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

2014

H. BAINOVÁ, T. KRÁLOVÁ, A. BRYJOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, J. BRYJA, M. VINKLER: First evidence of independent pseudogenization of Toll-like receptor 5 in, Developmental and Comparative Immunology 45 (2014) 151-155.

V. JAVŮRKOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT, J. MRÁZEK, J. KREISINGER: Effect of intermittent incubation and clutch covering on the probability of bacterial trans-shell infection, Ibis 156 (2014) 374-386.

J. KOLEČEK, T. ALBRECHT, J. REIF: Predictors of extinction risk of passerine birds in a Central European country, Animal Conservation (2014) .

E. D. NANA, O. SEDLÁČEK, N. BAYLY, M. FERENC, T. ALBRECHT, J. REIF, F. N. MOTOMBI, D. HOŘÁK: Comparison of avian assemblage structures in two upper montane forests of the Cameroon volcanic line: lessons for bird conservation, Biodiversity and Conservation 23 (2014) 1469-1484.

J. SCHNITZER, A. EXNEROVÁ, R. POLÁKOVÁ, M. VINKLER, O. TOMÁŠEK, P. MUNCLINGER, T. ALBRECHT: Male ornamentation and within-pair paternity are not associated with male provisioning rates in scarlet rosefinches Carpodacus erythrinus, Acta Ethologica 17 (2014) 89-97.


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.

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.

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.

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 Aythya ferina, 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.

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.

M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: Phylogeny, longevity and evolution of adaptive immunity, Folia zoologica 60 (2011) 277-282.

M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: Handling "immunocompetence" in ecological studies: do we operate with confused terms?, Journal of avian biology 42 (2011) 490-493.


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. 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.

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.


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. 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.

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. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: The question waiting to be asked: Innate immunity receptors in the perspective of zoological research, Folia zoologica 58 (2009) 15-28.


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.