1996 - 2001 Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, specialization fishery, Graduate Thesis: „Production effect of feeding mixtures with distillers grains additive for fry carp“.
2001 – present member of Department of Ichthyology, IVB AS CR, v.v.i. in Brno.
Profession experience:
ichthyology – ecology, reproduction of fish
Currently dealing mainly with reproduction and hematology of di- and triploid specimens of silver prussian carp, morphology of Cypriniformes hybrids.
Projects
Evolučně-imunitní a ekologické aspekty parazitace u hybridních a polyploidních kaprovitých ryb
The analysis of the selected immune and physiological parameters in Carassius gibelio,species with different ploidy and atypical reproductive strategy
Publications
2012
R. BLAŽEK, M. ONDRAČKOVÁ, B. VOŠLAJEROVÁ BÍMOVÁ, L. VETEŠNÍK, I. PETRÁŠOVÁ, M. REICHARD: Fish diversity in the Niokolo Koba National Park, middle Gambia River basin, Senegal, Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 23 (2012) 263-272.
K. HALAČKA, T. VÍTEK, L. VETEŠNÍK, P. SPURNÝ: Epidermis structure and blood parameter differences between sculpin Cottus gobio and Siberian sculpin Cottus poecilopus from the Morava watershed, Folia zoologica 61 (2012) 9-16.
J. MENDEL, I. PAPOUŠEK, E. MAREŠOVÁ, L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, M. NOWAK, D. ČÍŽKOVÁ: Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2012 – 31 May 2012: Microsatellite loci for Palaearctic gudgeons: markers for identifying intergeneric hybrids between Romanogobio and Gobio, Molecular Ecology Resources 12 (2012) 972-974.
L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, A. ŠIMKOVÁ: The effect of ploidy and temporal changes in the biochemical profile of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio): a cyprinid fish species with dual reproductive strategies, Fish Physiology and Biochemistry (2012) .
2011
M. PRCHALOVÁ, P. HORKÝ, O. SLAVÍK, L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA: Fish occurrence in the fishpass on the lowland section of the River Elbe, Czech Republic, with respect to water temperature, water flow and fish size, Folia zoologica 60 (2011) 104-114.
2010
K. HALAČKA, L. VETEŠNÍK, J. MENDEL, I. PAPOUŠEK: Can spawning marks on females of the spined loach (Cobitis sp., Teleostei) be caused by scratches from males during mating?, Folia zoologica 59 (2010) 329-331.
K. HALAČKA, L. VETEŠNÍK, I. PAPOUŠEK, J. MENDEL, A. ŠIMKOVÁ: The epidermal structure of Carassius gibelio: a link with ploidy status in spawning and postspawning periods, Journal of Fish Biology 77 (2010) 2171-2179.
V. LUSKOVÁ, S. LUSK, K. HALAČKA, L. VETEŠNÍK: Carassius auratus gibelio—the most successful invasive fish in waters of the Czech Republic, Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 1 (2010) 176-180.
2009
L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, I. PAPOUŠEK, J. MENDEL, A. ŠIMKOVÁ: The first record of a natural hybrid of the roach Rutilus rutilus and nase Chondrostoma nasus in the Danube River Basin, Czech Republic: morphological, karyological and molecular characteristics$$faut. Lukáš Vetešník, Karel Halačka, Ivo Papoušek, Jan Mendel, A. Šimková, Journal of Fish Biology 74 (2009) 1669-1676.
L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, I. PAPOUŠEK, J. MENDEL, A. ŠIMKOVÁ: The first record of a natural hybrid of the roach Rutilus rutilus and nase Chondrostoma nasus in the Danube River Basin, Czech Republic: morphological, karyological and molecular characteristics, Journal of Fish Biology 74 (2009) 1669-1676.
2008
E. BARTOŇOVÁ, I. PAPOUŠEK, V. LUSKOVÁ, J. KOŠČO, S. LUSK, K. HALAČKA, M. ŠVÁTORA, L. VETEŠNÍK: Genetic diversity and taxonomy of Sabanejewia balcanica (Osteichthyes: Cobitidae) in the waters of the Czech Republic and Slovakia$$faut. Eva Bartoňová, Ivo Papoušek, Věra Lusková, J. Koščo, Stanislav Lusk, Karel Halačka, M. Švátora, Lukáš Vetešník, Folia zoologica 57 (2008) 60-70.
E. BARTOŇOVÁ, I. PAPOUŠEK, V. LUSKOVÁ, J. KOŠČO, S. LUSK, K. HALAČKA, M. ŠVÁTORA, L. VETEŠNÍK: Genetic diversity and taxonomy of Sabanejewia balcanica (Osteichthyes: Cobitidae) in the waters of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Folia zoologica 57 (2008) 60-70.
M. FLAJŠHANS, M. RODINA, K. HALAČKA, L. VETEŠNÍK, D. GELA, V. LUSKOVÁ, S. LUSK: Charakteristika spermatu polyploidního karase stříbřitého, Carassius gibelio, Bulletin VÚRH Vodňany 44 (2008) 78-81.
M. FLAJŠHANS, M. RODINA, K. HALAČKA, L. VETEŠNÍK, D. GELA, V. LUSKOVÁ, S. LUSK: Characteristics of sperm of polyploid Prussian carp Carassius gibelio, Journal of Fish Biology 73 (2008) 323-328.
J. MENDEL, S. LUSK, J. KOŠČO, L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, I. PAPOUŠEK: Genetic diversity of Misgurnus fossilis populations from the Czech Republic and Slovakia$$faut. Jan Mendel, Stanislav Lusk, J. Koščo, Lukáš Vetešník, Karel Halačka, Ivo Papoušek, Folia zoologica 57 (2008) 90-99.
J. MENDEL, S. LUSK, E. D. VASIL'EVA, V. P. VASIL'EV, V. LUSKOVÁ, F. G. EKMEKCI, F. ERK'KAN, A. RUCHIN, J. KOŠČO, L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, R. ŠANDA, A. N. PASHKOV, S. I. RESHETNIKOV: Molecular phylogeny of the genus Gobio Cuvier, 1816 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and its contribution to taxonomy, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47 (2008) 1061-1075.
J. MENDEL, S. LUSK, J. KOŠČO, L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, I. PAPOUŠEK: Genetic diversity of Misgurnus fossilis populations from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Folia zoologica 57 (2008) 90-99.
I. PAPOUŠEK, L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, V. LUSKOVÁ, M. HUMPL, J. MENDEL: Identification of natural hybrids of gibel carp Carassius auratus gibelio (Bloch) and crucian carp Carassius carassius (L.) from lower Dyje River floodplain (Czech Republic), Journal of Fish Biology 72 (2008) 1230-1235.
2007
K. HALAČKA, L. VETEŠNÍK, S. LUSK, J. MENDEL, I. PAPOUŠEK: The X1X1X2X2/X1X2Y multiple sex chromosome system in the Zingel zingel (Pisces: Perciformes) from the Morava River (Czech Republic), Caryologia 60 (2007) 222-225.
L. VETEŠNÍK, I. PAPOUŠEK, K. HALAČKA, V. LUSKOVÁ, J. MENDEL: Morphometric and genetic analysis of the Carassius auratus complex from an artificial wetland in Morava River floodplain, Czech Republic, Fisheries Science 73 (2007) 817-822.
2006
M. PRCHALOVÁ, L. VETEŠNÍK, O. SLAVÍK: Migrations of juvenile and subadult fish through a fishpass during late summer and fall, Folia zoologica 55 (2006) 162-166.
L. VETEŠNÍK, K. HALAČKA, V. LUSKOVÁ, S. LUSK: Erythrocyte profile of diploid and triploid silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus), Acta veterinaria Brno 75 (2006) 203-207.
2005
J. MENDEL, V. LUSKOVÁ, K. HALAČKA, S. LUSK, L. VETEŠNÍK: Genetic diversity of Gobio gobio populations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, based on RAPD markers, Folia zoologica 54 (2005) 13-24.
2004
S. LUSK, K. HALAČKA, V. LUSKOVÁ, L. VETEŠNÍK: Re-occurrence of Zingel streber (Teleostei: Pisces) in the Czech Republic, Folia zoologica 53 (2004) 417-422.
V. LUSKOVÁ, K. HALAČKA, L. VETEŠNÍK, S. LUSK: Changes of ploidy and sexuality status of "Carassius auratus" populations in the drainage area of the River Dyje (Czech Republic), Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 4 (2004) 165-171.
L. VETEŠNÍK, S. LUSK, K. HALAČKA, P. SPURNÝ: Morphometric characteristics and growth of Carassius auratus in the lower part of the River Dyje (Czech Republic), Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 4 (2004) 215-221.