A new universitary course on terrestrial and underwater bioacoustics has been set at the University of Pavia, Italy. The course belongs to the specialistic degree in "Science of Nature", it offers 4 credits, and it will be held in the 2nd semester, starting with the academic year 2006-2007. The course include aspects of bioacoustics in all zoological classes with a special focus on marine mammals' acoustics, acoustic ecology, acoustical oceanography, the impact of noise, sound recording and analysis, basic signal processing techniques, techniques and instruments (microphones, hydrophones, arrays, sonobuoys, gps, tags, bottom recorders), and other topics. For information please visit the page http://www.unipv.it/cibra/edu_corso_ita.html (in italian) or write me at gpavan@cibra.unipv.it -------------------------------------------------------------- Gianni Pavan Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali Universita' degli Studi di Pavia Via Taramelli 24, 27100 PAVIA, ITALIA Tel +39-0382-987874 Fax +39-02-700-32921 Web http://www.unipv.it/cibra Email gpavan@cibra.unipv.it, gianni.pavan@unipv.it