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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2021/2022

Assessment Methods: structure and control, community diversity, and
Continuous Assessment : 60% maintenance of diversity. Identify the processes affecting
Final Examination: 40% abundance of organisms and how population abundance
changes through time, demographic characteristics of a
Main References: population and the techniques used for quantifying these
1. Dorian Snyder (2019). Introductory Mycology. ML characteristics. The impact of abiotic factors on the nature
Books International. of population change at small and large scale will be
2. Joan Wilking (2017). Mycology. Curbside Splendor discussed.
Publishing.
3. Sarah C. Watkinson, Nocholas P. Money and Lynne Assessment Methods:
Body (2015). The Fungi – 3rd Edition. Elsevier Continuous Assessment: 60%
Science Publishing Co Inc. Final Examination: 40%

Main References:
SIE 2005 VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY 1. Rockwood, L.L. (2015). Introduction to Population
Ecology. 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN
An introduction to vertebrate biology including fish, 9781118947579.
amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The course will 2. Vandermeer J.H. & Goldberg, D.E. (2013).
explore the evolution of these vertebrates and their Population Ecology: First Principles. 2nd Ed.
adaptations that allow them to live in almost every habitat Princeton University. ISBN 9780691160313.
on Earth. Lecture materials will emphasize on phylogeny, 3. Mittelbach, G.G. & McGill, B.J. (2019). Community
taxonomy, morphology, evolution, ecology, and selected Ecology. 2nd Ed. ISBN 9780198835868.
aspects of the natural history and behaviour. Laboratory
exercises will utilise natural history museum collections to
focus on taxonomy and identification of local fishes, SIE 2010 URBAN ZOOLOGY
amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Natural history of urban area. Ecosystems: natural and
Assessment Methods: man-made, their main features and differences. The urban
Continuous Assessment: 60% ecosystem: a classification of the habitats. The animal
Final Examination: 40% component in urban areas: biodiversity and adaptations.
Pest types and control strategies. Nature conservation in
Main References: urban habitats. Animal species and habitat fragmentation.
1. Pough F.H. & Janis, C.M. (2019). Vertebrate Life. Alien species and related problems (invasive species). Feral
10th Ed. Oxford University Press. ISBN species and wildlife. Animal Welfare Act 2015. Methods for
9781605356075. pest control and wildlife animal. Zoological data and urban
2. Linzey, D.W. (2012). Vertebrate Biology. 2nd Ed. planning. Case studies: the fauna of Kuala Lumpur, the
John Hopkins University Press. ISBN insect fauna of residential area. Involvement of government
9781421400402. and private agencies in wildlife management and pests.
3. Kardong, K.V. (2019). Vertebrates: Comparative
Anatomy, Function, Evolution. 8th Ed., McGraw-Hill. Assessment Methods:
ISBN 9781259700910. Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%
SIE 2006 PHYCOLOGY Main References:
1. Kazaba.(2019).‘Non-protected’ primates as
This course covers the diversity and ecology of algae. bushmeat, pets and pests in southeastern
Characteristic features of major groups of algae will be Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of
discussed together with their ecological and economic Threatened Taxa, 11(3).13251-
importance. 13260.https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4669.11.3.13251
-13260.
Assessment Methods: 2. Dore. (2018). Ethnoprimatology without
Continuous Assessment: 50% Conservation: The Political Ecology of Farmer–
Final Examination: 50% Green Monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus) Relations in
St. Kitts, West Indies. International Journal of
Main References: Primatology, 39, pages 918–944.
1. Lee RE (2018) Phycology 5th ed. Cambridge 3. Botero. (2018). Bringing Touch Back to the Study of
University Press. Emotions in Human and Non-Human Primates: A
2. Qin Y. (2018). Bioactive Seaweeds for Food Theoretical Exploration. International Journal of
Application. Academic Press . Comparative Psycology, 31(0).
3. Santhanam P., Begum A., Pachiappan P. (2019). https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4qf475c2
Basic and Applied Phytoplankton Biology. Springer
Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

SIE 2007 POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
Introduction to population growth and dynamics of age‐
structured populations, population control, theory of
competition, herbivory, predation, community, trophic

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