doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.

Position: research scientist
Research topics: evolutionary ecology, behavioural ecology, ecology of birds
Department: Department of Avian Ecology
Phone: +420 568 423 681
E-mail: albrechtivb.cz

Projects

Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge

Variation in resource allocation between reproductive phases in waterfowl

Publications

2011

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

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 (2011) .

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

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

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, 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.

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

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.

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, 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.

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.

2005

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

2004

T. ALBRECHT, P. KLVAŇA: Nest crypsis, reproductive value of a clutch and escape decisions in incubating female mallards Anas platyrhynchos, PRINT 110 (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.

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.


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HOME GENERAL INFORMATION STRUCTURE OF IVB STAFF PUBLICATIONS PROJECTS BOARD OF INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY BOARD FOLIA ZOOLOGICA NEWS PRESS RELEASE CONFERENCE LINKS	doc. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D. Position: research scientist Research topics: evolutionary ecology, behavioural ecology, ecology of birds Department: Department of Avian Ecology Phone: +420 568 423 681 E-mail: albrechtivb.cz Projects Components of sexual selection in the monogamous Grey Partridge Variation in resource allocation between reproductive phases in waterfowl Publications 2011 V. JAVŮRKOVÁ, D. HOŘÁK, J. KREISINGER, P. KLVAŇA, T. ALBRECHT: Factors affecting sleep/vigilance behaviour in incubating mallards, PRINT 117 (2011) . 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 (2011) . 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, 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. VINKLER, H. BAINOVÁ, T. ALBRECHT: Functional analysis of the skin-swelling response to phytohaemagglutinin, Functional Ecology 24 (2010) 1081-1086. M. VINKLER, T. ALBRECHT: Carotenoid maintenance handicap and the physiology of carotenoid-based signalisation of health, Naturwissenschaften 97 (2010) 19-28. 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, 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. 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: Using net sacks to examine the relationship between egg size and young size in Common Pochards, Journal of Field Ornithology 78 (2007) 334-339. 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. 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, 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. 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. 2005 J. PIÁLEK, T. ALBRECHT: Choosing mates: complementary versus compatible genes, Trends in Ecology & Evolution 20 (2005) 63. 2004 T. ALBRECHT, P. KLVAŇA: Nest crypsis, reproductive value of a clutch and escape decisions in incubating female mallards Anas platyrhynchos, PRINT 110 (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. 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.