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Latitudinal and altitudinal pattenrs in avian- pace-of-life syndromes: a study of AfrotropicaL AND European songbirds (2017-2019)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.
Reproductive strategies of an obligate brood parasite: host selection, offspring sex allocation and individual success (2017-2019)
Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.
Freshwater ectotherms under climate change: the role of phenotypic plasticity in life histories and trophic interactions (2017-2019)
Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.
Physiology of bat hibernation with respect to multistressor impacts
Co-investigator: Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D.
Ageing in the wild: from demography to gene expression (2016-2018)
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.
Thermal niche: evaluation of current concept in ectothermic vertebrates (2015-2017)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.
Biology of ageing: mechanisms and patterns of senescence in free-living birds (2015-2017)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.
The effects of non-native species on host-parasite relationships (2015-2017)
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.
Linking events through the annual cycle: the importance of carry-over effects for the ecology of migratory birds (2013-2017)
Investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, Ph.D.
Cues, recognition and responses in a coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites and their hosts
Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.
Biology of African mole-rats from mesic tropic areas (2008-2011)
Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Josef Bryja, 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.
Behavioral and genetic study of prezygotic barriers in the house mouse hybrid zone (2005-2008)
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, 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.
Post-copulatory sexual selection and the biology of sperm: within-population processes and interspecific patterns in passerine birds (2012-2016)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.
Host-parasite interaction as an extreme form of parent-offspring conflict (2012-2016)
Investigator: doc. Ing. Marcel Honza, Dr.
Evolutionary-immunological and ecological aspects of parasitism in hybrid and polyploid cyprinid fish (2012-2016)
Co-investigator: Ing. Lukáš Vetešník, Ph.D.
The evolution and life-history consequences of rapid ageing (2011-2015)
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, 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 (2011-2014)
Co-investigator: Mgr. Kateřina Janotová, Ph.D.
The role of predator-prey interactions in coadaptation of thermal biology (2010-2013)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, 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.
Demography, metapopulation dynamics and ecology of Nothobranchius fishes in Mozambique
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, 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.
Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge
Co-investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, 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: Ing. Jana Svobodová, Ph.D.
Genetics (2006-2008)
Investigator: prom. biol. Jaroslav Piálek, CSc.
Phenotypic plasticity of thermal physiology traits in newts (2006-2008)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.
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.
The importance of migratory connectivity for the population ecology of long-distance migrants: a model study on the Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) (2012-2015)
Investigator: RNDr. Petr Procházka, 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.
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.
Evolution of sexual ornaments and their information content: a comparative study in isolated populations with divergent signal traits and preferences (2014-2016)
Investigator: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.
Projekt: „Integrace experimentální a populační biologie pomocí nových metod v mezioborové problematice - cesta k excellenci s mladými vědci“ (2012-2015)
Investigator: doc. RNDr. Martin Reichard, Ph.D.
Filling gaps in knowledge of biology and ecology of Eurasian otter: ecological modelling (2008-2010)
Investigator: Mgr. Petra Hájková, Ph.D.