Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc.

Position: research scientist
Research topics: ecology and behaviour of birds, bird parasites
Department: Department of Avian Ecology
Phone: +420 543 422 538
Mobile: +420 728 152 584
E-mail: capekivb.cz

BIOGRAPHY

I was born and grew up in the town of Banská Štiavnica (Central Slovakia), Czechoslovakia, where I attended elementary and high school. At an early age I was attracted to nature and cut my birding teeth in the 1970s. Following a degree in forestry at a college in Brno I started my career in academic ornithology in the late 1980s, and I have lived in the Czech Republic since.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Education

- Ing. (MSc) degree, Forestry School of Agricultural College (currently Mendel University), Brno, 1985

- graduate course in ecology, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Brno, 1988

- CSc. (PhD) degree in zoology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1992

Work History

- 1987, graduate assistant, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno

- 1987–1988, research fellowship, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno

- 1988–1991, research assistantship, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno

- 1991–1993, research assistant, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno

- 1993–1995, research assistant, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno

- 1995–1998, research scientist, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno

- 1998–present, research scientist, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Brno

University Teaching and Supervising

- 1997–present, lectures on Ornithology, School of Science, Masaryk University, Brno

- supervisor of MSc students.

Member

- Rarities Committee of the Czech Ornithological Society, 1994–2004

- South Moravian Branch of the Czech Ornithological Society

- IOC Standing Committee on Ornithological Nomenclature

- Scientific Advisory Board under the Czech Committee for the Convention on Biological Diversity (consultative body of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic)

- Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Council No. 6 Ecological-Biological Sciences

National/International Collaboration

- Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno, Czech Republic

- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Center AS CR v. v. i., České Budějovice, Czech Republic

- Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

- University of Trnava, Slovakia

- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia

- National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica (INBio), Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica

- Clínica Veterinária Animal, Nova Andradina, MS, Brazil

- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnamese Academy of Sciences and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam

- Association of Helminthology and Associated Invertebrates (APHIA), Lima, Peru

Field Experience and Studies

- various European countries: 1983–present

- Middle East: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2010

- North America: 2000

- Australia: 2002

- Southern Africa: 2005

- Western Africa: 2007

- Central America: 2004, 2009, 2010

- South America: 2006

- South East Asia: 2002, 2010

- I have participated in 16 research projects and grants since 1993

PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES AND MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

- author/co-author/editor of 10 monographs/books, 43 articles in refereed academic journals, 7 magazine, newspaper and online articles, 33 book reviews, another 16 publications, and 31 research reports

- since 1990 I have given 71 specialized lectures, lectures for the general public and conference talks

- four TV and radio interviews

Selected Monographs, Books, Book Chapters, Encyclopedia Entries

ČAPEK, M., 1994: Birds in Mountain Ecosystems under Pressure of Air Pollution. Acta Sc. Nat. Brno 28 (4): 1-46.

ČAPEK, M., Jr., 1994: Birds of Prey, Cuckoos, Gallinaceous Birds, Herons, Ibises, Storks and Allies, Nightjars, Pigeons and Doves, Waders. In: Poleno, Z., Morávek, F. & Sýkora, P. (eds.): Encyclopedia of Forestry. Vol. I: A-O. Ministerstvo zemědělství, Praha: pp. 30, 64, 143, 282, 440, 465, 527 (in Czech).

ČAPEK, M., Jr., 1995: Birds, Granivorous Birds, Insectivorous Birds, Owls, Passerines, Swans, Geese and Ducks, Woodpeckers. In: Poleno, Z., Morávek, F. & Sýkora, P. (eds.): Encyclopedia of Forestry. Vol II.: P-Ž. Ministerstvo zemědělství, Praha: pp. 28, 178-179, 329, 418, 560 (in Czech).

DANKO, Š., ČAPEK, M, Jr., 2002: Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). In: Danko, Š., Darolová, A. & Krištín, A (eds.): Birds Distribution in Slovakia. Veda, Bratislava, pp. 497-498 (in Slovak with a summary in English).

TRNKA, A., ČAPEK, M., Jr., 2002: Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon). In: Danko, Š., Darolová, A. & Krištín, A (eds.): Birds Distribution in Slovakia. Veda, Bratislava, pp 495-497 (in Slovak with a summary in English).

TRNKA, A., ČAPEK, M., Jr. & KLOUBEC, B., 2003: Birds of the National Nature Reserve Parížske močiare Marsh. Veda, Bratislava. 163 pp. (in Slovak with a summary in English)

HUDEC, K., ČAPEK, M., Jr., HANÁK, F., KLIMEŠ, J. & PAVÍZA, R., 2003: World Bird Species Checklist: Scientific and Czech Names. Muzeum Komenského, Přerov. 462 pp. (in Czech with a summary in English).

KOVALIK, P., PAČEŇOVSKÝ, S., ČAPEK, M., TOPERCER, J., 2010: Slovak Names for the Birds of the World. SOS/BirdLife Slovensko, Bratislava, 398 pp. (in Slovak with a summary in English).

Projects

Ectoparasites associated with mountain birds in Costa Rica: linking ecology, biodiversity and genetics


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HOME GENERAL INFORMATION STRUCTURE OF IVB STAFF PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS BOARD OF INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY BOARD FOLIA ZOOLOGICA NEWS PRESS RELEASE CONFERENCE LINKS	Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc. Position: research scientist Research topics: ecology and behaviour of birds, bird parasites Department: Department of Avian Ecology Phone: +420 543 422 538 Mobile: +420 728 152 584 E-mail: capekivb.cz BIOGRAPHY I was born and grew up in the town of Banská Štiavnica (Central Slovakia), Czechoslovakia, where I attended elementary and high school. At an early age I was attracted to nature and cut my birding teeth in the 1970s. Following a degree in forestry at a college in Brno I started my career in academic ornithology in the late 1980s, and I have lived in the Czech Republic since. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Education - Ing. (MSc) degree, Forestry School of Agricultural College (currently Mendel University), Brno, 1985 - graduate course in ecology, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Brno, 1988 - CSc. (PhD) degree in zoology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1992 Work History - 1987, graduate assistant, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno - 1987–1988, research fellowship, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno - 1988–1991, research assistantship, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno - 1991–1993, research assistant, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno - 1993–1995, research assistant, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno - 1995–1998, research scientist, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno - 1998–present, research scientist, Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Brno University Teaching and Supervising - 1997–present, lectures on Ornithology, School of Science, Masaryk University, Brno - supervisor of MSc students. Member - Rarities Committee of the Czech Ornithological Society, 1994–2004 - South Moravian Branch of the Czech Ornithological Society - IOC Standing Committee on Ornithological Nomenclature - Scientific Advisory Board under the Czech Committee for the Convention on Biological Diversity (consultative body of the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic) - Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Council No. 6 Ecological-Biological Sciences National/International Collaboration - Veterinary and Pharmaceutical University, Brno, Czech Republic - Institute of Parasitology, Biology Center AS CR v. v. i., České Budějovice, Czech Republic - Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia - University of Trnava, Slovakia - University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia - Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia - National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica (INBio), Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica - Clínica Veterinária Animal, Nova Andradina, MS, Brazil - Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR), Vietnamese Academy of Sciences and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam - Association of Helminthology and Associated Invertebrates (APHIA), Lima, Peru Field Experience and Studies - various European countries: 1983–present - Middle East: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2010 - North America: 2000 - Australia: 2002 - Southern Africa: 2005 - Western Africa: 2007 - Central America: 2004, 2009, 2010 - South America: 2006 - South East Asia: 2002, 2010 - I have participated in 16 research projects and grants since 1993 PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES AND MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS - author/co-author/editor of 10 monographs/books, 43 articles in refereed academic journals, 7 magazine, newspaper and online articles, 33 book reviews, another 16 publications, and 31 research reports - since 1990 I have given 71 specialized lectures, lectures for the general public and conference talks - four TV and radio interviews Selected Monographs, Books, Book Chapters, Encyclopedia Entries ČAPEK, M., 1994: Birds in Mountain Ecosystems under Pressure of Air Pollution. Acta Sc. Nat. Brno 28 (4): 1-46. ČAPEK, M., Jr., 1994: Birds of Prey, Cuckoos, Gallinaceous Birds, Herons, Ibises, Storks and Allies, Nightjars, Pigeons and Doves, Waders. In: Poleno, Z., Morávek, F. & Sýkora, P. (eds.): Encyclopedia of Forestry. Vol. I: A-O. Ministerstvo zemědělství, Praha: pp. 30, 64, 143, 282, 440, 465, 527 (in Czech). ČAPEK, M., Jr., 1995: Birds, Granivorous Birds, Insectivorous Birds, Owls, Passerines, Swans, Geese and Ducks, Woodpeckers. In: Poleno, Z., Morávek, F. & Sýkora, P. (eds.): Encyclopedia of Forestry. Vol II.: P-Ž. Ministerstvo zemědělství, Praha: pp. 28, 178-179, 329, 418, 560 (in Czech). DANKO, Š., ČAPEK, M, Jr., 2002: Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). In: Danko, Š., Darolová, A. & Krištín, A (eds.): Birds Distribution in Slovakia. Veda, Bratislava, pp. 497-498 (in Slovak with a summary in English). TRNKA, A., ČAPEK, M., Jr., 2002: Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon). In: Danko, Š., Darolová, A. & Krištín, A (eds.): Birds Distribution in Slovakia. Veda, Bratislava, pp 495-497 (in Slovak with a summary in English). TRNKA, A., ČAPEK, M., Jr. & KLOUBEC, B., 2003: Birds of the National Nature Reserve Parížske močiare Marsh. Veda, Bratislava. 163 pp. (in Slovak with a summary in English) HUDEC, K., ČAPEK, M., Jr., HANÁK, F., KLIMEŠ, J. & PAVÍZA, R., 2003: World Bird Species Checklist: Scientific and Czech Names. Muzeum Komenského, Přerov. 462 pp. (in Czech with a summary in English). KOVALIK, P., PAČEŇOVSKÝ, S., ČAPEK, M., TOPERCER, J., 2010: Slovak Names for the Birds of the World. SOS/BirdLife Slovensko, Bratislava, 398 pp. (in Slovak with a summary in English). Projects Ectoparasites associated with mountain birds in Costa Rica: linking ecology, biodiversity and genetics