ECOLOGIA, ETOLOGIA ED EVOLUZIONE DEGLI ORGANISMI MARINI
(objectives)
The main goal of the course is to provide a solid knowledge of the ecological, ethological and evolutionary processes at the basis of the functioning of marine environment; a particular focus is on the mechanisms that shape the distribution, abundance and relationship of the marine organisms with the biotic and abiotic environment. A second goal is to emphasize the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of the issues, in order to stimulate the students to a correct approach to multi-scale and complex disciplines and questions, including the variety of methodologies needed to investigate them.
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Code
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18176 |
Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Module: MODULE A
(objectives)
The course aims to provide solid knowledge on the ecological, ethological and evolutionary processes that regulate the functioning of marine environmental systems Knowledge and understanding The knowledge acquired will concern the general principles on which the mechanisms that determine the distribution, abundance and relationships with the biotic and abiotic environment of marine organisms are based Applied knowledge and understanding The application of knowledge will be focused on understanding the multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and integrative nature of the topics covered. Autonomy of judgment The ability to formulate autonomous assessments can be exercised in the interpretation phase of the results, using the critical reading of the scientific literature to independently investigate eco-evolutionary issues. Communication skills These skills will be developed through the exercise of self-expression (interventions in class) to address research questions on the causes of global change. Ability to learn The deepening of knowledge will allow you to deal with complex and multi-scalar disciplines and problems, and with the variety of investigation methods inherent to them, to formulate solid and evidence-based scientific questions.
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Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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6
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/07
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Contact Hours
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32
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Exercise Hours
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16
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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CANESTRELLI Daniele
(syllabus)
Ecology and evolutionary biology. Fields of study, methodological approaches, temporal and spatial scales of enquiry. Marine communities. Ecological factors and biodiversity patterns. The tidal range: causes and consequences of the zonation. Adaptations. Biological interactions, community structure, metacommunity. Molecular and evolutionary ecology. Principles, methods and fields of investigation. Mechanisms of the evolutionary change. Species and speciation. Phylogeography and biogeography. Diversity and divergence. Dispersal, migration, gene flow. Landscape genetics. Population and metapopulation. Structure, diversity and demographic changes. Census size, effective size. Historical demographic survey: methods based on demographic and genetic data. Biological invasions. Causes, vectors and invasion paths. Factors behind successful invasions. Evolution of the invaders. Eco-evolutionary consequences of invasions. Lessepsian invasions. Variations of the coastline. Causes, time scales, magnitude of changes, effects on biodiversity at the level of population, species, communities. Evolutionary history of the Mediterranean basin and its shores. Tectonic evolution, climate evolution, impact on biodiversity.
(reference books)
Bertness, Bruno, Silliman, Stachowicz, 2014. Marine Community Ecology and Conservation. Sinauer Associates. Freeland, Kirk, Petersen, 2011. Molecular Ecology. Wiley. Losos, 2013. The Princeton guide to Evolution. Princeton University Press.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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Module: MODULE B
(objectives)
The course aims to provide solid knowledge on the ecological, ethological and evolutionary processes that regulate the functioning of marine environmental systems Knowledge and understanding The knowledge acquired will concern the general principles on which the mechanisms that determine the distribution, abundance and relationships with the biotic and abiotic environment of marine organisms are based Applied knowledge and understanding The application of knowledge will be focused on understanding the multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and integrative nature of the topics covered. Autonomy of judgment The ability to formulate autonomous assessments can be exercised in the interpretation phase of the results, using the critical reading of the scientific literature to independently investigate eco-evolutionary issues. Communication skills These skills will be developed through the exercise of self-expression (interventions in class) to address research questions on the causes of global change. Ability to learn The deepening of knowledge will allow you to deal with complex and multi-scalar disciplines and problems, and with the variety of investigation methods inherent to them, to formulate solid and evidence-based scientific questions.
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Language
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ITA |
Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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5
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/05
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Contact Hours
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32
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Laboratory Hours
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8
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Type of Activity
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Core compulsory activities
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Teacher
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CARERE Claudio
(syllabus)
Fundamentals of ethology. History of the study of animal behaviour and its transversality; the four questions of Tinbergen. Imprinting; maternal effects. Neuroendocrine substrates of behaviour. Stress response. Role of genes and the environment. Behavioural plasticity. The role of behaviour in evolution. Partner choice and reproductive systems. Prey and predators. Migration, orientation and navigation. Aggression, territoriality, animal personality. Collective behaviours. Behavioural ecology and hypothesis testing. Behavioural evolutionary convergences and divergences; Cognitive ethology. Animal welfare.
Behavioural ecology of marine organisms. Behavioural adaptations: insular coastal fauna, pelagic environment; diving in marine mammals, life in depth; social behaviour; schooling, group dynamics and self-organization; coloniality; parental care, territoriality, aggression; sexual inversion; foraging strategies. Orientation, migration and homing. Outline of bioacoustics; chemical communication; bioluminescence; electrolocation
Study methodologies. Methods of capture and marking; experimental designs, hypothesis evaluation; measurement of behaviour in the field and under controlled conditions: esemoi., Tracking methods: satellite tracking, geolocalizers, accelerometers. Radar and sonar.
Conservation and management. Behavioural ecotoxicology; endocrine disruptors; effects of anthropogenic disturbance. Effects of climate change. The behaviour of invasive species. Importance of behavioural studies in the conservation and management of marine biodiversity. Behaviour and aquaculture
(reference books)
J.R. Krebs, N.B. Davies (eds) 2012 Behavioural Ecology. An Evolutionary Approach- Blackwell M. Bateson, P. Martin 2021 (Fourth Edition) Measuring behaviour: an introductory guide.Cambridge University Press J. Alcock 2013 Animal Behaviour. An Evolutionary Approach. Oxford University Press A. Manning, M.S. Dawkins 2012 An Introduction to Animal Behaviour. Cambridge University Press
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Oral exam
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