Zoology is the very comprehensive filed of science which is
a part of biology also known as animal biology and it is an organized study particularly
dedicated to learning of animal kingdoms, animal life in overall like animals
structure, embryology, evolution, mannerisms,
facts, identification, classification, habitats, biogeography study of
animals from tiny insects to large animals with experimental and comparative
animal study how they interrelate with ecosystem and their life cycle and study
the variety of various animals that exists and have existed and also discovers
the research of animals.
History of Zoology:
Zoology us derived from Greek word and zoology is invented
by Conrad Gesner the concept of zoology as a single comprehensible
field ascended much advanced, the zoological sciences emerged from natural history success back to the biological works of
Aristotle and Galen in the ancient Greco-Roman world passed the knowledge of animal behaviour to
increase the chances of survival in future from pre scientific zoology.
Branches of zoology:
There are many branches of zoology
as the study of this subject is transferred from ancient times many zoologist studied
different branches of zoology. Below are the branches of zoology.
Branches of zoology with their Study:
Branches of Zoology
Study
Acarology
– study of mites and ticks
Arachnology
study of spiders, scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen, collectively called arachnids
Arthropodology
study of arthropods as a whole
Entomology
study of insects
Coleopterology
study of beetles
Lepidopterology
study of butterflies
Melittology
study of Bees
Myrmecology
study of ants
Orthopterology
study of grasshoppers
Herpetology
study of amphibians and reptiles
Batrachology
study of amphibians including frogs and toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians
Cheloniology
study of turtles and tortoises
Ichthyology
study of fish
Malacology
study of mollusks
Conchology
study of shells
Teuthology
study of cephalopods
Mammalogy
study of mammals
Cetology
study of cetaceans
Myriapodology
study of milli- and centipedes
Ornithology
study of birds
Parasitology
study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them
Helminthology
parasitic worms (helminths)
Planktology
– study of plankton, various small drifting plants, animals and microorganisms that inhabit bodies of water
Primatology
study of primates
Protozoology
study of protozoan, the “animal-like” (i.e., motile and heterotrophic) protists
Nematology
study of nematodes (roundworms)
Comparative Zoology
Comparative
Soil Zoology
Study of Soil
Animal physiology
study of how animals work, and investigates the biological processes
Behavioural Ecology
study of behavioural interactions between individuals within populations and communities
Ethology
scientific study of animal behaviour
Invertebrate and vertebrate zoology
Study of Invertebrates and Vertebrates
Branches of Zoology by nature of studies
Below are the branches of Zoology by the nature of studies are mentioned below:
Branches of Zoology By Nature
Study
Anthrozoology
study of interaction between humans and other animals
Behavioral ecology
Study of environmental effects on animal behaviors
Endocrinology
study of endocrine systems
Paleozoology
the branch of Paleontology that studies animal remains
Neuroethology
study of animal behavior and its underlying mechanistic control by the nervous system
Ethology
study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait
Zooarchaeology
study of animal remains in relation to ancient people
Progressively zoology prolonged and extended beyond Huxley’s comparative anatomy to include the following sub-disciplines:
Branch
Study
Zoography
also known as descriptive zoology, is the applied science of describing animals and their habitats
Comparative anatomy
studies the structure of animals
Animal physiology
Behavioral ecology
Invertebrate zoology
Vertebrate zoology
Soil zoology
Taxonomy of Animalia:
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom Parazoa
Porifera (sponges)
Placozoa
Subkingdom Parazoa
Porifera (sponges)
Placozoa
Subkingdom Eumetazoa
Radiata (unranked)
Ctenophora (comb jellies)
Cnidaria
Trilobozoa
Bilateria (unranked)
Acoelomorpha
Tullimonstrum
Proarticulata
Mesozoa (unranked)
Orthonectida
Rhombozoa
Monoblastozoa
Nephrozoa (unranked)
Chaetognatha
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Chordata
Hemichordata
Echinodermata
Xenoturbellida
Vetulicolia
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
Radiata (unranked)
Ctenophora (comb jellies)
Cnidaria
Trilobozoa
Ctenophora (comb jellies)
Cnidaria
Trilobozoa
Bilateria (unranked)
Acoelomorpha
Tullimonstrum
Proarticulata
Mesozoa (unranked)
Orthonectida
Rhombozoa
Monoblastozoa
Nephrozoa (unranked)
Chaetognatha
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Chordata
Hemichordata
Echinodermata
Xenoturbellida
Vetulicolia
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
Acoelomorpha
Tullimonstrum
Proarticulata
Mesozoa (unranked)
Orthonectida
Rhombozoa
Monoblastozoa
Orthonectida
Rhombozoa
Monoblastozoa
Nephrozoa (unranked)
Chaetognatha
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Chordata
Hemichordata
Echinodermata
Xenoturbellida
Vetulicolia
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
Chaetognatha
Superphylum Deuterostomia
Chordata
Hemichordata
Echinodermata
Xenoturbellida
Vetulicolia
Chordata
Hemichordata
Echinodermata
Xenoturbellida
Vetulicolia
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
Superphylum Ecdysozoa
Kinorhyncha
Loricifera
Priapulida
Nematoda (nematodes)
Nematomorpha
Onychophora
Tardigrada
Arthropoda – includes insects, arachnids (spiders), myriapods, and crustaceans (crabs, lobsters, etc.)
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
Platyhelminthes
Gastrotricha
Rotifera
Acanthocephala
Gnathostomulida
Micrognathozoa
Cycliophora
Superphylum Lophotrochozoa
Sipuncula
Hyolitha
Nemertea
Phoronida
Bryozoa
Entoprocta
Brachiopoda
Mollusca
Annelida
Sipuncula
Hyolitha
Nemertea
Phoronida
Bryozoa
Entoprocta
Brachiopoda
Mollusca
Annelida
Concepts of Zoology:
taxonomy
clade
monophyly
polyphyly
speciation
isolating mechanisms
species
phenetic species
biological species
recognition species
ecological species
pluralistic species
phenetic species
biological species
recognition species
ecological species
pluralistic species
Importance of zoology:
Zoology is all about studying about animal kingdom and
animal science and facts of animals which helps everyone to understand the behaviour
and survival rate and understand how animals responds with human beings with natural rehabilitation and breeding, raises awareness of
endangered, interaction between animals environment and humans which
makes more important and different in our living world life cycle.
Who are the Top Zoologists:
Here are the few of Notable Zoologists below:
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)
Lists of Zoology
Lists of animals
Ant genera (alphabetical)
British ant species (common names)
Non-endemic ant species introduced to Great Britain and Ireland
Myrmecology topics
Amblypygid genera
Birds
Santa Cruz County, California
Sibley-Monroe Checklist:
Domesticated animals
Cat breeds
Dog breeds
Freshwater aquarium fish species
Horse breeds
Marine reptiles
Externally visible animal parts
Endangered species in the U.S.
Category:Lists of individual animals
Why is zoology important?
Zoology play an important role in Important Role to Study Human Development also in research study