Animal Diversity III

Paper Code: 
ZOL 212
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00
Unit I: 
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: 
UNIT II

Phylum Arthropoda

·        Type study: Prawn

·        Social life in Insects

·        Metamorphosis

·        Sericulture

·        Lac culture

·        Apiculture

  • Prawn culture
9.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Phylum Mollusca

·        Type study: Pila

·        Respiration

·        Torsion

·        Nervous system

Pearl culture

6.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

Phylum Echinodermata

·        Type study: Starfish (External morphology,Locomotion,Reproduction,

Water vascular system

9.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

Larval forms of Invertebrates (Planula, Miracidium, Sporocyst, Redia, Cercaria, Metacercaria, Cysticercous, Nauplius, Zoeae, Megalopa, Mysis, Trochophore, Glochidium, Brachiolaria, Bipinnaria)

Significance of larval forms

 

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.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2016-2017
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