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Animal Diversity III | Zoology

Animal Diversity III

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Paper Code: 
ZOL 301
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
11.00
Unit I: 

Protochordates:-

  • Classification upto orders
  • *Salient features:

      Balanoglossus: Tornaria larva
      Ascidia: Retrogressive metamorphosis
      Amphioxus
 

9.00
Unit II: 

Agnatha:-

  • Classification upto orders
  • Salient features:

     Petromyzon

     Ammocoete larva

  • Ostracoderms (a brief discription)
7.00
Unit III: 

Gnathostomata

  • Classification upto orders
  • Salient features: Scoliodon
  • Difference between Osteichthyes & Chondrichthyes
  • Dipnoi
  • Adaptive radiation in Fishes
  • Economic importance of Fishes
     
10.00
Unit IV: 

Amphibia

  • Classification upto orders
  • Neoteny
  • Adaptive radiation in Amphibia

Reptilia

  • Classification upto orders
  • Difference between snake, lizard, crocodile, aligator, turtle, and tortoise
  • Poisonous & Non-poisonous snakes
  • Poison apparatus
     
8.00
Unit V: 

Aves

  • Classification upto orders
  • Feather and its Development
  • Flight adaptation
  • Perching mechanism

Mammals

  • Classification upto orders
  • Dentition in mammals
  • Hair and its development
     

 

 

*Salient features means only a brief account, system in detailed are not included

Essential Readings: 
  1. Colbert’s evolution of the vertebrates; Colbert, E.H; John Wiley & Sons
  2. Text book of Chordate Zoology vol. II ; Sandhu, G.S. and Sandhu, G.S;    Campus Books.
  3. Pough H. Vertebrate life, VIII edition, Pearson international
  4. Young, O.Z.: The Life of Vertebrates, Oxford University Press, Oxford. 
  5. Young,J.Z,: The life of vertebrates. Oxford University Press London 1962(Low Priced Text Reprint English Language Book Socieety London,1962).
  6. Barrington,E.J.W.: The Biology Hemichordata & Protochordata Oliver & Boyd,London,1965
  7. Young J. Z : The life of mammals Oxford University Press London 1963
  8. Romer, S. The vertebrate body. W.B. Saunders, London.
  9. Jordon, E.L., Verma P.S. Chordate Zoology, S Chand and Co.
  10. Text book of Chordate Zoology vol. II ; Sandhu, G.S. and Sandhu, G.S;    Campus Books.
  11. Modern text book of Zoology-Vertebrates; Kotpal, Rastogi Publication.
  12. Vertebrate Zoology; Rastogi, V.B.; Ramnath & Kedarnath.
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