doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

Position: full-time researcher
Research topics: evolutionary ecology, ecology of birds
Department: External research facility Studenec
Phone: +420 560 590 614
E-mail: albrechtivb.cz

Running projects

Post-copulatory sexual selection and the biology of sperm: within-population processes and interspecific patterns in passerine birds

Finished projects

Publications

2013

T. ALBRECHT, O. KLEVEN, J. KREISINGER, T. LASKEMOEN, T. C. OMOTORIOGUN, U. OTTOSSON, J. REIF, O. SEDLÁČEK, D. HOŘÁK, R. J. ROBERTSON, J. T. LIFJELD: Sperm competition in tropical versus temperate zone birds, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B - Biological Sciences 280 (2013) 20122434.

J. CHAMPAGNON, P-A. CROCHET, J. KREISINGER, D. ČÍŽKOVÁ, M. GAUTHIER-CLERC, G. MASSEZ, P. SÖDERQUIST, T. ALBRECHT, M. GUILLEMAIN: Assessing the genetic impact of massive restocking on wild mallard, Animal Conservation 16 (2013) 295-305.

I. G. HERMOSELL, T. LASKEMOEN, M. ROWE, A. P. MOLLER, T. A. MOUSSEAU, T. ALBRECHT, J. T. LIFJELD: Patterns of sperm damage in Chernobyl passerine birds suggest a trade-off between sperm length and integrity, Biology Letters 9 (2013) 20130530.

J. HUŠEK, P. ADAMÍK, T. ALBRECHT, J. CEPÁK, W. KANIA, E. MIKOLÁŠKOVÁ, E. TKADLEC, N. C. STENSETH: Cyclicity and variability in prey dynamics strengthens predator numerical response: the effects of vole fluctuations on white stork productivity, Population Ecology 55 (2013) 363-375.

T. LASKEMOEN, T. ALBRECHT, A. BONISOLI-ALQUATI, J. CEPÁK, F. DE LOPE, I. G. HERMOSELL, L. E. JOHANNESSEN, O. KLEVEN, A. MARZAL, T. A. MOUSSEAU, A. P. MOLLER, R. J. ROBERTSON, G. RUDOLFSEN, N. SAINO, Y. VORTMAN, J. T. LIFJELD: Variation in sperm morphometry and sperm competition among barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) populations, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67 (2013) 301-309.

A. PETRŽELKOVÁ, P. KLVAŇA, T. ALBRECHT, D. HOŘÁK: Conspecific brood parasitism and host clutch size in Common Pochards, Acta Ornithologica 48 (2013) 103-108.

M. PROMEROVÁ, T. KRÁLOVÁ, A. BRYJOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, J. BRYJA: MHC class IIB Exon 2 Polymorphism in the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) is shaped by selection, recombination and gene conversion, PLoS ONE 8 (2013) .

J. SVOBODOVÁ, B. GABRIELOVÁ, P. SYNEK, P. MARŠÍK, T. VANĚK, T. ALBRECHT, M. VINKLER: The health signalling of ornamental traits in the Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix), Journal of Ornithology 154 (2013) 717-725.

M. ŠANDERA, T. ALBRECHT, P. STOPKA: Variation in apical hook length reflects the intensity of sperm competition in murine rodents, PLoS ONE 8 (2013) .

O. ŠŤOVÍČEK, J. KREISINGER, V. JAVŮRKOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT: High rates of conspecific brood parasitism revealed by microsatellite analysis in a diving duck, the common pochard Aythya ferina, Journal of avian biology 44 (2013) 369-375.

2012

J. ALBRECHTOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, S. J. E. BAIRD, M. MACHOLÁN, G. RUDOLFSEN, P. MUNCLINGER, P. K. TUCKER, J. PIÁLEK: Sperm-related phenotypes implicated in both maintenance and breakdown of a natural species barrier in the house mouse, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B - Biological Sciences 279 (2012) 4803-4810.

STUART J. E. BAIRD, A. RIBAS, M. MACHOLÁN, T. ALBRECHT, J. PIÁLEK, J. GOÜY DE BELLOCQ: Where are the wormy mice? A re-examination of hybrid parasitism in the European house mouse hybrid zone, Evolution 66 (2012) 2757-2772.

V. JAVŮRKOVÁ, A. L. ŠIZLING, J. KREISINGER, T. ALBRECHT: An alternative theoretical approach to escape decision-making: the role of visual cues, PLoS ONE 7 (2012) .

R. POLÁKOVÁ, J. SCHNITZER, M. VINKLER, J. BRYJA, P. MUNCLINGER, T. ALBRECHT: Effect of extra-pair paternity and parental quality on brood sex ratio in the scarlet rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus, Folia zoologica 61 (2012) 225-232.

M. PROMEROVÁ, W. BABIK, J. BRYJA, T. ALBRECHT, M. STUGLIK, J. RADWAN: Evaluation of two approaches to genotyping major histocompatibility complex class I in a passerine—CE-SSCP and 454 pyrosequencing, Molecular Ecology Resources 12 (2012) 285-292.

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

D. HOŘÁK, O. SEDLÁČEK, A. TÓSZÖGYOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, M. FERENC, V. JELÍNEK, D. STORCH: Geographic variation in avian clutch size and nest predation risk along a productivity gradient in South Africa, Ostrich 82 (2011) 175-183.

V. JAVŮRKOVÁ, D. HOŘÁK, J. KREISINGER, P. KLVAŇA, T. ALBRECHT: Factors affecting sleep/vigilance behaviour in incubating mallards, Ethology 117 (2011) 345-355.

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.

B. SAK, M. KVÁČ, D. KVĚTOŇOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, J. PIÁLEK: The first report on natural Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon spp. infections in wild East-European House Mice (Mus musculus musculus) and West-European House Mice (M. m. domesticus) in a hybrid zone across the Czech Republic–Germany border, Veterinary Parasitology 178 (2011) 246-250.

J. SVOBODOVÁ, J. KREISINGER, M. ŠÁLEK, M. KOUBOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT: Testing mechanistic explanations for mammalian predator responses to habitat edges, European Journal of Wildlife Research 57 (2011) 467-474.

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.

O. ŠŤOVÍČEK, D. ČÍŽKOVÁ, L. YANG, T. ALBRECHT, G. HECKEL, M. VYSKOČILOVÁ, J. KREISINGER: Development of microsatellite markers for a diving duck, the common pochard (Aythya ferina), Conservation genetics resources 3 (2011) 573-576.

2010

K. DOLEČKOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, L. MIKEŠ, P. HORÁK: Cathepsins B1 and B2 in the neuropathogenic schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti: distinct gene expression profiles and presumptive roles throughout the life cycle, Parasitology Research 107 (2010) 751-755.

J. KREISINGER, P. MUNCLINGER, V. JAVŮRKOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT: Analysis of extra-pair paternity and conspecific brood parasitism in mallards Anas platyrhynchos using non-invasive techniques, Journal of avian biology 41 (2010) 551-557.

J. T. LIFJELD, T. LASKEMOEN, O. KLEVEN, T. ALBRECHT, R. J. ROBERTSON: Sperm length variation as a predictor of extrapair paternity in passerine birds, PLoS ONE 5 (2010) .

E. PADYŠÁKOVÁ, M. ŠÁLEK, L. POLEDNÍK, F. SEDLÁČEK, T. ALBRECHT: Predation on simulated duck nests in relation to nest density and landscape structure, Wildlife Research 37 (2010) 597-603.

M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: Carotenoid maintenance handicap and the physiology of carotenoid-based signalisation of health, Naturwissenschaften 97 (2010) 19-28.

M. VINKLER, H. BAINOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT: Functional analysis of the skin-swelling response to phytohaemagglutinin, Functional Ecology 24 (2010) 1081-1086.

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. ŠÁLEK, J. KREISINGER, F. SEDLÁČEK, T. ALBRECHT: Do prey densities determine preferences of mammalian predators for habitat edges in an agricultural landscape?, Landscape and Urban Planning 98 (2010) 86-91.

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.

B. BÍMOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, M. MACHOLÁN, J. PIÁLEK: Signalling components of the house mouse mate recognition system, Behavioural Processes 80 (2009) 20-27.

M. HONZA, R. PIÁLKOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, Š. NEUŽILOVÁ: Nest defence against conspecific intruders in the common pochard Aythya ferina: natural observations and an experimental test, Acta Ornithologica 44 (2009) 151-158.

E. PADYŠÁKOVÁ, M. ŠÁLEK, L. POLEDNÍK, F. SEDLÁČEK, T. ALBRECHT: Removal of American mink increases the success of simulated nests in linear habitat, Wildlife Research 36 (2009) 225-230.

M. PROMEROVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, J. BRYJA: Extremely high MHC class I variation in a population of a long-distance migrant, the Scarlet Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), Immunogenetics 61 (2009) 451-461.

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.

M. ŠÁLEK, J. KREISINGER, F. SEDLÁČEK, T. ALBRECHT: Corridor vs. hayfield matrix use by mammalian predators in an agricultural landscape, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (2009) 8-13.

2008

J. BRYJA, H. PATZENHAUEROVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, L. MOŠANSKÝ, M. STANKO, P. STOPKA: Varying levels of female promiscuity in four Apodemus mice species, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63 (2008) 251-260.

D. HOŘÁK, P. KLVAŇA, T. ALBRECHT: Why there is no negative correlation between egg size and number in the Common Pochard?, Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology 33 (2008) 197-202.

J. KREISINGER, T. ALBRECHT: Nest protection in mallards Anas platyrhynchos: untangling the role of crypsis and parental behaviour, Functional Ecology 22 (2008) 872-879.

H. L. MAYS JR., T. ALBRECHT, M. LIU, G. E. HILL: Female choice for genetic complementarity in birds: a review, Genetica 134 (2008) 147-158.

J. PIÁLEK, M. VYSKOČILOVÁ, B. BÍMOVÁ, D. HAVELKOVÁ, J. PIÁLKOVÁ, P. DUFKOVÁ, V. BENCOVÁ, Ľ. ĎUREJE, T. ALBRECHT, H. HAUFFE, M. MACHOLÁN, P. MUNCLINGER, R. STORCHOVÁ, A. ZAJÍCOVÁ, V. HOLÁŇ, S. GREGOROVÁ, J. FOREJT: Development of unique house mouse resources suitable for evolutionary studies of speciation, Journal of Heredity 99 (2008) 34-44.

2007

T. ALBRECHT, J. SCHNITZER, J. KREISINGER, A. EXNEROVÁ, J. BRYJA, P. MUNCLINGER: Extrapair paternity and the opportunity for sexual selection in long-distant migratory passerines, Behavioral Ecology 18 (2007) 477-486.

E. CEPÁKOVÁ, M. ŠÁLEK, J. CEPÁK, T. ALBRECHT: Breeding of Little Ringed Plovers Charadrius dubius in farmland: do nests in fields suffer from predation?, Bird Study 54 (2007) 284-288.

D. HOŘÁK, T. ALBRECHT, P. KLVAŇA, P. MUSIL: Inter-nest variability in the egg to hatchling mass ratio in the Common Pochard Aythya ferina: Does female body mass matter?, Acta Ornithologica 42 (2007) 33-38.

D. HOŘÁK, T. ALBRECHT: Using net sacks to examine the relationship between egg size and young size in Common Pochards, Journal of Field Ornithology 78 (2007) 334-339.

R. POLÁKOVÁ, M. VYSKOČILOVÁ, J.-F. MARTIN, H. L. MAYS JR., G. E. HILL, J. BRYJA, T. ALBRECHT: A multiplex set of microsatellite markers for the scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), Molecular Ecology Notes 7 (2007) 1375-1378.

J. SVOBODOVÁ, M. ŠÁLEK, T. ALBRECHT: Roads do not increase predation on experimental nests in a highly fragmented forest land, Folia zoologica 56 (2007) 84-89.

2006

T. ALBRECHT, J. KREISINGER, J. PIÁLEK: The strength of direct selection against female promiscuity is associated with rates of extrapair fertilizations in socially monogamous songbirds, American Naturalist 167 (2006) 739-744.

T. ALBRECHT, D. HOŘÁK, J. KREISINGER, K. WEIDINGER, P. KLVAŇA, T. C. MICHOT: Factors determining pochard nest predation along a wetland gradient, Journal of Wildlife Management 70 (2006) 784-791.

2005

J. PIÁLEK, T. ALBRECHT: Choosing mates: complementary versus compatible genes, Trends in Ecology & Evolution 20 (2005) 63.

2004

T. ALBRECHT: Edge effect in wetland-arable land boundary determines nesting success of scarlet rosefinches (Carpodacus erythrinus) in the Czech Republic, Auk 121 (2004) 361-371.

T. ALBRECHT, P. KLVAŇA: Nest crypsis, reproductive value of a clutch and escape decisions in incubating female mallards Anas platyrhynchos, Ethology 110 (2004) 603-613.

J. SVOBODOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, M. ŠÁLEK: The relationship between predation risk and occurrence of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) in a highly fragmented landscape: an experiment based on artificial nests, Ecoscience 11 (2004) 421-427.

M. ŠÁLEK, J. SVOBODOVÁ, V. BEJČEK, T. ALBRECHT: Predation on artificial nests in relation to the numbers of small mammals in the Krušné hory Mts, the Czech Republic, Folia zoologica 53 (2004) 312-318.