Branches of Zoology

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Is the study of animal kingdom which includes the anatomy, physiology, evolution, characteristic, and classification of all living and extinct animals.

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Zoology

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Study of interaction between humans and other animals.

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Anthrozoology

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Anthrozoology is the sub-discipline of zoology that overlaps with?

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Anthropology, Veterinary Medicine, Ethnology, and Zoology

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A branch of zoology that deals with the study of spiders and related species known as arachnids.

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Arachnology

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Examples of Arachnids

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Scorpions, Harvestman

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Study of dead animals (faunal remains) that includes their bones, shells, and other body parts.

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Archaeozoology

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Archaeozoology is also known as?

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Zooarchaeology

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Study of mechanical systems that function like living organisms or parts of living organisms

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Bionics

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The concept of applying biological methods and systems found in nature to the study/design of engineering systems and modern technology

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Bionics

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A branch of zoology that deals with the study of marine mammals that include whales, dolphins, porpoise, etc.

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Cetology

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A branch of zoology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (also known as sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.

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Embryology

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The study of insects

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Entomology

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A branch of zoology that deals with animal behavior under their natural habitats and studying their behavior as an adaptive trait in evolution

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Ethology

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Study of reptiles and amphibians

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Herpetology

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A branch of Herpetology concerns with the study of amphibians alone

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Batrachology

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Batrachology is also known as

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Amphibians

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A sub-division of Herpetology which deals with the study of ophidians or snakes.

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Ophiology or Ophidiology

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Ophiology is also known as

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Snakes

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Study of microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of animals and plants

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Histology

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A branch of zoology that covers the study of fish

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Ichthyology

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Ichthyology is also known as

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Fish Science

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study of Mollusca such as snails, slugs, octopus, clams, and all animals that live in water with shells.

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Malacology

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A sub-discipline of Malacology that deals with the study of MOLLUSK SHELLS ONLY

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Conchology

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Conchology is also known as

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Mollusk Shells

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study of mammals and their characteristics

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Mammalogy

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Mammalogy is also referred as

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Mastology, Theriology or Therology

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A branch of zoology that study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features

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Morphology

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sub-discipline of zoology that studies roundworms (nematodes)

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Nematology

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A branch of Zoology that deals with the study of birds

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Ornithology

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A branch of Zoology that deals with the study of fossil animals to identify multicellular animals from geological perspective to establish prehistoric environments and their ecosystems

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Palaeozoology

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Is the study of bodily fluids in laboratory such as blood, urine, or tissues to diagnose a disease

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Pathology

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Pathology further narrows down to ___ (for plants) and ____ (for animals)

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plant pathology and veterinary pathology

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study of living and extinct primates (monkeys, apes, and prosimians)

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Primatology

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study of Protozoa (which are unicellular organisms such as amoeba, etc.)

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Protozoology

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study that defines groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups

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Taxonomy

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scientific study of geographical distribution of animal species (both historic and contemporary) in the world

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Zoogeopgraphy

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study of animals and their habitats

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Zoography

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Zoography is also known as?

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Descriptive Zoology

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A sub-division of zoology that deals with the measurements (length or size) of animal parts

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Zoometry

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Animal anatomy

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Zootomy