THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF THE VETEBRATE SUB PHYLUM, IN AN EVOLUTIONARY KEY. THE ANATOMICAL ORGANIZATION IS INTERPRETED IN THE ADAPTIVE AND EVOLULUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE. PRINCIPAL AIMS OF THE COURSE ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1) LEARNING AND APPLYING THE COMPARATIVE METHOD; (2) KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE DIVERSE SYSTEMS IN AN EVOLUTIONARY AND FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE; 3) ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABILITY TO OBSERVE, DESCRIBE AND REPORT. THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT, FROM GAMETOGENESIS TO ORGAN FORMATION. FUNDAMENTAL MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES, SUCH AS CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND MORPHOGENESIS WILL BE APPROACHED. THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL COMPETENCE TO RECOGNIZE EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES OF VERTEBRATES AT THE MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC LEVEL.
teacher profile teaching materials
Methodological skills (Know how to perform:) acquire and use experimental data related to the vertebrate-environment interaction
Teaching program:
ORIGIN OF VERTEBRATES. AGNATHA AND ORIGIN OF GNATHOSTOMATA. DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTIONARY SUCCESS OF AQUATIC VERTEBRATES BY BOTH ANATOMIC AND REPRODUCTIVE VIEWPOINTS. TETRAPODA ORIGIN AND THE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS. ADVENT OF THE AMNIOTIC EGG AND DEFINITIVE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS BY REPTILES. BIRDS AND ADAPTATION TO FLIGHT. MAMMAL DIVERSITY: NATURAL PLASTICITY AND EVOLUTIVE PROCESSES. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATE ORGANIC SYSTEMS. ORIGIN, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF SYSTEMS USED FOR PREDATION, RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD AND LYMPH CIRCULATION. FOOD STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES. RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS IN VERTEBRATES. URO-GENITAL SYSTEM EVOLUTION IN VERTEBRATES. RENAL SYSTEM ORGANIZATION. MODES AND TYPES OF EXCRETION. SEX DIFFERENTIATION AND DETERMINATION. REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES.
- Abelli et al. ANATOMIA COMPARATA. Edi Ermes
- Liem Bemis Walker Grande. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Kardong. VERTEBRATI. ANATOMIA COMPARATA, FUNZIONE, EVOLUZIONE. McGraw-Hill
- Romer. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Giavini, Menegola. MANUALE DI ANATOMIA COMPARATA. EdiSES
MORPHOLOGY VS. ENVIRONMENT
- Hildebrand. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. Zanichelli
VERTEBRATE DISSECTION
- Arias et al. ANATOMIA MICROSCOPICA DEI VERTEBRATI. Teresa Zavanella
- Minelli e Del Grande. Atlante di Anatomia dei Vertebrati. Piccin.
- Giavini et al. Atlante di Anatomia Macroscopica dei Vertebrati. Springer
Notes and exercises will be provided
Professor receives every day from 17.00 to 19.00 by appointment via email:
massimiliano.scalici@uniroma3.it
Programme
Cultural competences (Knowledge of:) The teaching aims to provide students with basic knowledge related to the evolution of the different anatomical and morphological components of vertebrates, to assess the degree of functional adaptation to the habitat.Methodological skills (Know how to perform:) acquire and use experimental data related to the vertebrate-environment interaction
Teaching program:
ORIGIN OF VERTEBRATES. AGNATHA AND ORIGIN OF GNATHOSTOMATA. DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTIONARY SUCCESS OF AQUATIC VERTEBRATES BY BOTH ANATOMIC AND REPRODUCTIVE VIEWPOINTS. TETRAPODA ORIGIN AND THE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS. ADVENT OF THE AMNIOTIC EGG AND DEFINITIVE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS BY REPTILES. BIRDS AND ADAPTATION TO FLIGHT. MAMMAL DIVERSITY: NATURAL PLASTICITY AND EVOLUTIVE PROCESSES. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATE ORGANIC SYSTEMS. ORIGIN, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF SYSTEMS USED FOR PREDATION, RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD AND LYMPH CIRCULATION. FOOD STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES. RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS IN VERTEBRATES. URO-GENITAL SYSTEM EVOLUTION IN VERTEBRATES. RENAL SYSTEM ORGANIZATION. MODES AND TYPES OF EXCRETION. SEX DIFFERENTIATION AND DETERMINATION. REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES.
Core Documentation
EVOLUTIVE BIOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS- Abelli et al. ANATOMIA COMPARATA. Edi Ermes
- Liem Bemis Walker Grande. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Kardong. VERTEBRATI. ANATOMIA COMPARATA, FUNZIONE, EVOLUZIONE. McGraw-Hill
- Romer. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Giavini, Menegola. MANUALE DI ANATOMIA COMPARATA. EdiSES
MORPHOLOGY VS. ENVIRONMENT
- Hildebrand. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. Zanichelli
VERTEBRATE DISSECTION
- Arias et al. ANATOMIA MICROSCOPICA DEI VERTEBRATI. Teresa Zavanella
- Minelli e Del Grande. Atlante di Anatomia dei Vertebrati. Piccin.
- Giavini et al. Atlante di Anatomia Macroscopica dei Vertebrati. Springer
Notes and exercises will be provided
Professor receives every day from 17.00 to 19.00 by appointment via email:
massimiliano.scalici@uniroma3.it
Type of delivery of the course
The course will take place with lectures and computerized classroom exercises with the help of PCs and specific programs (PowerPoint / tpsDig / Fiji / R)Type of evaluation
Test will consist of multiple choice questions and open questions. The students will be evaluated for both achievement of correct results and way the answer is carried out. The deepening and discussion of the questionary in the return phase may be valid as an oral test if the student wishes to improve own score. In itinere tests may be carried out without scoring.