Outline of zoology
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to zoology:
Zoology – the biological discipline which involves the study of animals.
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[edit] Essence of zoology
Main article: Zoology
[edit] Branches of zoology
- Acarology
- Anthrozoology
- Arachnology
- Batrachology
- Cetology
- Entomology
- Ethology
- Herpetology
- Ichthyology
- Mammalogy
- Myrmecology
- Neuroethology
- Ornithology
- Paleozoology
- Parasitology
- Protozoology
- Endocrinology
- Nematology
- Malacology
- Helminthology
[edit] History of zoology
- Main articles: Timeline of zoology, History of zoology (through 1859) and History of zoology (since 1859)
[edit] Animals (by common name)
Main articles: Animals and Lists of animals
Some well-known types of animals, listed by their common names:
- Aardvark
- Aardwolf
- Afghan Hound
- Albatross
- Alligator
- Alpaca
- American Robin
- Anaconda
- Angel fish
- Anglerfish
- Ant
- Anteater
- Antelope
- Antlion
- Ape
- Aphid
- Armadillo
- Arrow crab
- Asp
- Ass
- Baboon
- Badger
- Bald Eagle
- Bandicoot
- Barnacle
- Basilisk
- Barracuda
- Bass
- Basset Hound
- Bat
- Beaked whale
- Bear
- Beaver
- Bedbug
- Bee
- Beetle
- Bird
- Bison
- Blackbird (Old World)
- Blackbird (New World)
- Black panther
- Black Widow Spider
- Blue Jay
- Blue Whale
- Boa
- Bobcat
- Bobolink
- Bonobo
- Booby
- Box jellyfish
- Boston Terrier
- Bovid
- Buffalo
- Bug
- Bulldog
- Bull Terrier
- Butterfly
- Buzzard
- Camel
- Canid
- Cape Buffalo
- Capybara
- Cardinal
- Caribou
- Carp
- Cat
- Caterpillar
- Catfish
- Cattle
- Centipede
- Cephalopod
- Chameleon
- Cheetah
- Chickadee
- Chicken
- Chihuahua
- Chimpanzee
- Chinchilla
- Chipmunk
- Clam
- Clownfish
- Cobra
- Cockroach
- Cod
- Collie
- Condor
- Constrictor
- Coral
- Cougar
- Cow
- Coyote
- 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
- Echidna
- 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
- Galliwasp
- 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
- Ground Sloth
- Grouse
- Guinea pig
- Gull
- Guppy
- Haddock
- Halibut
- Hammerhead shark
- Hamster
- Hare
- Harrier
- Hawk
- Hedgehog
- Hermit crab
- Heron
- Herring
- Hippopotamus
- Hookworm
- Hornet
- Horse
- Hound
- Hoverfly
- 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
- Mammoth
- Mandrill
- Manta Ray
- Marlin
- Marmoset
- Marmot
- Marsupial
- Marten
- Mastiff
- Mastodon
- 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
- Pinniped
- Piranha
- Planarian
- Platypus
- Polar bear
- Pony
- Poodle
- Porcupine
- Porpoise
- Portuguese Man o' War
- Possum
- Prairie dog
- Prawn
- Praying Mantis
- Primate
- Puffin
- Puma
- Python
- Quail
- Quelea
- Quokka
- Rabbit
- Raccoon
- Rainbow trout
- Rat
- Rattlesnake
- Raven
- Ray (Batoidea)
- Ray (Rajiformes)
- Red Panda
- Reindeer
- Rhinoceros
- Right whale
- Roadrunner
- Rodent
- Rook
- Rooster
- Roundworm
- Saber-toothed cat
- Sailfish
- Saint Bernard
- Salamander
- Salmon
- Sawfish
- Scale insect
- Scallop
- Scorpion
- Sea anemone
- Sea cow
- Seahorse
- Sea lion
- Sea slug[disambiguation needed
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- Setter
- Shark
- Sheep
- Shrew
- Shrimp
- Siamese Cat
- Silkworm
- Silverfish
- Skink
- Skunk
- Sloth
- Slug
- Smelt
- Snail
- Snake
- Snipe
- Snow Leopard
- Sockeye salmon
- Sole
- Spaniel
- Sparrow
- Sperm whale
- Spider
- Spider monkey
- Spoonbill
- Squid
- Squirrel
- Starfish
- Star-nosed Mole
- Steelhead trout
- Stingray
- Stoat
- Stork
- Sturgeon
- Sugar Glider
- Swallow
- Swan
- Swift
- Swordfish
- Swordtail
- Tabby cat
- Tahr
- Takin
- Tapeworm
- Tapir
- Tarantula
- Tarsier
- Tasmanian Devil
- Termite
- Tern
- Terrier
- Thrush
- Tick
- Tiger
- Tiger shark
- Tigon
- Toad
- Tortoise
- Toucan
- Toy Poodle
- Trapdoor spider
- Tree frog
- Trout
- Tuna
- Turkey
- Turtle
- Tyrannosaurus
- Urial
- Vampire bat
- Vampire Squid
- Vicuna
- Viper
- Vole
- Vulture
- Wallaby
- Walrus
- Wasp
- Warbler
- Water Buffalo
- Weasel
- Whale
- Whippet
- Whitefish
- Whooping Crane
- Wildcat
- Wildebeest
- Wildfowl
- Wolf
- Wolverine
- Wombat
- Woodpecker
- Worm
- Wren
- X-ray fish
- Yak
- Zebra
[edit] General 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
Main article: List of zoologists by author abbreviation
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 von Uexküll (animal behavior, invertebrate zoology)
- Ernest P. Walker (wild mammals)
- E. O. Wilson (entomology, founder of sociobiology)
[edit] Zoology lists
- Lists of animals
- Ant genera (alphabetical)
- Amblypygid genera
- Birds
- 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 historical animals
[edit] Further reading
- 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.
[edit] See also
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