Department of Animal Biology - Zoology: Adrià Casinos

Department of Animal Biology

DAB

Contact:

Edifici Ramon Margalef
Facultat de Biologia
Universitat de Barcelona

Avinguda Diagonal 645
08028 Barcelona
Spain

Fax: +34 93 403 5740

Adrià Casinos Pardos

	Full Professor Vertebrates Unit
	e-mail: acasinos@ub.edu Phone: + 34 93 402 1454

TEACHING	Teaching - Zoology Section

"Llicenciatura"

"Llicenciatura" in Biology
Biomechanics
Chordata
Principles of advanced biology (BOS)
Systematics and phylogeny

Master

Master in Biodiversity
Animal functional anatomy

Master in Human Biology
Principles of human evolution

Master in Primatology
Primates biology

RESEARCH	Research - Zoology Section

Research Lines

Mandibular apparatus in Cavioidea
Study of biting strength, related to muscular strength, and occlusive surface.

Locomotion in mammals
Allometry of the extremities.

Biomechanics of the postcranial skeleton in primates
Lumbar region, calcaneus, humerus.

Ontogenetic allometry in the cranium of Alouatta
Platyrrhini primate.

History of Science
Georges Cuvier; Florentino Ameghino.

Research Projects

- CGL2008-00832/BOS Estudio funcional del mecanismo mandibular de los roedores histricomorfos

Collaborators

Predoctoral Students
- Eloy Gálvez López - egalvez@ub.edu


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