The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to 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 öῷÿý (zÃ
Âon), i.e. "animal" and ûÃÂóÿÃÂ, (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
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
- Dipterology - study of flies
- Hemipterology - study of true bugs
- Lepidopterology - study of butterflies and moths
- Melittology - study of bees
- Myrmecology - study of ants
- Odonatology - study of dragonflies and damselflies
- Orthopterology - study of grasshoppers and crickets
- Myriapodology - study of millipedes and centipedes
- Arachnology - study of spiders and related animals such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen, collectively called arachnids
- Acarology - study of mites and ticks
- Araneology - study of spiders
- Scorpiology - study of scorpions
- 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
- Ophiology - study of snakes
- Ornithology - study of birds
- Mammalogy - study of mammals
- Cetology - study of cetaceans
- Felinology - study of cats
- Hippology - study of horses
- Primatology - study of primates
- Rodentology - study of rodents
- 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
History of zoology
Animals
Animals
Taxonomy of Animalia
Kingdom: Animalia<br>
General zoology concepts
Notable zoologists
In alphabetical order by surname:
Zoology lists
Further reading
See also
References
External links