ZOOL 41062

>< Type/status : Compulsory course for the students who follow special degree programme in Zoology
>< Title : Ecology Laboratory
>< Pre-requisite : ZOOL 22042
>< Co-requisite : ZOOL 41056
>< Objectives: By the end of this course the students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in various advanced methods employed in sampling terrestrial and aquatic habitats, various advanced methods employed in measuring the physico-chemical and biological parameters in aquatic habitats, analyzing the organization at community and ecosystem levels.
>< Course contents:

Sampling in terrestrial and aquatic habitats, Physico-chemical and Biological characteristics of water bodies, Diversity indices, Effect of pollution on aquatic environments, Study of food habits of mammals and birds in relation to their morphology.

>< Methodology: Laboratory work, field studies, assignments
>< Scheme of evaluation: End-of-course practical examination and continuous assessment.
>< Recommended reading:
1. Enger, E.D. and Smith, B.F. (2000) Field Exercises in Environmental Science. McGraw-Hill, Boston.
2. Krebs, C.J. (1998) Ecological Methodology. Addison Wesley Longman, California.
3. Southwood, T.R.E. and Henderson, P.A. (2000) Ecological Methods. Kluwer Academic Publishers, London.

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