Syllabus- Animal Diversity-II (Paper II) B. Sc. I Semester-I & II, ZOOLOGY Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) Structure.

PAPER II: Animal Diversity- II 

Unit 1: Protochordates to Amphibians 

Protochordates: 

General features and phylogeny of protochordata 

1.2 Agnatha: General features and classification up to order: Petromyzon, Myxine 

1.3: Pisces 

  General features and classification up to orders of: Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes  Economic importance of fishes 

1.4: Amphibia: 

General features and classification up to orders of Anura, Apoda and Urodela 

Unit 2: Reptiles to Mammals 

 2.1: Reptiles: 

  General features and classification up to orders: Squamata, Testudines, Crocodilia, Sphenodontia 

 Venomous and non-venomous snakes 

 Types of snake venom, symptoms and treatments of snake bite 

2.2: Aves 

 General features and classification up to orders: Anseriformes; Columbiformes; Cuculiformes; Ciconiformes Coraciiformes; Falconiformes; Psittaciformes; Passeriformes 

 Fight adaptations in birds 

2.3: Mammals 

 General features and classification up to orders: Insectivora; Chiroptera; Lagomorpha; Primates Rodentia; Carnivora; Proboscidea; Perrisodactyla Artiodactyla; Cetacea 

 Adaptive radiation in mammals