Invertebrate Zoology

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Book Summary:

Invertebrate Zoology has been written to meet the requirements of B.Sc. students. It is intended for those who have already completed an elementary course in Zoology. The book covers the courses laid down in the Universities of the Punjab, Delhi, U.P., Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

There are many books in the market which are used in these Universities, but the majority of these books are either out of date and often erroneous, or they do not deal with the selected types of animals.

The multicoloured figures and arrestingly natural photographs effectively complement the standard text matter. The target readers shall highly benefit by correlating the content with the muliticoloured figures and photographs The book has been further upgraded with addition ofimportant questions: long, short, very short and multiple questions in all chapters. A complete comprehensive source for the subject matter of various university examinations.

In this multicolour edition, the subject matter have been thoroughly reviewed, revised and corrected. To enhance the utility of the book, four types of important questions : long answer, short answer, very short answer and multiple choice questions, which are now-a-days asked in various university examinations, have been added in all the chapters.

Audience of the Book :

For B.Sc. and B.Sc(hons.) students of all Indian Universities & Also as per UGC Model Curriculum.

 

Key Features:

The following new topics have been added in the respective chapters :

(i) several new birds and mammals in the chapters of museum specimens of birds and mammals;

(ii) new microscopic slides in the respective chapters of microscopic slides

(iii) several new embryological slides in the respective chapters of embryological slides;

(iv) a new chapter of Skeleton of Scoliodon has been added afresh in this edition;

(v) several new exercises have been included in the section of Experimental Physiology. By the inclusion of the above chapters the present edition will be more useful to the readers.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. General Principles of Systematics (Taxonomy) and Animal Classification
3. Protoplasm
4. Cell-Structure and Function
5. Cell Division
6. Reproduction
7. Gametogenesis
8. Fertilisation
9. Parthenogenesis
10. The Invertebrates
11. Phylum Protozoa
12. Euglena
13. Trypanosoma
14. Amoeba
15. Entamoeba
16. Elphidium (= Polystomella)
17. Monocystis
18. Eimeria
19. Plasmodium
20. Paramecium
21. Vorticella
22. Protozoa: Characters, Classification and Types
23. Protozoa in General
24. Phylum Porifera
25. Leucosolenia
26. Scypha (=Sycon)
27. Porifera: Characters, Classification and Types
28. Porifera in General
29. Metazoa
30. Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
31. Hydra
32. Obelia
33. Aurelia
34. Metridium (Sea Anemone)
35. Coelenterata: Characters, Classification and Types
36. Coelenterata in General
37. Phylum Ctenophora
38. Phylum Platyhelminthes
39. Dugesia (= Euplanaria)
40. Polystoma
41. Fasciola (A Liver Fluke)
42. Taenia (A Tapeworm)
43. Platyhelminthes: Characters, Classification and Types
44. Platyhelminthes in General
45. Phylum Aschelminthes
46. Ascaris ( A Common Roundworm)
47. Ancylostoma (A Common Hookworm)
48. Wuchereria ( A Filarial Worm)
49. Aschelminthes: Characters, Classification and Types
50. Nematodes in General
51. Helminth and Human Diseases
52. Phylum Entoprocta (Endoprocta)
53. Phylum Nemertinea
54. Phylum Acanthocephala
55. Phylum Rotifera
56. Phylum Ectoprocta (Bryozoa)
57. Phylum Brachiopoda
58. Phylum Phoronid
59. Phylum Mollusca
60. Pila (Apple Snail)
61. Lamellidens (Unio) (Freshwater Mussel)
62. Mollusca: Characters, Classification and Types
63. Mollusca in Genera
64. Phylum Annelida
65. Neanthes (= Nereis) (Clamworm)
66. Pheretima (Earthworm)
67. Hirudinaria (Indian Cattle Leech)
68. Annelida: Characters, Classification and Types
69. Annelida in General
70. Phylum Arthropoda
71. Palaemon (= Macrobrachium) Prawn)
72. Scorpion
73. Periplaneta (Cockroach)
74. Grasshopper or Locust
75. Culex and Anopheles: The Mosquitoes
76. Musca: The Housefly
77. Apis: The Honeybee
78. Bombyx: The Silkworm
79. Cimex: The Bedbug
80. Termites: The White Ants
81. Arthropoda: Characters, Classification and Types
82. Arthropoda in General
83. Peripatus
84. Phylum Echinodermata
85. Asterias: A Sea Star
86. Echinodermata: Classification, Characters and Types
87. Echinodermata in General
88. Phylum Hemichordata
89. Hemichordata: Characters, Classification and Types