Arthropodology

Study of arthropods

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

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

Journal of Arthropodology

References

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

Bibliography

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

External links

Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology

Zoology

Outline

Branches

Animal groups

Animal anatomy
Animal morphology

Histology	Tissues Epithelial tissue Muscular tissue Nervous tissue Connective tissues Mineralized tissues Molecular anatomy
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
By species	Insect physiology Fish physiology