        Priapulida
        
        Nematoda (nematodes)
        
        Nematomorpha
        
        Onychophora
        
        Tardigrada
        
        Arthropoda - includes insects, arachnids (spiders), myriapods, and crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, etc.)
      - Superphylum Platyzoa
        Platyhelminthes
        
        Gastrotricha
        
        Rotifera
        
        Acanthocephala
        
        Gnathostomulida
        
        Micrognathozoa
        
        Cycliophora
      - Superphylum Lophotrochozoa
        Sipuncula
        
        Hyolitha †
        
        Nemertea
        
        Phoronida
        
        Bryozoa
        
        Entoprocta
        
        Brachiopoda
        
        Mollusca
        
        Annelida

General zoology concepts

Notable zoologists

In alphabetical order by surname:

Louis Agassiz (malacology, ichthyology)
Aristotle
Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
Archie Carr (herpetology, esp. cheloniology)
Eugenie Clark (ichthyology)
Jeff Corwin (most animals)
Georges Cuvier (founder of comparative morphology)
Charles Darwin (formulated modern theory of evolution)
Richard Dawkins (ethology)
Dian Fossey (primatology)
Birutė Galdikas (primatology)
Jane Goodall (primatology)
Victor Hensen (planktology)
Libbie Hyman (invertebrate zoology)
Steve Irwin (herpetology)
William Kirby (father of entomology)
Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke (ornithology, herpetology)
Carl Linnaeus (father of systematics)
Konrad Lorenz (ethology)
David W. Macdonald (wild mammals)
Ernst Mayr (evolutionary biologist)
Desmond Morris (ethology)
Richard Owen (proposed archetypes for major groups of organisms)
Roger Tory Peterson (ornithology)
William Emerson Ritter (marine biology)
Thomas Say (entomology)
Jakob von Uexküll (animal behavior, invertebrate zoology)
E. O. Wilson (entomology, founder of sociobiology)
more...

Zoology lists

References

External links

A Study Guide to Invertebrate Zoology ~ at Wikibooks
An online encyclopedia of zoology
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
Books on Zoology at Project Gutenberg

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