"Environmental biology" is often considered synonymous for "ecology". Describing the scope of ecology, Odum wrote in 1963: "it is the aim of this small book to outline those basic principles of environmental biology that are of interest, as well as of vital concern, to all of us". He further mentioned, the special term for the environmental biology field of interest [...]
Importance of biodiversity has been recognized in most of the human disciplines from religion to science and it is not surprising that most of the cultures consider the value of biodiversity. Ayurveda, Unani and other traditional medicinal systems and even modern medicinal system heavily rely on plants and wildlife. A large number of plants and wildlife have traditionally been integral [...]
Vertebrates possess three types of muscle tissue: (1) Smooth muscle, the contractile elements of most of the digestive system and most visceral organs; (2) Cardiac muscle, found only in the heart; and (3) Striated (or skeletal) muscle, responsible for most of the gross movements of the body, especially the skeleton. Each of these tissues is composed of cells called muscle [...]