Introduction to the methods of biological research, intended as a systematic, controlled, empirical and critical study of natural phenomenology, which is developed from the formulation of an hypothesis until the construction of the explanation.
Setting the basic skills relative to the processing of experimental results and the communication in the written form.
Also, a lessons cycle will be dedicated to the most profitable study methods
Setting the basic skills relative to the processing of experimental results and the communication in the written form.
Also, a lessons cycle will be dedicated to the most profitable study methods
teacher profile teaching materials
Probability and its role in the evolution (natural selection vs genetic drift)
Logistic models and their application in conservation biology
How to read and write a scientific article
Programme
The program focuses on major themes of Biological Evolution of animal and plant organisms.Probability and its role in the evolution (natural selection vs genetic drift)
Logistic models and their application in conservation biology
How to read and write a scientific article
Core Documentation
No textbook indicated -The student can ask the teacher for PDFs of the Power Point presentationsReference Bibliography
NoneType of delivery of the course
Classroom lecturesAttendance
optionalType of evaluation
Written multiple choice test teacher profile teaching materials
Light and Life, Evolution of photomorphogenesis, Secondary metabolites of plants, The conquest of emerged lands, plants-insect co-evolution.
Programme
The program focuses on major themes of Biological Evolution of animal and plant organisms.Light and Life, Evolution of photomorphogenesis, Secondary metabolites of plants, The conquest of emerged lands, plants-insect co-evolution.
Core Documentation
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger, editor SINAUER ASSOCIATES (Sixth EDITION; in english language)Reference Bibliography
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, Lincoln Taiz and Eduardo Zeiger, editor SINAUER ASSOCIATES (Sixth EDITION; in english language)Type of delivery of the course
Classroom lessonsType of evaluation
Written test: questions with open and/or multiple choice answers