BIOL-417 Vertebrate-I-

Unit I-

Super class: Pisces & Class: Amphibia- General characters, classification, types of fins & scales of fishes, Economic importance of fish, parental care in Amphibia.

Unit II-

Class-Reptilia: General characters, classification, Biting mechanism of poisonous snakes, Snake venom & antivenin, poisonous & non-poisonous snakes of India.

Unit III-

Class: Aves General characters, classification, Birds migration, Adaptations of birds to aerial life.

Unit IV-

General characters, classification and Origin of mammals, Aquatic mammals.

PRACTICAL:

 To study the museum specimen of vertebrate.
 Dissection –candidates will be required to show knowledge of classification, Morphology & Anatomy of the following animals through the methods of
 Chart preparation – (Frog, Bird, Rat and Lizard).