Running projects

Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Cues, recognition and responses in a coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites and their hosts
Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.

Ectoparasites associated with mountain birds in Costa Rica: linking ecology, biodiversity and genetics
Co-investigator: Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc.

The European bitterling - endangered or non-native species in central Europe?
Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas
Co-investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Genetic consequences of population decline in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) populations in the Czech and Slovak Republics
Investigator: Mgr. Petra Hájková, Ph.D.

Variation in resource allocation between reproductive phases in waterfowl
Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

Qunatitative trait loci (QTL) for male aggression in the house mouse
Investigator: RNDr. Barbora Vošlajerová , roz. Bímová, Ph.D.

Evolution of antiparasitic strategies of selected hosts towards avian brood parasitism
Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.

Genetic structure of chamois populations in Central Europe
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc.

Brood parasitism as an alternative reproductive strategy of ducks: genetically - endocrinological approach
Investigator: Mgr. Radka Piálková,

Population and genetic structure of brown trout and grayling as groundwork for efficient management of fisheries in salmonid waters
Co-investigator: Ing. Karel Halačka, CSc.

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Genetic structure of sika deer populations in the Czech Republic
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc.

The diachronic changes of long bone cross-sectional geometry in human prehistoric populations in Central Europe: The biomechanical analysis
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Vladimír Sládek, Ph.D.

Demography, metapopulation dynamics and ecology of Nothobranchius fishes in Mozambique
Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

Revision of the species structure of the genera Gobio and Romanogobio in the Eurasian context
Investigator: Mgr. Jan Mendel, Ph.D.

Genetic diversity and phylogeography of the genus Scotophilus
Investigator: Mgr. Peter Vallo,

The analysis of the selected immune and physiological parameters in Carassius gibelio,species with different ploidy and atypical reproductive strategy
Investigator: Ing. Lukáš Vetešník, Ph.D.

Immunogenetic study of a house mouse hybrid zone
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.

Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge
Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

The ecological importance of set-aside and cultivated crops for the small mammals of agrocenosis
Investigator: Mgr. Eva Jánová, Ph.D.

Individual projects

Host specialization and host-race formation in the European bitterling
Co-investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

International projects

Molecular biodiversity inventory of the ichthyofauna of the Czech Republic
Investigator: Mgr. Jan Mendel, Ph.D.

Models for assesing and forecasting the impact of environmental key pollutants on marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity
Co-investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr.

Emerging diseases in a changing European environment
Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.

Ministry of Agriculture

Rodents as important factor influencing forest regeneration
Investigator: RNDr. Miloslav Homolka, CSc.

Development of new methods of rearing selected promising species for aquaculture using non-traditional technologies
Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Prokeš, CSc.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Conservation genetics of selected vertebrates in the Western Balkans
Investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Changes of mosquito biodiversity - vectores of pathogenic agents in relationship with weather changeability
Investigator: RNDr. Oldřich Šebesta,

Gastrointestinal ciliates and their role in digestion of great apes
Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D.

Ichtyoparasitology Research Center
Co-investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr.

Biodiversity Research Center
Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc.

Ministry of Environment

Filling gaps in knowledge of biology and ecology of Eurasian otter: ecological modelling
Investigator: Mgr. Petra Hájková, Ph.D.

The biological and ecological requirements of fishes: factors determining the function of fish ladders
Investigator: doc. Ing. Stanislav Lusk, CSc.

Fish biodiversity in the Morava and Dyje confluence area – supporting and stabilization of rare and endangered species populations
Investigator: Ing. Karel Halačka, CSc.

Finished projects

Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

The role of MHC in sexual selection - observational and experimental study in three model vertebrate species
Investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

(Re)emerging mosquito-borne virus diseases
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.

Phylogeography and evolutionary history of a semi-fossorial rodent Microtus subterraneus
Investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D.

Feeding behaviour, parasite infections and self-medicative abilities of an introduced chimpanzee population, Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania
Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D.

Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts
Investigator: Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.

Diversity of cultivable microorganisms of ixodid ticks, recognized vectors of vertebrate pathogens
Investigator: Mgr. Ivo Rudolf, Ph.D.

Behavioral and genetic study of prezygotic barriers in the house mouse hybrid
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.

The impact of mating tactics on individual reproductive success and population parameters in the European bitterling: behavioural and genetic approach
Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

European Reed Warbler populations across a migratory divide: insights to migration by analyses of DNA sequences, stable isotopes and ringing recoverie
Investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D.

Evolutionary determinants of brood parasitism in ducks
Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.

Species diversity and ecology of selected West African vertebrates
Co-investigator: doc. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc.

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Extra-pair fertilizations and strength of sexual selection in socially monogamous passerine
Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

Intraspecific variability of populations of two cryptic bat species of genus Pipistrellus in Central Europe
Co-investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius fishes (Aplocheilidae)
Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

Genetic structure of black grouse populations in the Czech Republic
Investigator:

Genetics
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.

Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts
Investigator: Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.

Ciliates of genus Troglodytella: pathogens or endosymbionts? Novel approach towards veterinary care and understanding digestion in apes
Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D.

Importance of Red Fox in Different t Ecosystems of Central Europe
Investigator: doc. Ing. Jaroslav Červený, CSc.

Genetic, population and reproductive variability of invazive fish species, Carassius "gibelio" with alternating bisexual/asexual reproduction in central Europe
Investigator: RNDr. Věra Lusková, CSc.

Evolutionary ecological analysis of biological systems: research centrum for PhD studies
Investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr.

Individual projects

Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius annual fishes - the roles of mate choice, ecological divergence and vicariance
Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

International projects

Marie Curie research training network SEXASEX Sex to asex: a case study on transitions and coexistence between sexual and asexual reproduction
Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc.

Marie Curie intra-European fellowship PHYLOMICROTUS
Investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D.

A multidisciplinary study of hybrid zones in the common
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc.

Intengrated consortium on ticks and tick-borne diseases
Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.

Ministry of Agriculture

Development of new technologies of rearing commercially important riverine species of fish and crayfish endangered by environment degradation
Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Prokeš, CSc.

Harmonization with the EU in application of the principles of pharmacovigilancy in aquaculture in the Czech Republic
Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Prokeš, CSc.

Ministry of Environment

Genetic diversity of endangered fish species-base of effective protection of biodiversity
Investigator: doc. Ing. Stanislav Lusk, CSc.


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HOME GENERAL INFORMATION STRUCTURE OF IVB STAFF PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS BOARD OF INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY BOARD FOLIA ZOOLOGICA NEWS CONFERENCE LINKS	Running projects Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Cues, recognition and responses in a coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites and their hosts Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr. Ectoparasites associated with mountain birds in Costa Rica: linking ecology, biodiversity and genetics Co-investigator: Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc. The European bitterling - endangered or non-native species in central Europe? Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas Co-investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Genetic consequences of population decline in Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) populations in the Czech and Slovak Republics Investigator: Mgr. Petra Hájková, Ph.D. Variation in resource allocation between reproductive phases in waterfowl Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. Qunatitative trait loci (QTL) for male aggression in the house mouse Investigator: RNDr. Barbora Vošlajerová , roz. Bímová, Ph.D. Evolution of antiparasitic strategies of selected hosts towards avian brood parasitism Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr. Genetic structure of chamois populations in Central Europe Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc. Brood parasitism as an alternative reproductive strategy of ducks: genetically - endocrinological approach Investigator: Mgr. Radka Piálková, Population and genetic structure of brown trout and grayling as groundwork for efficient management of fisheries in salmonid waters Co-investigator: Ing. Karel Halačka, CSc. Grant agency of the Czech Republic Genetic structure of sika deer populations in the Czech Republic Investigator: doc. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc. The diachronic changes of long bone cross-sectional geometry in human prehistoric populations in Central Europe: The biomechanical analysis Investigator: doc. RNDr. Vladimír Sládek, Ph.D. Demography, metapopulation dynamics and ecology of Nothobranchius fishes in Mozambique Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. Revision of the species structure of the genera Gobio and Romanogobio in the Eurasian context Investigator: Mgr. Jan Mendel, Ph.D. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of the genus Scotophilus Investigator: Mgr. Peter Vallo, The analysis of the selected immune and physiological parameters in Carassius gibelio,species with different ploidy and atypical reproductive strategy Investigator: Ing. Lukáš Vetešník, Ph.D. Immunogenetic study of a house mouse hybrid zone Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc. Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. The ecological importance of set-aside and cultivated crops for the small mammals of agrocenosis Investigator: Mgr. Eva Jánová, Ph.D. Individual projects Host specialization and host-race formation in the European bitterling Co-investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. International projects Molecular biodiversity inventory of the ichthyofauna of the Czech Republic Investigator: Mgr. Jan Mendel, Ph.D. Models for assesing and forecasting the impact of environmental key pollutants on marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity Co-investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr. Emerging diseases in a changing European environment Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. Ministry of Agriculture Rodents as important factor influencing forest regeneration Investigator: RNDr. Miloslav Homolka, CSc. Development of new methods of rearing selected promising species for aquaculture using non-traditional technologies Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Prokeš, CSc. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Conservation genetics of selected vertebrates in the Western Balkans Investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Changes of mosquito biodiversity - vectores of pathogenic agents in relationship with weather changeability Investigator: RNDr. Oldřich Šebesta, Gastrointestinal ciliates and their role in digestion of great apes Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D. Ichtyoparasitology Research Center Co-investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr. Biodiversity Research Center Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc. Ministry of Environment Filling gaps in knowledge of biology and ecology of Eurasian otter: ecological modelling Investigator: Mgr. Petra Hájková, Ph.D. The biological and ecological requirements of fishes: factors determining the function of fish ladders Investigator: doc. Ing. Stanislav Lusk, CSc. Fish biodiversity in the Morava and Dyje confluence area – supporting and stabilization of rare and endangered species populations Investigator: Ing. Karel Halačka, CSc. Finished projects Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic The role of MHC in sexual selection - observational and experimental study in three model vertebrate species Investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. (Re)emerging mosquito-borne virus diseases Investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. Phylogeography and evolutionary history of a semi-fossorial rodent Microtus subterraneus Investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D. Feeding behaviour, parasite infections and self-medicative abilities of an introduced chimpanzee population, Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D. Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts Investigator: Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D. Diversity of cultivable microorganisms of ixodid ticks, recognized vectors of vertebrate pathogens Investigator: Mgr. Ivo Rudolf, Ph.D. Behavioral and genetic study of prezygotic barriers in the house mouse hybrid Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc. The impact of mating tactics on individual reproductive success and population parameters in the European bitterling: behavioural and genetic approach Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. European Reed Warbler populations across a migratory divide: insights to migration by analyses of DNA sequences, stable isotopes and ringing recoverie Investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D. Evolutionary determinants of brood parasitism in ducks Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr. Species diversity and ecology of selected West African vertebrates Co-investigator: doc. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc. Grant agency of the Czech Republic Extra-pair fertilizations and strength of sexual selection in socially monogamous passerine Investigator: Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. Intraspecific variability of populations of two cryptic bat species of genus Pipistrellus in Central Europe Co-investigator: Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius fishes (Aplocheilidae) Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. Genetic structure of black grouse populations in the Czech Republic Investigator: Genetics Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc. Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts Investigator: Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D. Ciliates of genus Troglodytella: pathogens or endosymbionts? Novel approach towards veterinary care and understanding digestion in apes Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D. Importance of Red Fox in Different t Ecosystems of Central Europe Investigator: doc. Ing. Jaroslav Červený, CSc. Genetic, population and reproductive variability of invazive fish species, Carassius "gibelio" with alternating bisexual/asexual reproduction in central Europe Investigator: RNDr. Věra Lusková, CSc. Evolutionary ecological analysis of biological systems: research centrum for PhD studies Investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr. Individual projects Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius annual fishes - the roles of mate choice, ecological divergence and vicariance Investigator: RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. International projects Marie Curie research training network SEXASEX Sex to asex: a case study on transitions and coexistence between sexual and asexual reproduction Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc. Marie Curie intra-European fellowship PHYLOMICROTUS Investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D. A multidisciplinary study of hybrid zones in the common Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc. Intengrated consortium on ticks and tick-borne diseases Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. Ministry of Agriculture Development of new technologies of rearing commercially important riverine species of fish and crayfish endangered by environment degradation Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Prokeš, CSc. Harmonization with the EU in application of the principles of pharmacovigilancy in aquaculture in the Czech Republic Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Prokeš, CSc. Ministry of Environment Genetic diversity of endangered fish species-base of effective protection of biodiversity Investigator: doc. Ing. Stanislav Lusk, CSc.