PhD in Biological Sciences and Applied Biotechnologies

PhD defense

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Aula Magna, Department of Life Science and Systems Biology Via Accademia Albertina, 13
University of Torino

Program

Morning, seminars
(20 minutes discussions after the talks)

10.00 - 10.40: Paolo Pantini (Museo di Scienze Naturali E. Caffi, Bergamo). I ragni in Italia.

11.00 - 11.40: Wolfgang Nentwig (University of Bern, Switzerland). Biological invasions.

12.00 - 12.40: Frederick Hendrickx (University of Ghent, Belgium). Adaptive microevolution in spiders and beetles.

Afternoon, PhD defenses

Examination Board:
Prof. Emilio Balletto, University of Torino
Prof. Wolfgang Nentwig, University of Bern
Prof. Frederik Hendrickx, University of Ghent
Dr. Paolo Pantini, Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "E. Caffi", Bergamo

14.00 – 15.30: Mauro Paschetta
The use of taxonomic relatedness of spider assemblages and its use in applied ecology.

15.30 – 17.00: Alberto Chiarle
The genus Pardosa (Araneae, Lycosidae): an integrative approach.