Ornithology is the branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds, covering their behavior, physiology, taxonomy, ecology and conservation across every avian order.
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Founded YearMarks the founding of the British Ornithologists' Union, the year ornithology's Victorian-era formalization into a professional scientific discipline is generally dated to; the observational study of birds is far older, and some scholars trace scientific ornithology to Francis Willughby and John Ray's 17th-century work. Central QuestionHow do birds navigate across thousands of kilometers of seasonal migration with the accuracy observed, and what does that navigational ability reveal about sensory capacities, such as magnetic field detection, not shared by most other animals? 1 ScopeOrnithology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of birds, covering their anatomy, physiology, behavior, migration, taxonomy and conservation. 1 SignificanceFrancis Willughby and John Ray's Ornithologiae libri tres, published in 1676, classified birds by physical characteristics rather than by folklore or usefulness to humans, a systematic approach that is generally credited with founding scientific ornithology. 1 Connections
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is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds
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The history of ornithology largely reflects the trends in the history of biology, as well as many other scientific disciplines, including ecology, anatomy, physiology, paleontology, and more recently, molecular biology.
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is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds
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Willughby's Ornithology was intended to describe all the then-known birds worldwide.
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Infobox fields: Ornithology, ichthyology
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Infobox fields: Anthropology, genetics, ornithology
Konrad Lorenz (Wikipedia)
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Konrad Zacharias Lorenz (; 7 November 1903 27 February 1989) was an Austrian zoologist, ethologist, and ornithologist.
Nikolaas Tinbergen (Wikipedia)
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Nikolaas "Niko" Tinbergen ( , ; 15 April 1907-21 December 1988) was a Dutch biologist and ornithologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Karl von Frisch and Konrad Lorenz for their discoveries concerning the organization and elicitation of individual and social
Elwyn Welch (Wikipedia)
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Elwyn Owen Arnold Welch (13 January 1925-10 December 1961) was a New Zealand farmer, ornithologist, conservationist and Open Brethren missionary.
Theunis Piersma (Wikipedia)
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Theunis Piersma (born 15 June 1958) is a Dutch ornithologist, ecologist, and educator.
Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. (Wikipedia)
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Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. (December 16, 1915, February 11, 2008) was an American ornithologist.
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