His research led to what is referred to as modern comparative anatomy.
First stop in comparative anatomy is having something to compare to.
"And if you think this is bad wait till I start going through comparative anatomy."
He is also a major contributor to the history of ideas in comparative anatomy.
To do that, you have to know comparative anatomy very well.
Comparative anatomy began its emergence in the latter part of the 19th century.
Comparative anatomy, however, is an unfashionable science in the West today.
In 1720 he published a work on the comparative anatomy of vertebrates.
In 1837, he became also professor of comparative anatomy.
In the later part of his life he chiefly devoted himself to comparative anatomy.