BIOL-415 ANIMAL TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTION-
UNIT I-
Introduction: History, Stages in Taxonomy; Problems of Taxonomists, Aims and tasks of a taxonomist, Taxonomy as a profession.
UNIT II-
Newer trends in Taxonomy: Morphological approach, immature stages, Embryological approach, Behavioral approach, Cytological approach, Biochemical approach, Molecular taxonomy.
UNIT III-
Taxonomic procedure: Collection, Preservation of collected material, Methods of identification and problems encountered in Identification.
UNIT VI-
Comparative Biogeography, Endemic Areas, Zoogeographic regions of the World, Zoogeographic regions of India, Major habitat types of the subcontinent.
UNIT V-
Natural history of Indian subcontinent: Role of physical and biotic environments in determining taxonomic distributions, Migrations of species in the subcontinent; common Indian mammals, birds.
Practical:
 Collection and Taxonomy of Mosquitoes
 Collection of immature stages of insects
 Preservatives and methods of preservation
 Identifying local habitats and distribution of different anima l groups
 Study of the role of pH in determining animal distribution
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