Biology Branches

Branches of Biology dealing with animals:
Comparative Anatomy: The scientific study of similarities and differences in the bodily structures of distinct types of animals.
Entomology: The study ofinsects.
Ethology: The study of animal behavior.
Herpetology: The study of reptiles and amphibians.
Ichthyology: The study of fish.
Mammalogy: The study of mammals.
Ornithology: The study ofbirds.
Primatology: The study of primates.
Veterinary science: animal medicine.
Zoology: the study of animals.

Branches of biology relevant to the study of evolution:
Biogeography: The study of thegeographic distributions of living organisms.
Developmental biology: The study of the processes by which an organism changes from a single cell into a mature, multicellular individual.
Evolutionarybiology: The branch of biology concerned with the modes of origin of new forms of life.
Ichnology: The scientific study of the fossilized traces of past animal activity, such as footprints, burrows,trails, and borings.
Morphology: The branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of living organisms.
Paleontology: The study of prehistoric life by means of fossils.

Environmentaldisciplines:
Astrobiology: The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and with the search for extraterrestrial life.
Bioclimatology: The study of the influenceof climate on living organisms.
Chronobiology: The study of time-dependent phenomena in living organisms.
Conservation biology: The branches of biology concerned with habitat preservation, theprevention of extinction, and conservation of biodiversity.
Cryobiology: The study of the effects of low temperatures on living organisms.
Ecology: The study of the interaction of organisms with eachother and with their environment.
Geobiology: A science that combines geology and biology to study the interactions of organisms with their environment.
Limnology: The study of the physical and...