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Unit III
Chemical composition of nematodes, hydrolytic enzymes, pseudocoelom and function
of transport.
Unit IV
Physiology of digestive system, intermediary metabolism.
Unit V
Osmoregulation, physiology of excretory-secretory and neuromuscular systems.
VI. Practical
• Studies on embryogenesis and post-embryogenesis, hatching, moulting, life cycle
development, feeding, enzymatic assay by electrophoresis.
VII. Suggested Reading
Croll NA. 1970. 
The Behaviour of Nematodes: The Activity, Senses and Responses. 
Edward
Arnold, London.
Croll NA and Mathews BE. 1977. 
Biology of Nematodes. 
Blackie, Glasgow. Lee DL. 2002. 
The
Biology of Nematodes. 
Taylor & Francis, London.
Lee DL and Atkinson HJ. 1976. 
Physiology of Nematodes
. MacMillan, London.
Perry RN and Wright DJ. 1998. 
The Physiology and Biochemistry of Free- living and Plant
Parasitic Nematodes
. CABI, Wallingford.
Wallace HR. 1963. 
The Biology of Plant Parasitic Nematodes
. Edward Arnold, London.
I. Course Title
: Nematode Ecology
II. Course Code
: NEMA 508
III. Credit Hours
: 2+1
IV. Aim of the course
To understand the life of plant parasitic nematodes in their environment; their
survival strategies, and how to exploit these for their control.
V. Theory
Unit I
Definition and scope; components of environment; evolution of nematodes; ecological
classification, prevalence, distribution and dispersal of nematodes.

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Unit II
Role of nematodes in the food web; habitat and niche characteristics; community
analysis and population estimation models.