Zoology for Degree Students [B.Sc. (Hons.) Sem.-I, As per CBCS]

• Extensive coverage of Non-Chordates from Protista to Pseudocoelomata
• Exhaustive treatment of Minor Phyla (Rotifera, Sipuncula, Echiura, Ectoprocta and Brachiopoda)
• Discussion on current environmental issues such as Landscape Ecology, Agroecosystem, Ecological Footprints,  Conservation of Wildlife, Global Warming, Pollution and many more
• More than 100 boxed items throughout the text providing information on intricate terms or topics
• Engaging chapter-end exercises having more than 2200 questions to enhance and strengthen learning of the students

Part-I: Non-Chordates I: Protista to Pseudocoelomates (CC-I)
• Introduction • Protozoa: Characters, Classification and Types • Euglena (Phylum Protozoa) • Amoeba (Phylum Protozoa) • Paramecium (Phylum Protozoa) • Plasmodium (Malaria Parasite) (Phylum Protozoa) • Entamoeba Histolytica (Phylum Protozoa) • Locomotion in Protozoa • Reproduction in Protozoa • Protozoa and Disease • Phylum Porifera: Characters, Classification and Types • Scypha (Sycon) (Phylum Porifera) • Canal System in Sponges • Skeleton of Sponges • Affinities of Sponges (Porifera) and Origin of Metazoa • Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata): Characters, Classification and Types • Obelia (Phylum Cnidaria) • Polymorphism in Cnidaria • Corals and Coral Reefs • Phylum Ctenophora • Phylum Platyhelminthes: Characters, Classification and Types • Fasciola Hepatica (Liver Fluke) (Phylum Platyhelminthes) • Taenia Solium (Phylum Platyhelminthes) • Phylum Nematoda: Characters, Classification and Types • Ascaris (Phylum Nematoda) • Ancylostoma (Phylum Nematoda) • Wuchereria Bancrofti (Filaria) (Phylum Nematoda) • Parasitic Adaptations in Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) and Nematodes • Parasitic Nematodes of Humans and Plants • Minor Phyla

Part-II: Principles of Ecology (CC-II)
• Definition and History of Ecology • Autecology and Synecology • Levels of Organisation, Hierarchy and Biosphere • Environment: Atmosphere, Hydrosphers and Lithosphere • Abiotic Environmental Factors • Biotic Environmental Factors (Ecological Relationships) • Population (Population Ecology) • Community, Niche, Ecotone, Edge Effect and Bioindicators • Ecological Succession • Ecosystem: Structure and Function • Biogeochemical Cycles • Aquatic Ecosystems: Freshwater Communities • Aquatic Ecosystems: Marine Communities • Terrestrial Ecosystems: Realms and Biomes (Forests) • Landscape Ecology • Human Modified Ecosystems (Agroecosystems, Technoecosystems and Ecological Footprints) • Biodiversity • Wildlife of India and Endangered Species • Sanctuaries and National Parks of India • Wildlife Conservation • Pollution: Air Pollution • Water Pollution • Land Pollution and Noise Pollution • Radioactive Pollution