


Interessi di ricerca
- Ecologia comportamentale
- Ecologia genetica e
sistematica
- Biologia della
conservazione
- Gestione faunistica
Principali specie studiate: Daino (Dama dama), Capriolo (Capreolus
capreolus), Cervo (Cervus elaphus), Stambecco (Capra ibex),
Lupo (Canis lupus) e Cinghiale (Sus scrofa).
Il gruppo di ricerca
Curriculum vitae
- Luogo e data di nascita:
- Studi:
- Laurea in Scienze
Biologiche (13-10-1981) - Università di Milano.
o
1983-1986 Borsista presso l'Istituto Nazionale
di Biologia della Selvaggina.
o
1985 Ricercatore ospite presso l'Istituto di
Gestione della Fauna di Monaco di Baviera (Prof. W. Schröeder).
o
1986-1990 Ricercatore presso l'Istituto
Nazionale di Biologia della Selvaggina.
o
1988-1989-1990 (Feb-Mar) Ricercatore ospite
presso il Dipartimento di Zoologia dell'Università di Cambridge (Prof. T.H.
Clutton-Brock).
o
1989 Professore a contratto presso l'Università
di Parma. Corso su Sistematica e Biologia degli Artiodattili selvatici.
o
1990 (Ott-Nov) Partecipante spedizione EV-K2
CNR. Ricerche sull'eco-etologia del goral (Nemorhaedus goral) nella
regione dell'Himachal Pradesh, India.
o
1991-1992 (Ott-Dic) Partecipante spedizione
EV-K2 CNR. Ricerche sull'eco-etologia del tahr himalaiano (Hemitragus
jemlahicus) nel Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal.
o
1990-2000 Ricercatore universitario presso il
Dipartimento di Scienze del Comportamento Animale e dell'Uomo (ora Dipartimento
di Etologia Ecologia Evoluzione) dell'Università di Pisa. Svolge i corsi di
Zoologia dei Vertebrati per Scienze Biologiche e Scienze Naturali.
o
2000-2003 Professore straordinario presso il
Dipartimento di Zoologia ed Università di Sassari.
o
2002-2008 Direttore dei Corsi di Dottorato in
Biologia Ambientale presso l'Università di Sassari.
o
dal 2004 Professore straordinario presso il
Dipartimento di Zoologia ed Università di Sassari. Titolare dei corsi di
Zoologia dei Vertebrati, Zoocenosi e Conservazione della Fauna, Etologia.
o
dal 2004 Direttore del Dipartimento di Zoologia
e Genetica Evoluzionistica dell'Università di Sassari.
o
dal 2008 Direttore della Scuola di Dottorato in
Scienze della Natura e delle sue Risorse dell'Università di Sassari.
Principali pubblicazioni
LIBRI
- Putman R., Apollonio M., Andersen R. (eds.)
2011 –UNGULATE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE: PROBLEMS AND PRACTICE. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 1-408.
- Apollonio M., Andersen R., Putman R.
(eds.) 2008- UNGULATE MANAGEMENT IN EUROPE IN THE XXI CENTURY. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, pp.1-618.
- Festa-Bianchet M., Apollonio M. (eds.)
2003 - ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. Island Press, Washington D.C.: pp. 322.
- Apollonio M.,
Festa-Bianchet M., Mainardi D. (eds.) 2000 - VERTEBRATE MATING SYSTEMS. World Scientific Publishing Co.
Pte. Ltd.: pp. 332.
ARTICOLI SCIENTIFICI
- Scandura M., Iacolina L., Capitani C.,
Gazzola A., Mattioli L., Apollonio M. 2011 - Fine-scale genetic structure
suggests low levels of short-range gene flow in a wolf population of the
Italian Apennines. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH. In stampa
- Cutini A., Bongi P., Chianucci F., Pagon
N., Grignolio S., Amorini E., Apollonio M. 2011 -Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) browsing
effects and use of chestnut and turkey oak coppiced areas. ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE. In stampa
- Mattioli L., Capitani C., Gazzola A.,
Scandura M., Apollonio M. 2011 - Prey selection and dietary response by
wolves in a high-density multi-species ungulate community. EUROPEAN
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH. doi 10.1007/s10344-011-0503-4
- Scandura M., Iacolina L., Apollonio M.
2011 - Genetic diversity in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa): phylogeography, population structure and wild x
domestic hybridization. MAMMAL REVIEW. doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00182.x
- Scandura M., Iacolina L., Cossu A.,
Apollonio M. 2011 - Effects of human perturbation on the genetic make-up
of an island population: the case of the Sardinian wild boar. HEREDITY
doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.155
- Ciuti, S., Apollonio, M. 2011 - Do antlers
honestly advertise the phenotypic quality of fallow buck (Dama dama) in a lekking population?
ETHOLOGY 117 (2): 133-144.
- Grignolio S., Merli E., Bongi P., Ciuti
S., Apollonio M. 2011 - Effects of hunting with hounds on a non-target
species living on the edge of a protected area. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
144 (1): 641-649.
- Passilongo D., Buccianti A.,
Dessi-Fulgheri F., Gazzola A., Zaccaroni M. Apollonio, M. 2010 - The
acoustic structure of wolf howls in some eastern Tuscany (central Italy)
free ranging packs. BIOACOUSTICS 19 (3): 159-175.
- Iacolina M., Scandura M., Gazzola A.,
Cappai N., Capitani C., Mattioli L., Vercillo F., Apollonio M. 2010 -
Y-chromosome microsatellite variation in Italian wolves: a contribution to
the study of wolf-dog hybridization patterns. MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY 75: 341-347.
- Bywater K.A., Apollonio M., Cappai N.,
Stephens P.A.2010 - Litter size and latitude in a large mammal: The wild
boar Sus scrofa. MAMMAL REVIEW
40 (3): 212-220.
- Brivio F., Grignolio S., Apollonio M. 2010
- To feed or not to feed? Testing different hypotheses on rut-induced
hypophagia in a mountain ungulate. ETHOLOGY 116 (5): 406-415.
- Bergeron P., Grignolio S., Apollonio M.,
Shipley B., Festa-Bianchet M. 2010 - Secondary sexual characters signal
fighting ability and determine social rank in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex). BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND
SOCIOBIOLOGY, 64 (8), pp. 1299-1307.
- Scandura M., Iacolina L., Apollonio M.,
Dessì-Fulgheri F., Baratti M. 2010 - Current status of the Sardinian
partridge (Alectoris barbara)
assessed by molecular markers. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 56:
33-42.
- Melis C., Jędrzejewska B., Apollonio
M., Bartoń K.A., Jędrzejewski W., Linnell J.D.C., Kojola I.,
Kusak J., Adamic M., Ciuti S., Delehan I., Dykyy I., Krapinec K., Mattioli
L., Sagaydak A., Samchuk N., Schmidt K., Shkvyrya M., Sidorovich V.E.,
Zawadzka B., Zhyla S. 2009 - Predation has greater impact in less
productive environments: biogeographic variation in roe deer Capreolus
capreolus population density across Europe. GLOBAL ECOLOGY &
BIOGEOGRAPHY 18 (6): 724-734.
- Ciuti, S; Pipia, A; Grignolio, S.;
Ghiandai, F.; Apollonio, M 2009 - Space use, habitat selection, and
activity patterns of female Sardinian mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) during the lambing season. EUROPEAN
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 55 (6): 589-595.
- Iacolina L., Scandura M., Bongi P.,
Apollonio M. 2009 - Non-kin associations in wild boar social units.
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 90: 666-674.
- Pipia A., Ciuti S., Grignolio S., Luchetti
S., Madau R., Apollonio M. 2009 - Effect of predation risk on grouping
pattern and whistling behaviour in a wild mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) population. ACTA THERIOLOGICA 54:
77-86.
- Bongi P., Ciuti S., Grignolio S., Del
Frate M., Simi S., Gandelli D., Apollonio M. 2008 - Antipredator
behaviour, space use and habitat selection in female roe deer during the
fawning season in a wolf area. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 276: 242-251.
- Pipia A., Ciuti S., Grignolio S., Luchetti
S., Madau R., Apollonio M. 2008 - Influence of sex, season, temperature
and reproductive status on daily activity patterns in Sardinian mouflon
(Ovis orientalis musimon). BEHAVIOUR 145: 1723-1745.
- Ciuti S, Apollonio M. 2008 - Ecological
sexual segregation in fallow deer (Dama dama): a multispatial and
multitemporal approach. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 62: 1747-1759.
- Ciuti S., Pipia A., Ghiandai F., Grignolio
S., Apollonio M. 2008 - The key role of lamb presence in affecting flight
response in Sardinian mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon). BEHAVIOURAL
PROCESSES 77: 408-412.
- Gazzola A., Capitani C.,
Mattioli L., Avanzinelli E., Apollonio M. 2008 – Livestock damage
and wolf presence. JOURNAL
OF ZOOLOGY 274: 261-269.
- Scandura M., Iacolina L., Crestanello B.,
Pecchioli E., Di Benedetto M.F., Russo V., Davoli R., Apollonio M.,
Bertorelle G. 2008 - Ancient versus recent processes as factors shaping
the genetic variation of the European wild boar: are the effects of the
last glaciation still detectable? MOLECULAR ECOLOGY:17: 1745-1762.
- Gazzola A., Ferroglio E., Avanzinelli E.,
Rosso M., Kurschinski F., Apollonio M. 2007 - The physical condition of
roe and red deer killed by wolves in a region of the western Alps, Italy.
FOLIA ZOOLOGICA 56 (4): 349-353.
- Grignolio S., Rossi I., Bassano B., Apollonio M. 2007
- Predation risk as a factor affecting sexual segregation in Alpine Ibex.
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY: 88 (6): 1488-1497.
- Gazzola A., Avanzinelli E., Bertelli I.,
Tolosano A., Bertotto P., Musso R., Apollonio M. 2007 – The role of
the wolf in shaping a multi-species ungulate community in the Italian
western Alps. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 74(3): 297-307.
- Scandura M., Iacolina L., Ben Slimen H.,
Suchentrunk F., Apollonio M. 2007 – Mitochondrial CR-1 variation in
Sardinian hares and its relationship with other Old World hares (Genus Lepus). BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS 45:
305-323.
- Grignolio S., Rossi I., Bertolotto E., Bassano B.,
Apollonio M. 2007 – Influence of the kid on space use and habitat
selection of female alpine ibex. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE. MANAGEMENT 71(3):
713-719.
- Bacchetta R., Mantecca P., Lattuada L., Quaglia
F., Vailati G., Apollonio M. 2007 - The carpal gland in wild swine:
Functional evaluations. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 74(1): 7-12.
- Suchentrunk F., Ben Slimen H., Stamatis
C., Sert H., Scandura M., Apollonio M., Mamuris Z. 2006 – Molecular
approaches revealing prehistoric, historic, or recent translocations and introductions of
heres (Genus Lepus) by humans.
HUMAN EVOLUTION 21: 151-165.
- Capitani C., Mattioli L., Avanzinelli E.,
Gazzola A., Lamberti P., Mauri L., Scandura M., Viviani A., Apollonio M. 2006
– Selection of rendezvous sites and reuse of pup raising areas among
wolves Canis lupus of
north-eastern Apennines, Italy. ACTA THERIOLOGICA 51 (4): 395-404.
- Luccarini S., Mauri L., Ciuti S., Lamberti P., Apollonio M. 2006
– Red deer (Cervus elaphus) spatial use in the Italian
Alps: home range patterns, seasonal migration, and effects of snow and
winter feeding. ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 18: 127-145.
- Scandura M., Capitani C., Iacolina L.,
Apollonio M. 2006 – An empirical approach for reliable microsatellite
genotyping of wolf DNA from multiple non-invasive sources CONSERVATION
GENETICS : 7: 813-823.
- Lamberti P., Mauri L., Merli E., Dusi S.,
Apollonio M. 2006 - Use of space and habitat selection by roe deer Capreolus capreolus in a
Mediterranean coastal area: how does woods landscape affect home range?
JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY 24: 181-188.
- Ciuti S., Bongi P., Vassale S., Apollonio
M. 2006 - Influence of fawning in the spatial behaviour and habitat
selection of female fallow deer (Dama dama) during late pregnancy
and early lactation. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 268:97-107.
- Gazzola A., Bertelli I., Avanzinelli E.,
Tolosano A., Bertotto P., Apollonio M. 2005 - Predation by wolves (Canis
lupus) on wild domestic ungulates of the western Alps, Italy. JOURNAL
OF ZOOLOGY, LONDON 266: 205-216.
- Apollonio M ., Ciuti S., Luccarini S. 2005
- Long-term influence of human presence on spatial sexual segregation in
fallow deer (Dama dama). JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 86: 937-946.
- Mattioli L., Capitani C., Avanzinelli E.,
Bertelli I., Gazzola A., Apollonio M. 2004 - Predation by wolves (Canis
lupus) on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in North-Eastern
Apennine, Italy. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, LONDON 264: 249-258.
- Lamberti P., Mauri L., Apollonio M. 2004 -
Two distinct patterns of spatial behaviour of females roe deer (Capreolus
capreolus) in a mountainous habitat. ETHOLOGY, ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION 16
(1): 41-53.
- Grignolio S., Rossi I., Bassano B.,
Parrini F., Apollonio M. 2004 -Seasonal variations of spatial behaviour in
female Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in relation to climatic
conditions and age. ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 16: 255-264.
- Davini S., Ciuti S., Luccarini S.,
Apollonio M. 2004 - Home range patterns of male fallow deer Dama dama in
a sub-Mediterranean habitat. ACTA THERIOLOGICA 49 (3): 393-404.
- Ciuti S., Davini S., Luccarini S.,
Apollonio M. 2004 - Could the predation risk hypothesis explain large
scale spatial sexual segregation in fallow deer (Dama dama)?
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 56 (6): 552-564.
- Capitani C., Bertelli I., Varuzza P., Scandura M.,
Apollonio M. 2004 - A comparative analysis of wolf (Canis lupus)
diet in three different Italian ecosystems. MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY 69: 1-10.
- Apollonio M., Mattioli L., Scandura M.
2004 - Occurrence of black wolves in the Northern Apennines, Italy. ACTA
THERIOLOGICA 49 (1): 281-285.
- Apollonio M., Mattioli L. Scandura M.,
Mauri L., Gazzola A., Avanzinelli E. 2004 - Wolves in the Casentinesi
Forests: insights for wolf conservation in Italy from a protected area
with a rich wild prey community. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 120: 249-260.
- Apollonio M., Di Vittorio I. 2004 - Feeding and
reproductive behaviour in fallow bucks (Dama dama).
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 91: 579-584.
- Apollonio M. 2004 - Gli
ungulati in Italia: status, gestione e ricerca scientifica. HYSTRIX -
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 15 (1) : 21-34.
- Rossi I., Lamberti P., Mauri L., Apollonio
M. 2003 - Home range dynamics of male roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
in a mountainous habitat. ACTA THERIOLOGICA 48: 425-432.
- Parrini F., Grignolio S.,
Luccarini S., Bassano B. Apollonio M.2003 - Spatial behaviour of adult
male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in the Gran Paradiso National
Park (Italy). ACTA
THERIOLOGICA 48: 411-423.
- Grignolio S., Parrini F.,
Bassano B., Luccarini L., Apollonio M. 2003 - Habitat selection in adult
males of Alpine ibex, Capra ibex ibex. FOLIA ZOOLOGICA 52: 113-120.
- Ciuti S., Davini S., Luccarini S.,
Apollonio M. 2003 - Variation in home range size of female fallow deer (Dama
dama L.) inhabiting a sub-Mediterranean habitat. REVUE D'ECOLOGIE
(TERRE ET VIE) 58: 381-395.
- Apollonio M., Scotti M., Gosling M.L. 2003
- Mating success and fidelity to territories in a fallow deer lek: a
female removal experiment. NATURWISSENSCHAFT 90: 553-557.
- Gazzola A., Avanzinelli E., Mauri L.,
Scandura M., Apollonio M., 2002 - Temporal changes of howling in south
European wolf packs. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 69:157-161.
- Varuzza P., Capizzi D., Santini L.,
Apollonio M., 2001 - Barn Owl predation on small mammals in relation to
the Mediterranean environment. ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA 36: 153-160.
- Scandura M., Apollonio M., Mattioli L.,
2001 - Recent recovery of the Italian wolf population: a genetic
investigation using microsatellites. MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY 66: 1-11.
- Rossi I., Lamberti P., Mauri L.,
Apollonio M. 2001 - Male and female spatial behaviour of roe deer in a
mountainous habitat during the pre-rutting and rutting period. IBEX -
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN ECOLOGY 6: 1-6.
- Lamberti P., Rossi I., Mauri L., Apollonio M., 2001
- Alternative use of space strategies of female roe deer (Capreolus
capreolus) in a montainous habitat. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 68: 69-73.
- Scandura M., Tiedemann R., Apollonio M.,
Hartl G. 1998 - Genetic variation in an isolated Italian population of
fallow deer Dama dama as revealed by RAPD-PCR. ACTA THERIOLOGICA
Suppl. 5: 163-169.
- Hartl G.B., Kurt F., Apollonio M., Wiehler
J., Hewison M. 1998 - Genetics of European Roe Deer. In: Andersen R.;
Duncan P.; Linnell J.; (eds), The European Roe Deer: THE BIOLOGY OF
SUCCESS . Scandinavian University Press: 71-90.
- Apollonio M., Focardi S., Toso S., Nacci
L. 1998 - Habitat selection and group formation pattern of fallow deer (Dama
dama L.) in a submediterranean environment. ECOGRAPHY 21: 225-234.
- Apollonio M., Festa-Bianchet M, Mari F.,
Bruno E., Locati M. 1998 - Habitat manipulation modifies lek use in fallow
deer. ETHOLOGY 104: 603-612.
- Apollonio M. 1998 - Relationships between
mating systems, spatial behaviour and genetic variability in ungulates,
with special reference to European cervids. ACTA THERIOLOGICA Suppl. 5:
155-162.
- Apollonio M., Vailati G. 1996 - Functional
morphology of metatarsal glands in fallow deer. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR
SAUGETIERKUNDE 61: 321-326.
- Mattioli L., Apollonio M., Mazzarone V.,
Centofanti E. 1995 - Wolf food habits and wild ungulates availability in
the Foreste Casentinesi National Park, Italy. ACTA THERIOLOGICA 40 (4):
387-402.
- Hartl G.B., Nadlinger K., Apollonio M.,
Markov G., Klein F.,Lang G., Findo S., Markowski J. 1995 - Extensive
mitochondrial - DNA differential among European red deer (Cervus
elaphus) populations: implications for conservations and management.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SAUGETIERKUNDE 60:41-52.
- Hartl G.B., Klein F., Willing R.,
Apollonio M., Lang G. 1995 - Allozymes and the genetics of antler development
in red deer (Cervus elaphus). JOURNAL OF
ZOOLOGY, LONDON 237: 83-100.
- Hartl G.B., Apollonio M., Mattioli L. 1995
- Genetic determination of cervid antlers in relation to their
significance in social interaction. ACTA THERIOLOGICA Suppl. 3: 199-205.
- Lovari S., Apollonio M. 1994 - On the
rutting behaviour of the Himalayan Goral (Nemorhaedus goral)
(Hardwicke, 1825). JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY 12: 25-34.
- Lovari S., Apollonio M. 1993 -
Notes on the ecology of gorals in two areas of southern Asia. REVUE D'ECOLOGIE (TERRE ET VIE)
48: 365-374.
- Apollonio M., Hartl G.B. 1993 - Are
biochemical-genetic variation and mating systems related in large mammals?
ACTA THERIOLOGICA 38, Suppl.2: 175-185.
- Apollonio M., Festa-Bianchet M., Mari F.,
Mattioli S., Sarno B. 1992 - To lek or not to lek: mating strategies of
male fallow deer. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 2 (4): 66-75.
- Bruno E., Apollonio M. 1991 - Seasonal
variations in the diet of adult male fallow deer in a submediterranean
coastal area. REVUE D'ECOLOGIE (TERRE ET VIE) 46: 349-362.
- Festa-Bianchet M., Apollonio M., Mari F.,
Rasola G. 1990 - Aggression among lekking male fallow deer (Dama dama):
territory effects and relationship with copulatory success. ETHOLOGY 85:
236-246.
- Apollonio M., Festa-Bianchet M., Mari F.,
Riva M. 1990 - Site specific asymmetries in copulatory success in a fallow
deer lek. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 39: 205-212.
- Randi E., Apollonio M., Toso S. 1989 - The
systematics of some italian populations of wild boar (Sus scrofa
L.). A craniometric and electrophoretic analysis. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR
SAUGETIERKUNDE 54: 40-56.
- Apollonio M., Festa-Bianchet M., Mari F.
1989- Effects of removal of successful males in a fallow deer lek.
ETHOLOGY 83: 320-325.
- Apollonio M., Festa-Bianchet M., Mari F.
1989 - Correlates of copulatory success in a fallow deer lek. BEHAVIORAL
ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 25: 89-97.
- Apollonio M. 1989 - Lekking in fallow
deer, just a matter of density?. ETHOLOGY, ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION 2: 291-294.
- Randi E., Apollonio M. 1988 - Low
biochemical variability in European fallow deer (Dama dama):
natural bottlenecks and the effects of domestication. HEREDITY 61:
405-410.
- Apollonio M., Randi E., Toso S. 1988 - The
systematics of the wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) in Italy. BOLLETTINO DI ZOOLOGIA 55
(3): 213-221.
- Randi E, Apollonio M., Toso S. 1986 -
Electrophoretic polymorphism of erytrocyte leucine aminopeptidase in the
wild boar, Sus scrofa. ANIMAL GENETICS 17: 359-362.
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