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B016122 - ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY
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Course program
Academic Year 2016-17
Coorte 2016 - Second Cycle Degree in BIOLOGY
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Biology (BIO)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
BIO/05 - ZOOLOGY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
01/03/2017 ⇒ 16/06/2017
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
The course will provide basic knowledge on animal biodiversity deepening those already acquired by students in the basic course in zoology.
The main invertebrate taxa will be treated in depth and the diversity of vertebrate taxa present on our territory will be provided too.
The animal biodiversity will be discussed in relation to the main Italian ecosystems.
Rudiments of zoogeography will be also provided.
The main techniques for collecting and storing animal samples as well as the tools to recognize them will be given. Practical lessons will be performed both in the laboratory and in the field.
The main invertebrate taxa will be treated in depth and the diversity of vertebrate taxa present on our territory will be provided too.
The animal biodiversity will be discussed in relation to the main Italian ecosystems.
Rudiments of zoogeography will be also provided.
The main techniques for collecting and storing animal samples as well as the tools to recognize them will be given. Practical lessons will be performed both in the laboratory and in the field.
Learning Objectives
Knolewdge acquired
Knowledge of animal diversity in the major aquatic and terrestrial Italian ecosystems. Knowledge about the relationships among different species in natural environements.
Competence acquired:
Competence to detect animal diversity present in the main Italian ecosystems. Competence to read and understand the relationships linking the various species.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
The knowledge gained during the course will provide the student with the tools to carry out sampling in the field and make the recognition of the major animal taxa.
Knowledge of animal diversity in the major aquatic and terrestrial Italian ecosystems. Knowledge about the relationships among different species in natural environements.
Competence acquired:
Competence to detect animal diversity present in the main Italian ecosystems. Competence to read and understand the relationships linking the various species.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
The knowledge gained during the course will provide the student with the tools to carry out sampling in the field and make the recognition of the major animal taxa.
Prerequisites
Courses recommended: Zoology, Ecology
Teaching Methods
Total hours of the course: 52
(6 cfu)
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours):40 (5 cfu)
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 12 (1 cfu)
(6 cfu)
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours):40 (5 cfu)
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 12 (1 cfu)
Further information
Frequency to the lessons recommended
Type of Assessment
Oral examination
Course program
Morphological characteristics of the major animal phyla and their diversification in different environments.
Main eco-physiological adaptations of animals to different environments.
Detailed study of animal diversity in some environments characteristic of our territory and of the relationships between biodiversity and abiotic factors peculiar of those environments.
Relationship among animal diversity, food web complexity and ecological web related to biodiversity, such as the cases of predatory and parasitic relations.
Key concepts related to animal diversity: umbrella species, bio-engineering species, and pioneering species.
Main eco-physiological adaptations of animals to different environments.
Detailed study of animal diversity in some environments characteristic of our territory and of the relationships between biodiversity and abiotic factors peculiar of those environments.
Relationship among animal diversity, food web complexity and ecological web related to biodiversity, such as the cases of predatory and parasitic relations.
Key concepts related to animal diversity: umbrella species, bio-engineering species, and pioneering species.