List of basic zoology topics

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Zoology (rarely spelled zoölogy) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to zoology:

Contents 1 Essence of zoology 2 Branches of zoology 3 History of zoology 4 Animals (by common name) 5 Basic zoology concepts 6 Notable zoologists 7 External links

[edit] Essence of zoology

Main article: Zoology

Animal

Fauna

[edit] Branches of zoology

Acarology Arachnology Cetology Entomology

Ethology Herpetology Ichthyology Mammalogy Myrmecology

Neuroethology Ornithology Paleozoology Anthrozoology

Parasitology Protozoology Endocrinology Nematology Malacology Helminthology

[edit] History of zoology

Main articles: History of zoology (before Darwin) and History of zoology, post-Darwin

[edit] Animals (by common name)

Main article: Animal

Some well-known types of animals, listed by their common names:

aardvark afghan hound albatross alligator alpaca anaconda angelfish anglerfish ant antlion anteater antelope ape aphid armadillo arrow crab asp ass baboon badger bald eagle bandicoot barnacle basilisk barracuda bass basset hound bat bear beaver bed bug bee beetle bird bison blackbird black panther black widow blue jay blue whale boa bobcat bobolink booby Box jellyfish boston terrier bovid buffalo bug bulldog bull terrier butterfly buzzard camel canid cape buffalo cardinal (bird) caribou carp cat caterpillar catfish centipede cephalopod chameleon cheetah chickadee chicken chihuahua chimpanzee chinchilla chipmunk clam clownfish cobra cockroach cod collie condor constrictor coral cougar coyote

cow crab crane crane fly crawdad crayfish cricket crocodile crow cuckoo daddy longlegs damselfly deer dingo dinosaur dog dolphin donkey dormouse dove dragonfly duck dung beetle eagle earthworm earwig eel egret elephant Elephant Seal elk emu english pointer english setter ermine falcon ferret finch firefly fish flamingo flea fly flyingfish fowl fox frog fruit bat gazelle gecko gerbil German shepherd giant panda giant squid gibbon gila monster guanaco guineafowl giraffe goat golden retriever goldfinch goldfish goose gopher gorilla grasshopper great blue heron great dane great white shark greyhound grizzly bear grouse guinea pig gull guppy haddock halibut hammerhead shark hamster hare harrier hawk

hedgehog hermit crab heron herring hippopotamus hookworm hornet horse hound human hummingbird humpback whale husky hyena iguana impala insect irish setter irish wolfhound Irukandji jellyfish jackal jaguar jay jellyfish kangaroo kangaroo mouse kangaroo rat kingfisher kite kiwi koala koi komodo dragon krill labrador retriever ladybug lamprey lark leech lemming lemur leopard leopon liger lion lizard llama lobster locust loon louse lungfish lynx macaw mackerel magpie mammal manta ray marlin marmoset marmot marsupial marten mastiff meadowlark meerkat mink minnow mite mockingbird mole mollusk mongoose monitor lizard monkey moose mosquito moth mountain goat mouse mule muskox mussel

narwhal newt nightingale ocelot octopus old English sheepdog opossum orangutan orca ostrich otter owl ox oyster panda panther panthera hybrid parakeet parrot parrotfish partridge peacock peafowl pekingese pelican penguin perch peregrine falcon persian cat pheasant pig pigeon pike pilot whale piranha planarian platypus polar bear poodle porcupine porpoise portuguese man o' war possum prairie dog prawn praying mantis primate puffin puma python quail rabbit raccoon rainbow trout rat rattlesnake raven red panda reindeer rhinoceros right whale roadrunner robin rodent rook roundworm sailfish saint bernard salamander salmon sawfish scallop scorpion seahorse sea lion sea slug sea urchin setter shark sheep sheepdog shrew shrimp

siamese cat silkworm silverfish skink skunk sloth slug smelt snail snake snipe snow leopard sockeye salmon sole spaniel sperm whale spider spider monkey spoonbill squid squirrel starfish star-nosed mole steelhead trout stoat stork sturgeon sugar glider swallow swan swift swordfish swordtail tabby cat tahr takin tapeworm tapir tarantula tasmanian devil termite tern terrier thrush tiger tiger shark tigon toad tortoise toucan toy poodle trapdoor spider tree frog trout tuna turkey turtle tyrannosaurus urial vampire bat viper vole vulture wallaby walrus wasp warbler water buffalo weasel whale whitefish whooping crane wild cat wildebeest wildfowl wolf wolverine wombat woodpecker worm wren yak zebra

[edit] Basic zoology concepts

• taxonomy
• The clade
• monophyly
• polyphyly
• speciation
• isolating mechanisms
• concept of species
  • the phenetic species concept
  • the biological species concept
  • the recognition species concept
  • the ecological species concept
  • the pluralistic species concept

[edit] Notable zoologists

In alphabetical order by surname:

• Louis Agassiz (malacology, ichthyology)
• Aristotle
• Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
• Archie Carr (Herpetology, esp. sea turtles)
• Archie Carr III, (wild mammals)
• 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)
• Arthur Davis Hasler (limnology, ichthyology, salmon homing)
• Victor Hensen (planktology)
• Libbie Hyman (invertebrate zoology)
• Steve Irwin (herpetology)
• William Kirby (father of entomology)
• Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke (ornithology, herpetology)
• Carolus Linnaeus (father of systematics)
• Konrad Lorenz (ethology)
• David W. Macdonald (wild mammals)
• Ernst Mayr (evolutionary biologist)
• Desmond Morris (ethology)
• Ron Nowak (wild mammals)
• Richard Owen (proposed archetypes for major groups of organisms)
• Roger Tory Peterson (ornithology)
• William Emerson Ritter (marine biology)
• Thomas Say (entomology)
• Jakob van Uexküll (animal behavior, invertebrate zoology)
• Ernest P. Walker (wild mammals)
• E. O. Wilson (entomology, founder of sociobiology)

Find more about Zoology on Wikipedia's sister projects:
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	Learning resources

• Tree of Life Project
• Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan's database of animals, showing taxonomic classification, images, and other information.
• ARKive - multimedia database of worldwide endangered/protected species and common species of UK.
• Scientific American Magazine (December 2005 Issue) - Getting a Leg Up on Land About the evolution of four-limbed animals from fish.

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[edit] External links

• A Study Guide to Invertebrate Zoology ~ at Wikibooks
• An online encyclopedia of zoology
• Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
• An online dissection pictures of animals
• Dictionary.com's discussion of pronunciation