Director: Daniele Pellitteri-Rosa
Headquarters: Via Ferrata 9
Main equipment:
- Equipment for housing and breeding reptiles and amphibians
- Equipment for morphometric surveys (precision scales, digital survey stands)
- Video cameras, microphones, and hydrophones for indoor and outdoor recording and surveys
- Field equipment and clothing (nets, traps, transport tanks, boots)
- Software for morphometric analysis and video tracking
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Activities:
Reptile and amphibian housing and breeding
Study of phenotypic plasticity in morphology and behavior
Behavioral experiments (activity rate, antipredator response, cognitive responses)
Ecotoxicological studies (effects of pollutants, pesticides, microplastics)
The laboratory is equipped for:
Bachelor's theses, Doctoral theses, and teaching exercises for the Master's Degree in Natural Sciences.
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