15.1 Measurement
- Parameters and methods of measurement (suitability and problems)
15.2 Types of growth curve
- Absolute growth curve
- Absolute growth rate curve
- Relative growth rate curve
15.3 Growth pattern
- Limited growth (human)
- Unlimited growth (perennial plants/woody plants)
- Allometric growth (human)
- Isometric growth (fish)
- Intermittent growth (insect)
15.4 Ecdysis and metamorphosis
- Definition
- Role of hormones (neurosecretion, juvenile hormone and ecdysone)
- Ecdysis and metamorphosis in insects
15.5 Dormancy
- Concept, importance and examples
15.5.1 Animals
- Hibernation, aestivation and diapause
15.5.2 Plants
- Seed dormancy
- Factors affecting seed dormancy and methods of overcoming them
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