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Practical
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to
- Distinguish fundamental concepts in ethology/animal behaviour, with an emphasis on how theories on the evolution of behaviour can be put to a test empirically and general adaptation of birds and animals
- Illustrate adaptive features, serial homology, analogy and homology
- Devising methods for analysis of water and soil quality
- Manage to calculate leaf area index and dust holding capacity
- To analyze the behaviour of selected birds and animals
Course Outcomes (COs):
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ZOL 603 |
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The students will- CO-73 Develop a basic knowledge of animal behaviour and their evolutionary patterns. CO-74 Design and conduct experiments on animal behaviour. CO-75 Develop knowledge about behavioural data collection and experimental design, including welfare and ethical implications. CO-76 Critically analyzes ecological aspects and quantification of different water and soil samples. |
Approach in teaching: Class Lectures, Demonstration, Discussion, Hands on experience, Reading assignments. Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Ethology- To be given as Project
- Tribolium food preference and social behavior in ants
- General behaviour of experimental mice using maze( hole board maze and open field maze)
- General behaviour of commonly found animals (Locust, Passer, Koel, Pigeon, Hummingbird, Peacock, Weaver bird, Squirrel, Dog, Deer, Monkey)
Evolution- To be given as Project
- Adaptive modification in feet and beak in birds
- Analogy and Homology
- Serial homology
Ecology:
- Water analysis (Acidity, Alkalinity, dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide)
- Soil analysis pH ,moisture content, water holding capacity and Bulk density
- Study of different types of soil texture
Biostatistics:
- Construction of frequency tables ,histograms, polygon, pie-charts
- Exercises on mean, mode, median
BOOKS RECOMMENDED:
- Practical Zoology, Invertebrates, Kohli, K.S., Ansari, A.S. Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
- Handbook of methods in Environmental Studies, Maiti, S.K., Jaipur Publications.
- Practical Exercises in Cytology, Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biostatistics. Raghuvanshi.
