Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D.

Position: research scientist
Research topics: Head of Phylogeny and phylogeography group
Department: Department of Population Biology
Phone: +420 +42 0-5 684
E-mail: martinkovabrno.cas.cz

Research interest

My main interest focuses on zoology and evolutionary biology. We use molecular genetic tools to address questions about phylogenetic relationships of mammals, their evolutionary history and population structure.

Curriculum vitae

  • 2009 - Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, Brno
  • 2001- Research scientist: Institute of Vertebrate Biology AS CR, v.v.i., Studenec
  • 2006-2008 Marie-Currie Post-doctoral Fellow with Prof JB Searle: University of York, UK
  • 2007 Research stay with Dr G Heckel: University of Bern, Switzerland
  • 2005 NERC Post-doctoral Fellow with Prof JB Searle: University of York, UK
  • 2004 Research stay with Ass Prof M Jaarola: Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University, Sweden
  • 1999-2004 Ph.D. student supervised by Prof J Zima: Department of Zoology, Charles University, Prague
  • 2000 Research stay with Ass Prof M Jaarola: Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University, Sweden
  • 2000 Research stay with Dr S Hammer: Forsuchungsinstitut für Wildtierkunde und Ökologie, Vienna, Austria
  • 1994-1999 MSc. student supervised by Dr D Žiak: Department of Zoology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Projects

    Marie Curie intra-European fellowship PHYLOMICROTUS (2006-2008)

    Phylogeography and evolutionary history of a semi-fossorial rodent Microtus subterraneus (2006-2008)

    Publications

    2010

    J. BRYJA, M. UHRIN, P. KAŇUCH, P. BÉMOVÁ, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, J. ZUKAL: Mitochondrial DNA confirms low genetic variation of the greater mouse-eared bats, Myotis myotis, in Central Europe, Acta Chiropterologica 12 (2010) 73-81.

    M. RUDÁ, D. ŽIAK, Ľ. KOCIAN, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ: Low genetic variability in a mountain rodent, the Tatra vole, Journal of Zoology 281 (2010) 118-124.

    M. RUDÁ, Ľ. KOCIAN, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, D. ŽIAK: Population dynamics and spatial behaviour of Microtus tatricus (Arvicolinae, Rodentia), Acta Theriologica 55 (2010) 85-88.


    2009

    B. CRESTANELLO, E. PECCHIOLI, C. VERNESI, S. MONA, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, M. JANIGA, H. C. HAUFFE, G. BERTORELLE: The genetic impact of translocations and habitat fragmentation in chamois (Rupicapra) spp, Journal of Heredity 100 (2009) 691-708.

    F. RODRÍGUEZ, S. HAMMER, T. PÉREZ, F. SUCHENTRUNK, R. LORENZINI, J. MICHALLET, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, J. ALBORNOZ, A. DOMÍNGUEZ: Cytochrome b phylogeography of chamois (Rupicapra spp.). Population contractions, expansions and hybridizations governed the diversification of the genus, Journal of Heredity 100 (2009) 47-55.

    M. RUDÁ, D. ŽIAK, B. GAUFFRE, J. ZIMA, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ: Comprehensive cross-amplification of microsatellite multiplex sets across the rodent genus Microtus, Molecular Ecology Resources 9 (2009) 974-978.


    2008

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, J. B. SEARLE: Stoats and the Irish question, Planet Earth (2008) 37.


    2007

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, J. ZIMA, M. JAAROLA, M. MACHOLÁN, F. SPITZENBERGER: The origin and phylogenetic relationships of Microtus bavaricus based on karyotype and mitochondrial DNA sequences, Folia zoologica 56 (2007) 39-49.

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, R. A. MCDONALD, J. B. SEARLE: Stoats (Mustela erminea) provide evidence of natural overland colonization of Ireland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B - Biological Sciences 274 (2007) 1387-1393.


    2006

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, J. B. SEARLE: Amplification success rate of DNA from museum skin collections: a case study of stoats from 18 museums, Molecular Ecology Notes 6 (2006) 1014-1017.


    2004

    M. JAAROLA, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, I. GÜNDÜZ, C. BRUNHOFF, J. ZIMA, A. NADACHOWSKI, G. AMORI, N. S. BULATOVA, B. CHONDROPOULOS, S. FRAGUEDAKIS-TSOLIS, J. GONZÁLEZ-ESTEBAN, M. J. LÓPEZ-FUSTER, A. S. KANDAUROV, H. KEFELIOGLU, M. LUZ MATHIAS, I. VILLATE, J. B. SEARLE: Molecular phylogeny of the speciose vole genus Microtus (Arvicolinae, Rodentia) inferred from mitochondrialDNA sequences, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33 (2004) 647-663.

    Ľ. KOCIAN, D. ŽIAK, N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, M. KOCIANOVÁ-ADAMCOVÁ, P. MIKLÓS: Prehľad výskumov vtáčích spoločenstiev a drobných zemných cicavcov v Západných Tatrách - Roháčoch od r. 1990, Štúdie o Tatranskom Národnom parku 7 (2004) 321-327.

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, P. NOVÁ, O. V. SABLINA, A. S. GRAPHODATSKY, J. ZIMA: Karyotypic relationships of the Tatra vole (Microtus tatricus), Folia zoologica 53 (2004) 279-284.


    2003

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ, A. DUDICH: The fragmented distribution range of Microtus tatricus and its evolutionary implications, Folia zoologica 52 (2003) 11-22.

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ: Ad: Sporné otázky ochrany vzácnych druhov zveri, Správy Slovenskej zoologickej spoločnosti (2003) 173-176.


    2001

    N. MARTÍNKOVÁ: Genetické metódy v zoológii: fylogenéza cicavcov, Správy Slovenskej zoologickej spoločnosti 19 (2001) 75-80.