Question

In zoology, herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. What does ornithology focus on?

Answer 1

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Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds.

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Answer 2

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What does ornithology focus on?

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☙ In short ornithology is the study of birds.

☙ The word "ornithology" comes from the late 16th-century Latin ornithologia meaning "bird science".

☙ An ornithologist is an expert in the study of birds (ornithology), which is in itself a specialised branch of zoology.

☙ Francis Willughby transformed the study of birds in the mid 1600s.

☙ Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them".

☙ Studies on birds have helped develop key concepts in biology including evolution, behaviour and ecology such as the definition of species, the process of speciation, instinct, learning, ecological niches, guilds, island biogeography, phylogeography, and conservation.