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6. http://www.cites.org/ 3. Martin, P & P. Bateson. 2007. Measuring Behaviour:
7. http://www.forestry.gov.my/pemahaman_akta.html An Introductory Guide. Third Edition. Cambridge
8. http://www.wildlife.gov.my/akta/ University Press. Cambridge.
9. http://www.cbd.int/gti/
10. http://www.ramsar.org/
11. http://whc.unesco.org/ SIE 3006 ECONOMIC BOTANY

SIE 3004 QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY Introduction to the origin of agriculture and the history of
distribution of tropical crops. The importance of plants as
Principles of ecological sampling and data collection. sources for food, beverage, medicine and others. Plants
Experimental and sampling designs, sample size, sampling used in industries such as perfume, furniture, spices,
layout, etc. Biotic sampling methods. Population analysis cosmetics, landscape etc. Sources for vegetables, fruits
such as age structure, survivorship, life tables and growth. and nuts. Ornamental plants.
Methods for population analysis, including capture-
recapture methods. Modelling intra- and inter-specific Assessment Methods:
relationships (Lotka-Volterra). Community analyses Continuous Assessment: 50%
including measurements of diversity, similarity and Final Examination : 50%
distance, and cluster analysis. Multivariate methods,
ordination techniques such as principal components Medium of Instruction:
analysis. Time-series analysis, e.g. moving average English
technique.
Main References:
Assessment Methods: 1. Evers, A., and M. Nesbitt. (2006). "Cereals," in The
Continuous Assessment: 60% encyclopedia of seeds: science, technology and uses.
Final Examination: 40% Edited by M. Black, J. D. Bewley, and P. Halmer, pp.
65-70. Wallingford: CABI
Medium of Instruction: 2. Pamplona-Roger, G.D. & Jorge, D. (2002).
English Encyclopedia of medicinal plants. Editorial Safeliz.
3. Simpson, B.B. & Ogorzaly, M.C. (2001). Economic
Main References: botany: plants in our world. Mc. Graw-Hill.
1. Quinn, G.P. & M.J. Keough (2002). Experimental 4. Wickens, G.E. (2001). Economic botany: Principles
design and data analysis for biologists. Cambridge and practices. Kluwer Academic Publishers,
University Press, U.K. 537 pp. Netherlands.
2. Gotelli, N.J., Ellison, A. M. (2012). A Primer of 5. Purseglove, J.W. (1984). Tropical crops:
Ecological Statistics. 2 edition. Sinauer Associates, Monocotyledons & Dicotyledons. Longman
nd
Inc. Sunderland, Massachusetts. 579 pp.
3. Legendre, P. & P. Legendre (2012). Numerical
ecology. 3 English ed. Developments in SIE 3007 ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WEEDS
rd
Environmental Modelling, 24. Elsevier. 1006 pp.
4. Southwood, T.R.E. & P. A. Henderson (2002). Introduction to ecology and population biology of weeds
Ecological methods. Blackwell Science Ltd., U.K. 575 with emphasis on weed-crop plant interaction. Weed
pp. science in the contextof integrated weed management.
5. Sutherland, W.J. (ed) (1996). Ecological census Weed management in agro-ecosystems and non-crop
techniques. Cambridge University Press. 336 pp. environments. Introduction to herbicides. Herbicide usage,
actions in plants and soil, and effect to the environment.
SIE 3005 BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY AND ETHOLOGY
Assessment Methods:
Behavioural concepts, historical perspectives of Continuous Assessment: 60%
behavioural studies, behavioural diversity inclusive of social Final Examination: 40%
habits and ecoethology illustrating the functional aspects
and adaptibility of various groups of animal examples, Medium of Instruction:
aspects of applied ethology. English

Assessment Methods: Main References:
Continuous Assessement: 50% 1. Zimdahl RL (2013) Fundamentals of Weed Science.
th
Final examination: 50% 4 ed. Academic Press. London.
2. Booth BD, Murphy SD, Swanton CJ (2010) Invasive
Medium of Instruction: Plant Ecology in Natural and Agricultural Systems.
English CABI publishing. USA.
3. Chauchan BS (2012) Weed Management in Direct-
Main References: Seeded Rice Systems. IRRI.
1. Manning, A & M. Dawkins. 2012. Introduction to
animal behaviour. Sixth Edition. Cambridge University
Press. Cambridge
2. Davies, NB, Krebs, J.R. & West, SA. 2012. An
Introduction to Behavioural Ecology. Fourth Edition.
Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford.

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