Impact of Zoology in Bio physics - An Empirical study

Ram Naresh Meena

Impact, Zoology, Bio physics, environmental, animal

One word that is never far from the agenda today is ‘impact’. Increasingly, Universities are being challenged to demonstrate that research is having positive effects on the health, wealth, or well-being of people and the planet. We will always argue that fundamental curiosity-driven research is also essential, partly since surely it is important (and interesting) to understand how the world works, but also because very often far-reaching impacts come in quite unexpected ways. Below is a sample of some of the ‘impacts’ that have come from research in the Department of Zoology. The diversity is impressive, and shows that research in Zoology, and training the next generation of Biology students, really does have impact. Biological life on planet Earth is undoubtedly immense and the subject that studies it - biology - is such a vast area of study that no graduate in the subject could hope to understand all of it. Increasingly, biology graduates are looking for ways to find their niche early and focus on one specific area. One of those vital areas of biology is called zoology. This is the study of animal life (1). It is so vast that it's broken down into many other subareas. Regardless of niche, zoologists examine many areas of animal life, covering such varied areas as animal anatomy, ecology, fetal development, their evolution (and common ancestors with similar animals in the same family or order and those related), distribution and habits, diet, and place in the food chain. But zoology is not just limited to living animals; some areas examine extinct species. Others are interested in how animals interact with humans. As with many scientific disciplines, the term “zoology” comes from ancient Greek through Latin (2). “Zōion” - shortened to “zoo” simply means “animal”. The second part of the word “ology” comes from “logos” which means study, learning, or knowledge. The older Latin term for the phrase was “Zoologia”. Zoologists may take an interest in a specific order, family or genus, or take an interest in one specific species or one aspect of that species life.

Volume 5 Issue 3, March-2020

Pages : 183 - 190