BRANCHES of ZOOLOGY Zoology is a branch of science which deals with the study of animals.

. Listed below are the branches of Zoology.

A. STRUCTURAL ZOOLOGY 1. MORPHOLOGY study of animal form and structure 2. ANATOMY study of the different structures of an organism 3. HISTOLOGY study of tissue 4. CYTOLOGY study of the structure and function within the cell B. DEVELOPMENTAL ZOOLOGY 1. EMBRYOLOGY study of the growth and development of fertilized egg 2. ONTOGENY study of the developmen of an individual 3. GENETICS study of heredity and variation C. FUNCTIONAL ZOOLOGY 1. ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY study of the living process or function of ananimal 2. ETHOLOGY study of animal behavior in response to stimulus D. SYSTEMIC ZOOLOGY / TAXONOMY 1. PROTOZOOLOGY study of one celled organism 2. ENTOMOLOGY study of insects 3. CONCHOLOGY study of shells 4. MALACOLOGY study of mullosks, soft bodied organism 5. ICHTYOLOGY study of fish 6. HERPETOLOGY study of reptiles 7. ORNITOLOGY study of birds 8. MAMMALOGY study of mammals 9. HELMINTOLOGY study of worms 10. APICULTURE study of honeybees 11. ANTHROPOLOGY study of man 12. CARCINOLOGY study of crustaceans E. DISTRIBUTIONAL ZOOLOGY 1. ZOOGEOGRAPHY distribution of animals on earth surface 2. ECOLOGY relationship between organisms with their environment F. HISTORICAL ZOOLOGY 1. PALEONTOLOGY study of fossils and past life 2. PHYLOGENY study of development of a group race 3. EVOLUTION origin and diffentiation of animal life 4. ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY study of the economic value of animals F. MEDICAL ZOOLOGY

1. PARASITOLOGY study of parasites 2. PATHOLOGY study of abnormal structures and nature, symptoms and causes of diseases