Week 14-16: Basic principles of Sampling and Preservation

Sampling soil organisms, Invertebrates,

Aquatic animals,

Mammals,

Estimation of population size,

Preservation of dry and wet specimens.

Preservation techniques – Taxidermy -

Rearing techniques, Laboratory and field.

Practical: 

  1. Preservation of representative animals of various phyla
  2. Electrophoretic separation of proteins
  3. Electrophoretic separation of DNA

Source: 1.

Slings by, D., Cock, C.1986. Practical Ecology. McMillan Education Ltd. London.

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