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ITALIAN FAUNA AND ITS RECENT EVOLUTION
cod. 23670

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Zoologia (BIO/05)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

The aim of the course is to give students in-depth knowledge about the vertebrates of the Italian fauna in terms of biology, distribution and state of conservation of populations.

Prerequisites

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Knowledge of general and systematic Zoology.

Course unit content

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Fauna and environment. General information on Italian fauna. Environments and fauna in the Italian landscape. <br />
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Autochthonous species and populations. Endemites. Historical development of knowledge about Italian vertebrates. <br />
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Cyclostomes and bony fish of inland waters. Cartilaginous fish and bony marine fish. Amphibians. Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. Origins of Italian fauna. Conservation of Italian fauna. Prey-predator relationships in carnivores.

Full programme

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Bibliography

MINELLI A., CHEMINI C., ARGANO R., RUFFO S. (editor) - La fauna in Italia. Touring Editore, Milano e Ministero dell?Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio, Roma, 448 pp (2002).

Teaching methods

Description of the programme topics by the professor, with request for in-depth studies and relevant oral papers given by the students.

Assessment methods and criteria

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