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GATE Ecology and Evolution Syllabus
Subject Code: EY
Course Structure
Sections/Units | Topics |
---|---|
Section A | Ecology |
Unit 1 | Population Ecology |
Unit 2 | Species Interactions |
Unit 3 | Community Ecology |
Unit 4 | Ecosystem Structure, Function and Services |
Section B | Evolution |
Unit 1 | Origin, Evolution and Diversification of Life |
Unit 2 | Types of Selection (Stabilizing, Directional etc.) |
Unit 3 | Life History Strategies |
Unit 4 | Origin of Genetic Variation |
Unit 5 | Molecular Evolution |
Section C | Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology |
Unit 1 | Mathematics and Statistics In Ecology |
Unit 2 | Statistical Hypothesis Testing |
Section D | Behavioural Ecology |
Unit 1 | Classical Ethology |
Unit 2 | Mating Systems |
Course Syllabus
Section A: Ecology
Unit 1: Population Ecology
- Metapopulation dynamics −
- Growth rates
- Density independent growth
- Density dependent growth
- Niche concept
Unit 2: Species Interactions
- Plant-animal interactions −
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Competition
- Predation
- Trophic interactions −
- Functional ecology
- Ecophysiology
- Behavioural ecology
Unit 3: Community Ecology
- Community assembly, organization and evolution
- Biodiversity −
- Species richness
- Evenness and diversity indices
- Endemism
- Species-area relationships
Unit 4: Ecosystem Structure, Function and Services
- Nutrient cycles
- Biomes
- Habitat ecology;
- Primary and secondary productivity
- Invasive species
- Global and climate change
- Applied ecology
Section B: Evolution
Unit 1: Origin, Evolution and Diversification of Life
- Natural selection
- Levels of selection
Unit 2: Types of selection (stabilizing, directional etc.)
- Sexual selection
- Genetic drift
- Gene flow
- Adaptation
- Convergence
- Species concepts
Unit 3: Life history strategies
- Adaptive radiation
- Biogeography and evolutionary ecology
Unit 4: Origin of genetic variation
- Mendelian genetics
- Polygenic traits, linkage and recombination
- Epistasis, gene-environment interaction
- Heritability
- Population genetics
Unit 5: Molecular evolution
- Molecular clocks
- Systems of classification −
- Cladistics
- Phenetics
- Molecular systematics
- Gene expression and evolution
Section C: Mathematics and Quantitative Ecology
Unit 1: Mathematics and Statistics in Ecology
Simple functions (linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, etc.)
Concept of derivatives and slope of a function
Permutations and combinations
Basic probability (probability of random events
Sequences of events, etc.)
Frequency distributions and their descriptive statistics (mean, variance, coefficient of variation, correlation, etc.)
Unit 2: Statistical Hypothesis Testing
- Concept of p-value
- Type I and Type II error, test statistics like t-test and Chi-square test
- Basics of linear regression and ANOVA
Section D: Behavioural Ecology
Unit 1: Classical Ethology
- Neuroethology
- Evolutionary ethology
- Chemical
- Acoustic and visual signaling
Unit 2: Mating systems
- Sexual dimorphism
- Mate choice
- Parenting behaviour competition
- Aggression
- Foraging behavior
- Predator–prey interactions
- Sociobiology
- Kin selection, altruism, costs and benefits of group-living
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