Vertebrate zoology

Vertebrate zoology is the biological discipline that consists of the study of Vertebrate animals, i.e., animals with a backbone, such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Many natural history museums have departments named Vertebrate Zoology. In some cases whole museums bear this name, e.g. the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley.^[1]

Subdivisions

This subdivision of zoology has many further subdivisions, including:

Ichthyology - the study of fishes.
Mammalogy - the study of mammals.
- Chiropterology - the study of bats.
- Primatology - the study of primates.
Ornithology - the study of birds.
Herpetology - the study of reptiles.
Batrachology - the study of amphibians.

These divisions are sometimes further divided into more specific specialties.

^ Star, Susan Leigh (August 1989). "Institutional Ecology, 'Translations' and Boundary Objects: Amateurs and Professionals in Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology". Social Studies of Science. 19 (3): 387–420. doi:10.1177/030631289019003001. JSTOR 285080.

Vertebrate Zoology (Journal published by the Museum of Zoology Dresden, Germany Senckenberg Natural History Collections)

Animal groups

Histology	Tissues Epithelial tissue Muscular tissue Nervous tissue Connective tissues Mineralized tissues Molecular anatomy
Anatomy and morphology	Mammalian anatomy and morphology Human Dog Elephant Cat Bird anatomy Fish anatomy Shark anatomy Spider anatomy Insect morphology

General physiology	Respiration Respiratory system Breathing Gas exchange Respiratory pigment Cellular respiration Vascular system Blood Lymph Blood vessels Arteries Veins Capillaries Heart Water vascular system
By species	Insect physiology Fish physiology

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