Diversity of Chordates

Description

Chordates are the most diverse and successfully adapted to various kinds of habitats. However, the basic plan of organisation is more alike among the chordates than it is in several non-chordates groups. The study of chordates continues to be of great importance to biologist because it illustrates the biological principles like development, ancestry, inter-relationships and evolution very well. Many chordates are constructed of hard parts that survive to yield a respectable history in the fossil records which have made them especially useful in defining ideas about evolutionary processes. Advanced chordates are also some of the most intricate animals even to appear. They, therefore, introduce to us questions about the complexity of biological organisation and their evolution. This book has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. students of Zoology under the recommended National Education Policy 2020. It is intended to fulfill the curriculum need of B.Sc. Zoology, Life Sciences, Biological Sciences and Animal Sciences as well as M.Sc. Zoology students for their core course on chordate.