FUNDAMENTALS OF ZOOLOGYModule INVERTEBRATES
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: OSCAR PAOLO VINCENZO LISIExpected Learning Outcomes
In summary: Ability to critically recognize the main groups of invertebrates; knowledge of their characteristics and understanding of the evolutionary mechanisms that have led to the diversification of the main invertebrate taxa.
Dublin descriptors:
1) Knowledge and understanding
Acquire in-depth knowledge on the biodiversity of protists and invertebrates (excluding Hemichordates and Chordates).
Understand the criteria on which the taxonomy and animal systematics are based.
To know the general evolutionary paths that have accompanied the origin and radiation of Metazoa.
Deepen the basic methodologies on taxonomic recognition of invertebrates (excluding Hemichordates and Chordates).
2) Ability to apply knowledge
Autonomously apply the learned principles of taxonomic recognition on any animal (of the taxa covered in class and workshops) that will be encountered in the future.
Use bibliographic sources to autonomously deepen taxonomic skills and methodologies at more detailed systematic levels.
Carry out general wildlife analysis (also integrating with skills from other disciplines).
3) Autonomous judgement
To be able to critically evaluate (integrating, where necessary, also with skills deriving from other disciplines) data on animal fauna and taxonomy (for treated taxa), and to compare older analyses with more recent ones, critically understanding the differences.
Interpret, also integrating with skills from other disciplines, the experimental results obtained with a fauna analysis for the purposes of reviews, environmental assessments, etc.
4) Communication skills
To express clearly and rigorously (for the taxa covered during the lessons) concepts of animal evolution, taxonomy and systematics, both in written and oral form.
Present and discuss the results of wildlife reports or taxonomic reviews (for taxa covered during lectures), with particular attention to the use of appropriate scientific terminology.
Communicate effectively with specialists and non-specialists in the field of zoology for the relevant taxa covered in the course of lectures.
5) Learning skills
To develop an autonomous study method to deepen the discipline and its applications in the cultural, educational and environmental analysis/protection fields.
To be able to update on new technologies for taxonomic and zoological faunal analysis (also integrating with skills from other disciplines).