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.

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Post-copulatory sexual selection and the biology of sperm: within-population processes and interspecific patterns in passerine birds
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

Host-parasite interaction as an extreme form of parent-offspring conflict
Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.

Geographical gradients of avian diversity in sub-Saharan Africa: A life history perspective
Co-investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D.

The role of predator-prey interactions in coadaptation of thermal biology (2010-2013)
Investigator: Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.

Comparative phylogeography of Zambezian region in Southeastern Africa using small mammals as a model (2010-2014)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Toll-like receptors in passerine birds: description, characterization of polymorphism and evolutionary consequences of allelic variation (2010-2014)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

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

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

Immunogenetic study of a house mouse hybrid zone (2008-2012)
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.

Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge
Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

Finished projects

Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas (2008-2011)
Co-investigator: doc. 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
Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

Qunatitative trait loci (QTL) for male aggression in the house mouse (2007-2009)
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.

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

The role of MHC in sexual selection - observational and experimental study in three model vertebrate species (2006-2008)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Genetic structure of chamois populations in Central Europe (2006-2009)
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc.

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

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

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 zone (2005-2008)
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.

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.

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

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

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

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

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.

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.

Personalities, male mating tactics and role of females in sexual selection: studies on fish model systems
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

The ecological importance of set-aside and cultivated crops for the small mammals of agrocenosis
Investigator:

Intraspecific variability of populations of two cryptic bat species of genus Pipistrellus in Central Europe (2006-2008)
Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

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

Genetic structure of black grouse populations in the Czech Republic (2006-2008)
Investigator: Ing. Jana Svobodová, Ph.D.

Genetics (2006-2008)
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.

Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts (2006-2008)
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:

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

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

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

Individual projects

Genetic structure of the freshwater pearl mussel in the Czech Republic (2009-2010)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

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

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

International projects

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

Marie Curie research training network SEXASEX Sex to asex: a case study on transitions and coexistence between sexual and asexual reproduction (2006-2008)
Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc.

Marie Curie intra-European fellowship PHYLOMICROTUS (2006-2008)
Investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, 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.

A multidisciplinary study of hybrid zones in the common shrew (2004-2007)
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc.

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

Intengrated consortium on ticks and tick-borne diseases
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.

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 Education, Youth and Sport

Conservation genetics of selected vertebrates in the Western Balkans (2008-2009)
Investigator: doc. 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 (2005-2011)
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:

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

Genetic diversity of endangered fish species-base of effective protection of biodiversity
Investigator:


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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 BIENNIAL REPORT	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. Grant agency of the Czech Republic Post-copulatory sexual selection and the biology of sperm: within-population processes and interspecific patterns in passerine birds Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. Host-parasite interaction as an extreme form of parent-offspring conflict Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr. Geographical gradients of avian diversity in sub-Saharan Africa: A life history perspective Co-investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D. The role of predator-prey interactions in coadaptation of thermal biology (2010-2013) Investigator: Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D. Comparative phylogeography of Zambezian region in Southeastern Africa using small mammals as a model (2010-2014) Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Toll-like receptors in passerine birds: description, characterization of polymorphism and evolutionary consequences of allelic variation (2010-2014) Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Genetic structure of sika deer populations in the Czech Republic Investigator: doc. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc. Demography, metapopulation dynamics and ecology of Nothobranchius fishes in Mozambique Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. Immunogenetic study of a house mouse hybrid zone (2008-2012) Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc. Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. Finished projects Grant agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 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: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas (2008-2011) Co-investigator: doc. 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 Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. Qunatitative trait loci (QTL) for male aggression in the house mouse (2007-2009) Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc. Evolution of antiparasitic strategies of selected hosts towards avian brood parasitism Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr. The role of MHC in sexual selection - observational and experimental study in three model vertebrate species (2006-2008) Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Genetic structure of chamois populations in Central Europe (2006-2009) Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc. (Re)emerging mosquito-borne virus diseases Investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. Phylogeography and evolutionary history of a semi-fossorial rodent Microtus subterraneus (2006-2008) 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. 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 zone (2005-2008) Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc. 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. The impact of mating tactics on individual reproductive success and population parameters in the European bitterling: behavioural and genetic approach Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. European Reed Warbler populations across a migratory divide: insights into migration by analyses of DNA sequences, stable isotopes and ringing recoveries Investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D. Species diversity and ecology of selected West African vertebrates Co-investigator: doc. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc. Grant agency of the Czech Republic 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. 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. Personalities, male mating tactics and role of females in sexual selection: studies on fish model systems Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. The ecological importance of set-aside and cultivated crops for the small mammals of agrocenosis Investigator: Intraspecific variability of populations of two cryptic bat species of genus Pipistrellus in Central Europe (2006-2008) Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius fishes (Aplocheilidae) Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. Genetic structure of black grouse populations in the Czech Republic (2006-2008) Investigator: Ing. Jana Svobodová, Ph.D. Genetics (2006-2008) Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc. Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts (2006-2008) 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: Extra-pair fertilizations and the strength of sexual selection in socially monogamous passerine Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. Genetic, population and reproductive variability of invazive fish species, Carassius "gibelio" with alternating bisexual/asexual reproduction in central Europe Investigator: Evolutionary ecological analysis of biological systems: research centrum for PhD studies Investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr. Individual projects Genetic structure of the freshwater pearl mussel in the Czech Republic (2009-2010) Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D. Reproductive isolating mechanisms in Nothobranchius annual fishes - the roles of mate choice, ecological divergence and vicariance Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. Host specialization and host-race formation in the European bitterling Co-investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D. International projects Molecular biodiversity inventory of the ichthyofauna of the Czech Republic Investigator: Mgr. Jan Mendel, Ph.D. Marie Curie research training network SEXASEX Sex to asex: a case study on transitions and coexistence between sexual and asexual reproduction (2006-2008) Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc. Marie Curie intra-European fellowship PHYLOMICROTUS (2006-2008) Investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, 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. A multidisciplinary study of hybrid zones in the common shrew (2004-2007) Investigator: prof. RNDr. Jan Zima, DrSc. Emerging diseases in a changing European environment Co-investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc. Intengrated consortium on ticks and tick-borne diseases 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. 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 Education, Youth and Sport Conservation genetics of selected vertebrates in the Western Balkans (2008-2009) Investigator: doc. 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 (2005-2011) 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: Fish biodiversity in the Morava and Dyje confluence area – supporting and stabilization of rare and endangered species populations Investigator: Ing. Karel Halačka, CSc. Genetic diversity of endangered fish species-base of effective protection of biodiversity Investigator: