RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.
Position: post-docs
Research topics: Ecological and evolutionary immunology
Department: Department of Population Biology
Phone: +420 221 951 845
E-mail: vinkler1
natur.cuni.cz
Education:
2002 up to present: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science
2002-2007: Undergraduate studies, specialization: Biology.Diploma thesis: Mate choice in Scarlet Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus: test of "good genes" and "complementary genes" hypotheses (MSc.=Mgr.).
2007 - 2011: PhD. study in zoology.
PhD thesis: The effect of immune system state and function on the sexual selection in birds; supervisor Doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, PhD.
Research interests:
ecological and evolutionary immunology;
behavioural ecology;
evolutionary biology; mating systems
Publications
2012
M. VINKLER, J. SCHNITZER, P. MUNCLINGER, T. ALBRECHT: Phytohaemagglutinin skin-swelling test in scarlet rosefinch males: low-quality birds respond more strongly, Animal Behaviour 83 (2012) 17-23.
2011
M. PROMEROVÁ, M. VINKLER, J. BRYJA, R. POLÁKOVÁ, J. SCHNITZER, P. MUNCLINGER, T. ALBRECHT: Occurrence of extra-pair paternity is connected to social male’s MHC-variability in the scarlet rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus, Journal of avian biology 42 (2011) 5-10.
M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: Handling "immunocompetence" in ecological studies: do we operate with confused terms?, Journal of avian biology 42 (2011) 490-493.
M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: Phylogeny, longevity and evolution of adaptive immunity, Folia zoologica 60 (2011) 277-282.
2010
M. VINKLER, J. SCHNITZER, P. MUNCLINGER, J. VOTÝPKA, T. ALBRECHT: Haematological health assessment in a passerine with extremely high proportion of basophils in peripheral blood, Journal of Ornithology 151 (2010) 841-849.
M. VINKLER, H. BAINOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT: Functional analysis of the skin-swelling response to phytohaemagglutinin, Functional Ecology 24 (2010) 1081-1086.
M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: Carotenoid maintenance handicap and the physiology of carotenoid-based signalisation of health, Naturwissenschaften 97 (2010) 19-28.
2009
T. ALBRECHT, M. VINKLER, J. SCHNITZER, R. POLÁKOVÁ, P. MUNCLINGER, J. BRYJA: Extra-pair fertilizations contribute to selection on secondary male ornamentation in a socially monogamous passerine, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22 (2009) 2020-2030.
M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: The question waiting to be asked: Innate immunity receptors in the perspective of zoological research, Folia zoologica 58 (2009) 15-28.
M. VINKLER, A. BRYJOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, J. BRYJA: Identification of the first toll-like receptor gene in passerine birds: TLR4 orthologue in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Tissue Antigens 74 (2009) 32-41.
