The students should be able to:
1) recognize the major orders and families of vertebrates included in the program (cf the electronic files given by the professor) and describe their morphological, biogeographical and ecological traits;
2) assign a given species its position in the vertebrate phylogenetic tree through a critical discussion;
3) recognize at species level the vertebrates of the european fauna, with particular regard to the species of conservation concern or economic interest (fishery, aquaculture, hunting, trade, pest management, etc.);
4) working for public and private agencies, on national and international projects focused on biodiversity conservation, wildlife management and sustainable exploitation of animal resources.
1) recognize the major orders and families of vertebrates included in the program (cf the electronic files given by the professor) and describe their morphological, biogeographical and ecological traits;
2) assign a given species its position in the vertebrate phylogenetic tree through a critical discussion;
3) recognize at species level the vertebrates of the european fauna, with particular regard to the species of conservation concern or economic interest (fishery, aquaculture, hunting, trade, pest management, etc.);
4) working for public and private agencies, on national and international projects focused on biodiversity conservation, wildlife management and sustainable exploitation of animal resources.