Zoology (Animal Biology)

  1. Animal Ecology
    1. The Organism and its Environment
      1. Abiotic Factors
        1. Temperature Effects
          1. Water Availability
            1. Light Conditions
              1. Chemical Factors
              2. Biotic Factors
                1. Species Interactions
                  1. Food Availability
                    1. Competition Effects
                    2. Habitat
                      1. Physical Environment
                        1. Resource Distribution
                        2. Niche
                          1. Ecological Role
                            1. Resource Utilization
                              1. Fundamental vs. Realized Niche
                            2. Population Ecology
                              1. Population Density
                                1. Individuals per Unit Area
                                  1. Density-Dependent Factors
                                  2. Population Distribution
                                    1. Clumped
                                      1. Resource Clustering
                                        1. Social Grouping
                                        2. Uniform
                                          1. Territorial Spacing
                                            1. Competition Effects
                                            2. Random
                                              1. Independent Distribution
                                                1. Rare Occurrence
                                              2. Population Growth Models
                                                1. Exponential Growth
                                                  1. Unlimited Resources
                                                    1. J-Shaped Curves
                                                    2. Logistic Growth
                                                      1. Carrying Capacity
                                                        1. S-Shaped Curves
                                                      2. Life History Strategies
                                                        1. r-Selected Species
                                                          1. High Reproductive Rate
                                                            1. Early Maturation
                                                            2. K-Selected Species
                                                              1. Low Reproductive Rate
                                                                1. Late Maturation
                                                              2. Population Regulation
                                                                1. Metapopulations
                                                                2. Community Ecology
                                                                  1. Interspecific Interactions
                                                                    1. Competition
                                                                      1. Resource Competition
                                                                        1. Interference Competition
                                                                          1. Competitive Exclusion
                                                                          2. Predation
                                                                            1. Predator-Prey Dynamics
                                                                              1. Coevolutionary Arms Race
                                                                              2. Herbivory
                                                                                1. Plant-Animal Interactions
                                                                                  1. Defensive Adaptations
                                                                                  2. Symbiosis
                                                                                    1. Parasitism
                                                                                      1. Host-Parasite Relationships
                                                                                        1. Pathogen Effects
                                                                                        2. Mutualism
                                                                                          1. Mutual Benefits
                                                                                            1. Coevolution
                                                                                            2. Commensalism
                                                                                              1. One-Sided Benefits
                                                                                                1. Neutral Effects
                                                                                            3. Community Structure
                                                                                              1. Species Composition
                                                                                                1. Trophic Structure
                                                                                                  1. Keystone Species
                                                                                                  2. Species Diversity
                                                                                                    1. Species Richness
                                                                                                      1. Species Evenness
                                                                                                        1. Diversity Indices
                                                                                                        2. Succession
                                                                                                          1. Primary Succession
                                                                                                            1. Secondary Succession
                                                                                                              1. Climax Communities
                                                                                                            2. Ecosystems and the Biosphere
                                                                                                              1. Energy Flow
                                                                                                                1. Primary Production
                                                                                                                  1. Photosynthesis
                                                                                                                    1. Chemosynthesis
                                                                                                                    2. Trophic Levels
                                                                                                                      1. Producers
                                                                                                                        1. Primary Consumers
                                                                                                                          1. Secondary Consumers
                                                                                                                            1. Decomposers
                                                                                                                            2. Food Webs
                                                                                                                              1. Complex Interactions
                                                                                                                                1. Energy Transfer
                                                                                                                              2. Biogeochemical Cycles
                                                                                                                                1. Carbon Cycle
                                                                                                                                  1. Atmospheric Exchange
                                                                                                                                    1. Oceanic Reservoirs
                                                                                                                                    2. Nitrogen Cycle
                                                                                                                                      1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                                                                                                        1. Nitrification
                                                                                                                                          1. Denitrification
                                                                                                                                          2. Water Cycle
                                                                                                                                            1. Evaporation
                                                                                                                                              1. Precipitation
                                                                                                                                                1. Transpiration
                                                                                                                                                2. Phosphorus Cycle
                                                                                                                                                  1. Sedimentary Cycle
                                                                                                                                                    1. Limiting Nutrient
                                                                                                                                                  2. Major Biomes
                                                                                                                                                    1. Terrestrial Biomes
                                                                                                                                                      1. Tropical Rainforests
                                                                                                                                                        1. Temperate Forests
                                                                                                                                                          1. Grasslands
                                                                                                                                                            1. Deserts
                                                                                                                                                              1. Tundra
                                                                                                                                                              2. Aquatic Biomes
                                                                                                                                                                1. Freshwater Systems
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Marine Systems
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Estuaries
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Animal Distribution Patterns
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Biogeographic Regions
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Endemic Species
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Dispersal Barriers

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