| March 9th, 2020 10:11 AM | |
| prince karak | Re: M.Sc Zoology Syllabus Of Kerala University University of Kerala (UoK), formerly the University of Travancore,[ is an affiliating university located in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of the south Indian state of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 The Syllabus of the Biosystematics And Animal Diversity Subject of the MSc Zoology of Kerala University is given below Biosystematics And Animal Diversity BIOSYSTEMATICS Module I. Biological Classification Hierarchy of categories and higher taxa. Taxonomic Procedures-collection, preservation, curetting and process of identification. Taxonomic characters of different kinds- quantitative and qualitative analysis of variation, Process of typification, different zoological types and their significance. Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Systematics Module II. Methods of Biosystematics Classical and modern methods-Typological, Phenetics, Evolutionary, Phylogenetic, Cladistics and Molecular Taxonomy.Phylocode, Tree of Life and Bar-coding of Life. Module III. Taxonomic Publications Keys, types, use of keys, merits and demerits. International Code of Zoological Nomenclature(ICZN), Rules and formation of Scientific names of different taxa. Homonymy and Synonymy. Ethics in taxonomy- authorship, suppression of data, undesirable practices in taxonomy. Module IV. Concepts and Techniques in Systematics Three Domain Concept in Systematics, two, five and six kingdom classification.Concept of speciestaxonomic diversity within species. Molecular Phylogeny-use of Proteins, DNA and RNA. Phylogenetic trees ANIMAL DIVERSITY Module I. Introduction 3 hrs. Origin of Protists. Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. Levels of organization in animal kingdom. Module II. Multi-cellularity Edicaran and Burgess Shale fauna. Cambrain explosion- causes and consequences. Cropping and Red Queen principle. Possible theories of metazoan origin. Symmetry, Coelom and Metamerism-evolutionary advantages. Module III. Lower Metazoans Porifera, Cnidaria-Polymorphism, Ctenophora, Acoelomata, Placozoa, Mesozoa and Pseudocoelomataevolutionary relationships and adaptive modifications only. Module IV. Protostomes and Deuterostomes Phylogenetic position of Molluscs, Adaptive Radiation in Molluscs and Annelids. Phylogeny of Arthropod-Monophyly and Polyphyly, Reasons for the success of Arthropods. Major classes under Arthropoda and adaptive radiation. For any Query you may contact to the University of Kerala the contact details are given below Contact Details University of Kerala Address: Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034 Phone: 0471 230 5994 |
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