Comparative Anatomy and Developmental Biology of Vertebrates (ZOO-51T-201)

Comparative Anatomy and Developmental Biology of Vertebrates (ZOO-51T-201) is an English medium B.Sc. II Semester Zoology textbook under CBCS. The first part of the book compares organ systems across vertebrates: the integumentary, skeletal, digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems, followed by the urinogenital system, nervous system and sense organs. The second part turns to developmental biology. It begins with the scope and history of the subject and early embryonic development of vertebrates, then explains cleavage and early development of frog and chick, late embryonic development, extraembryonic membranes in chick and placentation in mammals. A closing chapter looks at applied aspects of developmental biology. The book is written by Dr. Jyotsna Jain, Dr. Dev Dutt Patel, Dr. Pallavi Kaushik and Dr. Dau Lal Bohra, and the 2024 edition has 424 pages. Useful for B.Sc. II Semester Zoology students studying paper ZOO-51T-201.