Practical [1]

Paper Code:

ZOL 424

Credits:

Contact Hours:

120.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL 424

Practical

The students will be able to –

CO150: Design and conduct experiments, using a broad variety of experimental techniques, and interpret the data obtained to conclude whether the results do or do not support a hypothesis being tested and whether the experimental design was appropriate.

CO151: Work collaboratively with other students and with faculty, understanding that most scientific knowledge/conclusions draw(s) on multiple sources of data and multiple experimental approaches.

CO152: Appraise“best approaches” for conducting experiments including laboratory safety, data replication and quality control, record keeping, and other aspects of “responsible conduct of research”.

CO153:Examine and evaluate familiarity with an area of science such that the students can present their work to a professional audience and also discuss their work with a general audience.

CO154:Investigate new problem solving skills and analytical thinking skills.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Conduction of experiments, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test

Semester end examinations,

Viva voce

Evaluation by the performance of students

Gene and differentiation Study of development of Frog

Preserved Materialavailable:
Egg, Cleavage, Blastula, Gastrula, Neurula, Tail bud, Hatching, Mature tadpole larva, Metamorphic stages, Froglet
Histological slides: Cleavage, Blastula, Gastrula, Neurula, Tail bud stage

Study of development of Chick

Whole mounts: 18, 21, 24, 33, 72 & 96 hrs of incubation period embryos
Study of the embryo at various stages of incubation in vivo by making a window in the eggshell
Exercise to demonstrate developmental stages of living embryo after removal of blastoderm from the egg
Study of various Foetal envelopes in a 10-12 day old chick embryo(Amnion, Chorion, Allantois,Yolksac)

Ethology

To study the food preference and feeding behaviour ofTribolium.
To study the light response ofTribolium.
To study the process of learning in rats with the help of animal maze and analyze the result of the experiment.
To study general behavior of mice using open field maze, hole board maze,social interaction
To study anxiety behavior of mice using elevated maze and light dark test.
To study the communication in Earthworm by chemical stimuli i.e. extruding a substance called “Pheromone” that can transmit message.
To study imprinting during critical period.
Study of social organization of Rhesus (Macaca Mulatta) and Langurs (Presbytis entellus).
A visit to Zoo: To study the behaviour

Applied Zoology

A visit to: Poultry Farm and Dairy Industry Report writing on

Poultry Keeping Poultry science: Maintenance and management
Dairy farming Basic concepts in dairy science: Semen collection & preservation; artificial insemination; multiple ovulation and embryo transfer Different breeds of Cattle

Essential Readings:

Animal behaviour- ReenaMathur, Rastogi Publications MeerutAn introduction to behaviour; Manning, A & Dawkins, M. S.; Cambridge Low Price Edition. UK.
Shrivastava: Test book of Applied Entomology, Vol. I &II (Kalyani Publishers, 1991)

Text Book of Applied Zoology: Vermiculture, Apiculture, Sericulture, Lac-Culture, Agricultural Pests and their Control by Pradip V. Jabde, 2005 Publisher Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd. New Delhi
Absan and Sinha: A handbook of Economic Zoology (S. Chand and Company, 2009)
Animal behaviour,Hindi,R.A. Publication McGraw Hill Co.New York.
Animal Societies and Evolution : Scientific Ameridan Publications

SUGGESTED READINGS:

Animal behaviour- ReenaMathur, Rastogi Publications MeerutAn introduction to behaviour; Manning, A & Dawkins, M. S.; Cambridge Low Price Edition. UK.
Shrivastava: Test book of Applied Entomology, Vol. I &II (Kalyani Publishers, 1991)

Text Book of Applied Zoology: Vermiculture, Apiculture, Sericulture, Lac-Culture, Agricultural Pests and their Control by Pradip V. Jabde, 2005 Publisher Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd. New Delhi
Absan and Sinha: A handbook of Economic Zoology (S. Chand and Company, 2009)
Animal behaviour,Hindi,R.A. Publication McGraw Hill Co.New York.
Animal Societies and Evolution : Scientific Ameridan Publications

e-RESOURCES:

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/pages/lecture-notes/ [2]

https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/9-20-animal-behavior-fall-2013/resources/mit9_20f13_lec4/ [3]

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-ethology-exploring-the-study-of-animal-behavior#why-is-the-study-of-ethology-important [4]

e-Journal:

https://www.JOURNALS:.elsevier.com/animal-behaviour [5]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/animal-behaviour [6]

Academic Year:

2023-2024 [7]