Institute of Vertebrate Biology
We perform basic research of vertebrates to achieve original data about free-living animals concerning their genetic, population and species diversity, phylogeny, population dynamics, interactions with environment, and association with human and animal microbial pathogens.
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Stolen wilderness je nová osvětová kampaň je zaměřena na informování veřejnosti o nelegálním obchodu s ohroženými druhy.
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Interspecific brood parasitism represents a prime example of the coevolutionary arms race where each party has evolved strategies in response to the other.
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Sperm competition represents an important component of post-copulatory sexual selection.
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The impact of multiple invading species can be magnified owing to mutual facilitation—termed ‘invasional meltdown’—but invasive species can also be adversely affected by their interactions with other invaders.
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Species living in East African montane forests have highly fragmented distributions.