Acarology

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Zoology

Branches of Zoology

Acarology Arachnology Cetology Entomology Ethology Herpetology Ichthyology Mammalogy Myrmecology Neuroethology Ornithology Paleozoology Paleontology

History

pre-Darwin post-Darwin

Acarology is the study of mites and ticks, the animals in the order Acarina. The name comes from the Greek akari, a type of mite, and -ology ("study of"). It is a subfield of zoology.

A zoologist specializing in acarology is called an acarologist. Scientific journals of acarology include Acarologia,Experimental and Applied Acarology and International Journal of Acarology.

 

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