zoology

Zoology Science - third Building - Ground Floor	Research Activity
Zoology Science - third Building - Ground Floor	Staff
Responsible Prof. Carlo Cerrano	Equipment

Research Activity		Click on images to enlarge
The research group of Zoology mainly deals with systematic and life history of marine invertebrates, especially Porifera, Cnidaria and Crustacea. The research activity is also oriented towards the description of reproductive cycles, the interaction with habitats and other organisms, biomineralogy, bioerosion processes and biogeography of species. Long-term studies about abundance or diversity of benthic organisms are allowing to verify the responses to climate change or others environmental disturbance factors on benthic assemblages.
The study activities include scientific diving based on the following sampling methodologies: Biological sample collection artificial panels for recruitment studies sedimentation traps photo-video surveys visual-census transplantation and environmental recovery techniques	credits: portofinodivers
Field activities are complemented with laboratories activities: comparative morphology (including histology and ultrastructure) cell cultures (primmorphs) breeding of species in aquarium for life cycle studies image analysis 3D image analysis by micro-CT morphometric analysis
Researchers working in the laboratory have carried out numerous scientific expeditions in Mediterranean, tropical and polar (Antartica) regions.
In progress research projects: Progetto GREEN BUBBLES http://www.greenbubbles.eu/?lang=it Progetto MedReAct (Catalyse action for the recovery of Mediterranean Marine Ecosystems by ensuring a long term, fair and responsible use of Our Common Sea) https://medreact.org/ Progetto MERCES (Marine Ecosystem Restoration in Changin European Seas) http://www.merces-project.eu/ Progetto Reef ReseArcH (Resistance and resilience of Adriatic mesophotic biogenic habitats to human and climate change threats), funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research https://reefresearch.jimdo.com/ Progetto MMMPA 2012 – 2015 - Training Network for Monitoring Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under Grant Agreement no.: 290056. http://www.mmmpa.eu/

Staff
Prof. Carlo Cerrano 071 2204651 c.cerrano@univpm.it			Prof. Stefania Puce 071 2204656 s.puce@univpm.it		Prof. Barbara Calcinai 071 2204283 b.calcinai@univpm.it
Dott. Cristina Di Camillo 071 2204649 c.dicamillo@univpm.it			Dott. Martina Coppari 0712204284 m.coppari@staff.univpm.it
Assegnisti, Borsisti, Collaboratori e Dottorandi
Dott. Camilla Roveta PhD Student c.roveta@pm.univpm.it			Dott. Torcuato Pulido Mantas PhD Student t.pulido@pm.univpm.it		Dott. Afgan PhD Student afghan.env@gmail.com
Dott. Chiara Gregorin PhD Student 0712204649 c.gregorin@pm.univpm.it			Dott. Agnese Riccardi PhD Student a.riccardi@pm.univpm.it		Dott. Teo Marrocco PhD Student t.marrocco@pm.univpm.it
Dott. Laura Valisano 071 2204220 lvalisan@mta01.univpm.it

Equipment
Digital camera Scion CFW-1612 MRS 3500 Semi-Automatic Microtome Ultra-Thin2 Stereomicroscope Nikon Mod. SMZ645 Microscope Nikon Mod. MDOYS100 Microscope Nikon Mod. Eclipse E200	Stereoscope Topcom MS3 Microscope Zeiss Axioplan 2 Microscope Olympus AX70 Aquaria