- Percorsi di studio
- Master's Degree in COASTAL AND MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
- MARINE LIFE CYCLES AND SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATIONS
MARINE LIFE CYCLES AND SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATIONS
- Teaching in italian
- MARINE LIFE CYCLES AND SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATIONS
- Teaching
- MARINE LIFE CYCLES AND SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATIONS
- Subject area
- BIO/05
- Reference degree course
- COASTAL AND MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
- Course type
- Master's Degree
- Credits
- 8.0
- Teaching hours
- Frontal Hours: 68.0
- Academic year
- 2024/2025
- Year taught
- 2024/2025
- Course year
- 1
- Language
- ENGLISH
- Curriculum
- Curriculum Marine Biology and Ecology
- Reference professor for teaching
- GIANGRANDE Adriana
- Location
- Lecce
Teaching description
Basic zoological and Botanical knowledge
Part I: Diversity of life cycle of marine invertebrates, larval development and larval type analysis; life history diversity and evolution. Meaning of the different developmental modes. Part II. Factors structuring marine communities,. Associations among different organisms and symbiosis. Ecological implication of life cycle diversity,, factors determining spatial and temporal dynamics and community assembly rules. Supply side ecology and connectivity
The student will be able to recognize:
Larval types of the different Phyla and their phylogenetic connections
• differences between phases of the life cycle and traits of the life history
• diversity, complexity and unity of development
• adaptations and influence in the associations between animals
• ability to summarize the topics covered and links the practical aspects
• sampling and collection techniques will also be taken into consideration
• Working hypotheses and planning
Communication skills
Understanding and synthetize scientific articles will be greatly considered
The exam involves the analysis of publications related to course topics with the creation of a presentation plus a written exam with multiple choice and open-ended answers.
Factor shaping community structure and relationships among different organisms, concept of symbiosis. Diversity of life cycle of marine invertebrates; larval development and larval type analysis; evolutionary implications. life-history diversity. Ecological implications (population dynamics; settlement and recruitment; recruitment limitation; pre and post settlement events; factors determining spatial and temporal dynamics and community assembly rules. Supply side ecology and Connectivity. Basic concepts on community ecology. Factors controlling the local biodiversity, importance of biotic relationships and animal associations within community. Importance of life cycle and life-history
material provided in class
Semester
First Semester (dal 02/10/2024 al 17/01/2025)
Exam type
Compulsory
Type of assessment
Oral - Final grade
Course timetable
https://easyroom.unisalento.it/Orario