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  1. Marine Vertebrate Zoology
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Insegnamento Course full name
Marine Vertebrate Zoology
Course ID number
2122-1-F7502Q012
Course summary SYLLABUS

Course Syllabus

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Obiettivi

Il corso ha l'obiettivo di consentire agli studenti di: 1) riconoscere ed essere in grado di classificare i gruppi principali di vertebrati marini su campo; 2) apprendere nozioni e concetti basilari sulla biologia di questo gruppo di organismi; 3) comprendere l'anatomia e la fisiologia delle strutture interne ed esterne che hanno consentito l'adattamento secondario all'ambiente acquatico; 4) approfondire le varie  metodologie utilizzate per lo studio di questi organismi in natura e le misure da prendere per la loro conservazione.


Contenuti sintetici

Il corso tratta della sistematica, storia evolutiva, anatomia, fisiologia, comportamento, conservazione e ricerca dei vertebrati marini.


Programma esteso

Questo corso è un'introduzione alla biologia dei vertebrati marini. E' strutturato in due moduli: il primo riguarda pesci ed uccelli marini (tenuto dal Prof. De Maddalena); il secondo riguarda mammiferi e rettili marini (tenuto dalla Prof. Valsecchi). Entrambe le sezioni trattano di un campione delle principali classi tassonomiche, la loro storia evolutiva, biologia, inclusa l'anatomia e la fisiologia, adattamento all'ambiente acquatico (per mammiferi e rettili marini), comportamento, ecologia e conservazione.


Prerequisiti

Nozioni di biologia di base

Modalità didattica

42 ore (21 ore + 21 ore) di lezioni frontali (disposizioni anti COVID permettendo)


Materiale didattico

Fonte di materiale didattico può essere trovato nei seguenti libri:

"Sharks of Maldives" by De Maddalena A, Editoriale Magenes

"FishBase", Froese R and Pauly D, www.fishbase.org

"The Diversity of Fishes. Biology, Evolution and Ecology" by Helfman G.S., Collette B.B., Facey D.E., and Bowen B.W., Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

“Marine Mammals Evolutionary Biology” by Berta A and Sumich JL, Academic Press

“ Biology of Marine Mammals”  by Reynolds JE and Rommel SA, Melbourne University Press

“Marine Mammals of the World. Systematics and Distribution" by Dale W. Rice, Special Publication N4, The Society for Marine Mammalogy 



 


Periodo di erogazione dell'insegnamento

II Semestre: Marzo - Maggio 2021



Modalità di verifica del profitto e valutazione

Esame scritto ed orale



Orario di ricevimento

Lunedì 11.00-12.00



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Aims

The course aims to allow students to:  1) recognize and be able to classify the major groups of marine vertebrates in the wild; 2) learn specialized terminology and basic concepts of the zoology of these groups of organisms; 3) understand selected external and internal structures which allow adaptation to the aquatic environment; 4) learn about methodologies of study of these classes of organisms in the wild and measures taken for their conservation.


Contents

The course covers marine vertebrates’ systematics, evolutionary history, anatomy, physiology, behavior, conservation and research.


Detailed program

This course is an introduction to the biology of marine vertebrates. It is structured in two modules, the first dealing with fish sea birds (run by Dr De Maddalena) and the second (run by Dr Valsecchi) regarding marine mammals and marine reptiles. Both sections cover a sampling of various taxonomic groups, their evolutionary relationships and biology including anatomy and physiology, adaptation to the aquatic environment (for marine mammals and marine reptiles), behavior, ecology and conservation. 


Prerequisites

Basic biology notions

Teaching form

42 hours (21 + 21) frontal lessons (anti-COVID measures allowing)


Textbook and teaching resource

Source material can be found in the following books:

"Sharks of Maldives" by De Maddalena A, Editoriale Magenes

"FishBase", Froese R and Pauly D, www.fishbase.org

"The Diversity of Fishes. Biology, Evolution and Ecology" by Helfman G.S., Collette B.B., Facey D.E., and Bowen B.W., Wiley-Blackwell Publishing

“Marine Mammals Evolutionary Biology” by Berta A and Sumich JL, Academic Press

“ Biology of Marine Mammals”  by Reynolds JE and Rommel SA, Melbourne University Press

“Marine Mammals of the World. Systematics and Distribution" by Dale W. Rice, Special Publication N4, The Society for Marine Mammalogy 

 


Semester

II Semester: March to May 2021

Assessment method

Oral and written exam. 

It will be carried out first the oral exam (normally 10 questions, 5 for each section: Marine Mammals and Reptiles, Fish and Marine Birds). The written test will be followed, on the same day, by few questions from both Prof. Valsecchi and Prof. De Maddalena. 

Office hours

Mondays from 11.00am till noon

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Key information

Field of research
BIO/05
ECTS
6
Term
Second semester
Activity type
Mandatory to be chosen
Course Length (Hours)
42
Language
English

Staff

    Teacher

  • Alessandro De Maddalena
    Alessandro De Maddalena
  • Elena Agnese Valsecchi
    Elena Agnese Valsecchi

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Bibliography

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Enrolment methods

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