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Ornithology

Ornithology (from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis) 'bird' and λόγος (lógos) 'study of') is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds. It has also been an area with a large contribution made by amateurs in terms of…

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related to Additional sources · 51
Ornithology → Alfred, Bibcode, Bird Biology, Birds, Birkhead, Bonney, Chansigaud, Concise History, Cornell Lab, CT, Daniel, Darwin, Early, Eckhardt, Encyclopædia Britannica, Gurney, H1, H42, Handbook, Historical Perspective
related to External links · 26
Ornithology → Alfred, Archived, Australia, Birds, ChinaHill, Culture VictoriaHistory, Daniel, Edition Smithsonian Digital Libraries, Encyclopædia Britannica, Francois Nicholas Martinet Digital, History, Lewis, May, Mitchell, Modern Study, North AmericaHistory, Older Organisations, Ornithologie, Peter Chalmers, Retrieved May
related to Collections · 22
Ornithology → Amateur, Arsenic, Bird, Bugun, Bulo Burti, DDT, DNA, Egg, Europe, However, In, Laniarius, Liocichla, Many, Morphometrics, Museum, North America, The, These, This
related to Scientific studies · 18
Ornithology → At, Bahama Islands, Britain, British Ornithologists' Union, Carl Linnaeus, Carolina, Florida, However, In, Linnaeus, Mark Catesby, Moreau, Natural History, Systema Naturae, The, The Ibis, This, Victorian
related to Early knowledge and study · 15
Ornithology → Artificial, BC, Birds, China, Cultures, Egypt, Humans, Hunting, Oronsay, Poultry, Scotland, Stone Age, The Egyptians, Traditional, Water
has application · 8
Ornithology → Africa, Applied, Granivorous, Intensive, Many, Modern, The, Wild
related to history · 4
Ornithology → Jurassic, Since, The, Trends
related to Definition and etymology · 3
Ornithology → Greek, Latin, The
related to Techniques · 1
Ornithology → The
see also · 1
Ornithology → Avian

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ecological nichesinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text
guildsinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text
insular biogeographyinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text
phylogeographyinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text
and conservation.While early ornithology was principally concerned with descriptionsinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text
distributions of speciesinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text
ornithologists today seek answers to very specific questionsinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text
often using birds as models to test hypotheses or predictions based on theoriesinstance ofbehaviour and ecology0.80text

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