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Marine Biotechnology

B6. Marine Biotechnology · Part-B: Specialized Branches

BEHAVIOUR Zoology

Proximate and ultimate explanations of behaviour, learning, communication, mating systems and sociality.

17 sub-topics

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Important marine organisms and their behaviour (marine environment

  • BEHAVIOUR
02

marine flora - phytoplankton, seaweeds, sea grasses, mangroves

  • MARINE_BIOTECH
03

marine fauna - zooplankton, crustaceans and molluscs, Pisces and marine mammals

  • MARINE_BIOTECH
04

biology, food and feeding, age and growth, reproduction, life history)

  • ANIMPHYS.ENDOCRINE
05

marine resource assessment (acoustic, aerial and remote-sensing surveys

  • MARINE_BIOTECH
07

population study and marine environment protection (population dynamics, unit stocks, age and size composition, abundance and density, recruitment, growth, fishing and natural mortality, in-situ and ex-situ conservation and management, marine biosphere reserves, marine parks and heritage sites)

  • ECOLOGY.CONSERVATION
08

oceanography (physical - temperature, salinity, density, waves, tides, currents, upwelling

  • MARINE_BIOTECH
10

biological - primary and secondary productivity, finfish and shellfish resources)

  • BEHAVIOUR
12

microbial assessment (collection, total and viable counts, isolation, culture and identification, preservation, culture collection centres ATCC, IMTECH, NCCS-MCC

  • BEHAVIOUR
13

microbial nutrition and environmental influences on growth, activity and distribution)

  • FOODTECH.CHEM
14

role of microbes in the marine environment (nitrogen fixation, C, N and P cycles, decomposition of organic matter, bioleaching and biodeterioration)

  • MICRO.ECOLOGY
15

microbial metabolites (primary and secondary - enzymes, antibiotics, organic acids, toxins)

  • ANTIMICROBIAL