- Docente: Mario Marini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: BIO/05
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Mario Marini (Modulo 1) Marta Galloni (Modulo 2) Angela Virginia Etcheverry (Modulo 3)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Sciences and Management of Nature (cod. 8209)
Course contents
Status, Life cycle, Conservation of Austropotamobius pallipes, Insects (Odonata, Mantodea, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera), Amphibians and Reptiles of naturalistic interest among the Italian Fauna and Conservation of their Habitats.
(Dr. M. Galloni)
Plant biodiversity: distribution at global scale and threats. Hotspots, endemic species, rare species. European policies and strategies for plant diversity conservation.
Reproductive strategies of Spermatophytes. Outcrossing, selfing and vegetative reproduction. Pollination biology and seed dispersal.
Intraspecific variation. Consequences of plant mating system on the structure and partioning of intraspecific diversity.
(Prof. A.V. Etcheverry)
Plant-pollinator interactions: implications for conservation
Pollination systems: implications for conservation of plants. How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals? Evolution of Animal Pollination. Typology in pollination biology from an historical perspective. Biotic pollination as set and setting. Definitions of generalization and specialization. Case studies of “generalist” flowers. Generalist flowers and the pollination syndrome concept. Cornucopia flowers. Classification of flowers and insects. Insects morphologically and ecologically specialized. Generalist insects. Practical implications. Invasive and declining plant species. Implications for conservation.
Office hours
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