Zoology : The Second year Biology License LMD

Abstract

Zoology is the science that studies the animal kingdom. It is a science that utilizes the findings of several disciplines: general anatomy, comparative anatomy, histology, physiology, embryology, paleontology, ecology, and genetics. Taxonomy (or taxinomy): Is the science of biological classification and the development of its laws, based on systematic knowledge. It includes the classification, nomenclature, and identification of specimens. Systematics: Is the arrangement of organisms into groups or taxa according to their similarity or evolutionary relationship, in a coherent system. Nomenclature: Is the branch of taxonomy concerned with assigning names to taxonomic units, according to strict rules (International Code). Identification (or determination): Is the practical application of taxonomy to find the identity of a biological sample and recognize its belonging to an already described taxon.