Course Contents
THEORY
1_Phylum hemichordata and chordata: General characteristics
2_Fishes: superclass agnatha (classification up to class levels), super class gnathostomata (classification up to class levels), locomotion, nutrition and digestive system, circulation and gas exchange, swim bladder and lungs, buoyancy regulation, nervous and sensory functions, excretion and osmoregulation, reproduction and development
3_Amphibians: order caudata, order gymnophora, order anura, external structure and locomotion, support and movement, nutrition and digestive system, circulation, gas exchange, temperature regulation, nervous and sensory functions, excretion and osmoregulation, reproduction, development, metamorphosis
4_Reptiles: order chelonia, order rhynchocephala, order squamata, order crocodilia, external structure and locomotion, support and movement, nutrition and digestive system, circulation, gas exchange, temperature regulation, nervous and sensory functions, excretion and osmoregulation, reproduction, development
5_Birds: external structure and locomotion, skeleton, muscles, flight, nutrition and digestive system, circulation, gas exchange, temperature regulation, nervous and sensory functions, excretion and osmoregulation, reproduction, development, nesting activities, migration and navigation
6_Mammals: classification up to subclass level, external structure and locomotion, skull and teeth, skeleton, nutrition and digestive system, circulation, gas exchange, temperature regulation, nervous and sensory functions, excretion and osmoregulation, reproduction, development, reproductive cycles, modes of development
PRACTICALS
1_Study of representatives of fishes
2_Study of representatives of amphibians
3_Study of representatives of reptiles
4_Study of representatives of birds
5_Study of representatives of mammals
Course Learning Outcomes
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES
1. Lectures: 45 - 48
2. Practicals: 10 – 15
3. Assignment/ Presentations: one per student
4. Class Test: once per semester
Balanoglossus capensis (Cape Acorn Worm)
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Nautilus: The Acorn Worm
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Hemichordate Spawning
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Phylum Chordata
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Phylum Chordata: Which animals belong?
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Chordates CrashCourse Biology
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Eptatretus stoutii (Hagfish) feeding
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Paddlefish Parasites
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The Evolution of Fish
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The Evolution of early Fish
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Evolution of Amphibians
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Evolution of Early Reptiles
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Transformation: Dinosaurs to Birds
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The Origin of Birds
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The Evolution of Early Mammals
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From the Fall of Dinos to the Rise of Humans
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Book Title : Zoology
Author : Miller, S.A. and Harley, J.B.
Edition : 5th
Publisher : McGraw Hill
Book Title : Integrated Principles of Zoology
Author : Hickman, C.P., Roberts, L.S. and Larson, A.
Edition : 11th
Publisher : McGraw Hill
Title : Introduction to Course
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Title : Phylum Hemichordata
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Title : Phylum Chordata
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Title : Fish - P1
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Title : Fish - P2
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Title : Amphibians - P1
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Title : Amphibians - P2
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Title : Locomotion of Reptiles
Type : Other
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Title : Reptiles
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Title : Birds - P1
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Title : Birds - P2
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Title : Mammals
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