Zoology
Zoology is the science of studying animal life. It is part of biology. Animal life is classified into groups called phyla, of which there are at least thirty.[1]
Zoologists are scientists who study animals. They may work in laboratories, or do field research. The methods are many and various. At the heart, they cover the structure, function, ecology and evolution of animals. The structure is investigated by dissection, and microscopic examination. The function is investigated by observation and experiment. Palaeontology gives information about extinct animals. Zoologists may have jobs in zoos, museums, universities, and/or non-profit organizations.
Select zoologists
- Aristotle
- John Ray
- Julian Huxley
- Ernst Haeckel
- Jennifer Clack
- Charles Darwin
- Conrad Gessner
- Richard Dawkins
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Henry Walter Bates
- Thomas Henry Huxley
- John Gould (ornithology)
- Theodosius Dobzhansky
- Dian Fossey (primatology)
- Jane Goodall (primatology)
- Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
- Fritz Müller
- Gilbert White
- James D. Watson
- August Weismann
- John Maynard Smith
- Alfred Russel Wallace
- Konrad Lorenz (ethology)
- Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
- Louis Leakey (palaeoanthropology)
- Louis Agassiz (malacology, ichthyology)
- Carolus Linnaeus (father of systematics)
- Richard Owen (Natural History Museum)
- Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
- E.O. Wilson, (entomology, founder of sociobiology)
Zoology Media
- Gessner Conrad 1516-1565.jpg
Conrad Gessner (1516–1565). His Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology.
- Linnaeus - Regnum Animale (1735).png
Linnaeus's table of the animal kingdom from the first edition of Systema Naturae (1735)
- Larus Dominicanus with young.jpg
Kelp gull chicks peck at red spot on mother's beak to stimulate the regurgitating reflex.
- Phylogenetic tree of dogs.png
A clade representation of seven dog breeds in relation to wolves.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Zoology | Definition, History, Examples, Importance, & Facts". Britannica. October 5, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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