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Ethology & Applied Zoology
Paper Code:
ZOL-422
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
12.00
Introduction of Ethology:-
- Aims of Behavioural research
- Diversity of animal behaviour
- Historical perspective
Concepts of Ethology
- Fixed Action Pattern
- ASE
- Sign Stimulus
Innate Releasing Mechanism
12.00
Brain and behaviour
Behavioural genetics
Reproductive behaviour patterns:-
- Courtship and Mating
- Stickleback behaviour
Parental care
12.00
Social organization
- Dominance hierarchies and Territoriality
Animal communication
- Dance language of Honey bee
Migration: Fish (Catandromous and Anandromous), Birds
Orientation: Taxes and Kinesis
12.00
Learning
- Definition and forms
- Imprinting
Human Ethology –General aspects
12.00
Elementary Knowledge of :-
- Sericulture
- Apiculture
- Lac culture
- Pisciculture
- Poultry keeping
- Dairy industry
Elements of Pest control
Essential Readings:
- Manning An introduction to behaviour Edward. Arnold.London
- Animal behafiour,Hindi,R.A. Publication Mc Graw Hill Co.New York.
- Animal Sodieties and Evolution : Scientific Ameridan Publications
- Animal behaviour : Mac Farlnd D. Publications.ELBS
- Animal behaviour : Werlace, R.A. Publ. Goodyear Publishin Co lne.
- Grizimek's eneyclopaedia of Ethology.
- Hand book of Ehological method Laharen.Publ.Garland STPM Press
- Animal behaviour- Reena Mathur, Rastogi Publications Meerut
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