doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.


Pozice: ředitel
Zaměření: behaviorální ekologie
Oddělení: Pracoviště Brno
Telefon: +420 543 422 554
E-mail: honzabrno.cas.cz

Řešené projekty

Hostitelsko-parazitická interakce jako extrémní forma konfliktu rodič-potomek

Ukončené projekty

Evoluce antiparasitických strategií vybraných hostitelů vůči hnízdnímu parasitismu

Podněty, rozpoznávání a reakce v koevolučních závodech ve zbrojení mezi hnízdními parazity a jejich hostiteli

Současní studenti

Bývalí studenti

  • Marie Adámková, 2013: Podněty ovlivňující rozpoznání parasitického vejce v systému hostitel-parasit
  • Tereza Bolcková
  • Klára Morongová
  • Marek Mihai Abraham

Publikace

2015

Abraham M., Požgayová M., Procházka P., Piálková R., Honza M.: Is there a sex-specific difference between parasitic chicks in begging behaviour?, Journal of Ethology 33 (2015) 151-158.

Honza M., Feikusová K., Procházka P., Picman J.: How to hatch from the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) egg: implications of strong eggshells for the hatching muscle (musculus complexus), Journal of Ornithology 156 (2015) 679-685.

Jelínek V., Procházka P., Honza M.: Experimental enlargement of nest size does not increase risk of predation or brood parasitism in the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Ibis 157 (2015) 396-400.

Požgayová M., Beňo R., Procházka P., Jelínek V., Abraham M., Honza M.: Lazy males and hardworking females? Sexual conflict over parental care in a brood parasite host and its consequences for chick growth, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 69 (2015) 1053-1061.


2014

Honza M., Šulc M., Cherry M. I.: Does nest luminosity play a role in recognition of parasitic eggs in domed nests? A case study of the red bishop, Naturwissenschaften 101 (2014) 1009-1015.

Honza M., Šulc M., Jelínek V., Požgayová M., Procházka P.: Brood parasites lay eggs matching the appearance of host clutches, Proceedings of the Royal Society. B - Biological Sciences 281 (2014) 20132665.

Jelínek V., Procházka P., Požgayová M., Honza M.: Common cuckoos Cuculus canorus change their nest-searching strategy according to the number of available host nests, Ibis 156 (2014) 189-197.

Procházka P., Konvičková-Patzenhauerová H., Požgayová M., Trnka A., Jelínek V., Honza M.: Host genotype and age have no effect on rejection of parasitic eggs, Naturwissenschaften 101 (2014) 417-426.


2013

Požgayová M., Procházka P., Honza M.: Is shared male assistance with antiparasitic nest defence costly in the polygynous great reed warbler?, Animal Behaviour 85 (2013) 615-621.

Trnka A., Požgayová M., Samaš P., Honza M.: Repeatability of host female and male aggression towards a brood parasite, Ethology 119 (2013) 907-917.


2012

Honza M., Procházka P., Požgayová M.: Within- and between-season repeatability of eggshell colouration in the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus, Journal of avian biology 43 (2012) 91-96.

Honza M., Procházka P., Požgayová M.: Do weather conditions affect the colouration of great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus eggs?, Folia zoologica 61 (2012) 219-224.

Procházka P., Jelínek V., Požgayová M., Honza M.: Jak určovat stáří rákosníků velkých (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) po úplném pelichání, Sylvia 48 (2012) 57-73.

Trnka A., Požgayová M., Procházka P., Prokop P., Honza M.: Breeding success of a brood parasite is associated with social mating status of its host, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 66 (2012) 1187-1194.


2011

Grim T., Samaš P., Moskát C., Kleven O., Honza M., Moksnes A., Roskaft E., Stokke B. G.: Constraints on host choice: why do parasitic birds rarely exploit some common potential hosts?, Journal of Animal Ecology 80 (2011) 508-518.

Honza M., Požgayová M., Procházka P., Cherry M. I.: Blue-green eggshell coloration is not a sexually selected signal of female quality in an open-nesting polygynous passerine, Naturwissenschaften 98 (2011) 493-499.

Honza M., Procházka P., Morongová K., Čapek M., Jelínek V.: Do nest light conditions affect rejection of parasitic eggs? A test of the light environment hypothesis, Ethology 117 (2011) 539-546.

Polačiková L., Hauber M. E., Procházka P., Cassey P., Honza M., Grim T.: A sum of its individual parts? Relative contributions of different eggshell regions to intraclutch variation in birds, Journal of avian biology 42 (2011) 370-373.

Požgayová M., Procházka P., Polačiková L., Honza M.: Closer clutch inspection—quicker egg ejection: timing of host responses toward parasitic eggs, Behavioral Ecology 22 (2011) 46-51.


2010

Čapek M., Požgayová M., Procházka P., Honza M.: Repeated presentations of the Common Cuckoo increase nest defense by the Eurasian Reed Warbler but do not induce it to make recognition errors, Condor 112 (2010) 763-769.

Honza M., Procházka P., Šicha V., Požgayová M.: Nest defence in a cuckoo host: great reed warblers risk themselves equally for their own and parasitic chicks, Behaviour 147 (2010) 741-756.

Polačiková L., Stokke B. G., Procházka P., Honza M., Moksnes A., Roskaft E.: The role of blunt egg pole characteristics for recognition of eggs in the song thrush (Turdus philomelos), Behaviour 147 (2010) 465-478.


2009

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

Moskát C., Hauber M. E., Avilés J. M., Bán M., Hargitai R., Honza M.: Increased host tolerance of multiple cuckoo eggs leads to higher fledging success of the brood parasite, Animal Behaviour 77 (2009) 1281-1290.

Polačiková L., Procházka P., Cherry M. I., Honza M.: Choosing suitable hosts: common cuckoos Cuculus canorus parasitize great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus of high quality, Evolutionary Ecology 23 (2009) 879-891.

Požgayová M., Procházka P., Honza M.: Sex-specific defence behaviour against brood parasitism in a host with female-only incubation, Behavioural Processes 81 (2009) 34-38.

Požgayová M., Procházka P., Honza M.: Adjustment of incubation according to the threat posed: a further signal of enemy recognition in the Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla?, Journal of Ornithology 150 (2009) 569-576.


2008

Cassey P., Honza M., Grim T., Hauber M. E.: The modelling of avian visual perception predicts behavioural rejection responses to foreign egg colours, Biology Letters 4 (2008) 515-517.

Honza M., Moskát C.: Egg rejection behaviour in the great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus): the effect of egg type, Journal of Ethology 26 (2008) 389-395.

Honza M., Polačiková L.: Experimental reduction of ultraviolet wavelengths reflected from parasitic eggs affects rejection behaviour in the blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, Journal of Experimental Biology 211 (2008) 2519-2523.

Hubálek Z., Halouzka J., Juřicová Z., Šikutová S., Rudolf I., Honza M., Janková J., Chytil J., Marec F., Sitko J.: Serologic survey of birds for West Nile Flavivirus in Southern Moravia (Czech Republic), Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 8 (2008) 659-666.

Ležalová-Piálková R., Honza M.: Responses of Black-headed Gulls Larus ridibundus to conspecific brood parasitism, Journal of Ornithology 149 (2008) 415-421.

Moksnes A., Roskaft E., Rudolfsen G., Skjelseth S., Stokke B. G., Kleven O., Gibbs H. L., Honza M., Taborsky B., Teuschl Y., Vogl W., Taborsky M.: Individual female common cuckoos Cuculus canorus lay constant egg types but egg appearance cannot be used to assign eggs to females, Journal of avian biology 39 (2008) 238-241.


2007

Honza M., Požgayová M., Procházka P., Tkadlec E.: Consistency in egg rejection behaviour: responses to repeated brood parasitism in the blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), Ethology 113 (2007) 344-351.

Honza M., Polačiková L., Procházka P.: Ultraviolet and green parts of the colour spectrum affect egg rejection in the song thrush (Turdus philomelos), Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 92 (2007) 269-276.

Honza M., Vošlajerová K., Moskát C.: Eviction behaviour of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus chicks, Journal of avian biology 38 (2007) 385-389.

Polačiková L., Honza M., Procházka P., Topercer J., Stokke B. G.: Colour characteristics of the blunt egg pole: cues for recognition of parasitic eggs as revealed by reflectance spectrophotometry, Animal Behaviour 74 (2007) 419-427.

Procházka P., Požgayová M., Honza M.: Zajímavý případ mezidruhové krádeže hnízdního materiálu, Sluka 4 (2007) 91-94.

Stokke B. G., Hafstad I., Rudolfsen G., Bargain B., Beier J., Campas D. B., Dyrcz A., Honza M., Leisler B., Pap P. L., Patapavičius R., Procházka P., Schulze-Hagen K., Thomas R., Moksnes A., Mller A. P., Roskaft E., Soler M.: Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers, Oikos 116 (2007) 913-922.

Šicha V., Procházka P., Honza M.: Hopeless solicitation? Host-absent vocalization in the common cuckoo has no effect on feeding rate of reed warblers, Journal of Ethology 25 (2007) 147-152.


2006

Antonov A., Stokke B. G., Moksnes A., Kleven O., Honza M., Roskaft E.: Eggshell strength of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the puncture resistance hypothesis, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60 (2006) 11-18.

Honza M., Šicha V., Procházka P., Ležalová R.: Host nest defense against a color-dimorphic brood parasite: great reed warblers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) versus common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus), Journal of Ornithology 147 (2006) 629-637.

Moskát C., Barta Z., Hauber M. E., Honza M.: High synchrony of egg laying in common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) and their great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) hosts, Ethology, Ecology and Evolution (2006) 159-167.


2005

Honza M., Kuiper S. M., Cherry M. I.: Behaviour of African turdid hosts towards experimental parasitism with artificial red-chested cuckoo Cuculus solitarius eggs, Journal of avian biology 36 (2005) 517-522.

Honza M., Moskát C.: Antiparasite behaviour in response to experimental brood parasitism in the great reed warbler: a comparison of single and multiple parasitism, Annales Zoologici Fennici 42 (2005) 627-633.

Ležalová R., Tkadlec E., Oborník M., Šimek J., Honza M.: Should males come first? The relationship between offspring hatching order and sex in the black-headed gull Larus ridibundus, Journal of avian biology 36 (2005) 478-483.

Požgayová M., Procházka P., Honza M.: Predace snůšky pěnice černohlavé (Sylvia atricapilla) strakapoudem velkým (Dendrocopos major), Sluka 2 (2005) 97-101.