Università Roma Tre

Cultural competences (Knowledge of:) The teaching aims to provide students with basic knowledge related to the evolution of the different anatomical and morphological components of vertebrates, to assess the degree of functional adaptation to the habitat.
Methodological skills (Know how to perform:) acquire and use experimental data related to the vertebrate-environment interaction
Teaching program:
ORIGIN OF VERTEBRATES. AGNATHA AND ORIGIN OF GNATHOSTOMATA. DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTIONARY SUCCESS OF AQUATIC VERTEBRATES BY BOTH ANATOMIC AND REPRODUCTIVE VIEWPOINTS. TETRAPODA ORIGIN AND THE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS. ADVENT OF THE AMNIOTIC EGG AND DEFINITIVE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS BY REPTILES. BIRDS AND ADAPTATION TO FLIGHT. MAMMAL DIVERSITY: NATURAL PLASTICITY AND EVOLUTIVE PROCESSES. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATE ORGANIC SYSTEMS. ORIGIN, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF SYSTEMS USED FOR PREDATION, RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD AND LYMPH CIRCULATION. FOOD STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES. RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS IN VERTEBRATES. URO-GENITAL SYSTEM EVOLUTION IN VERTEBRATES. RENAL SYSTEM ORGANIZATION. MODES AND TYPES OF EXCRETION. SEX DIFFERENTIATION AND DETERMINATION. REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES.

EVOLUTIVE BIOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS
- Abelli et al. ANATOMIA COMPARATA. Edi Ermes
- Liem Bemis Walker Grande. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Kardong. VERTEBRATI. ANATOMIA COMPARATA, FUNZIONE, EVOLUZIONE. McGraw-Hill
- Romer. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Giavini, Menegola. MANUALE DI ANATOMIA COMPARATA. EdiSES
MORPHOLOGY VS. ENVIRONMENT
- Hildebrand. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. Zanichelli
VERTEBRATE DISSECTION
- Arias et al. ANATOMIA MICROSCOPICA DEI VERTEBRATI. Teresa Zavanella
- Minelli e Del Grande. Atlante di Anatomia dei Vertebrati. Piccin.
- Giavini et al. Atlante di Anatomia Macroscopica dei Vertebrati. Springer
Notes and exercises will be provided
Professor receives every day from 17.00 to 19.00 by appointment via email:
massimiliano.scalici@uniroma3.it

Cultural skills (Knowledge of:)
The course aims to provide students with basic knowledge related to the evolution of the different anatomical and morphological components of vertebrates, to assess the degree of functional adaptation to the habitat.
Methodological skills (Know how to perform:) acquire and use experimental data related to the vertebrate-environment interaction
Program:
ORIGIN OF VERTEBRATES. AGNATHA AND ORIGIN OF GNATHOSTOMATA. DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTIONARY SUCCESS OF AQUATIC VERTEBRATES BY BOTH ANATOMIC AND REPRODUCTIVE VIEWPOINTS. TETRAPODA ORIGIN AND THE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS. ADVENT OF THE AMNIOTIC EGG AND DEFINITIVE COLONIZATION OF TERRESTRIAL HABITATS BY REPTILES. BIRDS AND ADAPTATION TO FLIGHT. MAMMAL DIVERSITY: NATURAL PLASTICITY AND EVOLUTIVE PROCESSES. COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATE ORGANIC SYSTEMS. ORIGIN, ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF SYSTEMS USED FOR PREDATION, RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD AND LYMPH CIRCULATION. FOOD STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES. RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS IN VERTEBRATES. URO-GENITAL SYSTEM EVOLUTION IN VERTEBRATES. RENAL SYSTEM ORGANIZATION. MODES AND TYPES OF EXCRETION. SEX DIFFERENTIATION AND DETERMINATION. REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN VERTEBRATES.

EVOLUTIVE BIOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS
- Abelli et al. ANATOMIA COMPARATA. Edi Ermes
- Liem Bemis Walker Grande. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Kardong. VERTEBRATI. ANATOMIA COMPARATA, FUNZIONE, EVOLUZIONE. McGraw-Hill
- Romer. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. EdiSES
- Giavini, Menegola. MANUALE DI ANATOMIA COMPARATA. EdiSES
MORPHOLOGY VS. ENVIRONMENT
- Hildebrand. ANATOMIA COMPARATA DEI VERTEBRATI. Zanichelli
VERTEBRATE DISSECTION
- Arias et al. ANATOMIA MICROSCOPICA DEI VERTEBRATI. Teresa Zavanella
- Minelli e Del Grande. Atlante di Anatomia dei Vertebrati. Piccin.
- Giavini et al. Atlante di Anatomia Macroscopica dei Vertebrati. Springer
Notes and exercises will be provided.
Professor receives every day from 5.00pm to 7.00pm by appointment via email:
massimiliano.scalici@uniroma3.it