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

Linking events through the annual cycle: the importance of carry-over effects for the ecology of migratory birds
Investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D.

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.

Evolučně-imunitní a ekologické aspekty parazitace u hybridních a polyploidních kaprovitých ryb
Co-investigator: Ing. Lukáš Vetešník, Ph.D.

Role parazitů v procesu invaze ponto-kaspických hlaváčů v systému uměle propojených evropských řek
Investigator: Mgr. Markéta Ondračková, Ph.D.

ECIP - European Centre of Ichtyoparasitology
Co-investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr.

Adaptace netopýrů na plísňové onemocnění geomykózou
Investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D.

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

Nepůvodní hlaváčovité ryby: využití volné niky nebo ohrožení středoevropské ichtyofauny?
Investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr.

Evoluce rychlé senescence a její vliv na ostatní složky životní strategie
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

Adaptivní koexistence rozdílných životních strategií u ryb rodu Nothobranchius
Investigator: Mgr. Matej Polačik, Ph.D.

Populační struktura, disperze a explorační chování v zóně sekundárního kontaktu myší domácích
Co-investigator: Mgr. Kateřina Janotová, Ph.D.

Biogeografie a evoluční historie dvou RNA virů v Africe
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, 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.

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

Individual projects

The importance of migratory connectivity for the population ecology of long-distance migrants: a model study on the Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D.

Monitoring velkých šelem v EVL Beskydy
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Věda všemi smysly
Investigator: Mgr. Anna Bryjová,

NextGenProject: Technologie nové generace v evoluční genetice
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

PROVAZ: PROpojení Vzdělávání A nových přístupů v Zoologicko-ekologickém výzkumu - od teorie k praxi
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, 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: RNDr. 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: prof. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc.

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

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

The diachronic changes of long bone cross-sectional geometry in human prehistoric populations in Central Europe: The biomechanical analysis
Investigator:

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

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.

Vliv zvýšeného kontaktu s člověkem na diverzitu a ekologii jednobuněčných parazitů afrických lidoopů
Co-investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, 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.

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:

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

Utilization of genetic resources for effective corservation of endangered species
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

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

Molekulární epidemmiologie emergentních nákaz
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

TTM PROJECT
Co-investigator: Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc.

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: