O r n i t h o l o g y

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Introduction

Ornithology is the biology of birds. Today knowledge of avian life histories and populations is more complete than that of most other classes of animals.

Birds have been central to work on molecular analyses of phylogeny. Perhaps the greatest contribution of bird studies has been to population and community ecology, but their contribution to evolutionary ecology and to the discovery of new connections between animal behavior and ecology is not far behind. Birds are particularly well suited for the study of mating systems and strategies. They are similarly useful in investigation of the roles of kinship in evolution and of altruism.

Mandarin Duck [Aix galericulata]

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Academic curriculum

The bird population is very diverse and unique. There are many different types of birds and many more different species of birds present in our world.