Running Projects

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Evoluce hlodavců a jejich parazitů v otevřených biotopech východní Afriky
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Thermal niche: evaluation of current concept in ectothermic vertebrates
Investigator: Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.

Amphibian species diversification across sky-island and lowland rainforests in a spatial and ecological context: genome-wide and continental transect
Investigator: RNDr. Václav Gvoždík, Ph.D.

High resolution genomic analysis of introgression across a species barrier
Investigator: Stuart J.E. Baird, Ph.D.

Genetic diversity and cross-transmissions of strongylid nematodes between African great apes and man
Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D.

Biologie stárnutí a senescence: mechanizmy a dynamika u volně žijících ptáků
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

The effects of non-native species on host-parasite relationships
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.

Quantifying viral gene capture, and the host’s response, during passage across a species barrier: Murine cytomegalovirus in a house mouse hybrid zone
Investigator: Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, Ph.D.

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.

Evolutionary-immunological and ecological aspects of parasitism in hybrid and polyploid cyprinid fish
Co-investigator: Ing. Lukáš Vetešník, Ph.D.

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

Bat adaptations to the fungal disease geomycosis
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.

Non-native Goby fishes: exploitation of a free niche or a threat of Central European fishes?
Investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr.

The evolution and life-history consequences of rapid ageing
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.

International projects

VectorNet: a European network for sharing data on the geographic distribution of arthropod vectors, transmitting human and animal disease agents
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.

EDENext (Biology and Control of Vector-borne Infections in Europe)
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Projekt: „Integrace experimentální a populační biologie pomocí nových metod v mezioborové problematice - cesta k excellenci s mladými vědci“, (reg.č.: CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0048)
Investigator:

Next-generation technologies in evolutionary genetics
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Ministry of Environment

Management plan for Eurasian lynx, grey wolf, and brown bear in the Czech Republic
Investigator: prof. RNDr. Petr Koubek, CSc.

BIOM: Vzdělávací centrum pro biodiverzitu – Mohelský mlýn
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

Zpracování odborných podkladů pro rozhodnutí o ZPZCHD pro druhy sýček obecný (Athene noctua) a strnad zahradní (Emberiza hortulana)
Investigator: Ing. Martin Šálek, Ph.D.

Finished 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.

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: RNDr. 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.

Feeding behavior and possible medicinal plant use in a chimpanzee population in Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania
Investigator: Mgr. Klára Petrželková, Ph.D.

Diurnal and seasonal patterns of singing activity in Acrocephalus warblers
Investigator: Ing. Miroslav Čapek, CSc.

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

The role of parasites during the invasion process of Ponto-Caspian gobies
Investigator: Mgr. Markéta Ondračková, Ph.D.

Adaptive coexistence of distinct life history strategies in fish of the genus 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.

Biogeography and evolutionary history of two RNA viruses in Africa
Investigator: Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq, 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
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
Investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, Ph.D.

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

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.

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

Impact of increased contact with humans on diversity and ecology of protozoan parasites of African great apes
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: Mgr. Eva Jánová, Ph.D.

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 (2006-2008)
Investigator: prof. Ing. Jaroslav Červený, CSc.

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
Investigator: Ing. Lukáš Vetešník, Ph.D.

Evolutionary ecological analysis of biological systems: research centrum for PhD studies
Investigator: Ing. Pavel Jurajda, Dr.

Parasitism and invasive species: effect of parasite infection on the biology of Neogobius kessleri in its native and introduced range
Investigator: Mgr. Markéta Ondračková, Ph.D.

Individual projects

International projects

Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Science for all senses (2012-2014)
Investigator: Mgr. Anna Bryjová

PROVAZ: PROpojení Vzdělávání A nových přístupů v Zoologicko-ekologickém výzkumu - od teorie k praxi
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 (2008-2011)
Investigator: RNDr. Jiří Halouzka, Ph.D.

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