Arthropodology

Study of arthropods

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Arthropodology (from Greek ἄρθρον \- arthron, "joint", and πούς, gen.: ποδός \- pous, podos, "foot", which together mean "jointed feet") is a biological discipline concerned with the study of arthropods,[1] a phylum of animals that include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others that are characterized by the possession of jointed limbs.

This field is very important in medicine, studied together with parasitology. Medical arthropodology is the study of the parasitic effect of arthropods, not only as parasites but also as vectors. The first annual  Conference on Medical Arthropodology was held in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) in 2007.

## Subfields[edit]

Subfields of arthropodology are

* Arachnology \- the study of spiders and other arachnids
* Entomology \- the study of insects (until the 19th century this term was used for the study of all arthropods)
* Carcinology \- the study of crustaceans
* Myriapodology \- the study of centipedes, millipedes, and other myriapods

## Journals[edit]

* Journal of Arthropodology

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.museumstuff.com/learn/topics/Arthropodology Etymology-Museum of Learning.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Vargas, V M. 1976. Notas sobre Artropodología Médica. Oficina de Publicaciones Universidad de Costa Rica.

## External links[edit]

* Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology

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Zoology

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Branches|

* Anthrozoology
* Arthropodology (Arachnology (Acarology)
* Carcinology
* Entomology (Coleopterology
* Lepidopterology
* Melittology
* Myrmecology
* Orthopterology)
* Myriapodology)
* Biological anthropology
* Bryozoology
* Cnidariology
* Ethnozoology
* Ethology
* Helminthology
* Herpetology (Batrachology
* Ophiology
* Testudinology)
* Ichthyology
* Malacology (Conchology
* Teuthology)
* Mammalogy (Cetology
* Cynology
* Felinology
* Hippology
* Primatology)
* Nematology
* Neuroethology
* Ornithology
* Parasitology
* Paleozoology
* Planktology
* Zooarchaeology

Animal groups|

* Porifera
* Ctenophora
* Placozoa
* Cnidaria
* Xenacoelomorpha
* Ambulacraria
* Chordata
* Aschelminthes
* Arthropoda
* Platyhelminthes
* Mollusca
* Annelida

Animal anatomy
Animal morphology|

| Histology|

* Tissues
* Epithelial tissue
* Muscular tissue
* Nervous tissue
* Connective tissues
* Mineralized tissues
* Molecular anatomy

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Anatomy
and morphology|

* Mammalian anatomy and morphology
* Human
* Dog
* Elephant
* Cat
* Bird anatomy
* Fish anatomy
* Shark anatomy
* Spider anatomy
* Insect morphology

Animal physiology|

| 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

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By species|

* Insect physiology
* Fish physiology

Zoologists|

* Karl Ernst von Baer
* Georges Cuvier
* Charles Darwin
* Jean-Henri Fabre
* William Kirby
* Carl Linnaeus
* Konrad Lorenz
* Thomas Say
* Jakob von Uexküll
* Alfred Russel Wallace
* more...

History|

* Pre-Darwin
* Post-Darwin
* Timeline of zoology

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