Syllabus
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Course Code: M-Z 103 Course Name: Biosystematics and Biostatistics |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1.0 Biosystematics and taxonomy: Definition and perspectives, 2.0 Historical resume, Importance and applications of systematics in biology. Concepts of newer aspects of biosystematics:Chemotaxonomy, Cytotaxonomy, Molecular taxonomy. 3.0 Dimensions of speciation and taxonomic characters: 3.1 Different Species concepts – species category, 3.2 Sub-species and other intra-specific categories. 4.0 Theories of biological classification, hierarchy of categories. 5.0 Taxonomic characters – different kinds, weighing of characters |
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| 2 | 6.0Methodology: 6.1 Taxonomic collections, preservation, curetting process and identification. 6.2 Taxonomic keys-different kinds of taxonomic keys, their merits and demerits. 7.0 Systematic publications: 7.1 Different kinds of publications. 7.2 International code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN): principles, objectives and rules: Stability, Priority, Concept of availability, formation of names, synonymy, homonymy, the type method, kinds of type specimen, type-designation. 8.0 Principles of Bioethics in Biodiversity |
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| 3 | 9.0 Measures of central value: 11.1 Arithmetic mean, mode and median, Definition, calculation and its properties. 10.0 Measures of Dispersion: Range, 12.1 Interquartile range, 12.2 Quartile deviation. 12.3 Mean deviation and standard deviation, 12.4 Standard error 11.0 Correlation: 13.1Types and Methods studying correlation – Scatter diagram method, Graphic method, Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation, Rank correlation. 12.0 Regression analysis (Regression lines and regression equation) 13.0 Chi-square analysis |
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| 4 | 14.0 Concept of sampling and sampling methods: 16.1 Definition and law of sampling, 16.2 Judgment sampling, Random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling, multi-stages sampling and quota sampling. 15.0 Test of significance for large samples and small samples (student t-test, F- test; ANOVA). 16.0 Probability and law of probability, Theoretical probability distribution: Binomial distribution, Poison distribution, Normal distribution. 17.0 Components of computers, Basic functioning of computers, Use of Statistical Software in Biology |
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