ADATTAMENTI ECOFISIOLOGICI ALL'AMBIENTE

Objectives: Knowledge of the vital functions of animals and humans. A comparative understanding of the mechanisms of environmental animal’s physiology; in particular we want to look in turn as ionic, osmotic issues, energy balance, circulating fluids, nerves, hormones. Cell membrane permeation and process for water diffusion, osmosis and channel movements for osmotic regulation, in different habitat; Oxygen carriage: pigments and their types and properties; different respiratory surfaces, haemolymph and blood vessel colloid osmotic pressure. Circulation and ventilation; The temperature and its effects: thermal acclimatation, behavioural regulation, migration; Anthropogenic problems. Olfacotory system, vision and CNS evolution and plasticity.

the course of physiology is held through frontal teaching

A comparative understanding of the mechanisms of environmental animal’s physiology; in particular we want to look in turn as ionic, osmotic issues, energy balance, circulating fluids, nerves, hormones. Cell membrane permeation and process for water diffusion, osmosis and channel movements for osmotic regulation, in different habitat; Oxygen carriage: pigments and their types and properties; different respiratory surfaces, haemolymph and blood vessel colloid osmotic pressure. Circulation and ventilation; The temperature and its effects: thermal acclimatation, behavioural regulation, migration; Anthropogenic problems. Olfacotory system, vision and CNS evolution and plasticity.

we recommend using the English version of texts as Environmental physiology ( a cura di Fregly MJ e Blatteis CM) – Oxford Univ. Press 1996or other English text.