The main formative targets are:
1) the acquisition of an evolutionary approach to the animal biology;
2) the acquisition of a basic knowledge of both general zoology and animal diversity;
3) the self-evaluation by the student of the competence whitin the animal biology.
1) the acquisition of an evolutionary approach to the animal biology;
2) the acquisition of a basic knowledge of both general zoology and animal diversity;
3) the self-evaluation by the student of the competence whitin the animal biology.
teacher profile teaching materials
- Animal biodiversity (concepts and approach to the study of biodiversity)
- Introduction to disciplines studying biodiversity
- History and concepts of evolutionary thought
- Concept of inter- and intraspecific diversity and variability
- Concept of species and speciation
- Genetic drift, inbreeding, founder effect, bottleneck
- Evolutionary processes: extinction, adaptive radiation
- Adaptive processes and ecological niche
- Interaction between organisms (predation, parasitism, sociality, etc.)
- Concepts of community ecology
- Basic concepts of Zoogeography
- Taxonomy, Systematics and Phylogeny, Cladistic Methods for reconstructing Phylogeny
- Systematic Section: Anatomy, biology, diversity, systematics, evolution, and distribution of protozoa and of the major animal phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Nematoda, Arthropoda, “Lophophorata,” Echinodermata, and Chordata. The level of detail regarding the classification of each phylum varies and will be specified during the lectures.
- Hands-on laboratory exercises on the identification, morphology, and anatomy of protozoa and metazoans
Sabelli B., Atlante di diversità e morfologia degli invertebrati. Piccin
Programme
Zoology (general part)- Animal biodiversity (concepts and approach to the study of biodiversity)
- Introduction to disciplines studying biodiversity
- History and concepts of evolutionary thought
- Concept of inter- and intraspecific diversity and variability
- Concept of species and speciation
- Genetic drift, inbreeding, founder effect, bottleneck
- Evolutionary processes: extinction, adaptive radiation
- Adaptive processes and ecological niche
- Interaction between organisms (predation, parasitism, sociality, etc.)
- Concepts of community ecology
- Basic concepts of Zoogeography
- Taxonomy, Systematics and Phylogeny, Cladistic Methods for reconstructing Phylogeny
- Systematic Section: Anatomy, biology, diversity, systematics, evolution, and distribution of protozoa and of the major animal phyla: Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Nematoda, Arthropoda, “Lophophorata,” Echinodermata, and Chordata. The level of detail regarding the classification of each phylum varies and will be specified during the lectures.
- Hands-on laboratory exercises on the identification, morphology, and anatomy of protozoa and metazoans
Core Documentation
Hickmann et al. Zoologia, Editore: McGraw-Hill Education (a cura di di Arizza Vincenzo, Coppellotti Olimpia, Guidolin Laura)Sabelli B., Atlante di diversità e morfologia degli invertebrati. Piccin
Attendance
MandatoryType of evaluation
The examination will consist of an oral assessment consisting of theoretical questions and recognition of zoological specimens.