(objectives)
The students should be able to: 1) recognize the major orders and families of vertebrates included in the program (cf the electronic files given by the professor) and describe their morphological, biogeographical and ecological traits; 2) assign a given species its position in the vertebrate phylogenetic tree through a critical discussion; 3) recognize at species level the vertebrates of the european fauna, with particular regard to the species of conservation concern or economic interest (fishery, aquaculture, hunting, trade, pest management, etc.); 4) working for public and private agencies, on national and international projects focused on biodiversity conservation, wildlife management and sustainable exploitation of animal resources.
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