Department of Biology

General Biology

Concentration Courses

Concentration Electives

BOTANY ELECTIVES

Bryology

The biology of liverworts, mosses and hornworts.

Pteridology

Morpho-anatomy, reproduction and development, major evolutionary patterns, distribution and conservation, and techniques in the collection and identification of ferns and lycophytes.

ECOLOGY ELECTIVES

Field Biology

Plants & animals in their natural environment; their preparation for laboratory study

Terrestrial Communities

Physical, chemical & biological aspects of terrestrial habitats

Fundamentals of Microbial Ecology

Ecology and evolution of microorganisms, microbial interrelationships and biogeochemical cycles.

Limnology

Physical, chemical & biological aspects of freshwater habitats.

Biogeography

Ecological and historical aspects of spatial distribution of plants and animals.

Marine Ecology

Physico-chemical and biological patterns in shallow water and deep sea marine communities; interactions at various levels of organization in the marine environment; and impacts of human activities on marine habitats.

Selected Topics in Ecology

 Selected topics dealing with plant & animal associations

Selected Topics in Biology

TAXONOMY ELECTIVES

Phycology

Taxonomy, morphology & phylogeny of algae.

Mycology

Taxonomy, morphology & ecology of the fungi & lichens.

Bryology

The biology of liverworts, mosses and hornworts.

Pteridology

Morpho-anatomy, reproduction and development, major evolutionary patterns, distribution and conservation, and techniques in the collection and identification of ferns and lycophytes.

ZOOLOGY ELECTIVES

Histology

Structure of the various animal tissues.

Vertebrate Zoology

General survey of the vertebrates.

Parasitology

Origin and degree of parasitism, structural peculiarities of parasites, life-cycles and host parasite relationship.

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