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Willy Ley, The Dawn of Zoology (1968), contains a fascinating account of certain historical aspects of zoology. General texts include Robert L. Dorit, Warren F. Walker, Jr., and Robert D. Barnes, Zoology (1991), an introductory-level survey; Paul A. Meglitsch and Frederick R. Schram, Invertebrate Zoology, 3rd ed. (1991); F. Harvey Pough, John B. Heiser, and William N. McFarland, Vertebrate Life, 4th ed. (1996); and Richard C. Brusca and Gary J. Brusca, Invertebrates (1990), a systematic treatment. Robert Lynn Carroll, Vertebrate Paleontology (1988), shows how the data from fossils are used to understand evolutionary change. Two advanced texts are Hans-Peter Schultze and Linda Trueb (eds.), Origins of Higher Groups of Tetrapods: Controversy and Consensus (1991); and Jan L. Mason (ed.), Evolution of Domesticated Animals (1994), a comprehensive sourcebook for vertebrate species from mammals to fish.
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Article History
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| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: International Journal of Humanities Social Science and Management - Historical Evolution of Zoology: A Study of Zoological Knowledge and Practices Across Cultures and Time Periods. | Oct 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Michigan Library - Zoology (PDF). | Jan 25, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Humanities Social Science and Management - Historical Evolution of Zoology: A Study of Zoological Knowledge and Practices Across Cultures and Time Periods. | Dec 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - Concepts of Zoology Hawaiʻi Edition - Themes and concepts of Biology and Zoology. | Jun 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Sci LibreTexts - Zoology. | Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Zoology. | Aug 02, 2023 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: About Bioscience - Zoology. | Mar 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Idaho Public Television - Zoology. | Jan 25, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Textbook of Zoology". | Apr 29, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - A Short Essay on the History of Zoology. | Nov 15, 2015 | ||
| Added photo. | Jan 14, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 16, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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