PARASSITOLOGIA
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Basic knowledges about cellular organization, different animal tissues and mechanisms of transmission of genetic informations are strictly requesterd. Good knowledge on the body plan and on the principal functional adaptations of the main animal phylum are also needed.
Oral examination on the general topics of the course.
The purpose of the course is to underline the importance of inter - and intraspesific relationships in evolutionary processes. The characteristics of the different symbiotic associations, the origin and evolution of parassitism and the strategies of cohexistence and coevolution of the host-parasite relationships will be taken into consideration. The principal and most common human and animal parasites will be presented.
In the first part of the course the general aspects of symbiosis and its importance as a source of evolutionary innovation will be discussed. The parasitism, the morphological, trophic and reproductive adaptations, parasite-host coexistence and coevolution strategies will be secondly approached. The most common parasitosis will be considered as well as the effects of human and animal parasites on different kinds of populations.
Textbooks, reviews and research articles will be suggested during the course
Lectures, seminars and discussion of research articles