Animal Diversity II

Paper Code: 
ZOL 201
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00
Unit I: 

Salient features & classification of the Invertebrates upto Class level
(Type study- Habit, Habitat & Salient features)

Phylum Annelida

  • Type study:  Earthworm
  • Metamerism
  • Vermiculture      
     
12.00
Unit II: 

Phylum Arthropoda

  • Type study: Prawn
  • Social life in Insects
  • Metamorphosis
  • Sericulture
  • Lac culture
  • Apiculture
  • Prawn culture
9.00
Unit III: 

Phylum Mollusca

  • Type study: Pila
  • Respiration
  • Torsion
  • Nervous system

Pearl culture

6.00
Unit IV: 

Phylum Echinodermata

  • Type study: Starfish

Water vascular system

9.00
Unit V: 

Larval forms of Invertebrates

Planula, Miracidium, Sporocyst, Redia, Cercaria, Metacercaria, Cysticercous, Nauplius, Zoeae, Megalopa, Mysis, Trochophore, Glochidium, Brachiolaria, Bipinnaria

Essential Readings: 
  • Hickman ,C.P.,LS Roberts,and A. Larson.McGraw  Hill Company, New York. Integrated principles of zoology.
  • Ruppert and Barnes, R.D. (2006). Invertebrate Zoology, VIII Edition. Holt Saunders International Edition.
  • Barnes, R.S.K., Calow, P., Olive, P.j.W., Golding, D.W. and Spicer, J.I. (2002). The Invertebrate: A New Synthesis, III Edition, Blackwell Science.
  • Barrington.  E.J.W. Invertebrate form and function. PHI New Delhi.
  • Text book of Zoology. Parker, T.J., Haswell. W.A. Macmillan Co., London.
  • Textbook of Zoology; Shivpuri, Jacob, D. and Vyas. D.K.; Ramesh Book Depot.
  • Modern Textbook of Zoology Invertebrates; Kotpal; Rastogi Publications.
  • Dhami P.S. and Dhami J.K. Invertebrate Zoology, S Chand and Co.
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