Partner 1

CoNISMa - National Inter-University Consortium of Marine Sciences, Research Unity of the University of Florence,
Department of Evolutionary Biology "Leo Pardi", ITALY

Prof. Felicita Scapini

Laboratory of Zoology 
Via Romana 17, 50125 Firenze  

General coordinator 
Arthropod behavioural adaptation 
Orientation and rhythms 
Development of etho-assays

Dr. Mariella Nardi, PhD student 

Laboratory of Zoology 

Variation in chronobiology among populations

Ms. Claudia Rossano, student

Laboratory of Zoology

Talitrid activity rhythms

Dr. Claudia Borgioli PhD

Laboratory of Zoology

Statistic analysis of orientation data

Ms. Camilla Benozzi, student

Laboratory of Zoology

Talitrid orientation

Ms. M. Annunziata Trono, student

Laboratory of Zoology

Talitrid eco-ethology

Ms. Luana Berbeglia, student 

Ms. Chiara Stefani, student

Laboratory of Zoology

Population dynamics

Dr. Lorenzo Chelazzi 

Dr. Isabella Colombini, PhD

Dr. Mario Fallaci, PhD student

Dr. Andrea Aloia, CNR bursary

Mr. Lorenzo Rusconi, student

Centre of Study of Tropical Faunistics and Ecology, CNR 
Via Romana 17, 50125 Firenze 

Eco-ethology of beach-dune system 

Study of the effect of environmental factors to eco-ethological adaptation of arthropods 
Bio-diversity of beach-dune system 
Eco-ethologyof beach-dune arthropods

Prof. Marcello Buiatti 
Dr. Angela Scialpi, PhD

Laboratory of Plant Genetics 
Via Romana 19, 50125 Firenze 

Molecular genetics 
Development of molecular kits for evaluation of environmental impact

Prof. Elvira De Matthaeis 

Dr. Valerio Ketmaier, PhD

Department of Animal Biology 
University of Rome "La Sapienza" 
Viale dell’Università 32, 00185 Roma 

Population genetics 
Iso-enzyme electrophoresis